No Excuses Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Picked up the XSX on Friday. Gamepass is pretty cool, got a bunch of games I missed last gen downloaded and ready to play. Skyrim and Fallout 4 were bundled together for $30 with all DLC. Starting off with Skyrim first. Running the game with graphics mods and no FPS cap is pretty amazing. Stunningly detailed world on a big screen TV, running at 60+ FPS is awesome. Edited November 29, 2020 by No Excuses 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, No Excuses said: Picked up the XSX on Friday. Gamepass is pretty cool, got a bunch of games I missed last gen downloaded and ready to play. Skyrim and Fallout 4 were bundled together for $30 with all DLC. Starting off with Skyrim first. Running the game with graphics mods and no FPS cap is pretty amazing. Stunningly detailed world on a big screen TV, running at 60+ FPS is awesome. I'm getting it. Cant wait to get my hands on some of the Legion mods for Fallout. That **** always made me jealous how we were basically getting punked in the mod dept on PS4. Basically made it not even worth it to do mods. Creation Club was a bit of a consolation, but not even they give you exactly what you want. Just like Skyrim its always uneven. A million medium and heavy armor suits, but one boring palate swapped College mage robe. Edited November 29, 2020 by Mr. Sinister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 ^^^ wondered why I heard a loud moan coming from the sky when I was cleaning out my shed around 45 minutes ago. Clicked this thread and realized that was when you must have read No Excuses post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 It is the will of Sithis that I must complete this task. 🤡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Digital vs physical pricing of games annoys me to no end. I can even stomach digital being as expensive as physical to not make physical games obsolete (though why this is necessary is unclear to me). But why on earth is digital games more expensive during BF? Gamestop has Fire Emblem cartridges for $27 but digital for $40. Wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Any good sales today that weren't in place the last few days? I noticed the new Yakuza game is on sale on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, bearrock said: Digital vs physical pricing of games annoys me to no end. I can even stomach digital being as expensive as physical to not make physical games obsolete (though why this is necessary is unclear to me). But why on earth is digital games more expensive during BF? Gamestop has Fire Emblem cartridges for $27 but digital for $40. Wtf? There is no incentive to lower the digital price because it does not help them sell physical stock they want to get rid of. I'd imagine that the vast majority of gamers prefer digital downloads, but there is still a market for discs. Disc format also allows for a physical gift to unwrap on Christmas, birthdays, etc. I love getting gift cards at Christmas, but my mom hates buying them because it's just a card in a small box, not fun for her to watch us open gift cards. So, even though I'd buy digital over physical discs 100% of the time, for her I just tell her what game I want every year now to make her happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 I love the artwork. It also gives you the feeling that you actu6own something, vs seeing it on a screen. That feeling will never go away for me, and I hope there will always be a place for physical copies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 The day there are no physical copies is the day I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Physical also allows for trade ins. Digital does not. Digital is same price or more costly with no opportunities for any recoup on cost. I fully agree that digital games should be much cheaper. No boxing, shipments, physical media. That's really the only thing that would make me think about buying more digital vs. physical. A much cheaper price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 So question for all who prefer physical, would you be on board with paying more for physical? I always assumed that digital being cheaper would crater the market for physical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, bearrock said: So question for all who prefer physical, would you be on board with paying more for physical? I always assumed that digital being cheaper would crater the market for physical. More as in... More than now? Or more than digital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, bearrock said: So question for all who prefer physical, would you be on board with paying more for physical? I always assumed that digital being cheaper would crater the market for physical. I love physical discs. I don’t mind digital but for great games that I love, I want the physical game. I think digital games should cost less than physical and also should have some type of exchange rate or marketplace so you can trade the rights to it in and get a discount off another digital purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, purbeast said: The day there are no physical copies is the day I'm out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Since I don't play multiplayer and don't care about single-player add ons, I don't need to pay for a subscription to the online services. In fact I got rid of internet outside of my unlimited data phone plan. All physical discs for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, KDawg said: More as in... More than now? Or more than digital? More than digital. If digital was cheaper than the going rate for physical, how more would you be willing to pay for a physical copy? (I mean I assume at $60 vs $1 or something that ridiculous, you'd pick digital unless you want a keepsake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bearrock said: So question for all who prefer physical, would you be on board with paying more for physical? I always assumed that digital being cheaper would crater the market for physical. I have done that. I went out of my way to pay $30 (plus tax) for Dead Cells on Switch instead of paying $20 for the digital version. I had no clue if I was going to like the game either so I knew I could sell it if I didn't like it with the physical. I've also done this for multiple PSVR games. Hell one of them was only available in Europe so I got Super Hot VR from Europe for like $23 shipped. Then I caved and bought Arizona Sunshine digital and wished I got the physical because that game sucks ass and after about 20 minutes and realizing I will never play it again, I was out the money since it was digital and I couldn't do **** with it. If brand new games were $60 physical and $50 digital I would buy the physical ones for $60 pretty much 10/10 times. Edited November 30, 2020 by purbeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757SeanTaylor21 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 If u play a digital game and don't like it you can call Microsoft and ask for a refund and they will. Gotta be quick like a day or two after purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 4 hours ago, bearrock said: More than digital. If digital was cheaper than the going rate for physical, how more would you be willing to pay for a physical copy? (I mean I assume at $60 vs $1 or something that ridiculous, you'd pick digital unless you want a keepsake). If physical is $60 and digital it $50 I’d still go physical 90% of the time. If physical is $60 and digital is $40 I’d still go physical 60% of the time. If physical is $60 and digital is $30 I’d only go physical for games I really want the old school experience for (<25% of the time). If physical is $60 and digital is $20 I’d only go physical once in a blue moon (<10% of the time) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 What are the odds the video game industry figures out a way to make physical games non-tradeable/sellable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, d0ublestr0ker0ll said: Since I don't play multiplayer and don't care about single-player add ons, I don't need to pay for a subscription to the online services. In fact I got rid of internet outside of my unlimited data phone plan. All physical discs for me. Console wise you must play a lot of unfinished and broken games. Almost every AAA title launches unfinished these days. Edited November 30, 2020 by The Evil Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 And considering how storage limitations still exist on physical media, a lot of developers are forced to require additional installs once the disk is inserted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I just saw Cyberpunk2077 has a multiplayer mode launching in 2021. From the sound of it, this will basically be like GTA online set in this world with microtransactions but also with more RPG elements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Microtransactions 😡💩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, The Evil Genius said: And considering how storage limitations still exist on physical media, a lot of developers are forced to require additional installs once the disk is inserted... That is just false and a couple games have come with 2 bluray discs to get around the limitation of 50gb per disc. They aren't forced to do anything and games aren't shipped "broken" as far as single player games go. There have been cases where multiplayer was shipped "broken" or incomplete and an update was required to even play multiplayer, but that isn't an issue for obvious reasons. There have however been single player games on Switch that DO require downloads, such as Spyro Collection, where just part 1 was included on the disc and parts 2 and 3 must be downloaded. However it does say that right on the box so it shouldn't be a surprise for anyone, although I'm sure it still definitely is a surprise because that is just not something you expect. Edited November 30, 2020 by purbeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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