general-chat

[fallen fractal]

i mean halo mcc is kinda, but ig battlefield 6 (or the older ones) and ready or not might be your thing

[hollow patio]

Hello

[vocal gorge]

there can be limitations to running picture in picture on a monitor features like gsync, freesync or adaptive sync won't work but not too sure of any other issues off the top of my head, though there may be a few. Don't think any of them would give reasons against using it either

[cerulean basin]

That's still some ways to go 😅

We had a big cake today 😄

[stable vector]

I finally have more storage on my Xbox one

Yasss

[stable vector]

O cake

Looks good and jummy:3

[cerulean basin]

It was definitely very yummy

[stable vector]

Sad for the bear on top tho

[cerulean basin]

Also had cupcakes with Tommy the teddy bear

[stable vector]

O

https://tenor.com/view/mad-tv-mad-tv-darrell-can-i-get-your-number-gif-2525027087583428200

[serene hazel]

Just completed portal 2 100%!!!

[cerulean basin]

Nice, congrats!

[shell cradle]

New motorfest update is janky but I love it

[lean quarry]

ps has a lot of great exclusives

i just moved to pc, refunded my ultimate and will be getting pc gamepass soon.

[serene hazel]

I'm excited

[cerulean basin]

PC Game Pass is definitely such a great deal

[serene hazel]

There's a goodwill/thrift store being built right near me in walking distance

And knowing goodwills/thrift stores there will be VHS tapes

[shell cradle]

I wish there was one near me

Get some heavy discounted games

[serene hazel]

Hell yeah

[shell cradle]

Garage sale type stuff

[serene hazel]

I'm mostly excited for the vhs tapes

Maybe someday I can find Spider-Man 2 on tape

[tidal hemlock]

For video games?

[lean quarry]

movies lol

[shell cradle]

Both, physical media is getting expensive and scalped anymore

Like there’s no reason old Nintendo ds pokemon games need to be $200-$400

[tidal hemlock]

If you live in America you can rent basically any video games you can think of for Series X, Xbox One, 360, Switch 1 and Switch 2. Everything from the new Indiana Jones Game, Doom Dark Ages, all the way back to Gears of War 1 for 360, Forza Horizon 5, and more.

[shell cradle]

Key word “rent”

[tidal hemlock]

Completely for free, no strings attached

[shell cradle]

I’d rather own

[cerulean basin]

Well, when something is no longer being produced, and it's still something popular that people want in physical media, it makes sense

[tidal hemlock]

Free is free. Renting isn't owning. But free is free

[shell cradle]

I get that but it sucks, I sold all my old stuff cause money was tight as a kid

[finite geyser]

https://youtu.be/u3SIKAmPXY4?si=0LLhZP3Ok-FsVY8L

[shell cradle]

Now I gotta spend $200 per old game 💀

[cerulean basin]

It's so weird how Apple is announcing a bunch of different products on a daily basis this week

[sterile sequoia]

yup

also a new phone right?

[cerulean basin]

The budget model, yeah

[sterile sequoia]

powered by the a18 pro chip, isnt that the same cpu as the iphone 17 pro?

[cerulean basin]

But this new MacBook Neo... it's just a rebranding of their MacBook?

[fiery python]

Seems like a nice little device at a good price.

It's a lower specced device with the A chips, rather than the M chips, so not as powerful so they can get into the 'budget' market and be more competitive against devices like the Surface or people who want a laptop and not an iPad but not spend a couple of grand.

[acoustic yacht]

Hello Neo 👋👋

[cerulean basin]

Aaah alright, I had missed the chip change part

[fiery python]

$599 is a nice price point.

[tidal hemlock]

I absolutely hate hate hate MacOS. the hardware can be great, the price can be great, but using MacOS is way way way worse than Windows tbh

[serene hazel]

Hi neo cortex

https://tenor.com/view/neo-cortex-freeze-bug-twinsanity-crash-twinsanity-gif-23736929

[cerulean basin]

I'm still rocking a Surface Pro 8. But those are still definitely on the much more expensive side. Eventually I'll upgrade to one of their ARM models, but... not just yet. Don't think it would work with my office software even.

[acoustic yacht]

Hi inspector gadget 👋👋. How are u?

[sterile sequoia]

i like every appleOS besides macOS, always used windows

[serene hazel]

I'm doing a lot better than I have been doing the past couple days

[acoustic yacht]

Sounds great

[idle spear]

Nice to have a lower cost option for them

[hearty plinth]

especially how pc/laptop tech is getting overpriced due to ssd/ram shortage

[fossil orbit]

Real question is how do you have 2H on GTA 6, thought that game didn't get realesed yet

[acoustic yacht]

Just a bug xd

[twilit shard]

Sup

[idle spear]

I remember they were trying to push iPads as a laptop replacement at one point with the what’s a computer advert but seems like they backed away from that now

[serene hazel]

Hey I have bug for sega saturn

I didn't have an actual case for it

[cerulean basin]

I remember playing that game as a kid. Felt quite unique at the time.

[serene hazel]

I'm not really a fan of bug tbh

[cerulean basin]

Well, total tablet sales, iPads included, have been slowing down in recent years. So it wouldn't surprise me if they are testing waters with laptops as the next focus for growth, especially with content creation having gained a lot of ground.

[serene hazel]

But there are some cool things about the game

In the sequel you get to race sonic

Also it looks like what sonic Xtreme was supposed to be

[cerulean basin]

Tablets are still super convenient, but there are certain workflows that are much more efficient on a laptop

[idle spear]

I like the iPad as a big phone essentially for watching videos and stuff while at home. I don’t really use it for work though besides checking emails or very basic things

[serene hazel]

I remember when the iPod touch was new

And the YouTube icon was a literal tv

[open flume]

[sterile sequoia]

i only use my ipad for videos, great screen

[serene hazel]

Only real ones remember the old YouTube icon on mobile

[upbeat matrix]

Face reveal????

[serene hazel]

Maybe

I already showed my face here before

[coral wadi]

The minute Xbox put all their single player games on PS. PS pulls out of PC

Smart business by PS. Now the so called “I’ll eventually play Wolverine on my Xbox (PC)” will go quiet.

Is the next Xbox going to do even worse than X One?

[serene hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/toby-macgyver-toby-eat-spider-man-gif-18497909

[limpid flicker]

I don't know if it will or not, but the Xbox business model has changed. They now care about selling games, no matter where. You gotta realise, this makes money. This is not a failure.

[serene hazel]

Someone is banging on the walls with hammers upstairs and it's really annoying

[limpid flicker]

The console is a product they offer for those who want a console (including me) but I don't think selling units of it is a priority at all.

[steady pilot]

Yah I saw the Bloomberg report of Sony pulling single player games from pc, kinda annoying since I’m moving more towards pc. But honestly Sony hasn’t been making any games I want recently anyways

[shell cradle]

Feel like Xbox consoles have been on the back burner since the Xbox one

[limpid flicker]

As long as they're still on the stove at all, I don't mind it being the back burner.

Honestly IF I thought there might not be a future console I'd be upset about that, but I don't think that at all.

[steady pilot]

I’m kinda tired of all the console strategy shifts and never knowing what’s coming. That’s why I’m moving a bit towards pc

[coral wadi]

They don’t seem to be doing well with their new business model either. The money has been dipping according to their numbers

[fiery python]

Sony would have more success with their PC releases if they were day and date, or a few months apart and maybe do a separate trophy list too. But a year or more to release on PC and a shared trophy list, people have either lost interest or don't want to replay on PC without earning new trophies.

[limpid flicker]

Is that right? I haven't looked TBH, so I gotta assume you're telling me how it is. I would've thought that ABK would mean the line would go up, though...

[vocal gorge]

Still gives some players a chance to play their games if they don’t own a console and would rather wait and play on PC

[shell cradle]

I’ve been hearing Xbox is shifting focus to full ai anyway, don’t know if that’s fake news or not

But I’ve seen like 3 different articles saying the same thing today

[hearty plinth]

Unless they have someone confirming this from Microsoft I would not trust it

[green laurel]

If its called the xbox skynet we are all in trouble

[hearty plinth]

Or hal 3000 xbox

[limpid flicker]

Ugghhh the constant flow of rumours is exhausting.

[shell cradle]

A lot of the articles saying co-founder states, again don’t know how true that is though

[limpid flicker]

The "co-founder" in question does not work for Xbox anymore.

[green laurel]

Hes speculating as much as us

[fiery python]

Sure, there's still a market, it's just a smaller one and there's things they could do to make it much bigger.

