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Storm One posted:Why the gently caress do they keep pulling this poo poo, just let users pick the resolution already. Are there even any 1440p TVs? Agree though that sometimes it makes sense to settle for 1080p. And definitely agree that 45 fps is a problematic choice.
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John from Digital Foundry thinks it's not a cap, but an average. https://twitter.com/dark1x/status/1383013775674990592?s=21
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Apr 16, 2021 12:24
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Sure, and I believe that's what QoP was assuming as well, but any non-integer factors of 60 are going to look like arse in a regular display. The only good choices are stable 60 or 30, really. 45fps average means judder, we'd be better off with capped 30 (or, y'know, locked 1080p60, or 720p even).
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Apr 16, 2021 12:35
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I actually assumed it was a cap because I have no idea why you’d want to advertise your game averages 45fps instead of just... capping it on consoles that don’t support VRR
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Apr 16, 2021 12:55
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Yeah it's pretty clear it's not a cap - title of the table says 'expected frame rates' so maybe they thought it was worth it to have some sections not hit 60 with raytracing on.
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Apr 16, 2021 12:57
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1440p is the gaming monitor sweet spot right now so I'm assuming they are aiming at a lot of players also playing on monitors instead of couch.
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Apr 16, 2021 13:01
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There's also Arkham Asylum on One X, which for some reason runs at a locked 45 fps. So an actual 45 fps cap wouldn't be entirely without a precedent. Arkham City is 30 fps, however.
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Apr 16, 2021 13:18
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MLB is out for early access baseball touchers. Verdict: It's Good
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So are they relying on VRR to not make that average 45fps feel like dog poo poo?
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Apr 16, 2021 18:45
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Look at these resident evil village specs: Basically leave raytracing turned off will be my policy for this. Will see how good it really is in the digital foundry review, but will likely just leave it off.
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barnold posted:MLB is out for early access baseball touchers. Verdict: It's Good The only complaint i've seen so far is that you are locked into one player for Road to the Show. If you want to make multiple save files for new players, you're unable to do this now. It's a weird change, because this has always been a thing the Show playerbase does.
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I said come in! posted:The only complaint i've seen so far is that you are locked into one player for Road to the Show. If you want to make multiple save files for new players, you're unable to do this now. It's a weird change, because this has always been a thing the Show playerbase does. Didn't even notice honestly. I'm going to blame the new RTTS-DD integration this year for this
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Apr 16, 2021 19:07
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Otherwise I am glad to see that MLB the Show 21 is a solid release, even on Xbox. I am excited to start playing it on the 20th. I was nervous because the beta test was really rough.
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Apr 16, 2021 19:15
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I really like the texture they added to the series x/s version of the controllers. Particularly on the triggers, feels nice. Also I love that the controllers from the bone to the series gens are back AND forward compatible. Someday when people can come over again I will actually have four controllers for party games.
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Apr 16, 2021 19:20
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Someone made a Jurassic Park stadium in the Show 21 https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/ms5925/welcome_to_jurassic_park/
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Apr 16, 2021 19:23
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How are the load times flipping through menus and stuff because that eventually drove me crazy on the PS4
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Apr 16, 2021 19:36
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GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:How are the load times flipping through menus and stuff because that eventually drove me crazy on the PS4 so fast that seeing the same exact loving picture of jackie robinson in every loving loading screen won't even bother you after a while seriously SDS what the gently caress could you only afford a single stock photo or something
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I said come in! posted:Otherwise I am glad to see that MLB the Show 21 is a solid release, even on Xbox. I am excited to start playing it on the 20th. I was nervous because the beta test was really rough. i dont think anything could be worse than RBI '20. I paid $15 for it, and I am siting on an average cost of around 50 cents per inning as a result. It's just terrible.
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Also it's worth pointing out that on Xbox, the controls listed in the menu are completely wrong for fielding  I was wondering why my RTTS guy kept throwing to 3rd base and it's because SDS has no idea how their own control scheme worksEDIT: Seriously, do NOT play RTTS until the game gets patched. The poo poo is so loving broken it's actually hilarious. None of the controls match up to what's presented to you on screen, you can't throw the ball as a fielder, you can't take an aggressive lead as a base-runner, controlling your player with the analog stick for Advance/Return literally doesn't loving work. Are you on 1st and the batter flies out to left? Hope you like getting doubled up because your guy is going to run straight to 2nd anyway without tagging up, and only after he reaches the base will he consider running back to first even if you've held the analog stick down to Return the entire time. I guess that technical test really did a lot of good. DD plays fine but RTTS doesn't work at all. I wonder if it's the same on PS barnold fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Apr 16, 2021 |
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Apr 16, 2021 19:51
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I hate it when the forums go down for maintenance. Playing The Division 2 on my Series X and it's mad how much of a difference 60FPS makes to gameplay next to 30. Also the music in these games is loving unreal. Just a rhythmic pulse with some synth overlaid. Marvellous.
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Apr 16, 2021 20:31
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Division 2 has a ridiculously great soundtrack, I loved the classified mission in the night club for that.
