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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

1/1 - 1/7


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hyper Sentinel - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Industry Giant 2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Infinite Adventures - $18.74 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Neighborhorde - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Nidhogg 2 - $11.24 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom - $7.50 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Space Hulk: Tactics - $26.79 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - $8.75 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Steel Rain X - $6.69 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Worms Battlegrounds - $6.25 - 75% off

12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off
[*]:360: Dogfight 1942 - $2.49 - 75% off

[*]:360: Dungeon Defenders - $2.99 - 80% off

[*]:360: :xb1: Faery: Legends of Avalon - $1.49 - 80% off
12/11 - 12/17


[*]:xb1: Battlefield 4 - $5.00 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Battlefield Anniversary Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Battlefield Hardline Ultimate Edition - $9.00 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - $6.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Ahead Epic Military Pack - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Handball 17 - $12.00 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Deluxier Edition - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Long Reach - $6.00 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $15.00 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Mirror's Edge Catalyst - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Moto Racer 4 - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: MotoGP17 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Mugsters - $4.95 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: MXGP3 - $12.00 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Spintires: MudRunner - American Wilds Edition - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - $3.29 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: The Technomancer - $10.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Toy Odyssey - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: V-Rally 4 - $40.19 - 33% off

[*]:xb1: Valentino Rossi The Game - $5.00 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yesterday Origins - $6.00 - 70% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Alien Rage - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Enemy Front - $5.99 - 85% off

[*]:360: God Mode - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Persona 4 Arena - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: Realms of Ancient War - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xbox: :360: :xb1: Panzer Dragoon Orta - $4.99 - 50% off
12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Council - Complete Season - $20.09 - 33% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Count Lucanor - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Flatout 4 : Total Insanity - $12.50 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 Platinum Plus Expansions Bundle - $47.09 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport 6 Bundle - $31.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Journey Down Trilogy - $31.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kinect Bundle: Kung-Fu & Air Guitar Warrior - $19.24 - 45% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $4.19 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Rivals - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Need for Speed Ultimate Bundle - $20.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Peggle 2 - $2.40 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Seum: Speedrunners from Hell - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter - $13.75 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $20.00 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Bureau: Xcom Declassified - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: The Darkness - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Duke Nukem Forever - $3.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Farming Simulator 15 - $4.99 - 75% off - Price History

[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off - Price History
11/27 - 12/3


[*]:360: Conan - $2.99 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: Elements of Destruction - Full - $1.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: L.A. Noire - $8.99 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:360: Legend of Kay Anniversary - $4.49 - 85% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Mars: War Logs - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior

[*]:360: Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 1/1 - 1/7

Spotlight - 12/18 - 12/24


[*]:xb1: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker - $8.44 - 35% off
Spotlight - 12/11 - 12/17

The Game Awards - 12/6 - 12/9


[*]:xb1: Banner Saga 3 - $19.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Battlefield V - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - $47.99 - 20% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Dead Cells - $16.74 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Destiny 2: Forsaken - $29.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Doom - $14.99 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Far Cry 5 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: FIFA 19 - $35.99 - 40% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition - $38.99 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $19.49 - 35% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Life Is Strange 2 Episode 1 - $4.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Madden NFL 19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $23.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $25.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K19 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: No Man's Sky - $39.99 - 20% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked! 2 - $18.74 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition - $71.99 - 10% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Sea of Thieves - $29.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $41.99 - 30% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle For Atlas - $44.99 - 25% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Crew 2 Standard Edition - $24.00 - 60% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Elder Scrolls Online - $10.00 - 50% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories - $22.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - $15.00 - 70% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Transference - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Valkyria Chronicles 4 - $30.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - $19.80 - 67% off - Price History

[*]:xb1: Yoku's Island Express - $6.60 - 67% off - Price History
Spotlight - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: The Council

