The Old XBOX Megathread

[King Ellis]

It's like a reaction to all the feedback to the initial Xbox One launch. "Oh, you little shits want a console you can stand up, do you? Well get a load of this!"

[Bobfoc]

In seriousness, I really don't care what it looks like or what its name is. The original Xbox was a big, black crate, and I quite liked that. Backwards compatibility with both Xbox One games and controllers, as well as the Game Pass factor, make this new console potentially an attractive purchase. As always, of course, the price will be the most important part of the puzzle.

[Maxx]

I’m a bit annoyed it won’t fit in my entertainment center

[Bobfoc]

People on the internet have started calling it the Xbox SeX, so we'll have that to look forward to for the next several years.

[Ruki]

How is Wasteland 2 on console? Trying to debate playing it on Xbox or PC with game pass.

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6 minutes ago, Ruki said:

How is Wasteland 2 on console? Trying to debate playing it on Xbox or PC with game pass.

Great. It lacks a tutorial which it needs but I love it.

[Baddar]

3 months of Gold is currently £6.99 on the Microsoft store. I don't get a massive amount of use out of my Xbox, but I think I might stack a few of those and add the £1 Ultimate deal on top to give me a good amount of time to try some new games out for next to nothing. 

[Bobfoc]

Is that for existing users or just new ones?

[Baddar]

I've had Gold before and it popped up as £6.99 for me via this page https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/xbox-live-gold/cfq7ttc0k5dj?activetab=pivot%3agamesanddealstab

Ended up getting that and the 3 months of Ultimate for a quid, so £8 in total to take me through til the end of June with Gold/Ultimate bundled.

EDIT: Even after subscribing to the Gold for 3 months, it's letting me buy more at that price, so you can get 12 months of Gold for £28 when bought as 4 separate purchases.

[Baddar]

I downloaded a few more games from the Pass than I was expecting to yesterday. 

Outer Worlds, Cities Skylines, Vampyr, Just Cause 4 and My Friend Pedro are all installed and ready to play, when (if) I get around to them. 

[Bobfoc]

GTA V is on Game Pass now.

[Pooker]

Why are digital games so expensive? Wanted to pick up WWE 2k19, since it appears to be the best rated wrestling game on the One, and I figured it would be cheaper since 2k20 is out. But it's still $59.99?

[Baddar]

The standard pricing of most games is higher than you'd find in shops but there are usually some really good digital sales.

The fact digital games can be shared between accounts means people can split the cost of a game and both own it. 

[Baddar]

My Friend Pedro is good fun. 

[Bobfoc]

Microsoft has announced that developers can opt into a service that makes games available on a cross-buy basis between Xbox One and Xbox Series X. One such game will be Cyberpunk 2077, meaning that anyone who buys it on Xbox One will get a Series X version of the game as well.

[Ruki]

2 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

Microsoft has announced that developers can opt into a service that makes games available on a cross-buy basis between Xbox One and Xbox Series X. One such game will be Cyberpunk 2077, meaning that anyone who buys it on Xbox One will get a Series X version of the game as well.

This makes me so happy. Glad I am getting it on Xbox. 

[Maxx]

Worms is on gamepass @Kaney @King Ellis

[Bobfoc]

Streets of Rage 4 is on GamePass at launch on 30th April. That's a nice bonus.

[King Ellis]

I, for some reason, never played this since it came out so huzzah! Who is up for some horsey fun?

[Bobfoc]

That's a great addition. Bear in mind, however, that it's replacing GTA V, which had been on the service since January. It could be that RDR 2 is only on for a similar length of time.