yeah, that gonna be one of the biggest dissapointment of E3 history

first I saw, FF origin? hmm... not bad
then Team Ninja?

then it's a straight trainwreck from that point

I'm still at the end of the clip, wondering WTF have I watched, did I suddenly time travel 20 years back? where such crappy trailer is acceptable?

IMO it deserved to be in the top 3 worst E3 reveal of all time

dang! another distraction, never ending distraction!!

only halfway thru the Jedi Fallen Order with the new next gen patch, which has make it much more better & prettier
my OCD kicking in again, die die must 100% explore and collect everything before moving on to next map
lots of backtracking with no fast travel
playing on easiest setting tho, wished Sekiro have difficulty sliders

dang! my R2 also starting to be sticky if you pressed it too hard
it will stuck there for 0.1 seconds before bounching back if pressed too hard for too long

I guess I've pressed it too hard during those intense racing games
as if your car will go faster if you press it harder

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 8 2021, 12:04 PM

super fed up with the scalping of both xbox wireless headset and steelseries arctis 7x;
no retail priced stock to be found anywhere, and those listed are charging ridiculous scalping price
also sick of the cable constantly getting in the way for my current wired headset

finally pulled the trigger on a used Arctis 7X from taobao
total damage is around RM580 with shipping

finger crossed i won't get a lemon unit

will update you guys here once it arrived in few weeks time.

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 8 2021, 04:42 PM

yeah, I saw that too, final landing price of USD160+ is too expensive
if we're in the states and it's free shipping with no import tax, then it's a super good deal, comes with 1 month of gamepass as well

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 8 2021, 04:59 PM

I was tempted to get the used or new 9X as well, since it's readily available and cheaper
but after reading most of the reviews, seems it has drop off issues, most likely caused by wireless interference, as I've experienced it a few time on my wired headphone to controller
7X seems to resolved the issue with their dongle, which can be used on Nintendo Switch/PC or even PS5 as well, i see that as a big win

amazon jp?

i bought my used 7X from taobao

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09....id=619902787007

you know what's the irony part?

most of the time buying from taobao is a lot cheaper than buying from those seller in peninsular for us east malaysian
as some of them will charge us exorbitant shipping price

for my case with taobao? it's only RM32 air shipping all the way from China, sometimes it's faster than local shipping too!

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 9 2021, 10:33 AM

wah, really saluting you

i kinda gave up on the first big general, not even at the first boss yet

was thinking of trying other games end up didn't touch it for months

really love souls series games, but this one I'm having more difficulty than others, as this one requires more skills and timing, unlike others you can just brute force thru most of the levels and bosses with some cheese exploits or by OPing your char

still waiting for the mood for me to come back to this, DS3 are getting FPS boost now, hmm... maybe I'll try that first, but then again looking at the massive backlog, having second thought again

btw, Yakuza 7 is absolutely a gem for fans of DQ series, if you love DQ you'll love this

I was halfway thru Yakuza 0, but then got distracted by other games, again

saw Yakuza 7 on GP, okay, maybe just install and try it out, mana tau from trying become hooked

you don't need to play previous Yakuza to appreciate 7, it's not directly related, as it's new story new place with new characters

I kinda prefer the new character and gameplay in Y7, turn based battles are seamless & fast, at times I really LMAO on some of the funny & ridiculous battles

I'm taking my time, now at chapter 11, few more chapters to end game I think
busy farming cash with corporates mini game

ok, finally received my used Arctis 7x from taobao yesterday
thanks to local logistic screw-up, else I would have gotten it weeks ago (local ABX used land transport from KK to Kch instead of usual air freight )

first impression upon unboxing:
you can't tell if it's a used unit if it comes in the original box instead of just bubble wrapped, which they did a good job of using thick bubble wraps
For me, it looks like 99% new, didn't see any visible scratches or cracks, or any usual wear & tear, comes will all the cables and the type-C dongle

Compared to my Arctis Pro Wireless, it's the same size, but it's lighter, the ski band also feels lighter, including the ear cup also is softer

Switching it on is no hassle, plug in the dongle to your Xbox, power on the headset, and it detects and connect automatically

on the quality, I only can compared to my wired Arctis Pro to the controller, 7x is a lot more louder, sharper, and IMO, better sound stage, that's after one night of testing playing Yakuza7.

So, IMO, a very good buy for me if you can't find a decent wireless headset for XsX like me

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 22 2021, 11:13 AM

I'm using it for gaming only anyway, I'm kinda tone-deaf too, so I wouldn't know if it's good or bad for music
For music I'm using another dedicated headset ATH-M40x

i was planning to try it out, but after looking at my current free storage space and the total space needed, i think i'm gonna wait a little while

PSA

The official Xbox wireless headset is "available" for purchase now at Amazon at retail price, if you're willing to fork out extra 40% on shipping and taxes
https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Headse...ding=UTF8&psc=1

but at around RM580+ it's still slightly cheaper than those cutthroat scalpers are selling

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 28 2021, 09:49 AM

yeah, fuk those scalpers, getting more of them ever since the covid pandemic started

at RM580, it's similar priced with my used Arctis 7X already, at least I still can use my 7X with other devices, whereas MS one only useable with Xbox

speaking about headphones, I'm gonna avoid any headphones using faux leather or pleather from now on, all of my headsets using that are peeling off after 1 to 2 years, which is super annoying and disgusting
that's one reason i go for the Arctis as well, fabric earcup, won't have such issue after few years

RM6K+ for a 55" LED monitor

IMO it's more of gimmick, top up a bit you can get a same size superior OLED TV
55" is a bit too big to use as a monitor to sit close by anyway

guess the monitor real cost is around RM4k only, throwing in a "free" xbox to lure in the early buyers

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Jul 28 2021, 02:57 PM

yeah, literally makes my jaw drop when I first took flight, then crashed bcos too busy looking at the scenery and try to control the plane like an arcade plane

this is the most realistic looking & beautiful game I've ever "played" on a console

btw, for those running low on storage like me, you can cut down on almost half of the default installation by choosing not to install the offline files, and choose to stream it instead

my 100M home Unifi seems to be able handle it well

yup, the rendered map are amazing, first time seeing my hometown up from the air in a "video game" is giving me goosebumps
major landmark like the bigger river and roads are accurate, just they can't "3Ded" most of the buildings accurately, I was like, since when my hometown got so many tall buildings
but nevertheless, I'm super duper impressed.

for the control, crashed many times even the controls are set to easiest
tried the land the seaplane on the sea in Bora Bora scenic flight and crashed
taking off is easiest, but landing I always crashed

definitely need to go thru the pilot lessons first to learn all the ins and outs of flying

and issit just me or nobody noticed the big elephant in the room??

the M.2 slot is an enclosed space with neither vent nor airflow, what's the point of having a heatsink there if there's no airflow to dissipate the heat?
yes by using a heatsink you increase the surface area for heat conduction, but where can the heat go?
Do they expect the heat to be dissipated by radiation only?

PS: I don't have a PS5 yet, but judging from the pics and videos online, it's an enclosed space