Sgtsnake

ok very cool. Maybe when I pick up the S model I will grab one elite controller with it

Dan

Nope. Literally just the hard drive.

OldBoy

so GTA V just went down to $38.99 digital and hardcopy, i believe. worth it? best the price will get for awhile? i admit i only played a little bit of one of the GTA's. not sure which one, but this was awhile ago. i got it on 360, but never got around to playing it. not sure when i would get to it, so wondering if i should wait...

Music

Yes, No, Yes.

fumanstan

Seems like GTA V always drops around that price, but I also don't think i've seen it really go anywhere lower then that.

clappj

Hoping someone here might be able to help me out. I haven't had an XBox console for several years now, and am out of the loop.

I have a couple of old 1600 Microsoft Points cards that are still sealed in plastic cases, and am wondering whether these are still redeemable for XBox Live funds or not? I believe they used to be worth $20 each. Thanks for any help!

Jay G.

You should be able to redeem them for $20 of credit. Read the FAQ here:
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/billin...nts-retire-faq

Dan

Correct. Also... after you redeem them, I believe there's an expiry date. So be careful of that. Use them sooner than later.

Jay G.

Yep, the credit expires after a year.

Trevor

I have a crapton of those somewhere from old Best Buy coupon glitches. I better start using those before they change the rules.

Sonny Corinthos

Microsoft Says Scorpio Will Not Have Better Framerates For Regular Xbox One Games.

Another day, another confusing bit of messaging from Microsoft regarding their new console, the Xbox Scorpio. Fans and press alike have been trying to figure out exactly what the Scorpio and all its teraflops are capable of, trying to understand a narrative as to why people will want to upgrade to an expensive new console next year, but so far Microsoft has struggled to adequately explain the system.

The most recent case in point is a recent conversation between Game Informer and Microsoft Studios general manager Shannon Loftis regarding framerate. Namely, how the two consoles will have identical framerates for games they share.

“No, there wouldn’t be a frame rate difference, because typically the frame rate is determined by the game developer and what’s right for the gameplay mechanic,” Loftis says. “You don’t necessarily want to create two different mechanics for two different configurations.”

Pressing this further, GI asked if that meant games limited to lower framerates on Xbox One now would stay at lower framerates, despite the new capabilities of the Scorpio:

“Typically, yes. A good example is Killer Instinct, which is cross-play on PC and Xbox One. We have locked the frame rate to 60 frames per second,” Loftis says. “We could do better on super high end PCs, but that ruins the competitive nature of it.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco.../#3135bcf440e5

fumanstan

The title suggests an absolute, but her actual comments seem to match the most recent thing Spencer had said and that it's up to developers. Even the last quote seems to indicate that with the use of the word "typically", which makes sense that some competitive games might have a locked frame rate but other types of games might not.

Raul3

Yeah, multiplayer is one thing, and single player another. I think it should be pretty clear for anyone, if you want to have MP between PC and Xbox One(s), you have to keep the same settings across all the devices.

Halo SP? I'm sure Scorpio will look and player better in Scorpio, and yeah the framerate should be above 60 too. Unless...

As a PC player you know that most of the time you need to compromise. Do you want 4k? Most probably you will have a lower framerate, unless you have a monster machine. And then you have to consider all the other effects you can turn on...

Dan

Exactly. That Forbes contributor, as is usually the case, missed the point of what was said in order to publish a silly headline.

RichC2

This is the headache everybody predicted when it was said that blogs would now be mixed in as news for websites like Google and Yahoo.

Guys, we're living the dream!

fumanstan

* The Banner Saga 2 ($19.99 ERP): Available from July 1-31 on Xbox One
* Tumblestone ($19.99 ERP): Available from July 16-August 15 on Xbox One
* Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ($19.99 ERP): Available from July 1-15 on Xbox 360
* Tron: Evolution ($14.99 ERP): Available from July 16-31 on Xbox 360
Read more at http://news.xbox.com/2016/06/28/july...ijDDXwZr1PE.99

nickdawgy

I've never heard of those Xbone games.

Decker

Neither has been released yet, so that makes sense.

I just bought The Banner Saga with the previous PSN Flash sale. Guess I should play that first before trying this. Nice that these are two games that I don't yet own.

fumanstan

I've heard a lot of good things about Banner Saga.

Also, this week's deals with gold. I'm really tempted to get Resident Evil 6.

:xb1: Commander Cherry for Kinect - $2.97 - 67% off
:xb1: NBA 2K16 - $30.00 - 50% off
Michael Jordan Special Edition - $40.00 - 50% off
:xb1: Organic Panic - $10.04 - 33% off
:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $13.99 - 30% off
:xb1: Titanfall Deluxe Edition - $5.00 - 75% off
:xb1: Teslagrad - $7.50 - 50% off
:xb1: Unmechanical: Extended - $3.30 - 67% off
:xb1: Zheros - $10.00 - 50% off

mattysemo247

Tron came out in 2010 and RSV2 in 2008. Glad to see we are back to getting old ass 360 games

Decker

Dan

Halo 5. FREE. Starting tomorrow (within the next few hours)
https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-On...9-8162269c15cc

(right now it says $30, but Aaron Greenberg at MS says it'll be free to purchase PLAY ONLY for 7 days)
https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/s...67010613530624
https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/s...70818324344832

Don't worry, it's only a 81.32 GB download.

Edit: fixed my error. http://news.xbox.com/2016/06/23/warz...dians-june-29/

Deftones

I saw that tweet. I misunderstood it. I thought it meant you could play for free for 7 days. Sort of a demo. I don't even like Halo bit I will take a free game.

Dan

Yeah, same. I got the game for Christmas last year, and haven't even opened it yet. But I'll gladly take a free digital copy instead.

Decker

It's a hugely disappointing game, but for free absolutely worth the download. Wished I hadn't bought it before, much more so now.