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Who cares? The xbox brand is old news, this is about as relevant to gaming as an Ouya showcase.
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Why are you surprised 1080p is the standard? Some people buy cheap prebuilt PCs, some dont upgrade, some run on cheap laptops. The 4k crowd with the most powerful GPU is a minority.
5 hours ago, Twinblade said:
3440 x 1440 is still quite a ways away from 4K.I've seen a figure of roughly 25% being thrown around, as a very rough performance difference. Not sure how true it is.
1 hour ago, Remij said:Mine is 3840x1600 and it's essentially what you'd get running ultrawide on a 4K monitor. Looks awesome.. perfect middle ground imo. I always downsample from a higher res too.
4k ultrawide is something like 5040 x 2160.
Iirc monitors are 3440 x 1440 up to about 34 inch, above ~34 inches they become 3840 x 1600 to keep the sharpness and pixel density but it's about the same sharpness as 1440p.
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The Alan Pancake demo looked like every other horror/suspense demo ever shown. Slowly walk around a creepy forest with a flashlight, pausing occasionally to build tension, come across some run down hick building, slowly enter, suspense builds, lone cultist/zombie/whatever attacks.
The game could be the best game ever made but there wasn't a single thing in that demo to set it apart from the thousand other demos we've seen just like it.
Having said that it's Remedy so you know it will suck ass, and the shadow people are back
Probably with that retarded flashlight mechanic.
It's astounding twinkie is for this when he shits on almost every other game ever mentioned here lol
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You can count on one hand the number of people who cared about Hellblade before M$ purchased the developer.
Ghostz is not one of those people
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From somewhere that is “closed for business” to “a great place to live” in the space of just a few short weeks, it’s hard to know what Microsoft’s chief hissy-fit thrower, Brad Smith, really makes of Britain.
Thankfully, it seems the American took the advice of this column to embark on a quiet period of self-reflection after his hysterical reaction to the decision of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block its £55bn bid for games-maker Activision.
After all the bluster, in which Microsoft wrongly claimed that the actions of the CMA “discourages investment”, it now appears to be preparing to bargain with officials.
It’s truly desperate stuff from an organisation used to throwing its weight around and getting its own way. Fresh from trying to paint the UK as some sort of anti-business backwater, and threatening to cut jobs here, Smith has had a dramatic change of heart.
Having successfully navigated an English channel that had “never seemed wider”, as he put it last month, Smith is back in London sheepishly “in search of solutions”.
As for these shores, he has always been “bullish on the United Kingdom as a great place to live, to learn, to build”, he told a conference of industry figures.
What twaddle. In backpedalling so quickly, it reinforces how unconvincing his outburst was in the first place.
If Smith really seeks some form of détente, then he should show some true contrition and issue an apology to the CMA for the attempts of both Microsoft and Activision to undermine its authority. Only then does he deserve a second hearing.
In contrast, the CMA has behaved impeccably. While Smith was throwing brickbats and insults, the regulator’s chief executive, Sarah Cardell, rose above it all to be the personification of calm and reason, laying out the rationale for its decision clearly without being dragged into a war of words.
Cardell says the CMA is mindful of the impact that its decisions have on the UK, and its reputation. But she also points out that ultimately its job is to encourage and promote “open competitive markets”.
It’s hard to think of many things that run more contrary to that remit than allowing a $2 trillion tech behemoth to tighten its hold over a market of which it already controls 70pc.
Or as CMA chairman Marcus Bokkerink succinctly put it: “I would challenge the premise that there is an impact on international confidence in doing business in the UK and that the best way that confidence is served is by turning a blind eye to anti-competitive mergers.”
Similarly, when Smith complains that the regulator’s decision “discourages innovation”, what could be less innovative than buying growth rather than trying to create it?
Microsoft’s track record on this front is particularly poor. In an industry with a habit of destroying huge value it has proven to be something of the anti-Midas when it comes to deal-making, writing off a combined $14bn on the bungled acquisitions of mobile phone maker Nokia and advertising firm aQuantive alone.
There’s an apparent disingenuous aspect to Microsoft’s protests too that has been missed in some quarters. In the rush to be outraged, the company has been less forthcoming about what else is at stake for both sides.
In Microsoft’s case it is on the hook for a $3bn (£2.4bn) break fee if the deal doesn’t happen, while Activision boss Bobby Kotick will lose out on a £300m pay day. Perhaps that better explains why the pair have been so outspoken in their criticism.