[vocal gorge]

My new SSD should be here in the next hour or so! Never thought I’d be so excited about an SSD tbh 😄

[lunar panther]

Wait, you think the market of people who have PC and no console is smaller than people who have both and want to trophy hunt again?

[cerulean basin]

Why would people write articles stating exactly the opposite of what the new CEO of Xbox has officially stated?

Oh, right... clicks

[lunar panther]

Perhaps I don't understand how popular trophy hunting is lol

[idle spear]

Would also put Nixxes in trouble if they stop with the porting as that’s what they were brought on to do. I guess we will wait and see if Ghost of Yotei makes it over in the next year or so to find out

[south beacon]

If anything, the PC ports might be ina forced delay

[vocal gorge]

That may be one of the games that doesn’t make it onto PC, along with Wolverine and Saros was it? Definitely going to wait on official statements that hopefully clear this up in more detail

[south beacon]

Agreed

From what I know, Nixxes handled Insomniac first. All the way

Then Returnal was ported by Climax not Nixxes. I heard at launch the game was pretty meh compared to the PS5 version

[warped maple]

Does anyonewant to 1v1 on seige🥹

[south beacon]

Sackboy is considered to be the lowest selling PC port from Sony

I would assume Wolverine would get a port in the future. The Spiderman games did very well, but a lot of people are waiting on Wolverine for PC. Like Rumbly

[fiery python]

Not that it's smaller, but people who have both and are trophy hunters would absolutely buy the game again on PC to play it with a separate trophy list.

While not everyone is focused on trophies, there are people who are and wouldn't buy a game just because it's going to look/run better.

I'm just saying it's one thing that Sony could do that would help to increase the interest of their games on PC.

[south beacon]

Who even knows?

[south beacon]

Agreed. I think there were an active number of people that have a Nintendo console than a second or third system, and in most circles that second system is or was a PlayStation then the third is leaning towards PC. I know people that sold off their PS5 consoles (or in the process of selling it. I need to check with a certain friend later) and jumped to PC.

But I liked them doing PC ports, and it looks like it could be part of a larger portfolio review

[vocal gorge]

Wolverine is a game I was looking forward to playing on PC too and often times I feel the PC version is something of a definitive edition as it adds more features to games and really just being able to play PS games on PC has been great. Would suck for that to go 🙁

[south beacon]

Honestly I'm for PC ports, despite being a console guy

I think it's a great way to preserve a game for future generations

I still wished Shadow of the Colussus had a PC port.

[fiery python]

Also, another thing is that the PS games on PC have the shared trophy list, but not cross save, so people with both platforms can't continue their playthrough on their PC. They'd have to start all over again.

[south beacon]

That is probably the one game from PS4 left we need featured on PC

[south beacon]

Weird

I'm surprised they haven't implemented features yet

[fiery python]

So either cross save and a shared list, with equal/close release dates, or separate trophy lists would be things that would increase sales.

[south beacon]

Though I know some Xbox games don't feature it for the Steam versions or PS releases

[limpid flicker]

Ahh yes, features. I have that on my roadmap for several projects.

[south beacon]

What kind of projects? You making a game Sol

[limpid flicker]

That was a joke, it didn't land. What I work on is not games, nor really interesting to gamers. 😅

[south beacon]

I will play it, but it will be unfortunate that it didn't get a nominee for being made by AI /j

[south beacon]

I'm interested

I can tell you what I do rn

I'm an Admin for a large scale banking and finance center

[idle spear]

I don’t mind them being on any platform, I just wonder from business perspective if it makes sense for them to keep doing if they are not making enough money on the ports or detracting from the console sales which is their primary business. But that’s beyond me.

[limpid flicker]

Most of what I have done has been internal systems accessible only within an organisation, so... not really interesting to most folks outside there. 😅

[south beacon]

I felt the PC ports worked

[lethal wasp]

hi

[lunar panther]

Sony?

[south beacon]

Maybe

Though I wonder what else is coming out from the monster closet this quarter

About 2 months from their FY portfolio review

[limpid flicker]

The what now?

Monster Closet?

[south beacon]

They do business reviews and it looks like the PC thing and Bluepoint were two items

[fossil orbit]

Dont think the community gonna cry if they don't get wolverine

[lunar panther]

Wdym maybe? They most certainly have telemetry that shows Playstation accounts that have never touched a console.

[vagrant mica]

I think it’s disingenuous for Sony to claim the PC sales are low when they aren’t releasing them day 1

[south beacon]

I know that

Just that the data is hard to translate over and determine an easy answer for

[south beacon]

Varies in the game

Their earlier ones did super well. Going into late 2022 and 2023 they started to do poorly

[limpid flicker]

Hard for the uninitiated, maybe.... but there are people for whom that is their entire job. Literally.

[south beacon]

Then they picked back up. But sales are super low on PC compared to console

Lack of interest?

Someone pls pull up Ragnarok SteamDb data

[limpid flicker]

A lot of business strategy decisions (including some that we may very much dislike) are data-driven, telemetry-driven.

[south beacon]

Yep. We are just eu audience to the story

[south beacon]

There are likely reasons for most, and Sony I'm sure had good reasons compared to OTHER companies

[vagrant mica]

The reality is that PC has a much larger playerbase than Playstation

[south beacon]

Question is if PC has a large enough play base that Sony can appeal to

[limpid flicker]

I think a lot of times gamers mistake "decision that doesn't please my small slice of the audience" with "bad decision". Corporations literally only care that line go up.

[south beacon]

I consider the multiplayer space to do better there

[vagrant mica]

I don’t think it’s lack of interest in the games, it’s a lack of interest after waiting 2 years for a game to release on that platform

[south beacon]

That's true

Though window got shorter and shorter with a couple

The last of us was technically one of the shorter windows of a single player release, but it's a remake of a then 9.5 year old game

Even though Part 2 was about a year from the PS5 port to PC still was 5 years from original

DS2 and Spider man 2 have the two shorter from original to PC. SPIDER MAN 2 was I think 15 or 16 months. DS2 was a 9 month window

[fiery python]

DS2 isn't theirs though.

[south beacon]

Most prior were at least two years

[south beacon]

True.

And I wonder if the Xbox port of that game will happen

[idle spear]

They would still rather you buy the console though and be in their own eco system instead of steam, partly the reason for the delay. If you are a big fan of a certain game good chance you will just buy the console instead of waiting.

[fiery python]

Hopefully it does, sooner than five years this time.

[south beacon]

Probably

If I went the other direction and did a PC in 2021, I probably would have missed out on Astro Bot

[vagrant mica]

This is all speculative anyway, we won’t truly know how well a Sony game would do if it released day 1 on PC unless it happens

[south beacon]

I consider PS5 to almost always be a near safe bet option of a console rn because most publishers and developers actively support it, and I like having a more fluid ecosystem that supports physical media

PC is the next one, but I got fears of my accounts getting stolen

Uggh

[idle spear]

PS5 is in a good spot, all future Xbox games coming there so get the best of both now

[south beacon]

For now

New CEO might flip the exclusivity switch back on after the generation ends

[granite verge]

I hope not

[south beacon]

Uggh

I've had Shadow of the Colossus stuck in my head the past few days

It pains me

I want to know that if Bluepoint were closed specifically, what else is going on with other teams like Media Molecule, Bend, Haven and Firesprite at this tine

[idle spear]

Can’t see them going back on it tbh, the console userbase just isn’t there anymore for exclusivity like they could do on 360. Not sure if they could ever change that at this point like Phil Spencer said.

[south beacon]

Yeah.

[vocal gorge]

Xbox seem to be the only ones open to the idea of breaking down barriers while Nintendo and PlayStation seem stuck in the past in many ways yet its still often Xbox that gets a lot of stick for their decisions

[lean quarry]

why are you here

[south beacon]

I don't know anyone that invested in Xbox exclusives for the One or Series X

Most that got Xbox consoles was due to 360

I'm one or the few, and it was specifically Forza

Though I debate on the what ifs for investing in a PS4 over the One back then. 2018 was one of Sonys biggest years

[whole cedar]

Is Xbox actually shutting down, or is that a hoax?

[south beacon]

God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Spider Man, Detroit

[south beacon]

Hoax

[limpid flicker]

No reason to think it would.

[south beacon]

I'm a little determined to push myself into learning game development to a point that I want to be the guy that gets infamous onto modern consoles

[limpid flicker]

https://klipy.com/gifs/morgan-freeman-43l

[south beacon]

Surprised Bluepoint didn't pitch an Ico remake (unless they did)

[hearty plinth]

U know what is never gonna happen on this server. That a day could pass without someone asking if a rumor or something is true here lol

[limpid flicker]

Fax

[vast pelican]

What rumor

[limpid flicker]

All of them. Any of them. Just "some rumour".

