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Normally I wouldn't either, but I didn't get a PS4 or XBOne. I got a Switch from the last generation after a break from gaming. And all these ports came out for the Switch and I thought to myself... why buy a worse graphical port (which are still technical marvels because you can take it on the go) when I can wait a year or so for a new generation? So if I do get a PS5, which seems most likely, I'm immediately going to get Horizon Zero Dark, God of War, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption 2, Spiderman, and Witcher 3 right away for cheap (most of them are like $20 on Amazon right now).
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09-09-2020, 04:59 PM | #702 |
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And here we go:
Xbox Series X | Xbox Xbox Series X will be $499, released on November 10, pre-orders start on September 22. Also announced that EA Play is going to be bundled in with Gamepass Ultimate, which is massive news! Sony, the ball is now in your court.
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09-09-2020, 10:29 PM | #703 |
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Xbox Game Pass for PC so far: Night 1 - Install The Outer Worlds. Play for about an hour. Night 2 - Last night save didnt save, so start again Night 3 - The Outer Worlds says it needs an update. Start the download and the update is 29GB. Cancel the download. Night 4 - Restart the download, it gets 10GB downloaded then fails with an error and the game uninstalls itself. So yeah, it's trash. Slay the Spire is good though. |
09-09-2020, 11:11 PM | #704 |
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I had to jump through so many hoops to get gamepass working. Some of it was my fault, as there were xbox-specific services I had manually turned off, but I also had to turn on a bunch of other services and enable & run Windows Update a couple times before it would even start-up properly, and then I had a whole other host of problems based on it not being able to connect to the internet. I spent literally over 8 hours getting GamePass to work properly. Steam & Origin & The Epic Store & whatever else never had a single issue beforehand.
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09-10-2020, 04:48 AM | #705 |
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guess i have been lucky with game pass, no problem installing or playing any games. been pretty easy for me and can’t beat the current price for what you get. it’s certainly not as mature from a featured perspective as steam, but steam has had a lot of years headstart.
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09-10-2020, 01:41 PM | #706 |
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I'm not familiar with Playstation Plus. Are the games they give for free lifetime? I just got a credit for Fall Guys which I bought in August but apparently was a free game.
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09-10-2020, 01:49 PM | #707 | |
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They are free as long as you claimed them and you subscribe to PS+.
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09-10-2020, 07:36 PM | #708 |
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661 Eliminations 661 Matches Played If you'd told me that a 1.00 K/D was possible for me I'd have said you were nuts. I remember being -150,with little hope of even closing to -100. I'm not pretending I'm any good at it ... but I'm considerably better than I ever imagined I'd be.
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09-11-2020, 12:46 PM | #709 |
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So other fun things on the next-gun consoles. Dolby tweeted that Xbox would be the first next-gen system with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos gaming. Then XBox's head of marketing, retweeted, saying Xbox would be the ONLY next-gen consoles with Dolby Vision AND Dolby Atmos. The question is what does that mean for PS5... is the AND important here (because Sony has said they are working on their own audio system). If PS5 doesn't have Dolby Vision gaming that's a MAJOR loss.
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09-11-2020, 01:03 PM | #710 |
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What is Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos?
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Here the official pages: Dolby Vision - Dolby Dolby Atmos - Dolby And this is what Wikipedia says (I'll explain better about Dolby Vision): 400 Bad Request Quote:
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Dolby Vision is an HDR10 (High Dynamic Range) format which allows for analysis of proper dynamic range on a scene by scene basis (using scene by scene metadata). Whereas regular HDR does the dynamic range movie or show wide (fixed metadata for each show/movie). Some scenes look better when the range is variable (so a dark scene where the light is bright but not as bright as it would be in a light scene). The difference between a Dolby Vision and HDR work is, IMO, pretty substantial. And Dolby Vision makes works look a lot more realistic. Dolby Atmos, though I haven't experienced it, uses upward firing speakers to create a 3D audio sensation. Makes you feel as if the sound is happening all around out - in a more real way than 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound.
