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Clearly, MS should've called their new console PS6.
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Sep 30, 2020 22:21
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EL BROMANCE posted:Clearly, MS should've called their new console PS6. https://twitter.com/TheOnion/status/1181567182611853312?s=20
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Sep 30, 2020 22:22
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I feel like the big buzzer on QI just went off behind me.
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Sep 30, 2020 22:24
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Crafty posted:"I can't wait to get the Series" Isn't this exactly what Apple did with the watches? No one seems to have beef with that. Although they were smart enough to not reuse letters of the alphabet after 'series'. Wheeee posted:Microsoft gives their consoles meaningless incomprehensible names because they don't want people to associate with the console, they want people to associate with the broader Xbox brand. This is 100% wrong lol. People absolutely say "i drive a 5 series' or 'e class' or whatever.
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Sep 30, 2020 23:59
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Those Madden/FIFA covers are apparently aping a hip new design thing called collaging, which itself is just recreating the instagram aesthetic in a single image but the execution here looks like absolute over busy dogshit.
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Oct 1, 2020 00:02
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Yea, it'd make sense to stick with the 'series' naming convention. Given their history they'll come up with something even more convoluted and confusing for the average consumer.
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Oct 1, 2020 00:03
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It's going to be Xbox Two
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Oct 1, 2020 00:15
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Thom12255 posted:It's going to be Xbox Two Xbox Too
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Oct 1, 2020 00:31
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Barudak posted:Those Madden/FIFA covers are apparently aping a hip new design thing called collaging, which itself is just recreating the instagram aesthetic in a single image but the execution here looks like absolute over busy dogshit. I think it's supposed to remind you of the in-game menus, which are also confusing collages of bullshit.
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Oct 1, 2020 01:02
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MarcusSA posted:Eh. I’d have to see the numbers on that. I could see it being higher but not exponentially higher. I think it'd be significantly higher. In particular the server farms are huge, run 24/7, cost a lot in terms of resources/materials, AND you still need to run your own device to access it. Whereas if all you did was run it on your own device, the only thing you're increasing is a negligible electricity pull.
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Oct 1, 2020 01:16
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lol cmon
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Nuts and Gum posted:Isn't this exactly what Apple did with the watches? No one seems to have beef with that. Although they were smart enough to not reuse letters of the alphabet after 'series'. No, not really. It goes series and then a number, which increases. I have a series 4 and they just announced a series 6. And the distinction is far less important because software compatibility is far, far less of an issue. What Microsoft did would be more akin to the “Apple Watch edition” where they used a word that doesn’t really flow by itself as the naming distinction, and simultaneously not making it clear if it’s newer or older. With Xbox, “series” itself is the name of the console in terms of actual compatibility. I like just about everything Microsoft is doing with this generation. And in some ways blurring the lines between generation (and mid generation) makes sense with their emphasis on GamePass. But the naming (and those box labels) is a clusterfuck and makes it confusing to tell what works on what system, which is a massive part of the point of having dedicated consoles at all in the first place. Escape Goat fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Oct 1, 2020 |
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Oct 1, 2020 06:51
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Escape Goat posted:With Xbox, “series” itself is the name of the console in terms of actual compatibility. And yet neither of those boxes make it clear that the game also works on the Series S. While I think the console naming isn’t good, and the box design is incredibly confusing, you can’t blame them for not putting Series S on them since it doesn’t have a disk drive.
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Oct 1, 2020 06:55
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Magic Mango posted:While I think the console naming isn’t good, and the box design is incredibly confusing, you can’t blame them for not putting Series S on them since it doesn’t have a disk drive. That is a very good point. Okay in this case I’m the moron. Rest of my points I stand by 
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Oct 1, 2020 06:59
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Nuts and Gum posted:Isn't this exactly what Apple did with the watches? No one seems to have beef with that. Although they were smart enough to not reuse letters of the alphabet after 'series'. Yeah not even close to the same thing TBH.
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Oct 1, 2020 07:00
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"There's no way consumers will be able to understand this ridiculous naming scheme!" I type on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20-S Ultra+ 5G.
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Oct 1, 2020 07:05
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American McGay posted:"There's no way consumers will be able to understand this ridiculous naming scheme!" I type on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20-S Ultra+ 5G. You forgot Fan Edition
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Oct 1, 2020 07:07
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American McGay posted:"There's no way consumers will be able to understand this ridiculous naming scheme!" I type on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20-S Ultra+ 5G. I’m typing it on my iPhone SE (they named the second iPhone SE the iPhone SE)
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Oct 1, 2020 07:11
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Crafty posted:They should all just say FOR XBOXES They'd get sued by people with '01 Xboxes.
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Oct 1, 2020 09:18
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The naming convention is absolutely stupid but anyone with even a passing interest in getting a new console is going to be aware of it. The kids telling parents will be very specific because they know it's confusing The adults who want it are smart enough to research it The only subset of people that might buy the wrong thing are people buying it as a gift as a total surprise who are also totally oblivious to games. They'll probably see the pricing and be able to infer that the series X is the equivalent of a ps5. The box art thing is hosed as hell though.