Party Time Sale - 12/4 - 12/10


[*]:xb1: Caveman Warriors - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: ClusterTruck - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Crazy Strike Bowling Ex - $6.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Cyber Complex - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Deployment - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Disco Dodgeball - Remix - $7.50 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Doughlings: Arcade - $5.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: DragoDino - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Fru - $3.74 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Hyperdrive Massacre - $1.99 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Inversus Deluxe - $4.94 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 2 - $14.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Jackbox Party Pack 4 - $17.49 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Jump Stars - $2.00 - 80% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - $11.24 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Kung-Fu for Kinect - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Lily's Epic Quest for Lost Gems - $2.79 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Mantis Burn Racing - $4.49 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Marooners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Numantia - $11.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: oOo: Ascension - $6.99 - 30% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Overcooked - $4.25 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pang Adventures - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Pool Nation FX - $2.70 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses Ex - $8.03 - 33% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Riftstar Raiders - $11.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Rocket Wars - $3.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Snooker Nation Championship Game Preview - $1.80 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Speedrunners - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Squid Hero for Kinect - $5.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Blackjack Battle II Turbo Edition - $4.79 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings - $5.00 - 75% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Super Toy Cars - $5.00 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Treadnauts - $7.49 - 25% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Tricky Towers - $5.99 - 60% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Chicken Horse - $8.99 - 40% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Use Your Words - $7.49 - 50% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wand Wars - $3.59 - 70% off - Price History
[*]:xb1: Wheelspin Frenzy - $4.99 - 50% off - Price History
Spotlight - 11/27 - 12/3


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Misc Drops


[*]:360: :xb1: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

[*]:360: :xb1: Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two - $6.59 - 67% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Crackdown - Free - Price History
[*]:xb1: The Shapeshifting Detective - $10.39 - 20% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Nov 6
[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360: :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:xb1: Call Of Cthulhu - $53.99 - 10% off - Price History - Preorder - Releases Oct 29
[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360: :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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gamegirlpocket said:
If you have XBL credit to burn, Wonder Woman and BvS are in a bundle for $5:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/wonder-woman-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-ultimate-edition/8d6kgwxfxwxs?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

If I didn't already have WW, I'd probably go for it, but i'll probably never feel compelled to watch BvS again.
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Had exactly $5 expiring on November 1st. Thanks for the heads-up (I'm one of the uncool kids that actually liked BvS and love the Ultimate Edition).

 
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Bloomy said:
Corp Embar and repeat of the Corp Dropshot in the Gears Dev stream starting soon.

Can't wait to get home tonight, fire up FH4 and get that spring barn find. Last one I need for the achievement.

I also came across my final road last night - 531 / 531. Surprisingly, it was the driveway for a property I had not purchased yet. I thought I just had the one castle left.

Finished a race a little after the top of the hour last night and went to the Forzathon Live. There was no else participating, which was a little surprising. Been in some with 2 or 3 others before, but never alone. Can't remember if it was 3am or 4am Eastern. Tried to do the first challenge myself, fell short. Was a speed zone on a dirt road. Wasn't in the best car for it, since I had finished the A class seasonal challenge. Not sure if swapping for a better vehicle would've worked, or if the time taken for the swap would've sunk me anyway.

Another accumulative skill score challenge in the weekly, 2 million in the VW Corrado. Next week will be 5 million in a Cult car.
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This morning at 6am Eastern I was alone for about 3 mins. Then two others finally joined me. We made it to the 3rd round before time ran out. Really sucks and makes me not to want to even bother. I almost bailed a couple of times. The rewards for these seem to suck anyway. Forza points. I can buy wheel or super wheel spins, a hat, a car I already bought and some crappy Civic and I think a horn. NONE of it is really worth much. I should have skipped it and worked on what I was looking to do with my 45 mins. Also annoyed they removed Active Championship from the map filters. I started a championship before the hourly Forzathon. Couldn't remember which one and just started another. I guess the icons are white when they are they active championship? Really way too much crap on the map most of the time if you don't filter some of it out.

I still need one more barn find. Hope it is a spring season one. Otherwise I have to wait 2 weeks till fall is back.

At least this weeks Forzathon only required 2 million skill points. Pretty easy to get once upgrading the car and getting a skill song.

 
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Sielanas said:
I've moved into the no UHD = no buy mode for most movies, otherwise I'd jump on it.
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As it becomes more standard I may regret getting non-UHD in the future, but for now, I'm pretty happy with "good enough." Otherwise I will just spend way too much money.

