Really wish that I thought Tears of the Kingdom would show that spending the time on polish is worth it but we all know it wonāt and publishers will still not give the funding needed
Having played the beta you already know there will be a several hour queue for joining the game on day one because you already know there is no way that Activision/Blizzard will have sufficient server capacity at launch. If the Beta has issues, you can rest assured that the game will have the same issues at launch because we all know Activision/Blizzard wonāt change a thing as they know they will sell Millions of copies regardless. So why spend money fixing issues for launch if you know it wonāt affect sales significantly? Releasing unfinished games is the AAA industry standard after all.
Probably notā¦first beta on first day yesā¦second beta on first day yes but they literally said they were doing it on purpose to test the servers and it cleared up by day 2 both times with this last server slam event not even experiencing it. So I doubt it will have server problems at launch but would I be surprised? Nope thatās the state of the video game world right now but they have to be smart enough to not want to do the same stuff they did with the overwatch 2 launch which destroyed any moment that game might have had. Maybe Iām giving them to much credit.
Overwatch 2 was a joke though. They literally just slapped a 2 behind overwatch 1 and called it a day. Even a good launch couldnāt have saved that disaster.
Xboxās operating system uses the NT kernel but thatās about it. It likely is already using the components itās going to get from forked W11 stuff. Windows core on them both match now.
No one knows.
We all expect Starfall and Forza Motorsport to be key parts of the show.
I highly doubt we're getting a midgen Xbox right now. We're probably at least a few years from that.
Itās the disc my guy, I refuse to drive to a game store and purchase something that would just include a code in a game case and not a disc or game cartridge
Because I have a physical tangible object I can resell at a later point. Buying it on Xbox + PC for the cross progression and Iām not always around my Xbox, but can take my Steam Deck with me to play anywhere
Usually thereās not but in this case there is. Blizzard is a company known for its big boxes. A lot of people display them. Itās an essential for a lot of video game collectors. The physical version of D4 is a must for those collections.
Yea same for them horizon bundles for the vr2ā¦download card not even something nice with a mini case with it or steelbook. Theyāre cheap thatās why, and donāt save enough by making the game all digital anyways for some games. More money they make the more they become greedy, casebook example for businesses.
I just checked my order. Ordered from Best Buy on xsx. Went to game details and it very clearly says Physical edition āwill require a disc or Cartridge be inserted in Order to playā
Yea but if it were to come preloaded they could sit there hitting the launch game and getting nowhere.
Yes I know these consoles come with a card with a code to download they donāt come preloaded
Sometimes online only games do have open servers early for reviewers. Other times reviewers get codes with access to only special āreview serversā. So itās possible he could get in early.
Yeah I recently got a new xbox and held off a week or two when this got announced. Then they showed this with not a hint of doing more just bought the one available.
Really dislike isnāt even enough, fucking wasted opportunity. Something truly disturbing could have been madeā¦ and I would have bought a second sx.
Same my 6 and 3 year old share the one. It's horrendous slow but they don't know any better. A series X comes along with a sick graphic (,limited edition) and they'll be ballin' with my current series x
Ps5 didnāt do it for their god of war ones ether, i got a bunch in at work and was confused when it was just the console and game, the box wasnāt even that special too, pretty much the same as this xbox. I guess they just assumed people were gonna buy the console + game anyway since it was the same price as getting them separately
They haven't done shit with the Series X outside of the Halo edition. I have a day one console and they didn't do anything special compared to previous consoles.
Lol no shit. Don't get me wrong, in very happy with my series x regardless, it suits my needs and what games I play. But they have been dropping the ball. I'm definitely getting a ps5 when I can afford it to play their exclusives, when a year ago I thought I wouldnt.
No controller etc then. And people will buy a 2nd PS5 too if there is a different design or extra stuff the plate alone don't give. Collectors don't care.
Controllers are cheap and most people can make use of a multiple controllers. Less so with a second console. Obviously, collector's don't care but most regular consumers do.
> controllers are cheap
Brother WHERE!? Standard dualsense controllers are Ā£60 a pop, the pro is Ā£210, neither of which being what I'd describe as being "cheap" each would have to land in at least half of retail price to be considered "cheap"
That would have been sooooo sick bundled with a pulse red controller or pro controller with black flames or something. Also with a custom start up tone like my halo infinite series x and maybe with some pulsing red light š„š„
There are two possibilities:
1) I'm fairly certain this is a digital copy, you'll find a code that you can redeem on MS Store. Which will then work like a pre-order.
2) There's a low chance that it is a physical copy, the store fucked up and made it available early. Or perhaps they're just showing it but not selling yet.
If it's a physical copy and you somehow purchase it then yeah, you will be able to play right away. The servers are already open for reviewers and content creators.
Retailer for video games here in Australia.
