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[pantskyle]

You're talking seconds difference in loading a game, big whoop.

 

[mickelboy182]

You're talking seconds difference in loading a game, big whoop.

And that is arguably overstating it; needs to have already been previously loaded to see the benefit.

 

[00Stinger]

Yes someone else clarified what you meant, I get it.

Still, actual load times are the same, the PS5 just doesn't do those save states (which is a nifty feature, but not all that impactful when games load so quick regardless).

It cuts out some unnecessary load times I reckon

You're talking seconds difference in loading a game, big whoop.

Nah its much quicker. I click on the game and within a couple of seconds I am right into the action where I finished off

As opposed to going through the load screen, menu ext

Even better when I can go back through my last 3 or 4 games. Even does it after the xbox has been unplugged and moved to a different outlet

 

[Quivorir]

What? PS loads instantly into the last game I played too provided I didn't quit the game. There is no load screen, menu text etc. The only difference is xbox can do it to more than one game at once. Its almost a non factor. From memory I think Xbox saves the game state to the hard drive though, so if you have a full hard drive, that function aint working.

 

[pantskyle]

It cuts out some unnecessary load times I reckon


Nah its much quicker. I click on the game and within a couple of seconds I am right into the action where I finished off

As opposed to going through the load screen, menu ext

Even better when I can go back through my last 3 or 4 games. Even does it after the xbox has been unplugged and moved to a different outlet

Cool but still big whoop. I'm not that impatient in life that this does anything for me whatsoever.

 

[Jatz]

What's the big deal with going through a menu in any case? Takes what, 1 minute?

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

The best part about loading games off cassette to my Commodore 64 is I can prepare, eat and clean up after a big meal and then sit down to play.

 

[pantskyle]

The best part about loading games off cassette to my Commodore 64 is I can prepare, eat and clean up after a big meal and then sit down to play.

I'm still waiting on the new AFL game to release on the Commodore 64.

 

[Chris_6678]

The best part about loading games off cassette to my Commodore 64 is I can prepare, eat and clean up after a big meal and then sit down to play.

Only for it to have a load error after 30mins.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I'm still waiting on the new AFL game to release on the Commodore 64.

I have no thoughts or opinions on that particular product or its developers.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

The best part about loading games off cassette to my Commodore 64 is I can prepare, eat and clean up after a big meal and then sit down to play.

Man I remember those days my mates brother owned a Commordore 64 with the cassette player we would go over to his place and play some games.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Only for it to have a load error after 30mins.

Can never forget the multicolored loading screen

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Can never forget the multicolored loading screen

I remember trying to type in one of the programs in a magazine (not even sure if I was 5 yet) and asking dad why it didn't work and he pointed out that I had skipped about 5 pages and that marked the end of my budding game development career.

I probably went back to Wizard of Wor or International Soccer.

 

[dwwaino]

Man I remember those days my mates brother owned a Commordore 64 with the cassette player we would go over to his place and play some games.

I loved the sound old cassette and disk drives made.

 

[Xtreme]

Only for it to have a load error after 30mins.

That was the worst
My C64 was prone to this when it had been on for a while, best chance of success was when turning the C64 on for the first time of the day.

 

[dwwaino]

Looks like the price of my unopened and sealed Halo Elite series 2 controller is going to keep increasing.

 

[Mantastic]

Looks like the price of my unopened and sealed Halo Elite series 2 controller is going to keep increasing.

I regret not getting the Gears series 1 Elite.

I use the Halo Series 2 though... Even though it doesn't match the Halo Series X

 

[dwwaino]

I regret not getting the Gears series 1 Elite.

I use the Halo Series 2 though... Even though it doesn't match the Halo Series X

Series 1 looks awesome. I had every intention of using my series 2 but just had other controllers I was using first. After a while decided I might hold onto it as it might turn into a collector's item and have seen it go for nearly a grand sometimes. Surely it will only increase.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Four first party Xbox games will be hitting other consoles, but won’t be Starfield or Indiana Jones.

 

[mickelboy182]

Four first party Xbox games will be hitting other consoles, but won’t be Starfield or Indiana Jones.

What a truly bizarre mishandling of a situation by Microsoft.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the first two titles will be Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, followed by Sea of Thieves and Grounded

Why do videogame companies, even trillion dollar ones, suck so hard at basic communication skills?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

What a truly bizarre mishandling of a situation by Microsoft.

What has even happened here? Have they pivoted because of the outrage? Building this up was a weird move.

 

[Quivorir]

Anyone want to provide cliff notes for the lazy?

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Anyone want to provide cliff notes for the lazy?

Four games going multiplatform. They refused to say what they were for some reason. However:

Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the first two titles will be Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, followed by Sea of Thieves and Grounded

New Xbox hardware refresh announcements coming later (Series X Slim? Handheld Xbox? Who the heck knows!)

Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass.

It was a nothing presentation really.

 

[dwwaino]

Sea of Thieves as a massive multiplatform game would actually be pretty cool.