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cmdrdredd

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Been playing TinyKin on gamepass and it's so relaxing. No stress, super casual, simple and easy to follow. It's surprisingly fun too for how simple it is. Reminds me a bit of pikmin. Some of the NPC dialog is funny given the game world you are in. Basically a puzzle game but it's not at all repetitive or boring, at least not thus far. Kind of liking the art style to the game too. Worth checking out if you have gamepass. It's also on PC gamepass.
 

MrSquished

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Pre ordered the new modem warfare. Looks to have some bigger map game modes, so a nice ability for a change of pace
 

cmdrdredd

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Pre ordered the new modem warfare. Looks to have some bigger map game modes, so a nice ability for a change of pace
Just wanted to note that the new CoD is requiring you to enter your phone number in order to be able to play online. Same as Overwatch 2.

Thought maybe someone might be interested to know this. Not sure if they have always done that, just something I saw discussion about.
 

sze5003

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Pre ordered the new modem warfare. Looks to have some bigger map game modes, so a nice ability for a change of pace
I won't be pre-ordering but I'm interested in the campaign so I will get it on PC. A friend of mine is getting it on PS5 so he's been trying to get me to buy it on console. It should have cross play because there's no way I'm going to play a competitive fps on console using the controller.
 

sze5003

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That's neat but at that point I would rather be at my desk than on a couch and trying to figure out how to situate a mouse and keyboard. Pretty sure the new cod has cross play. I don't technically play a lot of multiplayer either. I usually get to level 50 or whatever and then play the campaign and call it done after that.

With God of war, Callisto protocol, and dead space coming in the next couple months i dont see myself sticking to cod much longer.
 

quikah

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Just wanted to note that the new CoD is requiring you to enter your phone number in order to be able to play online. Same as Overwatch 2.

Thought maybe someone might be interested to know this. Not sure if they have always done that, just something I saw discussion about.

Are they doing that on console also? I can sort of understand PC as the account creation is far less robust than it is on console.


Do not use those in multiplayer games on console unless the game specifically supports it. It is cheating.
 
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cmdrdredd

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Are they doing that on console also? I can sort of understand PC as the account creation is far less robust than it is on console.



Do not use those in multiplayer games on console unless the game specifically supports it. It is cheating.
I haven't seen anyone specify platform. I think it's required for the account.
 

MrSquished

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That's neat but at that point I would rather be at my desk than on a couch and trying to figure out how to situate a mouse and keyboard. Pretty sure the new cod has cross play. I don't technically play a lot of multiplayer either. I usually get to level 50 or whatever and then play the campaign and call it done after that.

With God of war, Callisto protocol, and dead space coming in the next couple months i dont see myself sticking to cod much longer.

The XIM apex is what I use to play M&K at my desk with my Series X and it's worked great with my PS4pro and previous gen consoles. Last I checked it does not work well with the PS5, though some are trying to crack that.

But for the XBox and previous gen Playstations it's fine,. It's not being produced by XIM anymore for really any good reason but they are sometimes found on the secondary market. It is by far the absolute best M&K translator. There are certain games it does not work good such as with Halo where the turn speed is so limited that it can't translate turning very well no matter what you do. But for most FPS it works great - COD and BF games included among many others.

I'm 47 and controller players can kick my ass. I used to be at the top in a lot of PC lobbies when I played Halo and BF games in my twenties and thirties, but as you get older, you can't compete with reaction times with 16 year old gamer kiddies. But I can play well enough today to have fun in competitive pubs.

If you aren't into multiplayer FPS then it's not so important, though a lot of XIM folks seem to use it for singleplayer games. But to me I can't beat the thrill of playing a competitive match against other folks in good FPS multiplayer games.
 
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MrSquished

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My gaming buddy started the cod campaign yesterday and said it's amazing. Will have to check it out. If you pre ordered you can alre ady play the campaign
 

sze5003

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I forgot this was out. I guess it's also $70 on PC? I'm actually off today so I should go check it out. Usually they say the campaigns are meh.
 

cmdrdredd

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I forgot this was out. I guess it's also $70 on PC? I'm actually off today so I should go check it out. Usually they say the campaigns are meh.
Yeah but I'd wait it out. Lots of people are requesting refunds because the game crashes or refuses to run.
 

poke01

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best thing about xbox for me is the Xbox Play anywhere feature. Lot's of new and old games have it. Tinykin, Persona 5 royal and Yazuka series just to name a few.

I can play these titles on xbox and on PC natively.
 

cmdrdredd

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best thing about xbox for me is the Xbox Play anywhere feature. Lot's of new and old games have it. Tinykin, Persona 5 royal and Yazuka series just to name a few.

I can play these titles on xbox and on PC natively.
I think there are a few titles that are not on PC but this is getting less and less common for Xbox titles. I actually sold my series x to a friend because what I was playing is on PC anyway and I honestly would rather play on PC with higher settings using my Xbox controller than on the series x.
 

quikah

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Welp, looks like the FTC is stepping in directly by suing MS to block their acquisition attempt:

This suit is just bizarre. Latest development (pulled from resetera):

FTC: " Microsoft assured the European Commission ("EC") during its antitrust review of the ZeniMax purchase that Microsoft would not have the incentive to withhold ZeniMax titles from rival consoles. But, shortly after the EC cleared the transaction, Microsoft made public its decision to make several of the newly acquired ZeniMax titles, including Starfield, Redfall, and Elder Scrolls VI, Microsoft exclusives."

EC: "Microsoft didn't make any commitments to EU regulators not to release Xbox-exclusive content following its takeover of ZeniMax Media."
 

Saylick

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This suit is just bizarre. Latest development (pulled from resetera):

FTC: " Microsoft assured the European Commission ("EC") during its antitrust review of the ZeniMax purchase that Microsoft would not have the incentive to withhold ZeniMax titles from rival consoles. But, shortly after the EC cleared the transaction, Microsoft made public its decision to make several of the newly acquired ZeniMax titles, including Starfield, Redfall, and Elder Scrolls VI, Microsoft exclusives."

EC: "Microsoft didn't make any commitments to EU regulators not to release Xbox-exclusive content following its takeover of ZeniMax Media."
Yikes.
 

Saylick

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Some new developments of the acquisition are in:

The CMA has published provisional findings in its investigation into the Microsoft and Activision deal and found that it “could result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers.” The CMA has offered up possible remedies that include Microsoft being forced to sell off Activision Blizzard’s business associated with Call of Duty.

If Microsoft can't acquire Activision-Blizzard without COD, I doubt they'll go through with it.
 

SteveGrabowski

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Ugh Bethesda announced Starfield would be 4k30 on Series X, no 60 fps mode. And no way that's actual 4k if there is no 60 fps mode at lower resolution. Planned on playing on PC but if Series X can't do 1440p60 that makes we doubt my 6700 XT will be able to either. Still looks like an amazing game.
 

jpiniero

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Ugh Bethesda announced Starfield would be 4k30 on Series X, no 60 fps mode. And no way that's actual 4k if there is no 60 fps mode at lower resolution. Planned on playing on PC but if Series X can't do 1440p60 that makes we doubt my 6700 XT will be able to either. Still looks like an amazing game.

It's probably CPU limited.
 
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