[fiery python]

Any and all

[vast pelican]

We can talk about any rumor

[ebon pumice]

so, we getting a new console next year ooooooorrrrrrrrrr

[merry palm]

i heard phil was gonna shave his head at sgf this year and retired bc he changed his mind instead

👨‍🦲

[hearty plinth]

Who knows at this point

[jade ruin]

Yo chat, you remember Judge Frank Caprio?

[ebon pumice]

I have a PC, but a new console would be nice. Though, I also wouldnt mind this current console going a while longer

[hearty plinth]

Who?

[jade ruin]

The Nicest Judge in the World
And its show called "Caught in Providence"

[lethal wasp]

true

even i found random yt vids that said xbox is gonna shut down and is giving PS its exclusives

[steady pilot]

Everything is a rumor these days until it’s officially released at this point regardless of what consumers or the corporations say.

[near salmon]

Bruce Campbell has cancer 🙁

[merry palm]

no one ever likes the rumors i make up in here

[fiery python]

Yeah, sad news. Treatable, but incurable.

[vast pelican]

I havent even made a rumor yet

[lethal wasp]

btw

[merry palm]

people can say whatever they want, even if its not true. thats what general chat taught me /hj

[lethal wasp]

should i continue game pass ultimate or downgrade to premium

[vast pelican]

Ur choice

[jade ruin]

Oh the actor? Yea

[lethal wasp]

i liike the benefits but its consuming 65% of my monthly pocket money

[vast pelican]

As i said its ur choice

[lethal wasp]

ooo

[limpid flicker]

If it took 65% of the money I could spend, I probably would not subscribe. However, I am fortunate in that regard.

[lethal wasp]

2000 inr a month, and game pass ultimate is 1400 inr roughly

so i am left with 600 inr to manage my stationary things and internet charges

[merry palm]

i'd check out the lower one for a couple months and see if i was happy with that, personally

its not like you cant adjust later

[weary solar]

#rules 💵 15. Do not attempt to buy, sell, or trade items or codes in this server or via DM with server members. Do not ask for handouts, free codes, or other freebies either. If a user has a spare code they wish to give away for free, they may do so.

[merry palm]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/114211522384756737/1089758574042959943/image0.gif

the bot

[lethal wasp]

premium pass is 700 inr a month

ultimate is 1400

[merry palm]

ok?

and you were asking which we thought you should get

i suggest trying the lower one for a bit and see if its enough for your needs/wants

if its not then reevaluate

[shadow stirrup]

How is everyone

[stable vector]

Good and weirdly enough my games is installing the second disk even tho it bad verry bad

[finite geyser]

this is like the lockheed puppet I have😄

[tight dust]

hello

[stable vector]

Hi

Wait I am going to test something

Don't ban me or something

[fiery python]

If it breaks rules, they will be enforced.

[stable vector]

Microslop

[fiery python]

🙄

[abstract mist]

If you have to say "don't ban me" before doing something, you shouldn't do it

[merry palm]

i was expecting something more interesteing than that

[abstract mist]

I had a feeing it was that

[stable vector]

In the Microsoft discord server you can get baned because of it

[merry palm]

and now i feel a little bad i feel disappointed

[shell cradle]

Didn’t someone try that yesterday 💀

[fiery python]

Many people have tried it.

Many unoriginal and immature people.

[merry palm]

my cold coffee is more interesting

[stable vector]

Coffee

[wary lodge]

Hai

How are y'all

[shell cradle]

I love the avenged sevenfold background 🫡

[merry palm]

https://tenor.com/view/sleepy-bed-time-boo-tired-exhausted-gif-746433071964221246

[stable vector]

Good and still kind of mind blown

[summer magnet]

https://tenor.com/view/sleepy-tired-dead-gif-12840199

[stable vector]

Hbu

I feel dumb now

[merry palm]

you'd have felt dumb if it got you autobanned too

[shadow stirrup]

🤣 I was hoping he got banned

[merry palm]

new people i get want to come in to try it, but older peeps?

[stable vector]

No I mean idk of the flag on the name of Midwestern aureliana is Mexican or Italian

[merry palm]

ya'll

[wary lodge]

I love their songs

[wary lodge]

About what? And that's good

[wary lodge]

I'm good

[vast pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/mad-rat-mad-rat-dead-caramelldansen-slurpuff-swirlix-gif-24480186

[shell cradle]

Hard not to lol

[stable vector]

I thought I was kind of scamed cuz I got a game a week ago and only opened it today cuz I have the storage now disk one had dents and spots on it disk 2 has a damigt in the side but I am still shocked it still installs and stuff I can't return it today was the last day

[shell cradle]

Finally get some more Forza horizon 6 gameplay tomorrow 🥳

[stable vector]

Now I just need to hope I can play it

[gritty peak]

Nice

[gusty kettle]

Yall its my bd :3

[near salmon]

merry Christmas

[stable vector]

https://tenor.com/view/duck-dance-duck-birthday-party-cake-gif-14977040816100487537

Happy birthday

[twilit shard]

https://tenor.com/view/peach-and-goma-gif-3762249104862389767

[brazen frost]

Bringing up the price of a £5 voucher is crazy

Why it 6.2k now

[broken tusk]

Ye, two betrayals looks to be one hard halo level

[short mantle]

Ubisoft finally confirmed the worst kept secret.

[fiery python]

With Black Flag being my all time AC game, I'm scared.

[short mantle]

Make it an rpg and I’ll be happy.

[fiery python]

I will be more scared.

[fluid creek]

it's not as bad as the library. you'll be fine lol

[alpine cave]

so when is it coming out

[vast pelican]

Its the remake

[alpine cave]

dw they know lol , they just worried ubisoft gonna mess it up

[vast pelican]

Was excited for the remake but yea i can see in chat they are worried

[broken tusk]

Maybe tho I found the library more boring than tough ig

[hearty plinth]

Totally agree. An remake of black flag using elements from origins to shadows definitely wanna try it

[alpine cave]

im excited , whats to worry about , if they mess it up , just dont play the remake

[fiery python]

That's disagreeing with me 😄

[vast pelican]

I agree with you

[hearty plinth]

Yeah I'm just afraid how long it will take to get a full completion if that's true

[alpine cave]

ikr , id love to see it with amazing graphics

[vast pelican]

Same

[fiery python]

I'm not a fan of the RPG style AC games, so remaking my all time favourite into a totally different style of game I don't enjoy would not be something I want to see happen.

[vast pelican]

Loved that game when it came out

[hearty plinth]

And if I get addicted to the ship combat again

[alpine cave]

i wont lie , ship combat wasn't my thing

[vast pelican]

I liked the ship combat

[short mantle]

I'm aware, hence the comment.

[vast pelican]

The only ship combat i hated was the ac3

[hearty plinth]

I rather they do a remake of ac1 than black flag

[alpine cave]

id like a remake of the ezio collection - havent played it , would love to , with updated graphics

[vast pelican]

That would go hard

[alpine cave]

ye ive been wanting to give it a shot for the story cause im a huge story gamer but i also want some nice graphics iykyk

[fiery python]

After Black Flag it's Syndicate for me. I'd love a remake of that in the same gameplay style.

[hearty plinth]

Nah it's fine. Ac1 isn't even playable besides using bc on current systems

[vast pelican]

Ac1 was great

[short mantle]

I prefer the rpg’s. They're a lot more fun, imo.

[hearty plinth]

Ac1 is dated but still good

Combat and everything needs an overhaul

[alpine cave]

too old for me , havent given it a shot , same with the ezio collection , will definitely do it tho since everyone says the story is good

[vast pelican]

It would be nice yk the graphic

[alpine cave]

yes just update it to like ac odyssey graphics and ill play it instantly

[fiery python]

https://x.com/TrueAchievement/status/2029251149644083685

TrueAchievements (@TrueAchievement)

Assassin's Creed Unity gets a free 60FPS update for Xbox Series X|S and PS5 tomorrow (and the game will be free on Xbox this weekend!) ⏬ https://t.co/ta7artAYJG

X · Mar 4, 2026, 5:42 PM

[vast pelican]

Its a great game even if its outdated it’s basically saying being a fan of a game that has ps2 or 3 even x360 graphics it will still hold up

[alpine cave]

the game is gonna be free?

[vast pelican]

Even if they release a remake

[short mantle]

Other than the 500+ collectibles in AC1, it was a good game.

[fiery python]

Presumably part of the free play days, so only free during the weekend and you need to buy it to play after that.

