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[Hobbygaming]

Then you were not paying attention. Were would the games come from? Sure they could buy WB or something but even that wouldn't solve much and would require massive investment for a company that seem convinced that GaaS and moderate budget games are the future.

They just bought those studios 2 years ago and most had projects they were already working on (some still yet to release). 343i, The Coalition and Rare are what they are. What we saw is what they have for the foreseeable future.

To be honest I thought Halo at least would be a showcase I also thought we would see gameplay of Hellblade 2

I figured there would at least be some huge 3rd party funded exclusives but it's starting to seem more likely that GP is the end goal for them

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Looks amazing, I would love to visit that side of the world one of these days, but unfortunately our country seems to enjoy pissing the whole world off so I am pretty sure we aren't welcome at many places right now...

No one really cares about what country you come from here, to be honest. One of the safest countries in the world as well. We get lots of tourists from Europe during winter as it's much warmer here and can have some sun bath with endless sandy beaches which those white ones love to brag about their tone when they travel back. Most GCC countries are actually pretty safe.

That knife at your belt buckle, am I wrong or that was given in medieval times to all Lords (or equivalent thereof) of castles in the Muslim world?

Nah, you can buy your own, starting at 150 Omani Rials ($390), the one I'm wearing is around at least 600 Omani Rials ($1560), it all depends on how much silver, sometimes gold, put on it. Sometimes the handle of the dagger (Khanjar) can be made from elephant or giraffe horns that alone can exceed 1000 OMR ($2600). Still 100% relevant today in weddings, some national formal events, etcs. The Khanjar and the sword are used in some folklore dances and parades as well.

Spoiler: pics

It can be a very highly appreciated gift as well

National emblem:

Omani flag

 

[sinnergy]

I don't understand how Microsoft could be behind in the development curve unless they had ended up having to scrap the XSX they were delivering and start from scratch? I mean, both companies have been targeting holiday 2020 for some time now. Are there any rumors or solid information that MS had to do this? I mean it kind of sounds like how some people had spread the rumor that SONY had to scramble and get things moving because the PS5 was initially a 8TF box and when they found out MS was 12 they had to "do something." THAT rumor was obviously BS and I haven't heard anything like that about MS, but I don't know how they could be behind the curve with the XSX unless something like that DID happen to them. ??

X360 was the same , e3 was all PCs , but with the launch it all ran on X360.

 

[Freeman]

To be honest I thought Halo at least would be a showcase I also thought we would see gameplay of Hellblade 2

I figured there would at least be some huge 3rd party funded exclusives but it's starting to seem more likely that GP is the end goal for them

With the way they handled the MCC we should've seen it coming.

 

[Gamernyc78]

I think some of the same things will hurt Xbox exclusives like not being able to get closer to the metal because your games have to run on so many different things

A rumor mentioned that Sony updated their API even more for the PS5. You can get so much more from the hardware when you don't have to worry about it running on alarm clocks

Everything about Sony and ps5 this and next gen has been about efficiency and truly customizable things and having great Apis. Remember this is the Sony tht created a seperate chip in ps4 just for background downloads and some social streaming features. Their apis were also as good or better than the renowned dx12. The things we've heard with ps5 which will take off work from cpu/gpu will make a real world difference and when it comes to those things Sony and Cerny and their engineers are second to no one.

 

[jose4gg]

X360 was the same , e3 was all PCs , but with the launch it all ran on X360.

I cant just understand that, this is where I start to doubt in the “customizations” they made to RDN2...

They have an audio ship, velocity architecture, a GPU with the same power of very high end GPUs available right now, WHY you don’t use the things a PC cannot provide you to showcase your power

 

[jamwest24]

This might sound crazy, but has anyone looked at what PlayStation Now has lately compared to Game Pass? It’s actually quite striking and even a better deal at $9.99 a month or $60 for the year. Yes, some games rotate like Netflix shows (although I think many 3rd party do on Game Pass as well), but most are games that are single player experiences you’d be done with after a week or two anyway. Plus you have hundreds of PS1, PS2, and PS3 games to stream. If you haven’t checked out their lineup, I’d say give it a look.