Doctor Zod said:
Had exactly $5 expiring on November 1st. Thanks for the heads-up (I'm one of the uncool kids that actually liked BvS and love the Ultimate Edition).
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I hear the extended version fixed a lot of the complaints people had, but some of the plot holes and pacing were just so off to me that I don't feel compelled to see it, unless the GF wanted to watch it. I did enjoy moments of the film, and surprisingly, found Affleck to be the most likable part of it. Between him and Cavill both exiting DC movies, I'm really curious what the hell they're going to do.

 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
Game Pass should share to accounts on the same Xbox, at least the downloaded games themselves if not the Ready to Install list. I think you can actually still game share Game Pass games like all digital stuff if you have two Xboxes.

Saves are definitely separated by profile. Unless your kid actually logs into your profile instead of his own he shouldn't be able to affect your saves at all.
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Thanks for the info. I do t think he’ll mind starting from scratch on the Horizon games, but he may be bummed losing our LEGO Star Wars save, as we have our co-op play on it, plus he’s working the other three save slots on his own.
 
I was able to get 680 gamerscore in Conan Exiles in about 25 minutes. Couldn't figure out how to give my guy bigger junk though. That option was grayed out. Default was set around 60% so I guess that's sufficient.
 
An Orange Cat said:
I was able to get 680 gamerscore in Conan Exiles in about 25 minutes. Couldn't figure out how to give my guy bigger junk though. That option was grayed out. Default was set around 60% so I guess that's sufficient.
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gas station dick pills and mexican supplements always worked for me but I dunno if you can find those in game

 
An Orange Cat said:
I was able to get 680 gamerscore in Conan Exiles in about 25 minutes. Couldn't figure out how to give my guy bigger junk though. That option was grayed out. Default was set around 60% so I guess that's sufficient.
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I tried to make my character look like me as much as possible so I set it at 100%.
 
gamegirlpocket said:
As it becomes more standard I may regret getting non-UHD in the future, but for now, I'm pretty happy with "good enough." Otherwise I will just spend way too much money.

I hear the extended version fixed a lot of the complaints people had, but some of the plot holes and pacing were just so off to me that I don't feel compelled to see it, unless the GF wanted to watch it. I did enjoy moments of the film, and surprisingly, found Affleck to be the most likable part of it. Between him and Cavill both exiting DC movies, I'm really curious what the hell they're going to do.
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I really liked Cavill as Superman and think better of Man of Steel than most people. Superman was the only part of the DCEU that I really enjoyed. Shame he is leaving the role.

 
HektiK said:
I really liked Cavill as Superman and think better of Man of Steel than most people. Superman was the only part of the DCEU that I really enjoyed. Shame he is leaving the role.
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That's still just a rumor for now and neither DC nor Cavill have made an official statement so he still maybe Superman.

This has been superhero gossip watch. Sponsored by Halo. Enjoy driving a vehicle and accidentally destroying it in a wide open area and being forced to walk for 15 minutes to get to your destination? Try Halo.

 
Now that Microsoft is MA, everyone should be buying codes for all these movies in 4K. I only buy UHD and 90% is from codes. The other 10% is from iTunes that have MUCH lower prices for 4K and for MA titles like the superhero movies mentioned will port to MS and Vudu.

I currently have over 300 4K movies (granted I have an Apple TV 4K so there are way more titles available in 4K than MS). But 4K codes for things like Batman vs Superman can be found for around $5-7 and won’t have to worry about upgrading for the future. Codes for some movies that will be auto upgraded to 4K in iTunes and port to MA go for as low as a $1-$2.

The trading forum here has a lot but places like Google+ communities have tons. The absolute best part of MS joining MA is to be able to buy cheaper elsewhere and have it port in.

iTunes currently has a gigantic sale with over 125 titles in 4K for $9.99 or less. All you have to have is a PC and you can buy any MA title and it will port.

(Full disclosure, I have a Google+ and MeWe community where I post these deals for anyone interested. I don’t allow code sales in mine but can point you to many others that do).
 
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awp said:
Now that Microsoft is MA, everyone should be buying codes for all these movies in 4K. I only buy UHD and 90% is from codes. The other 10% is from iTunes that have MUCH lower prices for 4K and for MA titles like the superhero movies mentioned will port to MS and Vudu.

I currently have over 300 4K movies (granted I have an Apple TV 4K so there are way more titles available in 4K than MS). But 4K codes for things like Batman vs Superman can be found for around $5-7 and won’t have to worry about upgrading for the future. Codes for some movies that will be auto upgraded to 4K in iTunes and port to MA go for as low as a $1-$2.

The trading forum here has a lot but places like Google+ communities have tons. The absolute best part of MS joining MA is to be able to buy cheaper elsewhere and have it port in.

iTunes currently has a gigantic sale with over 125 titles in 4K for $9.99 or less. All you have to have is a PC and you can buy any MA title and it will port.

(Full disclosure, I have a Google+ and MeWe community where I post these deals for anyone interested. I don’t allow code sales in mine but can point you to many others that do).
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Link? PM if you prefer.

 
jimbo8574 said:
This morning at 6am Eastern I was alone for about 3 mins. Then two others finally joined me. We made it to the 3rd round before time ran out. Really sucks and makes me not to want to even bother. I almost bailed a couple of times. The rewards for these seem to suck anyway. Forza points. I can buy wheel or super wheel spins, a hat, a car I already bought and some crappy Civic and I think a horn. NONE of it is really worth much. I should have skipped it and worked on what I was looking to do with my 45 mins. Also annoyed they removed Active Championship from the map filters. I started a championship before the hourly Forzathon. Couldn't remember which one and just started another. I guess the icons are white when they are they active championship? Really way too much crap on the map most of the time if you don't filter some of it out.

I still need one more barn find. Hope it is a spring season one. Otherwise I have to wait 2 weeks till fall is back.

At least this weeks Forzathon only required 2 million skill points. Pretty easy to get once upgrading the car and getting a skill song.
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I suspect they're going to do some tweaking with the Forzathon stuff at some point, rebalancing the points awarded or raising the price of things in the shop. The cost of a regular wheelspin was already raised from 10 points to 40, with some backlash on the forums about it. The points add up when you get the Lake House and double point bonus. Though a post on the forums says you don't get points, much less double, for the weekly challenge bonus (completing 7/7 dailies plus the weekly). Haven't kept track. I just plan to buy the new stuff each week I don't already have and stockpile otherwise.

The active seasonal championships have a white icon on the map. Suspect the regular ones do, though I don't remember for certain. Though the map does get cluttered. And they moved the filter button from LB to RB for some reason, so my reflexes are out of whack whenever I bring up the map.

The weekly challenge car is also a quick mastery completion, with only 1 perk in the 5 point tier.

Found the spring barn find last night, but it wasn't repaired by the time I finished playing. Hope I get it quickly next time I play.

 
chnandler_bong said:
Link? PM if you prefer.
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This is my community (mostly focused on iTunes deals but also on any good 4K deals):

https://plus.google.com/communities/113660502299215678792?iem=1&iem=4&gpawv=1&hl=en-US

And this is one of the larger code selling communities:

https://plus.google.com/communities/104807629505033449769?iem=1&iem=4&gpawv=1&hl=en-US

Both will be moving to MeWe eventually due to Google+ shutting down but you can see those details there as well.

FWIW, I’m not just a cheap ass gamer. I’m a cheap ass movie lover too. :)
 
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bardockkun said:
That's still just a rumor for now and neither DC nor Cavill have made an official statement so he still maybe Superman.

This has been superhero gossip watch. Sponsored by Halo. Enjoy driving a vehicle and accidentally destroying it in a wide open area and being forced to walk for 15 minutes to get to your destination? Try Halo.
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Seriously, I don't know why they thought making the warthog destructible was a good idea. That was part of the fun of Halo CE, hitting a perfectly timed rocket on a moving warthog and then taking the vehicle for yourself. Then they turned them into flaming death traps.

 
awp said:
This is my community (mostly focused on iTunes deals but also on any good 4K deals):

https://plus.google.com/communities/113660502299215678792?iem=1&iem=4&gpawv=1&hl=en-US

And this is one of the larger code selling communities:

https://plus.google.com/communities/104807629505033449769?iem=1&iem=4&gpawv=1&hl=en-US

Both will be moving to MeWe eventually due to Google+ shutting down but you can see those details there as well.