But often free play day games are discounted.

[alpine cave]

ah i see

[fiery python]

Yep, article confirms it's free play days

[hearty plinth]

Those feathers was annoying in both ac1 and 2

[fiery python]

It's also on Game Pass.

[short mantle]

AC1 was the flags

[hearty plinth]

But u know what I mean

[alpine cave]

only on ultimate

[short mantle]

I don't like Ja Morant, but his new signature sneakers are dope af.

Jurassic Park

[fiery python]

I was about to say they look like they're from Jurassic Park

[fiery python]

They look cool, but those aren't colours I'd wear out anywhere.

Or indoors, to be honest.

[wary lodge]

Wow that is crazy

I did win a $25 Walmart Gift Card from my job

[vast pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/fred-durst-limp-bizkit-sistertonin-stan-twt-nu-metal-gif-2303758824583766409

[finite geyser]

I already completed the game I just have to go back to it to get all of those chests iirc, one of my favourite of the franchise though

[restive bloom]

Bri

[alpine cave]

how'd u win it

[fiery python]

Pixar sidekick for Fortnite tomorrow

[near salmon]

what game

[half hazel]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/3DdTBz0edxZ0mQ7Ub4jv85/assassins-creed-into-2026

[south beacon]

So they just drop this photo, that's it

[half hazel]

theres a stream on the 20th i assume full reveal

[south beacon]

I've been meaning to try my hand at Black Flag, but the remake is a prompt for me to do it when it releases

[south beacon]

Thx for the info

[near salmon]

yo the guy from Fortnite is getting a game?

[south beacon]

Looks like AC might be a big focus for Ubisoft this year

[near salmon]

given their current financial situation, AC seems like a safe basket for them to put their eggs

[south beacon]

Also, don't know if you guys saw but the trophy list for the SoT Remake was uploaded

[half hazel]

i just hope the reveal of the new far cry

[south beacon]

Waiting on a reveal for Splinter Cell remake

Kinda getting sick and tired from these mass layoffs, studio closures and a near infinite level of delays the past few years

[river zodiac]

Assassins Creed Ww2 with no censorship will save Ubisoft

[south beacon]

I thought their worst kept secret was Mario and Rabbids, twice

[near salmon]

unfortunately it's a mixture of studio's greed, misunderstanding, and some fans demands

[south beacon]

Goes into a large detail of nearly every company

Ironically Konami to me was considered one of the worst ones last gen and are rn considering one of the better publishers rn, pursuing cool stuff

[near salmon]

some fans complained about Invincible and it's animation being rushed, but also were demanding they hurry up and release a new season

[south beacon]

It honestly went between Konami and EA for 8th as the worst ones

[south beacon]

That dumb

[near salmon]

EA at least has Respawn

who make amazing games like Star Wars Jedi, Apex and Titanfall 2

[half hazel]

konami got silent hill going for them rn

silent hills is amongst the worst cancellations of a video game imo

[near salmon]

can't believe Bloober team finally locked in and made a good game

[south beacon]

I meant last gen. For this gen they are a bit better, but Bioware and Respawn have been problematic

They also cancelled a Black Panther game. But didn't go too far with its development

[near salmon]

Bioware themselves aren't the problem, it's EAs leadership changing and pushing things they aren't prepared for

they were told to make Dragon Age The Veilguard live service and then last second told to make it single player

Anthem was a mix of studio interference and misunderstanding the target audience

and Andromeda, well that wasn't that bad of a game tbf

[south beacon]

Oh I remember that

[steady pilot]

BioWare just isn’t the team they used to be. A lot of the original people are gone

[south beacon]

Respawn issue is just that they can't get a new fps game off the ground. And they are a studio that was formed by ex Cod devs

[south beacon]

True

[stable vector]

It installed fully Agianst all odds

[south beacon]

I could probably come up with two lists, one is a list of cancellations I wish didn't happen. And another is studio closures

[near salmon]

Apex Legends lmao?

[south beacon]

They manage that actively. I meant like a new single player fps

[near salmon]

oh valid TBF they haven't released any since Titanfall 2

[south beacon]

Like a new Titanfall, or the Star Wars fps game

The studios that hurt me worse were ones where a bulk of the studio were the original team

[steady pilot]

I’d love for the next mass effect to be great but I don’t have the confidence once did in BioWare. Veilguard was the first dragon age I didn’t finish.

[south beacon]

Like Bluepoint (will bring this one up constantly)

[near salmon]

I enjoyed Veilguard but it was my first Dragon Age

[south beacon]

Or Tango

[near salmon]

I liked that j could play in god mode in Veilguard lol

[steady pilot]

Oh wow. You have to play the first three.

[south beacon]

To some extent Arkane Austin despite literally being a team that was different from prey

[near salmon]

Hifi and Evil Within my beloved 😭

[near salmon]

not really my thing, only played Veilguard because it's on PS+

[south beacon]

Basing a closure mainly on Mikami leaving

I have yet to play DA Vi claimed it

[near salmon]

now they've been bought by an AI first studio

[steady pilot]

That’s Fair. But the others are far better

[near salmon]

agree to disagree

glad you enjoyed them 😁

[steady pilot]

I thought you didn’t play the first three?

[near salmon]

I've seen enough to know they're not for me

[brave wasp]

As someone who likes DA 1 and 2, they are pretty dated now and could do with a Mass Effect Legendary Edition style remaster

[south beacon]

Ever wild hurt me a bit

Perfect Dark, me and Rumbly both agree it was the most interesting

[steady pilot]

Oh well they are still inarguably better than veilguard. I mean that game might have killed the franchise

[near salmon]

if the Starfield news ends up true, I'm gonna play the heck out of that again

[south beacon]

If it existed, I would have called it a killer app

[north summit]

||hi guys its not a prank this time 🥳||

[south beacon]

About a PS5 port? We all know it's pretty likely

[near salmon]

I love when I play a game the internet seems to hate and I'll be halfway through like, when does it get bad?

[brave wasp]

Perfect Dark getting killed off made me so mad, I love games in that style

[south beacon]

Same. Forspoken last year

[near salmon]

I played so many hours in Starfield at release

[brave wasp]

It looked like Deus Ex but faster paced, I was so excited 😭

[north summit]

||guys it issnt a prankkk||

[near salmon]

Forspoken was a bad game with a fun traversal and combat system

[south beacon]

There's also games that get this very minor hate, but very well liked

[north summit]

||well not this one||

[fiery python]

@north summit Stop it

[near salmon]

me hating on the Callisto Protocol

[steady pilot]

It’s probably for the best it didn’t have the charm that the originals had

[north summit]

Why

[south beacon]

The bad was the writing. Which was Amy Hennig partially

[north summit]

im doing nothing bad

[fiery python]

Because you're being disruptive and annoying.

[north summit]

…

[south beacon]

Oh I have some expressed hate on Ghostwire

[fiery python]

Talk properly or not at all.

[north summit]

YALL ARE YAPPING!

[north summit]

read the messages

[near salmon]

Atomfall is a game I really wanted to love but it just didn't hook me

[north summit]

I was talking properly

[fiery python]

I read them, which is why I'm telling you to stop. It's pointless and spammy.

[south beacon]

Then either participate or not

[north summit]

fine

[fiery python]

@south beacon And you know not to minimod.

[south beacon]

There are games I went thank God it's done

[south beacon]

I know. I just got annoyed for a bit

[near salmon]

I love everything about Atomfall except actually playing it sadly

[short mantle]

I thought Perfect Dark looked more like Mirror’s Edge in terms of gameplay and parkour.

[near salmon]

I love watching others play it

[south beacon]

It's cancellation was a huge wtf

And Contraband took a while afterward to get the cancellation

There was also Romero's new game

[near salmon]

Atomic Heart is a game I want to love because the aesthetic and boss fights are amazing, but the in-between is just tedious

it's not bad, it's just... annoying?

[south beacon]

Meta closed a bulk of their developers for no reason

[near salmon]

I've been having fun playing Romeo Is A Dead Man today

[south beacon]

Nice

[near salmon]

a game that didn't get much attention but is worth the discounted price

isn't there a new Control game this year?

[brave wasp]

Yes, and I'm VERY excited. I love the Remedyverse 💕

[latent swallow]

they better have poets of the fall in the game

[near salmon]

only one flop in 20 years is impressive

[brave wasp]

They have to, it's borderline required 😆

[near salmon]

FBC Firebreak looking at you

[latent swallow]

1000%

[south beacon]

Yes.. yes

[south beacon]

Their problem was MAKING a co op game

I liked their ambition, but my hearts weren't in the cards

I'm looking for crazy kinds of multiplayer games

[near salmon]

it was quite fun tbh it just wasn't a financial success

[south beacon]

Ragdoll physics

Sandbox games work

[near salmon]

yo Eclipse we hopping on Hyperscspe tonight?

