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CYALTR

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According to Phil Spencer deals are "all over the place",

https://www.pcgamer.com/xbo...

I think the because this is still a new form of distribution, they are still experimenting with what works for all parties involved. I don't think that GP is the best form of distribution for all games, especially 3rd party games....

1612d ago 2 agree0 disagreeView comment

Looks like a great deal. Even this game is worth $10!! Gotta order it by the end of the day today though

1613d ago 12 agree5 disagreeView comment

I didn't know that system had shipped yet.

1620d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

That all makes sense to me. I think getting AAA games for day 1 release from 3rd party publishers will continue to be a tough sell unless MS ponies up a lot of cash up front, which they are certainly able to do if they choose to. 1st party titles make much more sense, thus MS buying up a bunch of developers to increase their 1st party selection. I think MS already understands this, as it seems to reflect their model, which seems to be successful, at least to this point. Most of the 3rd pa...

1626d ago 20 agree3 disagreeView comment

While I agree that it is a good move to stay away from proprietary, it would be nice if they presented a more "elegant" solution. Say what you will about the MS solution, expensive yes, but very straightforward and easy to use. Sony should have known that there is no way that the provided SSD space would be enough, everyone else did. I'm guessing it is too late for Sony to come up with any kind of "plug and play" design at this point.

My hope is t...

1628d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

As usual I think most of the comments are from people who never read the article. The article wasn't even about sales, it was more about what defines "winning" in the console wars. As the article correctly points out, all three (yes there are 3 consoles out there, and Nintendo regularly beats both of them with an old console!!) consoles in the war and all there define "winning" differently. That's about all it says, "winning the console war" is about m...

1628d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I really don't see the issue of having cheat codes and a developer trying to make a bit of coin off of it. As long as it is a SP game, who cares?!

1633d ago 0 agree1 disagreeView comment

I think there is potential for Game Pass to work well for MS, customers and developers, but it is going to disrupt the system and there will be some losers. It seems like common sense that 3rd party developers will lose some sales to Game Pass, either way. If they participate, they will often lose the sale of the original game, as it is available for "free" on GP. Of course they do get the opportunity to "advertise" their game to all of the GP subs and potentially sell ...

1633d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

"My most disappointing game from the list would probably be dark alliance."

This!!!

I was so looking forward to this. What a letdown!!

1635d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

Unfortunately I think you are correct. We can always wish I guess!!

1640d ago 12 agree1 disagreeView comment

More comments attract higher placement on this site which brings more attention. More attention=more people=more opportunities to get clicks. Best bet with something you don't want to get clicks...just don't click or comment on it!!

1641d ago 0 agree1 disagreeView comment

Yet you comment, so I guess it was successful. People will never learn

1642d ago 1 agree4 disagreeView comment

I just don't understand how this is even a thing for SP games. Who cares what setting you play on in the privacy of your own home.

1642d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Sometimes life circumstances change. Maybe you were hard up for cash and had no choice and things are better now. Maybe the console broke or wore out. There are many possibilities. The point is that you should not have to do that. It's similar to film preservation. We now have the ability to watch old Super 8 films on a computer. There is a process involved to achieve this, but it is not impossible. I think that is the point.

1642d ago 3 agree2 disagreeView comment

DLC???

1645d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I think the point is more with single player games that require no actual social interaction to play the game. I suppose those losers who choose the easy button should just keep their shame to themselves and not discuss their experience in public. It would be terrible for those who actually put in the WORK (lets just forget the fact that these are GAMES that we are talking about!!) to beat the game on super impossible, triple black diamond difficulty to have to hear about these simpletons ...

1645d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Most games have a recommended or normal difficulty setting (the one's that have one) so theoretically the normal setting would be the one that developers have in mind when developing the game. It definitely should be at the developers discretion, as it is their vision.

I can't really disagree with your points, but I still don't think your argument is valid as to if it is a good idea or not. Personally I like the idea of games being made available to the most n...

1645d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

You must be new to this site to make a comment like that. Gaming is full of toxicity right now. You are correct in your first statement, unfortunately it seems like far too many need to be told this.

1645d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

Yeah, I was being sarcastic. Just wanted to see if everyone piled on here like they do on the articles about games leaving Game Pass.

1655d ago 31 agree8 disagreeView comment

Duh, when it's available on Game Pass for "free" that is to be expected. I doubt it would have gotten anywhere the exposure just as a regular release. Though in this case, that might have been for the better as the game pretty much sucks. At least they didn't get my $40. Thanks Game Pass!!

1655d ago 13 agree12 disagreeView comment