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09-11-2020, 02:35 PM | #712 |
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The $5/month price on gamepass for PC is going away soon, so it will be $10/month. They are also adding EA Play sometime later this year to gamepass.
I ended up buying a couple 12 month Xbox Gold codes and converting that to gamepass ultimate essentially locking in the $5/month for the next couple years. |
09-11-2020, 03:03 PM | #713 |
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Have we talked about Star Wars Squadron on here yet? I am hard core stoked for that.
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09-12-2020, 03:57 AM | #714 | |
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In September sometime, I believe. And if you have Game Pass Ultimate, PC is included in that. $15/month for Game Pass on Xbox One/Series S/X, PC, and also EA Play? That's amazing. I mean, I'm a cheapass so I'd prefer to pay LESS than that, but that's basically Netflix pricing for a service that's as close as we've ever come to "Netflix for gaming." |
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09-12-2020, 01:05 PM | #715 | |
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If there's a good single-player campaign then I'll probably buy it.
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09-12-2020, 05:44 PM | #716 |
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I picked up Ancestors a few days ago. It's interesting, but I don't think I've ever seen a game designed to be so opaque in terms of controls.
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09-14-2020, 04:58 PM | #717 |
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As far as hardware goes, I think the Xbox is the better console for the upcoming generation. With Sony committed to bringing more of their exclusives to PC, I'm leaning toward buying my first XBox since the original.
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09-15-2020, 09:07 AM | #718 | |
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IIRC, the exclusives PS is bringing to PC are older ones. This week we should have more information on both systems. Sony is doing it's big PS5 price/date reveal on Wednesday - which should have more info on the underworkings of the system as well and games. And it is rumored that Microsoft is doing a video on Thursday.
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09-15-2020, 12:27 PM | #719 | |
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Horizon: Zero Dawn was Sony's way of testing exclusives out on PC and it's sold very well. The Show is rumored to be coming to PC in 2021 and there are also rumors of Sony looking at timed exclusivity for some of their stuff moving forward. There are several Sony exclusives that I really like, but I'm not sure I'm going to let that dictate which console I buy this Gen when I think Microsoft clearly has the better hardware. I'm also not sure there's a potential Sony exclusive in the near future I'd be willing buy anyway (assuming The Show is on PC). I'm sure Horizon 2 will make its way to PC and I thought Spiderman was overrated. A new Naughty Dog or God of War game is probably years and a a price cut or 2 away. I'm sure I'll end up with both eventually, but I'm leaning Xbox for now. |
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09-16-2020, 03:55 PM | #720 |
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PS5 reveal just occurred. $499 for disk version, $399 for digital version. Coming out November 12. Also revealed that a number of PS4 hits are going to be available on PlayStation Plus (not quite Gamepass, but a definite step in the right direction).
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09-16-2020, 03:58 PM | #721 | |
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Right, but Sony isn't doing a Microsoft. They are releasing exclusives to PCs to drive PS5 sales. And I think there is an expectation that they would do it for games that are 3+ years old to show PC gamers you could have been playing this years earlier if you had a PS5.
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09-16-2020, 03:59 PM | #722 |
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I stand corrected on years away from another God of War game.
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09-16-2020, 04:36 PM | #724 |
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Wow, Sony jumps Microsoft a bit by saying "select retailers" are going to have the PS5 for preorder tomorrow... I guess that'll help narrow down a lot of people's choices - if they can get a PS5 preordered tomorrow or not .
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09-16-2020, 07:28 PM | #725 |
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* ahem *
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09-16-2020, 07:40 PM | #726 |
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From the looks of Twitter, it appears Gamestop is handling those PS5 preorders ohhhhh so well. #Yikes
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Oh damn, that's yours? I'm playing the fuck out of this game. By far the most exciting reveal for me.
