Xbox One

[mgoblue]

Re: Xbox One

Unrelated to Game Pass but if you're enjoying Last Light, you should really look into Metro Exodus which releases on February 15th. There's a 53 minute gameplay walkthrough as well as various trailers and videos on youtube. I posted the 53 minute gameplay video in the Metro Exodus topic itself if you're interested. Personally, I can't wait. Game is going to be great.

It's on my radar now...I'm not really buying new stuff right now, but I will get it eventually. The slightly open world aspect seems good. I like how Last Light is tightly written, but a bit more freedom would be nice.

[mestevo]

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The first Crackdown is free on Live.

Edit: and technical multiplayer test starts tomorrow for Insiders for Crackdown 3.

[mgoblue]

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Astroneer is 1.0...checked a bit out last night when people were asleep and looks really good. I think they have refined the gameplay over the past few years to work better than their Early Access stuff. Worth checking out if you like exploring, messing with terrain, space, etc.

[mestevo]

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Yeah, tutorial is much better than I remember.

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[mgoblue]

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Yeah, tutorial is much better than I remember.

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I did that and then a little of a new game. Definitely shows you the theory of everything, and the way to unlock things seems more organic vs. earlier. Like 3 years ago I got a world up to the end of what they had and it was fun, but now should be a bit more indepth

[Cowboy008]

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Has anyone’s Xbox just went completely black when starting up the console? When I started mine up the welcome message pops up but then the screen is completely black and after a minute or so I got a message saying if it keeps happening to try restarting the console. After I did a hard restart it finally worked but should I be worried that my Xbox is on its way out?

[ricky24]

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Has anyone’s Xbox just went completely black when starting up the console? When I started mine up the welcome message pops up but then the screen is completely black and after a minute or so I got a message saying if it keeps happening to try restarting the console. After I did a hard restart it finally worked but should I be worried that my Xbox is on its way out?

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/game/xbox-one-black-screen-death-3659062/

[mestevo]

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In the glare of these other very popular games lately, Crackdown 3 gives me a sinking feeling. A very different type of game that I kinda suspect won't be received well if they've pivoted to try and make any kind of battle royale stuff a centerpiece of the title.

[mgoblue]

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In the glare of these other very popular games lately, Crackdown 3 gives me a sinking feeling. A very different type of game that I kinda suspect won't be received well if they've pivoted to try and make any kind of battle royale stuff a centerpiece of the title.

Everything I've read has been meh...not amazing but not horrible.

Honestly I'm not really expecting much. It's been in development so long and had so many issues that they're just trying to get something out. All the "online processing" crap we were sold will probably end up being a gimmick.

[peter42O]

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And you won't be able to play with your friends at launch in the Wrecking Crew mode.

[peter42O]

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Yeah I dunno. They definitely still care if you buy their hardware regardless of how many times you say they don’t. Do what you want obviously but you could just not bother with the other options and go about using the console like you always have. When I’m playing a game the thought of where other people can play it definitely doesn’t factor into my enjoyment in any way at all.

Just wanted to add a little to this and move it to the Xbox One topic - at 46:40, listen to the Xbox Game Studios segment. Possibility of Ori 2 and Cuphead going to Switch. Some good info and at 58:35 basically says that Microsoft simply doesn't care where you play their games. There's also a guy on resetera who goes by the name Klobrille and he's kind of like an insider for Xbox and Microsoft. He seems to get good info but doesn't go nuts spilling everything but I keep tabs on what he, Jez, Brad Sams from thurott.com and a few others when it comes to what Microsoft's plan is simply because as a console only gamer, it obviously affects me and im legitimately interested in what their direction is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHKLnTlIPek

That's the Xbox podcast I listen to every week. On a side note, Rand is playing Crackdown 3 and Far Cry New Dawn for review and awaiting Metro Exodus. Jez is already playing Metro Exodus for review at Windows Central. Jez doesn't talk about Metro as he's restricted by the review embargo but Rand says at one point - it's bad??? And Jez says hell no, it's not but doesn't say anything more because he can't. This episode was recorded last Friday.

Seriously, if you're an Xbox fan, it's a good weekly podcast to listen to as it's audio only. Super hyped for Metro Exodus and Far Cry New Dawn.

[ricky24]

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Not caring where you play their games does not equal “don’t care if you buy their hardware”.

[joet6683]

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good point. Otherwise X wouldn't have happened, and I don't think at E3 last year Phil would have talked about Scarlett and them being dedicated to bringing you the most powerful gaming consoles and it potentially having different versions to appease different audiences.

But they seem to be realistic enough to know there are always going to be people on other devices. If software and services are your money makers, wouldn't it make sense to bring it to these other devices? Give people the option to play on hypothetically the best console. Or on their PC. Or on the go on their switch. But even when all that happens, the core experience is on their console. It promotes cross play (and hopefully if things work out on switch, cross save!)

If I'm not mistaken, the new switch revision might be mobile only? Then maybe those owners get an Xbox to play the games on the TV. Maybe PC gamers (depending on setup) say hey it might make sense to get this console to use this service on the TV, more convenient than steam link, running a long cable to another room, having a separate PC for the living room only, paying 5x as much for a gaming laptop for mobility, etc.

Xbox be like...play where you want, we give you these options for a reason. I don't see how in any way, shape, or form, that is them saying f our hardware (which is the core experience of it all) and play elsewhere, we don't care.

[mestevo]

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Yeah, I don't see things like the adaptive controller and 'we don't care about hardware' rationally applying to the same ecosystem.

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[mgoblue]

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Yeah, I don't see things like the adaptive controller and 'we don't care about hardware' rationally applying to the same ecosystem.

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Yeah, I agree...They want you to be able to play their games on PC to tie into Windows, and they're focusing less on specific hardware, but consoles are always the easiest way to get into gaming.

I think it's more that they've adapted their strategy a bit from locking you into specific hardware (kinect and all that) and being very open with everything (BC, upgraded systems like X, adaptive controller).

As someone who's mostly in their ecosystem (and no real desire to switch out) the moves they've made seem amazing for the future, and Sony hasn't done a whole lot to move the needle. Not that they had to, but will be interesting next gen now that MS isn't giving Sony the easy win like last time.