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Not that anyone but me cares - but I talked to Microsoft's sales people and they report they have ordered additional runs of the 20th anniversary controllers and will be releasing them on 11/15. The Forza one is still available at GameStop and I might grab that too. I worked 2 hours of OT last night so the wifey can't complain (much) about it.
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hello how do I get an xbox series s besides financing it for double msrp
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wolfs posted:hello how do I get an xbox series s besides financing it for double msrp Walk into costco and take the little card thing up to the cash register and pay $289 (and presumably tax unless you're one of us cool kids who lives in Oregon). If you're not a costco member, you can always have a friend who is take you, or buy you a gift card for costco. that works as a day pass for non members. I did that for a buddy so he could buy a tv.
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Xbox just put out an update that fucks up your system, so watch out, just called in and as we were going through the steps it was flagged for all of support as more calls came in. No solution yet, but I'll be the first to know . I'm on insider build, don't know if that matters.
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bushisms.txt posted:Xbox just put out an update that fucks up your system, so watch out, just called in and as we were going through the steps it was flagged for all of support as more calls came in. No solution yet, but I'll be the first to know Fucks up how exactly? And what insider ring are you on?
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Honestly it still baffles me that people volunteer to be unpaid beta testers for a multi-billion dollar corporation's product.  To each their own I guess. Edit: is risking your console's functionality really worth it? Fanatic fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Oct 16, 2021 |
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Oct 16, 2021 05:30
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I'm really looking forward to playing that Crysis Remastered Trilogy...on Black Friday if it goes on sale. No way am I paying $50 for that, especially because I already bought the first one remastered on Switch when it came out last year.
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Fanatic posted:Honestly it still baffles me that people volunteer to be unpaid beta testers for a multi-billion dollar corporation's product. It won't be bricked. Generally speaking, if something goes wrong with an update that prevents the console from booting, you can restore the console using a USB drive. It's pretty hard to brick the console from software alone, much like your own PC (and for the same reasons).
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Rageaholic posted:I'm really looking forward to playing that Crysis Remastered Trilogy...on Black Friday if it goes on sale. No way am I paying $50 for that, especially because I already bought the first one remastered on Switch when it came out last year. Does that one have gyro aiming?
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Nuts and Gum posted:Does that one have gyro aiming? On switch, yep
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This was posted in the video game deals thread. DC Murderverse posted:If you ignore the actual context that this controller spawned from then this is a really good deal on a Something Awful-themed Series X controller
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Well that's very unfortunate text placement. 
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And why are the buttons not coloured, now I'll be forced to read them.
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LIVE AMMO COSPLAY posted:Too many games default to painfully low stick sensitivity/camera speed and it feels awful. It's especially bad in 30fps titles. I find the default sens too high actually in most game, I always have to turn it down to the minimum or like 2/10. I like a bit of aiming acceleration as it adds some immersive weight to movement in FPS and means you can have slow flick aiming and fast turning by holding the stick longer. My favourite FPS handling was in Killzone 2 though if that tells you anything.
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otter posted:Not that anyone but me cares - but I talked to Microsoft's sales people and they report they have ordered additional runs of the 20th anniversary controllers and will be releasing them on 11/15. The preorder in Japan sold out reeeeaaaal quick too, I hope that holds true here too. wolfs posted:hello how do I get an xbox series s besides financing it for double msrp Where are you located? It sounds like more are in stock than before, but YMMV.
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Oh nice, I didn't know Evil Genius 2 is coming to game pass next month.
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psyman posted:I find the default sens too high actually in most game, I always have to turn it down to the minimum or like 2/10. What
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otter posted:This was posted in the video game deals thread. It's a nice looking controller in person. I've taken mine out of its box once and then put it back because I have two other Xbox controllers I use regularly.
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I've been enjoying The Good Life well enough, but so help me God if I have to hear "goddamn hellhole" one more time...
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irpoweroutlet posted:Fucks up how exactly? And what insider ring are you on? When you turn on the system, it errors and asks you to restart. Ms support says the only option is to remove your account and reset your xbox. But it still doesn't work. Can't even update offline. I ended up playing gears 5 with my bff via XCloud on my phone, couldn't get the PC to recognize my controller for it specifically, and it was pretty smooth for the most part. bushisms.txt fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Oct 16, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/minecraft/status/1449409084810276868?s=21 I didn't expect the Java version to come to Gamepass.
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EDIT: Beaten
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otter posted:Walk into costco and take the little card thing up to the cash register and pay $289 (and presumably tax unless you're one of us cool kids who lives in Oregon). Or check Amazon/Walmart, they seem to have them more often than not these days.
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As someone who long ago lost their login for the Java version I’m very happy that the weird unstable Minecraft is going on as well.
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I wish they put Minecraft ray tracing on Xbox. I haven’t played Minecraft in years but the ray tracing in that game looks awesome.
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Fanatic posted:Make sure it's seated correctly. Are all these rechargeable battery packs about the same? Like if I pick up Best Buy's house brand one, will that be fine in my Series X controller? e: Huh, there are multiple Amazon reviews for the battery I have (the official Microsoft rechargeable one + USB-C cable) saying that it stopped charging after a month or a couple months. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Oct 16, 2021 |
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I would strongly recommend rechargeable AA batteries, like Eneloops. You can still plug the controller in to get power, it just won't charge the batteries. I've never had great luck with the Xbox 360 or One charge-and-play packs. Very happy with my Eneloops.
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I bought these and just swap them out every week and have never had a problem but also they apparently don't exist anymore so get owned idiots.
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American McGay posted:I bought these and just swap them out every week and have never had a problem but also they apparently don't exist anymore so get owned idiots. I have these too. They work very well.
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Blue Raider posted:I have these too. They work very well. I also have these and they are great.
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American McGay posted:I bought these and just swap them out every week and have never had a problem but also they apparently don't exist anymore so get owned idiots. I honestly don't see the point of buying this instead of good AA rechargeables such as Ikea's Ladda 2450mAh for less money anyway. I don't see that form factor making it any more convenient to use.
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I only have to grab one battery instead of two. Hth OP.
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American McGay posted:I bought these and just swap them out every week and have never had a problem but also they apparently don't exist anymore so get owned idiots. Bought the same ones for my kid and they've been perfect.
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boz posted:Bought the same ones for my kid and they've been perfect. What amperage is your child?
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I'm looking at similar looking battery packs with charger and some reviews for them say they're safety hazards  I don't want to buy something like that by accident.
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Well now you know, so you're buying them on purpose.
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I already got my Goon Squad controller a few minutes ago (what was that, Friday? when I ordered it??) Looks good, Feels really good (cause it's an xbox controller). The box was a bit mushed, but whatever.
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Zat posted:I honestly don't see the point of buying this instead of good AA rechargeables such as Ikea's Ladda 2450mAh for less money anyway. I don't see that form factor making it any more convenient to use. The form factor makes it more problematic in all honesty. I bought a fist-full of "Energizer" brand rechargeable AA cells and a charger 12 months ago and haven't looked back. I keep a few charged cells ready to go, so when the controller dies the flat cells go straight into the charger sitting two feet away, and the fresh ones are swapped in. Takes moments, and I'm not stuck with some custom-shelled thing that doesn't work in any other devices and can only be charged with another custom thing. Genuinely no loving idea why people go out and buy branded charge "kits" and then get surprised when they're poo poo-house, in build quality, function or both. Just don't do it, keep your battery life as simple as possible.
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