FWIW, I’m not just a cheap ass gamer. I’m a cheap ass movie lover too. :)
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Hey! I clicked your link and finally visited Google+ :)

 
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I've been in the G+ and now the MeWe group as well. Good stuff. Beware about buying on iTunes, everything will transfer but not everything will transfer out in 4K. There's a fair amount that won't due to distributor licensing agreements. Got burned on Predator by not doing my research.

Also, the free Soul Calibur socks from Target are awesome. I had to go to another store, my local one had already sold out of the game.

 
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Sielanas said:
I've been in the G+ and now the MeWe group as well. Good stuff. Beware about buying on iTunes, everything will transfer but not everything will transfer out in 4K. There's a fair amount that won't due to distributor licensing agreements. Got burned on Predator by not doing my research.
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Everything that is 4K and MA will port out as 4K.
But has to be MA. Only issues with porting are bundles and if you gift a movie to yourself. Those will only port HD.

I had Predator port 4K from iTunes to Vudu and elsewhere.

Edit: of course it requires a the place where it is porting to go have 4K. Microsoft does not have it in 4K. Vudu and iTunes do. But MS does get it, then it will be upgraded since you have it UHD in MA.
 
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Soul Calibur is pretty good so far. It seems like both main single-player modes are going to be lengthy. The character creator is almost identical to V aside from the new Race options. I've only played 6 online matches so far, but the connections have been solid. 

I hope the population stays around. It appears to be selling well on Steam at least. It's been first or second in the store all week.

 
Total noob question with Movies Anywhere, am I downloading or streaming? Getting a Dolby Atmos setup and I'm interested in starting to grab some of the new releases digitally instead of physical. 

side note, man I cannot stand the hoops upon hoops you have to jump through to get into Itunes if you've forgot your password and have been away for awhile 

 
p0rn0saur said:
Total noob question with Movies Anywhere, am I downloading or streaming? Getting a Dolby Atmos setup and I'm interested in starting to grab some of the new releases digitally instead of physical.


side note, man I cannot stand the hoops upon hoops you have to jump through to get into Itunes if you've forgot your password and have been away for awhile
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MA is streaming.
 
gamegirlpocket said:
If you have XBL credit to burn, Wonder Woman and BvS are in a bundle for $5:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/wonder-woman-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-ultimate-edition/8d6kgwxfxwxs?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

If I didn't already have WW, I'd probably go for it, but i'll probably never feel compelled to watch BvS again.
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Funny. That's how I feel about Suicide Squad.

Doctor Zod said:
Had exactly $5 expiring on November 1st. Thanks for the heads-up (I'm one of the uncool kids that actually liked BvS and love the Ultimate Edition).
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Am I uncool for preferring it over Suicide Squad?

Great deals for $5 nevertheless. Thanks for posting them.

 
Hey all,

New to the external HD realm and have a couple questions. Just plugged my 4TB WD Easystore into my Xbox One S and adding some content to it. This is a USB 3 enabled device without a secondary power cable. I'm looking for advice on how best to use it and organize my content.

1. Should I keep games I play most on the Internal drive and use the WD as a backup for infrequently played games, or the other way around?

2. I bought it (wrongly) assuming it was an SSD but based on the specs it seems to be an HDD so it's unlikely to be any faster than my internal, correct?

3. Is it ok to use as my primary drive if it doesn't have a devoted power supply, or will that tax it too heavily? 

4. If better as backup, is it ok to keep it plugged in or should I unplug it to extend it's life when not accessing the content? I see the little light on the back flickering even when my xbox is off, does it ever power down/sleep?

Thanks in advance!

 
I default all my games to the external unless it's a multiplayer game I'm going to play more often. I have it plugged in all the time with power coming from the X1. I think mine are both (one on X1, one on 360) WD and have been going fine for at least a couple years.

