03-08-2016, 06:15 PM | #10561 |
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Today's News:
1) For those with a NVidia graphics card, the newest driver update and patch to fix the update are reported to be broken and/or causing serious problems for those who installed both. http://www.destructoid.com/don-t-ins...s-347362.phtml 2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) Bioware's senior editor, Cameron Harris, announced she will be retiring from the gaming industry next month. Harris joined Bioware in 2007 with previous jobs at both Nintendo and Microsoft during her career. http://www.destructoid.com/this-biow...d-347334.phtml 4) Harmonix announced they have dropped Mad Catz as the co-publisher of Rock Band 4 with Performance Designed Products to become the new co-publisher. While no official reason was given, it is rumored to be related to Mad Catz's on-going financial problems. http://www.destructoid.com/harmonix-...r-347230.phtml 5) Update to Hasney's Metal Gear Solid #SnakeMystery news post as it turned out to be just the voice actors of both Solid Snake and Colonel Campbell recording stuff for unrelated Kickstarter campaign. Paul Eiding asked David Hayter is he could record insults done in Solid Snake's voice for a theater group's fundraiser effort. https://www.vg247.com/2016/03/07/sor...olid-dialogue/ |
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03-09-2016, 09:36 AM | #10563 |
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03-09-2016, 09:38 AM | #10564 |
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03-09-2016, 09:39 AM | #10565 |
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03-09-2016, 09:39 AM | #10566 |
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03-09-2016, 09:40 AM | #10567 |
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The series of posts by Hasney are #POTY material.
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03-09-2016, 09:48 AM | #10568 |
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I feel like an awful abortion of a human because at first glance I could've sworn that gif was Ashley Schaeffer
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03-09-2016, 10:33 AM | #10570 |
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Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 is out today.
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03-09-2016, 10:37 AM | #10571 |
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Can't wait to pick up some Nintendo Selects on Friday...
Question for any other Wii U owners. My hard drive is getting full. How decently does the console function with games loaded on an external drive connected? I wanna grab Tropical Freeze but don't think I have enough room now. If I have a dedicated 3TB drive attached to my console at all times, will that functionally be no different from something loaded directly on the machine's HDD? I assume there may be additional load times associated with it.. idk |
03-09-2016, 10:41 AM | #10572 | |
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The internal memory they used in the Wii U is slow as shit. |
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03-09-2016, 10:46 AM | #10573 |
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Nice. I have two WD externals (a 4 TB and a 3 TB) that I use for movies/TV... can consolidate all that onto the 4TB and use the 3TB for my Wii U, should be plenty of room for anything I can ever imagine putting on there
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03-09-2016, 10:47 AM | #10574 |
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I own at least 90% of Nintendo published Wii U games digitally, plus some more from the launch when other companies were actually supporting it and I'm not filled up a 500GB yet. You should be golden.
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03-09-2016, 10:50 AM | #10575 |
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I wish more of my titles were digital. I do most of my Wii U playing in bed using Off-TV play, and swapping discs is a chore. Is there an option to get a digital download of games you already have the physical copy for? I'd probably play a lot more Mario Maker in that case
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03-09-2016, 11:07 AM | #10576 |
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Yeah, I bought a cheap Y cable and plugged in an external drive. You could maybe get away with a single connection, but they recommend two just to be sure that the drive is getting enough juice.
There's no negative impact to running stuff off the drive. As Hasney said I think it might actually be faster depending. For a while I was using just a Sandisk USB stick. You can do that as well but people get terrified. Nintendo games seem to be tiny. SM3DW is like 2GB or something. I do wish I'd got more stuff digitally. I don't fully trust it yet, but I am somewhat done with the big stack of game cases you end up with. I generally buy digital now. It just sticks in my craw when it's still £49.99 vs £10 for a used disc copy sometimes. |
03-09-2016, 11:14 AM | #10577 |
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I've never heard of using a Y cable for USB. I routinely stream to my HTPC using Plex from my externals using just standard single connections and as far as I know have not experienced any negative effects.. I'll read into that.
The lack of resale value and such is definitely the main drawback to going fully digital. I'm generally okay with that though, EB Games (Canadian GameStop) gives awful trade-in value anyway |
03-09-2016, 11:30 AM | #10578 |
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I think the USB ports on the Wii U are lower voltage than most other things.
I stopped selling stuff a year ago and it actually made me spend less on games. Life's funny like that. |
03-09-2016, 11:32 AM | #10579 |
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That makes sense, Nintendo isn't exactly bleeding edge with their hardware.
I've never been much for selling games in general. Probably a bit of a hoarder mentality. I still play a bunch of GBA games here and there, I like having something of a collection. I generally do prefer a digital collection though mainly for the convenience and accessibility of it all |
03-09-2016, 11:36 AM | #10580 |
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I used to trade in a lot until 2004 when I started selling stuff on amazon. It actually played into my anxiety a lot over the years and I would repeatedly sell stuff and then pick it up again.
