splattered
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Probably would have been better to learn this yesterday, but oh well
Oh so it's only a weekend trial, otherwise $15 after the trial is over?
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Oh so it's only a weekend trial, otherwise $15 after the trial is over?
Kagey K
Banned
Hit the guide button and at the bottom right there’s a volume button for the chat mixer. Turn headphones volume up and chat and mic monitoring down.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Crimson Skies with system link across four generations of Xbox
Night.Ninja
Banned
When I buy gold I get it from Brazil and for the game pass probably the $1 deal
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
So xbox gaf, i did a thing......im part of the crew, too!!
Convert/Extend Remaining XBL Gold/Game Pass Sub to Game Pass Ultimate $1 (Valid for New Subscribers Only)
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Not sure if it's the cheapest, but this one works out at $4.42 per month for 3 years of GPU.
Look into MS Rewards too, as it's possible to get Game Pass for free with them, if you have the time.
Night.Ninja
Banned
Killer instinct
Roberts
Member
Guys, don't sleep on We Happy Few. I kind of dismissed it when it came after thanks to mediocre reviews. But I've been playing for the last two days and enjoying every weird minute of it. First of all, 60 fps on XSX makes a lot of difference (unfortunately, framerate dips below that here and there, but it is not terrible in the slightest). Change FOV to something like 100 and that will make the gameplay more appealing.
Visually and aesthetically the game itself is obviously inspired by Bioshock, but gameplay is more like Dishonored with lots of sneaking and stuff. Lots of attention to detail, British humour and it is weird AF which doesn't happen enough in bigger games. MS were smart to acquire Compulsion Games - these guys are up to something.
Visually and aesthetically the game itself is obviously inspired by Bioshock, but gameplay is more like Dishonored with lots of sneaking and stuff. Lots of attention to detail, British humour and it is weird AF which doesn't happen enough in bigger games. MS were smart to acquire Compulsion Games - these guys are up to something.
Concern
Member
Whoa, Halo 5 is much better than people would have you believe
Scrolling through gamepass and EA Play now like
Shame I didn't know I was getting it. Would deffo have got CP2077 and some others on there.
I believe Best Buy has a B2G1F next-gen games deal this week iirc. Oh never mind cp2077 doesn't count anyway lol.
How did you manage to even find a console?
cormack12
Gold Member
My missus absolutely battered all the stock notifications etc. from the stockchecker and discord. Eventually she got one from George of all fucking places, lol. She was getting something else and just saw they had some in stock on an off chance. It's a christmas miracle!! I'm not complaining like, she did well. I had no idea and I was moaning as well cos I had to wait in for the delivery. Thought it was a scarf or jumper so was bitching about it all day. Felt bad when I opened it man, lol. So yeah unboxed, checked it all worked, did the updates, set up accounts/GPU and now it might as well stay out the box
Very pleased with the situation anyway
Concern
Member
My missus absolutely battered all the stock notifications etc. from the stockchecker and discord. Eventually she got one from George of all fucking places, lol. She was getting something else and just saw they had some in stock on an off chance. It's a christmas miracle!! I'm not complaining like, she did well. I had no idea and I was moaning as well cos I had to wait in for the delivery. Thought it was a scarf or jumper so was bitching about it all day. Felt bad when I opened it man, lol. So yeah unboxed, checked it all worked, did the updates, set up accounts/GPU and now it might as well stay out the box
Nice. I chose to wait and even gave my Ps5 preorder away to a friend. Only now getting the FOMO because of CP2077 lol.
jezhumphrey75
Banned
halo5 is gre
halo5 is great bud enjoy it, some of the outdoor sections are awesome, multiplayer is a bloodbath thoWhoa, Halo 5 is much better than people would have you believe
Scrolling through gamepass and EA Play now like
Shame I didn't know I was getting it. Would deffo have got CP2077 and some others on there.
Concern
Member
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
I hope 343i officially makes Halo 5 uncanon.
jezhumphrey75
Banned
can't lie I enjoyed it, but more outdoor sections would have been welcome, I try not to rip games apart like many, story i could care less about in any game so that doesn't bother me, I enjoyed the traversal options.What??
I think like 99.999999% of people who played will say the opposite lol
Concern
Member
I couldn't take more than one chapter of the story. Multiplayer was actually a big step in the right direction compared to 4 imo.
But with 343's focus on diversity over talent, I have no hope for infinite now.
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
Performance Mode, post 1.04 patch
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
Really, really good interview with Sarah Bond about Game Pass, how it gives devs creative freedom/security and getting Xbox's foot in the door with Japanese content etc
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
If you are not fan of Halo (better put, you don't care about it), it's a great shooter to play. Not going to lie and co-op is just icying on the cake.What??
I think like 99.999999% of people who played will say the opposite lol
-Arcadia-
Banned
To me, Master Chief is still in that Halo 3 ship, sleeping for some epic battle, far in the future.
I don’t hate what 343 has done in terms of story (Cortana and Chief in Halo 4 was really, really strong) but it’s all so underwhelming, forced, retcon-y, tonally wrong, and jumping all over the place.
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
I so glad you said that. I thought I was the only person in the world that liked We Happy Few. I fell in love with it at the first reveal and followed it until launch, but it got such horrible reviews I passed on it and forgot about it until I got GP and saw it was on there.
I figured it wouldn't cost anything to try it on GP even though I figured it would suck. I ended up loving it as much as I thought I would. Janky as hell, but so weird unique and I had a ton of fun with this game. I guess it's just not a game for everybody or even most people.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Couldn't agree more. The original Halo trilogy had my interest the entire way through when it comes to lore and the various little breadcrumb trails, but I can't even find a single thing worth carrying about in the current Halo story.