It’s just interesting to see a lot of people point to Game Pass while PS Now has been quietly gaining more IPs and support on PC for a cheap price. All Sony has to do is decide they want to support it more and market it more if they see Game Pass take off. Not trying to fan the flames here, just thought I’d mention something I haven’t seen many talk about. Even I was surprised by their list of games versus what I saw on Game Pass now.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Everything about Sony and ps5 this and next gen has been about efficiency and truly customizable things and having great Apis. Remember this is the Sony tht created a seperate chip in ps4 just for background downloads and sone social streaming features. Theur apis were also as good or better than the renowned dx12. The things we've heard with ps5 which will take off work from cpu/gpu will make a real world difference and when it comes to those things Sony and Cerny and their engineers are second to no one.

Agreed and I think the decompression work and the focus on eliminating bottlenecks will pay off dividends for the PS5. Some of the stuff they've done would take multiple Zen 2 cores to do, right off the bat. I can't wait to get this console

 

[Hobbygaming]

With the way they handled the MCC we should've seen it coming.

Yep, perhaps I had too much blind faith because I really wanted them to get it right this time lol

A Halo Infinite with truly next generation graphics with covenant ships flying about would have been crazy

 

[Nickolaidas]

Eurogamer : We should talk about how Halo Infinite looks

That's Halo Infinite, a game that must look okay on an OG Xbox One (ugh), PCs up and down the specifications list, an ultra powerful Xbox Series X, and when streamed on a phone. No matter how much I want it to be, Halo Infinite is not about selling Xbox Series X. It's about selling Xbox Game Pass. And its art style is just fine for that.

But it's not fine for me.

We should talk about how Halo Infinite looks

Okay, so, let's get this out of the way: I didn't think Halo Infinite looked fantastic. I don't think I'm alone in feel…

www.eurogamer.net

Very well-written article.

 

[Sinthor]

Any Sony fan here will get free hotel and probably won't spend a penny during the stay (seriously speaking) . Xbox fans... yeah they will get their free, special tour to the sinkhole.

Bo greeting Xbox fans in Oman...

 

[ResilientBanana]

Halo Infinite did not look pretty, but the gameplay looked like what I wanted. I'm probably not buying an XSX until I see a reason to, so I'll be gaming on PC and possibly a PS5 until XSX can show its worth.

 

[DaGwaphics]

I can't at people attacking the value of GamePass, there are a lot of good games on there. Many of them a bit older, but still great.

GamePass doesn't remove the ability to buy individual games, LOL.

 

[Three Jackdaws]

The dealer pod cast last night was giving it eights and nines, but you would not of know it from there voices, sounded more like a funeral than anything else.

Lmao

 

[Sinthor]

Hmm... I used to have an OG Xbox and had good times on Halo 1/2, I thought Bungie was synonymous with Xbox...

Why didnt they just buy Bungie?... No disrespect to 343, but I was wondering... (was mostly a PC gamer in Gen 7, so im out of the loop on this...).

Well, they DID buy Bungie back in the day. That's HOW you got Halo 1/2 on the Xbox. Bungie was originally developing Halo as a Mac exclusive game. But...one of the early actions when Microsoft was getting rid of their development houses was spinning Bungie back off to be its own independent entity. So it is today. Not sure, but I think Bungie's pretty big at this point. Would be an expensive proposition to buy it...AGAIN.

 

[marvifrom]

Quality Content

 

[MasterCornholio]

Come here and I'll make you eat all kinds of meat/fish (chicken if you want). If you're a vegan I'll fetch you some grass.

That's in Saudi Arabia, I think. Every country has something somehow different, but a camel per big plate is overwhelming and it's a rare thing even in KSA and it only results massive wasted food or not 100% clean leftovers for the poor. Around 10-15 years now we've mostly shifted to buffets and it's much better to minimize food waste and provide clean food for the poor as weddings have people in hundreds and sometimes thousands depending on if you're socially active/known. It's funny that some tourists come and eat then try to pay thinking it's some kind of a traditional restaurant, of course anyone can come and eat and go during weddings/funerals.

This is me, the Omani Samurai, after coming back from my wedding in late 2016 if you're interested in our national outfit, mostly that's in special occasions.

