Topic: Official Push Square Xbox Thread

Really happy Crash coming to Xbox, it’s going to be X enhanced too with HDR and 4K, I think I’ll be seeing a huge difference since the last time I played it on PS1.

@carlos82 I noticed when I had the misfortune of visiting CEX one time that they were actually increasing the price of old Xbox games, both OG and 360, due to them being bc on XB1. Whether this is standard practice or not, if you buy physical copies of games it’s best to buy a game your interested in the moment you hear it’s about to be bc. It doesn’t affect me, from the day I first bought an XB1 I’ve went all digital, despite paying over the odds from physical.

@JLPick as @KratosMD states, the Xbox has basically the same features and functionality as the PS4 and a lot of the 'newer' features that PS4 added - like external HDD support, were available on Xbox first. Its recommended that you get a USB3.0 and must be 256GB or higher HDD though. Kinect is not 'pointless' as you can still use it for voice commands but as far as gaming goes, its dead - MS has dropped it. I have Kinect and 'could' connect it to my X but the new Dash and easier navigation makes it virtually pointless - I don't miss it at all.

Game Pass and Live are 2 different things. You need Live for any Online games - inc those in Game Pass. Sea of Thieves will require Live to play online with others - not sure if it has an 'offline' option at all. Games like State of Decay 2 will need Live too for co-op play. Live is like PS+ and allows you to play online as well as gives you 4 games a month and weekly sales discounts. Game Pass is just a library of games that you can download and play BUT you will still need Live if you want to play any games online with others.

Most games have an online option - not all are competitive MP either. Gears of War 4 has an online competitive MP but it also has a great co-operative 'horde' mode too. The campaign is decent but maybe not as good as 2 and the original Gears is still a great game which has been 'remastered' for XB1. Still worth playing though if you like 3rd Person cover shooters. Forza Horizon is one of the stand-out exclusives as it is more 'fun' than the more 'sim' style racers. Its a bit like Burn-out paradise without the smashes but you aren't restricted to just 'roads'. It too though has an online component if you want to use it - not that I do. Motorsport is one of the best sim racing games on the market too. Youtube is a good place to look for video's, reviews, game-plays etc of the games so you get an idea of what the games are and what they can offer. If they appeal, a lot can cost very little money nowadays.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is coming to Xbox One & Enhanced for One X on April 11th! As a thank you to the patient Ninja Theory Xbox fans, pre-order from Monday or buy in the 1st week on the Xbox Store and save 10%!

Does anyone know how to go about getting a refund for a recently purchased digital game from the Microsoft Store? My son used my bank card yesterday without my consent and bought a game for £49.99, what’s worse he’s already got the game on disc! I’ve went on the Microsoft account and to purchase history but there’s no option to claim a refund but I’ve heard people buying games, not liking it then getting refunded?

Sea of Thieves for PC gets a 68 on Metacritic, and a 70 on Xbox One, at least for now. Many reviewers say the game is incredibly repetitive. That isn't looking good!

Former Sea of Thieves Artist Says Devs Knew Game Was Repetiti...

@MaccaMUFC I don't think you can. The only way would be to contact MS support and see if they would be lenient on this one occasion. I have also been in your position, my son kindly bought me the LEGO Movie game and that prompted me to change some of my settings that I hadn't thought about previously.

@crippyd I’m hoping that if they don’t refund the money back in my bank that they’ll at least restrict the game my son bought (like having to re-purchase to own again) and put the £49.99 into my Xbox account, at least then I could actually buy upcoming games I’m wanting then the money wouldn’t be a waste. I know about the settings that can restrict kids buying stuff like needing a password or pass key with the controller before the purchase can go ahead but my son has his own Xbox and there was no bank details on it till he put mine in without me knowing.

Edit: Just got off the phone to Support and they are refunding me the £49.99 within the next few days, so happy with that. I was asked if I had asked for a refund in the last 12 months, which I haven’t, so I’m guessing receiving a refund would only happen once a year?

