Chiaroscuro
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Guys, "made a deal" were my words, not from Zen Studios. If you follow the link you will find the official statement.
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Xbox One Download Games |OT| News, Announcements, Reviews, and Impressions Thread
- Thread starter Steverulez
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So ... Let's just get some random tidbits and make conclusions! 
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http://www.illgaming.in/2014/03/pre...e-dittmer-on-upcoming-projects-max-microsoft/Rune Dittmer (Studio Director) at Press Play said:
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http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/b...e_platformer_would_be_great_says_spencer.htmlPhil Spencer said:
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Just having some fun
Hey guys I have a long story to share about my journey with Xbox One. It's long and filled with sadness and happiness. I don't know where else to post it but I feel it's worth sharing. Here it goes:
I first bought an Xbox One in January of 2014. I had my system for two weeks before the disc drive went bad on me. I was still under the retailers warranty so I went back to them and got a new one. 3 weeks later the disc drive stopped reading discs again. I got pissed off at the whole situation and I decided to get my money back and wait to buy one.
Forward to now. I purchased on Xbox One on Wednesday last week. Everything was great until Sunday morning when I booted up my Xbox.
There was no sound and my Kinect was kept saying it's plugged in and unplugged. I did a hard reset and everything seemed like it was back in order. Come back in the afternoon again and same problem. Hard reset, but it did nothing this time. I unplugged the Kinect and hard reset and my Xbox said my Kinect was plugged in and unplugged but my Kinect wasn't even plugged in period. Weird.
I called Xbox Support and explained calmly and happily what happened. I told them this was my 3rd Xbox One and how I gave up and finally came back and they gave me a free year of Xbox Live and told me to go back to the retailer.
I got a new one on Monday this week. Everything was good. Until today same exact problem as before. The same. I tried everything they told me to do. New power source, different TV, different HDMI slot, etc. they didn't know what to do. The guy ended up giving me 3 more months of Xbox Live, and told me to bring it back to the retailer. Cool, but still doesn't really help me. I explained to him how I have all my games digitally which amount to over 200GB and this will be the third time in a week I've had to download that much data. He told me he wished he could do more for me.
Anyways... I get a call tonight from a member of the Xbox Live team saying he overheard my problems and he said he couldn't give me anything, but what he could do is refund my money.
Essentially, he took my past 4, $60 transactions and refunded my account and let me keep my games. He also gave me a year of Xbox Live and a 1 year warranty that I can register within 1 month when I get a system that will work he said. He apologized a million times.
So yeah. I felt like for once they were trying to not make money but make people happy.
Sorry for the wall of text GAF!
I first bought an Xbox One in January of 2014. I had my system for two weeks before the disc drive went bad on me. I was still under the retailers warranty so I went back to them and got a new one. 3 weeks later the disc drive stopped reading discs again. I got pissed off at the whole situation and I decided to get my money back and wait to buy one.
Forward to now. I purchased on Xbox One on Wednesday last week. Everything was great until Sunday morning when I booted up my Xbox.
There was no sound and my Kinect was kept saying it's plugged in and unplugged. I did a hard reset and everything seemed like it was back in order. Come back in the afternoon again and same problem. Hard reset, but it did nothing this time. I unplugged the Kinect and hard reset and my Xbox said my Kinect was plugged in and unplugged but my Kinect wasn't even plugged in period. Weird.
I called Xbox Support and explained calmly and happily what happened. I told them this was my 3rd Xbox One and how I gave up and finally came back and they gave me a free year of Xbox Live and told me to go back to the retailer.
I got a new one on Monday this week. Everything was good. Until today same exact problem as before. The same. I tried everything they told me to do. New power source, different TV, different HDMI slot, etc. they didn't know what to do. The guy ended up giving me 3 more months of Xbox Live, and told me to bring it back to the retailer. Cool, but still doesn't really help me. I explained to him how I have all my games digitally which amount to over 200GB and this will be the third time in a week I've had to download that much data. He told me he wished he could do more for me.
Anyways... I get a call tonight from a member of the Xbox Live team saying he overheard my problems and he said he couldn't give me anything, but what he could do is refund my money.
Essentially, he took my past 4, $60 transactions and refunded my account and let me keep my games. He also gave me a year of Xbox Live and a 1 year warranty that I can register within 1 month when I get a system that will work he said. He apologized a million times.
So yeah. I felt like for once they were trying to not make money but make people happy.
Sorry for the wall of text GAF!
wat!!!!!!
I know!! I was dumbfounded!!