Spoiler: me

Bo at a BBQ

LOL

 

[Hobbygaming]

I can't at people attacking the value of GamePass, there are a lot of good games on there. Many of them a bit older, but still great.

GamePass doesn't remove the ability to buy individual games, LOL.

I think Gamepass is detrimental to big AAA games in the future. I think the quality of games will drop drastically

 

[Sinthor]

Then you were not paying attention. Were would the games come from? Sure they could buy WB or something but even that wouldn't solve much and would require massive investment for a company that seem convinced that GaaS and moderate budget games are the future.

They just bought those studios 2 years ago and most had projects they were already working on (some still yet to release). 343i, The Coalition and Rare are what they are. What we saw is what they have for the foreseeable future.

To my mind all of this makes it absolutely CRITICAL for Microsoft to show the world that 3rd party multi-platform games will run significantly better on the XSX in order to hold people on their platform until they have more XSX exclusives ready. If they can't show a clear advantage that running those games on XSX gives, then they will have an even bigger challenge this generation.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Lmao

Thanks you reminded me I have to listen to the whole show and guess what

Colt is already hyping up future Xbox shows he posted a video this morning lol

 

[Delpij]

Halo looks like a bad Destiny. My expectations were low but I am surprised at how underwhelming was Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s conference... Since I was also planning on getting a XSX, I sure hope the console’s design isn’t preventing it from rendering high fidelity open worlds. There is also the possibility of favouring 60 fps in Infinite, at the expense of graphics... At any rate, having potentially superior corridor and sports games isn’t really exciting for adventure / role playing fans like me.

 

[Sinthor]

They didn't scrap anything. They probably got delayed in delivering final spec dev kits and the platform isn't up to scratch. But all this is conjecture.

Yup. Rampant and WILD speculation even. I'm just wondering. I mean how would/could they have been delayed in delivering the final spec dev kits like you mentioned? I haven't heard ANYTHING about delays or issues at all on the Microsoft side. Just wondering and trying to guess how and why that could have happened. I suppose it could even have been down to just simply lack of execution on their end as well. I dunno.

 

[Freeman]

To my mind all of this makes it absolutely CRITICAL for Microsoft to show the world that 3rd party multi-platform games will run significantly better on the XSX in order to hold people on their platform until they have more XSX exclusives ready. If they can't show a clear advantage that running those games on XSX gives, then they will have an even bigger challenge this generation.

That just ain't going to happen. No studio is going to do much more than give the Xbox a slightly better resolution. Diference in resolution are pretty much irrelevante now with 4K screens, better reconstruction tech and such high internal resolutions.

It wasn't higher resolution that made the PS4 a success.

 

[GRIEVEZ]

Well, they DID buy Bungie back in the day. That's HOW you got Halo 1/2 on the Xbox. Bungie was originally developing Halo as a Mac exclusive game. But...one of the early actions when Microsoft was getting rid of their development houses was spinning Bungie back off to be its own independent entity. So it is today. Not sure, but I think Bungie's pretty big at this point. Would be an expensive proposition to buy it...AGAIN.

Didnt know it was being build for Mac lol... Thanks for the answer!

Kind of a bad move, they let Bungie go there (imo)..

 

[sircaw]

Halo Infinite did not look pretty, but the gameplay looked like what I wanted. I'm probably not buying an XSX until I see a reason to, so I'll be gaming on PC and possibly a PS5 until XSX can show its worth.

No disrespect but i swear i saw your avatar in that Halo demo last night.

 

[Sinthor]

No one really cares about what country you come from here, to be honest. One of the safest countries in the world as well. We get lots of tourists from Europe during winter as it's much warmer here and can have some sun bath with endless sandy beaches which those white ones love to brag about their tone when they travel back. Most GCC countries are actually pretty safe.



Nah, you can buy your own, starting at 150 Omani Rials ($390), the one I'm wearing is around at least 600 Omani Rials ($1560), it all depends on how much silver, sometimes gold, put on it. Sometimes the handle of the dagger (Khanjar) can be made from elephant or giraffe horns that alone can exceed 1000 OMR ($2600) alone. Still 100% relevant today in weddings, some national formal events, etcs. The Khanjar and the sword are used in some folklore dances and parades as well.