[south beacon]

What's Hyperscape?

[near salmon]

[south beacon]

I just looked it up

Bleeding Edge called

[near salmon]

dang it

well wanna hop on Xdefient

[south beacon]

I did play that

It had a ton of hype at launch

[near salmon]

fine let's play Rogue Company 🤣

[south beacon]

That died after S1

[near salmon]

wait I think that isn't dead yet

[south beacon]

Vaguely know that one

[near salmon]

somehow that game has survived

[south beacon]

It sucks that live service was more than half the reason studios closed down or cancelled an ambitious game

I'm thinking of a spin off co op game that got far into development

[near salmon]

dude let's play Concord

[south beacon]

And was cancelled bc it shifted too far from making single player narratives

[near salmon]

said no one ever

[pure fjord]

F1 25 is now available on Xbox gamepass

W

[south beacon]

It was in development as a game mode for their last game release that became a standalone game

[near salmon]

dumb question, how do I view what's available on Gamepass without having Gamepass or an Xbox?

[south beacon]

Check the website

The Last of Us Online

[pure fjord]

I usually see it on their Instagram

[south beacon]

He means now, not new stuff

[pure fjord]

Oh

[south beacon]

Got another cancellation that's interesting

"Dad was such a drag"

[vast ermine]

Guys I know politics is against the rules

But that McDonalds CEO needs to be jailed bc he cannot eat a burger properly 😭

[south beacon]

Lol wht

[weary solar]

#rules 💵 15. Do not attempt to buy, sell, or trade items or codes in this server or via DM with server members. Do not ask for handouts, free codes, or other freebies either. If a user has a spare code they wish to give away for free, they may do so.

[vast ermine]

Haven't you seen the video of the McDonalds CEO eating the burger?

https://youtube.com/shorts/CvYQ7UEO9_s?si=zWDgDcOxKXDQhwsF

[near salmon]

dude I closed the video and I can still hear him

help

[signal jewel]

does anyone have xbox ultimate pass here?

[near salmon]

he just keeps going, YouTube isn't even open

[signal jewel]

I am having trouble getting the code

[near salmon]

.

[fiery python]

@signal jewel You were just told to not ask for codes.

You won't have trouble if you pay for it like everyone else.

Go buy your own.

[signal jewel]

I did

tf?

[fiery python]

At no point did you make that a clear point. You asked if people have it.

[near salmon]

Rhinne I'm getting an Xbox Friday, do you know if I but ultimate on my PC now, it'll just carry over the Xbox assuming I use the same account?

[fiery python]

If you need help with your account, contact Xbox support. https://support.xbox.com/contact-us/

[fiery python]

Yes, it will.

[near salmon]

thanks!

[limber carbon]

Tried my best to trigger the achievement Drop the Bass in Hitman 2016 but was unsuccessful. Guess that achievement is forever lost

[near salmon]

time to make pizza

[limber carbon]

I like onlie saves but I dislike forced synced saves

[cerulean basin]

So, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced... 😅 That one had been leaking a bit too much

[near salmon]

Anchel did you convince them? /j

[fiery python]

That game has leaked more than our apartment and that's been too many times.

[near salmon]

is there an approved key site for Xbox digital titles or are they all use at your own risk kind of deals?

[lucid sinew]

GameStop

Amazon

[near salmon]

so CDKeys is or isn't allowed?

I don't want to do anything sketchy or illegal

[abstract mist]

Pretty much only actual retailers are going to be authorized resellers. Places like CDKeys are not

[near salmon]

okay thank you, was hoping to get RE9 for Xbox but didn't wanna break any TOS

I shall wait a few months for a sale

[limber carbon]

Oh no, not another Black Flag..... 🙈 My Backlog can't take it.

[near salmon]

perhaps they will fix the mission design

lol

[weary solar]

#rules 💵 15. Do not attempt to buy, sell, or trade items or codes in this server or via DM with server members. Do not ask for handouts, free codes, or other freebies either. If a user has a spare code they wish to give away for free, they may do so.

[lament scaffold]

Ehhh

Ok

[limber carbon]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/3DdTBz0edxZ0mQ7Ub4jv85/assassins-creed-into-2026

Found it

[near salmon]

got myself a stuffed crust pizza... let's hope my dying root lets me enjoy it

[cerulean basin]

AC Unity also got a 60 FPS patch across platforms (not just the FPS boost we already had on Series X)

[short mantle]

It sucks they always add this stuff years after release. I've already played them.

[cerulean basin]

Why would it suck? They couldn't add it when it came out, they add it now that there's a lot of people who might have never got to play it when it first came out

And for many people it will be a chance to replay through the game

[near salmon]

Anchel are you involved with the Black Flag remake or can you not comment if you are

[limber carbon]

Anchel can't say anything. 😄

[near salmon]

don't say anything if I am now the CEO of Ubisoft 😁

[limber carbon]

Anchel can definitely show us the cute plushie from Star Wars that looks like an Axolotl.

[cerulean basin]

I'm not involved with anything Assassin's Creed 🙂

[near salmon]

dang it

[chrome warren]

yo do yall know if I can buy a power cord for my xbox 1 online?

[green laurel]

You can what xbox 1 model you have?

[limber carbon]

Yeah, as long as you have an internet connection - yes.

[near salmon]

and a device that can access the internet 😄

[fiery python]

You can, but outside of going to sites like ebay to get a pre-owned one, you'd be looking at third-party options which is potentially risky.

[green laurel]

Like outside of the original xbox one. Same power cable in consoles

[fiery python]

If it's the power brick, try to get a second hand official one. If it's an Xbox One S or onwards, a standard figure 8 power cable is fine.

[limber carbon]

Anyone here have an OWO? Anchel, do you have an OWO?

[near salmon]

no but i can uwu

[limber carbon]

No, not that 😅

[green laurel]

UwU

Sorry not sorry

[near salmon]

OwO

[limber carbon]

https://owogame.com/

[hearty plinth]

thats a hell no for me

[fiery python]

https://tenor.com/view/when-you-die-in-the-game-you-die-in-real-life-ttrpg-matt-mercer-d%26d-dnd-gif-302255321418406701

[limber carbon]

Same, as I have no idea how long it would last. 😅
Also I pespire a lot.

[south beacon]

You are involved with the Avatar team

[green laurel]

I dont plan to respawn so let me have it

I mean im fine......

[fiery python]

Was. He's moved onto the Division team.

[hearty plinth]

plus cost and actually having to take it off and store it and what happeens when its really cold

[near salmon]

you can't prove I'm not immortal... until I die

[south beacon]

Oh nice. 2 or 3? Or the remaster of 1?

[green laurel]

So anchel changed divisions

[cerulean basin]

I was 🙂 Not anymore. After the expansion I moved on to a more orange-coded franchise 😄

[near salmon]

Crash Bandicoot?

[limber carbon]

Really?

I probably need to take some tuition lessons on how to properly pew-pew-pew. 😅

[south beacon]

Can I make a funny suggestion?

[fiery python]

Ubisoft remaking Conker confirmed.

[limber carbon]

Funny's not here I think. 😅

[cerulean basin]

And this is why I should keep my mouth shut 😛

[south beacon]

If you have input on the skins of guns, feature a random pistol with a white decal and a random dot on the side

That's it

The dot is meant to ruin the value of the design

[south beacon]

I wish. Probably an IP I want to see brought back.

[limber carbon]

Oh wow...

[split herald]

Genuinely saw the colour and thought it was Aston Martin merch

[south beacon]

I feel like Rare is the huge vault of dormant IPs at Xbox

[hearty plinth]

hey anchel once ur team finish a project like the avatar expansion do u get assigned to a different project or can u ask to join a specific project?

[cerulean basin]

Depends heavily on company needs

[south beacon]

Did u ask or request

[hearty plinth]

thx

[cerulean basin]

For my teams, I do listen to their preferences, but at the end of the day, if project X needs 3 artists, and project Y needs 4, and most of them want project X... eventually I still need to move some to Y, whether they like it or not

[south beacon]

Are their specifics to the x and y

[cerulean basin]

Sometimes the reassignments might happen halfway through production too

[south beacon]

Are you doing Pokemon remakes? /J

[south beacon]

Interesting

[limber carbon]

Oh, so the teams are modular in that manner.

