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Update on my dead X1X: With a local repair shop declaring it unrecoverable after playing with for a week, my Xbox One X seems to have revived itself with the latest OSU1 offline update to rs_xbox_release_2011.201117-2300 (from a weird Xbox Insider release that was completely unbootable - 19041.4402.amd64fre.vb_release_xbox_dev_2010.201023-1840). I loving hate technology sometimes. Moral of the story - stay out of Xbox Insider. And I'm lucky I had my games on an external HDD. Otherwise you might be out $250 of Microsoft repair tax to fix their broken software. Even used X1X's are up in the ~$250 range right now, close to XSS, what's up with that? Evil Robot fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Dec 2, 2020 |
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ErrEff posted:ME3 was released right before every publisher under the sun decided to embrace season passes as standard, but it's weird that EA never added a "all-in-one pack" option. I guess they knew the dedicated fans would buy them all anyway, so why give a discount? Even shittier, they released a mass effect trilogy box set with all three games. No DLC included. I finally broke down and bought it all a few years ago, and it went on sale a week later. MS refunded me the difference.
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GuyonthecoucH posted:I can now fully appreciate this breakdown of that track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npxxDOziOoY Devil May Cry 5 continues the legacy of it honestly. They even got RULES OF NATURE guy to do the vocals for the song they added for Special Edition
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Dec 2, 2020 09:05
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Evil Robot posted:Even used X1X's are up in the ~$250 range right now, close to XSS, what's up with that? Because you can't just walk into a store and buy any of them. I've considered selling one of my xbox one Ss locally since I could get a few bucks for it.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Morrowind 60fps 4K Hell yeah! I already bought it day 1.
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Evil Robot posted:Update on my dead X1X: Im happy yours is fixed. after the xbox one release where party chat didnt work with non-insiders if you were in the insider program and applied a beta update, i opted out. There is absolutely nothing to gain from beta testing an OS as the end user. phones too. i have no idea why people are so obsessed with being on the bleeding edge of buggy software. edit: one X prices are the way they are because its still a good console and its been discontinued so you cannot buy them new. for reference pre-owned x1x at ebgames in australia are $500AUD (they launched at $700/750). used market here is $300-450 depending on accessories. I sold mine for $400.
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Evil Robot posted:Moral of the story - stay out of Xbox Insider. And I'm lucky I had my games on an external HDD. Otherwise you might be out $250 of Microsoft repair tax to fix their broken software. Even used X1X's are up in the ~$250 range right now, close to XSS, what's up with that? I don't know why people sign up to it to be honest. If Microsoft want me to beta test their poo poo they can pay me. 
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People used to pay Apple $100 a year for the privilege to beta test the newest iphone software before they opened it up and started doing public tests. Tech obsessed people aren't rational.
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Control is coming to Game Pass console but not PC. Nier and Devil May Cry 5 were big misses too. Seems like the issue is that none of those games are available on the Windows Store and the publishers are not inclined to port them over.
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Fanatic posted:I don't know why people sign up to it to be honest. If Microsoft want me to beta test their poo poo they can pay me. I signed up back during the xCloud beta because it was required for console streaming and I had a vision of playing games while chilling in the garden. lovely wireless signal put paid to that idea. It seemed like every other time I booted the console there was another update in order to play online (I don't use Instant On), and once it kicked me out of a strike in Destiny 2 with no warning because the update had become mandatory at that very moment.
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Some PS3 consoles apparently still sell for an ok amount. I have the backwards compatible one and I think I could get like... $200-$250 for it?
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Oh wow, just noticed that Hypnospace Outlaw is on Game Pass! If they keep maintaining a legit selection for both console and PC ima be real excited about my plan to own a Series S and never buy a game for it.
