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Author:  myp [ Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:44 ]
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Oh right, so much like the 'hybrid' system they already use.

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 16:37 ]
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The Xbox one is shoddy. Last night, myself and 3 friends tried to play online as usual. First off, I unlocked 3 achievements but didn’t get any notifications on screen. Instead, I got them through my phone. Great. Then my friends came online and we tried to play Evolve. This was a mistake as it’s not very good.

After this we went back into GTAV online. This is where the problems started. It kicked me out of party chat with an error message saying “Your network settings are blocking party chat. Error code XH8811561132GH (or something)” which meant I had to reset my Xbox. Lord knows why this came about as I’d been in a party chat all evening.

So after I reset my Xbox, I was back in. Just in time for one of my friends to get kicked out for no reason. In the end we managed one mission before someone else got kicked out… for no reason.

To console ourselves we all went back to the dashboard to take a look at the videos we’d just captured except, none of them had updated on the community feed. Even now they haven’t updated.

Rubbish.

Author:  myp [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 16:48 ]
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It's never too late to change codes

Author:  Bamba [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 18:42 ]
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Codes?

Author:  MaliA [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 18:42 ]
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Codes.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 18:57 ]
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https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article ... ptwitterus

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With Scorpio, Maybe Xbox Can Find Its Way Back

Author:  myp [ Tue Apr 11, 2017 23:03 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Codes?

It's a rugby phrase

Author:  zaphod79 [ Thu Apr 13, 2017 15:08 ]
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https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article ... ptwitterus

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It Looks Like Refunds Are Coming to Xbox One


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Author:  romanista [ Sun Apr 16, 2017 13:02 ]
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So my 360 seemed to die at the moment.. so thinking about repairing (asked a local repair shop to give me a =quote), getting a replacement ( 74 euro (60 pounds these days?) for a slim 360, with a bigger hd than i have`), or maybe upgrade to a bone.. backwards compatibility is near 100%?

Author:  TheVision [ Sun Apr 16, 2017 13:43 ]
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It would make sense to go for the Xbox one I think but.. Have a good look at the backwards compatible list first. Whilst there's lots of games on there, not everything is available.

Author:  TheVision [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:55 ]
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I watched the Xbox One E3 presentation last night so you don’t have to.

It wasn’t very good. I quickly realised that I am no longer the target market for the Xbox but nevertheless, I soldiered on. They announced the ‘new’ Xbox One (formerly known as the Scorpio). This is going to be called the Xbox One X.

I can’t see that causing any confusion for kids explaining what they want to parents. Is it the Xbox One, Xbox One S or the Xbox One X?

They showed off the new Forza game whilst at the same time, showing off a new Porsche on stage. It looked like any other sports car to me so this was weird. Are gamers that into cars? Anyway, the game looked like a racing game. Dull.

Then it was the turn of a post apocalyptic FPS shooter. It’s part of the Metro franchise apparently. I tried the first one and thought it was depressing and not very good. This one looks nice but still depressing.

I’m doing this from memory and I can’t remember what game came up next **Edit**I can remember! It was an Assasins Creed game set in Egypt. **Edit** so I’ll go straight to the highlights for me from the conference. This included Cuphead (Coming September 9th) Crackdown 3 and the new Shadow of Mordor game. They also announced backwards compatibility for original Xbox games. How strange is that? They said you’ll be able to play Crimson Skies online again. This is good and hopefully we’ll be able to use our original Xbox game disks and not have to pay for the games again.

Other games included Sea of Thieves. Made by Rare, it’s an online pirate adventure type game. It looked a bit pap on screen to be honest and I can only imagine it will be ruined by playing online with other people. I think this will be a flop.

Ori and the blind forest 2. It reminded me that I should play the first one. This looked nice. Really nice. And was accompanied by Gareth Croker playing the piano on stage. He did the soundtrack for the first game.

There was a new 3D platform game that featured a squirrel. Nothing special.

EA announced a new IP that was a cross between Destiny and Titanfall. It looked nice but again, relied on you having friends to play online with.

Life is Strange 2 came up. I haven’t played the first but I heard it was quite good so I imagine this will carry on the story.

Along with all that there was a montage that showed 20 seconds of a load of games. Some of these looked interesting but there wasn’t enough to go on and form an opinion of.

So, E3 for Microsoft. A new console, backwards compatibility, a load of games that look ok and nothing that looks as good as Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Author:  TheVision [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:09 ]
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Also, because I watched the stream via Mixer on the Xbox One (Microsofts version of Twitch) I now get free things included the Rare Replay collection, some DLC for other games and a couple of Indie games.

That's nice of them.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:35 ]
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Well today I've learned that there was already two xbox ones: the Xbox one and the xbox one S.

And now there's a third called the X which is phonetically similar. What a dumb marketing decision.