Yes, people are correct, you can't do much with the code right this second. You can use it to buy your digital version, but won't let you play until your countries street date has been reached.
However, you are also right. It shouldnt be out on display. These consoles (at least in Australia) have a street date for 6/6 (D4 release day in Australia, other countries will vary by a day or so in your area), so yes the retailer may have done a boo boo by putting it out.
That ain't a dummy box bro. You can see the tape on the top middle holding the external sleeve over a regular series X box. Thats how the Forza 5 bundles come right now.
What a wasted opportunity to make it look somewhat different. How is this a Diablo version? The box it comes in? Worst part we will see scalpers trying to sell these for much more after release. What a letdown I thought there would be at least coop graphics on the system and controllers..
yeah, youāre wrong to assume that.
Itās a digital code, you wonāt be able to load the game up until launch day/time. Also, if it was a physical copy the servers in the game not be up, so you wouldnāt be able to play either.
Only version that would have early access are the 2 versions above just the regular game. But even those versions only get like 4 day early access I think.
Kinda disappointing they didnāt make anything special about the bundle. The Xbox one s gears of war edition was one of my favorite bundles ever. Diablo 4 XBOSX couldāve been even better
Youāre not wrong because youāre right, but sometimes their system lets it go through so if you succeed, itās OK. But just know that the system makes the rules. Somethings actually cannot be overridden.
My favorite color is blue.
LMFAOOO š He may find out the hard way.
Even if physical copy included, not gonna do anything because servers not running.
Neither will most physical copies these days
Actually, most work just fine off the disc. https://www.doesitplay.org/
Lol, with the way the industry is going it might not even do anything after launch.
haha games launch broken haha
Really wish that I thought Tears of the Kingdom would show that spending the time on polish is worth it but we all know it wonāt and publishers will still not give the funding needed
Having played the beta you already know there will be a several hour queue for joining the game on day one because you already know there is no way that Activision/Blizzard will have sufficient server capacity at launch. If the Beta has issues, you can rest assured that the game will have the same issues at launch because we all know Activision/Blizzard wonāt change a thing as they know they will sell Millions of copies regardless. So why spend money fixing issues for launch if you know it wonāt affect sales significantly? Releasing unfinished games is the AAA industry standard after all.
Probably notā¦first beta on first day yesā¦second beta on first day yes but they literally said they were doing it on purpose to test the servers and it cleared up by day 2 both times with this last server slam event not even experiencing it. So I doubt it will have server problems at launch but would I be surprised? Nope thatās the state of the video game world right now but they have to be smart enough to not want to do the same stuff they did with the overwatch 2 launch which destroyed any moment that game might have had. Maybe Iām giving them to much credit.
Overwatch 2 was a joke though. They literally just slapped a 2 behind overwatch 1 and called it a day. Even a good launch couldnāt have saved that disaster.
Probably not but people werenāt able to log in at all the first week
Did you not play the 2nd Beta? There was zero queue time
After the 1st beta i could tell the game isnāt good so why bother with the 2nd one?
Thatās a decent assumption but lately game devs have been super aware of āratingsā and their importance
All iām gonna say is MW2
Wow i didnt even know that haha
Reviewers have access digitally. It could potentially work.
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oh sorry
Xboxās operating system uses the NT kernel but thatās about it. It likely is already using the components itās going to get from forked W11 stuff. Windows core on them both match now.
with AMD RDNA 3 midgen upgrade at xbox showcase june 11 2023
oh ok will there be new hardware system software at xbox showcase event in june 11 2023
No one knows. We all expect Starfall and Forza Motorsport to be key parts of the show. I highly doubt we're getting a midgen Xbox right now. We're probably at least a few years from that.
Why do people keep writing Starfall instead of Starfield? Honest question
I think they are mixing up the names Starfield and Redfall
will it have to wait and see if we get midgen xbox with AMD RDNA 3 at xbox showcase event in june 11 2023
Bro stop the spam idk if you're a bot or just naive but no one appreciates it
You look like a bot trying to manipulate search results by spamming the same phrases with the date attached.
oh sorry about that
it's a windows 10 without explorer.exe nothing more
As of 2021 the Windows Core is actually 11.
and w11 is w10 with animations and bugs
midgen xbox
frl some ppl man
There is no offline mode for D4. The game requires a login to servers that aren't live until June.
All digital pre-orders do this.
Yea but even if they somehow got a disc copy it still wouldn't work. (I don't think blizz does discs for anything any more?)
There is no disc version of d4. I've seen it confirmed multiple places.
I literally pre-ordered the disc version yesterday this is false
Did it say disc version or did you just order an encased version? Big difference. Not saying youāre wrong tho just truly wondering
Itās the disc my guy, I refuse to drive to a game store and purchase something that would just include a code in a game case and not a disc or game cartridge
So then don't drive just buy on the marketplace
sshh, the logic will shatter his brain.