When Smith talks about wanting to “address” the CMA’s concerns, the regulator should exercise great caution. In the past, too many companies have made a series of promises in an effort to get deals approved, only for such pledges to prove they are barely worth the paper they are written on.
There are some valid questions to be asked about the regulatory environment for technology in Britain. The creation of the CMA’s digital markets unit will presumably give Smith and his fellow tech bosses nightmares.
There is always the danger of unintended consequences but that’s the case for any regulator and as Cardell has said, the CMA is very mindful of that.
Likewise, there’s a risk of fighting the last war, as happened with its decision to block Facebook’s takeover of software firm Giphy, an area that the tech industry and consumers very quickly moved on from.
But an attempt to create a more level playing field online versus powerful monopolies is clearly in the public interest and any objective observer would surely welcome the pursuit of greater specialist expertise at a regulatory level.
Smith’s sudden change of heart changes nothing. Nor should a meeting he had this week with Jeremy Hunt.
The underlying principle of the CMA’s status is that it is independent, which means free from interference, not free from oversight or scrutiny.
The watchdog’s appearance before the business and trade select committee to answer questions about its decision just weeks after the event is pretty firm evidence of accountability.
Ultimately, the outcome of this saga will be decided by Justice Marcus Smith, the judge tasked with overseeing Microsoft’s appeal against the ruling. It is vital for the integrity of an important institution, as well as the future of British technology and entrepreneurship that the CMA’s verdict is upheld.
In the meantime, as an alternative to spending £55bn on Activision, Microsoft could set up a live stream into Smith’s office and charge people to watch his tantrums. They could make millions from that sort of entertainment.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/06/08/microsoft-activision-britain-competition-jeremy-hunt/
Little Dick Brad Smith just got destroyed
Lemshits thought he was going to stand up to the UK....instead he's sucking up
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10 hours ago, Remij said:
The service is incredible, when they have games to release...
Can you imagine Disney+, Paramount+, PrimeVideo, Netflix and whatever else... if they went 1.5 years without releasing any original content?
Yes, I've tried Primevideo and netflix and they're not worth paying for on monthlt basis, hence why I never had an interest in Gamepass.
Netflix is forgettable until once a year they release a new season of a popupar show, and amazon is skippable until you get that free month, or buy it for deliveries and get prime video anyway.
Xflop is the same - Mostly skippable until something like Starfield comes out. Sub for a month and then cancel until the next year.
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Apparently there are 2 different things here, the one from Codeweavers which I linked to, and a new proprietary tool from Apple for developers. I think the latter is the one most games are being benchmarked on.
But...
On 2023-06-06 at 3:01 PM, sugarhigh said:As long as they're pushing Metal rather than Vulkan it's total joke
On 2023-06-06 at 1:43 PM, Remij said:Apple doesn't want it because it means they don't get their 30% unless they're on the Apple store.
Both of these are sadly true. Apple appears content to leave Mac gaming in a sad state because they want everything in their store.
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23 minutes ago, Remij said:
MS had no releases worth a damn in 2022, and so far this year... so no shit GamePass subscribers are going to go down... meanwhile Sony and Nintendo launched their biggest games in that time...
Sub service ended up shit....who could have guessed
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19 minutes ago, Tears of the Cows said:
Because you just said PS4s standard was 1080p. Series S is obviously next gen compared to PS4. Running at a higher resolution and double the FPS.
PS4 and Series S are currently the same price at Target.
You are fucking retarded.
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1 hour ago, Tears of the Cows said:
PS4 runs it at 720p and 30fps.
Why are you comparing a last-gen console vs a supposed "next-gen" console?
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1 hour ago, Tears of the Cows said:
It’s 1260p on PS5 and you choose to bash 900p on a device that’s $200+ cheaper with less frame drops? Lol.
It's 1260p on Xflop Series X too lemshit
And as much as that sucks, at least it's an upgrade over the 1080p standard on last gen consoles....sorry I mean 1080p on PS4, xflop done was like 900p on average (after they stripped kinect out of it)
M$ sold this as a next-gen console. Imagine buying a "next gen console" promising 1440/60 and you get a number of games running at lower resolutions than what you had before. It's a joke.
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Under 900p on Series S
Microsoft sold this to people as a 1440p/60fps machine
Lemshits actually believed them
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7 hours ago, Spicalicious said:
20 million.. that's nothing for MS!
I knew one of the X retards would say this.
"Here's an evil corporation breaking the law, retaining data on children even against the wishes of their parents....but it's ok the fine is like pocket change to them so they can get away with it and its probably financially worth doing it again for them in the future"
People like you should be exterminated
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I'm seeing people predict fable and perfect dark....weren't all these announced like 5 years ago? And leaked/rumoured long before that?
