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I think they ended up making it so not all Series X/S games need to run off the internal if they weren't designed to run off the SSD to help with storage space. Multiplayer games where you are typically waiting for other people to load as well I think may not be required.

You can uplug the thing for days and plug it back in and it's still there.

Also a side note, Microsoft has added Cloud Gaming to the console itself. So if you are browsing games on Game Pass or have games you own that have Cloud support, you can try them out without downloading and taking up storage space. @ARZi know just plays quite a few games without ever downloading them now when we talk about co-op games . So if it's a game you don't necessarily know if you want to download, can go that route as well.

If there wasn't a deal in place we would have seen other companies with their own by now. It's a shitty part of the business and one I would have hoped Microsoft would have moved away from, but evidently not.

It's been on sale before for under $200, but ya it sucks. I like the external form factor cause I do take it to my parents house at times where I have a Series S, so easy way to bring over my most played games without dealing with updating over there. Supposedly it was only a limited time exclusivity deal with Seagate and MS to make external drives, so hopefully we see other 3rd parties start making some drives and getting the price down.

What if this move is part of a bigger play of Sony acquiring the Japanese arm of Square?

The less stuff Square Enix owns the better.

Sony went from this last gen to this

So I fired up some of the better looking games, more demanding games, and it does fluctuate. Its def more than 3, but depending on what's being fired up, it seemed to jump between 4 or 5. So ya just depends on how much memory each game takes up. But had Forza Hoirzon 5 (this ones a little buggy because it detects controller being unplugged), Elden Ring, Cyberpunk, Flight Sim, Shadow of Tomb Raider, Halo Infinite, and it would keep 4 or 5 active.

If you go to My Games and Apps it shows you a list of all games currently in Quick Resume, and I have 6. Googling it I saw a few mentions of 6 games can be in Quick Resume. I am testing it now though, as I may have just been in opening menu's which didn't require much memory, allowing more to stay open.

Ya just tested, Cyberpunk, Elden Ring, Diablo 2 Resurrection, Flight Sim, Halo Infinite, and Outriders. All are Xbox Series X versions.

5/6 are X/S designated games. I do have one of the External Memory Cards though, so wonder if that doubles it?

Do you have a VRR TV?

I currently have 6, so it's more than 3. Online games are problematic though.

Just went up for sale on Microsoft.com for straight $500, no bundle.

Part of that maybe true, but as RC said, the newer map was not well received, and going back to WW2 stuff also wasn't popular. They seemed to have corrected some since then. Also rolling over pandemic numbers which saw a lot of these companies putting up record numbers. I think MW2 numbers this year will be pretty huge again, especially with new Warzone coming alongside it.

Yes, this was back in 2018, when Game Pass was what, 5-8 million subs? It was in a very different place then. I believe Game Pass can help push sales of some lesser known games if they pick up popularity by being on the service. But I'm not sure I believe it'll outright increase the sales of games as a rule. Now with Game Pass at 25 million, there is no way sales of Xbox 1st Party is going to be higher than prior to Game Pass for a lot of titles. And the statement a few years ago where thye said Game Pass Subs spend more on gaming overall, I just took as Game Pass Subs are probably the more hardcore invested gamers that were just naturally spending more prior to being subs, and continue to spend more now. Xbox says Game Pass subscribers ‘spend 20% more overall’ | VGC WWW.VIDEOGAMESCHRONICLE.COM Exec says users continue to spend via in-game transactions and additional content…

I shut off the Trigger thing immediately when I started playing. Put the Alt Fire on R1 I think, and left L2 just for scoping in. I haven't played many games that use the adaptive triggers but I dislike them. Made L1 Dash.

Warzone is all a lot of CoD players need now, so unless you care enough to be able to level guns quickly, there was no need to buy Vanguard. I saw this coming as soon as Warzone launched. Traditional PvP modes are nowhere near as popular as BR's and CS:GO/Valorant game types. If people can play Warzone they don't need to buy regular CoD PvP. Going forward I'd guarantee they find more ways to link buying CoD to more Warzone benefits, like unique skins you can only get if you own the yearly CoD, discounts on skins, ect. It's why I thought Halo needed a BR at launch. Old school respawn PvP just isn't what a lot of gamers are looking for long term anymore.

I believe the statement was Game Pass Subs spend more on gaming than non subs. Could be wrong but that's a very different statement, and made awhile ago I think.

High Inflation -> Less Disposable Income -> Game Pass looking more and more appealing.

I assumed it was a spoof of Animal Crossings Turnip economy?

Certain Affinty is working on a seperate game mode, possibly a BR, or some new type of larger grander War Zone. Supposedly they are also working on a Monster Hunter type game for Xbox as well, wonder if they are related?

Well that was the cliff of the water. He fell off the edge and fell to his death.

Hey, I said OPTIONAL scaling.