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Oct 1, 2020 09:19
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Yeah isn't most gift giving done off amazon and other wishlists now All the other box arts aside from cod seem to have a big green optimised for series x badge on the cover
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Oct 1, 2020 09:31
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This thread should be drug tested
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Oct 1, 2020 12:15
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For us to have this discussion proves that Microsoft has failed in creating an easy to understand naming convention.
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Oct 1, 2020 12:55
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Crafty posted:I always find it funny when anyone gives Sony credit for calling their 5 consoles 1,2,3,4 and ....5. You’re going to go ballistic over led zeppelin’s album names And yet, none of the rest of them can manage this.
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Oct 1, 2020 12:57
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Arkage posted:I think it'd be significantly higher. In particular the server farms are huge, run 24/7, cost a lot in terms of resources/materials, AND you still need to run your own device to access it. Whereas if all you did was run it on your own device, the only thing you're increasing is a negligible electricity pull. Yeah but the server farm is shared by many users. I feel like the energy cost for a server to run a game could be lower than the energy cost for your personal Xbox to do the same thing. But there is an additional energy cost to communicate the data to and from the server. I feel like the cost to communicate the data to and from the server, which could be far away, might be pretty high. It isn't obvious to me which one is more energy efficient. silence_kit fucked around with this message at 13:27 on Oct 1, 2020 |
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Oct 1, 2020 13:07
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Adaptabullshit posted:For us to have this discussion proves that Microsoft has failed in creating an easy to understand naming convention. I don't think anyone is disagreeing
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Oct 1, 2020 13:17
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American McGay posted:"There's no way consumers will be able to understand this ridiculous naming scheme!" I type on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20-S Ultra+ 5G. You say this facetiously but this sort of thing was actually a bit of a problem when I worked in retail a long time ago. From people who I used to work with, this got especially bad when Apple ditched numbering their iPads because consumers just could not figure out accessory compatibility with any degree of certainty. For the most part though, Samsung and Apple get away with these stupid product names because they force more strict product merchandising requirements onto retailers and have retailers push first party products.
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Oct 1, 2020 14:24
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Have to say I've been enjoying some random Gamepass games I never would've paid for otherwise. Specifically, Deliver Us the Moon (good story, light puzzles), Carrion, Observer, Sea Salt, with the last three all having very unique gameplay systems. Although gently caress Sea Salt's difficulty spikes and lack of quick save or even mid-level saves. Also did a quick run through of Battletoads (wasn't that bad), and have Streets of Rage 4 & Dishonored 2 yet to get through.
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Oct 1, 2020 14:32
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Sea and Salt is like 70% of the way to a classic and it sucks because it just isn't all there and ends up falling into "flawed and interesting". Would play Sea and Salt 2 in a heartbeat.
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Oct 1, 2020 14:51
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Barudak posted:Sea and Salt is like 70% of the way to a classic and it sucks because it just isn't all there and ends up falling into "flawed and interesting". Would play Sea and Salt 2 in a heartbeat.
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Oct 1, 2020 17:27
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My pc gamepass expired, so used Rewards points to put more money into the account, but it would not let me use the account money to keep going. It was trying to force me to put in a credit card. Week and a half later and I see that it finally auto charged with the standard money in the account. But why make it so difficult, Microsoft.
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Oct 1, 2020 19:08
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OgNar posted:My pc gamepass expired, so used Rewards points to put more money into the account, but it would not let me use the account money to keep going. Because all the money is in getting you to attach a payment method and then hoping you forget/are too lazy to cancel it.
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Oct 1, 2020 19:10
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That money goes towards Phil Spencer’s new yacht, and he deserves it
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Oct 2, 2020 00:05
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Akuma posted:Are you talking about Sea Salt or Salt and Sanctuary because the "and" you're throwing in there is weirding me out Meant Sea Salt, the one where you play the cultist commanding the power of the deep ones. My entire playthrough was me going "oh man, this is almost great".
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Oct 2, 2020 01:07
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Zat posted:I guess they also couldn't really do any promo shoots because of COVID. I still don't like them, instead they should've done something like NHL is the only game my wife will play, and a huge reason is because she was a huge Kirk McLean fan and saw this box art back when she was 15. Like she can't drive a car to save her life in gta but can do a juke and one timer no probs.
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Oct 2, 2020 01:35
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I did it, I got a pre-order series x. I wanted it so i bought it and that's my statement judge stux, please be lenient.
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Oct 2, 2020 12:28
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Crafty posted:I did it, I got a pre-order series x.
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Oct 2, 2020 12:29
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My sentence is NO GOOD launch titles
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Crafty posted:I did it, I got a pre-order series x. Ewwwww
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