GamePass is not that, though. People describe it that way, but it really isn’t that accessible. You’re still hardware-locked to an Xbox (or a PC, but that’s still Microsoft). Mobile with cloud gaming “works” if you’re somehow able to ignore the latency. But Netflix is far more accessible on anything with a screen than…

This was always inevitable. Exclusives are a thing in gaming unlike any other industry—there are no real comparisons of equal value. It’s like if Warner Bros. had a deal with LG that you needed one of their TVs to watch any WB movies. This is worse now because over time, these big publishers have acquired more and…

They sure aren’t doing anything good for my PS5.

My PS5 is starting to seem like a poor investment. And now I’m wishing I held out for an Xbox Series X instead of a Series S.

Admittedly I don’t know a lot about Troy, but I’ve never really thought of him as a gamer, and so I don’t get surprised when he completely fails to understand huge chunks of the hobby and what “gamers” care about. He really does seem to approach it as an actor, and from a very different industry-driven perspective,…

I live in Chicago and we get nasty winters like everyone else in the Northeast and Midwest, but I wouldn’t call myself a good snow driver. That’s because we have the infrastructure to clear the roads and we try to either plan for it (snow plows, salt trucks) or avoid it. My solution to snow like this? Don’t drive! My…

IMO Gears has always been Microsoft’s best shooter. I think it’s been a lot more consistently enjoyable in each sequel than Halo was, and as a co-op game, it’s something truly special. Unlike Halo, where co-op just throws more players into the same arenas, Gears shines when people play together.

I’m mostly on PS5 but I picked up a Series S for the Bethesda exclusives (and Gears of War which I really love, I think it’s the best shooter on Xbox, sorry Halo). It’s a great console. I know games will run better on the X, but I have the PS5 for the beefier multiplats, and the S is more than enough for first-party…

The shock damage is great in campaign. For tougher enemies (and multiplayer) it’s most useful for taking down shields. For smaller enemies, it will blow them up pretty easily with the shock damage.

Resistance was awesome. This is just dumb. Sony had plenty of success with shooters for many years. They had shooter series that were good. There’s room for both shooters and open world games to sell well.

It’s a great game. I do prefer military shooters though. Yes, I prefer the Army over cops when it comes to FPS games. I’m sure even that is a bridge too far for many people, but maybe when our next war is against Russia and not insurgents (or civilian collateral damage) people will lighten up on those.

I don’t get why there’s this persistent, nagging complaint about Days Gone getting robbed of some sort of gaming glory. It had a few really great mechanics, basically all focused on fighting large zombie hordes, but the game is just packed with a slog of miserable forced stealth sections and human vs. human shootouts…

I’m a little flabbergasted that anyone enjoyed this. It was like the weakest Far Cry game... like Far Cry without any of the flavor. The tone of the writing and dialogue was like it was trying to crib from the Marvel cinematic universe rather than sci fi, and the plot was just trash through and through.

No I get that, sorry, my comment was a tad too dismissive. The first third of the movie is very much focused on meta commentary about the creator and the art. I just think, you know, the “game” aspect of it--Anderson working as a developer--could really have been any kind of artist. I’m also a little cynical about all…

Whenever someone writes “I don’t agree with him but he has every right to his opinions” either has no empathy or is a disingenuous troll. Nobody here is arguing that he said anything prohibited--that’s never really the point when someone is outraged over bigotry.

Xbox Series S is definitely a great budget option, though I’d feel I was missing out more without the PS5. Obviously if money is the biggest hurdle, the budget option is the best choice. For me, gaming is a luxury, and I’m willing to spend a bit more on a better experience. So I think the answer isn’t one or the…

I’m pretty sure the Game Award was just a marketing tie-in. I don’t think this film said anything intelligent about video games, it just used them as a clever metaphor the way it used Anderson’s computer hacking skills as a clever metaphor in the first one.

I have a PS5 and Xbox Series S, and I love the S, but the PS5 is far, far superior. Gaming is expensive in general. I expect Playstation will come out with some sort of Game Pass competitor one of these days, but in any case, if you can afford a PS5, it’s a great experience. I bought the Series S mainly for Bethesda…

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 had a mission that takes place on a college campus, and (either 1 or 2, can’t remember) had a college campus multiplayer map. That said, the combat was always between players and terrorists, never civilians. Even then, it was sort of weird to have a mission on a campus, given how uncomfortably…

I really liked Modern Warfare but the Activision news bothered me (as it should everyone, to say the least) to the point where I stopped playing. I had already bought (and somewhat enjoyed) Vanguard too.