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Post by Mantis » Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:45 pm

It wasn't at first. It launched as a pretty buggy and featureless game. The devs have worked very hard with it over the last year or so to add new content and kickstart the playerbase.

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Post by DjchunKfunK » Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:58 pm

I don't remember it being that buggy at launch, I played a fair bit and never had any major issues. I agree they have kept adding to the game but I think it was fairly popular out the gate with a certain type of playerbase. A lot of people went into the game expecting it to be a lot more structured and it wasn't that which fed into the narrative of it being a failure but the base game had a lot going for it if you were into the game space it created.

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Post by DjchunKfunK » Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:19 am

This is a really interesting video explain possibly why Halo Infinite looks like it does.


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Post by Achtung Englander » Thu Jul 30, 2020 12:49 pm

that was........deep
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Post by DjchunKfunK » Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:30 pm



Lines up with Gold yearly subscriptions going away and perhaps explains the Halo Infinite retail listing that appeared on Smyths saying multiplayer would be free.

Great move in my opinion and really puts Sony in a corner especially as PSPlus has looked worse as a value proposition for a while as they have slowly removed stuff from it.

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Re: Xbox & Microsoft News/Discussion

Post by Achtung Englander » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:29 pm



New UI for XSX - skip to 23 min in

xCloud coming 15 Sept
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Post by Raid » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:16 am

Gamespot posted a list of games coming to XSX at or around launch time.
Games Coming To Xbox Series X At Launch

Marvel's Avengers
Watch Dogs Legion
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
WRC 9
Fortnite

Games Coming To Xbox Series X At Or Around Launch

Everwild
Tetris Effect: Connected
The Medium
CrossfireX
12 Minutes
Dead Static Drive
Exo One
Lake
Last Stop
Mad Streets
Sable
Shredders
Song of Iron
The Artful Escape
The Ascent
The Big Con
The Falconeer
Tunic
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Overcooked: All You Can Eat
Recompile
Planet Coaster: Console Edition
The Ascent
Call of the Sea
Observer: System Redux
Outriders
Gears Tactics
Scorn
I sure hope you like third person action-adventures because they make up half of the launch day lineup (and two of them are Ubisoft map marker simulators). They join two annual sports titles, one rally game, and... Fortnite. Not a particularly inspiring list, especially when you consider that not one of those 8 titles is a next-gen exclusive.

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Re: Xbox & Microsoft News/Discussion

Post by Alan » Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:48 am

I think if I buy either console at launch is because of my impulsive needs and ineptitude with money.
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Post by Animalmother » Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:55 am

Nothing there peaks my interest I must say.

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Post by DjchunKfunK » Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:31 pm

I said it elsewhere but both console launch lineups look very thin, it's going to make the prices even more important in terms of early adoption rates and probably explains why Sony are waiting to long to announce as they apparently have less leeway in terms of price.

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Post by Raid » Fri Sep 04, 2020 9:15 pm

Just a heads up; CDKeys are selling 3 Month Gamepass Ultimate codes for £21.99.

https://www.cdkeys.com/3-month-xbox-gam ... box-one-pc

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Re: Xbox & Microsoft News/Discussion

Post by DjchunKfunK » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:29 am

Xbox pricing seemingly leaked lastnight so Microsoft showed off the Xbox Series S with a price.



That's a very aggressive price for the lower powered console, won't be coming with a drive.

Original leak said Xbox Series S would be $299 and the Series X $499. So if the same conversion applies on the higher priced model we are possibly looking at a £449 Xbox Series X.

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Re: Xbox & Microsoft News/Discussion

Post by DjchunKfunK » Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:03 am

Trailer for the Series S has leaked.



1440p 120 fps
512gd SSD
4k upscaling
4k streaming
Ray-tracing
60% smaller than Series X
All digital

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Post by Alan » Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:14 am

That’s the silver bullet for this gen. Gamepass is a blip compared to that.
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Re: Xbox & Microsoft News/Discussion

Post by Mantis » Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:16 am

512gb SSD will severely limit the amount you can actually install on the thing.

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