Spoiler: pics

It can be a very highly appreciated gift as well

National emblem:

Omani flag

Oh man, I love swords and knives like that. Those are works of ART. Are there any regulations about EXPORTING those knives outside of Oman? I'm going to have to look up that name and see...I'm sure there are places online that sell them!

 

[Hobbygaming]

Yup. Rampant and WILD speculation even. I'm just wondering. I mean how would/could they have been delayed in delivering the final spec dev kits like you mentioned? I haven't heard ANYTHING about delays or issues at all on the Microsoft side. Just wondering and trying to guess how and why that could have happened. I suppose it could even have been down to just simply lack of execution on their end as well. I dunno.

Yep they even have an internal program that let's employees take their XSX home. I think it's hardware optimization and probably some development hell in the case of Halo

 

[sircaw]

I can't at people attacking the value of GamePass, there are a lot of good games on there. Many of them a bit older, but still great.

GamePass doesn't remove the ability to buy individual games, LOL.

How you doing today Brother, how is the recovery going.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Didnt know it was being build for Mac lol... Thanks for the answer!

Kind of a bad move, they let Bungie go there (imo)..

The talent would have just left and formed their own studio anyways.

It's hard to say if anything they could have done would have kept them around. I think beyond not wanting to create Halo, they wanted to do something multi-platform.

 

[Hobbygaming]

That just ain't going to happen. No studio is going to do much more than give the Xbox a slightly better resolution. Diference in resolution are pretty much irrelevante now with 4K screens, better reconstruction tech and such high internal resolutions.

It wasn't higher resolution that made the PS4 a success.

This. 99.9% studios wouldn't go out of their way to make different assets for multiplatform games. And the consoles are too close in capabilities

 

[GriffinCorp]

So after sleeping on it. I'm still so shocked at how the writing was on the wall, show gameplay. They hyped the power and tech up for months and months to show Halo, I was not impressive at all- E3 2018 trailer was night and day different.

I'm tired of the PR spin from Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg. All the tweets of BS from 60FPS standards and 2 years of 1P games coming to Xbox One and Series X. Now maybe not... So much backpedaling at Microsoft. How can this being happening again or just continuing? I've always been a fan of gaming and I buy all the consoles at some point. But I will be getting a PS5 at launch and maybe decide down the road for a Series X. I feel bad for the studio teams, I know they have been working hard but they must be rushing everything to compete with Sony. I had a lot of hope that Xbox would be back to OG and 360 days, tons of great looking games.

I'm currently a member of GamePass and I have enjoyed it but I'm not looking forward to the Series X at all after this event. I'm asking myself should I cancel it. Only looking forward to playing Halo and I'll just get the down graded version on the One X.

 

[Freeman]

This. 99.9% studios wouldn't go out of their way to make different assets for multiplatform games. And the consoles are too close in capabilities

Even if you have the time/budget to do it, what do you get from it? You just make the version that is probably going to sell more seem inferior.

The Xbox will have to match Sony's price to even have a chance off selling as well as the Xbox One. 12TF does almost nothing for it other than increasing the cost.

In a way it also work with gamepass as well. Who is going to go buy the DQ X S version for the PS4 knowing it's being given away in another service? To me devs doing this are devaluing their games, when you have the expectation you might get it "for free" any day you become less likely to buy any game other than those you are 100% sure about and can't wait. This happened to PC with people having expectation of deep sales, I regret buying most of my games on Steam and I learned my lesson, only but them if you are going to play them immediately AND if they are dirty cheap.

 

[DaGwaphics]

I think Gamepass is detrimental to big AAA games in the future. I think the quality of games will drop drastically

Why? Developers choose what they offer on there, it's not like they are strong-armed into anything (outside of MS first-party that is).

Assuming that they are doing some kind of Deezer style revenue share (as mentioned in another thread), the potential return for developers goes up exponentially as the number of subscribers increase. Sony and Nintendo first-party are the exceptions more than the rule, most games (even a lot of the good ones) will be lucky to sell 2 or 3 million units in the standard retail market (with many of those not being full price sales). We've seen what the existing market will give us, quality from the studios built to sell hardware and safe and very predictable output from third-parties.