Don't know how true it is but I've read that external HDD will some times load faster than the internal.
 
Armstrong x360a said:
Hey all,

New to the external HD realm and have a couple questions. Just plugged my 4TB WD Easystore into my Xbox One S and adding some content to it. This is a USB 3 enabled device without a secondary power cable. I'm looking for advice on how best to use it and organize my content.

1. Should I keep games I play most on the Internal drive and use the WD as a backup for infrequently played games, or the other way around?
2. I bought it (wrongly) assuming it was an SSD but based on the specs it seems to be an HDD so it's unlikely to be any faster than my internal, correct?
3. Is it ok to use as my primary drive if it doesn't have a devoted power supply, or will that tax it too heavily?
4. If better as backup, is it ok to keep it plugged in or should I unplug it to extend it's life when not accessing the content? I see the little light on the back flickering even when my xbox is off, does it ever power down/sleep?

Thanks in advance!
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It should power down when the XBox goes into low power mode.
I keep all my games on external drives which is great for going to other peoples houses as I just take the drive.
 
You can look up some youtube videos that compare the internal to external non SSD load times. it's kind of all over the place on a per game basis. Like I want to say Rise of the Tomb Raider loads faster on an External, while the Witcher 3 loads faster on an internal. I know I've seen stuff that suggests an actual SSD external is quite a difference maker. 

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3253-xbox-one-x-external-ssd-worth-it-game-load-times

I've just left my external powered on the blinking light is facing away from me anyway, but I'm 99% sure there is something in the options menu to power it down when the xbox is off if that's a concern. 

 
Someone may want to check if observer, Dead Island Riptide Definitive and Hello Neighbor are downloadable in Game Pass now.  Maybe Outlast, too.

DMC4SE Demon Hunter Bundle added to the countdowns, 2 days left.

 
Bloomy said:
I thought ~3 TB was the cutoff for USB powered drives, but things could have changed in the past year.

Times on the page below compare original XB1 and X, internal and external. An S would probably show the same results, external would edge internal drive (in most cases).
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The 4tb passports debuted a couple of years ago. That’s as high as the passports currently go.
 
Bloomy said:
I thought ~3 TB was the cutoff for USB powered drives, but things could have changed in the past year.

Times on the page below compare original XB1 and X, internal and external. An S would probably show the same results, external would edge internal drive (in most cases).

https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/7ccld6/hdd_load_times_xbox_one_vs_xbox_one_x_internal/

You would've balked at a 4 TB SSD on price alone. MSRP on a 1 TB SSD is around the ballpark of an S.
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Haha, yea, just found a 7gb SSD for $7500... :shock:

BTW, thanks everyone. Seems pretty clear based on some of those videos that the external is faster across the board, even if only marginally for some games. Started transferring everything that direction

 
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Bloomy said:
Someone may want to check if observer, Dead Island Riptide Definitive and Hello Neighbor are downloadable in Game Pass now. Maybe Outlast, too.

DMC4SE Demon Hunter Bundle added to the countdowns, 2 days left.
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No go for me as well here in Eastern Standard Time, although and this might of been the case earlier and I forgot or missed it, they are showing the 20% off for having Game Pass discount and it's counting down for 2 more days.

edit: only checked Observer and Hello Neighbor as I own the others

 
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Just realized the new update added the ability to see what GWG and Game Pass games are installed vs ready to install. I initially hated the move to the top of the screen for that on the main page, but this is actually pretty cool. Looks like GWG only cover X1 games, which makes sense.

Armstrong x360a said:
Haha, yea, just found a 7gb SSD for $7500... :shock:

BTW, thanks everyone. Seems pretty clear based on some of those videos that the external is faster across the board, even if only marginally for some games. Started transferring everything that direction
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7GB, eh? what a deal!

 
Heh, yea, I meant 7TB, still strange though, it was like 7.68 TB. Seemed like some sort server HD or something.

gamegirlpocket said:
Just realized the new update added the ability to see what GWG and Game Pass games are installed vs ready to install. I initially hated the move to the top of the screen for that on the main page, but this is actually pretty cool. Looks like GWG only cover X1 games, which makes sense.

7GB, eh? what a deal!
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