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I said come in! posted:Can't confirm as I bought it at release, but it is also available on Xbox Ultimate Game Pass if that is an option for you? I hope you're able to get it because its an amazing game! Cheers. I’ve got Game Pass but it’s leaving next month and I won’t get a chance to play it, so I wanted to get it with the discount, but it won’t let me.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:08
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The Kins posted:15 million subscribers hurling a minimum of How many people are actually doing this instead of stacking cheap years of Gold and then doing the $1 conversion, though? That's an important nuance to the whole thing as there seem to be a lot of people who are doing this.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:10
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every month definitely adds up, yeah.
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univbee posted:How many people are actually doing this instead of stacking cheap years of Gold and then doing the $1 conversion, though? That's an important nuance to the whole thing as there seem to be a lot of people who are doing this. A "lot of people" is subjective, and is really hard to pin down if your data sources are dealhound sites and gaming forums.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:14
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I doubt it's a significant percentage.
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Evil Badman posted:A "lot of people" is subjective, and is really hard to pin down if your data sources are dealhound sites and gaming forums. Yeah, it's hard to gauge since the active gamer internet is only a small sample of the total number of console users. I guess since the deal is still active after all this time it can't be hurting them that badly.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:16
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Kinda shocked Microsoft is even acknowledging the conspiracy theories
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Sep 23, 2020 20:25
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Kinda shocked how many people entertained the idea
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Sep 23, 2020 20:32
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Not that it's implausible, just the sourcing
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Sep 23, 2020 20:32
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zenintrude posted:Kinda shocked Microsoft is even acknowledging the conspiracy theories I think they are probably referring to news about the bethesda buyout there. I.e. we heard all we would hear on monday
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Sep 23, 2020 20:33
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univbee posted:How many people are actually doing this instead of stacking cheap years of Gold and then doing the $1 conversion, though? That's an important nuance to the whole thing as there seem to be a lot of people who are doing this. It probably doesn’t matter - Microsoft’s plan is to get people hooked on the cheap plans now only to have to renew at full price later on. People will be more inclined to buy an Xbox Series if they’re a subscriber of Game Pass, and they’ll be more inclined to renew Game Pass if they have an Xbox Series. Etcetera. There’s a ton of ways to get Game Pass for dirt cheap right now that I fully suspect will evaporate over the course of the Xbox Series’ first year. On top of the $1 Ultimate “exploit,” half-off GPU codes seems to be going on a different online retailer every day. I’m subscribed to the game memberships tag on Slickdeals and it certainly seems I’m told about it daily. 7-11 had a deal going for a while there where buying Xbox gift cards would also get you free game pass time, probably more I haven’t noticed. Pirate Jet fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Sep 23, 2020 |
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Sep 23, 2020 20:36
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They're controlling people's expectations so they don't get overhyped for something super disappointing (which will happen regardless). The same thing happened a month or two ago where Nintendo teased a mini-direct by saying that Way Forward was working on a new game for an existing IP and everyone freaked out thinking it could possibly be another 2D Metroid or maybe a continuation of the Wario Land series, then 30 minutes later they tweeted out that it wasn't a first party IP and in the end it ended up being loving Bakugan.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:38
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Also "we won't be announcing any new acquisitions" doesn't equate to "we won't be announcing any new partnerships," so it's not like they're slamming the door on bringing Sega's poo poo over.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:47
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 I guess that's why it's 200 dollars.
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TBF they could have some major SEGA related reveal lined up that's not an acquisition, like a console exclusivity deal, and if you're the  type there's plenty of fodder: lack of Yakuza 7 release date for PS5, pulling of AGES releases on Switch, those Japanese tweets, etc.I don't think even that will happen but it wouldn't be as surprising or expensive as a buyout.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:53
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Cojawfee posted:
What is that image supposed to reveal?
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Sep 23, 2020 20:55
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Crafty posted:Bf4 had double the amount of players on the newer consoles compared to the previous gen. To play with half the players on the same maps would have been “very dumb”. Plus I could exclaim “medic!” and “need ammo!” out loud and my Kinect would pick that up in game. Worth it 100% It was also double the framerate, which makes a massive difference especially with first person shooters.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:57
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I would assume the size
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Cojawfee posted:
FWIW  They ain’t cheap. Rinkles posted:What is that image supposed to reveal? How small it is.
