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#49501 chnandler_bong   Unofficial CAG Headless Mad Comber of Comb Mountain CAGiversary!   12702 Posts   Joined 13.0 Years Ago  

chnandler_bong

Posted 02 March 2023 - 07:13 PM

Man, this thread is going to get updated like half as often once that comes into effect.

It's only really near the end of each month and a little at the beginning.  With a few weirdos that post in the middle of the month for some reason.



#49502 bee01   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   1937 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

Posted 02 March 2023 - 07:14 PM

Thankfully it did get a 4k patch for One X / Series X:

https://www.windowsc...-one-x-enhanced

Ironically, that might have prevented MEA from getting FPS boost like Dragon Age did.



#49503 chnandler_bong   Unofficial CAG Headless Mad Comber of Comb Mountain CAGiversary!   12702 Posts   Joined 13.0 Years Ago  

chnandler_bong

Posted 02 March 2023 - 07:40 PM

FFVII is finally coming to Xbox!

Spoiler

By the way, this is available now:

 

https://www.xbox.com...821FWN5GSZ/0010



#49504 bardockkun   Porn, Kitsch And Firearms CAGiversary!   17694 Posts   Joined 17.7 Years Ago  

bardockkun

Posted 02 March 2023 - 08:56 PM

I Gotta admit, Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice edition has me a bit intrigued at taking the plunge and buying the vanilla edition of the game (already own the DLC) after seeing it has it's own achievement list. Did they even explain how the upgrade would work if you have a disc edition of the game?



#49505 Rynkashi   Just Being Me CAGiversary!   2033 Posts   Joined 11.1 Years Ago  

Posted 02 March 2023 - 09:37 PM

I have Tello cell phone service. I pay like $10.60 a month. Unlimited talk and text and 1GB of data. I believe it's just a couple bucks more for two gigs of data and the unlimited plan might be like $25. I'm not really sure. I don't use too much data since I'm mostly always on Wi-Fi. Not all phones work for it though. You need to check their website to see if it's compatible. I am using an LG 30. Tell uses T-Mobile's network.

Long Rant warning.

 

My mom and I used to have Tello, great plans and pricing no doubt. My lone gripe was the unpredictable billing date. Sometimes we would make a second payment shortly after the initial one to adjust the date. Other times we would have two payments due in one month. If the billing date was the same each month I wouldn’t hesitate to sign up with them again.

 

I switched to Xfinity Mobile (uses Verizon) last year. Mom just switched back to Consumer Cellular and got SIM cards for T-Mobile’s network. She’ll be paying about the same as she was with Tello. I’m paying less for four lines of service on Xfinity Mobile than a family member who has two lines of service directly through Verizon. 
 

Consumer Cellular is a great option as well. You don’t have to be of a certain age to sign up with them either. I was a customer of theirs for a few years. You can check to see if your current phone is compatible and I believe they use all three networks. /rant.


Edited by GamerSavage, 02 March 2023 - 09:39 PM.


#49506 Freeze Time  

Freeze Time

Posted 02 March 2023 - 10:02 PM

^^^ I was having that same problem as well. I was getting charged earlier and earlier each month. When I called up they told me they charge every 30 days.

#49507 SIX min WHISTLE   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   6461 Posts   Joined 11.8 Years Ago  

SIX min WHISTLE

Posted 02 March 2023 - 11:18 PM

Ironically, that might have prevented MEA from getting FPS boost like Dragon Age did.

Plenty of games have the option to pick between Enhancement or FPS boost, like Fallout 4 and 76, or Bioware's own Anthem. I would guess the issue was Frostbite not being well optimized for open world RPGs meant Inquisition and Andromeda probably weren't stable at 60 FPS.

#49508 Rynkashi   Just Being Me CAGiversary!   2033 Posts   Joined 11.1 Years Ago  

Posted 02 March 2023 - 11:34 PM

^^^ I was having that same problem as well. I was getting charged earlier and earlier each month. When I called up they told me they charge every 30 days.

The way those billing dates kept changing it felt more every 28 days, lol. Too bad they don’t charge every whatever amount of days from the activation date.



#49509 TheOldGuy  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 12:29 AM

I Gotta admit, Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice edition has me a bit intrigued at taking the plunge and buying the vanilla edition of the game (already own the DLC) after seeing it has it's own achievement list. Did they even explain how the upgrade would work if you have a disc edition of the game?



