xbox one x set up for the kids on the crappy tv upstairs.

Nope.  They insist on using the OLED and series X for minecraft and roblox.

you've trained your kids well, they have good taste already

my XsX is off limit to them, roblox? minecraft? go play it on pc
defy me?  I'll cut short your screen time or even lock your screen using Google Family Link and Microsoft's Family apps
you gotta show them who's in control 

yeah, I'm limiting their screen time since young

luckily most modern day devices comes with family control settings to control the screen time

but unfortunately many parents nowadays never do that, and we can see many zombie kids being nannied by phones and tablets when going out

worst I've seen is a father lassoing/guiding his 5/6 yo son burying his face in a phone while walking in mall, bump into them few hours later, still the same shit
and some parents blasting baby shark on full volume on a ipad attached to the pram and in restaurant, till the point pissing me off and walk over to tell them "nicely"  to reduce the volume

Well, the world still need some employees to work right?
I can use another 2 wishes to wish other things 

both, depending on games

https://majornelson.com/fpsboost/

quite a few games there, sniper elite 4 is one
it was unplayable for me on X1S due to piss poor fps, now it's buttery smooth with FPS Boost

That controller function macam like short term "ads" feel...

Just like last time PS4 release touch pad and try to utilise it in Killzone such as swipe up down left right (I know i was kinda mind blow that time when playing at launch)
But after that ... i dun see much games utilising it and end up using like a normal controller 

Try playing it on Switch lol

Supermassive Games trademarks five new The Dark Pictures titles

Not sure if there are any fans of these types of games here. No cheating and hackery in these games, for sure, no multiplayer. (insert eyerolls)

I only played the first game, Man of Medan, just to get a feel of the game. Plus I'm familiar with the Ourang Medan mystery, it's based on real life event.

Cross play is actually something you can disable on a system wide basis.  Just go into your account settings on your xbox and disable the cross play there.  For games like forza horizon 5, I've been able to match make quite easily after disabling cross play.

I think overall cross-play is good for the platform.  Having the option to disable it is even better.  But in a way i do agree that MS needs more robust anti-cheat software on their sideand the developers themselves who manage the multi player need to give a shit about the cheaters.

House of Ashes looks and feel very Indiana Jones/Mummy-ish, the good parts of those movies anyway. Or is it more occult? Maybe I'll give that a try once they go on sale on Steam.

Damn legit cheapest way to get in Malaysia is to buy second hand at online marketplaces? Funny enough second hand XSX rarely sells beyond 3k unlike PS5

Yeah a game that relies on QTE mechanics, reason why I'll wait for deep sale on PC. Not much replay value, although I find that if I return to games like these after a long while, I forget enough of it that I can almost enjoy it again. Almost. 

I'm a huge fan on games with good narrative and original story elements, but games like those are rare, far and few in between these days of endless multiplayer MMOs, MOBAs and battle royale games. That fact help me save enough to buy games since very few of them come out every year.

Fast and efficient
Speaking of, just save money and watch the entire Dark Picture games on Youtube.

That's why I adore Hitman. After each mission, the game hints at you what you're missing, and the open-ended nature of the way you can get to those extra story content you're missing. Not one mission stays the same. The game allows different starting point, different patrol routes, different loadouts if you want to challenge yourself.......and if you watch speedruns of the game, the most unexpected way for you to assassinate your targets. The easiest would just be strangle-and-run or shoot-and-run. But what if you want a clean scene with no trace of you in any surveillance, no witnesses? Now things gets interesting you're forced to think in parallel to what's happening elsewhere and match that to what you're planning now.

Plan A? I plan up to Plan E in case A gets f***ed up. Never leave things up to chance.

Happy New Year!

Initial plan : Finish Halo Infinite during CNY holiday
End result : Mission fail cause Pokemon took my holidays XD

Yea 

But also did play Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel on my Xbox though which just released recently.

Well, turns out "Ghostwire:Tokyo" is only console exclusive to the next-door neighbor console, it's available on PC Day 1 no delay.



Feel slightly better now, but still, console exclusivity is ridiculous to me. Just like how new PC games, new IPs like "Sifu" is exclusive to Epic Games store (also console exclusive to PS5, blarrrggghhh!), Steam waits a year. PC ecosystem is so huge that it supports many game stores, but that's also its weakness, its Achilles heel. I'm not touching EGS with a ten-foot pole. In short, exclusivity is stupid. Games are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, not select few, or gated behind select platform, requiring gatekeeper fee payment( buy our console otherwise cannot play). Sickening mentality.

I'm glad Mikami-san capture exactly how an Asian person dresses, I exactly dress like Akito with that cross body bag across my body when I go out walking in the city. (half sarcastic, half truth )

Also, from the showcase, it's in 4K, in HDR and ray-traced. Not sure if only AMD type raytracing is supported (since the showcase was for the PS5 version AMD ray-tracing) or is Nvidia's as well. It already look phenomenal in the showcase, with all the paranormal effects, water reflection and that scene of Shibuya at night ray-traced.

All of us who already have GamePass already essentially paid for the game,since its first party game under Xbox studios, ready to play when it releases on Xbox March 24th 2023. So basically, I've paid for the game on Xbox already. Question is, do I double-dip on PC, or will the PC version be good? Tango Gameworks' history of releasing PC version has been good so far. I finished both Evil Within games on my PC with great looking version of the game on PC, so hopefully they continue the good track record.

I've wish-listed the game on Steam already. Now........Day 1 purchase or wait? 70% of my brain tells me to be logical and wait for reviews before plonking down any cash for this, but the other 30% wants to risk it and play it Day 1. Games like these are the rare and far and few type that I completely jive with.

The best book of boba fett episodes seem to be the ones without boba fett...

In terms of buying day 1 release games.. As a rule i no longer pay for day 1 games - who has the time to play them?!? especially with game pass

Damnit Alex Battaglia of Digital Foundry , I've already promised myself this game can wait for purchasing, and you bring this PC Tech review, with delicious ray-tracing analysis and show how much Dying Light 2 is like its predecessor.

The first game was such a technical and visual showcase, this second outing carry on the same tradition. The ray-tracing alone totally changes how the game looks. It cost a lot of performance out of your PC, but god damn it looks pretty. I like pretty things.

Which bank to rob to buy this game? Or sell a bit of my crypto to fund the purchase? Decision, decision.......