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I think all Sony need to do is match it. They know they've got the better offering right now so slashing the price further is probably just leaving money on the table.

There was a move where you had to raise the sword in the air and hold it a second for it to power up or something. I found it could be pretty frustrating and unforgiving at times. The problem I found with a lot of the motion controls was that it was dependent on the Wii mote, which itself was not the perfect tool for accurate motion controls. Like you say, there might be a learning curve to do the motion controls "just right" so that the game would like it. This is not what motion controls should be IMO, they should be intuitive and adapt to ways that people are likely to perform them. Probably because one is a Zelda game and the other is a gimmicky sports game follow up (one that I didn't even play, mind). I'm guessing you can also ignore that game in Wii Sports Resort if you so wish. You can't avoid these particular motion controls in Skyward Sword.

That video is a tongue in cheek reflection of a common opinion at the time - that the game controls were often imprecise with Link often ending up doing the wrong move.

Is this a joke?

That's kind of you. Bet you were tempted to empty it in front of their house. I remember a while back when my mum witnessed someone dumping a bin bag of stuff in the parking space for my grandma's house. She opened up the bin bag, pieced together a very ripped up couple of letters and tracked them down. Left the bin bags outside their front door along with a note. How British is that.

They are very much in the console hardware business though, and in competition with Sony. If Game Pass was their only real concern then they wouldn't bother making a console and just put Game Pass on the other systems (e.g. PS5), like what EA have done. In fact they'd reach a bigger audience if they didn't have their own games console (as their competitors have sold far more consoles). Also let's be real here, the name Xbox Series X/S is what's being criticised, not Game Pass.

This was my thought too. However now I think about it, can they even expect to be successful if they release it next year? If Sony manage to sell PS5 year and take advantage of the holiday season as well as the head start, they stand to really run away with it. And if Microsoft release the Series X next spring, will they really have that much more to show other than Halo Infinite? Most of their main titles look years away, not 6 months. It's really not looking very good for the Series X.

I don't think we can argue that they should be forced to provide a free update to everyone, but it certainly seems misguided that they have taken this approach. And certainly bad PR. Like you said, early adopters who bought this on PS4/X1 can just pop their disc in or redownload the game onto their next gen consoles at no extra cost, presumably with a graphical boost as well. So it seems very unlikely that they would go out and spend another 50 quid or whatever buying the PS5/Series X optimised version. It's a fairly recent game too that will be fresh in their minds. Which leads to the point that if people who already have it probably aren't going to buy it again, why not just give them the upgrade for free? There won't be much lost business if they weren't going to buy it again anyway. And it would be good PR, and rewarding loyal day 1 customers. Giving a free upgrade would have been an easy win for them.

It's a convenience thing to have a very big battery, but it's also something that Sony know they really only need to make it last for a long gaming session to get by. If it does 12 hours minimum that'll be more than enough. Anything else is just gravy.

I know of one house about 5 min walk from ours that has a fixed outdoor extractor for air con too - bet they are loving it. I think for the UK a mobile one is probably good enough just because we don't get that many hot days, and my understanding is that the split systems need maintenance (and are limited to the rooms you install the fans in). All I'll say is that you won't regret it, it's a fairly modest investment that will pay for itself and last you for years.

The split air con systems (i.e. non mobile units attached the wall with an outside extractor) are definitely better, and very quiet. Problem is that they are generally much more expensive and require expert installation/drilling, and here in the UK that kind of air con on domestic properties is unusual and this unfortunately drives the price up (in terms of the unit price and getting it installed). Make no mistakes, the portable units are reasonably noisy but I don't mind it - it's kind of white noise, and far preferable to being hot.

Mine is a 9,000 BTU Amcor model, which is pretty old now since I got it about 8 years ago (so doubt the same one is being sold now). Amcor seem to be a pretty good brand from what I can gather, and I've never had any problems with it. We mostly use it to cool our living room, which is sort of a medium size. If you've got a large-ish room you'll probably want a 12,000 BTU. Generally speaking I'd say mine does one room but it does lower the temperature of the next room a little if I leave the door open. I imagine a 12,000 BTU will do more. They are portable though so you can use them to cool down multiple rooms before bed, which is very handy. I'm guessing the prices might have gone up since we're currently in a heat wave, but generally speaking if you can find a 9,000 BTU for £200-250 or a 12,000 BTU for around £300 then you're looking at a very good deal. For instance, I think this a great price for a 12,000 BTU Amcor, but unfortunately it has just gone out of stock.

Regarding the bolded bit - they did, but their messaging around this has been poor. While initially saying the part about 2 years' support for Xbox One, later tweets suggest it is not compulsory: As well as that, a lot of games they showed off in their recent presentation didn't show the Xbox One logo - which possibly means that many of their games are at least over 2 years away (so won't be on Xbox One).

Probably not the draw it used to be. But regardless of how well Halo now sells consoles, now that is is taken away there are no system sellers left at launch at all.

If it helps, we don't fully seal off our window (just feed the nozzle out) and still get great cooling. We also often leave the door to the kitchen slightly open so the cat can get in and out. I'm sure sealing absolutely helps drop the temperature a little more but it's definitely not necessary.

