Hey
@jronald
@majornelson
an update on steam allows us to change the led light on the elite series 2 to a bunch of different colors. Is there any reason we can't do this on an Xbox?
Online & gaming industry discourse around
@starfield
is the most toxic shit I've seen.
Pieces from respected journalists lying that its review score on OC/MC is held up by "fanboy sites".
I have lost a lot of respect for people since September.
Congratulations to everyone involved with the spectacular launch of
#HaloInfinite
! And from all of us here at 343, thank you for joining us on this journey.
BREAKING NEWS
Redfall is coming to: usb, sd card, pc, ps4, switch, wiiu, 3ds, online/mobile/xbox one, arcade, pre-loaded gaming consoles, retro gaming consoles, and ps5 per year old Australian classification board!
No mention of the over 60% increase in earnings, resulting in the biggest Q3 in the division's history of course. Nor that this was in line with their guidance on hardware. I try to not assume the worst of sites but it's real hard not to.
I am curious, what did
@suicidesquadwb
do to deserve the non-stop worry/attacks pre-launch compared to Helldivers 2?
Both games have live service elements, and both games didn't have review codes ready before the game was on sale. Why the utter lack of silence on the latter?
@tomwarren
Was Hi-Fi Rush a "small" game? Booty has talked about 1 man devs or really small teams of 20 or fewer having smash hits. I don't think HF:R's team was ever "small" like that.
Fable was not teased, it was not confirmed, and the behavior like it is will become increasingly toxic. I guarantee you that the narrative around the show will now focus on Fable if it's not there because of this bull crap.
Oh hey, look at that. Starfield in the Platinum section (top 12, not in order) for Steam's gross revenue for 2023. Reddit/half the fucking internet has tried to convince me that it was a disaster, though!
It was the 11th best selling game in the US in 2023, the only new IP in the top 20 on Circana. It had more time played reportedly than Baldur's Gate 3 yet people try to act like it was a tire fire, and hated by the masses.
I get there is plenty of valid criticism to give. My issue is how much utter bullshit, random potshots, and outright lies are constantly propped up around the game.
For a "do better" mentality on how people should treat devs I see so many turn around and shit on it repeatedly.
I fully agree with not covering the Insomniac ransomware info. I'm just curious why so many covered when this happened to Capcom three years ago, or Rockstar with GTA VI.
This disingenuous, mis-informed Series S talk that is going around is everything I dislike about gaming coverage. Go to the source and ask, stop speculating when you have zero idea how any of this works. It's cheap engagement that leads to uninformed takes with no benefit.
@katamarandameko
Nah, the majority of talk lately is in bad faith. Negativity around the platform is pushing engagement far harder than actual game talk or any positivity.
@IwriteOK
It is the perfect canvas for it. A lore-deep RPG that doesn't have a set protagonist. Allows them to easily create a brand new story in it without feeling forced to include certain characters, and they killed it.
@JeffGrubb
I've got bad news for you, it's not any better in other business sectors either. Turns out late stage capitalism + complete lack of worker rights is a real bad combo.
I hate feeling "defensive". I enjoyed my time with the game and will go back to when new content/mods hit.
The a vs. b never-ending list wars that dominate social media because of their easy engagement is what drives the constant low-tier hive-mind drivel
"Considering" "Planning" "might" "could" all used to get you to click articles and earn ad money, ignore it.
Vague insider hints/reports are ruining gaming discourse.
@lulumeservey
The replies claiming you would just make this up are hilarious. I don't think people understand their internet trolling vs. how real life works.
It often doesn't feel like genuine feedback or actual issues. It's just getting your lump of flesh as you see others attacking a thing and want to get those upvotes.
The dopamine rush rules all, and you need to make sure that people know you HATE the thing too.
@tomwarren
X versions of games having 60 and S not isn't new for the platform as a whole. Plenty of games have only had 30fps as an option on S when X gets a performance one.
I am so proud to call
@_Sikamikanico_
and
@Shpeshal_Nick
co-workers and friends. What an incredible thing they've built here. I'm honored to be such a small part of it.