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Sep 23, 2020 20:58
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Daric posted:I would assume the size I think the size has been known for over half a year
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Sep 23, 2020 20:59
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Cojawfee posted:
It's about the same price as other PCIe 4.0 SSD's https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Internal-Extreme-Performance-SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB/dp/B07TLYWMYW
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Sep 23, 2020 21:05
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200 for a 1TB high-speed card seems pretty good tbh
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Sep 23, 2020 21:07
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Quantum of Phallus posted:200 for a 1TB high-speed card seems pretty good tbh Yeah for now. IMO the Sony upgrade path is going to be much cheaper in the long run.
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MarcusSA posted:IMO the Sony upgrade path is going to be much cheaper in the long run. Oh yeah for sure
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Quantum of Phallus posted:200 for a 1TB high-speed card seems pretty good tbh Wonder how long it'll take PS5 to reach those prices.
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Sep 23, 2020 21:10
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The new Samsung NVMe PCIe 4.0 drive that's most likely to be certified compatible with the PS5 is $220 for 1TB so it's not like the price is that wildly off base. The issue is still that it's proprietary and will likely not decrease in price at all over time, where as options of the PS5 at least have the possibility of being cheaper in the future.
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Sep 23, 2020 21:10
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m.2 drives already arent big?? they already come in a variety of form factors?? lol its just flash storage you can put it in almost any shape you want.
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Thom12255 posted:It's about the same price as other PCIe 4.0 SSD's https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Internal-Extreme-Performance-SB-ROCKET-NVMe4-1TB/dp/B07TLYWMYW point is that's a really price premium example you're using, try halving the price before accounting for the bulk discount they'd get Wiggly Wayne DDS fucked around with this message at 21:19 on Sep 23, 2020 |
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yeah the thing with the series x drive is its only at pcie3 nvme speeds despite using the pcie4 bus. that is a premium for the part when faster drives are around the same price. unless they drop the price in a year or two youll be paying for 2.4gb/s the same price as a 7gb/s drive on pc lol
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Sep 23, 2020 21:16
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Its only coming from one vendor  $$$
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Sep 23, 2020 21:30
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WattsvilleBlues posted:It was also double the framerate, which makes a massive difference especially with first person shooters. I never played it on the older consoles but it must have been pretty poo poo. Loved BF2 - BF4, hoping BF6 is good again. https://twitter.com/dark1x/status/1308830078692995074 One of the digital foundry guys hinting that improvements to backwards compatability titles might be more widespread than just selected titles
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Why would Microsoft put a PCIe 4.0 drive in the Series but only operate it at 3.0 speeds? Is it a cooling thing like the Switch’s underclocked CPU?
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if i took out my pcie3 nvme and broke it in half and stacked it it would be that size
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Crafty posted:One of the digital foundry guys hinting that improvements to backwards compatability titles might be more widespread than just selected titles Microsoft has talked about stuff like AutoHDR already, which seems to apply to every backward compatible game from what I understand. Also, the One X already offered a performance increase over the One S across the board for games that weren't rock-solid already. I'm playing Crysis Remastered on the One X and it's very evident what the Series X can do to make it better on day one.
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Pirate Jet posted:Why would Microsoft put a PCIe 4.0 drive in the Series but only operate it at 3.0 speeds? Is it a cooling thing like the Switch’s underclocked CPU? You have to wonder why Microsoft makes bad decisions?
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Sep 23, 2020 21:37
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It improves crackdown 3
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Real hurthling! posted:It improves crackdown 3 The power of the cloud was in our hearts.
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idk maybe they use pcie4 internally for stuff who knows without a full indepthh tear down
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Pirate Jet posted:Why would Microsoft put a PCIe 4.0 drive in the Series but only operate it at 3.0 speeds? Is it a cooling thing like the Switch’s underclocked CPU? the ssd tech this gen is p wild and where the console single hardware (mostly..) pushes the envelope for everyone involved, and is again why the series s is such a kneecapping decision e: to be clear pcie4 is just the interface used to connect the drive to other components on the system, it's not the basis of the ssds themselves
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