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Xbox |OT| Power Your Dreams
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splattered
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Elden Ring punchcard is up
What? I JUST preordered it two days ago! I looked for a punch card before i did too... ugh.
They usually arrive the week before launch. Just cancel your preorder and redo it
splattered
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I already cancelled my crossfire preorder, is it gonna flag my account or anything if I cancel because of these punch cards? I have passed up a lot of these because I usually just preorder early when I know it's something I really want like this
no lol. I activated the punch card and cancelled my pre-order I made *after* the punchcard activation because it didnt take my Credit in conjunction with my CC. You're free to cancel at any time and make use of the Rewards system lol. I don't really pre-order, but I would always wait until it gets really close to Launch as USUALLY these bigger titles get a punchcard.
nikolino840
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Roberts
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I saw this one on twitter but didn't have the time to listen (holy cow, it is 70 min long) so I wondering if it shines any new light on VRS and how it is going to impact the performance of future games?
I listened to it on almost 2x speed lol. Basically it gets improvements of somewhere like 10-15% on the frametimes but can go up to 25-33% in worst (aka best) case scenarios in game. Perceived visual quality always increases as DRS doesn’t kick in and it works better than Checkerboarding. Talked about some techniques to handle HDR tone mapping where you dont need to render as much detail in areas that are blown out in highlights or super dark, which Doom Eternal did to a degree but the presenter had an even better formula to use since that shipped.
The Coalition mentioned how in Alpha Point they saw a 33% increase by using VRS for Nanite draw calls (or somethin) which is optimistic for their future stuff.
With async compute the headroom provided by VRS can be put towards processing other stuff. Basically this can help open up areas like more advanced volumetrics, DOF, particles, lighting, etc. not many titles have shipped with these things in consideration though. Its also important to shave off as much frametime ms as possible to account for 120 fps like in DOOM
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Y0ssarian
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Can someone help me please.
Are Original Xbox games region free on Series X?
I want a physical copy of Otogi.
I live in Australia.
It's cheaper for me to buy a US NTSC copy.
Will the Series X recognize the disc and install it?
Thank you in advance, I have been looking on Google but couldn't find out about OG Xbox backwards compatible games being region free
Are Original Xbox games region free on Series X?
I want a physical copy of Otogi.
I live in Australia.
It's cheaper for me to buy a US NTSC copy.
Will the Series X recognize the disc and install it?
Thank you in advance, I have been looking on Google but couldn't find out about OG Xbox backwards compatible games being region free
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From what i can tell they are region locked still
Y0ssarian
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Thanks mate, are you sure? I asked on the Series X subreddit as well and they said it should work. I don't want to buy it and have it not work, ya know
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nikolino840
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silentstorm
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Why did i buy Guardians Of The Galaxy!?
Still haven't played it(now Elden Ring stealing time) and it's now going to GP, also Kentucky Route Zero is one i heard good things about.
Still haven't played it(now Elden Ring stealing time) and it's now going to GP, also Kentucky Route Zero is one i heard good things about.
DaGwaphics
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Assassin's Creed Franchise Available for Cheap in Huge Xbox Sale
A huge sale is being hosted on the Xbox digital storefront, with the entire Assassin's Creed franchise having major discounts.
gamerant.com
Were the chronicles games any good?
nikolino840
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New project from arkane
streaming stick?
It might be
DaGwaphics
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Xbox update adds Pin to Quick Resume feature, Share button remapping, and more
A new Xbox update is rolling out to consoles now, bringing with it a new Quick Resume feature, Share button remapping, and a new audio setup wizard.
Great news about the pin to QR feature. Been saying they needed that from the beginning.
Anyone got this update yet? Nothing is showing up for me.
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nikolino840
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nikolino840
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nikolino840
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First iam8bit published game should be interesting
nikolino840
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An Update on Xbox Sustainability Efforts - Xbox Wire
Carbon negative, water positive and zero waste by 2030, sustainability updates to our Xbox Series X|S consoles, empowering players with energy saver mode, and more At Microsoft – and, by extension, at Xbox – we’ve set ambitious commitments to meaningfully reduce the company’s environmental...
news.xbox.com
Don't know if the energy saver mode is new but I wasnt on it.
nikolino840
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Jemm
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Yes. I just turned it on in the settings.
I didn't find any additional settings to energy saving mode and console isn't downloading anything while off.
Same here, I have always chooses to have mine in energy saving anyway, just spend 5 minutes going through every settings menu and found nothing, where did you see this was even a thing as it is not mentioned in the update post etc.
March Xbox Update: Pin to Quick Resume, Controller and Audio updates, and More - Xbox Wire
Team Xbox is excited to continue bringing new ways to make Xbox better, with you at the center, as we refine the experience and deliver brand new features based on your feedback. This month’s update includes the ability to pin up to two games in Quick Resume, options to remap the Share button on...
news.xbox.com
It was mentioned by that verge guy on Twitter.Same here, I have always chooses to have mine in energy saving anyway, just spend 5 minutes going through every settings menu and found nothing, where did you see this was even a thing as it is not mentioned in the update post etc.
March Xbox Update: Pin to Quick Resume, Controller and Audio updates, and More - Xbox Wire
Team Xbox is excited to continue bringing new ways to make Xbox better, with you at the center, as we refine the experience and deliver brand new features based on your feedback. This month’s update includes the ability to pin up to two games in Quick Resume, options to remap the Share button on...
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Unless it will just do it by default then, because unless I have lost the plot there was no option there to enable this.
nikolino840
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BusierDonkey
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Phil genuinely seems to be a decent guy, I've never seen him accept any praise without pointing out the people he works with.
It's too bad though none of these interviews ever ask any meaningful questions when they get such high profile guests on. "Where did you get your gaming start" is such a cliche question. When was he born, what video games would be available when he was growing up?
Ask the man how he handles communication and inter-studio workloads with studios spanning the globe. How will he leverage the massive spike the Xbox brand has had in talent, with studios like id who could greatly benefit how all the internal studios go about building their games. Ask a question only he would know the answer to, instead they gush over him for a few minutes then bsically ask what his favorite ice cream flavor is.
Icymanipulator
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Not sure where to post this, but it’s about gamepass on pc. I saw that Lightning Returns was added and wanted to play it, but it just doesn’t work. The game won’t read inputs from my Xbox controller and hangs on the start up screen. Anyone else download this on PC and try it?
Would love to play this as I never got the chance when it released years ago.
Would love to play this as I never got the chance when it released years ago.
Doncabesa
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That's because this wasn't an interview. He stopped for a quick chat to say congratulations on episode 100 and the site's growth.
nikolino840
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Dragon_Rocks
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Walmart has Series X in stock to purchase, no need for Walmart+. For anyone who is still searching.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xbox-Ser...did=&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xbox-Ser...did=&affiliates_ad_id=565706&campaign_id=9383
Roberts
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I really enjoyed Ashen at the time when there were not that many Dark Souls rip-offs but this looks even better and clearly so much more ambitious.
nikolino840
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