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Post by Ex on Feb 26, 2021 11:03:38 GMT -5
I thought you were all in on Xbox Series X? Or are you getting both?
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 26, 2021 13:45:02 GMT -5
I'm hoping Ever Crisis gets a Switch/PC port someday too. Or maybe I'll have a decent phone by then... still rocking a 6s.
I also had to remind myself, most mainline FF's hit PC eventually. I imagine FF7R and all its additional content will someday as well. Plus it being Unreal engine, it should hopefully be better optimized than some of the the other recent titles. I'll try to hold off. I wouldn't buy a PS5 purely for replaying that and a DLC episode though... but I imagine Sony will still have some exclusive window on part 2. That might be what finally makes me tick for a PS5. It'll be that or another From Software exclusive probably.
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Post by Sarge on Feb 26, 2021 13:52:41 GMT -5
I'd like a Series X, but not yet. And I've always gotten Sony's mainline consoles. Just a matter of when - too many IPs that I'm still interested in, and the enhanced BC.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 26, 2021 14:30:00 GMT -5
Speaking of, I just grabbed a Series X controller. Seems... to feel a bit cheaper than the One controller? lol. Flimsier or something. The whole controller is more textured which I thought would only be the backside. D-Pad and shoulder buttons definitely seem promising though and better. I think it'll be awesome to have for PC gaming alongside my SN30+ and such. But I'll have to see if I like it more than the One. My One controller was before the Bluetooth revision though, so it's only wired... that's my excuse for getting a new one. But I also got an Afterglow PS3 controller to test out. I'm just starting to like collecting new controllers every once and awhile...
EDIT: of course, like always lately with big companies cutting corners the Series X controller did NOT come with any cable at all. And I tried out the Bluetooth connection, holy frick the latency is atrocious. Had to order some USB-C cables. lol
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Post by Ex on Feb 26, 2021 17:25:56 GMT -5
I'd like a Series X, but not yet. For a while you seemed excited about the XSX and nonplussed about the PS5. So I thought you were skipping the PS5 this generation. However, I too would get a PS5 before an XSX. That is IF you can find one to buy. Between the scalpers and C19 difficulty in getting parts from China, Sony's supply chain's a mess right now. I'm just starting to like collecting new controllers every once and awhile... Collecting controllers seems to be an ancillary hobby for you at this point.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 26, 2021 17:51:20 GMT -5
Yeah haha, least it benefits the hobby. These two Genesis pads I bought in 2017 and 2019 were some of the flops: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KX75UT6/ - just crap quality www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HB1XFQW/ - it's okay, but in person is much smaller than legit Genesis/MD controllers and the form factor is different. I want something that emulates the original authentically so this was not that. Thankfully this is where Retro-Bit came in and is the God tier Genesis/MD gamepad for my needs now. I tend to favor this one for MAME too, since the 3/6 button layout seems better fit for arcade buttons in a way. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P37ZGTF/I still want to get a Saturn variant just because. I'm honestly thinking of looking into some keyboards now too though... maybe it's getting out of hand? I just use a K330 Logitech wireless keyboard for my PC's. But as someone that does data entry and such, I'm curious about mechanical ones and some of those fancier gaming keyboards. Maybe they're easier on the fingers.
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Post by Sarge on Feb 26, 2021 18:06:26 GMT -5
I always root for Microsoft to push Sony hard. Last generation was awful for that. I had a blast with the 360, so I want to see that Microsoft back. And given the studios they've snapped up, there's more reason for me to get in on that. The PS5 was always going to happen, and maybe that's why I didn't talk it up that much. It's just a given at this point. I honestly don't think I'm going to get either for a year or so, though. We'll see, though - enough amazing titles and I'll have to give in. Five absolute must-have titles might be my trigger point.
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Post by Xeogred on Feb 26, 2021 18:33:48 GMT -5
As for the PS5 and me talking controllers, this is another dip in my failing trust in Sony lately:
$70 for this and the Switch Pro controllers that do this crap.
Let's see if my $60 Series X controller stays fine.
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Post by Ex on Feb 26, 2021 21:23:03 GMT -5
I'm curious about mechanical ones and some of those fancier gaming keyboards. I for one don't have any advice there. I'll say the only keyboards I've owned in the past twenty years, have been either Logitech or Dell branded ones, those brands have worked great for me. I do not like mechanical keyboards, they are too loud. I don't enjoy the clacky feel of them either. I had a coworker many years ago, who had an old IBM keyboard from the '80s, I hated that thing. It made a tremendous racket, very distracting. I'm good with dome-switch keyboards. that's why I didn't talk it up that much The conversation wasn't quite like that, but I'll let it be. I do understand rooting for Microsoft though, insofar as they are Sony's only true competitor in the AAA gaming space. Nintendo isn't going to challenge Sony on a graphical front. I just get the feeling that Microsoft won't have much in the way of exclusives. Mainly because it behooves Microsoft to have their first party games on Windows, just as much as it does Xbox. (Since Microsoft owns both platforms.) I foresee their XSX "exclusives" lasting between six months to a year before being ported to Windows.
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Post by Sarge on Feb 27, 2021 0:52:15 GMT -5
I mean, maybe I gave the impression that I was going to be team Microsoft this time around. Definitely not my intention - so long as Sony has exclusives I like, I'll be getting their system. I do, however, think that the Series X is the superior hardware, and I like their design philosophy this time around. No mystery that they're glorified PCs at this point! Basically, I want Microsoft to give me a reason to buy their system, too, and I think it actually happens this time. They made that argument very well in both the original XBOX era and the 360, but they lost the plot last gen. Not only with the weaker system, but with exclusives that I really didn't much care for. A Series X would let me catch up on the few that I missed, though... that didn't get ported to PC, anyway, ha!
As for Nintendo, I don't think they need to compete on the graphical front, and I suspect we're all okay with that. They gave up on that with the Wii, and it has mostly worked out for them. I think the gap is closing, though, between what you see on a big screen and what you can do in a portable form factor. Yeah, the new systems are pretty, but I honestly don't think they're that much of an upgrade. It feels like more of the boost is coming from increasing frame rates or resolution. And I can definitely get behind the former, and I'm kinda meh on the latter (1080p still looks pretty dang good if you ask me!).
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