And let’s not forget that the mandatory Kinect, coupled with a mandatory always-on internet, was a major privacy issue.

The people who will run in with attempts at “told you so”s will ignore two major elements:

1) Even if it was the best thing ever, Microsoft did such an ATROCIOUS job explaining/marketing it, it never would have mattered. The case study of just how you could botch a console launch from every conceivable angle is…

I wrote a whole blog about this (on this site! that no longer exists! fuck the herb!) at the time, and I stand by it to this day. Xbox One was way ahead of its time and some of its smart home theater conveniences still haven’t been adequately replicated to this day.

I’ve been playing since it was in beta and it’s very different. The biggest change being that they did away with the previous system of world progression. I remember it being a sticking point for me because I liked mostly everything else about the game, except that it would gate exploration with specific level ranges…

Yeah, I don’t like the decorating system any Elder Scrolls games. Gimme a grid and snap to grid spaces like The Sims. This level of control is too free for my dumb*** and requires too much precision to get right.

They gave away a free house at some point a year or two ago if the whole community did some stuff. I have…

Someone just can’t appreciate genuine, yet basic, emo-goth style.

I never played but, now that I have Gamepass I’m tempted to finally give it a go. How has it evolved since launch? I have paid literally no attention to it despite the fact I love the Edlerscroll’s games and universe.