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I don't have a preference, other than to say if a game is open world, then the world has to do something to justify it other than simply being a large area to scatter icons to check off.

GTA and RDR need no introduction for how they use their open worlds and then you have Dsath Stranding which made the world itself an obstacle to be overcome

Absolutely not, a Series S isn't far off a digital PS5, whilst the X is either only a bit cheaper, or more expensive than a PS5 Pro depending on the model and in a world where Xbox are bringing most of their games to Playstation, they've made their console unviable for me

@RBRTMNZ definitely based upon what? Trump has raised tariffs astronomically for parts from China and Nintendo moved some production to Vietnam to avoid those but manufacturing costs are higher there.

The case manufacturer Hyte, literally cannot afford to sell their own product in the USA anymore

I said this was inevitable and not just a Nintendo issue when they announced their prices. Unfortunately we are living in a reality where everyone's costs are increasing and sadly any next generation console is now going to be very expensive

Subscriptions are simply an option and I don't think were ever intended to take over. For many they are a great way to play games, for others such as myself, they have little value as so many of the games I play are outside of them or I simply don't have enough time to make them financially worthwhile

Unfortunately for me, Bethesda decided to put out Oblivion just before this, so this will have to go on my wishlist for now but I'm looking forward to playing it when I get the chance

I've been playing this on PS5 Pro and one thing it sounds like it has in common with Xbox is the quality mode looks awful in motion, the performance mode is nice and smooth so far. I'd also suggest turning off the screen space reflections as whilst they can look nice, they're hugely distracting as they pop in and out of existence.

Other than that it doesn't look really nice and the combat feels much better at even this early stage

@Deshalu absolutely we need all 3 to be competitive, my only issue with Xbox is that whilst I accept they (and others do of course) want physical to be the minority of sales, I wish they'd at least put the entire game on disc or use multiple discs, even charge a premium for them if necessary but make physical copies actually that.

@Deshalu In the interest of fairness I did try it with quite a few Nintendo games and yes Tears of The Kingdom wouldn't play without an update first, nor would Odyssey but BOTW did, though the copy I currently have seems to be a later print of the current version number. Everything else run straight off the cartridge with no fuss and I'm certain the above games did as well back when they came out, but it seems they've flagged certain games to be on a specific update in the latest firmware revisions, perhaps to combat piracy.

EDIT: Looking on reddit, it could simply be that the Switch remembers the version of certain games you've played and won't let you revert to an earlier one and I'm not going to reformat it and delete my saves to find out

@Deshalu who's talking about 2K games? Every comment of mine has been about Sony's, Xbox and Nintendo

@Deshalu how is Nintendo not true? I own every major Nintendo first party game on the Switch and every single one of them is completely playable from the cartridge.

Oh and I even got Sonic 3 yesterday on a 4K Blu-ray disc, so perhaps you need to do some "research"

@Deshalu I'm pretty sure all of Sony's own (offline and single player) games have a complete playable version on disc and Nintendo certainly have all of theirs playable from a cartridge without any installation needed.

Xbox are the outliers here in terms of platform holders and either don't even bother with a physical version or have little data on the disc supplied

Yes as this is an industry trend and the Series X already costs more than at launch

Who gives a **** what he thinks? He talks as much rubbish as most of the fanboys on Twitter

I enjoyed what I played of it but overall I think FH4 is the better game with a much better progression system. These days though, I don't really play either and FH5 in particular takes up far too much space to just be sitting on my hard drive in the hope that I'll boot it up occasionally

@themightyant I agree, whilst in of itself it's not a big deal, I'm not a fan of UI design putting extra steps in the way of what the devices primary functions are

This "Xbox" handheld is just a handheld PC with an Xbox sticker on anyway, so I doubt Sony will care too much, especially when they only port their bigger games to PC after they've exhausted the bulk of their sales on their own console anyway. And let's be honest, this thing won't be selling in big enough numbers for Sony to take notice either

If my entire Xbox library was available on it, then maybe but as in reality, only a tiny portion of my digital library is available on PC, then this holds little appeal for me

@mousieone you can play all of its main content solo

My thoughts are always the same, no single player games should ever require an online connection or account login. For Sea of Thieves it makes sense as that's an always online game and at least you got the benefit of your progression following you.

For this though it should not be necessary and you can't even share your progress over to Playstation. Then again Playstation's own GT7 is completely unplayable offline for no good reason, so it's not like they're any better

Good, if anything it's really stupid that on console you are penalised for actually buying games, as you then have to pay to play online (or pay to stream them), whilst these free games are exempt from those charges

It's about time Rockstar made a 60fps patch for Series X/PS5.

