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A very good sales round up for this week curated courtesy of TA.com. A lot of XBO games as well but the highlight is tons of BC games and their DLC being on sale, plenty of games that I've never seen on sale before like Silent Hill: Homecoming for $7.

Xbox sale round-up July 5th, 2022

Discounts on Hungry Shark World, Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard, Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition (Windows), Dead Space, God's Trigger, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD, Liberated: Enhanced Edition and more

www.trueachievements.com

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You can check which games have further enhancements like higher resolution or FPS boost here:

List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/S - Wikipedia

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Notable example: Darksiders 1 is on sale for $4.99, it runs at 4K & 60 FPS with FPS boost and One X enhancements, and basically outperforms the $20 remaster.

Other notable sales include MGS Peace Walker HD and Silent Hill: Homecoming, neither of which have been on sale since forever, all the 360 CoD games, Asura's Wrath, the two Lords of Shadow Castlevania games, Persona 4 Arena, Condemned Criminal Origins and more.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Thanks for heads up

 

[adamsapple]

Thanks for heads up

NP.

Just a heads up, while the MGS HD collection featuring MGS 2 and 3 has been taken off the store due to licensing, the Peace Walker HD is still there. I don't recall if it had that many licensed things in it but there's a chance that may also get taken off in the future.

So, anyone who wants it, this is a good time to get it at sub $10.

 

[SonyCunt1234]

Saints Row 1+2 for $1.49 each and Saints Row the Third at $2.24 is practically stealing.

 

[Bridges]

Good looking out. Nabbed Space Hulk Tactics, Silent Hill Homecoming and Peace Walker.

I have never played a SH before, and I have heard only the worst things about the HD collection, but is it really so bad that it wouldn't be worth it for someone who never experienced the original? Was considering picking that up as well.

 

[pasterpl]

Got naruto collection, blue dragon, Zoe hD, prototype bundle snd couple hours.

 

[TLZ]

MGS Peace Walker HD and Silent Hill: Homecoming

How come I can't find those in the store?

 

[bender]

Yay or nay on Homecoming?

 

[Pantz]

$7.49 (50%) Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgement

 

[JimmyRustler]

Yay or nay on Homecoming?

Not the best SH but not the worst either. I found the story to be very good but the gameplay rather lame. If you buy I have a tipp: The knife is totally OP.

 

[Dontkidyourselfjimmy]

Annoying that homecoming or ridge Racer 6 are not on the UK store cmon Microsoft!'

 

[adamsapple]

How come I can't find those in the store?

They're there in the US links, not sure if you are from another region.

Buy Silent Hill Homecoming | Xbox

Welcome back to Silent Hill! Alex Shepherd returns to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd’s Glen to Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex...

www.xbox.com

Buy MGS PW HD | Xbox

1974The Peace Walker IncidentTo preserve peace and neutrality in Costa Rica, the "Soldiers without Borders" move into action. In time, they would come to be known as the founders of "Outer Heaven."

www.xbox.com

 

[adamsapple]

Yay or nay on Homecoming?

I would say yay just for it being on this heavy of a sale for the first time ever. It's not the best SH game, but it's the first one of those made by a Western studio so it's still somewhat passable.

SH Homecoming's PC port has a lot of issues and doesn't work great for most people, so this is likely one of the better ways to replay it in modern times anyway.

 

[fatmarco]

Managed to sort out Silent Hill: Homecoming and Catherine outside of the US.

Bought a voucher, used a VPN, then changed my accounts region temporarily, activated the voucher, bought the games, switched my Xbox region to the US for a bit, searched the games (Homecoming didn't appear in my region but for some reason, Downpour which is available nowhere to buy digitally, did) and installed, switched back. Fairly easy.

Once you have the credit in your account you don't even have to change regions anymore. You just have to have to the correct currency available.

Also Rumble Roses and Peace Walker never go on sale so it'd be a good time to get those two.

 

[TLZ]

They're there in the US links, not sure if you are from another region.

Buy Silent Hill Homecoming | Xbox

Welcome back to Silent Hill! Alex Shepherd returns to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd’s Glen to Silent Hill, Alex must face the darkest of horrors in order to find his brother. Struggling with his own grip on reality, Alex...

www.xbox.com

Buy MGS PW HD | Xbox

1974The Peace Walker IncidentTo preserve peace and neutrality in Costa Rica, the "Soldiers without Borders" move into action. In time, they would come to be known as the founders of "Outer Heaven."

www.xbox.com

Yeah not available in Australia. Thanks anyway.

 

[adamsapple]

Yeah not available in Australia. Thanks anyway.

Ah, unfortunately that's a case that goes beyond this sale lol.

Homecoming was seemingly never rated or released in Australia officially.

Australia Bans Silent Hill: Homecoming

The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has refused to rate Silent Hill: Homecoming, effectively banning sale of the game within the continent. An Atari spokesman — Atari handles distribution of Konami games in Australia — told Gamespot that the OFLC "found issue with the...

www.wired.com

 

[darkangel-212559]

Good looking out. Nabbed Space Hulk Tactics, Silent Hill Homecoming and Peace Walker.

