@Deathdeliverer
The setting is there for situations like this. The internet was working, many Xbox services were working, some were for everyone. Some were intermittent or not functioning for some. The setting let's the Xbox know not to looking for that data, which it's getting incorrectly or partial.
IF the internet wasn't working, you wouldn't have to tell it to be in offline mode to work as long as you have it set to your home Xbox.
Wasteland 3 was an amazing story focused RPG! I'm about 10hrs in to Weird West and loving that as well.
PSA for everyone. Set your Xbox as your home Xbox. If you lose internet or XBL is having issues, set it to "go offline." Boom. All your games can be played offline no issues. I'm shocked people took to Twitter to scream rather than follow instructions or search "how to play Xbox games offline"
Yep, right under settings there is a "go offline" option. Also, I bet most people don't do the "set as my home Xbox" setting. Doing that ties all the licenses to that system for offline play. Works great. I had zero internet for a week and zero issues with single player games.
Seems like people aren't aware you can put an Xbox into offline mode and play those games without internet. I had to do this when I moved and it took an extra week to get internet. The only games that didn't work were online games (duh). Being connected to the internet that has services down or working incorrectly will cause an issue.
A lot of games, even physical copies, require Online checks to boot up, a lot of that is on the developer not, Xbox or Sony.
Yes. Just look at all the articles and talk about it. This is their MO. Don't show a lot until just before release, and it's worked very well for them.
One step closer to COD and Diablo launching right into GamePass!
MS still doesn't report sales numbers. So it's still not about hardware sales. They're still talking about engagement and revenue.
Starfield
Cult of the Lamb
Warhammer Darktide
Myth Force
Redfall
Witcher 3 next-gen update
I would say Stalker 2, but given where that game is made in guessing its not coming out this year.
Same, just waiting for it to pop up in GamePass and then will download. Looks like a very unique world and a lot of fun. Hopefully both are true and they can expand on it like Dishonored did with their world.
I'm not saying trials are bad, I'm saying locking them behind a pay wall is a straight FU to gamers.
One additional thing that bothers me is they're selling trials as a value to the service. So paying for game trials is something gamers should be happy about?
@Elda
Thays not even remotely true. This month alone Crusader Kings 3, MLB the Show, Weird West, Tunic, Tainted Grail, and other games have launched. Back4VBlood, RB6, and Football Manager all launched in since Halo. Before Starfield... Warhammer 40k Darktide, Redfall, Scorn, Ark2 will all be launching into GamePass (and a ton of smaller indies). Stalker 2 is also... but that's probably delayed till the war is over.
That doesn't include the PC onl...
@Eonjay
I didn't see any mention of new games launching into it. Can you share the article? Everything I see is about back catalog.
A lot of games launch into GamePass. Tunic, Crusader Kings 3, Weird West and MLB the Show just this month.
So their answer to GamePass is having no launch games, but access to old games we probably already played, own, or could buy for $2? Ha.
So it's just like GamePass, except for new games aren't launching into it, which is the best part and thing that makes GamePass worth the money and such a great value. This is like Netflix before Netflix had new content. Giving them money to play old games you probably already played or could buy for $2-$5 each.
@rippermcrip
Get rewards for things you're already doing and would do without the rewards is free.
There is no such thing as a yearly GamePass subscription.