It's crazy how so many games have had current gen updates, yet this never has

FEAR is one of the first games I played when I first got a high end gaming PC many years ago and is still a regular go to on my current PC. It's absolutely worth a play on Xbox, especially as its now 60fps and Condemned is another of my favourites from back then

@jesse_dylan now that you mention it, I remember seeing a post on Twitter about while ago about those, they look pretty interesting. I'm gonna have to have a go at getting them running on my PC

Yes I will definitely be buying this and it's instantly become one of my most anticipated releases of the year. I only had to wait 30 odd years for a great looking 16 Bit Terminator 2 game

Were it not for articles like this or Twitter, I'd never see a Metacritic score, these days.

That said, Like A Dragon Pirate is the best new game I've played this year so far and is a lot of fun, I tried Avowed but it just didn't click for me

Disappointing but it's better for a game to be released when it's ready

Just give me the ability to fully customise my home screen instead of having it filled with stuff I don't want to see. At one point we were able to add multiple groups to it and pretty much organise it how we liked but they've since removed much of that and made it much worse

I picked this up cheap on disc a few years ago and traded it in that same day, the world does look nice but I didn't like the game at all

I'd put my playthrough on hold as I was waiting for this update on PC for the DLSS 4 implementation, ray reconstruction and full RT shadows from every light source, so now I can jump back in

@themightyant yeah I think licensing will remain the biggest stumbling block for such efforts of games preservation. Also as you say, this could potentially be their way of getting your Xbox library onto PC as well, which I'd be all for

This sounds really interesting and is AI used in a good way to aid development and speed up the process. It'd be cool if it could indeed get many older games compatible with modern hardware too.

Exciting times

@Ricky-Spanish not the DLSS part obviously but I would expect it to be for Xbox consoles as well as they mention its also for bug fixes

I'm really enjoying Indiana Jones, though have my game on hold as I await their new DLSS update this week but I'll be very interested in first it's dlc and then what the studio get up to next

This is why I actually prefer Xbox over PlayStation at the moment, as they let me choose how and where to play my games and even my save files can follow, whilst on the other side, I have to rebuy my games on PC and no saves transfer either.

All I care about, whether it be Xbox, PS or Nintendo is playing the games and if a future Xbox console offers great features and performance then I would absolutely consider it, even if their games are elsewhere

I think I got one in 2002 as I remember Sega GT being one of my first games. Back then I was mainly a Sega and Nintendo gamer and whilst I did have a PS2, it didn't get much use.

After Dreamcast fell away, it was the Gamecube I played most but loved the Xbox for racing games such as Project Gotham 2 and the GTA double pack with improved visuals over the PS2 originals and Panzer Dragoon Orta

@LaurenceJ1987 no problem, Banjo has way more experience than me when it comes to LG specifically but just to add that VRR is not only active on 120hz modes in games but also 60fps games benefit from it as well without having to turn anything on in game, as once it's set in the Xbox menu it'll always apply and help smooth over any drops from 60

@LaurenceJ1987 Your Xbox should tell you if you go into general TV and display options and there'll be an allow variable refresh rate toggle if the TV has it

@Banjo- whether I have one or not is irrelevant, I'm still allowed to discuss things

@Banjo- you wrote "balanced mode on Series X connected to regular displays" but balanced mode isn't available on regular displays as its a 40fps mode for 120hz displays

@Banjo- John said go with balanced mode on Series X not performance on a 120hz display, on regular displays balanced mode wouldn't be available anyway as that's the 40fps mode

Sadly that's not a high bar when it comes to UE5 performance, though this still requires a very high end CPU to bypass the usual traversal stutters to a degree at least.

Still I'm eager to give it a go on PC on its second release date

@themightyant there is a big patch coming next week to add DLSS 4 on PC and they've said also includes bug fixes, so hopefully this is one that gets sorted

I started playing this a couple of weeks ago and its the best game I've played from 2024, it's an outstanding adventure game that really captures the feel of those movies. The exploration and puzzles are rewarding and whilst you can have action if you want, I think I've fired my gun once in some 20 hours of play

One I'll certainly check out but I'm usually more interested in the stories and exploration in this type of game as opposed to the combat.

That's why I'm enjoying Indiana Jones so much, I've just got to the Himalayas and think I've fired my gun once

A rebooted storyline first and foremost, there is no need to be limited by that Arkham timeline anymore.

I wouldn't mind them having another cracking at a smallish open world but one that's actually populated by citizens. Throw in some real investigation elements and multiple ways to solve crimes and build upon the excellent combat we had

I'll be playing on PC beyond these but it's great to see more developers supporting 40fps output for consoles, as these give the user a much better experience than 30fps does on supported screens

I'm definitely interested in it but currently playing Indiana Jones so maybe when I'm done with that

This sounds quite likely, it's no secret that Xbox hardware sales is in constant decline now and probably won't ever recover

This is exactly why Microsoft are moving towards being a 3rd party publisher

Looking forward to playing this Day 6 on Gamepass on PC