Thanks. Yeah, I heard about that. Hopefully I'll be able to manage.Storage will be a killer with the S and GP.
But congrats.
Some people have changed their names since the last time I visited. I'm guessing you are Val?
Thanks. Yeah, I heard about that. Hopefully I'll be able to manage.Storage will be a killer with the S and GP.
But congrats.
You know itThanks. Yeah, I heard about that. Hopefully I'll be able to manage.
Some people have changed their names since the last time I visited. I'm guessing you are Val?
Welcome back! Quick resume can be buggy though, but I've enjoyed Game Pass tremendously, and if you're willing to put in the like 10 minutes or so a day to do the stuff for the Microsoft Rewards (Bing Rewards, basically) you can defray most or all of the cost of the sub with reward points.In a last desperate bid to revitalize my interest in gaming, I've decided to pick up an Xbox Series S. This is my last hope. My only other option is to become a PC gamer, and no one wants that.
No, j/k, although I do hope Game Pass gives my gaming hobby the shot in the arm it needs. I've grown increasingly disenchanted with Sony's PS5 slate of releases. Horizon and Ratchet & Clank are really the only ones that interest me. I'm also getting tired of paying lots of dough for games, then losing interest in them after a few hours. That happened most recently with the Mass Effect trilogy -- $60 down the tubes -- but it has happened with $20, $30, and $40 titles, too.
I keep hearing people yapping about what a great value Game Pass is, and although I tried it before (2018?) and it didn't do much for me, that was probably because PS4 was going strong, and I really didn't have room in my life for a second console, so I didn't give it much of a chance. But looking ahead to next (er, current) gen, I don't see much on the horizon (except Horizon) to get me excited about PS5. As you know, the console is very hard to find, so the delay has actually given me time to think and to re-consider.
I figured that an S is a low-risk move. It's cheaper, easier to find, and will allow me to see whether GP either revitalizes my interest in gaming or just presents me with a whole lot of games I have no interest in playing.
I have some mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I know I used to enjoy gaming, and it's been weird to see my interest dropping off for many years (I truly enjoy maybe one game a year, haven't really been "into" gaming since 2017). On the other, I don't really WANT to spend a whole lot more time on games. I have other things that I'm more interested in (that's part of why my interest has dropped off), and I'd rather gaming not take away from those other activities. So I have mixed feelings about it.
I see the appeal of GP, though. It would be nice to not have buyer's remorse so often, and to be able to stop playing a game and switch to another whenever you felt like it, rather than feeling like you should continue playing because you paid for it. If you're doing the subscription service thing, you aren't losing anything by ditching a game and moving to something else.
I like what I've heard about the quick-resume feature, too.
Anyhow, I may be joining the Xbot ranks again, so I thought I'd check in. Who knows how it'll work out. I'm a fickle bastard.
Welcome back! Quick resume can be buggy though, but I've enjoyed Game Pass tremendously, and if you're willing to put in the like 10 minutes or so a day to do the stuff for the Microsoft Rewards (Bing Rewards, basically) you can defray most or all of the cost of the sub with reward points.
I feel you broski. I've got other things going on too. Big wheels turning. Hardly any time to game these days but, the Series S is a great machine. When I can pinch off some time to game, it serves me very well. Congrats.Haha, yes I expected a chilly reception from some.
Console should arrive Friday or Saturday. We'll see how it goes.
I would save the money and just wouldn't bother. Indie Pass isn't likely to help you at all. Just spend your time doing those other things that actually interest you.In a last desperate bid to revitalize my interest in gaming, I've decided to pick up an Xbox Series S. This is my last hope. My only other option is to become a PC gamer, and no one wants that.
No, j/k, although I do hope Game Pass gives my gaming hobby the shot in the arm it needs. I've grown increasingly disenchanted with Sony's PS5 slate of releases. Horizon and Ratchet & Clank are really the only ones that interest me. I'm also getting tired of paying lots of dough for games, then losing interest in them after a few hours. That happened most recently with the Mass Effect trilogy -- $60 down the tubes -- but it has happened with $20, $30, and $40 titles, too.
I keep hearing people yapping about what a great value Game Pass is, and although I tried it before (2018?) and it didn't do much for me, that was probably because PS4 was going strong, and I really didn't have room in my life for a second console, so I didn't give it much of a chance. But looking ahead to next (er, current) gen, I don't see much on the horizon (except Horizon) to get me excited about PS5. As you know, the console is very hard to find, so the delay has actually given me time to think and to re-consider.
I figured that an S is a low-risk move. It's cheaper, easier to find, and will allow me to see whether GP either revitalizes my interest in gaming or just presents me with a whole lot of games I have no interest in playing.
I have some mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, I know I used to enjoy gaming, and it's been weird to see my interest dropping off for many years (I truly enjoy maybe one game a year, haven't really been "into" gaming since 2017). On the other, I don't really WANT to spend a whole lot more time on games. I have other things that I'm more interested in (that's part of why my interest has dropped off), and I'd rather gaming not take away from those other activities. So I have mixed feelings about it.
I see the appeal of GP, though. It would be nice to not have buyer's remorse so often, and to be able to stop playing a game and switch to another whenever you felt like it, rather than feeling like you should continue playing because you paid for it. If you're doing the subscription service thing, you aren't losing anything by ditching a game and moving to something else.
I like what I've heard about the quick-resume feature, too.
Anyhow, I may be joining the Xbot ranks again, so I thought I'd check in. Who knows how it'll work out. I'm a fickle bastard.
Yo, they have them now….Was trying to pre order that controller all f***ing day and still can’t.
Feel ya on that SoT controllerI appreciate it a lot, but unfortunately when I click that link it says there is an error.
Target still had pre orders so I just did it through them. Amazon was sold out.
I have the new Forza controller coming and now this. I’m so pissed I missed the Sea of Theives one.
PS3/360 era again with these 2.I could have had one but I'm not dropping over $1k in a month on two consoles.
EventuallyPS3/360 era again with these 2.
Gotta have both.