Microsoft Prattle v2

[Baby Shoes]

Castle Crashers comes to Xbox One this week. If you had it on 360, you have until 9/20 to claim the X1 version for free.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

October's XBL Games with Gold:

http://majornelson.com/2015/09/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-october-2015/

 

[KingPK]

The big XBone update that adds backwards compatibility is coming November 12th.

 

[Broward83]

The Elite Controller is amazing and I don't know if I can play on my old controller again..

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

http://majornelson.com/2015/10/28/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-november-2015/

 

[Broward83]

That list of games is trash..

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

The new major Xbox One system update starts rolling out overnight tonight.

http://majornelson.com/2015/11/11/global-rollout-of-the-new-xbox-one-experience-on-nov-12/

 

[Mik]

I've been in preview program, so I've had it a few weeks. It's pretty solid.

 

[KingPK]

The UI moves a whole lot faster. I didn't think the old UI was that bad, but I'm liking this so far.

 

[Tino Standard]

Didn't know where else to ask this and didn't want to create a whole new thread for it, but has anyone upgraded their PC to Windows 10 yet? I keep getting promoted to do it when I turn on my laptop, but everything I read when it first came out said to wait for a few updates while bugs got worked out. Just wondering if we are in the clear yet.

 

[KingPK]

I upgraded as soon as it let me and have had no problems to speak of.

 

[jimmy no nose]

I've been on Windows 10 since way before they even released. I haven't had many issues even with the pre-release versions, but they actually just released the first "major" update this week. A lot of little annoyances people were mentioning have been cleaned up.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

The Xbox 360 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider is apparently a really good port. Runs at a pretty smooth 30 FPS (so does Xbox One), and appropriate changes were made for the 360.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-face-off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nv4sBCx0_c

 

[Baby Shoes]

Free in Xbox Live Marketplace right now - Resident Evil Revelations 2: Episode 1

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

XBL Games with Gold freebies for December:

http://majornelson.com/2015/11/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-december-2015/

 

[Baby Shoes]

Not sure of any interest in The Crew but Xbox marketplace has the Complete Edition for X1 on sale for $19.99 right now. The game itself is still selling for $30 and the expansion and pass are still selling for $25 a piece, so buy them all individually it is $80 but they have complete for $19.99 right now for some reason

 

[Baby Shoes]

This month's backwards compatible titles are a bit weak after all this wait:

Braid
DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION
Doritos Crash Course
Fable III
Halo: Reach
Hydro Thunder
Iron Brigade
Kane & Lynch 2
Motocross Madness
MS. PAC-MAN
Peggle
Portal: Still Alive
Spelunky
Splosion Man
Ticket to Ride
Zuma’s Revenge!

 

[Baby Shoes]

 

[KingPK]

God DAMN is Rise of the Tomb Raider a pretty looking game. It seems to go out of its way to tell you "yo, look at this shit" every new area you go to.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I think it will be next Christmas before some of the games I'm installing finish...

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

The free EA Access Vault games will be available to all XBL Gold members on Xbox One, from Jan 19-24.

http://majornelson.com/2016/01/14/xbox-live-gold-members-can-play-every-game-in-ea-access-free-next-week-only-on-xbox-one/

 

[Baby Shoes]

 

[Baby Shoes]

Full lineup of retail games for March

X1 - Crime and Punishment of Sherlock Holmes
Lords of the Fallen

360 - Supreme Commander 2
Borderlands

 

[Mik]

Hand of Fate was actually pretty great. Glad I picked that up.

 

[KingPK]

I've heard that Sherlock Holmes game isn't bad.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

http://majornelson.com/2016/03/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-april-2016/

 

[Mik]

I enjoyed both of the X1 games. Good ones to pick up if you haven't played them yet.

 

[Baby Shoes]

That's a super strong lineup. I have sealed copies of both X1 games, so maybe try to sell those if I get these.

Can load the 360 games and see if I can unload my open copies too.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Glad I grabbed gold for a dollar at the right time for 360 again. I got Borderlands free and I should be able to get both of the April ones too before opting out.

 

[Master Thrasher]

http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/20/11468032/xbox-360-production-ending-microsoft

Microsoft has stopped production on the 360. I might pick another one up because there's a few games on it that I don't think will be backwards compatible.