fujishig

It's worth checking Walmart to see if they have a bundle available in your area as well (Forza or Diablo IV, only regionally available at this point, for the same 350 price)


Also in store at some costcos:

GatorDeb

I only play it on my phone but it counts it towards Gamepass hours.

Gideon68

It's to complete the daily "Play a PC Game" for 100 MS pts.

lwhy?

My Xbox year in review was pretty weak. I only played 51 hours of PowerWash Simulator on PC Gamepass.

Spiderbite

kahuna

Ok brought my brother a 1TB Xbox Series V for X-Mas. Ok stupid question how long does it take to d/l the Forza Horizon 5 game to the Xbox Series X?
It's taking forever, we have 300 mbs internet.

Dan

^ the base game is now up to 145GB, so it’s gonna take awhile. You may have a decent speed connection, but your connection to the MS server is going to determine how long it’ll take. The download screen on the console will show you the speed it’s getting.

Good Luck! FH5 is phenomenal.

kahuna

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not gamer and never had a Xbox. I've brought them for my kids when they were younger. My brother had a Xbox 360 and One. I guess he was impatient. He said it was at 15%. But when he turned the Xbox X back on it was at 97% and went to 100%.

Adam Tyner

Quote:

Fans should tune in on Xbox channels at 12pm PT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK, January 18 to see all the latest on:

(link!)

GatorDeb

There's two games I'm looking forward to this year, The Thaumaturge and Avowed.

Decker

Rumors, based on FCC filings, of an updated XSX controller with features more comparable to a PS5 Dual Sense.

Sub-Zero

Walmart is apparently removing Starfield from stores:

Walmart Staff Memo Reveals Physical Starfield Stock Is Being Removed

Adam Tyner

A couple of posts about the recent layoffs have been moved to Microsoft buying Activision/Blizzard. I recognize that the layoffs weren't limited to ABK, but that's where both the layoffs and discussion of the layoffs were concentrated, and I'd prefer not to split discussion across a couple of threads.

Decker

Q : What do Xbox controllers have in common with snowflakes?
A : Nothing, until now....

Adam Tyner

Insiders are abuzz about more Xbox exclusives making their way to other consoles. Hi-Fi Rush is apparently pretty imminent. Sea of Thieves is part of that conversation as well. Starfield is reportedly happening later this year, once the first big DLC expansion is out. And now The Verge is reporting that Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game is being considered for a PS release (though, seemingly, not day and date).

These are rumors until they’re not, but the rumor mill is saying you’ll be shocked by some of what’s being considered.

Music

Nice

Spiderbite

So other than controller preference, what's the use in owning an Xbox over a PS if they are going to move their only decent exclusives to the other platform?

Decker

A one-year exclusivity window? Plus free on Game Pass — I assume Game Pass won’t be accessible on PS5 (though I don’t know that for sure).

Adam Tyner

Game Pass and access to your existing library, friend list, etc.? Which might be enough for me, but it’s not a super-compelling value prop and generally ensures PS as my default platform.

Other games rumored for cross-platform are Grounded, Flight Simulator, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and some other Bethesda titles (the next Doom title from id specifically named).

Spiderbite

Flight Simulator and Halo? Woah.

They don't need the dough...I mean, it is MS by the way. So what is the motive here?

Match

About the rumors of Xbox games on PlayStation:



Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation next week /
Microsoft has moved up an important Xbox business update to address fan concerns.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24...s-announcement

GatorDeb

Maybe they're going the way of Sega and being a software only company?

K&AJones

I and many others do point out the phrase...Business Vision....it's not XBox Vison....I believe some people at the top have come to their senses and realize the so-called Game Business Model for the Gaming Division is not working and some change is needed. Face it....1000 Gaming Division Layoffs back in October 2022 that hit key departments like 343 Industries (Halo)...and recently 1900 Gaming Division Layoffs that hit Blizzard, Activision and even Zenmax who does Elder Scrolls Online....I'm in the camp that yea, there should be some Exclusive Games allowed on the other console as long as a sort of equal trade is there.....pretty much it's a Win-Win situation for all; gamers get a shot at other games, sales increase for Dev and Parent Co...

fujishig

Isn't the games division profitable, though? I realize they may rake in more profits cross console but then what's the point of having their own console without exclusives, unless the plan is to bundle gamepass or something? There's already very little to differentiate the main two consoles. And I don't really want one company to have a "monopoly" on high end consoles (sorry Switch and Switch 2) because you know Sony would just jack up PSN and everything else.

We'll see I guess.

lwhy?

The games division is profitable, but it apparently is only a single digit profit margin and most corporations are all about maximizing profits and delivering more earnings to share holders....