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Either ms is completely mismanaging, or they announced these games day 1 before they had even started work on them to squash the complaints of a gaming drought. The answer is probably a bit of both.
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Article title is a little hyperbolic since so far it says everything has to be done on a per-title basis, but it's a start.
Windows is an abomination and SteamPlay/Proton is a lifesaver, hopefully Mac can get something similar so we can diversify the PC gaming market.
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How will Ghostz afford the monthly rental payments?
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https://www.unilad.com/news/xbox-takes-down-its-pride-month-logo-four-days-into-june-761859-20230605
Yikes, I can't even...
Not a good look Microsoft!
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43 minutes ago, lynux3 said:
Pretty sure this man used ChatGPT with the dumB mix. Out of my long career at SystemWars he’s never had so many words in his reply.
Either way, he’s definitely my favorite lemshit and also not. 🖕
I was thinking the same thing.
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Safety in numbers, lemshits?
You'll flee the forum again soon enough, like you always do when you can't take people pointing out you have no games and xflop has nothing going for it.
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5 minutes ago, JonbX said:
TLHBO is one of the most emotionally damaged people ive ever seen LOL
And MS is gonna do whatever to get Acti. They aint gonna let this go.
Lol says you
You hyped up a decade of xbox games and they all flopped or were cancelled. You wasted $500 on XBO and had no games....then you told us all XBOne X was going to be a new start, all the games would be there, so you blew another $500....and STILL had no games And within 3 years that console was dead and abandoned.
so now you blow another $500 because you tell us the games are on xbox series x....and 3 years in you STILL don't have games
Imagine all the time you could have saved yourself by switching to a better platform, but you were too proud and too much of a zealot for xbox so you kept shilling and rebuying consoles hoping one day the games would finally arrive...
...except they never did, because Microsoft doesn't care if you have games or not, they just want to take as much money from you with as little effort as possible, but you convince yourself Phil Spencer really cares about xbox games personally
And you call me emotionally damaged...lmfao.
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17 minutes ago, Remij said:
I laughed
Going for the low hanging fruit because you lost the argument
I make typos on my phone all the time...
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6 hours ago, MalaXmaS said:
Kinda dumb to try to talk serious with these two retards.
When someone as stupid as Mala calls you a retard, it's a compliment.
You've been shilling xflop for a decade and have fuck all to shoe for it
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1 hour ago, Remij said:
You're such a fucking clown when it comes to discussing anything about something you don't like. You're like a child and let your feelings get in the way. It makes it impossible to have a conversation with you. It's basically a waste of time. There's such a thing as laws... and regulators have to follow the laws despite their feelings.
You let your feelings get in the way anytime you discuss something microsoft related
That's why you've been pushing predictions for 5 years, 99% of which ended up wrong, because you let your passion for xbox/Microsoft cloud your judgement.
America is known for large corporations being able to do whatever the fuck they want, and lobbying and paying their way to avoid regulations. We need regulators to stop rich kids like Microsoft buying up entire industries.
Enjoy call of duty? Enjoy elder scrolls? Fallout? Doom? Dishonored? Obsidian RPGs? Etc etc if Microsoft has their way you will never be able to play these on playstation ever again.
Dont care about ps? Well all your can do is rely on the benevolence of a multi-trillion dollar corporation who has proven they have zero respect for consumers at every thrn, and hope they at least continue to support stores lile Steam or Epic instead of trying to push anti-consumer bullshit like GFWL (with paid online) or the microsoft store and its UWP bullshit once again.
Microsoft does not understand gaming - FACT
Microsoft does not know how to make good games - FACT
Microsoft does not know what makes a good game - FACT
These are irrefutable and have been proven after 22 years of Xbox. Why the fuck should a company with such disdain for gaming be able to keep buying up publishers just for the sake of yanking their games away from other platforms to punish consumers for not choosing xbox?
Its a typical microsoft approach. They never think "lets make our products good" to improve sales, they instead keep pushing medicore piles of shit like windows 10, xbox, and their office suite, and instead think of ways to force, coerce, punish or lock in consumers to make them make the "right choice" (in microsofts view).
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First game and spin off were fucking retarded, worst designed games I've seen.
Official Xbox showcase thread - Sunday @ 10am PST/1pm EST
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Calls it basically a chat room....but also an amazing game.
Hates on 8+ ps games....loves an omega level flop thats scored under 7 at most sites.
Pathetic fanboy.