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Martman posted:Oh wow, just noticed that Hypnospace Outlaw is on Game Pass! If they keep maintaining a legit selection for both console and PC ima be real excited about my plan to own a Series S and never buy a game for it. This was my plan but I bought Yakuza
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strange feelings re Daisy posted:Control is coming to Game Pass console but not PC. Nier and Devil May Cry 5 were big misses too. Seems like the issue is that none of those games are available on the Windows Store and the publishers are not inclined to port them over. Control and DMC5 are getting next gen re-releases, which may be why? lovely move by the publishers. Microsoft was pushing hard for free upgrades but people are expected to re-buy these. Not sure if something similar might happen with Nier? They do have the remake/remaster of an older Nier game on the way so who knows? Edit: Also regarding PC, DMC5 isn't getting the next-gen re-release on PC. They're releasing a free patch with Vergil but all the other content is console exclusive to the re-release which is extra lovely of Capcom.
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Ok I was excited for Game Pass Dragon Quest 11 since I keep starting the demo on multiple platforms but never bought the game But did they really release it with worse graphics? What is the logic here exactly? SUNKOS posted:Control and DMC5 are getting next gen re-releases, which may be why? lovely move by the publishers. Microsoft was pushing hard for free upgrades but people are expected to re-buy these. Not sure if something similar might happen with Nier? They do have the remake/remaster of an older Nier game on the way so who knows? I'm 99% sure this is why both Control and DMC have had kinda weird gamepass runs. Like I can DL DMC5 on new Xbox right now, but the Special Edition with Vergil and the next gen improvements I think still needs to be bought. Control seems to be in a similar situation. Bit disappointing as 99% of games seem to be getting either pretty good performance on the new console, or explicitly free patches to Run on X/S
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Ok I was excited for Game Pass Dragon Quest 11 since I keep starting the demo on multiple platforms but never bought the game The “logic” is that it’s a port of the switch version running on a different version of Unreal. You’re not gonna notice or care
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Ok I was excited for Game Pass Dragon Quest 11 since I keep starting the demo on multiple platforms but never bought the game 
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American McGay posted:It's a port of the definitive edition, which itself was a slightly reworked version of the game with a bunch of extra content exclusive to the Switch. Also I'm guessing you just read the "worse graphics" part somewhere online and aren't talking about your personal experience. You likely wouldn't be able to tell which was which. Yeah I 100% read it in a tweet lol I have not played the game yet Ah well. Will not argue with "free" Dq11
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I thought me3 was worse than Andromeda, even though they dropped a reaper on my apartment in the intro which was cool.
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What are some of the easiest games on game pass to earn an achievement with? Things like you can get one, 5 minutes in, during a tutorial.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:What are some of the easiest games on game pass to earn an achievement with? Things like you can get one, 5 minutes in, during a tutorial. Here's a list of games on Game Pass in order of how quick you can get all the achievements: https://www.trueachievements.com/xbox-game-pass/games?order=CompletionTime The Gardens Between is a really good and overlooked little puzzle game.
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A lot of the old XBLA games have an easy first achievement, so they could then tell you "Unlock the full game now!".
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Hyperdot has a few easy to get ones. Fairly quick to install too
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MazelTovCocktail posted:What are some of the easiest games on game pass to earn an achievement with? Things like you can get one, 5 minutes in, during a tutorial. There's a couple on PC that are super easy to get due to using the developer console. Check out Maka91's YT channel, he has video guides for them.
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Ordered a series x monday night (11pm) arrived today (wed) 10am. Quick turnaround. Got it off the microsoft marketplace on the xbox, so if you've got an existing console, open the marketplace, search for series x (because it'll probably only show one x and series s on the marketplace as in stock) and just keep hammering A until it finally adds to your basket, took about 15 mins for me, now and again i'd see the 'out of stock text' vanish over the icon but i'd still get an error, so just keep trying to add it to your basket. Then when it is in your basket, keep hammering a or x to check out, eventually you'll get the checkout screen, hit next and you have yourself a new xbox series x, despite the microsoft website saying they are not in stock. (Australia btw) A few other people have managed to buy it this way as well, read about it on another forum.
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Are you guys going to play games you wouldn't normally like just for achievements? The true prize for gaming is the enjoyment you receive for playing the game itself.  