This obviously needed more time and would have benefited from being developed just for the next gen consoles from the off. It's going to be very interesting to see how Microsoft make the Series X attractive to potential buyers in just a few months. It looks like they are once again making all the missteps to hand the generation over to Sony. And like others have said, Game Pass isn't going to do squat if there aren't new, next gen games on there at launch. There has to be more to justify the expensive console. I honestly wouldn't be surprised at this point if they delay the launch of the Series X.

To be fair, it also describes itself as mint.

For ramen I really like Kanada-Ya. In particular, the one I go to is in St. Giles; the truffle ramen in particular (with added egg) is delish. There's also Bone Daddies (the one in Soho) which do some really hearty "reimagined" bowls of ramen (i.e. not authentic, but still delicious). Tokyo Diner near Leicester Square do some really nice bento (though a bit pricey), while you can't go wrong with Misato for a cheap Katsu curry (they don't do bookings though, which means you can get big queues). Recently I went to the second Coco Curry to open up in London (been to the other one a few times). It really is like being back in Tokyo again, but quite a lot more expensive here. I really like it, even if it is considered just standard curry over in Japan!

Ohh, I remembered I was going to reply to this. I'm Dan I'm 33 Born in Manchester and grew up there, moved to Hertfordshire in 2010 with my (then) girlfriend Bought a house in 2015 Got married in 2017 Had our first child in February this year - a beautiful daughter (also just before coronavirus truly hit, which would have made the birth and being there waayyy more difficult) Did a cell biology undergrad degree in Manchester, followed by a Master's, then a PhD at UCL (finishing in 2014) Since 2014 I've worked at a company based in London as a medical writer. We basically interpret clinical trial data for oncologists and help write scientific articles to publish in journals and at conferences. We have a great office but unfortunately due to coronavirus, they haven't renewed the lease and we're all working from home. We have 2 guinea pigs and a cat. We thought the cat was a girl for a while when we got him. I have (apparently) been on this site for 14 years I enjoy playing squash but haven't played for a while Absolutely love trying out food places in London, especially Japanese, seafood, steak and curry places I like baking as well. I also recently got a Panasonic breadmaker which is now basically my favourite gadget. Grew up with a mega drive and a gameboy, then an N64 and a PS1. Once I had an N64 it was definitely my favourite console out of the two. I've found myself favouring Sony consoles more since the PS3 because as much as the Wii was popular, I felt like that was the point they decided to go a different route and note serve the enthusiast gamer Favourite game is Final Fantasy VIII, followed by Majora's Mask. When I get time these days I'll often play Overwatch. After typing all this, I feel like quite a few things match up with @bob. Creepy.

With all the heat complaints, you guys ever consider a portable air con device? We got one about 8 years ago when we used to live in a flat that would roast you alive in the summer. It's honestly one of the best purchases we have ever made. We live in a house now but it still works wonders during hot weather like this, it basically renders whichever room it's in completely comfortable.

I'm sure there's a meaning here but I couldn't parse what you're trying to say.

I get the feeling that to chart physically you really don't have to sell many copies at all. It probably only really means anything if multiple games come out in the same week. Even then, there are some games that make more sense to get digitally (e.g. online-focused games) so the comparison isn't always neat.

Maybe think of it as buying a year of Plus to get the game, plus a bunch of other games that come with Plus as well. I know Yakuza games often appear on Plus and you're pretty down with those games, right? Think of it as a lootbox. Also, a neat tip if you just want a cheap sub - you can set up a US PSN account and log in with that on your PS4. US PSN credit is much cheaper. For instance, you can get 12 months of PSN for US accounts for 24 quid here. You can then play the downloaded titles on your original UK PSN account, if you're bothered about the trophies.

To counter this - you also have a lot of people who are better off in a post-lockdown world - both saving money on travel and having more free time due to not travelling. We also might expect to see a bigger push to digital and away from preowned games in shops - which means more money back to Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo. As far as gaming goes, it's also very good value for money. I bought the game Overwatch for around 40 quid at launch and I've logged probably close to 1,500 hours from it. People might generally have less money across the board but I don't feel like gaming will bear the brunt of that. We might see slightly slower uptake of the new gaming consoles but part of me thinks that the opposite will be true (assuming the consoles are priced reasonably) - and we might see record new console uptake.

I think Microsoft's messaging has been fairly muddled. For example, Microsoft said that their new first party games would support Xbox One for the next 2 years. But as others have noticed, there's a good chance that this isn't the case after all. Either games are too far away (thus making this a bit of an empty boast), or games won't come out on Xbox One after all. You've also got the fact that they're touting having the most powerful console, then showing a demo for a game with bad pop in (which therefore looks like it's not taking advantage of the SSD) that looks like a slightly spruced up Xbox One game, and certainly not making the case for buying the new system. Then just yesterday they're removing the "optimised for Xbox Series X" stickers from games, which, while they were ugly, this now means that you don't know which games are optimised at a glance. Add to this that it wasn't clear at all if any games they recently showed were actually running on Xbox Series X (some were in fact shown on PC) and it's easy to be left confused as to why you'd want to buy a Series X within the first few years at least. If we contrast this with Sony, they have made it very clear that it's a new generation and they're not holding back the potential of new games by making them compatible with older systems. And we can see evidence with that with Ratchet and Clank with its dimension shifting. There was a good article on the Series X recently by Oli Welsh at Eurogamer. To quote him: