Recently, Zipper unleashed another slew of tweaks and patches as well as a few sought after additions to their 256 player shooter. The most intriguing and questionably integrated feature however, came in the form of the ability to take in game screens in nice 720p quality. The issue herein lies in just exactly how you are supposed to take such a shot.
You must open the XMB and select "Take Screenshot" from under the "Photo" section. Now before I go on, when I first saw this I was bombarded with mixed feelings. First off, I began to wonder, if you have to access the XMB to activate the feature to be able to take the shot, does this mean that the whole ability to take the screen is merely a tool provided by Sony that's available for developers to use and Zipper felt like taking advantage of it? If so, does that mean that every other game can be launched or patched with this ability? If this is true then I could see this being useful in many other games, ones particularly that don't require you to completely stop what you're doing.
Which leads to the next part: once you have selected the "Take Screenshot" icon the XMB will close and an option to press "X" to take the shot will appear on the bottom right of your screen. Cool? Not exactly, because at the same time, your character is locked in place, you cannot move, turn, switch weapons, etc until you take the photo. Then once you take the shot, the system takes anywhere between 3 and 5 additional seconds to save the shot, all whilst you cannot move.
Now, this is a problem for me and I'd imagine most gamers as well because we want to be able to take some pretty amazing screens on the go. For example, you just lobbed a 'nade right into 4 guys and boom, "+20" pops up and you want to take a screenshot to capture the moment. Well unfortunately, depending on the PS3 and how it's feeling at the time, it could take up to as much as 5 to 15 seconds to go through the steps required to take the screen and get back in action. And even if you are fast enough you risk dieing and losing the take all together because you were standing still for so long.
Of course, we all shouldn't complain about free features, as Zipper has been quite generous in my opinion with their unrivaled community support, however we would like to be able to take full advantage of this feature. My suggestion would be to be able to move while setting up your shot whereas you can defend yourself and get the perfect screen. Change the "X" button that you have to press to save the shot to a combination of buttons whereas it won't interfere with gameplay, and if possible, have the screen save in the background.
I feel this is an overall welcome addition to MAG and hopefully it will be refined in the future. I'm sure it's something we can confide in as Zipper has also addressed the much needed MultiQueue feature in the update as well. So for now I see the screenshot feature well suited for taking a snap of your after game stats so you can finally brag about that 50-1 your friends weren't around to see.
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Dear team,
Xbox has always been different.
We started with a simple idea. Games should bring people together through shared experiences. That led to the first Xbox in 2001, Xbox Live in 2002, and new ways to connect, from friends lists and achievements to parties and play across devices. Today, Xbox reaches over 500 million players around the world, with some of the most important franchises in entertainment.
re-evaluating exclusivity 💀
PS players will need to go back to pretending to dislike Xbox games
Or meaning since it’s doing so good they might just do everything day 1.
They didnt say re-evaluating their multiplatform approach.
🤣🤣🤣 Xbox is so dead. I know you scared🤣🫵ӿ 97;
Hurt over video games 🤣🤣
Lmao we all grew and got jobs but apparently you stayed home broke 🤣🤣.
Man I love loyal dogs like you. MS kicked Spit and slapped you around but you still come back on all 4s.
Good little boy 🤣🤣
My only question is what games are PlayStation gamers gonna play now? They don’t really come out with new games anymore. I’m looking forward to wolverine, but after that then what?
Lmao
There’s no way after everything it’s going back, the damage is done
What you are seeing now is the new management telling what the core fanbase (aka…you) want to hear so they are pumped full of hope and are more likely to invest in the next Xbox console
When Phil took over after the awful Xbox One reveal he did the same thing, he told people what they wanted to hear for damage control.
It’s crazy people are getting suckered into this again.
And you'll now go back to again thinking exclusives suddenly matter, that multiplatform is no longer the future, or that revenue from multiplatforms doesn't matter, like all you flop flopping xbox grifters lol.
The whole post just sounds like the previous phil corpo slop talk to me, whole thing reads like a nothing burger lol.
“re-evaluating exclusivity”
She also said this.
“The model that got us here won’t be the one that takes us forward.”
There's a bunch just like him but that's what happens when some rely on dreams, hope and wishful thinking. lol
"pretending"? Bro gears hasnt broke 1mil on ps5, and starfield hasn't passed 200k, Hellblade 2 was even stated to be a financial disappointment in sales on its own console, let alone ps5. Im not saying people don't like them, but they certainly aren't setting the community on fire, Forza may be different tho
Xbawx is ''re-evaluating exclusivity''... Translation: After throwing all sort of crap to the wall to see if something sticks but clearly nothing worked, we, including our lord ''in charge'' Phil came to the conclusion that exclusives indeed do matter so please forget if we ever said otherwise.
