Xbox Megathread

spronk said:

new firmware update today, 600 meg it speeds up quick resume a bit

i noticed a new Quick Resume tab under my games and apps, shows all the games that are in QR state (entire memory footprint is snapped to SSD). Nice that you can QR off that or just remove the QR state.

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I haven't had much success at all with quick resume. Like a week or two ago I was playing Judgment and wanted to check something in Outriders real quick so I loaded it up, but when I went back to Judgment it was like I did a fresh launch of the game and if I hadn't saved my game just in case I would have lost any progress I'd made since the last one. Those are even both actual Series X games too.

Walmart has Series X listed for $899.

Don't know how long it's been up.

Vorph said:

I haven't had much success at all with quick resume. Like a week or two ago I was playing Judgment and wanted to check something in Outriders real quick so I loaded it up, but when I went back to Judgment it was like I did a fresh launch of the game and if I hadn't saved my game just in case I would have lost any progress I'd made since the last one. Those are even both actual Series X games too.

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It seems hit or miss. I don't remember the game because I was just launching them at random for a rewards quest. And some game I hadn't played in weeks had a perfect resume state right where I'd left off. So, yeah, hit or miss hah.

The idea is sound, though, so I hope they keep working on it. I'd almost prefer they expand it so you can designate certain titles to quick-launch, as I find that the best feature of resume and I don't trust it to keep games saved.

spronk said:

xbox will start allowing xbox owners (?) to reserve a series S or X, dunno how it works

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I think it could work easily enough since everything is tied to your MS account anyhow including payment info and the expectation at least of updated contact info and address. They could even require pre-registration of the device to prevent scalpers (and theft?), the way you can buy Amazon products pre-registered. One per account until supplies are more available.

It's smart enough I assumed they already did something like that and was a bit annoyed that active Game Pass Ultimate and MS customers weren't getting some sort of option like that instead of just buying from scalpers or smashing refresh like a common pleb!

It's a good idea generally, especially with bundles that include game pass. And they could do a specific MS bank for loans (or is that already a thing?) for people who maybe couldn't or shouldn't be able to afford them! There are all sorts of things they could do to make MS Store the preferred retailer, and to the benefit of existing customers, but maybe they didn't because they have to keep other retailers happy? Is that why MS store kinda sucks, to make it 'fair' to other retailers?

I only bought a Series X from the MS Store because I had reward points and discounted gift cards. The store itself sucks and I felt a bit weird buying from my old console. But the actual customer interaction was really, really good. Prompt emails, lots of updates, fast shipping, well packaged, I think they even followed up with a general 'did everything go okay' email. And the controller with a sticky bumper (they let me keep and I fixed later) was super easy and fast to RMA. I was shocked by how great the interaction and customer service felt compared to how shitty and generic the store felt.

Maybe there's a reason, I dunno, or maybe they're just slow and incompetent in some ways from corporate bloat.

Scarlet Nexus demo is exactly what I figured it would be. Definitely keeping my pre-order.

People not really paying attention to the promo material and expecting it to be another Code Vein or God Eater will likely be disappointed. If I had to compare it to another game, I'd say it's most like Astral Chain (without the frustrating and awkwardly implemented chain mechanic).

Vorph said:

Scarlet Nexus demo is exactly what I figured it would be. Definitely keeping my pre-order.

People not really paying attention to the promo material and expecting it to be another Code Vein or God Eater will likely be disappointed. If I had to compare it to another game, I'd say it's most like Astral Chain (without the frustrating and awkwardly implemented chain mechanic).

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You got me interested, because I was expecting it to be like Code Vein but have no interest in Souls-like games.

Malkav said:

You got me interested, because I was expecting it to be like Code Vein but have no interest in Souls-like games.

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Yeah, it's definitely not another Souls-like. The combat is most similar to Platinum Games stuff or something like DMC.

The power-borrowing mechanic was pretty interesting in the demo, but I hope it doesn't turn into a complete gimmick where each of the other team members is just there to be a hard counter to specific enemies that can't really be killed any other way.

spronk said:

Microsoft Might Announce A New Xbox Studio Acquisition at E3 2021

A new acquisition could be on the horizon for Xbox.

www.dualshockers.com

probably someone small-ish i'd guess

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Sony?

Izo said:

Sony?

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