l33tmaniac

So Sony is forcing publishers to price the games on different platforms to be the same as that of PSN. What a dick move. Basically this is armtwisting at some level.

Too much speculation. The more you post, the more nonsense responses it will generate. Just agree that MS dropped the ball on exclusives and day one for GP and call it a day for now. Whether GP is value for money without day one exclusives is a different argument and is very subjective to an individual’s choices/preferences.

DRM free is almost never going to happen. The world doesn't run on altruism. As long as it increases the barrier of entry for hacking, I guess publishers would be okay bearing the cost. The issue is with having an always online DRM - which is a different topic altogether.

I am sure you know that DRM is an essential for any developer who doesn't want to lose money due to piracy. DRM is a PITA when implemented in a crappy manner or when it affects performance. But it's here to say and I wouldn't call it an evil. It's a necessity for any business. Not sure if it was you or someone else who said "Developers are against DRM". Such bullshit. Anyone who wants to get paid for their work wouldn't be against DRM.

I only know one person who uses his XBox for charging controllers. Pretty sure he is a Pony though.

Folks with Xbox here are saying that they were not facing issues with playing games when the service was down. Folks from the other side are crying foul saying that the games don't work.... Despite not owning the system or having tried it first hand. This thread is reaching new levels of lows these days. And such a f**king shame to see some mods and admins actually flaming this sh*t. Sigh.

Around 3.5k if I am not wrong.

Even better - create bot handles that directly post all baity posts to the forum. Why even have manual intevention?

I wanted to get this. But since the TV is in a large hall, needed the woofer. Hence went with the Sony HT G700. Also, the Sonos with woofer exceeded more than what I was willing to spend.

Fanboys on both side will always have something to crap on. As long as the story, world-building and exploration is good - the game will be a hit. Skyrim was freaking fun to play because of the sandbox nature. It had every single pitfall that's being highlighted here, but was still a GOTY contender.

Was the leak actually negative? IIRC, he only said that the engine isn't great and the air combat is something he doesn't like. Combat being crappy is a know issue with most Bethesda games and it's a well known fact that Bethesda games are unoptimized af.

Optimization at the hardware level? Are you talking about the firmware/SDK? Or are you referring sub-standard components?

Using the Sony HT-G700 with my C9

Still trying to be reasonable/logical in this thread? Just grab a bucket of popcorn and enjoy the sh*t show.

Completely dead afaik.

They incorporated it with the Windows Mobile OS (similar to what Apple did). It died when Windows for phones failed to gain momentum. They were too late to the market.

you are missing KC and Snake in your list

I think you've called Phil daddy more times that anyone else in this world. Speaks more about you than me

So, you want people to stay off the forums? Feeling guilty for dumping your crap here rather than the potty at home?

The amount of sh*t in this thread will make any sewage pipe blush.

What nonsense! Our analysts here know better than the head of studios and business heads. Now that Returnal will be on PS Now, HouseMarque will have to shut down soon!

so this is the new xbox vs ps thread then? Seriously, give it a rest man. Dont start crapping all threads. This was already posted in the vs thread a few days back

You'll have to get something upwards of 1500VA. I tried using my 1100VA APC one for both a 55 inch OLED and the PS5. While the console can boot up fine, the moment I start gaming, the power draw exceeds what the UPS can provide and the UPS starts flashing red. The surprising part is that XSX runs absolutely fine when connected to the same UPS as the TV. Either get 2x1100 VA UPS (which is what I've done) or get something that's rated at least 1500VA or more.

Not sure how many of those controllers you have used. But you clearly seem like a n00b here. Dualshock 3 was straight up garbage. Feels cheap and the entire six axis gimmick is best forgotten. DS4 was definitely a good controller. The touch pad addition is still questionable. Still dont know what great features it provides. To me the touchpad is just as useful as the six axis - essentially worthless. DS4 did feel better with good heft and brought the 3.5mm jack which Xbox adapted soon after. Not sure about the innovation aspect here. If tacking on gimmicks makes a controller good, by all means continue believing so. As for Nintendo controllers, almost all of them except the N64, Gamecube and Pro controllers have tried something only to fail spectacularly. Do you even use the switch joycons? They are straight up terrible from ergonomics perspective and your hands cramp badly with extended use. Saying this from personal experience - I’ve owned everything right from the Wii on to the Switch. Xbox nailed the controllers with the 360 gen. They made incremental additions over the years, but the core controller is reliable af. I would take reliability and good ergonomics over innovation anyday. As good as the dualsense haptics are, I can happily play a game without them and not have to constantly worry about shelling 5k when the springs break.

Absolute nonsense. While I like the dualsense and it's haptics, I still swear by the Xbox controller. It's built like a rock, is reliable and feels perfect to use. Xbox nailed it a long time back - there is absolutely no need for them to change it drastically.