The Xbox Series X|S thread

[TRMNTR]

31 minutes ago, Heaven Angel said:

Xbox's Phil Spencer | IGN Interview

 

Acknowledges light 2022 for Xbox, "that's on me"

Stresses quality for Forza Motorsport; reiterates it's a 2023 game

343 "critically important to the success of Halo"

Confident in Activision deal closing

 

https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-interview-2023

 

Check the post right above yours. ?

[Heaven Angel]

4 hours ago, TRMNTR said:

 

Check the post right above yours. ?

Yea, snake beat me to it. Saw it after I posted.

[TRMNTR]

7 minutes ago, Heaven Angel said:

Yea, snake beat me to it. Saw it after I posted.

 

Don't fret it. He only beat you by 6 hours. 

[RV1709]

2023 is the year of the Xbox as per Phil. I have faith he will deliver 

[triggr happy ss]

 

[Heaven Angel]

On 1/28/2023 at 2:41 PM, TRMNTR said:

 

Don't fret it. He only beat you by 6 hours. 

Let the poor guy sleep sometimes  

[Snake]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/microsoft-studio-343-industries-undergoing-reorganization-of-halo-game-franchise

 

Key points from jschreier

 

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Atleast 95 employees laid off (FTE and contractor)

Tatanka will be in Unreal Engine and may not be (just?) a battle royale

No new story content for Infinite. New ideas were pitched for new Halo games in Unreal Engine but those folks were also impacted by layoffs

 

 

 

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Since Halo Infinite was released, fans had assumed that in addition to new multiplayer modes, 343 was working on new content for the story. But that wasn't the case, according to the people familiar with the situation. Developers were making prototypes in the Unreal Engine and pitching ideas for new Halo games rather than working on new missions for Halo Infinite. Many of those developers were laid off this month and the company isn't actively working on new story content, the people said. A Microsoft spokesman declined to comment.

In the eyes of some observers and former 343 employees, the reorganization was a long time coming. The studio, which was founded in 2007 to inherit Halo after Microsoft parted ways with original developer Bungie, has struggled through many challenges, including the release of several polarizing games. Patrick Wren, a former 343 designer, said on Twitter that the job cuts and the state of the Halofranchise overall are the result of "incompetent leadership up top" during Halo Infinite's development that led to "massive stress on those working hard to make Halo the best it can be."

 

[TRMNTR]

7 minutes ago, Snake said:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/microsoft-studio-343-industries-undergoing-reorganization-of-halo-game-franchise

 

Key points from jschreier

 

This is really the best case for 343. They need to re-think their sh*t. Just keep doing a good job supporting Infinite MP in the meantime.

 

 

Spoiler

I need me some unreal goodness 

 

[Heaven Angel]

 

f**k it!! 

[roun90]

Moved my original post to Versus thread because it seems to be more suitable there. Here, I'll just say - absolutely ridiculous pricing.

Edited February 2, 2023 by roun90

[Bird Bird Bird]

2 hours ago, Heaven Angel said:

 

f**k it!! 

 

So 50% premium over US price. They're doing 1 USD = 120 INR. 

Sadly, with currency devaluations and inflation, this will become common. 

[TRMNTR]

4 hours ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

So 50% premium over US price. They're doing 1 USD = 120 INR. 

Sadly, with currency devaluations and inflation, this will become common. 

 

Hasn't that always been the case though? Isn't there like a 53% tax on these things?

[Bird Bird Bird]

27 minutes ago, TRMNTR said:

 

Hasn't that always been the case though? Isn't there like a 53% tax on these things?

 

At max it used to be 1 USD = 100 INR. 

[Kumar123]

Beginning of the end.

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by Kumar123

[CarbonCore]

It'll probably happen here too, Xbox disk sales are abysmal and the used market is non-existent. 

[gamer_adi]

60k ridiculous pricing for a console. Oh the days when these things used to get cheaper with age  lol

[Bird Bird Bird]

WTF. Never knew Xbox can do Wii emulation. Next weekend will be 

[CarbonCore]

29 minutes ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

WTF. Never knew Xbox can do Wii emulation. Next weekend will be 

 

They also recently updated the Dolphin core so its faster now.

[l33tmaniac]

8 hours ago, CarbonCore said:

 

They also recently updated the Dolphin core so its faster now.

And added a UI front for configuring the controls. Earlier builds needed a PC from which you could import the config

[playstationdude]

9 hours ago, Bird Bird Bird said:

WTF. Never knew Xbox can do Wii emulation. Next weekend will be 

Im able to emulate wii u , ps3 in addition to all these consoles on steam deck too. Considering the horsepower series x has over steam deck, not surprising.