Author:  TheVision [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:37 ]
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Agreed. I do wonder if anyone actually said the new name out loud before they decided on it?

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:37 ]
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Well, Apple have been stuck on OS 10 for 16 years, so it can work

Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:46 ]
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I'm not quite as fussed with the name. It works for me because games are supposed to be compatiable across all systems (and the XBOS is largely just a slim version of the XBO).

My biggest problem is that the shorthand will probably be known as XBOX which is probably what they intended but confusing cause the original Xbox is the Xbox. Or something.

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:49 ]
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You know what would help? Numbers.

XBOX = Xbox 1
Xbox 360 = Xbox 2
Xbox ONE = Xbox 3
Xbox ONE S = Xbox 3 Slim
Xbox ONE X = Xbox 3 ULTRA EXTREME SUPER DUPER EDITION

Author:  Bamba [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:52 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Life is Strange 2 came up.


Not entirely. The original studio Dontnod is still working on the actual sequel; what you saw was a prequel called 'Before the Storm' that's being made by a different dev.

Author:  GazChap [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:59 ]
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Terry Crews in Crackdown 3?

Author:  TheVision [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:01 ]
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Good knowledge Bamba. I admit, I was half watching that bit.

@Gazchap. Yeah, he was on screen dressed up like a Crackdown agent and holding a gun. He did some shouting about the game and then they showed some footage. It looks ace.

Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:29 ]
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Y'know what they didn't show in Crackdown 3? Blowing up a fucking building with the power of TEH CLOUDZ; just a building toppling over so something quick like that but they couldn't even do that right. Tch. No building falling over, no sale.

Author:  asfish [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 14:37 ]
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So, E3 for Microsoft. A new console, backwards compatibility, a load of games that look ok and nothing that looks as good as Zelda: Breath of the Wild.


Read on the BBC that MS are determined that all current gen Xbox games will run on each console, so if you have an Xbox X then the games will look and sound really nice. Providing you have a 4K TV and a kick arse sound system. There won’t be anything else extra or different on the “X” other than that, also no VR headset or roadmap for one.

Also, backwards compatibility of old (Original) Xbox games, hope they will be free as you can pick up an original modded console with a 2TB HD and all the games on it for less than £200.

Like the hardware spec, but doubt I’ll get one don’t really use the one I have now

Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 16:05 ]
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Devolver Digitals conference was much better. Nina will knucklepunch you right in your muthafucking throat.



Edit: weird voice sync going on. Here's a better vid

Author:  devilman [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 16:51 ]
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It seems this Ebay seller isn't a fan

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:23 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Also, because I watched the stream via Mixer on the Xbox One (Microsofts version of Twitch) I now get free things included the Rare Replay collection, some DLC for other games and a couple of Indie games.

That's nice of them.


And there they are! All the free stuff has automatically been downloaded to my Xbox One, including the Rare Replay collection.

That's a pretty good deal for something that I probably would have watched anyway. Nice one Microsoft.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Wed Jun 21, 2017 13:13 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
Devolver Digitals conference was much better. Nina will knucklepunch you right in your muthafucking throat.



Edit: weird voice sync going on. Here's a better vid


I only got around to watching it this week and its exactly what you need after E3 :-)

The team behind it just did an AMA on reddit - check a look

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments ... _devolver/

Author:  TheVision [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 15:52 ]
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It's good news and bad news in the Xbox One world.

Bad news first. The Games with Gold for July are pretty lame. Kane and Lynch 2 is one of them which is quite possibly, the worst game I've ever played. There's also Lego Pirates of the Caribbean from the 360. I can't say I'm interested. On the Xbox One we have Grow up and Runbow. Neither of which I've heard of but we'll see, I could be surprised.

The good news is that the backwards compatible line up keeps growing. Just today I’ve seen that Radiant Silvergun and Virtual-ON have been released. Blazing Angels is also on there which I seem to recall buying once? We’ll see.

The original Xbox games should be coming soon too with Crimson Skies and Fusion Frenzy being the first on the lists. I don’t think I’ll be able to transfer my saves across but I don’t mind starting Crimson Skies again. It was fun!

Author:  Grim... [ Wed Jun 28, 2017 16:52 ]
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Fuck yeah Fusion Frenzy!

Author:  LewieP [ Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:50 ]
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I don't think they actually said anything about original Xbox games having online multiplayer restored, did they? Maybe they will get it working, but I didn't hear them announce it.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:21 ]
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LewieP wrote:
I don't think they actually said anything about original Xbox games having online multiplayer restored, did they? Maybe they will get it working, but I didn't hear them announce it.


You're right, they didn't announce it. I have read conflicting reasons why they can and can't do it so I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'd be surprised if they did get it working again but you never know, they may go all out on it?