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Here's a good comparison video for DQXI. I'm still looking forward to playing it again, I got like half-way through the original on PC before I lost interest and never picked it up again. Hope I can stick with it this time and finish it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_YeuubHOdQ Note the close-up shots of the hero's hands as he holds the scarf. There is a slight overall reduction in polycounts on the high-res cutscene models (curved surfaces suffer the most) and it's really puzzling that SE couldn't just add the original ones back in, but SE gonna SE. The lighting, materials and effects being different between UE engine versions is completely understandable, but this isn't.
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John F Bennett posted:Are you guys going to play games you wouldn't normally like just for achievements? The true prize for gaming is the enjoyment you receive for playing the game itself. Of course. SokoBunny won't play itself.
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Thanks for all the tips! Funny enough I forgot I did one past midnight today so I already got one, but that last and info will prove quite useful.
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Empress Brosephine posted:Thanks this is all helpful. I only need one maybe a foot longer than the included one. I found this 10-footer (no idea if this is a reliable cable or not, I just found it on Amazon).  Note the price jump going from 10ft to 25ft.
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That's crazy lmao. Thanks for that though I'll buy it.
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Has anyone tried Panzer Dragoon Saga yet 👀
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Evil Robot posted:Moral of the story - stay out of Xbox Insider. And I'm lucky I had my games on an external HDD. Otherwise you might be out $250 of Microsoft repair tax to fix their broken software. I mean, let's be clear here - you signed up for a program without understanding the ramifications and then neglected to keep your console up to date for several months. Say what you will about the usefulness of the Insider program, but neither of those things are the Insider program's fault and the latter would be equally terrible even if you weren't in the Insider program. The whole story about "the console just magically updated itself" still doesn't hold a lot of water to me and quite frankly I think it's plainly an issue of needing to RTFM
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barnold posted:I mean, let's be clear here - you signed up for a program without understanding the ramifications and then neglected to keep your console up to date for several months. Say what you will about the usefulness of the Insider program, but neither of those things are the Insider program's fault and the latter would be equally terrible even if you weren't in the Insider program. The whole story about "the console just magically updated itself" still doesn't hold a lot of water to me and quite frankly I think it's plainly an issue of needing to RTFM Holy poo poo look at this awful opinion, I would put this squarely on MS having shoddy software QA processes (which if you've paid attention to their past few major Windows 10 updates, woo boy have those been fun).
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buttchugging adderall posted:Holy poo poo look at this awful opinion, I would put this squarely on MS having shoddy software QA processes (which if you've paid attention to their past few major Windows 10 updates, woo boy have those been fun). Everybody’s QA has gone down the toilet. Now that you know you can release updates constantly, nobody is afraid of releasing poo poo anymore because you can just patch it right after. Software quality is the worst it’s ever been, but at least we can slap new features out there quickly.
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buttchugging adderall posted:Holy poo poo look at this awful opinion, I would put this squarely on MS having shoddy software QA processes (which if you've paid attention to their past few major Windows 10 updates, woo boy have those been fun). so don't sign up for the loving Insider program then lmfao I've been between RTM, beta rings, and delta rings for over four years across two different Xbox consoles (OG and One X) and never had a single problem whatsoever. barnold fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Dec 2, 2020 |
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this is like when people on apple forums sideload dev profiles and their batteries die in seconds
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buttchugging adderall posted:Holy poo poo look at this awful opinion, I would put this squarely on MS having shoddy software QA processes (which if you've paid attention to their past few major Windows 10 updates, woo boy have those been fun). Putting yourself in the insider program is explicitly ticking the big optional box that says "send me the buggy poo poo"
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And then leave 1 star reviews for all the apps that haven't been updated to the beta OS yet
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Quantum of Phallus posted:this is like when people on apple forums sideload dev profiles and their batteries die in seconds this. it's like rooting an android. the potential cons far outweigh the pros and I 100% am going to laugh at someone who bricks their poo poo. fool's errand. don't root your android, and don't install Insider builds (unless you have a really really good reason why, but unlike rooting there is legitimately zero benefit to installing an Insider build)
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