At full price, my philosophy is to wait until you actually have time to play.

Full price is worth it if you can play it today. So if you really want to play it today then get it - no need to think so long.

I think you will have problem redeeming the xbl code depending on which country your xbl territory is. This will involve getting involved with xbl support.



This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Jun 20 2022, 11:09 AM

VPN is not the issue. I had to use a VPN to claim US XBL Gold. It would only allow me to do so once i changed my territory to US - from UK where it was originally registered. In my experience, somewhere along the way, they region locked the xbl gold codes. My advice is to proceed with caution.

You cant stack 3 years if buying straight from xbox store. They only sell subscription options.

If you can register a credit card to sub in turkey, I really don’t see the point in stacking gold. That’s a really good price.

Having said that, someone reported that malaysias pc gamepass also currently gives access to Xbox gamepass so that’s also worth considering.

Yes as reported by this guy https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5235444?author=Mr.PeeNutt

At that price point - it's a month to month subs so can still cancel if all you want is access to the GP library. The biggest drawback though is lack of gold - which means no multiplayer.

lol all this mental gymnastics. If you can register your credit card and get the turkish GPU price then by all means go for it. It's seriously not worth the hassle of buying and converting for such a short timeframe.

My 3 years US gold which i coverted to GPU also ended up at about RM25-26 per month after conversion. So if you can sub at RM137 per year just do it.

Can't do small screen formats anymore. Combination of working from home and old age has deteriorated my eyesight and I need reading glasses now...

All the pics and vids with PS controllers are triggering me lol

FH5:Hot Wheels. I missed out on FH3 and the first Hot Wheels DLC so did not really know what to expect. I had bought the premium add-on pack before the launch so I already had the expansion downloaded and ready to go yesterday.

I had a blast playing - the tracks are really designed for speed and is a totally different experience from regular FH. I was playing on Pro difficulty and you really get punished for every mistake you make which also makes the wins more rewarding. Unlocked the S2 races and events.

Solid expansion overall.

You guys have been monitoring prices of xbox expansion slots right? Amazon SG now does free delievery to Malaysia.. Is 308SGD decent for 1TB?

MS will cover the warranty for SG sets. I think that's good for one year.

As to why they are punishing us? it's weird but they must not like money.

Can be fixed. What's the drifting issue on the left thumbstick? Connect to PC and use the built in windows joystick calibration tool. Is there a huge deadzone in the center for a particular axis or is it slow returning to the center?

You can buy replacement potentiometers from shopee to fix the issue if it cant be resolved with a bit cleaning, compressed air or adjusting the sensor.

And really indonesia is the largest potential market in SEA. You can say it’s not worthwhile but I see it as an investment in the market to grow demand for your products.

If you can't blow dirt out or get it out using rubbing alcohol, then its most likely some internal mechanical issue. The solution is probably to replace the potentiometer.

Yep most places will just ask you to get a new joypad. However, the parts themselves are dirt cheap and can be replaced with a bit of soldering skill but if you're not willing to do it yourself then you have to pay.

I'm not willing that's why i spent my time during the MCO trying to fix it myself lol. I've only done simple repairs like button replacement, faceplate swapping and some simple potentiometer adjustments though. no soldering.

LOOOOOL read the article.

Dude who says this is a VFX artist. Who worked on "I am Fish" and who's company publishes - surgeon simulator. Certainly not graphic powerhouses as those could probably run on mobiles. I would take what he says with a pinch of salt.

You only need to look at the results of the games and how well they do for the price point in every digital foundry review. Decent developers are able to craft worthwhile user experiences at whatever the scale. And if one day the hardware cannot hack it, the series S can easily be optimised for game streaming when the cloud infrastructure becomes more mature.

edit: actually should have replied to the comment above yours

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Oct 21 2022, 10:26 AM

Gotham knights is just badly optimised. The digital foundry review of the game just straight up compares it to Arkham Knight which came out so long ago but still looks better? You cant blame the XSS for that.

You can play the same games on XSS and XSX for one very simple reason. MS doesn't care if people buy more xsx or xss as long as they are on Gamepass and Gamepass is where all the value is. MS is not a hardware company, they sell services. If they only allowed MS officce to work on Windows PCs, their installed user base would be so much lower. Instead it runs on Macs, browsers, mobile phones - everyone uses it Their plan for gamepass is very similar, play on console, pc and mobile. The difference between XSS and XSX just depends on whether you care for 120hz 4k and all the other bells and whistles. For a lot of people that doesnt matter if they can get a good experience with the game. And gamepass does provide great experiences - for a lower hardware entry price.

I'd be cursing if gamepass was just xboxlive gold with more free games but the value is so much better. Compared with PS which seems stuck in the last generation model demanding a royalty off every USD70 game they sell, gamepass just seems to make more financial sense.