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Everywhere is nuts (BB and Target with website drops and quick sell outs) - Amazon hasn't started selling yet though. Sony screwed things up it seems by giving no lead time. Maybe they will have a ton themselves tomorrow (when preorders were supposed to happen)
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09-16-2020, 11:13 PM | #729 | |
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But did the others interpret attempts to get on their site to place an order as DDOS attacks and start banning IPs?
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09-16-2020, 11:43 PM | #730 |
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09-16-2020, 11:57 PM | #732 |
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I ended up getting a PS5 preorder on Best Buy. They apparently released a whole new batch of preorders at midnight Eastern. But it required a whole lot of clicking place order before it actually went through. Who knows what BB was doing? Maybe they did think DDOS, Jon, though that would be really dumb to not check on when selling a next gen console.
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09-17-2020, 07:33 AM | #733 |
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I always figure it’s good to let them work out the kinks on a new console before purchasing one.
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09-17-2020, 08:59 AM | #734 |
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Usually I wouldn't either, but my last 3 consoles are:
1) Nintendo Switch (at launch) 2) Nintendo Wii U 3) Xbox 360 My PC is a Surface Pro 4. So I'm due for something new .
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09-17-2020, 09:58 AM | #735 |
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Sometimes new electronics are required!
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09-18-2020, 01:49 PM | #736 |
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Managed to snag a pre-order for PS5 on Wal-Mart yesterday. Once I got the pre-order button, I just kept smashing 'complete order' until it took it. Dumb luck, but it worked.
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09-18-2020, 03:02 PM | #737 |
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Is MLB The Show 20 worth it? On sale for $41.99. PS4 if that matters.
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09-18-2020, 03:14 PM | #739 |
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Isn't the Sony exclusivity on MLB the Show going away next year?
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09-18-2020, 04:11 PM | #741 |
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Yes and no. Sony is going to start putting it on other systems (they can do it because it's clearly superior to any baseball game on other systems/PC), but they own the franchise, so you can guarantee that they're going to make sure the PS version is the best option. |
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Well this was quite the announcement the day before Xbox Series X/S Preorders were going to go live:
Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox - Xbox Wire Quote:
Probably won't have a ton of effects for the next 2-3 years, but imagine Elder Scrolls 6 and the next Doom being Xbox console exclusives. Wow!
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You almost get the impression that Microsoft was like "well, we lined up a bunch of financing for TikTok so let's use that cash somewhere else" like someone who had a few bucks in their pocket and was just looking to spend it
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I actually think MS was thinking of buying BOTH. Bethesda was due to all the Xbox has no games memes, I'm sure - with polling showing most gamers were going for PS5 over XSX this generation.
Sometimes we forget just how much money Apple, Google, and Microsoft have.
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09-21-2020, 09:39 AM | #745 |
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It could go either way but am cautiously optimistic. Hopefully Bethesda will churn out more great games (and faster).
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The obvious push/pull is value of exclusivity vs recouping the investment. My bet is on the latter with, at most, a limited time exclusivity on the main titles.
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There is definitely going to be at least a limited time exclusivity. They have to leverage the deal to sell more XSX and XSS and Gamepass subscriptions. One way to do that is to have these big games come to PS5 a year later (at least).
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$7B is a fair bit of change. The patience for recouping the cost will be, IMO, more limited than one might expect. I'd be genuinely surprised if exclusivity went past 6 months on anything, and only that for the creme de la creme titles.
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Wouldn't selling consoles and subscription services help make up that money far better? A lot of people are using the $7B as a reason that MS won't bring games to PS - because they spent that money for a reason.
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Why? Because they had it. The thing is, if we are (as everything I've seen today suggests) still at least two years away from that deal producing a game of consequence (i.e. the next Elder Scrolls) then how many consoles does the deal actually sell? It's one thing to say "oh, I'll have to have that for sure" but another thing for most people to say "I'm not gonna buy a next gen console for two years while waiting for THAT game" It may be a push toward increasing the number of multiple system households but damn that's a long time to show ROI.
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