[cerulean basin]

Eg. I have one artist working on tools for better scattering and optimization of overgrowth vegetation on Central Park for the upcoming DLC.
But I also need his specific expertise to create a tool that adds piles of snow over environment assets for Survivors. So I have to manage his time on each project without overloading him.

[fluid creek]

anchel are you on division now?

[cerulean basin]

Yep!

[fluid creek]

ahh nice

big change?

[cerulean basin]

Definitely

[fluid creek]

or just new?

[cerulean basin]

Different responsibilitites too. I keep some of my old team, I also get some new people from other teams.

[hearty plinth]

so u cant say what exactly u working on but something with the division IP

[cerulean basin]

And learning lots on how to work with a team of narrative writers and planning for cinematics

[cerulean basin]

I can! Since yesterday 😄
I'm working on both a new Central Park-focused DLC for The Division 2, as well as all the upcoming seasonal events and narrative, collectibles, cinematics, voice-overs...

[fluid creek]

was curious how it worked in a bigger studio working on vastly different IPs

obvs different than mine where folks just hop from discipline to discipline lol

[cerulean basin]

Some people really do have to adapt to different workflows

For example: the way that you build the world map in Avatar is incredibly different from the way you build an area of New York City built to scale, but with a post-apocalyptic feel (and avoiding any legal issues with iconic locations that we may not have the rights to)

[hearty plinth]

nice. did ur people come over to NY to do research pictures and videos stuff?

[cerulean basin]

At this point we have tons of research that was done way before 🙂

So in the past, yeah, they did that

[limber carbon]

Can your artists use their existing subscriptions for their work, or do they need to migrate to another software?

[cerulean basin]

Their existing subscriptions?

[limber carbon]

Just my assumption that their previous tools are incompatible with the game engine.

[cerulean basin]

You mean for... Photoshop, 3DS Max and so on?

[fluid creek]

generally that stuff is sourced at the studio level, not team level

[cerulean basin]

Yep, it's done at the studio level.
Some projects might require different tools though, or we might have licenses for some 3rd party tech.

But the game engine is still Snowdrop, mind you

[limber carbon]

Yep - ah okay, they are using the same stuff.
I thought as the manager, Anchel would be in charge or overlook the tooling by a small degree, at least ensuring all in his teams have the right tools. My bad. 🙈

Ah, nice, if it's Snowdrop, then it's easier for them as they know their way around.

[cerulean basin]

I just give permission for IT to purchase new software licenses if we need something we don't already have and it's within the budget 😛

[limber carbon]

Tamagotchis count right? I mean, they are software. /jk 😅

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q3aa6hegicklkbpwssfwsggw/post/3mgatdlig4t2m

Hitman (@hitman.ioi.dk)

One week after launch, we just want to say thank you, Agents.

Patient Zero Requiem, featuring Milla Jovovich, is the highest-rated DLC in the history of Hitman World of Assassination. 🎉

If you haven't already, jump in and play for free until March 24 and discover what's buried under the manor.

Bluesky · Mar 4, 2026, 5:41 PM

Milla Jovovich is definitely a fan fav

[short mantle]

Ha, HBO planned on releasing the Lanterns trailer tomorrow, but they ended up releasing it today because it somehow got leaked.

[cobalt path]

Towerborne has been the best game I’ve played this year & cost me significantly less. Lol

[limber carbon]

Louie.... language 😅

[short mantle]

?

[cerulean basin]

Woah woah woah!!! OK I need to load that trailer up on my TV, I need to watch this proper

[limber carbon]

Foul language in trailer

[fluid creek]

?

[cerulean basin]

Well, that trailer didn't really show much 😛

And... I'm fine with that. I wanna be surprised 😄

[finite geyser]

Assassin's creed unity

I responded late because my brother was cloud streaming the crew 2 and motorfest on my phone

[hearty plinth]

I wanna see them use the lantern power but trailer still good.

[short mantle]

Yeah, it's a teaser.

[fluid creek]

(as a reminder, if the trailer has profanity, it's not allowed so please be mindful 🙂 )

[cerulean basin]

Noted, thanks 🙂 Didn't think much of it

[limber carbon]

https://tenor.com/view/comic-green-lantern-names-ox-namesox-parallax-gif-11841107546739374472

I like this animated GIF 😅

[hearty plinth]

I like Kyle Chandler. When I was a teen I enjoyed his show early edition

[short mantle]

Hal is the best.

[hearty plinth]

Without a doubt

[cerulean basin]

Really wish I could have been reading comics from that era when that issue happened. Must have been pretty earth-shattering for the fans

[vast ermine]

I need to watch I Love LA

[wary lodge]

At my job, we had a donation thing for FFA or Future Farmers of America and I won because I had 93 donations

[limber carbon]

Erm, on the second part - not really. Hal is always the crux of almost 40% of the issues they face 😅

I think Kyle is the fan fav 😅

[cerulean basin]

Sure, but even within those standards, that was one hell of a twist that lasted for over a decade

[limber carbon]

Yeah true. Sadly, they don't have Razor in the comics - this is my favourite char.

Razor from the animated Green Lantern series.

[cerulean basin]

Yep, no idea who that is 😅

[short mantle]

Interesting

https://x.com/screenrant/status/2028847972063101433

Screen Rant (@screenrant)

#TheMummy4 directors, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet, confirm that their film won't be treating Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and its recast as canon. 🫢

Source: Entertainment Weekly | Learn More: https://t.co/Y9daVFJYxW

X · Mar 3, 2026, 3:00 PM

[honest totem]

Hey

[muted hamlet]

What

[honest totem]

Nothing

[muted hamlet]

okay…?

[honest totem]

It's cool

[muted hamlet]

:/

[honest totem]

I have bipolar

[muted hamlet]

Huh?

What?

[cerulean basin]

I guess they mean they are bipolar. Not everyone has English as their first language after all.

[hearty plinth]

i wanna check out planet of lana 2. i beat the first one. but didnt complete all of the achievements. it was more of the dont die in the game achievement. but overall i liked the game the last section was just a bit too difficult for me.

[short mantle]

I 100% the first game.The no dying achievement was a pain in the butt. I’m glad the second game doesn’t have it.

[hearty plinth]

i need to check out the second achievement list then

it looks like all of lana 2 is either tied to story progression or hidden collectibles.

[ripe grotto]

AC Black flag remake?!

[cerulean basin]

Yep yep!

[hearty plinth]

do u know people on that team?

[cerulean basin]

I do know at least one tools engineer who used to be on the Avatar team long ago

[short mantle]

This is dope. Upcoming events for Marvel Rivals.

[cerulean basin]

Well, that's one hella long advertising campaign for the next Avengers movie 😛

They really, REALLY want to get as close as they can to the Endgame audience numbers

[shadow stirrup]

Good time for me to get back into the game

[waxen star]

hi guys

[cerulean basin]

Hey Soap, remember the picture with the teddy bears I showed the other day? 😛
All players will be getting some rewards in-game with t-shirts of it haha

I haven't played Marvel Rivals since launch. But honestly, at this point I think I'd be more likely to get back into Overwatch.

[fluid creek]

big same

[surreal hamlet]

Just found a cool Halo 4 mod that has chief start in the halo 3 armour and switches later in the game

I wish there was a mod that made extra player be UNSC grunts or ODSTs or something

Instead of several chiefs running around

[vocal gorge]

upgraded my SSD! Went from 2TB to 4TB and from a Gen 4 to Gen 5 M.2 NVMe SSD. Now I can download more games than I'll probably ever play 😄

[surreal hamlet]

Oh that's awesome good for you

That's a lot of gigs to fill with photos of cats

[vast pelican]

Gonna replay middle earth

And what up

[hearty heath]

Game Pass keeps being worth it

Minishoot Adventures, would never of bought it but played it as an 'eh why not' and have loved it

[hearty plinth]

what speeds r getting out of that gen 5?

[vocal gorge]

uhh, advertised speeds? Up to 14,900 MB/s Read and 14,000 MB/s Write (according to Sandisk). Actual? I'll need to test that some time but it will be fast! Pretty sure 14,900MB/s is the fastest Gen 5 can reach, if not it can't be much faster

[trail harness]

I need to clean out my 10 TB HDD

My 2 TB Gen 4 drive hits about 8000 MB/s read

[short mantle]

$100,000,000 or else… 😈

[vast ermine]

I saw someone with an Umbrella Corporation decor around the license plate it was awesome

[narrow jolt]

lol nice

[trail harness]

T-virus vs F.E.V.

[alpine meadow]

Do it.