Yup, I feel it in my gut, next gen belongs to xbox, PS6 is cooked...
If they go back to exclusive games it at least shows that they are finally getting it. They would be turning down immediate money for something that will potentially workout in the long term.
Only issue is they've already opened Pandora's box. A lot of their base has moved to PC or jumped to PS. So will be a long road to get back on track.
We have been saying this from day one exclusives are a must if you are going to be selling hardware look at Nintendo and Sony before Jim Ryan. That's the proven formula. You had some that were deluded and blinded by loyalty accepting that multiplat was the future and that MS was merely getting ahead of where the industry was headed, but at least they can finally see the light and agree with what everyone has been saying for a decade+
True, blame it on the rabid fanboys. MS can do no wrong and spinner this multiplatform move. While the actual fans moved on.
I feel like with the new Xbox coming they are hoping to bring back those old fans and then if it goes well. Bring back exclusives.
If the new console is performing like series x and one. Naw they staying multiplatform.
Funny world where Sony is pro consumer and Xbox is not? At least according to what you loyalists have been saying all this time 🤭
@itveds For how many years have you been doing this sad stuff? For how many years have you been creating fake accounts to troll? For how many years have you always been cl vnn
I think it's too late, xbox sales were diving even before ABK, they got even worse since then even long before the full multiplatform push. I'd be surprised if they even went back to timed exclusivity at this point, Helix is basically a PC and is going to be expensive, they already struggle to sell cheaper xbox consoles, it will be low volume and they'll have a very small 'console' base to sell to, which has already been conditioned to just play via gamepass anyway.
I don't see them removing PC from the equation. Considering MS has a heavy enough investment in the PC market, it would be foolish to abandon them. I could see them taking away games from PlayStation or ensuring they are timed exclusives at the very least. Say what you will but if Call of Duty ends up becoming a timed exclusive to Xbox machines, that would hurt PlayStation, don't pretend like those games don't sell millions.
Despite all of that, it's clear that Microsoft's Xbox division is broken beyond repair.
PlayStation is currently draining money on flop after flop. It's Sony that needs to re-evaluate their strategy
It isnt. But I dont think they mean in 'games', rather, footprint.
They own the OS but as far as gaming is concerned, Steam dominate. I imagine the VAST majority of people who use the Xbox app/launcher are PC gamepass subs. No ones buying their 3rd party PC games through Xbox PC.
Insider Gaming writes: "Marathon was one of the best-selling video games in March 2026 in the United States. On Wednesday, Circna released the best-selling games of the month, and it featured six new releases along with two games returning to the top 20 after previously falling out."
Is it April fools day again?
The game is dead.
EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”
well it's not on Switch / Switch 2.. so their number would be zero.
The game had a decent launch however the userbase numbers are dwindling on Steam.
“ Is it April fools day again?
The game is dead.
EDIT: the numbers are fudged. “digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox weren’t included in the data”
Does it hurt you to hear a SONY game was BEST selling ?
You gotta let go of those OBCURED feelings 🤷🏿
I mean the only reason MLB was the best selling title was because it was multi-platform. Likewise with Marathon. Will ring true for MS games. Only Nintendo titles are truly flexing their muscles when they chart as they are only to be found there.
Yeah sure, yet the player count is no where near what they want for a AAA game with so much money behind it
Why people are trying to spin this game like it’s done overly amazing is baffling to me.
It won’t even be a blip on peoples radars by the end of the year .
The release on Steam of the anime-style gacha-less open-world RPG DragonSword: Awakening is facing a legal challenge from its gacha publisher.
I also think it's a great feature, but that's some pretty shoddy execution. If anything, I think pressing Triangle and Circle is something like that on the face buttons because L1 and R1? That wouldn't work in a whole lot of games.
I think that the ability to take in game picture is a great idea. Sony has had this feature all along but few developers actually make use of it. The same thing with being able to play music in the background of the game. I wish that every game offered the ability to do that and that they refined it to make it easier to use. It would also be cool to be able to record video from the ps3 (without a capture card)
It's the screen capture tool from Qore. So, it is likely built into the firmware and they just enabled the code for MAG. Not really a good option for games like MAG, IMHO, but does allow you to line up a group of clan members and take a screenshot or similar.
Hopefully they improve on this implementation to use a specific combination of button pushes (why not L3+R3 or similar?).
What do you think will happen if you stop by with a camera trying to take a snap while actually engaged in a gun battle in the middle of a frikkin warzone?
Also give your poor PS3 a break its already stretched thin having to accomodate 256 players not to mention 3d grafix and 7.2 surround sound.