I did go through 4 Xbox One's though! And I went through the 360 generation with no problems ever and I got a 360 on launch day!
it ended well atleast,
tokyostomp
Banned
Must be nice. I ASKED (not demanded) if they could refund me a game as it was on sale.
I was told no, then e-mailed a letter that said I would be monitored and possibly banned.
It's stupid that it happened but he just offered to do it and told me I wouldn't lose my games.
Never say you want a refund for anything other than a technical problem. Always say its the game crashing, you've tried everything(hard reset, redownload, etc.), and you just want a refund. They will say the usual crap, "you only get one refund a year"(which is bullshit, I've gotten at least 4 this year alone). Boom, you get a refund and no threats to ban you.
eastx
Member
Maybe the store you go to got a bad batch... Twice. Never hurts to try somewhere else.
I feel like you're leaving out some earlier stuff.
tokyostomp
Banned
I made a post a week or so back.
I had had one prior refund for Ryse because it was stuck in a an infinite loop of installing. Couldn't get past it. Had to buy the disc to get it working. Had also called to troubleshoot Forza 5 continuously crashing.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=855364
1000 gs from the free table itself?
It has been delayed till August to allow transfer of tables from the 360.. but the gamerscore thing is very interesting.
Stallion83 posted about it: https://forum.zenstudios.com/showthread.php?6659-Pinball-FX2-on-Xbox-One-FAQ (But Firefox blocks it for me).
that's wacky as hell. but it will get me to download it!
Chiaroscuro
Member
That is because every Xbox One game (without DLC) should have 1000g. The "free table" counts as the base game in the case of PinballFX.
The drawback is that every DLC table has only one achievement of 10g.
Edited: in honour to Zen Studios announcement about tables transfer, I just bought the SW: Heroes Within pack, the last one I did not have (aside from the soccer tables). Now I am set and ready for the Xbox One version.
I am wondering if the table transfer will work for the original Pinball FX tables, like Excalibur, which I did transfer from Pinball FX1 to Pinball FX2, but in the marketplace it says I did not purchase it for the FX2.
Anybody have any idea when the next games are gonna drop on X1? This a pathetic showing from Microsoft that a game hasn't been released on X1 in a month. Meanwhile on the other new console they basically have a Summer of Arcade promotion going on atm. This really shows how far Microsoft fell out of favor with devs in the last few years. Get it in gear Microsoft and release some damn games.
Steverulez
Member
Several games in certification they have said but its up to the developers to be open about whats coming. The Golf Club is one of those games, Pure Pool and Stick it to the Man are soon (PP could be August and SittM dev on twitter said it was "so close" or something), same with Minecraft (August) and obviously Pinball FX2 just got pushed back. You have to consider, they released 6 games in 2 weeks, if they had been spread out one per week we'd have them spread out but thats one of the issues with self-publishing although MS could have perhaps done more there.
Much work to be done but they did say on the ID@Xbox twitter to me that its difficult to announce dates until certification is done.
Pier Solar HD also was in cert and got bounced back with some issues which they're working on... I keep the OP update and I think the list I've got there is a pretty good idea of what games are due as the next wave, just waiting some communication.
Thanks for the update. It's just so frustrating that if the X1 were my only console i'd be very disappointed so far in the output of games. Most all the games you listed are games that are already out on other consoles and thats Microsoft's problem currently. Where are the original games that we saw launch first or exclusively on Xbox 360?
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
I agree it is disappointing to see no games this month since Guacamelee on the 2nd. Also pretty funny that something MS was known for (Summer of Arcade) didn't happen this year and instead Sony had their own SoA type deal announced to be happening in August. How the tables have turned.
This is legitimately the nicest thing I have ever heard Microsoft do.
I have had some awful awful customer service from their support but this has given me some new found faith in the service.
I hope this xbox lasts dude, sounds like you deserve a change of luck.
As an Xbox fan its just sad seeing how complacent they got over the last few years and I definitely think it was in large part to the old management team. On the bright side the new team seems much more dedicated but in the here and now its been frustrating.
I know but I only bought it from Kmart because I got a 300$ gift card from Sears for buying a snow blower.
NavyPharaoh
Member
This is exactly how I feel. They basically started the indie movement on console, but this gen it seems like they just didn't have a plan for it. Spencer just took over this year so it'll be a few years before we see games he greenlights. But hopefully they have a solution.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
That was a very nice story, thanks for sharing! I'm really glad they could help you a little bit. I hope the next console you get will work :/.
