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So much for Smart Delivery. https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1298700725657059328?s=20
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This isn't confusing at all. 
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Aug 26, 2020 20:39
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XBOX ONE GAME PLAYABLE ON X SERIES
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Aug 26, 2020 20:45
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you could not make it more confusing if you tried
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Aug 26, 2020 20:50
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Stux posted:you could not make it more confusing if you tried WiiU
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Aug 26, 2020 20:50
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Hope Microsoft steps in here, they're clearly taking advantage of a loophole. The 1080p projectors of gaming
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Aug 26, 2020 20:50
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You could release another console sku and repackage the box to reflect it i guess
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Aug 26, 2020 20:51
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wiiu boxes were clearly not wii boxes tho lol
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Aug 26, 2020 20:51
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Not even close.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:51
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So many grandmas are going to buy the wrong version for their grandson this holiday season.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:52
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XBOX ONE. XBOX SERIES X. XBOX ONE GAME PLAYABLE ON X SERIES.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:54
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I don't think grandmas have bought physical video games in like 15 years dude. It's stupid and confusing and dumb but I don't think that's gonna be an issue. Timmy emails you the Amazon link and you click on it and click Buy.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:54
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*writing down on a piece of paper and handing it to my grandparents telling them what I want for Christmas* lmfao
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Aug 26, 2020 20:55
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I want someone to actually justify how that is acceptable, like executives from Activision and MS/Xbox to explain how some kid's parent this year standing in Walmart is supposed to figure out which one they are meant to buy. What a clusterfuck. They should both be ashamed, Activision for not doing smart delivery, and MS for having that ridiculously similar and confusing box design.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:56
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agreed, no one will be confused by two basically identical boxes that you can only identify between if you have detailed knowledge of microsofts hardware, there will be zero issues from this thing that seems like a joke someone made up to satirize xbox console naming.
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American McGay posted:*writing down on a piece of paper and handing it to my grandparents telling them what I want for Christmas* lmfao As the parent of a five year-old, I'm not sure if you realize what a self-own this is.
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Aug 26, 2020 20:56
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Sounds like your five year-old needs to get with the times.
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Aug 26, 2020 21:00
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American McGay posted:Sounds like your five year-old needs to get with the times. At least grandma will get him the right version of Call of Duty.  
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univbee posted:At least grandma will get him the right version of Call of Duty. Sony wins again!!!
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Aug 26, 2020 21:02
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Incidentally this whole clusterfuck is because Activision wants to charge $70 for PS5/SX version. Welcome to the new normal, we probably won't see anymore $60 games on the new consoles by March.
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Aug 26, 2020 21:04
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What even is the plan here, making people buy the $60 version by mistake and having to return it? It's not cloud streaming, people playing with a lower resolution on the devices they bought does not save Activision money
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Aug 26, 2020 21:07
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Ruffian Price posted:What even is the plan here, making people buy the $60 version by mistake and having to return it? It's not cloud streaming, people playing with a lower resolution on the devices they bought does not save Activision money Making $70 the new normal for game prices.
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Aug 26, 2020 21:08
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So they're fine with losing money on people who mistakenly buy the X1 version for XSX as long as it sets a precedent? You'd think having separate versions without a free upgrade would be enough without making them intentionally hard to distinguish or is it so they are perceived as a "regular" and "gold" version? Can't believe I'm saying this but Control handled that better
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Activision could definitely be playing the long game here, and just wanting to establish $70 as a new normal no matter what. So here's a breakdown of versions: PS4 Physical Version ($60): Runs on PS4; Runs on PS5 via BC (no visual/performance upgrades); Offers a paid ($10) upgrade to the native PS5 version through PSN PS4 Digital Version ($60): Runs on PS4; Runs on PS5 via BC (no visual/performance upgrades); Offers a paid ($10) upgrade to the native PS5 version through PSN PS5 Physical Version ($70): Runs on PS5; Doesn't run on PS4 PS5 Digital Version ($70): Runs on PS5; Also includes PS4 version XB1 Physical Version ($60): Runs on XB1, Runs on XBSX via BC (no visual/performance upgrades); Doesn't offer a paid ($10) upgrade XB1 Digital Version ($60): Runs on XB1, Runs on XBSX via BC (no visual/performance upgrades); upgrade path through the MS store isnt known yet. XBSX Physical Version ($70): Runs on XBSX; Also includes XB1 version XBSX Digital Version ($70): Runs on XBSX; Also includes XB1 version
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Aug 26, 2020 21:17
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Last gen's cross gen period also had a ton of 10 dollar upgrade games didnt it?
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Aug 26, 2020 21:20
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Real hurthling! posted:Last gen's cross gen period also had a ton of 10 dollar upgrade games didnt it? If we only count AAA $60 games, it had four (CoD Ghosts, AC4 Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Watch_Dogs), and then two a year later where it was a free upgrade if you bought the last gen version digitally (Destiny and CoD: AW). Those games included a code for their PS3 package versions that gave you the ability to buy the digital version on PS4 for $10. I think you could also do a store exchange (and I think this was your only option on Xbox). If you bought the next gen version only (disc or digital) then you just paid $60.
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Aug 26, 2020 21:24
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Ruffian Price posted:Can't believe I'm saying this but Control handled that better Uh absolutely not.
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Aug 26, 2020 21:36
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univbee posted:This isn't confusing at all. 
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Aug 26, 2020 21:39
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How many people are going to buy the last-gen version of the game for their next-gen consoles, and then not even notice and continue to just play it in backwards-compatibility mode. I'm guessing at least a million copies.
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Aug 26, 2020 22:25
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COD and activision should gently caress off and die
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Aug 26, 2020 22:27
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CoD games are pretty good tbh
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Aug 26, 2020 22:30
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Glad that extra $10 per unit will go to the devs who have to skip meals to survive oh, it's not going to them, and instead will line the CEO's pockets? huh
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Aug 26, 2020 22:34
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Hey, at least it'll lead to less microtransactions! Narrator: It did not lead to less microtransactions.
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Paying $70 for the privilege of having an in-game vendor berate you for not buying CoD points. Gotta love it.
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Aug 26, 2020 22:44
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That black bar in the corner is 100% going to be updated to add “Series S” before the game releases lol
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AdmiralViscen posted:That black bar in the corner is 100% going to be updated to add “Series S” before the game releases lol The Series S is likely to be a discless console so for physical copies its omission will still apply.
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Aug 26, 2020 22:55
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univbee posted:This isn't confusing at all. This is some serious peak MS marketing right here
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Aug 27, 2020 05:37
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343's being reorganised, with Joseph Staten back in charge of Halo. Kind of wild, that game must be a real mess. Bloomberg link explaining the move.
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Aug 27, 2020 06:04
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I mean you saw that gameplay trailer, right? Because that looked rough
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It did, but given what else has been reported about it being an absolute disaster behind the scenes and 343's track record, the issues seem less 'this game is being held back by current gen tech' and more 'this developer is hosed from toe to tip'. I imagine that game's not coming out until the end of next year, at the very least. It's also worth nothing that Staten wasn't a gameplay director, he was a cinematics and narrative director and writer, which is an area of the game that hasn't really had much spoken about it, either with issues or not, so not a great sign there either.
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