Xbox Series X / S

WaRLoRd ZA said:
I believe it's if the deal is approved then the agreement will already be in place. They signed agreements in order to support the deal and get it approved. So Microsoft signing a binding contract to say that if/when the deal is approved then the contract will be legally active.

At the moment it's only the 3 regulatory bodies (EU,CMA/UK and FTC/US that have concerns. Unions and shareholders already approved and a handful of other countries/bodies. Just Sony is still against the deal. But that isn't really a concern as they can't legally block the deal. Only the regulators can or try to at least.

The reason Sony don't want to sign an agreement is because they are hoping the regulators will block. That was the plan from the start. But if the deal gets approved then they will have to come to the table and sign and agreement if they want cod on Playstation. The more companies sign agreements to support the deal the more pressure it puts on Sony. They were even asked to provide legal documentation in court to prove the claims and concerns they have been expressing for the last year are indeed legitimate. So they are in a tough spot.

If one regulator approves then it puts pressure on the other 2 remaining bodies. No one wants to look bad and Microsoft seem to have a strong case to get this thing done. If it will get approved after all I'm not sure. But most of the analysts and people who are close to this predicts it will. Will know soon enough. I don't personally have a issue with it. If you have access to GP via console or pc then cool. More games
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Yeah see they pushing the "We are em underdogs"

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Cause its odd that US (Xbox main market) sales are missing
 
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Can't remember if it was this thread where people were asking which batteries are good for the Xbox controller.

Anyways, I bought some of these Toshiba 2600MaH ones a few weeks ago and they last me pretty long.

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AlphaJohn said:
Yeah see they pushing the "We are em underdogs"

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Cause its odd that US (Xbox main market) sales are missing
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You DO know that US falls under Global.

Which at 70% to $ony is pretty darn proof of their dominance and just more evidence they are bitching about nothing. If $ony could buy COD or Activision i can ensure you they will not think twice about exclusivity and dominating the market even more...
 
AlphaJohn said:
Yeah see they pushing the "We are em underdogs"

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Cause its odd that US (Xbox main market) sales are missing
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They purposefully left out NA cause a 55/45 split doesn't look 'great' when you're trying to convince the FTC of a 2:1 ratio ;)
 
COD is a cash cow for who ever owns it. It's not about console dominance here, it's about money period.

Sony is the leader finish and klaar when it comes to consoles, not starfield not nothing Microsoft releases will catch up to Sony from a gaming console perspective.

Then again Microsoft is not about consoles... It's about the eco system, the play anywhere on anything as long as we got you in the eco system (subscription)

Microsoft making it available to Nintendo and now even on the Nvidia games service (which apparently sits at 20m users) is also not about "making it available" to everyone to play, it may look like it but again I would think that even on those services there would be some form of deal which would line Microsoft pockets in some way.

Both sides have an equal reason to fight each other as the side that wins is the one that gets the money. At the very core of it these are companies out there to make money... Period.
 
Anyone got an update how the friends and family gamepass works.
If I have purchased games and the person I share with has purchased games, what happens?
Do purchased games share across accounts?
 
Suppose it was just us being entitled thinking we could get 5 (6) people with all the gameshare and gamepass benefits at R199.00 per month.

AFAIK, if you upgrade to the Friend & Family bundle, you can keep your gameshare partner that has all the benefits. So effectively will be 6 people /accounts with the gamepass ultimate access, with 2 ( you and previous gameshare bud) with the full gameshare access.

Whomever has the sub running controls who gets added/removed.
 
Thought I'd report back on Atomic Update Heart to see if my opinion is shared.

On the surface it looks like a great game, and at times I feel like it is. However, there are issues that bug the hell out of me, and they really kill chances of being engrossed in an immersive experience:

* Sometimes the robots a short distance away have animations running at what appears to be half rate - it looks terrible
* The walking / running speed is terrible, and if you turn, you are slowed down
* Sometimes when you get klapped by robots you are in a stun lock. If you are up against more than one, you can easily get stun locked until you die. This is a huge gripe of mine.
* The fight mechanics are a bit frustrating. I get why they have done this - so you can upgrade weapons to increase attack speed, etc. But hell, it's very annoying swinging an axe that takes a year to come down, while the robots are zipping around you

Then, the elephant sized patches that are in the room - this boggles my mind:

* Preloaded 70ish GB the week before launch
* Day-one patch, another 70ish GB
* Day-two-or-three patch, yet another 70ish GB patch
* Small 16ish GB patch some time after that
* Another small one after that

Patch after patch, it still feels as awful to play as it did the first time.

I've seen a lot of complaints about the voice acting, but at least I can say that doesn't bother me. But yeah, I am a good 6h into the game, and I am on the fence about recommending it to anyone else. Especially for those who don't have gamepass.
 
mr_norris said:
Thought I'd report back on Atomic Update Heart to see if my opinion is shared.

On the surface it looks like a great game, and at times I feel like it is. However, there are issues that bug the hell out of me, and they really kill chances of being engrossed in an immersive experience:

* Sometimes the robots a short distance away have animations running at what appears to be half rate - it looks terrible
* The walking / running speed is terrible, and if you turn, you are slowed down
* Sometimes when you get klapped by robots you are in a stun lock. If you are up against more than one, you can easily get stun locked until you die. This is a huge gripe of mine.
* The fight mechanics are a bit frustrating. I get why they have done this - so you can upgrade weapons to increase attack speed, etc. But hell, it's very annoying swinging an axe that takes a year to come down, while the robots are zipping around you

Then, the elephant sized patches that are in the room - this boggles my mind:

* Preloaded 70ish GB the week before launch
* Day-one patch, another 70ish GB
* Day-two-or-three patch, yet another 70ish GB patch
* Small 16ish GB patch some time after that
* Another small one after that

Patch after patch, it still feels as awful to play as it did the first time.

I've seen a lot of complaints about the voice acting, but at least I can say that doesn't bother me. But yeah, I am a good 6h into the game, and I am on the fence about recommending it to anyone else. Especially for those who don't have gamepass.
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You atleast got to play

I got some weird bug on the series X when you get to meet the sex crazed Nora for the first time, you choose the Shox ability and them move to the crafting menu..... Game then just hangs there doesn't allow you to continue, music plays cursor moves just can't select anything to upgrade.

Uninstalled the game, deleted saves everything nothing works.

Reddit seems to be known issue for pc with workaround but for Xbox niks,nada,nothing!!!

Still going to continue to play though once the bug is sorted.
 
There are some gems that I have added to my library over the years.
Some great ones this month. Sudden Strike Collection among them.

Looking forward to Lamentum myself, around mid March.
 
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anyone playing Division 2? Kinda hooked on it, would like to squad up for some stuff. Countdown, DZ etc
maybe assist with whatever you have going on
 
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