As we've just announced on Episode 99, we pleased to reveal that
@XboxP3
will be joining
@Shpeshal_Nick
and
@_Sikamikanico_
to congratulate us on 100 episodes next week!
We're super pleased he was able to spare some time to come say hello! (Thanks Phil!) 💚🎮
#Xbox
#Podcast
Things like this make it so obvious how little of a picture Steam concurrents actually tell. I wish there was less focus on them in the list warring bs that's out there.
For anyone feeling overwhelmed or confused by Starfield, the game has lots of tutorials. Just click 'Help' in the main pause menu and you'll find loads of text to help you grasp the game's many systems.
I don't understand why so many console warrior types have latched onto this. It's more about how so many different networks all started having issues around the same time.
Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Door Dash, Roblox, etc... Stop list warring about everything you nerds.
I remember
@Shpeshal_Nick
getting yelled at when he said "certain individuals" already had their plans to try and downlplay Starfield due to engagement farming/console warring/etc.
@_Mike_Skiles
Driven by 1st party content isn't the thing people pretend it is. Xbox and PlayStation are driven by 3rd party content, which has been stellar both in and out of Game Pass. The only platform driven by 1st party is Nintendo, and despite all their sales they don't out earn either
@ModernVintageG
The article feels leading as well. The headline makes people assume things and then the actual text has one single line with no context as to what it was said about/during. Not a fan.
Both excited and nervous about tomorrow. Been over 100 hours of work, and I'm proud of it. Still, the discourse is getting to crazy levels. Article on is absolutely gorgeous thanks to
@predragxe
Premiers tomorrow at Noon EDT
@LordRavenscraft
@adashtra
The buddy-buddy almost co-PR relationship that people think journalists have with the subjects they cover is mind-boggling to me.
They're so used to their favorite creators/influencers/'media' people being an extension of PR firms that they think real journalism is wrong.
Leaving the US for the first time in my (about to be) 42 years, next week. Bit scary to be flying across the Atlantic but extremely exciting as well. I can't thank everyone that supports
@XboxEra
enough for giving us this opportunity to finally meet up and spend time tgoether.
@Abzybabzy
It's always interesting how "historical accuracy" comes up in social media discourse around that series when it happens to fit certain bigots agenda's.
@GenePark
Gene, HF:R was not a "small game", it was 5 years of dev time with a decent sized team. A smaller game is pentiment, grounded, balatro, manor lords, etc. having 1 or 15 person teams that have huge hits.
So much licensed music in the Xbox showcase yet zero pings on YT for the
@XboxEra
stream yet.
@Xbox
doesn't get enough credit for how good they are at getting licenses for their streams so that co-streamers aren't DMCA'ed into oblivision.
Please read your embargoes or NDA's before posting things in public (or even private discord servers). Goes a long way towards making PR companies like and trust you on things moving forward.
I see people sharing the 3 trillion dollar evaluation about Microsoft & now they're firing a bunch of people. That's how this horrible economic system works.
What you have now means nothing, it's about constant growth at any cost. Today isn't surprising, it's typical evil.
@ChrisRGun
@TheInitiative
No it isn't. The entire setup of the studio is to be "small and agile" and work with other studios to outsource their projects a fair bit. This has been known for 3 years.
@katamarandameko
"there's no trust in the platform anymore" these massive generalities don't mean anything. You're not speaking for millions of people, nor do you know their feelings. this tiny bubble we're in is far too up its own ass with how important and big it thinks it is
@Septic_Sauce
I got enough death threats for liking a few games others didn't. I can't imagine how bad it would be if our site randomly reviewed a 1st party Sony game for petty reasons 😅
Xbox Game Pass is in an insane run right now.
September has/had
Starfield
Gris
Solar Ash
Lies of P
Party Animals
Payday 3
Cocoon
October has
Gotham Knights
The Lamplighters League
WH 40K: Darktide on Console
Forza Motorsport
Cities Skylines II
Jusant
Head Bangers: Rhythm Royale
Six or seven hours of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League down during a 14-hour stream where the servers were dead most of it.
Looks, sounds, and plays great. Need to see how the build variety/endgame works and if the story keeps up. Enjoying it a lot so far.