I'm willing to sit back and give a new model a chance if it lets developers take a chance on something they would have been afraid to green-light otherwise.

Spiderman, for example, is a solid game that works in the standard model perfectly, but could also be perfect in a GaaS type situation. That game could easily live on forever with dlc expansion, basically adding a new comic book to the game with the addition of new villains and plot points. Maybe a few new interior locations, and some tweaks to the city for the new story. GaaS != low quality, though it could, it all depends on who is developing it.

 

[Freeman]

Why? Developers choose what they offer on there, it's not like they are strong-armed into anything (outside of MS first-party that is).

Assuming that they are doing some kind of Deezer style revenue share (as mentioned in another thread), the potential return for developers goes up exponentially as the number of subscribers increase. Sony and Nintendo first-party are the exceptions more than the rule, most games (even a lot of the good ones) will be lucky to sell 2 or 3 million units in the standard retail market (with many of those not being full price sales). We've seen what the existing market will give us, quality from the studios built to sell hardware and safe and very predictable output from third-parties.

I'm willing to sit back and give a new model a chance if it lets developers take a chance on something they would have been afraid to green-light otherwise.

Spiderman, for example, is a great example of a solid game that works in the standard model perfectly, but could also be perfect in a GaaS type situation. That game could easily live on forever with dlc expansion, basically adding a new comic book to the game with the addition of new villains and plot points. Maybe a few new interior locations, and some tweaks to the city for the new story. GaaS != low quality, though it could, it all depends on who's developing it.

MS might just be conditioning gamers to expect to pay $15 and play everything, at that point proper AAA (specially single player ones) will likely die. It sure as hell won't be MS making them since they can't even make a proper Halo apparently.

Personally if I see that Xbox players got a certain game "for free" I don't like to spend my money on it, I'll just wait until they cut a deal with Sony too or get it used for almost nothing at some point. It's human nature.

 

[TJC]

This might sound crazy, but has anyone looked at what PlayStation Now has lately compared to Game Pass? It’s actually quite striking and even a better deal at $9.99 a month or $60 for the year. Yes, some games rotate like Netflix shows (although I think many 3rd party do on Game Pass as well), but most are games that are single player experiences you’d be done with after a week or two anyway. Plus you have hundreds of PS1, PS2, and PS3 games to stream. If you haven’t checked out their lineup, I’d say give it a look.

It’s just interesting to see a lot of people point to Game Pass while PS Now has been quietly gaining more IPs and support on PC for a cheap price. All Sony has to do is decide they want to support it more and market it more if they see Game Pass take off. Not trying to fan the flames here, just thought I’d mention something I haven’t seen many talk about. Even I was surprised by their list of games versus what I saw on Game Pass now.

MS putting first party in game pass is the only thing that makes it. Ps now is far better and has more games as a service.

 

[vpance]

God of War being announced on August.
Geometry Engine RDNA3 based.
Mark Cerny is working on a old top franchise. Maybe Jak.
Sony pulling a PS4 and giving PS5 slight upgrades.
No plan for a PS5 Pro. Sony would rather wait and release PS6 instead.

PS5 spec bump most likely in memory speed.

 

[Entroyp]

Thanks you reminded me I have to listen to the whole show and guess what

Colt is already hyping up future Xbox shows he posted a video this morning lol

I think it’s force of habit by now. Xbox fans have been waiting for something to happen in the future for a decade.

 

[Sinthor]

Didnt know it was being build for Mac lol... Thanks for the answer!

Kind of a bad move, they let Bungie go there (imo)..

Yeah, that's old-school knowledge, for sure. I have to agree on letting them go as well. But that was during Microsoft's shift in strategy and when they started dumping most of the studios they had acquired for first part. It's still a mystery to me exactly why they were doing that. At the time I assumed they must be getting OUT of the console business, at least for hardware. Maybe they were! Even if that's what they were doing they obviously changed their minds a few years ago and started buying first party devs again.