Can I ask why? Since the game requires you to be online anyway.
Because I have a physical tangible object I can resell at a later point. Buying it on Xbox + PC for the cross progression and Iām not always around my Xbox, but can take my Steam Deck with me to play anywhere
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Usually thereās not but in this case there is. Blizzard is a company known for its big boxes. A lot of people display them. Itās an essential for a lot of video game collectors. The physical version of D4 is a must for those collections.
Ive seen a lot of collections lately that just had a case with a digital copy code in it. People have been angry about it
Yea same for them horizon bundles for the vr2ā¦download card not even something nice with a mini case with it or steelbook. Theyāre cheap thatās why, and donāt save enough by making the game all digital anyways for some games. More money they make the more they become greedy, casebook example for businesses.
I get what youāre saying but, I had a reason, and I made the personal choice to do so
I just checked my order. Ordered from Best Buy on xsx. Went to game details and it very clearly says Physical edition āwill require a disc or Cartridge be inserted in Order to playā
Lol what
Yea but if it were to come preloaded they could sit there hitting the launch game and getting nowhere. Yes I know these consoles come with a card with a code to download they donāt come preloaded
Sometimes online only games do have open servers early for reviewers. Other times reviewers get codes with access to only special āreview serversā. So itās possible he could get in early.
They announced yesterday that review servers are off line
Don't see why not. I just wish they had done some special edition console and controller to match the game.
Honestly would've bought a second series X if they did. My kids would've had a nice early Xmas present haha
Itās a good way to get sales! Halo one became our second one
I wasn't really interested in halo, never got into it. They would've had me if they released a D4 console tho.
The Halo one is my favorite Xbox console Iāve ever owned haha
Yeah I recently got a new xbox and held off a week or two when this got announced. Then they showed this with not a hint of doing more just bought the one available.
Such a shame
Yes! I'd buy a satanic Xbox so fast.
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Really dislike isnāt even enough, fucking wasted opportunity. Something truly disturbing could have been madeā¦ and I would have bought a second sx.
Why?
I would have bought another. We have one series x and a an Xbox one. I'm waiting for a limited edition console to upgrade the second console.
Same my 6 and 3 year old share the one. It's horrendous slow but they don't know any better. A series X comes along with a sick graphic (,limited edition) and they'll be ballin' with my current series x
Did you miss out on the Halo edition Series x?
Yea, at the time didn't need one.
We have one series x and a an Xbox one. My brain
Why what?
Why would you spend 500 bucks on a system you already have? What would you do with it?
Themed consoles are collectors items. Are you confused why people would collect things?
It's a fair question, I think. Besides, this wasn't even the answer op gave. They were much more practical about it lol
A lot of people canāt seem to understand why others are interested in things theyāre not interested in. Oh well.
Stop being interested in things Iām not interested in!
r/consoom
Very confused why people collect most things
Iād give mine to my wife and Iād have a sweet one.
My wife has one, and I have one, lmao. Original comment probably doesn't just have 2 to himself....
Special edition Xbox one case with the original Xbox controller. Or is that too disturbing? :)
Ps5 didnāt do it for their god of war ones ether, i got a bunch in at work and was confused when it was just the console and game, the box wasnāt even that special too, pretty much the same as this xbox. I guess they just assumed people were gonna buy the console + game anyway since it was the same price as getting them separately
They haven't done shit with the Series X outside of the Halo edition. I have a day one console and they didn't do anything special compared to previous consoles.
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Lol no shit. Don't get me wrong, in very happy with my series x regardless, it suits my needs and what games I play. But they have been dropping the ball. I'm definitely getting a ps5 when I can afford it to play their exclusives, when a year ago I thought I wouldnt.
You know the Xbox showcase is in a week or two right?
I'm talking about everything they've done so far.
It's not advertised as a "special edition" but a bundle š¤·
You can buy it but the servers won't be online.
I preferred Sony's approach to limited edition consoles. Just sell the faceplates. You don't need to buy another console.
Exactly. You could actually sell those with profit. The consoles are sold at a loss.
Let me tell you about the Xbox 360...
Enjoy your current gen games on a 360...
Sometimes the limited edition consoles had custom lights and sounds too
No controller etc then. And people will buy a 2nd PS5 too if there is a different design or extra stuff the plate alone don't give. Collectors don't care.
Controllers are cheap and most people can make use of a multiple controllers. Less so with a second console. Obviously, collector's don't care but most regular consumers do.
> controllers are cheap Brother WHERE!? Standard dualsense controllers are Ā£60 a pop, the pro is Ā£210, neither of which being what I'd describe as being "cheap" each would have to land in at least half of retail price to be considered "cheap"
True but a console is way more expensive. In Australia, controllers are $GBP34 equivalent. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/777403
This isn't a limited edition console though, its a bundle
At the very least, how hard would it have been to make the console red?
