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Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostLet's be honest, Infinite is looking like an Xmas title and is in need of regaining a ton of momentum. Hopefully STALKER 2 makes it... I'm doubtful, but hopefully. Otherwise it's the same old MS for the time being, unless anyone seriously expects Psychonauts 2 to do well.
Infinite I think is going to come out in November. On the Halo anniversary... Whether they release say a multiplayer beta before then with a few maps remains to be seen by agree it's lost momentum. You could say that was a good thing, the hype train is parked now so they're not under media scrutiny any more.
To be fair, both launch line ups are being bolstered by 3rd party offerings and pretty limited.
Sony has Demon Souls and Spiderman but if you were honest one is a remaster and the other an expansion. Not saying either of them aren't quality, but they're not entirely new either.
MS has Gears Tactics, The Falconeer, The Medium etc... All of which are ok but not earth shattering.
But for both consoles backward compatibility is filling the void. The current gen games are still pretty stellar to ironing out the performance issues on them makes them worth that little bit more right now. God of War for instance on PS5 just announced to hit 60fps with performance mode.
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Always bound to happen, the idea Series S won't suffer cutbacks and can align with X has always been destined to disappoint.
Originally posted by nonny View PostSame old from Microsoft? They now have more studios than ever and haven't even announced half the stuff they're working on. I don't really see how that is same old but I guess if you are deciding to hold judgement until they deliver them fair enough.
Infinite I think is going to come out in November. On the Halo anniversary... Whether they release say a multiplayer beta before then with a few maps remains to be seen by agree it's lost momentum. You could say that was a good thing, the hype train is parked now so they're not under media scrutiny any more.
To be fair, both launch line ups are being bolstered by 3rd party offerings and pretty limited.
Sony has Demon Souls and Spiderman but if you were honest one is a remaster and the other an expansion. Not saying either of them aren't quality, but they're not entirely new either.
MS has Gears Tactics, The Falconeer, The Medium etc... All of which are ok but not earth shattering.
But for both consoles backward compatibility is filling the void. The current gen games are still pretty stellar to ironing out the performance issues on them makes them worth that little bit more right now. God of War for instance on PS5 just announced to hit 60fps with performance mode.
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Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View PostPhil Spencer says he's is open to the idea of bringing Gamepass to Switch & playstation.
https://screenrant.com/xbox-game-pas...-phil-spencer/
They're looking at subscribers and what areas have the biggest pools to tap into.
iOS is a no brainer because there's millions of users on phone and tablet. Then you've got usb stick devices and smart TV apps... Switch & PlayStation well it's technically possible but equally they're the same consumers as those you're trying to get into your console space.
Honestly if game pass was on Switch is would be a match made in gaming heaven. Perfect device for cloud gaming with its 16:9 ratio screen and dedicated controls...
But I think if it does happen we won't see it for a long time yet.
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Yep, Nintendo feels the more likely but still not that likely to come to fruition whilst Sony will never, ever let Game Pass on its system. The TV app seems the best route for MS as it continues to lower the existing entry bar to the service. Everything else will have minimal impact on numbers
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I would fully expect to see Game Pass on Samsung, Sony TVs by next year... They've already got deals in place with Samsung and Sony uses Android TV anyway so I would assume you could side load it now and it should work.
The only limitation right now is cloud gaming for game pass is limited to 720p so they'd need to update they to 1080p minimum for big screens.
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I'm sure Phil Spencer would be more than open to putting Game Pass on Switch and PS5 - he'd be absolutely delighted to!
I think both Nintendo and Sony will be very, very circumspect about that idea. I don't see it happening any time soon - there is no incentive for either to strike a deal, even one that gave them a very significant portion of subscription revenue.
Regarding TV apps - I think they will be an OK-ish method of increasing GP's accessibility and addressable market, but I think they are limited by two connected factors:
1) For the most part, TV manufacturers generally do a poor job of updating most sets post-sale and so to get the app will (for the vast majority) require a new TV purchase.
2) Most people don't upgrade their TV sets very often. Every 5 to 10 years really.
As far as sideloading goes, that will be such a niche activity as to be irrelevant in terms of increasing subscribers.
For me, the most valuable method of increasing accessibility will be a streaming stick or puck, ideally including a pad, and sold at a very low or no cost when a 12 month GP subscription is contracted.
That will really be quite powerful I think.Last edited by wakka; 27-10-2020, 15:02.
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Originally posted by wakka View Post1) For the most part, TV manufacturers generally do a poor job of updating most sets post-sale and so to get the app will (for the vast majority) require a new TV purchase. .
Given both sets are four years old now, to still be recieving updates in the recent weeks I'd say is a pretty decent level of post-sale support and that also, I should buy an LG CX OLED (I hadn't realised I bought these in 2016 until I looked the receipts up so deserve an upgrade).
(The Xbox App won't side load onto the Sony TV, I did try just to see).Last edited by MartyG; 27-10-2020, 15:34.
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This is the AndroidTV version it's running now
The latest AndroidTV version is 11 released September 22, 2020, so the OS version hasn't been updated above 8 (and it's probably unlikely TVs are going to get more than one version upgrade, if at all), but they are keeping the security patches updated.
The updates to Android 8 went out Jan 2019 OTA (not 100% sure which version of AndroidTV it orginally had, it's was either 5 or 6 in 2016).Last edited by MartyG; 27-10-2020, 18:17.
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Originally posted by wakka View PostThat’s interesting and perhaps I’m off the mark there.
Best advice, get a decent 4K streaming stick instead.
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