I really think that in the end, the result of this "xbox as a platform" model will be that they DO get out of the hardware business. I think that being able to buy a game once and run it on multiple platforms as well as your phone IS a cool thing for gamers. I just personally don't think that you can push that model AND at the same time convince people that they NEED your hardware. Maybe....but if anything I think this makes it more likely that the rumored Lockhart might FAR outsell the XSX and if that happens, I fear the XSX will be the last big console from MS. I don't WANT that to happen as I want Sony to have a strong competitor to push them. BUT...I don't have a say in how the broader market plays out.

 

[GRIEVEZ]

The talent would have just left and formed their own studio anyways.

It's hard to say if anything they could have done would have kept them around. I think beyond not wanting to create Halo, they wanted to do something multi-platform.

Ahhh I see.

Was pretty psyched for Destiny, when it was announced for Playstation at the time (even played open beta).

There were obviously issues and expectations not entirely met. But I think what they did deliver on in the end was great (the start of Destiny 2, is another story though and I think its easier for me to blame Activision)

 

[IntentionalPun]

Ahhh I see.

Was pretty psyched for Destiny, when it was announced for Playstation at the time (even played open beta).

There were obviously issues and expectations not entirely met. But I think what they did deliver on in the end was great (the start of Destiny 2, is another story though and I think its easier for me to blame Activision)

Well they want from MS and then chose Activision as a partner...

They really needed more dev time but they shot themselves in the foot with that deal.

I think MS of today would have kept them; would have maybe even let them go multi-platform.. and given them the budget/time to create a Destiny 1 that actually had enough content to justify it's price.

But we'll never know.

 

[icerock]

The recently revealed Far Cry 6 found itself at the center of a console bickering match more or less five minutes after its first trailer dropped, all down to some wording in the footer of said trailer.

That wording claims that Far Cry 6 will have “4K Ultra HD on Xbox One X and Xbox Series X only”, leading some to believe that PS4 and PS5 will drop the 4K support previously seen in Far Cry 5 for PS4 Pro.
4K Ultra HD is effectively Xbox’s own term for the 4K their consoles provide, so it wouldn’t make sense for it to say the same for the PlayStation versions.

We reached out to Ubisoft to try and clear up the confusion:

“To clarify, Far Cry 6 will be available in 4K on PS5, PS4 Pro and PC. Further details will be available at a later date.“

Ubisoft Confirms Far Cry 6 Will Offer 4K On PS4 & PS5 After All

With more details to come down the line.

culturedvultures.com

Last 24 hours haven't been kind to the warriors, have they.

 

[Sinthor]

The talent would have just left and formed their own studio anyways.

It's hard to say if anything they could have done would have kept them around. I think beyond not wanting to create Halo, they wanted to do something multi-platform.

That's possible as well (Bungie people leaving). Some DID before the spin off, including some of the founding members. When MS bought Bungie it was on the contingency that they would leave them ALONE. Not push the MS corporate culture on Bungie, etc. Bungie had some really great years thru the development of Halo1/2 but they got pigeonholed as well. Locked into creating Halo for the foreseeable future. A lot of the team didn't want this and started chafing. Then MS started kind of pushing in to the Bungie team more and doing more of that interference that wasn't supposed to happen. So by the time of the split...Bungie as a whole wasn't really happy with Microsoft. It wasn't BAD, but it wasn't GOOD.

I think they're in a much better place and space now. Bungie can and does still work closely with MS, but they are not bound to them solely and they also have the freedom to create other projects. BTW, Destiny IS in fact representative of a lot of the directions that the Bungie team had wanted to take Halo in. For better or worse. At the time, MS simply did not want to fool with the golden goose so such changes were pushed back on pretty firmly.

 

[Three Jackdaws]

I mentioned this months back, I noticed MooresLawIsDead was getting a lot of information from RedGamingTech, especially about RDNA 3 and it wasn't actually through his (Toms) own sources. I still also push that RedGamingTech was the first to report on the RDNA 3 and Zen 3 customisations and it was only after that everyone started reporting it. I don't deny Moors has his own sources, he did say that he received the information from multiple sources so maybe he got it confirmed from RedGamingTech as Paul himself alluded to, seems plausible.