Concern
Member
What are you on about? Most people hated the campaign and liked multiplayer. Where did you come to the conclusion that im not a fan of Halo? Please don't jump into random discussions without knowing the context of it.
Concern
Member
The more 343 has done with Halo, the more I really would love to see how Bungie would have continued from that ending in 3.
Potato Chip PRO
Member
Yo guys... I need an SX because I can't find one yet. I need that Master Chief 2nd color Fortnut skin now.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Nah, I did not meant it like that, I am talking from my perspective. I hope that's how English works.
Concern
Member
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
OMG that's hilarious. The much maligned Series S looks better than the PS5. Night City is a very lonely place, at least on the PS5
cormack12
Congratz on your new console and on having an awesome wife. Welcome to the darkside. We just lost one of our top quality posters to the great console warz recently so hopefully you won't be a stranger here, since you are definitely one of GAF's top quality posters..
Roberts
Member
It is a bit janky, but not in a way that ruins the experience - haven't encountered any substantial bugs and Ai while not particularly advanced isn't all that much more stupid than in other stealth games, but, yeah, the key here is the atmosphere. Despite its clear influences, It is kind of unique where weird, silly, hilarious., tragic and serious intersect in some interesting ways.
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
Now if only Game Pass Ultimate included EA Play...
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CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
Does anyone think it's weird that Xbox doesn't include a free trial of Game Pass Ultimate with the new consoles? They always used to have a card with a code for a 10 or 14 day free trial of Live Gold in all the consoles I've bought in the past, but there was nothing with my Series X.
I don't really care since I have a few years of GPU, but I thought it odd they didn't have something for people new to the Xbox eco-system since it's the greatest thing ever in gaming and the feature they are pushing the hardest. It seems like a big missed opportunity to me.
I don't really care since I have a few years of GPU, but I thought it odd they didn't have something for people new to the Xbox eco-system since it's the greatest thing ever in gaming and the feature they are pushing the hardest. It seems like a big missed opportunity to me.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
GamePass is the way how they recoup the money for it, I believe that basically the loss on the consoles is really high (especially XSS), that they are not doing this and hoping that you sub to that.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
A one month trial would have been a decent replacement for a lack of built in tech demo like the PS5 and Astro's Playroom
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CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
That's my point. Give people that have never had GP before, a 14-day or 1 month trial to see how awesome it is so they WILL subscribe to it.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Yeah I can see that 14 days trial for normal GP. Sure that's strange omnition. Especially with all those EA Play games now.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
No....
-Arcadia-
Banned
All I’ll say is that I wasn’t sure about GamePass when I got my One X. It sounded awesome, but adding another monthly sub, you know.
After a free month, I pretty much determined it was the most important thing I could be subscribed to and made room.
I really think giving customers a taste is important. I guess you can argue that if you’ve bought an Xbox anyway, you’re going to give it a try at some point, which, fair. All I know is that experience instantly won me over, instead of me hemming and hawing for months before doing it.
Actually, are we sure it isn’t just built in digitally? Like an option to try it for one month on the console itself?
After a free month, I pretty much determined it was the most important thing I could be subscribed to and made room.
I really think giving customers a taste is important. I guess you can argue that if you’ve bought an Xbox anyway, you’re going to give it a try at some point, which, fair. All I know is that experience instantly won me over, instead of me hemming and hawing for months before doing it.
Actually, are we sure it isn’t just built in digitally? Like an option to try it for one month on the console itself?
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
That's essentially what getting 1000 GS is. We call it 1K'ing.
Concern
Member
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
Code Vein now too...
Game Pass needs to slow down. My backlog is too long.
Game Pass needs to slow down. My backlog is too long.
CatLady
Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
I haven't seen anything like that on my dash, but maybe it's because I already have a few years. But even if it's there I think including something in the box would be more effective in bringing it to people's attention.
I mean they boxed the Series X so elegantly, they should have a card in a nice envelope with an invitation to try GP.
Bridges
Member
Yeah that really stuck out to me. I swear I picked up and read through the long piece of cardboard with setup instructions 3 or 4 times looking for a trial code for Gold or Game Pass or something. Not a big deal since I already have it, but I feel like the real one-two punch of the Series X is turning it on and realizing there are so many great games all available right now on Game Pass. A code or some kind of pack-in would've been nice.
On a separate note, I've been playing Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order thanks to the Game Pass/EA Play deal, and it's a pretty good time but wow those load times are pretty rough even on Series X when you die, I have a friend playing it on a base Xbox One and I can't imagine how bad it is over there. I actually had a moment during combat where I started running away to avoid a death and the whole game froze in place and the loading icon started spinning for what felt like at least half a minute, can't remember the last time I'd seen that in a single player game. Guess that just shows you can't brute force every game into great performance.
-Arcadia-
Banned
5 multiplayer is really, really fun, like top multiplayer games of this generation fun. It plays that well, and some new ideas about movement, really enhanced it for me, and made fights more intense, while taking the clunk out.
It’s nice to be able to dodge under cover, or not argue with the level geometry until you get shot in the head, for trying to jump to something slightly above you.
Unfortunately, I’ve chosen this avatar, which makes this post all for naught.
It’s nice to be able to dodge under cover, or not argue with the level geometry until you get shot in the head, for trying to jump to something slightly above you.
Unfortunately, I’ve chosen this avatar, which makes this post all for naught.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
There's the 1 month for $1 deal that's always there for new accounts, but that's about it.