[narrow jolt]

Can anyone plz tell my why Xbox insist on giving all our exclusives to PlayStation meanwhile we get none of theirs in return? Makes no sense. 🧐

[cerulean basin]

One day I worried in the Copenhagen metro that we may be close to the Death Stranding event when I saw this guy here...

[cerulean basin]

I doubt anyone but Sony can answer that question

[vast ermine]

Lmao

[small mantle]

Different companies that are targeting different goals.

[cerulean basin]

But hey, I'm just happy that more people get to play some of the games I enjoy from Xbox

[steady pilot]

Microsoft isn’t selling enough Xboxes. So they are selling games everywhere now

[narrow jolt]

It’s taking away the value of the console as a whole they are putting the nail in their own coffin

[cerulean basin]

AAA games are insanely expensive to produce nowadays.
Nobody in their right mind wants to risk not selling enough of their game because they decided to sell for a much smaller audience

[cerulean basin]

The real nail in the coffin would be having to shut down more studios because they cannot sell enough copies of the games they make to generate revenue.

[small mantle]

There’s more ways to make a console valuable oppose to just having exclusive. Even though they are multi-platform the value in console could be the hardware, the user experience, etc

[cerulean basin]

For me backwards compatibility, FPS Boost, Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox Cloud are some of the core features that keep me playing games mostly on Series X

[rotund adder]

Gah

Hallooo

Is spyro actually on xb?

[cerulean basin]

Yes it is

Heck, it's even OWNED by Xbox

[rotund adder]

Ohhh

[narrow jolt]

Good points

[rotund adder]

Ok

[narrow jolt]

Agreed. But our hardware is behind as of now

I guess we shall see what happens end of this year towards next

[small mantle]

I think the sale of Wolverine will determine if Sony will stay exclusive as they say

[rotund adder]

Hopes

It'll be better for them i think

Just imo

[cerulean basin]

It is less powerful than the PS5 Pro, that's for sure, and in some games you can definitely notice. For some people that will be enough to make an upgrade decision. For others it might not.

[short mantle]

It would be nice if they put more Activision games on Game Pass. There are a lot of great games that would attract more subscribers, imo.

The entire CoD library for example

[rotund adder]

Not with 30 pound a month lol but maybe slightly hah

[small mantle]

I stop caring about systems out performing one another when I found out that sometimes devs spend more time optimizing one system over the other.

[rotund adder]

Ok byeee

[narrow jolt]

Can we atleast keep Forza 😊😭

[short mantle]

Forza Horizon is on PS

[narrow jolt]

Ahhh shucks

[short mantle]

It was the most sold game on the PS5 last year.

[cerulean basin]

It's not leaving Xbox, so no need to "keep it" 😛

[narrow jolt]

[split void]

Get rid of the peeling logo and put a new 7-Eleven logo but keep the building abandoned

[short mantle]

Damn, this is really bad. One of the top trophy hunters had his account stolen. 😬

https://www.pcmag.com/news/man-spent-20000-on-playstation-games-he-lost-it-all-to-a-security-loophole

[cerulean basin]

Didn't this happen already a year ago?

[open flume]

"thats it. switching to xbox"

[surreal hamlet]

Somehow this is not the worst I've seen in customer support today

[leaden sequoia]

Hi Xbox

How are yall

[cerulean basin]

Hey there

[wraith spire]

hi all, does ESo from xbox series x go to play anyware in this case to PC Xbox app?

[cerulean basin]

It's accessible from the Xbox PC app, yeah. You can then choose to play on the same servers as players on Xbox consoles

[limpid flicker]

Wait IS it? I've tried running it from Xbox PC app and it didn't work. It said "coming soon".

[cerulean basin]

It's rolling out AFAIK

[solar roost]

anyone else having issues with human verification just stopping you from making accounts

[cerulean basin]

I haven't created a new account in over two decades, so no

[fluid creek]

i've made lots of accounts*

no issues here

[serene furnace]

Thats freaking insane man.

[solar roost]

tells me to hold A, I hold it, just doesnt work

[fluid creek]

*these are work purpose accounts. i am not making alt accounts for funsies

[abstract mist]

Sure

[limpid flicker]

It's awful. Even if the first examples of this were a while ago, it's still awful, and I don't know that it's not still ongoing. There;s no way to protect yourself that I know of.

[wraith spire]

maybe wow come to xbox pc app too it will be nice

[solar roost]

is there a fix to this or is this just another microsoft L

[ripe grotto]

Damn

[short mantle]

Last I check, ta said I’ve spent around $50,000+ on games. I would cry and probably lose it if I lost my account

[near salmon]

sounds like a very specific problem, I doubt most people are making multiple accounts unless upto nefarious activities

[solar roost]

I just tried to make an account and they asked for my microphone access??? this is the most big brother 💩 of all time

geniunely tapping my console for no reason

[near salmon]

sure they did

[solar roost]

im being so serious

[solar dragon]

I need my 1$backk xbox scammed meee

[limpid flicker]

I have no idea what I've spent, certainly not as much as you... but I'd react the same.

[near salmon]

heya Sol

[cerulean basin]

Somehow I doubt whatever you're referring to is an actual scam

[near salmon]

scammed for a dollar? why stop there!

[limpid flicker]

Actually, where on TA does it tell you the value of your account anyway? If it's like the one for Steam, then it will be based on the maximum value of those games so it will overestimate my spend... but I wanna see anyway.

[near salmon]

I begin my Xbox journey Friday!

[small mantle]

Micro-transaction is where most of my gaming money go

[near salmon]

not even gonna entertain that

what's everyone playing

[limpid flicker]

I'm playing the hit game "my lack of sleep is catching up to me."

[cerulean basin]

Mostly wrapping up and getting ready for bed tbh

Same as Sol, basically 😛

[near salmon]

I really want to convince myself to play RE7

I haven't slept much due to mouth pain this past month, I'm exhausted

[limpid flicker]

I tried to sleep already tonight, but only got a couple hours since my body is stupid. Why do bodies do this? Unrelated to pain, I just... do that.

[short mantle]

I was way off. It’s $72K. 😅

I may have a problem lol

[cerulean basin]

Scared to check

[near salmon]

Sol I bought myself a nice dairy milk Crunchie a few weeks ago... I gave it to my friend today because with the dying root I just can't do chocolate rn 😭

[limpid flicker]

Where on the sight can you check this?

[short mantle]

My links, then my story.

It’s obviously not 100% accurate because some games are from Game Pass, free games, or bought on sale.

[limpid flicker]

Listen, I've been telling myself not to get involved and this is the one and only time I will: there are emergency dentists, or even a dental practice a little further away from home than you like. Before I got registered with the practice near to my home, I used to have a 45 minute travel to get to the dentist. It would be a real good idea to not attempt to tough this out.

[cerulean basin]

Huh, ok I see

[near salmon]

yeah I'm looking into it, it's just about getting there and availability

[short mantle]

Rhinne is probably up there with me.

[trail harness]

I decided to mix rice into a pot pie. Absolutely delicious

[near salmon]

never noticed you can spell Jason from July to November

[cerulean basin]

lol

[near salmon]

wait Jason D, Jason Durulo?

[cerulean basin]

Neither had I, really

[near salmon]

in positive news, he was happy about the free chocolate 😁

[limpid flicker]

I'm gonna consider this part of the same "one time" but dental issues can become issues other than dental. Your dental health is not trivial, not unimportant. Lecture over.

[short mantle]

If I had to guess, the total I actually spent on games would probably be around $40K-$50K.

[near salmon]

I appreciate it Sol, and I'm sorry if my repeated complaints bothered you

[limpid flicker]

I ain't sharing my numbers because I feel like the less the public know about my account, the better... however I will say I fall incredibly far short of Louie.

[limpid flicker]

Worried me more than bothered.

[open flume]

how do this

how see wumbo numbers

[cerulean basin]

https://www.trueachievements.com/my-xbox-story

[open flume]

ahhh

good ole my story

[limpid flicker]

In fact, my Xbox numbers are pitiful. My playstation numbers are a little higher, but genuinely I was expecting my Xbox number to be more.

[cerulean basin]

@serene hazel would be proud of my first achievement I guess 😛

[near salmon]

mines at like 13 and a half grand

[cerulean basin]

......... rookie 😉

[open flume]

as you can see from my chart

achievements are meaningless to me

[open flume]

im disappointed your first one wasnt hexic tho tbh

[limpid flicker]

Amusing trend I found: I play Xbox more in the winter, and PS more in the summer.

[near salmon]

the fact I have more money spent than a few of you and only had my Xbox two years... put my impulsive spending habits into perspective 😭

[short mantle]

Rookie numbers

[near salmon]

and I'm getting another one Friday dear god

[cerulean basin]

I never owned an Xbox 360 so... I didn't get to pick and choose much

[limpid flicker]

BTW I won't reveal the fancy number, but you ALL have me beat for value of Xbox library.