Either physical or digital edition of the base game is fine

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#49510 awp   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   12833 Posts   Joined 19.7 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 12:40 AM

Man, I still haven’t gotten past that first boss in Wo Long. What’s frustrating is a grinded up to a morale of 21, which makes a huge difference. Easily got past the first phase. Accidentally pressed a wrong button on the second phase and got killed - not realizing that it sets you back to the morale of the boss, which is 10!

Love the combat and understand it gets easier after the first boss. But it is damn frustrating.

#49511 jrc84  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 12:52 AM

Evil Dead 2 is a GP perk! Pretty cool throwback...random 80s movies would be a sweet value if this becomes a thing.

#49512 xbox_man   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   963 Posts   Joined 11.3 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 01:01 AM

My tv died a couple weeks ago. I have gone from playing Xbox Series X on a 58"4K TV to a 46" Full HD TV, hopefully for not too much longer.

 

I received an email from Microsoft about games on my wish list going on sale. One of the games is Deaths Door.

Now in the email they tell you the date the sale is ending, but not on the site. The weird thing is other games in the list have date ending March 7, which is when the weekly sale ends.

But Deaths Door is on gamepass and the date says ends on Aug 1. Wonder if this is when it will leave gamepass?



#49513 Bloomy   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   7623 Posts   Joined 17.2 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 01:09 AM

FH5 playlist

 

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#49514 SIX min WHISTLE   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   6461 Posts   Joined 11.8 Years Ago  

SIX min WHISTLE

Posted 03 March 2023 - 01:13 AM

I'd say Blizzard is blowing it with their collab. This skin costs $20 and is basically a recolor of Kiriko's default outfit with the hair being the only part with effort put it. They're saying it's to not change the silhouette and that the "characters are cosplaying" in-universe but it just seems lazy. I also don't think Doomfist would be one to cosplay.

https://twitter.com/...ObdRo_FyBg&s=19

#49515 bee01   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   1937 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 01:42 AM

Plenty of games have the option to pick between Enhancement or FPS boost, like Fallout 4 and 76, or Bioware's own Anthem. I would guess the issue was Frostbite not being well optimized for open world RPGs meant Inquisition and Andromeda probably weren't stable at 60 FPS.

Dragon Age Inquisition FPS boost runs well from what I've played, albeit at 900p.  I forgot about boost being a toggle.  I guess MEA just wasn't popular enough to put the work in (I was shocked when it got the One X patch).



#49516 jlazenby1   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   2610 Posts   Joined 12.3 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 01:52 AM

Use this MOVIES ANYWHERE Screen Pass to choose a movie to watch from my list of Screen Pass-eligible movies.
https://moviesanywhe.../SXND7WLSM6D4HR

2 more to go to the 1st 2 that quote this post

#49517 adonfraz   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   888 Posts   Joined 13.9 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:05 AM

Evil Dead 2 is a GP perk! Pretty cool throwback...random 80s movies would be a sweet value if this becomes a thing.

 

Thanks for the heads up - I rarely check the perks.



#49518 blueweltall   Kill the Batman CAGiversary!   8494 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

blueweltall

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:49 AM



#49519 bee01   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   1937 Posts   Joined 19.1 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:52 AM

I wonder why Episode 3 is the only Star Wars game that never goes on sale.  Don’t think it was given with Gold either.



#49520 bardockkun   Porn, Kitsch And Firearms CAGiversary!   17694 Posts   Joined 17.7 Years Ago  

bardockkun

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:52 AM

That sure is a better sight on the eyes than the "Live, Laugh, Love" LeBron PS5.



#49521 Revanex  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:54 AM

Use this MOVIES ANYWHERE Screen Pass to choose a movie to watch from my list of Screen Pass-eligible movies.
https://moviesanywhe.../SXND7WLSM6D4HR

2 more to go to the 1st 2 that quote this post

I would love a screen pass. Thanks!



#49522 Bloomy   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   7623 Posts   Joined 17.2 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 02:56 AM

I received an email from Microsoft about games on my wish list going on sale. One of the games is Deaths Door.

Now in the email they tell you the date the sale is ending, but not on the site. The weird thing is other games in the list have date ending March 7, which is when the weekly sale ends.

But Deaths Door is on gamepass and the date says ends on Aug 1. Wonder if this is when it will leave gamepass?

Very interesting.  I dug into the source for Death's Door's store page, and the Aug 1 date is in there a number of times.  Looks like they've redone the data in the pages since the last time I took a deep dive into it.  The JSON structure has sections for purchaseable and giftable, with subsections under each for the regular price and Game Pass discount.  All 4 have "endDate": "2023-08-01T09:59:59Z".