"Dan_of_Rivia is actually Paul from RedGamingTech conspiracy theories intensify"

 

[DaGwaphics]

MS might just be conditioning gamers to expect to pay $15 and play everything, at that point proper AAA (specially single player ones) will likely die. It sure as hell won't be MS making them since they can't even make a proper Halo apparently.

That isn't necessarily a bad thing if almost everyone is doing it, that's the rub.

Say Sony sells 10m copies of a $60 game, that's what 600m (being generous that everything is full price), now let's say Sony suddenly went GamePass and with the quality of their content sold it to 50% of their user base. 50m users at $15/mo is what 750m every month. Does Sony even make 12 10m sellers a year as it is? At the end of the day, this would actually increase the total spend on content. That's not even considering the fact that micro-transactions are a thing regardless of if GP exists or not, and GP just makes that even more lucrative for devs.

 

[sircaw]

Last 24 hours haven't been kind to the warriors, have they.

Where are the xbox fud patrol now? its like a mass extinction in here. WTF happened lol

 

[sircaw]

That isn't necessarily a bad thing if almost everyone is doing it, that's the rub.

Say Sony sells 10m copies of a $60 game, that's what 600m (being generous that everything is full price), now let's say Sony suddenly went GamePass and with the quality of their content sold it to 50% of their user base. 50m users at $15/mo is what 750m every month. Does Sony even make 12 10m sellers a year as it is? At the end of the day, this would actually increase the total spend on content. That's not even considering the fact that micro-transactions are a thing regardless of if GP exists or not, and GP just makes that even more lucrative for devs.

STOP TRYING TO INFECT SONY WITH MICROSOFT DNA

STOP IT

ENOUGH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE>

 

[Freeman]

That isn't necessarily a bad thing if almost everyone is doing it, that's the rub.

Say Sony sells 10m copies of a $60 game, that's what 600m (being generous that everything is full price), now let's say Sony suddenly went GamePass and with the quality of their content sold it to 50% of their user base. 50m users at $15/mo is what 750m every month. Does Sony even make 12 10m sellers a year as it is? At the end of the day, this would actually increase the total spend on content. That's not even considering the fact that micro-transactions are a thing regardless of if GP exists or not, and GP just makes that even more lucrative for devs.

What I nightmare. Might work for them but it sure doesn't work for me.

I'm happy when a game convinces me to pay $60 for it, it means I think it's going to be pretty good. The value of games I don't want to play is $0 for me.

 

[xHunter]

Where are the xbox fud patrol now? its like a mass extinction in here. WTF happened lol

Not gonna lie, i feel bad for the normal halo and xbox fans, but all the diehard fanboys that trolled every ps5 thread and spread lies and stuff like that fully deserved this. Karma is a bitch

Edit: Kinda sad that SleepDoctor was banned before the show

 

[Three Jackdaws]

I mentioned this months back, I noticed MooresLawIsDead was getting a lot of information from RedGamingTech, especially about RDNA 3 and it wasn't actually through his (Toms) own sources. I still also push that RedGamingTech was the first to report on the RDNA 3 and Zen 3 customisations and it was only after that everyone started reporting it. I don't deny Moors has his own sources, he did say that he received the information from multiple sources so maybe he got it confirmed from RedGamingTech as Paul himself alluded to, seems plausible.

"Dan_of_Rivia is actually Paul from RedGamingTech conspiracy theories intensify"

Just to add, Tom (MoorsLawisDead) mentioned that there is another IP Sony have not revealed yet and that it's being worked on by Mark Cerny himself, it's pure speculation what it could be but someone in his video said it "could be Metal Gear Solid?" and Tom liked the reply, doesn't say much but maybe?

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Oh man, I love swords and knives like that. Those are works of ART. Are there any regulations about EXPORTING those knives outside of Oman? I'm going to have to look up that name and see...I'm sure there are places online that sell them!

I can send you one, I think it's legal but tomorrow everything will be closed. Will ask about it for you. The ones with the frames are cheaper and not using silver but some kind of paint to make it more price friendly, I believe:

Spoiler: pics

Authentic one with snake leather, as it appears:

Just tell me your budget and I'll see what's available and send you photos.