[near salmon]

now imagine if we could trade in digital games

[limpid flicker]

I still wouldn't.

[short mantle]

They would never allow trading

[near salmon]

I know I know

[limpid flicker]

I like having my library full of everything, even the mistakes.

[near salmon]

the games I own on multiple platforms however

[short mantle]

They did think about being able to return/trade in your digital games for like 15% of the value. They never went through with it though.

[near salmon]

I have purchased Resident Evil on every platform i have ever had, starting with the PS2 way back when

[cerulean basin]

They tried with Xbox One at one point, didn't work out back then due to backlash on how digital rights management was planned at the time

[limpid flicker]

I kinda wish that every time I looked at a game in a sale that's 70% off a big siren would go off and a voice would tell me "You already have that on another system, you clown!"

[near salmon]

does Xbox offer game demos or only select ones

[limpid flicker]

I genuinely buy these things being like "Ooh sounds fun" and then accidentally do the same on another platform before I've played the copy I already have. 😭

I don't mind wasting the money (it isn't that much) but it's just pointless, you know?

[near salmon]

i think i own Minecraft on ps3, ps4, ps5, 360, one, series, pc, mobile, IOS, and so many more

[granite verge]

Hexic unlock checking in

[cerulean basin]

Only select ones, like every other platform. It's up to the devs if they want to spend time and money making a demo or not.

[short mantle]

I don’t buy a lot of third-party games on my PS5. I mainly use it for exclusive stuff.

[near salmon]

hopefully you don't have to pay for the access to demos like PS5 xD

[limpid flicker]

I read once that for a lot of games, demo downloads don't convert to sales so publishers decided it isn't worth it.

[cerulean basin]

Depends. I've worked on demos that have shown to be pretty useful in converting to a sale

[open flume]

https://tenor.com/view/tiger-tiger-woods-big-dog-salutation-what-up-gif-2478767235926945002

[short mantle]

I used to buy the old gaming magazines that came with demos. Those were awesome.

[cerulean basin]

Remember these? 😛

I discovered SO many games through these

[short mantle]

I don’t remember that particular one

[fluid creek]

my first series achievement was peggle lol

[limpid flicker]

I discovered a fair few games via PS1 demo discs.

[cerulean basin]

Solid pick, 10/10

[oak cliff]

Can someone help me out

[near salmon]

did you get locked in the bathroom again?

[open flume]

i want to state for the record that BOTH of these completions (of which i only have 2 on "One/Series" era) are because of this xbox server and due to admin abuse.

[cerulean basin]

They were for PC only, also came in magazines in Spain at least. They would contain tons of shareware from photo editor trials, to the first chapters of games like Doom, Jazz Jackrabbit, Epic Pinball and so on, with phone numbers to order the full game

[oak cliff]

No I recently got the ROG xbox ally but I cannot link it to my phone app and none of the captures or recent games ive played are appearing. Ive updated my software and done everything

[short mantle]

Ah, ok. That makes sense. I only ever bought the console magazines.

[cerulean basin]

I don't think you need to link the Xbox Ally to your phone. But you can set it up so that video captures are uploaded to your OneDrive account

[cerulean basin]

Well, these were before the PS1 was a thing, so game demos didn't exist for consoles back then

[near salmon]

back when the world was black and white?

[oak cliff]

Ive never played on xbox. This is my first so I dont know all of this stuff sorry

[cerulean basin]

Nah, Black and White hadn't come yet either 🤪

[hearty heath]

Well welcome to the ecosystem

[cerulean basin]

Alright, bedtime. Have a good night!

[oak cliff]

Thanks.

[hearty heath]

Hi everyone btw

[short mantle]

Huh, I got an email from Bethesda talking about the new season of Fallout Shelter. I figured they would be done with the game since it got delisted on Xbox. It must be doing well on PC and mobile.

[hearty heath]

I didn't even know it was on Xbox tbf, prob just consolidation of resources

Commit more where it's worth investing in

[alpine meadow]

???
I've been playing it all week, delisted!?

[short mantle]

Delisted meaning new players can't download it.

[alpine meadow]

On Series X

[oak cliff]

How do I set that up

[alpine meadow]

I was unaware, that's a shame, it's quite fun.

[short mantle]

You’re fine if you've played it in the past. You'll be able to redownload it.

[alpine meadow]

No updates though?

[short mantle]

Nope

[near salmon]

makes me miss The Alters, such a good game

[hearty heath]

Another thing on my exponentially growing need to play list

[cerulean basin]

Sorry, I'm off to bed. But you can try asking or posting on #1091756150644555946 , it's not complicated, but it requires you to know how to use OneDrive and Windows i suppose

[oak cliff]

Alright. Thanks anyways

[short mantle]

Oof, Microsoft is not going to be happy with what the White House just tweeted. They posted a video using clips and sounds from Halo.

[hearty heath]

Uh oh

Can't wait to play Docked tomorrow

Also wild Xbox and PlayStation take the same commission amount

Per game sale

[short mantle]

30% isn't too bad. I think they're still 12% on PC.

[near salmon]

anyone play this little indie gem Expediton 33?

[short mantle]

100% it

[alpine meadow]

Is it on Xbox? I haven't heard of it.

[undone oriole]

Saints row 4 is strange

[hearty heath]

And Life is Strange 2

[undone oriole]

Gotta be high on life to enjoy everyday

[near salmon]

dont argue about games, a dumb thing to Fallout 4

[hearty heath]

Could be worse people could be doing Grand Theft Auto

[near salmon]

nah there's no need for speed

this hill too silent, this space too dead, these residents too evil

[hearty heath]

The Sims too 4

[steel epoch]

Good evening boxers.

[hearty heath]

Haiiiiii

:3

[undone oriole]

:3

[steel epoch]

I am so excited to get back on gamepass.

[undone oriole]

hype

[steel epoch]

Yeah! I had been broke.

[hearty heath]

Is so good

[undone oriole]

Tbh £23 for gamepass ultimate is pretty expensive

[steel epoch]

It’s great when I have lots of games to choose from.

[hearty heath]

Imo it's still a good deal

[undone oriole]

400+ games!

[steel epoch]

I just want my multiplayer for the games I already play.

[hearty heath]

Love game pass

[undone oriole]

Without gamepass I would have no games to play xD

[hearty heath]

I'd high five whoever came up with it

[near salmon]

me

[undone oriole]

Dave

[hearty heath]

And I hate touching people

[steel epoch]

I like smiling at people.

[hearty heath]

Just eww

[undone oriole]

I like being lazy

[steel epoch]

Actually my family has a dream I’m lazy but then they wake up and find out I want things for myself and it hurts them.

[near salmon]

i knew a guy that had a dream once

[steel epoch]

The one where you fall into a pit of alligators and wake up screaming?

[undone oriole]

I had a dream until I took an arrow to my knee

[steel epoch]

The one where you can fly but you have to actually breathe a very specific way to fly in the dream?

[near salmon]

I said sorry for that, you really gotta stop bringing that up

[clever jay]

i just found F1 2010 on 360 that i hide under my bed

[undone oriole]

I will never forget

[trail harness]

I had a dream about cheese

[near salmon]

who looked at cake and said you know what would go well in that? cheese

[undone oriole]

James may loves cheese

[trail harness]

a genius

[near salmon]

execute them immediately

[steel epoch]

New YORKERS.

[near salmon]

a cake? made of cheese? dirty

[steel epoch]

Going up against New Yorkers? Good luck.

[steel epoch]

🙂‍↕️

[near salmon]

unleash the T Virus immediately

[undone oriole]

The cake is a lie

[steel epoch]

Let them eat cake.

[brave wasp]

Cheesecake is

[near salmon]

good way to lose your head

[undone oriole]

To cake or not to cake!

[trail harness]

They're not computer code so can't.

[steel epoch]

That’s rude.

[near salmon]

you don't know the origin of the let them eat cake quote?

[steel epoch]

I do I just don’t like losing my head.

The French Revolution was kind of a sham???

[trail harness]

Super Mario 64 had cake before it was cool

[undone oriole]

My knees are crunchy

[steel epoch]

🔥

[near salmon]

if we keep talking about food we are gonna summon Tes

[steel epoch]

Can’t wait for Super Mario 64 to hit gamepass.

[steel epoch]

Tequila?

[near salmon]

do do do do dooo

[steel epoch]

Tequila tequila tequila tequila tequila.

[undone oriole]