 

I checked a few of the games leaving Game Pass.  Goat Simulator, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition and Undertale all have "endDate": "2023-03-16T09:59:59Z", which as a UTC time would point to 6am Eastern on the 16th (we spring ahead on the 12th).

 

Guardians of the Galaxy has "endDate": "2023-03-06T23:59:59Z", which might indicate a sale next week before it leaves Game Pass.

 

Omori and Spelunky 2 are in the "people also like" section for Undertale.  Omori has an end date of June 16th, 1 year after it launched on Game Pass.  Spelunky 2 has July 16th, after joining Game Pass in Jan 2022.

 

Blood Bowl 2, one of this week's Deals with Gold titles, has an endDate early Tuesday morning, as would be expected.

 

Will work on getting full scans of the store going again.



#49523 blueweltall   Kill the Batman CAGiversary!   8494 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

blueweltall

Posted 03 March 2023 - 03:29 AM

That sure is a better sight on the eyes than the "Live, Laugh, Love" LeBron PS5.


Xbox special system and controller designs has always been better than Playstation.

#49524 The Ebbtide   Hi. CAGiversary!   1869 Posts   Joined 13.3 Years Ago  

The Ebbtide

Posted 03 March 2023 - 04:50 AM

https://twitter.com/...5_xJv8GAqg&s=19


I wish they made that color green a regular option for the controllers. Call it Live Green.

#49525 deszaras   Omnis Vir Lupus CAGiversary!   2206 Posts   Joined 16.3 Years Ago  

deszaras

Posted 03 March 2023 - 04:57 AM

I wonder why Episode 3 is the only Star Wars game that never goes on sale. Don’t think it was given with Gold either.


I’m not sure if they all arrived on Xbox at the same time but several of the most recently added old Star Wars games haven’t been on sale(even last May the Fourth.) I’m waiting for Jedi Knight, Clone Wars, and a couple others to go on sale.

#49526 gamegirlpocket   hope rides alone CAGiversary!   4166 Posts   Joined 7.7 Years Ago  

gamegirlpocket

Posted 03 March 2023 - 05:06 AM

GotG is indeed great, 100%'d and thoroughly enjoyed it.

#49527 chnandler_bong   Unofficial CAG Headless Mad Comber of Comb Mountain CAGiversary!   12702 Posts   Joined 13.0 Years Ago  

chnandler_bong

Posted 03 March 2023 - 05:11 AM

Xbox special system and controller designs has always been better than Playstation.

With a few notable exceptions:
 
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playstation-4-slim-dragon-quest-xi.jpg
 
playstation-4-dragon-quest-heroes-front-

I might be biased though.

#49528 blueweltall   Kill the Batman CAGiversary!   8494 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

blueweltall

Posted 03 March 2023 - 05:28 AM

Majority of the time, especially their controllers. 



#49529 Bloomy   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   7623 Posts   Joined 17.2 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 05:39 AM

Hoo boy, this is fun.  Some first party titles, like Banjo and Gears, have a price end date in 2799.  Others, like Alice: Madness Returns through EA Play, have dates in the year 9998.  Arkham Knight has a Mar 13 date, which would line up for a sale week after next.

 

Need to finesse some things since some GP titles I fed in don't have prices.  Some are EA games that were delisted but still available through EA Play.  Others, like Lego Skywalker, are editions that are on GP but aren't directly for sale.  Need to handle those.

 

Will post the list in a bit.



#49530 Bloomy   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   7623 Posts   Joined 17.2 Years Ago  

Posted 03 March 2023 - 07:57 AM

Ok, here's the 461 games currently on Game Pass, including the date when their price is listed to change.  A number of them had a time stamp 1 second before midnight UTC on a Tuesday.  Aside from some in 2799, they were all on the next 2 Mondays, so I'm guessing they are upcoming sales.

 

The following 35 have time stamps for next Monday.

Spoiler

 

The following 32 have times for the following Monday.

Spoiler

 

The following 251 have end dates into 2027.  58 appear to be ending next Tuesday morning.  A bunch are on sale, but I haven't cross checked everything.

Spoiler

 

The following 14 had errors when I attempted to retrieve the page.  Didn't check if there's something with the page or maybe just Internet randomness.

Spoiler

 

The following 129 have dates 2098 and beyond.

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