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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Got this working eventually. Young lad just got a new xbox. Is there any reason we cant play co op on cross platform games??


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,711 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Glebee wrote: »
    Got this working eventually. Young lad just got a new xbox. Is there any reason we cant play co op on cross platform games??

    Depends on the game, very few of them have cross play. Gears of War 4 should but I'm not sure what else does. I would have thought you could cross play on Forza too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Depends on the game, very few of them have cross play. Gears of War 4 should but I'm not sure what else does. I would have thought you could cross play on Forza too.

    I was thinking Sea of Thieves maybe, must check it out asap


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,711 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Glebee wrote: »
    I was thinking Sea of Thieves maybe, must check it out asap

    Yeah that 100% has cross play between console and PC.


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Gears 5 is, well Gears...part 5.

    Interesting playing it on PC though which I haven't done before. I'm thinking it's probably suited better to a controller.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Gears 5 is, well Gears...part 5.

    Interesting playing it on PC though which I haven't done before. I'm thinking it's probably suited better to a controller.


    How does it compare to Gear's 4 if you've played both? I got the PC version of Gears 4 free with my GPU and while it ran fine and as a game it was ok, the gameplay loop felt dated as hell.


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Venom wrote: »
    How does it compare to Gear's 4 if you've played both? I got the PC version of Gears 4 free with my GPU and while it ran fine and as a game it was ok, the gameplay loop felt dated as hell.
    The tech test is only multiplayer and only has a few modes. Gameplay wise it hasn't changed at all. But Gears has always been about the campaign for me.

    Loved Gears 4, well worth a play on GPU.


  • Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭ Tobias Vast Possum


    Venom wrote: »
    How does it compare to Gear's 4 if you've played both? I got the PC version of Gears 4 free with my GPU and while it ran fine and as a game it was ok, the gameplay loop felt dated as hell.

    The game isn't out yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Glebee wrote: »
    I was thinking Sea of Thieves maybe, must check it out asap

    Got Sea of Thieves working cross platform last night on the same account after a bit of messing, pretty cool.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,711 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Glebee wrote: »
    Got Sea of Thieves working cross platform last night on the same account after a bit of messing, pretty cool.

    You could just set up a second account on the xbox and play that way, no need to use the same account for both at all.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    You could just set up a second account on the xbox and play that way, no need to use the same account for both at all.

    Have it set up with a family account, new to xbox so it took a while to get my head around it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


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    Finished TimeSpinner yesterday , really good! I was very overpowered at the end though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    I think sea of thieves is making my pc go crazy for some reason. Anyone else get strange crashes, etc when playing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    I went to sign up for the pc beta, did any one else have an issue when paying with a card, that the country is down as the united kingdom instead of ireland ?
    Any where else i can buy the pass and put a code in or some thing ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,559 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,077 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Installed Killer Instinct definitive edition.

    None of the characters are unlocked.

    Brings me to the store to "buy to own" the definitive edition for €9.99 when I choose any of them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    downloading state of decay 2 was hoping it would show up on steam but at one euro i cant complain, does gears work well with mouse and keyboard ?


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,711 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Lone Stone wrote: »
    downloading state of decay 2 was hoping it would show up on steam but at one euro i cant complain, does gears work well with mouse and keyboard ?

    Not sure about ultimate or 4 as I didn't play them on pc but it felt fine with m&kb on the tech test for 5.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭TheChrisD


    Lone Stone wrote: »
    does gears work well with mouse and keyboard ?

    Only played Ultimate and it was alright, but the fact that there are only as many control keys as there were buttons on a controller makes it a bit cumbersome at times. Like why are roadie run/cover/dodge etc. all on the same goddamn key... 🤦


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,984 ✭✭✭Venom


    Lone Stone wrote: »
    downloading state of decay 2 was hoping it would show up on steam but at one euro i cant complain, does gears work well with mouse and keyboard ?


    I've played both Gears 1 Ultimate and Gears 4 via mouse and keyboard. While everything about Gears 1 was a total shít show, Gears 4 was fine with a mouse and keyboard, it's just that the control scheme itself is not optimised very well for a keyboard due to being a console port.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,466 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Anyone any experience of playing Sunset Overdrive with a controller through Game Pass? My wireless 360 controller isn't being recognised for some reason, and any fixes I find are Steam specific. It works with other Game Pass games.


  • Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭ Tobias Vast Possum


    Anyone any experience of playing Sunset Overdrive with a controller through Game Pass? My wireless 360 controller isn't being recognised for some reason, and any fixes I find are Steam specific. It works with other Game Pass games.

    I've found the wired 360 controller to be very hit-and-miss as well. Could not get it to work with CrossCode at all, but the PS4 controller worked fine.


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Just finished Metro Exodus, fantastic game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,321 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Just finished Metro Exodus, fantastic game.

    Just starting it, :p It seems a bit linear though...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭nix


    Aye i just installed it myself, didnt play the other 2 before it, tried to play the first one but it hasnt aged well so i gave up on it, watched a catch up video on youtube before it instead. :pac:

    I have Vampyr installed also but for some reason just cant bring myself to start it :confused:


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Glebee wrote: »
    Just starting it, :p It seems a bit linear though...
    Yeah there are some small open world sections but it's mostly linear. Not a negative in my view.


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    nix wrote: »
    Aye i just installed it myself, didnt play the other 2 before it, tried to play the first one but it hasnt aged well so i gave up on it, watched a catch up video on youtube before it instead. :pac:

    I have Vampyr installed also but for some reason just cant bring myself to start it :confused:
    I'm the same with vampyr. Cant decide to go with that or shadow of mordor next. Guess I can try both and see, beauty of game pass :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭nix


    Really liking Metro exodus, been awhile since ive had to tear myself away from a game. These days i find i wanna take a break after an hour or two, sank over 4 hours into this tonight without realising. It's like a smaller but more refined version of fallout, deadly! :)


  • Posts: 1,983 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I'm the same with vampyr. Cant decide to go with that or shadow of mordor next. Guess I can try both and see, beauty of game pass :-)

    Vampyr wins. Campaign games need a strong narrative to keep me interested. Shadow of War just isn't gripping me... I'll probably come back to it but Vampyr is up first.


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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Seems to be only offering me one month for €1 then €12.99 per month thereafter.


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