@MaccaMUFC That's a result for you. I set up a pass key to buy anything on my account after my incident and gave my son a stern talking to.
My lad has my old One after I got the X and I've locked his account down. There's no card attached or anything like that. He does get the benefit of my Gold as that one is my home console, but due to his age he doesn't play online except for co op with one of his pals.

@Octane I think it's more for the group play experience than anything. Destiny for example is dull as dishwater, but get a decent group or a few mates in on it and it can great fun.

SoT looks great, not 'I'm going out to buy an xbox' great, but I'd probably pick it up if I had one.

@KALofKRYPTON In that case any game can be fun if you're playing it with a group, but that doesn't make it a good game IMO.

@Octane I'm not sure I understand your point.
It's designed with group play in mind and the vast majority of games involving group play are repetitive.

No it doesn't make any game automatically good, but 70/100 by no means suggests that it's bad.

@KALofKRYPTON I wasn't talking about Sea of Thieves in particular, I just don't think that multiplayer games should get a free pass, just because ''the fun is in playing together''.

About Sea of Thieves, I'm not saying an average score of 68-70 is bad per se. But it's kinda worrying when even the highest reviews on the list (Game Debate and SpazioGames) mention a lack of content and repetitive nature. It's unfortunate, because the game had the potential to be a lot more than what it currently is.

@Octane Personally, I don't think it's a free pass to judge a game based on the intended experience when that experience is borne out.

It's a shame it's looking a little shallow - but I can't say that would stop me buying it. What I've seen of it looks like a great fun time with some friends. It's not a game I'd be buying to fill huge chinks of my gaming life.

Some games are just much better multiplayer and you need to factor that in. Destiny, as mentioned, but also Resi 5, Dead Nation, Renegade Ops, Mother Russia Bleeds.. all games I consider awesome that I probably wouldn't have bothered with if not for that fact they were multiplayer.

@KALofKRYPTON Intended experience is something different. I agree with the idea that a multiplayer game should be judged as a multiplayer game. However, I don't think that the lack of content is somehow a less valid argument in a multiplayer game. All reviews I've read so far talked about a lack of content. I think it's a valid issue in that case.

@KALofKRYPTON @Octane I’ve put many hours in SoT both in the alpha beta and it’s main release, it is a good game even when sailing on your own for awhile but eventually it does get boring, even in a crew, as your just constantly doing feach quests to find treasure for gold to buy clothes, weapons and customising your ship, another quest requires getting certain things like red/white feathered chickens for merchants and another has you collecting skulls of skeleton mini-bosses. The game’s art and graphics are amazing and I read that the game will come with more content, just like GTA Online did, that was bare bones when it first released but now it’s rammed with content.

I was considering Sea of Thieves with a friend but having looked at reviews, the main issue is content and lack of progression (which is a conscious design choice).

I have heard some theories that this was pushed out the door to advertise and promote Game Pass. It has been heavily promoted with the Game Pass and is the nearest major first party release to come out after this was all announced. The, slightly conspiratorial, suspicion is that Game Pass doesn't include any content updates or DLC that you would normally get with an actual copy of the game, therefore users would have to pay to get future updates.

Not sure I subscribe to that as it feels a little tin foil hat but at the same time, the gameplay loop does seem to be, get a mission, sail to an island, dig up treasure, trade for a cosmetic item and repeat. It feels very No Man Sky in the sense of more content being worked on (not that it was overpromised).

I think it looks quite cool, the water and art style looks amazing and would be awesome with a few friends sailing a ship.

@Rudy_Manchego it does look like it has a lot of potential but they did a No Mans Sky and launched with nothing to do but IF they add some new stuff with updates i'll jump in but right now i don't think it's worth it

and i also don't think it was launched early for Game Pass but lets be honest would it be surprising if it was? you know how crappy a lot of big game companies are working now a days

Aprils Games with Gold...

@BAMozzy WAIT AC: SYNDICATE!

Sweet ^_^ that's the only AC game i never got round to buying