Author:  zaphod79 [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:03 ]
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Another thing to show just how messed up the whole Xbox situation is

Right now Amazon have another one of their warehouse deals , which will knock 20% off virtually everything on their warehouse offers.

They have Xbox One S's available in that for £177

Take the 20% off that and its £141 for an 'in box' probably unopened Xbox one and I cant bring myself to press the button to get it

Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:31 ]
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I read the other day that Microsoft have sold a whopping 5000 Xbox Ones in Japan. Just five thousand. I know Japan is a tough market for Microsoft but damn that's less than not a lot.

Author:  Bamba [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:54 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
I read the other day that Microsoft have sold a whopping 5000 Xbox Ones in Japan. Just five thousand. I know Japan is a tough market for Microsoft but damn that's less than not a lot.


76,590 as of January apparently. So pitiful, but not quite as pitiful as you thought. The first chart on this page is especially hilarious:

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/267722/ ... 17-update/

Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 12:57 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Satsuma wrote:
I read the other day that Microsoft have sold a whopping 5000 Xbox Ones in Japan. Just five thousand. I know Japan is a tough market for Microsoft but damn that's less than not a lot.


76,590 as of January apparently. So pitiful, but not quite as pitiful as you thought. The first chart on this page is especially hilarious:

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/267722/ ... 17-update/


I meant 5000 in 2017, apparently.

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 13:06 ]
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Folk in Japan don't tend to buy non-Japanese kit (as I'm sure we know).

Here's some more numbers: http://www.vgchartz.com/analysis/platform_totals/

In Japan, the Wii sold 12.8m, the PS3 10.5m, and the 360 only 1.7m! You could probably argue that one console is better than the other, but none are five times better.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 13:37 ]
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I think you'll find that the Atari Jaguar was 64 times better... or was it the CD32 that was 32 times better?

Either way, it definitely wasn't the Wii.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 13:50 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I think you'll find that the Atari Jaguar was 64 times better... or was it the CD32 that was 32 times better?

Either way, it definitely wasn't the Wii.


As a day 1 Atari Jaguar owner I think you'll find it was 2 x 32 times better :-)

(it had 2 32bit CPU's but they marketed it as a 64bit )

And its probably Atari your thinking of because they had a big marketing campaign about 'do the math'

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 13:52 ]
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zaphod79 wrote:

As a day 1 Atari Jaguar owner I think you'll find it was 2 x 32 times better :-)



Lucky you. Do you still have it? I have a Jaguar but I think I've only actually used it once. I have Wolfenstein for it.

Author:  LewieP [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 14:26 ]
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Vgchartz numbers are pretty much made up I think.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 14:30 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Lucky you. Do you still have it? I have a Jaguar but I think I've only actually used it once. I have Wolfenstein for it.


Probably - however it will be in a box at my mums house

Only games I really remember for it are Cybermorph / AVP & Tempest 2000

Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 14:53 ]
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I've still got mine with Doom, Aliens v Predator, wolfystein, Tempest and a couple others I think.

It was the first and only system I've ever played Doom on. SatFactFans.

Author:  devilman [ Thu Jul 06, 2017 14:57 ]
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TheVision wrote:
zaphod79 wrote:

As a day 1 Atari Jaguar owner I think you'll find it was 2 x 32 times better :-)



Lucky you. Do you still have it? I have a Jaguar but I think I've only actually used it once. I have Wolfenstein for it.


I find it odd that it doesn't seem all that long ago when I was at a computer fair and Telegames had piles and piles of brand new Jaguar and Lynx consoles for £7 each and then Game got in on it and sold a load of them cheaply too, but now a boxed console will set you back £100+.

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 15:00 ]
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Here's the Games With Gold for August. What better time to start Bayonetta again?

The others are a bit pump though...

Author:  myp [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 15:05 ]
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Err, the Trials games are brilliant.

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 15:08 ]
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Sorry, you're right. I was thinking that it was another game.

I enjoyed the first two Trials games but I would have been totally happy if they were a third shorter. There's no way I'd ever complete some of the later levels.

Author:  Malc [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 15:10 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Err, the Trials games are brilliant.


Does anyone play the android one? Trials Frontier?

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 16:47 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Err, the Trials games are brilliant.

I still can't get my head around the fact that you completed that fucking massive tracks with no faults.

Author:  myp [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 16:53 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Err, the Trials games are brilliant.

I still can't get my head around the fact that you completed that fucking massive tracks with no faults.

Heh. That was a long time ago!

Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 17:21 ]
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#Poke

Author:  Malc [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 19:41 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Err, the Trials games are brilliant.

I still can't get my head around the fact that you completed that fucking massive tracks with no faults.

Pretty sure I did that too, co-incidentally my daughter is playing it at the moment, so I might check.

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