I have never played a SH before, and I have heard only the worst things about the HD collection, but is it really so bad that it wouldn't be worth it for someone who never experienced the original? Was considering picking that up as well.

You've never played Silent Hill before and your starting with the worse one out of the series which wasn't even developed by Team Silent?!

Dude. Get the HD collection. They are playable and pure cult classics. Then play Homecoming after if you really really have too. Silent Hill 3 is the better port out of the collection and a very good game but Silent Hill 2 is a god damn master piece and work of art that not even a bad port could ruin. Do it.

 

[R6Rider]

Might grab Binary Domain, the Saints Row DLC and Asura's Wrath (+DLC).

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

NP.

Just a heads up, while the MGS HD collection featuring MGS 2 and 3 has been taken off the store due to licensing, the Peace Walker HD is still there. I don't recall if it had that many licensed things in it but there's a chance that may also get taken off in the future.

So, anyone who wants it, this is a good time to get it at sub $10.

MGS collection got taken down due to licensing? Did Konami lose the rights to MGS or something?

 

[adamsapple]

MGS collection got taken down due to licensing? Did Konami lose the rights to MGS or something?

No, Konami did not renew licenses for the archived historical footage used in the game.

Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 pulled from stores over licensing issue

Konami hopes to work this out and put them back on sale shortly

www.polygon.com

 

[ManaByte]

MGS collection got taken down due to licensing? Did Konami lose the rights to MGS or something?

Official explanation was that there's some historical footage used that Konami licensed and that license has lapsed.

But then there's also plagiarized theme in MSG2.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Official explanation was that there's some historical footage used that Konami licensed and that license has lapsed.

But then there's also plagiarized theme in MSG2.

Oh wow, thanks for the info.

 

[Craig of War]

bought Saints Row for 1.49

 

[Badlucktroll]

I bought sh downpour when it was still on there. 30 smackaroos

 

[adamsapple]

I bought sh downpour when it was still on there. 30 smackaroos

Man, I would love to pay even that to buy it now.

I can only find used physical copies for upwards of $70 these days.

 

[RobRSG]

Ah, unfortunately that's a case that goes beyond this sale lol.

Homecoming was seemingly never rated or released in Australia officially.

http://[URL]https://www.wired.com/2008/09/australia-bans/

[/URL]

You can still buy a US Gift Card and change your console region for a brief while.

I did it and it worked fine.

Only caveat, is that you can only see the game in the library when it is not installed by changing back to US. When it is installed it is shown fine.

 

[Bragr]

Rayman 3 HD, is this worth going for if you like 3D platformers?

For some reason, I never got around to the Rayman 3D platformers.

 

[Javthusiast]

Getting Peace Walker HD and Rumble Roses XX, because I am a gentleman and a scholar.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Torrent of Pork]

I already own everything I'm even remotely interested, but there's a bunch of good stuff there.

 

[Bridges]

You've never played Silent Hill before and your starting with the worse one out of the series which wasn't even developed by Team Silent?!

Dude. Get the HD collection. They are playable and pure cult classics. Then play Homecoming after if you really really have too. Silent Hill 3 is the better port out of the collection and a very good game but Silent Hill 2 is a god damn master piece and work of art that not even a bad port could ruin. Do it.

Message received! I was going to get the HD Collection back when it first came out, but it really irked me that it didn't include the first Silent Hill (I always try to play through a series chronologically when able unless it's too archaic to be enjoyable), then I heard all the negativity about the ports and thought I dodged a bullet. All this time later I thought we'd get a port of the original by now but maybe I should give up on that and just emulate.

I'll go ahead and pick up the HD Collection.

 

[ManaByte]

Picked up MGS, Rumble Roses, Silent Hill, and Fighting Vipers.

 

[adamsapple]

Message received! I was going to get the HD Collection back when it first came out, but it really irked me that it didn't include the first Silent Hill (I always try to play through a series chronologically when able unless it's too archaic to be enjoyable), then I heard all the negativity about the ports and thought I dodged a bullet. All this time later I thought we'd get a port of the original by now but maybe I should give up on that and just emulate.

I'll go ahead and pick up the HD Collection.

I would caution you against picking up the Silent Hill HD collection. Those are some of the worst versions of SH2 and 3 you can play.

If you have the means, you should look at playing the game any other way (PS2 emulation, PC version with fan mods etc).

If those aren't an option, then sure it's a viable option.

 

[saturnalian]

Edit, wrong quote

 

[SCB3]

But then there's also plagiarized theme in MSG2.

Thats never been a subject of Law or anything, just not used after 3

Also for those looking for PW, search "MGS PW HD" for some reason Xbox's search is fucking broken and cannot find it, alternatively, find the HD collection and its linked in the related part of that page

Also is Silent Hill Homecoming not available in the UK either?

