DrDamn BritishBean they’ve kind of given up on GWG anyway but the 360 titles tended to be the highlight over the last year or so. GamePass is having a bit of a meh month this time too where the highlights (Yakuza games) are ones they previously removed. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/07/05/game-pass-july-2022-wave-1-announce/
Brave https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-consoles-get-discord-voice-chat-in-new-update So this is great. But where on Earth has the vaunted partnership with Discord and PlayStation gone? This would have been great over the last few weeks with outriders.
Brave https://www.eurogamer.net/discord-voice-chat-support-is-now-available-for-all-xbox-one-and-series-xs-users Now available to everyone on Xbox. There are apparently rumours that it’s coming to ps5 with the next big update. But given that we’ve only just had one of those that could be quite some time away.
DrDamn https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-will-join-other-publishers-in-selling-games-for-70-next-year Thanks Jim!
Alex Xbox will host a new Developer_Direct games show with Arkane, Bethesda, and more Rumoured to be on 25th of January.
DrDamn Confirmed… https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/01/11/xbox-bethesda-present-developer-direct-livestream-january-25/ Presented by the game creators themselves from studios including Arkane Austin, Mojang Studios, Turn 10 Studios, and ZeniMax Online Studios, the Developer_Direct will focus on big features, extended gameplay showcases, and the latest info for Xbox games launching in the next few months, including The Elder Scrolls Online, Forza Motorsport, Minecraft Legends, and Redfall. Next few months? How far are we stretching “few” here?
Brave DrDamn well I’m still pissed off with them for bastardising the meaning of “launch window” and that was back with the Xbox 360 😄
DrDamn https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/01/25/xbox-bethesda-developer-direct-everything-announced-recap/ I watched but was mostly bored by the time it got to Redfall. Not a fan of dev presentations like this. Proper interviews, yes, fluff marketing no thank you. Also the YouTube channel only had an audio description version (1080p) and US Sign language version (4K) so I went for the latter. When I quit out before it finish a regular 4K version had appeared. It’s great that they offer the choices, but I basically watched a mini version of the stuff with sign language at the side unnecessarily :/.
Alex Today I discovered that if you have a video file on a USB stick and plug it into an Xbox One X it will play it. Pretty neat.
Alex This is a bit disappointing. Mainly as I couldn’t give a tiny wet fart for 4K, I’d much rather have 60 fps.
DrDamn This is an absolutely fantastic achievement in terms of accessibility. Well played MS. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/04/27/forza-motorsport-accessibility-features-blind-driving/
DrDamn https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/05/02/game-pass-may-2023-wave-1-announce/ Redfall also out today but not reviewing well at all.
Alex It’s surprising that this is the same team that made Prey, which was a very high quality title, even if it did have a few issues at launch. It will be interesting to find out exactly what happened during development.
