I really like how Microsoft has treated their customers within the past few years...I think All-access is a great idea for families to afford it a little easier.Originally Posted by Space Suicide
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I really like how Microsoft has treated their customers within the past few years...I think All-access is a great idea for families to afford it a little easier.
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Xbox One and the Kinetc fiasco I think humbled them. I find Microsoft vastly more user friendly and less pompous than Sony in the past decade.
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I just realized that Octopath Traveler was only Switch and PC, so I did the game pass thingy. The transaction was so simple, and realized I haven't seen my Xbox avatar in some time.The fact that I could grab this and not pay 60 bucks for it was kinda nice. Now only if Playstation...
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It is nice, plus you have EA Play included too. It's a hell of a deal.
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I don't intend to really use EA Play, but it is nice that the option is there for sure. Plus, this game fucking rocks. It is such a callback to older RPG's I grew up with.
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Holy fuck was the Xbox Bethesda showcase money. Jeeeesus.
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I find it hilarious that the fridge will glow more than the actual console does.
Replaced is the only game I'm very interested in. The lack of gameplay showcased for these games was a bit of a let down. Glad to see that Xbox is finally getting better with the game aspect, because it has been dry since September 2019.
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Finally cloud gaming coming to console before Christmas. No need to install, play immediately, full cross play, XB1 consoles will be able to play 9th gen only titles too.
Now to see if they can avoid the issues stadia had...
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I still have my XBOX 360 - was using it more for streaming stuff and playing DVDs/CDs, but the hubby finally purchased a Roku. Is it any worth keeping or selling?
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If you don’t play video games there’s no reason to keep it anymore but be sure to check out what apps are on the Xbox Live Marketplace and if they are in the Roku (they all should be).
You wouldn’t get much for the console these days, it’s two generations outdated and unless you got a Slim I would wager most wouldn’t touch it.
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Thanks @Space Suicide - makes sense. I'll hold on to it for now.
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My head is spinning after this news dropped.
I was nobody. Nothing.
Total noob question here:
My friend bought me an Xbox One and a year of Gamepass some time ago.
I'm fairly certain it has run out.
What do I need to do/buy to get another year?
I didn't play it THAT much, but I did have a lot of fun with several games, and think that it's an amazing service.
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https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass#join
I was nobody. Nothing.
Goddamn.
So it's more expensive with fewer games, now? I think i.got a year, including EA, for like...I think they paid $60 or $70?
And there were a whole hell of a lot more than 100 games.
Based on the (small) number of games I played last year, I think I'd probably be better off buying used physical copies.
Last edited by elevenism; 01-19-2022 at 10:31 AM.
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Apparently there's a way you can get a lot of mileage out of GamePass for a lot cheaper than how it would add up regularly.
You have to get three 12-month Xbox Live Gold vouchers which are $60 a pop in the U.S.? Redeem them all, the years will stack.
Then supposedly you can convert your XLG to Gamepass Ultimate by joining to get the first month for $1 and it will honour the XLG time you already paid for, you won't get charged until after your three years runs out or at all if you left off recurring billing.
This supposedly saves a hell of a lot of money somehow.
I have no experience doing this or if it's even true but just something i saw floating around, apparently this has been possible since like 2019?
I was nobody. Nothing.
I'll definitely look into this.
But I think a bunch of shit has changed. What my friends got me for $60 is now $120.
And, as you know, I'm a retro gamer at heart- also, i'm someone who MISSED a shit load of games.
So I now have every Wii and GameCube game, and, with the RP2 plus, access to everything up to and including PSP and Dreamcast on a handheld.
$60 (which my friends paid) was cool for the year I had Xbox Live Gold or whatever: I played the Telltale Walking Dead games, and some Tekken 7, and NBA2K21.
Aside from that, I played (and didn't finish) Bloodstained, Blair Witch, and Hollow Knight.
I'd like to play Red Dead 2.
I bought GTA V and have barely played it. I bought Tekken.
So like, at this point, like, OK: I bought Bloodstained for $8.99 but there was a EA hockey game in the box instead (edit: I'll mail you that one if you want it @thelastdisciple .)
I figure the rest of the Xbox One games I wanna play would be pretty cheap, too.
I've also got a PS2 and a PS3 with stacks of games.
Ultimately, I've got at LEAST 12,000 games on hand, 1000 of which I MUST finish before I die, with another 1500-2000 that I'd LOVE to finish.
Basically, I just can't justify spending $120 for gamepass. I can't even justify my friends buying it for me.
I certainly got $60 of fun from it last year, but not $120.
Last edited by elevenism; 01-19-2022 at 05:03 PM.
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Can someone with more knowledge and insight into the world of gaming tell me if I should be worried about the StarCraft, Warcraft and Call of Duty franchises becoming Xbox exclusives now that Microsoft owns them?
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Contracts that Sony has will likely be upheld, but there is no guarantee that COD will stay in multi. Starcraft and Warcraft like Alle said are mainly PC games anyway, but in my opinion, COD can continue to put out garbage every year so Xbox can have them honestly.
If you can't create, I guess just buy up every single studio instead. I mean, Sony did this years ago with other studios, but it wasn't at the forefront of gaming news back then since Xbox wasn't even a thing yet, and Nintendo was and is still dominating to the beat of its own drum. But people saying that "Sony is finished" seem to forget that the studios they have under their belt now still pump out multiple game of the year contenders, along with fresh new IP's. To me, Xbox just has popular names that are dying off to begin with. Hopefully they can make games like COD, Diablo, Overwatch feel fresh again. I'm still dying to see what they do with Starfield and a few other upcoming titles they have.
Xbox had to do something to gain traction, but I didn't see this coming. There is a reason why Xbox hadn't received a GOTY award for any of their games unless it is multiplat. Seems like more of a desperate move in my eyes.
Out of all of this news, the fact that Ubisoft+ will be a thing just makes me want to puke.
Last edited by Self.Destructive.Pattern; 01-20-2022 at 11:27 AM.
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At this point I'd think you'd have to worry about COD more than the others as they are primarily PC games vs. COD's console versions.
And even then this is more of a "hey maybe you should put gamepass on your ecosystem" jab at Sony. Honestly if there were ever a one-console-future it would be the one where MS keeps buying companies as big as this.
Nintendo, however:
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there's also the whole 'how many MS games have actually released for the Xbox since release' problem. They can't get anything going so this is the best way to jump-start that.
I mean look at their past 'hits':
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