@rjejr I said I'd give you a tag if Asuras Wrath went on sale on Xbox again and here I am giving you that tag lol. Currently £2.99 on UK store, not sure how much on US
Finally got round to trying the Ori games. Just about finished the first one.
Wow what an impressive visual and audio accomplishment. Nothing special in terms of gameplay or story, but just incredible in the art department. Looking forward to playing the second one, although I get the impression it's maybe slightly repetitive (as a lot of metroidvania games are)
@Slowdive Well this is because there are no Series X specific games yet. You play Xbox One games on the Series X only after you download a config file from the servers.
Yes it is even more anti-consumer than the Xbox One.
The Xbox One and Series X are the only consoles that are UNUSABLE without internet. All other consoles are plug and play with local accounts and base operation systems when bought. After that you can even update the os with usb. On the stupid Xbox you can't even setup your console without internet and MS account. Pure idiocy and anti-consumer practices.
Yet some gamers are fine to buy a brick if your internet is out at the moment.
The all-digital age is here...if quietly and unofficially. It sucks for Xbox fans who don't have reliable internet, but for everyone else the DRM that MVG is pointing out is a non-issue. A majority of today's gamers purchase their games digitally and don't care about physical games in the slightest. I accept the fact I'll be buying a product in the XSX that won't function when the internet is unavailable.
Switch Physical Collection - 1,537 games (as of December 22nd, 2025)
Switch 2 Physical Collection - 4 games (as of December 8th, 2025)
@Mr-Fuggles777 Congratulations, Mr. Fuggles. I think you are the most enthusiastic XBox fan I've ever met, online or in person.
I've been meaning to ask you: if MS can gain the ascendancy over Sony in this console round, do you think they will return to their Mattrick-period arrogance? I'm asking because my understanding is that the whole point of XBox, then and now, was to commandeer as many functions in the living room as possible. Game Pass seems like a decent service, but I'm warily watching the value proposition for signs that it will swing against we, the customers.
@COVIDberry I'm new back to Xbox so it's all fresh and shiny. Give me a few months and I will move onto something else no doubt.
I have to say that Gamepass is amazing, being able to play games on my 2 Xbox consoles, Mobile phone and Laptop for one monthly subscription is ridiculous value. They also update the games so there is always something new to play, or I will try games I wouldn't want to gamble money on.
I dont think they will try and increase the Gamepass price after the backlash they received just from the proposed Gold increase. They are shutting down the loopholes for cheaper options, you could buy 12 months EA play for £20 and convert it to 4 months Gamepass but they have stopped it now.
Rare Replay is extremely helpful for the Gamerscore challenge (earn points on Microsoft Rewards by getting achievements). You can get a lot of achievements just by loading up games and watching the credits.
I didn't play much Rare Replay previously because got distracted by other games, a fair amount of the games would play better with a Nintendo controller, then the Nintendo and Microsoft collaboration happened meaning a Rare Replay port for Switch felt almost guaranteed (though hasn't happened yet).
@Grumblevolcano I might spend a day grinding those out before the end of the month, cheers. I'm around 4k so far but im trying not to just focus on achievement hunting and still play games because I enjoy them rather than just for the points.
The all-digital age is here...if quietly and unofficially. It sucks for Xbox fans who don't have reliable internet, but for everyone else the DRM that MVG is pointing out is a non-issue. A majority of today's gamers purchase their games digitally and don't care about physical games in the slightest. I accept the fact I'll be buying a product in the XSX that won't function when the internet is unavailable.
There is no DRM it is just youtubers making clickbait videos. Set your Xbox as your home console and your games will play offline. It has been like that since the Xbox One launched
@Slowdive he tested it with a console that wasn’t set as his primary. If it was set as his home console the games would have launched no problem. Maybe it was a genuine mistake he made but it has been that way for years.
@Dave666 With the series X it is NOT like that. After you install the game you need to connect to the internet to download a config file or the game will NOT start. After that you can turn off the internet and play it like on Xbox One.
@Dave666 I hope so ... no Series X exclusive games yet and probably for another year. Who knows they may even require it then. Why not push one system update that contains all config files for Xbox One games. I doubt they are more than 2-3 GB. But I might be mistaken.
Still it is clear that the internet requirement to setup the console for the first time (and every time you do a hard reset) and the mandatory MS account are DRM features. Every other console ships with OS that is functional right from the start. I mean why ditch the local accounts?
I am perfectly fine with the Xbox and 360 BC to be download only but the other DRM stuff is just not needed. Someday we could get a legacy update that removes this stuff.
With all that said I still love my One X even if I play more on my PS4 and my Switch.
@Dave666 I hope so ... no Series X exclusive games yet and probably for another year. Who knows they may even require it then. Why not push one system update that contains all config files for Xbox One games. I doubt they are more than 2-3 GB. But I might be mistaken.
Still it is clear that the internet requirement to setup the console for the first time (and every time you do a hard reset) and the mandatory MS account are DRM features. Every other console ships with OS that is functional right from the start. I mean why ditch the local accounts?
I am perfectly fine with the Xbox and 360 BC to be download only but the other DRM stuff is just not needed. Someday we could get a legacy update that removes this stuff.
With all that said I still love my One X even if I play more on my PS4 and my Switch.
Microsoft have have confirmed it. They said they need to better label that backwards compatible games will require a download.
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