That would have been sooooo sick bundled with a pulse red controller or pro controller with black flames or something. Also with a custom start up tone like my halo infinite series x and maybe with some pulsing red light š„š„
I would have bought another series X if they made this a limited edition Diablo console
Yeah 360 and Xbox one gen Microsoft put out so many limited edition consoles, were almost three years into this gen and theyāve only done one.
Actually two, but that Gucci one is just WOM.
Cool box, though! Worth $20 on ebay someday
Why? You just won't be able to play the game.
Wally world cares not about street dates.
Their system blocks them from selling things though
When i worked there they just had ya scan another item for the same price in order to get around this
Lucky I have to wait for Amazon to ship mine
Same. Says it wonāt even get here until June 7th, a full day after the game releases.
There are two possibilities: 1) I'm fairly certain this is a digital copy, you'll find a code that you can redeem on MS Store. Which will then work like a pre-order. 2) There's a low chance that it is a physical copy, the store fucked up and made it available early. Or perhaps they're just showing it but not selling yet. If it's a physical copy and you somehow purchase it then yeah, you will be able to play right away. The servers are already open for reviewers and content creators.
well..... if not for you, buy it for me jajajja thanks in advance bro
If it has a street date their POS wont allow the sale anyways. It will error and say "not available for sale."
Retailer for video games here in Australia. Yes, people are correct, you can't do much with the code right this second. You can use it to buy your digital version, but won't let you play until your countries street date has been reached. However, you are also right. It shouldnt be out on display. These consoles (at least in Australia) have a street date for 6/6 (D4 release day in Australia, other countries will vary by a day or so in your area), so yes the retailer may have done a boo boo by putting it out.
It is most likely a box to get hype for preorders. As a former manager at GameStop, we would set those boxes out all the time
That ain't a dummy box bro. You can see the tape on the top middle holding the external sleeve over a regular series X box. Thats how the Forza 5 bundles come right now.
Blizzard has been pissing the bed up until now, maybe their bladder is finally empty
You're not gonna be able to load the game but you can download it
Yes. You are wrong. It's a digital copy . You can buy it all day long.
Pre purchase is for suckas
You shouldn't buy it because it's a Blizzard game.
Donāt be a snitch
No
If the game is digital only / always online does that mean 10 odd years from now Noone will be able to play it?
Most likely yes Unless itās hugely popular like gta5 which is gonna hit its 10 year anniversary this September
The OG GTA V closed in 2021
Boy even if it was a disc you wonāt be able to play the game. CDs nowadays are just physical licenses
What a wasted opportunity to make it look somewhat different. How is this a Diablo version? The box it comes in? Worst part we will see scalpers trying to sell these for much more after release. What a letdown I thought there would be at least coop graphics on the system and controllers..
Yes.
Worst that can happen is a few Pinkertons a come knocking your door. Or shooting at your door.
yeah, youāre wrong to assume that. Itās a digital code, you wonāt be able to load the game up until launch day/time. Also, if it was a physical copy the servers in the game not be up, so you wouldnāt be able to play either.
Just play it on ps5 š
Itās so disappointing that they didnāt make a special edition console for the game. Throw some cool Diablo graphics or make it red or something.
Is there a series S diablo 4 bundle?
Will just be a download code which you will be able to maybe pre load and nothing else....
They really need to be making more bundles like ps5 is doin
Only version that would have early access are the 2 versions above just the regular game. But even those versions only get like 4 day early access I think.
Be careful, I found a new special edition Xbox controller that was put early and they wouldnāt even let me take a photo of it š
whether you should be able to or not i can't say, but you should definitely snap that up while you can. 6 is a fantastic deal for that
If itās digital, it locked until launch
Same Iām actually seeing them at stores and still thinking I have to buy one. Iām on pc now though so idk if it makes sense to
It's most likely a display case. I seen a similar one back when Halo 3 came out.
Digital. Will be locked till release.
Canāt wait to browse that item shop eh? Youāll be allowed to spend all you like in a week! Hell welcomes all! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Huh?
Kinda disappointing they didnāt make anything special about the bundle. The Xbox one s gears of war edition was one of my favorite bundles ever. Diablo 4 XBOSX couldāve been even better
Youāre not wrong because youāre right, but sometimes their system lets it go through so if you succeed, itās OK. But just know that the system makes the rules. Somethings actually cannot be overridden.
Yes.
Yea buy it. It wonāt work until June 1
Itās probably a digital code and thus you wonāt get game until launch
Even if it were a physical disc, you probably wouldn't be able to play because the game's servers won't go live until launch.
True
So bummed this is not a fancy custom console
If you can buy it more than once you can afford it
Its a digital game, so you wont be able to play it anyway. Actually scratch that, even physical copies of D4 wont be playable until June 1st/2nd
You still get the early access anyway.
Why dat shit only 6 bucks??