Krathoon
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Yeah. Bethesda games are meant for PC.
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CoreyFlawless
Member
Console player. So on xbox. I’m ok with the 30fps as long it plays smoothly and just fun to play.
Pimpbaa
Member
The only PC I have is a 5 year old dual core kaby lake laptop (I do most of my non gaming tasks on my ipad pro with keyboard). I will definitely be playing this on my series x. 30fps is disappointing, but as long as they get the motion blur right then it shouldn’t be too bad. Hoping they put in a 40fps option at a later date or an unlocked frame rate using VRR
Team Andromeda
Member
Series X for me
Fredrik
Member
Short:
Yes you can!
Longer:
Yes and I’m thinking that’s kinda how they want people to do - Because if you like the game you’ll likely want to keep playing it after a month… and you’ll likely talk about how cheap it was, which is PR for the service to pull others in… and you might’ve seen other games on Gamepass that interest you too, so then you might keep the subscription for a longer time… and others who listened to your earlier talk might do the same, then they talk too, and pull others in…
And off we go - snow ball effect!
Bonus, if you like the game and want the best mods you’ll likely want to play on Steam eventually since going by past experiences the Microsoft Store version won’t let you fiddle with files as much. So then they likely get a purchase too besides the subscription money and Gamepass PR and snowball effect trigger.
I’m going with the Steam version at once. I know I’ll keep playing the game but I don’t know if I’ll keep a Gamepass sub once I have to pay regular price. And I know I want unrestricted file access for modding.
I’ll probably try it on Xbox through Gamepass though, I want to see how bad 30fps actually is. And that’s a win for MS too since I’ll suddenly be in the player count PR even if I just played for 5 minutes and went - Bleh!
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Looking at my Fallout 4, i'd say PC.
mrmustard
Banned
Yes. But it's the same strategy as maze-like shops. When you sub for a month you will probably also look what else they got and perhaps stay longer subbed. I just don't understand why they have no discounted 3/6/12 month offers and if you ask me, i wouldn't do day1 Game Pass releases. I would go for 1-3 months after the release.
Fredrik
Member
I thought about spltting up the PC stores but thought it was more interesting to easy see the console PC split. Original plan was just PC and Xbox but Both were added later.
Maybe a PC focused poll showing the Steam, MS Store, Gamepass split could be an idea for another thread though?
Codeblew
Member
I am probably not the ideal consumer that Microsoft is hoping for. Outside of a few games, I get over them within a month or less. I am also not the type of person to just keep a subscription that I am not using. But I may do a `1 month and done` to save me +$50.Short:
Yes you can!
Longer:
Yes and I’m thinking that’s kinda how they want people to do - Because if you like the game you’ll likely want to keep playing it after a month… and you’ll likely talk about how cheap it was, which is PR for the service to pull others in… and you might’ve seen other games on Gamepass that interest you too, so then you might keep the subscription for a longer time… and others who listened to your earlier talk might do the same, then they talk too, and pull others in…
And off we go - snow ball effect!
Bonus, if you like the game and want the best mods you’ll likely want to play on Steam eventually since going by past experiences the Microsoft Store version won’t let you fiddle with files as much. So then they likely get a purchase too besides the subscription money and Gamepass PR and snowball effect trigger.
I’m going with the Steam version at once. I know I’ll keep playing the game but I don’t know if I’ll keep a Gamepass sub once I have to pay regular price. And I know I want unrestricted file access for modding.
I’ll probably try it on Xbox through Gamepass though, I want to see how bad 30fps actually is. And that’s a win for MS too since I’ll suddenly be in the player count PR even if I just played for 5 minutes and went - Bleh!
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FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Xbox Series X
Fredrik
Member
They know they can’t win over everyone, but as with me who just get Gamepass through cheap deals they still kinda win, since talking about how cheap it was is also PR for the service.
I’m not sure they even lose if we get Gamepass for free, play a game, unsubscribe, never mention that we played it or how we got access to it. Because we’ll still be in that ”10 million people have now played Starfield!” PR.
It is what it is. Just enjoy cheap gaming while it’s there, let the suits figure out if it’s a good idea or not.
Fredrik
Member
A quick thought now that the poll has slowed down and the results are in. ~ PC 70%, Xbox 30%
- When will they show the PC version???
If PC will end up being their biggest platform then they better stop focusing so much on the Xbox version. Only official talk about the PC version comes from the AMD exclusivity partner video. And in an interview they said the modding tools will be for PC. Everything else is just Xbox Xbox Xbox.
- When will they show the PC version???
If PC will end up being their biggest platform then they better stop focusing so much on the Xbox version. Only official talk about the PC version comes from the AMD exclusivity partner video. And in an interview they said the modding tools will be for PC. Everything else is just Xbox Xbox Xbox.
Silent Viper
Banned
Thanks to MS, gamers have options.
