Topic: The everything Xbox thread

I logged into my MS account for the first time in eight years. What a blast from the past, looking at that 100k gamer score. I didn't even care about achievements as much from '07 to '09, I was knee-deep into Phantasy Star Universe. And seeing some good stuff that hasn't been re-released since their XBLA release. Bionic Commando Rearmed, Dungeon Fighter Live, ilomilo, etc.

@NEStalgia I agree, they are not old games if you haven't played them or if they are free remasters the day you play them again. Even if they are not remastered, is Sekiro the same game on Series X/S than on Xbox One X, I mean, can you say that the gaming experience is the same after watching the videos? And who has played all the games that they wanted to play this generation? Why is the first next-gen game worth playing (and worth buying a new console at launch for!) but not the best games of the current generation as remasters or at 60fps compared to 20fps? Octane's comparison with Mario is illogical, what Mario game runs badly on the original hardware? Is it better a short PS4 spin-off semi-sequel (and now also cross-gen!) remastered for PS5 that you can play at launch or is it better to keep the original ambitious scope of the game even if it means delaying Halo Infinite? What is the best value attached to a new console, a PS4 paid remaster like Spider-Man 2018-2020 or a free remaster like Gears 5 2019-2020? What is better for older games, a rough "PS5 boost mode" or next-gen enhancements like Auto HDR, double frame rate, resolution upgrade and improved texture filtering?

It seemed that Octane basically got & played all the games he wanted on launch, so there'd be very few he'd want to go back to play, @BlueOcean .... Personally, I still do replay some older games & sometimes find ones I missed out on, so I appreciate options for playing those

It seems so 🤣.

@BlueOcean I love how @Octane is a mod on a video game forum that in fact doesn't play many games

@NEStalgia You don't need to play video games you keep you bunch in check

@NEStalgia He's not a gamer. He has only played The Legend of Zelda 1 and Super Mario Sunshine and pretends to have played the rest of the games that he talks about.

@Octane "Video games rot your mind, I won't allow them in my house!" - NintendoLife Staff

@BlueOcean that's very unfair. He clearly enjoys Sony walking simulators. I'm sure he likes Wii Sports and Ring Fit Adventure. And I hear he was an avid Nintendogs player back in the day. Maybe he even owns every FIFA ever made. Casuals are _{kind of} gamers too!

I don't play as many games either. Aside from Nintendo and Indie games, I don't head over to Xbox or other consoles as much.

That's right and he has platinum-ed every single Sony walking simulator.

I don't know about the One X, but at the very least Sekiro will definitely have a better framerate on SeriesS/X than the Xbox One. That had terrible slowdown issues and routinely dropped to like 15fps in the main castle area.

@Dezzy Oh boy, 15fps, like Breath of the Wild (Wii U) in towns.

@BlueOcean

Yep, pretty much exactly the same kind of drop actually. Only in the set locations too.

@NEStalgia @BlueOcean FYI, 3D All-Stars counts as three games. That's 8 games down for this year. I'm breaking records.

What, for playing the fewest games, @Octane....?

@Octane That's Enron math right there

@Octane

"You gotta bump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers"

You sound the insurance companies on 9/11 trying haggle over whether it was 2 different incidents or 1.

Exclusive (and timed-exclusive) Xbox games in development for the next generation of consoles.

What are the odds of Microsoft ever going back to Scalebound this generation? I would honestly buy a XBox for that game.