 

[RAIDEN1]

The last great Metal game to be produced since MGS 4? Definitely warrants a purchase....ironically when first released I didn't have the means to play P.W as it wasn't on the PS3/360 so I ended up watching the walkthrough... If you look at these titles shown on what's available you can only DREAM of getting that sort of a catalogue on the B.C list for the Playstation

 

[darkangel-212559]

I would caution you against picking up the Silent Hill HD collection. Those are some of the worst versions of SH2 and 3 you can play.

If you have the means, you should look at playing the game any other way (PS2 emulation, PC version with fan mods etc).

If those aren't an option, then sure it's a viable option.

It's only bad if you have played them on the OG hardware. If you have nothing to compare it with then it's absolutely fine.

 

[adamsapple]

It's only bad if you have played them on the OG hardware. If you have nothing to compare it with then it's absolutely fine.

True, true. Unfortunately I'm exposed to all the versions so I can't un-see the flaws.

Anyway.

Another interesting game from the sale is Condemned: Criminal Origins. It's less than $5, it never got any One X enhancements, but the game ran with a frame rate that has a soft lock at 45 FPS like the Arkham remaster. Which makes it an excellent purchase if you have a VRR display. 45 FPS on a VRR display will play with a smooth response, no judder during movement and it will look and feel a lot more smoother than a 30 FPS lock.

So that's worth considering as well.

 

[darkangel-212559]

True, true. Unfortunately I'm exposed to all the versions so I can't un-see the flaws.

Anyway.

Another interesting game from the sale is Condemned: Criminal Origins. It's less than $5, it never got any One X enhancements, but the game ran with a frame rate that has a soft lock at 45 FPS like the Arkham remaster. Which makes it an excellent purchase if you have a VRR display. 45 FPS on a VRR display will play with a smooth response, no judder during movement and it will look and feel a lot more smoother than a 30 FPS lock.

So that's worth considering as well.

It's an excellent game. I remember playing it when it first released and being blown away by the graphics at the time. I'm just holding myself back from getting it just in case I'm looking back at it through nostalgia glasses and it doesn't play well or look that good today.

Saying that I am currently playing Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory using XsX BC and outside of the NPC models it still honestly looks and plays great. How does Condemned work out without VRR?

I played the SH games on OG hardware too and still play 2 on PC using the excellent fan mod pack, but 3 I play via this collection and it's really OK to be honest, the replacement of the OG voice cast aside. Just a damn shame they never included 1 and 4 tbh.

 

[Kimahri]

How do I block users who limit who can view their profiles, who never post anything, but just add trolling lol emojis on posts that aren't intended as funny just to ruffle their fanboywarhead feathers?

I want a cleaner, less juvenile gaf experience. Help me clean out the trash

 

[adamsapple]

Another new weekly sale, most notable game is Lost Odyssey for just $6. BC compatible. Also includes good games like Witcher 3 Complete Edition for $9.99 and more.

Xbox sale round-up July 12th, 2022

Discounts on Lost Odyssey, HoPiKo, Outbreak, MudRunner, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!, Outbreak: Epidemic Definitive Edition, Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition and more

www.trueachievements.com

 

[Kagey K]

How do I block users who limit who can view their profiles, who never post anything, but just add trolling lol emojis on posts that aren't intended as funny just to ruffle their fanboywarhead feathers?

I want a cleaner, less juvenile gaf experience. Help me clean out the trash

Click on the notification, click thier name click ignore. At least on mobile that works, not near a PC to test it there.

 

[Antwix]

Damn what a weak sale. Hoping for a summer sale in the next couple weeks!

 

[adamsapple]

Damn what a weak sale. Hoping for a summer sale in the next couple weeks!

There were a bunch of great 360 era BC games, so I guess it varies by person. But I thought it was a great sale for games that usually never go on sale otherwise.

 

[Antwix]

Games and Bundles Discounts in Xbox Microsoft Store — XB Deals USA

Xbox Games on Sale! Buy with discount: Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, Dragon Age™: The Veilguard Deluxe Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold Premium Edition, Alone in the Dark, Alone in the Dark - Digital Deluxe Edition, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 - Vault Edition Upgrade, XCOM® 2, LEGO® Star Wars™:The...

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Xbox Games Catalog: All Games | Xbox

Shop our extensive collection of video games in the Xbox game catalog.

www.xbox.com

Xbox Summer Sale seems to be live!

 

[adamsapple]

Games and Bundles Discounts in Xbox Microsoft Store — XB Deals USA

Xbox Games on Sale! Buy with discount: Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, Dragon Age™: The Veilguard Deluxe Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold Premium Edition, Alone in the Dark, Alone in the Dark - Digital Deluxe Edition, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6 - Vault Edition Upgrade, XCOM® 2, LEGO® Star Wars™:The...

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Xbox Games Catalog: All Games | Xbox

Shop our extensive collection of video games in the Xbox game catalog.

www.xbox.com

Xbox Summer Sale seems to be live!

607 ITEMS ON SALE


fuuck my wallet.