So i will play it on Gamepass PC and Xbox and switch back and forth progression wlll carry over as it supports playanywhere.
So i will play it on Gamepass PC and Xbox and switch back and forth progression wlll carry over as it supports playanywhere.
Slicker than your average
Banned
Yes thanks MS for inventing and only company that implements cross save progression. Praise be to Phil.
You so realise many games do this that are multiplatform? And if starfield wasn't exclusive it would still be the same.
I hoped it was satire but it's not, you understand why you get called a shill.
Silent Viper
Banned
Why you derailing thread? Did i say MS invented crosd progression or said anything about your beloved Sony?
Question was where you gonna play Starfield, i gave my personal reply where i will play Starfield. Why you getting worked up so much? I will play on pc and xbox using gamepass and playanywhere
Stop it, stick to topic
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MrTroubleMaker
Member
PC always, the wait for the CK to be released months later is going to be hard on me. Can't wait to see what kind of mods I can make.
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Fredrik
Member
Play Anywhere is not just cross save, it means you buy one copy of the game and your license is valid on both Xbox and PC, and your save carry over as well through the cloud. That’s not common for multiplats, you usually need to buy multiple copies of the game before you can use any cross platform save.
But as said many times there is no official info out that Starfield is a Play Anywhere title. Everybody is just expecting it to be but the store says nothing about that. There was speculation on Reddit that Play Anywhere wouldn’t work since mods could mess up the saves when there will be mods on PC that aren’t available on Xbox.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
My 4090 has been wating for this and Forza Motorsport.
Winter John
Gold Member
I'll try it on my Series S just for the laughs, then decide if it's worth upgrading my pc for.
genesisblock
Member
The moment I stopped playing Oblivion for the PS3 was due to the awful loading times and that scamp staff bug that crashed the game. Sinking that many hours to a game only to have this game breaking bug really demotivates. You.
It was then I started to have a PC upgrade and all that talk about full HD/60fps did I manage to find myself installing Oblivion again with a faster loading time.
I also have come to discover mods that actually made the game look so much better than the vanilla that it made it that much more enjoyable.
From that day forward, every other Bethesda Game or Obsidian title was played with mods fresh off the bat. I can wait, and I don't intend to change now.
Alpha Male
Member
Series X on a LG G2 plus surround sound .... I can't wait to play early access on September 1st!
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MMaRsu
Banned
Sorry for going offtopic, but which other games are play anywhere which are multiplatform? I literally know of not a single one. So you buy version PS4 but can play on Xbox/PC/Switch.
tecmo9000
Member
I imagine it would be similar to Cyberpunk and The Witcher 3. I have your setup with pc and xbox also looking to play on both.
tecmo9000
Member
Cyberpunk/Witcher 3, but you have to buy the different versions. You can play on PS4 and cross save to Xbox Series S
MMaRsu
Banned
Thanks but yeah those seem like the only big games.
But cross save isnt what that poster was talking about, he was mostly talking about play anywhere.
Which is basically cross buy. Buy it on PC play on Xbox/PC. Afaik no other games do that (which are multiplat)
Gorgon
Member
I'm in the same situation, so XSX for me. But I'm thinking that when next-gen consoles hit the road I may drop Xbox and build a PC again just for gaming. Modding is too good to ignore and the only thing I really miss from my PC gaming days.
Roberts
Member
Don't tempt me, lol. I switched to Apple thirteen years ago because it was more convenient for my work, but not a week passes when I don't fantasise about building a beefy gaming pc. Maybe when I retire and my kids grow up!
MikeM
Member
Good thing is that you can get a decent rig for $1k nowadays.
Gorgon
Member
Yeah, I stopped PC gaming during the PS4 gen until now. PS3 was the first time I had a console and PC at the same time. I moved to Macs for actual work etc around 2013.
Knowing myself I won't stop at $1K
I have to find a solution that looks good on my living room without clutering it, though. We'll see, there's still time until "next-gen" and ES6 arrives. I suspect I won't feel the need for mods as acutely with Starfiled as I would with Fallout and especially ES.
My perception is that that kind of mod-fixes ends up on the Xbox and PS anyway. Both FO4 and Skyrim have the bug-fest fixing mods available. But I'm not sure how long it took. I've just recently replayed them after playing the originals back in the day, so how long it took for those mods to arrive on Xbox/PS I don't know. The Skyrim version has been available since 2016, it seems. And the FO4 since 2016 also.
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Krathoon
Member
The PC has way too much to offer with this kind of game. It is really a no-brainer.
Torrent of Pork
Banned
Presumably it will be like Fallout 4, where the Creation Kit released a few months after the game. There's no way in hell they skip console mods after Fallout 4 and Skyrim SE.
Sw0pDiller
Member
OP gives me the "yet another paid xbox fan" feelz
EruditeHobo
Member
PC obviously. No good reason to buy an Xbox console that I can think of...
Fuz
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