After showing a lots of new and exciting games at the official Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft made one thing generously clear to me: Im currently set for the next generation– at least when it concerns Xbox first-party games..
Practically every video game flaunted at the event is pertaining to the very best video gaming PCs, which implies that I dont have to worry about dropping loads of cash on brand-new hardware in November. I can just scrape by with the hardware I spent thousands on back in 2018.
And, at the end of the day, that comes down practically totally to Games Pass Ultimate, a service Ive been signed up for considering that it formally concerned PC back in June 2019. It doesnt look like Ill be unsubscribing any time quickly, either..
Thank you, video games membership. Thank you. (Image credit: Future) Give me all of the video games.
While the fact that all of these video games are pertaining to PC is extremely interesting, the truth that theyre all included in the Games Pass Ultimate membership is even better. What it basically implies is that I do not have to drop money on either an Xbox Series X console or have to invest it on a full-priced game. There have been some tips that next-generation games are going to be going up in price, and Im precisely the sort of stubborn person that will absolutely refuse to invest an extra 10 bucks on a video game..
Nevertheless, the way I personally engage with PC video games today is through three different subscriptions: Games Pass Ultimate, Humble Monthly and Origin Access. Through those three services, I get access to most of the biggest PC titles, and a healthy serving of the very best indie games on PC even if a few of them are a little old..
If each and every single among the exciting titles revealed off at the Xbox Games Showcase is coming to one of these membership services, then its going to be really simple for me to simply refuse to purchase any game that introduces with a higher $70 price..
And, sure I will not own these video games, but look– Ive been playing games on PC practically solely for the last 15-20 years at this point. I havent owned a video game I spent for in a long time, thanks to the problems around digital game ownership. A minimum of by doing this I get access to all the most recent video games low-cost and early– and in a post-game-ownership world, thats something I can get thrilled about..
The most renowned couple in video gaming (Image credit: Microsoft) So, lets talk about Halo.
It hasnt even been a year because Halo: Reach kicked off the Halo Master Chief Collection on PC, so its not like Im exactly desperate for Halo content on PC. However, I would be lying if I stated that I wasnt chomping at the bit to get my hands on Halo Infinites apparently open-ended project..
And for the very first time considering that Halo 2, Im going to have the ability to play a Halo game at the same time as console gamers without needing to quit my valuable mouse and keyboard..
It practically feels like Halo is coming house to PC at long last with Halo: Infinite, and I just cant question but help whether the demonstration that was displayed at todays event was performing at its complete capacity. Bear with me here..
After the demonstration was flaunted to the audience, we got a little chat with one of the developers, who informed us that this game was performing at a native 4K at 60 fps. Nevertheless, the Xbox Series X only has a GPU that slots in between the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and 2080 Super in terms of raw power. For those people fortunate sufficient to have an RTX 2080 Ti pressing frames within our computers, its possible that the video game might look even much better..
Its very unlikely that this holds true. Logic dictates that 343 Industries would flaunt Halo: Infinite in all of its glory, operating on top-end PC hardware, instead of limiting itself to what the Xbox Series X can do. Nevertheless, while the video game does look unbelievable, it doesnt truly look like a video game that will truly press PC hardware any harder than current-gen titles– not that thats a bad thing..
Rather, Im hoping that since I have the extra horse power, there will be some ray traced impacts I can turn on, since Im definitely the type to choose pretty graphics to high frame rates– and that choice is what PC gaming is everything about..
I desire it. Now. (Image credit: Microsoft) Games Pass being available in with classic PC video gaming taste.
There were two video games showcased at the Xbox Games Event that were clearly love-letters to the PC video gaming world, and those were Obsidians Avowed and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
Both of these games simply got brief teasers, however they both bring a huge history and legacy of PC video gaming together with them– Obsidians history of crafting some of the most precious PC RPGs like Neverwinter Nights 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 being the follow up to among the most renowned PC video games of all time..
More notably, this will be the very first time that well be getting an Obsidian game with a giant first-party budget, following the studios acquisition by Microsoft in 2019. The Studio has actually always been able to craft magic under less-than-ideal scenarios, even revealing up Bethesda when it made Fallout: New Vegas after Fallout 3..
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a bit more mystical, nevertheless. The last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game came out all the method back in 2009 with Call of Pripyat, which like all other games in the series, is a PC-exclusive title. Its unclear who is publishing the game, whether Microsoft is publishing it or if GSC Game World is self-publishing the title after needing to cancel its very first effort at a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 all the way back in 2011.
In any case, its going to mark the very first time that a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video game will make it to console, however according to the video games site, the game should be simply as enthusiastic as long-time fans would anticipate it to be, with the designer declaring that it will have “among the largest seamless open worlds to date.”.
Whats even better, though, is that both of these interesting video games breaking with PC taste will be part of Games Pass Ultimate. With S.T.A.L.K.E.R. specifically, theres a level of denseness and difficulty to the video game that may prevent some folks from selecting it up as a standard video game purchase.
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The last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game came out all the way back in 2009 with Call of Pripyat, which like all other video games in the series, is a PC-exclusive title. Its not clear who is publishing the game, whether Microsoft is releasing it or if GSC Game World is self-publishing the title after having to cancel its very first attempt at a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 all the method back in 2011.
With S.T.A.L.K.E.R. particularly, theres a level of denseness and problem to the video game that might discourage some folks from selecting it up as a standard game purchase. And, sure I wont own these games, however look– Ive been playing games on PC almost exclusively for the last 15-20 years at this point. I have not owned a game I paid for in a really long time, thanks to the problems around digital game ownership.
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