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[Mr Hyde]

Xbox finally got a W.

 

[DryvBy]

I can't wait to play this when its working.

 

[GrayChild]

Yet another win for the green team.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Xbox finally got a W.

It’s not an Xbox game.

 

[geary]

Dragon Age devs not pleased. When a game filled with bugs sold more than your game. released on more platforms.

 

[Nemesisuuu]

It’s not an Xbox game.

It is when there's a war in someones head.

 

[GHG]

Yes, no game pass on PC. Jesus. Even for you that's dumb.

Most people on PC would rather pay to have permamnet access to their games via Steam or GOG instead of use that POS Windows store/Xbox app, even if it were free.

The Steam numbers for the game haven't come out of thin air.

 

[Denton]

Are you serious? No controller support is crazy...what in the shit is with that.

Game itself has controller support (although it is busted at the moment due to missing deadzones), not sure what issue there is with GeforceNow.

 

[amigastar]

Congrats to the dev. Can't wait to play it when some bugfixes are out.

 

[Roberts]

I'm in the middle of two games that I want to finish first, but after testing the game for a few hours, I can only say congrats. They have cooked up something special there.

 

[Kvally]

Poor demigod lol

 

[Gamezone]

Huge amount of people willing to cash the game out on Steam when it's on Gamepass as well.

 

[HogIsland]

Hopefully when I'm done with Dragon Age, this game will be tight enough to buy.

 

[TBiddy]

Sequels are going to sell and it got carried by PC gamers. Are you trying to say CoD bombed because its on GP day one?

Your original post is gamepass ruined sales. And facts show that it does on xbox.

I'm not saying anything. I'm making fun of those of you that always seem to be very concerned about game pass ruining sales.

Clearly it doesn't.

 

[RCX]

1 million for a very obviously unfinished game. FFS Gamers never learn.

 

[demigod]

Poor demigod lol

 

[DanielG165]

No game this year has had its hooks in me quite like this one. It’s unbelievably addicting and fun to just explore and stumble across stuff. I probably haven’t had this much fun with a proper open world game since RDR2.

 

[demigod]

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to Game Pass did a few things in the US... it resulted in a subscription spending boost, shifted share of full game sales to PlayStation, did not appear to result in massive cannibalization of sales, and did not appear to provide a significant boost to Xbox Series hardware.

bsky.app

Well if COD day one on GamePass doesn't do it, nothing will.

I'm not saying anything. I'm making fun of those of you that always seem to be very concerned about game pass ruining sales.

Clearly it doesn't.

You got any proof to back that up champ? Go argue with Mat on how he’s wrong.

Most people on PC would rather pay to have permamnet access to their games via Steam or GOG instead of use that POS Windows store/Xbox app, even if it were free.

The Steam numbers for the game haven't come out of thin air.

Steam doesn’t matter, only when it fits their narrative.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Damn that’s impressive!

Current Benchmarks. Of course it’ll only get better.

STALKER 2 Performance Benchmark Review - 35 GPUs Tested

Stalker 2 is out now and brings players back to the wasteland around the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Built using the cutting-edge Unreal Engine 5, it promises good graphics, but also high hardware requirements. In our performance review, we'll look at the game's graphics quality, VRAM consumption...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[ZehDon]

Playing it on GamePass but will definitely be buying it. The kind of game we just don’t get anymore.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

The game looks great overall, but the faces are so old gen.

 

[ByWatterson]

This is nice, now announce the PS5 version

I appreciate team green beta testing it for us.

 

[StereoVsn]

Grats to the devs. I will definitely get the game… just in a few months with a lot of bug fixes and mods.

 

[Flabagast]

I will buy it day one as soon as it releases on PS5. Hope we won't have to wait for too long..

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[Fess]

The only significant bug I saw was some rare enemies "stuck" in the environment that only reacted after a shot.

Sounds like a great bug

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

I've had one pretty bad bug so far, which was fixed by hard resetting my Xbox. Otherwise it's been smooth sailing, one hell of a game.

 

[Fess]

No big bugs for me on Steam and zero crashes, mostly animation glitches and performance issues.

And the game is solid GOTY material for me. I’m hooked. Maybe I calm down later but right now I’d say it stands between Shadow of the Erdtree and Stalker 2 this year, positively surprised by the challenge and how unique it feels and the open world is great. Geoff should’ve moved the cut off date for his event.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

This is great news! GSC deserves it.

So far I have 25 hours in the game and I’m still loving it. I love every Stalker game (well Clear Sky is mid) though.

 

[GHG]

Steam doesn’t matter, only when it fits their narrative.

It's quite funny to see really, meanwhile they're having a go at Steam and it's customers in the flight sim thread. Can't have it both ways.

 

[TBiddy]

You got any proof to back that up champ? Go argue with Mat on how he’s wrong.

I'm sorry you cannot understand what Mat is writing.

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to Game Pass did a few things in the US... it resulted in a subscription spending boost [..] did not appear to result in massive cannibalization of sales"

But sure, Game Pass is ruining sales amirite?

It's quite funny to see really, meanwhile they're having a go at Steam and it's customers in the flight sim thread. Can't have it both ways.

Sure thing buddy. We all hate Steam, right?

 

[rofif]

This is nice, now announce the PS5 version

yeah I want to get it on disc!
if not, I will just get it on steam anyway once I am in a mood to play it. I liked the first game

 

[BigLee74]

It's quite funny to see really, meanwhile they're having a go at Steam and it's customers in the flight sim thread. Can't have it both ways.

Oh look, it’s another Demigod and GHG love-fest on a topic loosely centred around Xbox (but that’s all it takes). Fortunately, all I get to see is a response that says ‘You are ignoring content from this user’ quoting a ‘You are ignoring content from this user’.

Saves my sanity, but really fucks up the readability of a thread.

I had a peek, saw the word ‘they’re’ being used as a big wide catch-all, and went back to watching a documentary on anal polyps and fissures which is much more interesting.

 

[GHG]

Oh look, it’s another Demigod and GHG love-fest on a topic loosely centred around Xbox (but that’s all it takes). Fortunately, all I get to see is a response that says ‘You are ignoring content from this user’ quoting a ‘You are ignoring content from this user’.

Saves my sanity, but really fucks up the readability of a thread.

I had a peek, saw the word ‘they’re’ being used as a big wide catch-all, and went back to watching a documentary on anal polyps and fissures which is much more interesting.

I'm glad that through all that ignoring you've managed to join the discussion in a meaningful way.

Sorry about your sanity though.

Sure thing buddy. We all hate Steam, right?

Well you tell me. Based on the recent flight sim discussions it's abundantly clear that you aren't a fan of the user review system there, to no surprise.

 

[Hero_Select]

Deserved so. I'll wait for patches before I give it a go myself but the game looks really solid and fun otherwise.

 

[TBiddy]

Well you tell me. Based on the recent flight sim discussions it's abundantly clear that you aren't a fan of the user review system there, to no surprise.

Ahh yes, the good old "You only dislike it, because Microsoft is on the receiving end". So clever. So edgy.

 

[GHG]

Ahh yes, the good old "You only dislike it, because Microsoft is on the receiving end". So clever. So edgy.

 

[TBiddy]

Meh. 6/10 trolling. At least demigod gives it an honest go.

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Good. Now pull a CD Project Red and fix the game.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Wish the game would have come out in a better state. I'll wait, still have to play the other games.

Glad for the devs tho. They deserve the success not just for the circumstances they are in, but for making the kind of game they have made. Atmospheric, challenging and true to itself, intead of the Hollywood-esque walkie-talkie shit most AAA games subject the players to nowadays.

 

[phant0m]

I can't wait to play this when its working.

Played 8 hours so far, works pretty good.

 

[twilo99]

Hmm, I thought Game Pass ruined sales.

Of course it does but it’s very selective

 

[twilo99]

Played 8 hours so far, works pretty good.

It works as well as most games on release, few bugs, nothing major that would prevent you from actually playing it.

 

[phant0m]

It works as well as most games on release, few bugs, nothing major that would prevent you from actually playing it.

You didn’t hear? It’s unplayable dogshit, just ask GAF.

 

[pasterpl]

About 12h in and no major bugs. Nothing that makes game unplayable, but the atmosphere and quality overall trumps that. So far GOTY for me. But I loved all previous stalkers so maybe I am biased a bit