There's a part of me that doesn't trust digital but that's quickly dying. The only problem is that you get the weird prices. In the US it's usually $60/$60 on release, but here a physical release on amazon will normally be £30-40, and a digital game will be £40-£60. If it was equal I wouldn't think twice. |
03-09-2016, 12:01 PM | #10581 |
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I used to trade a lot as well, but man they really rip you off. Reselling like ROgerer said is a much better way to go.
My only issue with digital titles (at least on Xbox One) is that if your internet access is down, you cannot play your game, at least that has been my experience. I get met with a "Do you own this game or app? Please sign in to verify" or something to that effect. |
03-09-2016, 12:05 PM | #10582 |
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Just looked at my Wii U storage once I got home. I still have 303GB free on my external.
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03-09-2016, 01:12 PM | #10583 | |
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Please tell me thats the issue and that they actually don't enforce online checks for all downloaded games. |
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03-09-2016, 01:16 PM | #10584 |
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Yea.... I remember it being a thing on 360.
A quick search shows that I should set my One to "offline mode" under settings in order to achieve this. Network outages are usually brief at my house (i need a new modem) so I never bothered with it. I would just load up something else. |
03-09-2016, 01:30 PM | #10585 |
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Don't think that's true even on XB1 if your console is set as your home console. Live was down over the weekend and everything still booted.
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03-09-2016, 01:36 PM | #10586 |
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I have definitely had issues with it. CoD Black Ops III is digital - couldn't play it last time Live was down.
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03-09-2016, 02:49 PM | #10587 |
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I think it may be on a per game basis issue. I've had digital games that wouldn't run if Live was down but also have ones that will. It also may be tied to a specific Live service being on/offline at the time though. There are usually still several Live things running even when it is 'down'.
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03-09-2016, 06:38 PM | #10588 |
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Today's News:
1) Bethesda announced the closed beta for the upcoming Doom game will start on March 31st and also released a new trailer for the game. http://www.egmnow.com/platforms/pc/d...iler-released/ 2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) Creative Assembly announced Total War: Warhammer has been delayed by about a month with the new release date set for May 24th. The official reason related to them needing a bit more time. http://www.destructoid.com/total-war...6-347480.phtml 4) Some Gears of War 4 related news:
5) For those interested, a new NES emulator called 3DNES allows for the ability to play classic NES games in 3D mode. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pla.../1100-6435510/ |
03-10-2016, 09:59 AM | #10589 |
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The disc version of the new Hitman game has dropped into 2017.
Damn, another game I can't play this year. |
03-10-2016, 01:00 PM | #10590 |
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Get the hd trilogy to hold yourself over.
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03-10-2016, 01:30 PM | #10591 |
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I'm not waiting for Hitman when it's this good. Pumped for tomorrow.
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03-10-2016, 01:36 PM | #10592 |
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I thought it wad going to be episodic content as opposed to a full game, but they're charging full price for this.
I can't see one mission being worth 60 bucks no matter how much replay value it may have. Will redbox it though, for sure. |
03-10-2016, 01:45 PM | #10593 |
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That gives you the entire game, so there's at least one mission per month until it's fully out in 2017, which is when the disc comes out.
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03-10-2016, 01:51 PM | #10594 |
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Ah, gotcha.
Can't say I'm very enthusiastic about this new trend in gaming. It's like paying 20 bucks for one slice of pizza and the promise of more slices down the line. I mean yeah, TECHNICALLY you are getting your moneys worth but it still feels like kind of a gyp. |
03-10-2016, 02:37 PM | #10595 |
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03-10-2016, 07:06 PM | #10597 |
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Today's News:
1) CD Projekt RED recently hinted Cyberpunk 2077 will be their largest game ever in terms of scope and rumors of the game arriving by late 2016 likely will be false. http://www.destructoid.com/cyberpunk...3-347873.phtml 2) Some Nintendo related news:
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4) Ubisoft are currently holding pre-orders for the upcoming Assassin's Creed film with the highest package priced at $1200. http://www.destructoid.com/pre-order...0-347834.phtml 5) Some Sony related news includes:
6) Two Tribes studio announced after 15 years in the gaming industry, they will be shutting down in the near future with upcoming Rive to be their last game. http://www.destructoid.com/two-tribe...e-347863.phtml |
03-10-2016, 07:15 PM | #10598 |
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Love anything cyberpunk, and witcher 3 was my goty for 2015, so yeah....pretty fucking excited for Cyberpunk 2077. Long way off though.
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03-10-2016, 07:40 PM | #10599 |
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Holy crap, they're actually making an Azmodunk skin for HotS. This will be the best.
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03-11-2016, 09:36 AM | #10600 |
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To promote Hitman, SquareEnix did a video of a real life controllable version of Hitman
Featuring the Chuckle Brothers... |