I too had a decent experience with support last week. I had an issue where I couldn't purchase anything using my microsoft account funds. It took them a week to fix, but they refunded me $20 I spent on Trials Fusion season pass for the trouble so I am happy and the issue is fixed.
to be completely honest, for us GS freaks the X1 is kinda ruining the special feeling of GS. Everything has so many points, even really easy games like Max have 1000. It kinda cheapens your total score.
/stupid reasons to complain.
barneystuta83
Member
The Pinball FX 2 Add-ons are up (at least on the smart glass store, priced at £7.99 in the UK).
The game isn't yet though
The game isn't yet though
Twin Tails
Member
SkinnerSw33t
Member
Sweet! Downloading SSZ now.
scarface983
Member
Thanks just downloaded both of them also.
OnlookerDelay
Member
The Golf Club was submitted on 7/11 for certification, but I understand that HB Studios is now having to fix the problems Microsoft and Sony identified with it (both versions were submitted the same day). HB Studios say they've been working 8:00 AM to 3:00 AM to get the problems worked out, but they're now taking a few days off. They must be confident they've got it good to go. I'd guess we're still about a week away from seeing it on marketplace.
This game has a chance to become a sleeper hit. If they can get it on the market for less than $40, I think it will get more attention. It's hard to gauge the market for a simulation oriented game like this, but I think the XBox One market is comprised of a lot of 40+ gamers who will be more inclined to play this game.
Chiaroscuro
Member
I am worried about their price point. $40 is kind expensive for a digital title, let's Hope it packs a good ammount of content.
PanicFreak
Member
SkinnerSw33t
Member
Isn't Golf Club content community driven? How is that going to work on Xbox One?
Twin Tails
Member
community content is cross platform (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
http://thegolfclubgame.com/2014/07/21/golf-club-will-cross-platform-course-sharing/
Anybody ever here about this game called Mercury. This footage is from China Joy and I think it's from Epic Games China but I can't find any info on it
Gameplay from China Joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJhhmzMzyc&feature=youtu.be
Gameplay from China Joy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJhhmzMzyc&feature=youtu.be
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Thanks for the extended footage! I noticed it in the montage trailer. I made a list of all the new games that appeared in that trailer that we didn't have anything on. Here they are if you are curious: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=123345176&postcount=30
SkinnerSw33t
Member
Oh, wow. That's really cool. Definitely on my radar now.
OnlookerDelay
Member
Honestly, I was just a little bit disappointed to see that the projected release date will be that late. If they can get it on the market at least a week before Madden, it will help get it a little more time in the sports gamer's spotlight before attentions wander elsewhere.
OnlookerDelay
Member
Indeed this is HUGE for The Golf Club! People are going to be shocked at the caliber of user created courses that have already been made for the PC version. I can't wait to see courses like Tomahawk G.C, Blue Valley HD, Red Diamond G&C, Belle Meade, and Autumn Ridge G.C. in 1080p, high detail graphics at something greater than 17 FPS (which is all my lowly PC can do at those settings). Honestly, I don't play the PC version at those settings because the game is really unplayable in anything less than 30 FPS, IMO. I'm having to play at 1600 x 900, low-detail graphics settings to get 30 - 34 FPS, and the natural beauty of the courses take a real hit in low-detail.
Seriously though, there are at least 3 dozen courses already that I consider commercial grade quality. This will make even a $40 price tag seem like a tremendous bargain in the long haul.
Diablohead
Member
My impressions on Strike Suit Zero after playing the first two chapters on normal and trying out the strike suit in combat:
Game is borderline average in gameplay, I can see what they are trying to do with it but after playing Project Sylpheed multiple times, this game really falls short, the controls suffer too.
The music is also trying to be ... epic? but it's just annoying chants and no real tune to go with it, actually makes me feel like playing is a chore more then for entertainment.
Game is borderline average in gameplay, I can see what they are trying to do with it but after playing Project Sylpheed multiple times, this game really falls short, the controls suffer too.
The music is also trying to be ... epic? but it's just annoying chants and no real tune to go with it, actually makes me feel like playing is a chore more then for entertainment.
SkinnerSw33t
Member
The music reminds me of Battlestar Galactica (2004) but not really in a good way.
If I buy a digital version of FIFA 15 (or any game basically) from US marketplace, but run it from my UK account (which is actually located in Poland
Does fifa not run on a single server?
Poodlestrike
Banned
See, it reminded me of Project Sylpheed too, but I actually think SSZ is better. Lower production, certainly, and significantly easier (excepting the optional objectives, which are kind of a bitch), but overall better. The lack of a hidden fail timer alone sets it above.