The redesigned Xbox App no longer displays a countdown to a game's release, while pre-ordered games on Xbox consoles don't have a countdown timer either. @asha_shar@neonepiphany@scottvanvliet@jronald@XBOXInsider
For players who've been eagerly awaiting a game, watching the countdown tick down to zero is part of the excitement and a little ritual of its own.
Sure, it doesn't affect gameplay, but gaming isn't just about playing. It's also about the anticipation and excitement leading up to launch.
Hope @Xbox brings back the countdown in the app and adds it to console pre-order pages. Sometimes, it's the little things that make the experience special.
【対応機種にXbox追加】
多くのユーザーさまのご要望を受け、検討の結果、「ドーンゲイザー」の対応機種に Xbox Series X|S の追加を決定しました。
【Coming to Xbox】
Thanks to your many requests, DAWNGAZER is coming to Xbox Series X|S.
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Xbox 3rd party support in Asia need bigger support.
@Xbox being the only platform left out is becoming more frequent sadly.
Stellar Blade, Lufia, Muramasa, Earth Defense Force, Trails and today it's Dawngazer. :(
@asha_shar@ballmatthew@scottvanvliet@iocat@taosila@jronald
I've seen some people say that the Xbox disc-to-digital program has some kind of "time out" period cuz the text tells you to keep the disc.
That is NOT the case, confirmed to me this morning. The text is intended to explain that if you lose the disc and someone else uses it, only then do you lose the license (if they activate it on their account).
There's no "digital check in" time-out thing for it, despite what some people are trying to spread.
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Your physical game library is more than a collection of discs. It holds years of memories and stories worth preserving. Starting next week, XBOX Insiders can unlock a digital entitlement for supported physical games. We’ll start with thousands of titles and add more as we can.
Hot take but if Xbox doesn’t have the stones to make The Elder Scrolls 6 a console exclusive, the brand should accept its future as a third-party publisher
Who says @Xbox has no physical games?
While other retailers have walked away, VGP isn't going anywhere. We'll keep restocking, supporting, and celebrating those beautiful green cases. 💚
Earlier today, many players began experiencing issues with sign in, enumerating their game libraries and playing games. The team has worked hard throughout the day to fix the issue, and we've restored service as of 2:30 PM PDT. Nonetheless, this is an unacceptable situation, and we must do better to support you.
Over the coming weeks, you'll hear more from me about our services, our platform, and the work we're doing to make XBOX better. And that starts with some transparency about this incident.
What happened. Late last night, a licensing service that sits outside of XBOX, but which XBOX depends upon, began failing. This caused some sign-in scenarios to fail, and it caused many scenarios that require an entitlement check to also fail, such as listing out your Full Library and launching games that you own. It also affected several of our publishing and store partners who depend on those same systems which is why some of you saw issues in specific games and not others.
What we did. Our on-call teams caught the first signals overnight through automated monitoring and declared a major incident. Once we isolated the failing infrastructure, we shifted traffic onto the healthy parts of the system while the team continued to work towards a root cause. Service came back unevenly across regions which is why some of you recovered hours before others.
What's next. We're running a full post-incident review. I care less about the one-line root cause and more about the real questions: why a failure in one service was able to take down this much, why recovery took as long as it did, and what we change so a single point of failure can't ruin your night again. That means hardening the dependencies underneath sign in and game launch, improving how we detect and contain this class of failure, and being faster and clearer with you when something breaks.
Thank you for your patience, and for the reports that genuinely helped us narrow this down. We'll do better.
Minor rant before i head off to bed.
This is not reviewing the game, this is just making a political statement. Why are reviews like this even allowed to stand? Its a disgrace to gaming, a disgrace to the studios building the games and more importantly to the devs. Then these same bellends will cry when people lose their jobs. I swear its a self foretelling prophecy of imbeciles in this industry constantly trying their best to tear every studio down only tio cry harder when layoffs occur.
Keep reviews to the games and the games only. If you wanna have a jerkoff about the political aspects of Microsoft or Sonyu or even Nintendo, go write an article in your basement no one cares to read.
I see shit like this for PS games, XBOX games, 3rd party games and its just stupid. Plain stupid. Remember Kotaku and their 1/10 Howarts Legacy review and the review didnt talk about the game once, or James Sterling who gave Starfield a 4/10 cause of Bethesda's comments on trans issues at the time. Its stupid and shouldnt be allowed. These reviews are political weapons and considering peooples jobs are tiued to a game getting reviewed well or selling well, doing this sort of thing is counter productive.
This is why i say no one and i mean no one gives a crap about layoffs. Its all performative for views and clicks and engagament. Sure they such and you can have some sympothy but when the industry itself is doing their part to close studios, what are people even moaning about when they do happen?
This isnt to say 7/10 is a bad score, its more whats in the review thats the problem and its perfectly clear from this review that the game would have scored higher if it wasnt politically driven. The sooner ALL these activists get kicked out and booted from the gaming industry, the sooner gaming as a whole can heal. They are in my opinion the SOLE reason the industry is this screwed. They are primarily to blame. All they have done is turn people like me who supported them, to hate them with a passion. Sooner they gone the better. Let the gaming industry heal and be what it use to be, FUN, not this political woke BS
Rant over
@OliverJia1014 Because Microsoft has significantly reduced their Asian physical game distribution, third-party games have already started not releasing Xbox physical versions in Asia since two years ago
Microsoft thinks we're stupid. They slap GAME DISC on the bottom of the box like they're giving us what we want. While thinking we won't notice the internet required is in tiny print off to the side. No Microsoft what we want is a full game ON DISC without needing Internet.
Dear @asha_shar@XBOX
On behalf of VGP, we would like to share our perspective as a retailer that has proudly supported the gaming industry and the Xbox brand for many years.
When Microsoft originally introduced the vision for the Xbox One with a strong emphasis on digital ownership, the response from consumers was immediate. Sony took advantage of that moment by positioning the PlayStation 4 as the console that embraced physical game ownership, and history shows how influential that decision became.
Today, the market is shifting once again. Sony appears to be moving further toward a digital-first future, creating an opportunity for Microsoft to differentiate itself by becoming the industry's strongest advocate for physical media.
We encourage Microsoft to revisit Project Helix and make physical games a core part of its strategy. There remains a passionate and dedicated audience that values collecting, preserving, lending, trading, and truly owning the games they purchase. As a retailer, we see that demand every day.
The saying "what goes around comes around" feels especially relevant. Years ago, Sony benefited by championing physical ownership while Microsoft moved toward digital. Today, Microsoft has an opportunity to reverse that narrative and become the company that stands behind consumer choice.
Many gamers still look back on the Xbox 360 era as the golden age of Xbox. The platform was synonymous with innovation, great games, and strong relationships with both players and retail partners. We believe Microsoft can recapture much of that goodwill by reaffirming its commitment to physical gaming and by bringing Project Helix to market.
As one of Microsoft's retail partners, we believe a renewed investment in physical media would benefit consumers, retailers, publishers, and Xbox itself. We respectfully encourage you and your leadership team to consider this opportunity and help usher Xbox back to the position of industry leadership that so many fans remember.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to seeing Xbox continue to innovate while supporting the millions of players who still value physical game ownership.
Sincerely
VGP