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Apr 16, 2021 20:34
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Pleased the One X handles the new Resident Evil at 1080p 60fps, I'm just wondering if there will be graphical sacrifices to hit that or it will literally look like a lower res version of the Series X build, just without the fancy raytracing and HDR. Do we know if the game works with Microsoft's initiative for games to be cross-gen and only needing to be purchased once? So if it's bought on One X it will work on Series X with all the extra features whenever the console's actually available to buy somewhere? Xbox has become my main console now because of that and Sony not being as considerate, so I hope it's part of the program and isn't being held back because Sony has the marketing deal for it. Also, does anyone know how many years of XBL Gold you can stack on your account? I think someone once said it was 3? I've no interest in Game Pass and just want to stick with Live.
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Apr 16, 2021 23:06
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SUNKOS posted:Also, does anyone know how many years of XBL Gold you can stack on your account? I think someone once said it was 3? I've no interest in Game Pass and just want to stick with Live. Yeah the maximum is 36 months.
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Apr 16, 2021 23:13
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Hulk Krogan posted:Yeah the maximum is 36 months. that's not just the limit for GPU conversion? strange for them to not allow max stacking; subwise. suddently reminded of a sweet free ride i got on live from 2007-2013 or so because it took that long for them to notice a glitch on their end which said my sub expired in the year 0001 or somesuchyear like that(a glitch which, afaik, stemmed from being part of the XBL beta in 2002).
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Apr 16, 2021 23:21
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Nah it's the max for a regular Live Gold sub. When I went to stack mine up before converting to gpu, I had to wait like a month to apply the last 12-month code Gold code, because I was already at 25 months and it would have put me over the cap. Relatedly, it's pretty funny if you turn off automatic billing after stacking up a bunch of time. You get taken to a page that's like "nooooooo, you'll lose out on all your sweet Xbox Live Gold benefits in, uh....*checks notes* 2023!" Hulk Krogan fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Apr 16, 2021 |
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Apr 16, 2021 23:26
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probably something to do with using the wrong RAM; can't store dates too far futured.
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It might be a liability thing where they don't want people stacking up 20 years of gamepass in case it ever fails and they have to end it.
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barnold posted:Also it's worth pointing out that on Xbox, the controls listed in the menu are completely wrong for fielding Hopefully there's a day one patch
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There definitely will be. I'm sure this early access period, like most, is just an extension of the tech preview and will be used to inform that 50GB day one patch
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Butterflysmasher posted:a glitch which, afaik, stemmed from being part of the XBL beta in 2002). Ha, I was on the beta. Did they ever send you free stuff? They sent me a copy of Mechwarrior.
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SUNKOS posted:I've no interest in Game Pass and just want to stick with Live. You don’t want to pay literally $1 for 3 years of access to 300+ games? What is wrong with you man. I’m not sure why anyone would want to buy more than 3 years of live, that’s like a genuine long term investment. There’s options that will give you a much better return than giving Microsoft an interest free loan for 3+ years.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Ha, I was on the beta. Did they ever send you free stuff? They sent me a copy of Mechwarrior. just an embarrassing 'im good with my hands *xbox branding*' t-shirt & those free years of online service(though as i remember the initial kit with headset/revolt live was free too)
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Doctor Nutt posted:Division 2 has a ridiculously great soundtrack, I loved the classified mission in the night club for that. Yeah it's great. My 8 hour free trial ended earlier today and going back to the first game at 30FPS and its insanely complicated levelling system is horribly jarring. Is 2 likely to be on Game Pass or Games with Gold any time? Not a huge deal as I just bought it off Amazon for £6.49. I really hope that 30FPS gets consigned to the history books when the new consoles start being the primary target for developers. This is the first time that consoles are really like high end gaming PCs and I hope they treat them as such. Really can't wait to see what this hardware can do. WattsvilleBlues fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Apr 17, 2021 |
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Yeah it's great. My 8 hour free trial ended earlier today and going back to the first game at 30FPS and its insanely complicated levelling system is horribly jarring. You just missed the complete edition being on sale for like 20 bucks, it brings me no pleasure to report this news. But yeah, personally having tried both of them on the series x I wouldn't touch div 1 again after 2. In addition to 30 fps feeling bad it feels like it has a weird amount of input lag or something that's not helped by my TV's game mode.
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Doctor Nutt posted:I really like the texture they added to the series x/s version of the controllers. Particularly on the triggers, feels nice. Oh yeah, the grip texture is really nice, enough that I'm considering buying an extra controller to use on my PC too. Any recommendations for rechargeable batteries for the controllers? I know Microsoft used to sell a charging kit for controllers that could be charged inside of the controller, but I don't know if they still do or if there are third party alternatives that work fine and won't set my living room on fire.
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Get eneloops or any other rechargeable AA batteries. The main benefit of the official Microsoft kit is that you can charge the battery pack while using the controller.
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Eneloops or just Amazon Basics rechargeable for the last decade have been fine for me.
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Looks like I can get a charger and four pack of them for about half the cost of the Microsoft equivalent, so that's sufficient enough to always have a backup pair of batteries ready for my controller. I'll give em a shot, thanks!
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