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9 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

If I was a mod, I would have banned these dweebs by now. 

We are forgiving people. Except @Commissar SFLUFAN. He don't give a fuuuuuuuuick.

32 minutes ago, Brick said:

 

Did you expect anything less from Crispy4000? Just be glad they're not arguing about food again. 

I thought this was about Microsoft acquisition of Activision not about how people buy Nintendo systems for indie games 

Didn't realize Game Pass subscriptions hit 25 Million.

Xbox Game Pass Reaches 25 Million Subscriptions - GameSpot

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Microsoft's subscription-based approach to gaming has seen it reach a milestone number.

3 minutes ago, Zarich said:

Wow.. first Minecraft and now this.  I am sad because I worry this will Halo Diablo.  For those who remember what Halo was suppose to be before MS bought them... yes Halo is popular, but not what was originally planned.

It wasn't Microsoft that made Bungie turn Halo from an RTS to FPS. That was all decided by Bungie internally.

42 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

I would say while not NOT an issue, the prices were the least of issues people have with the game. 343 just noticed hardly anyone is buying their over priced color splotches, and are trying to price them more to be impulse buys. 
 

Does the new event finally not rely on sparsely doled out special weekly challenges that can only be completed in a single play list? Or can I finally play what I want of the PvP? 

Every time I looked at their Instagram/facebook post you would see nothing but people complaining about how the cosmetics were too expensive. I would say yes this was one of their major issues people had with the game. They have a BTB patch incoming this week also. Other complaints are the ranking system. I don't think they plan on changing much of the XP system which to be honest isn't so bad. I am at 100 already and been mostly playing 3-4 times a week since launch. Another complaint people have is they want more maps but that takes time.

1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

I really like what Phil Savage -- the PC Gamer UK EIC -- had to say about this:

 

 

 

How Microsoft acquiring Activision will affect PC gaming | PC Gamer

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PC Gamer reacts to Microsoft's latest, biggest purchase.

 

@Commissar SFLUFAN I believe we talked about this on one of the D1Pcast many MANY moons ago. MS doesn't care about the console business. They want to be the subscription you pay for regardless if you play on console, PC and now cloud. With the recent purchases of Zenimax and now ActiBlizzard it's kind of hard not to see that. They have enough studios that they will constantly be churning games for their service that people will pay for and won't have to rely on closing deals with other publishers to put their games on the service. Heck for the average gamer this will be the Call of Duty pass 

5 minutes ago, Brick said:

I really do wonder what this will mean for Actillizard franchises going forward. Could WoW go free to play with Game Pass?

I had wondered that too but that's leaving too much money on the table for MS to consolidate WoW subscriptions with Game Pass subscriptions. I bet they will keep those separate.

10 hours ago, sblfilms said:

Never played it, but man, I hate gaming culture and maybe just modern fan culture generally. It’s not OK to simply not like something, you have to tear it down, the people who made, and the people who like it.

It's just modern culture in general. Read any post about anything you enjoy and there will always be hordes of people telling how bad it is. People just suck.

7 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

Microsoft just won this gen. Sony probably will have the better games overall, but MSFT just won if COD is now an Xbox/PC exclusive and included on GamePass 

Best case scenario for Playstation owners is that MS still releases most of the big games on Sony's platform like they do with Minecraft, but everything is also on Game Pass. It's a win/win for MS even if they don't go full on Game Pass exclusive. 

6 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said:

 

Maybe in like, a year or two. First they'll use this to gain five or ten more million subs, THEN they'll jack up the price.

At this point with adding ActiBlizzard to their portfolio the current price model is a steal.

Well looks like Game Pass memberships are gonna go up.

Just now, Bacon said:

I can't wait until Microsoft buys Sony and Nintendo. 

They tried to buy Nintendo, but Nintendo just laughed in their face.

The house of Halo is also the house of COD 

I had to slap myself to make sure I wasn't still half asleep. Never in a million years would I have predicted something this cray cray 

6 hours ago, Paperclyp said:

I guess I’d also say to those really feeling  left behind for not having a new console… don’t lol. They’re big paperweights at this point unless you want to play your last gen games with slightly better performance. 

I don't know about the PS5 but even simple features like faster loading times, playing games at 60fps or higher, and Quick Resume make owning an Xbox Series X a joy. I can't go back to playing my games on a last gen console.

56 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

How to block Xbox crossplay for games like Call of Duty and Halo Infinite

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Tired of getting smashed by mouse and keyboard players in games like Call of Duty or Sea of Thieves? You can effectively stop crossplay using this toggle on the Xbox system OS...

That is not how I read it. 

That could be how it was supposed to work but it looks like that has changed. If you go the the Xbox settings to disable cross platform it's not worded like that anymore. It says nothing about PC. 

Now it says this

 It has changed to now say Xbox. That could still mean PC.

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

 

 

I turned it off in the Xbox settings so I assumed I would only play against Xbox players. I'm confused.

The one in the settings seems to be worded that you are turning off the ability to play with other networks. I don't think it disables PC players if they are playing games that require an Xbox account since that still part of the Xbox platform. Seems like it just disables Steam and Playstation players. 

52 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

The crossplay setting on the Xbox is at the system level. 

Interesting the wording for it says outside of Xbox. Does that mean the Xbox console or Xbox platform. Halo is available on the PC Game Pass which could be technically considered the Xbox platform so it doesn't exclude PC players but could just exclude Steam or Playstation players.

22 hours ago, best3444 said:

 

It's forced? I turned crossplay off in the settings. It still forces you to play against PC players? Wtf

Wait what settings did you turn crossplay off? Infinite doesn't have that in the settings.

On 1/11/2022 at 10:49 AM, Spork3245 said:

bUt CoNtRolLeRs R jUsT aS gOoD aS kB&m!!!11!!!

Halo Infinite gives controller payers a big advantage with the aim assist. Almost all KB&M players have made the switch to controller in multiplayer. Console players are complaining about the cheating on PC cuz currently there is no anti cheat in Halo.

17 hours ago, imthesoldier said:

 

I could've sworn that minus the bulletproof caps that get shot off when fired on, don't head shots do yield instant kills?

They do. Only bosses were bullet sponges. The regular enemies were always instant headshot kills.

2 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

It works with built-in apps?

Nah I don't use the built in apps on my lg. I run my Xbox Series X through the DreamScreen.

33 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

There’s a couple that use HDMI splitters still, however, they’re limited to HDMI 2.0 (4k 60hz), and if you’re using an app on your TV, you’re out of luck. The camera seems to be the “solution”.

What i did with my DreamScreen is use a HDMI 2.1 splitter to be able to keep using it at 4k120. Works great.

It sucks getting old.

For those that wanted more playlist they are now live!

Team Slayer

Free-for-All

Tactical Slayer ("SWAT")

Fiesta

Looking forward to playing some SWAT tonight.

Halo Infinite Playlist & Challenge Update

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<p>Lock and load, Spartans – Several new updates have been deployed for Halo Infinite’s multiplayer today including community requested playlist additions and challenge adjustments. We’re humbled and grateful at the showing of support since launch – thank you to everyone who has provided constructive feedback and reported issues at the Halo...