It's clear that Microsoft still has some work to do to fully repair the perception that it can't meet Sony's PlayStation platform on raw quality. Many of these complaints were about different specific things with regards to first-party, ranging from requests to revive old IPs like Banjo, to the perceived lack of information about major upcoming games like State of Decay 3, Perfect Dark, Fable, and others. There continues to be concerns about Xbox's first-party output too, despite the acquisitions Microsoft has made in recent years. Source: Microsoft (Image credit: Source: Microsoft) Additionally, there were complaints about some indie publishers who deflate the quality of achievements with purposefully easy Gamerscore harvesting opportunities, devaluing the system as a whole. It's certainly true that professional gamers may spend more time in a single game learning to play at a higher level, rather than hunt down achievements in many separate games. Many players were asking for some sort of recognition for 100% completions of games, while others want to be acknowledged for their dedication to a single title. Meanwhile, PlayStation's Trophy system has become the object of some jealousy, given that it offers a more granular look at how players tackle achievement hunting. Save for the inclusion of a special "rare achievement" toast notification, there have not been any meaningful additions to the system in years. Xbox achievementsĪnother large bout of feedback fell against the Xbox achievement system, which has been a bit neglected in recent years. But it's clear Xbox still has a lot of work to do in this area. Microsoft has previously described Japan as one of its fastest-growing markets, so perhaps the situation will change in the coming years. While not Japanese-made, Genshin Impact skipping Xbox has proven a pain point for some, and Atlus' continued absence on Xbox frustrates JRPG fans everywhere. Yet still, major gaps in the lineup persist. Microsoft has even garnered some wins from Square Enix, nabbing Octopath Traveler for Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft helped bring Phantasy Star Online 2 to the West via Xbox, for example, and Sega also brought the entire Yakuza franchise to Xbox, after years of exclusivity on other platforms. Xbox has seen a bit of success here and there from Japanese studios. With Sony buying up exclusivity deals around the Final Fantasy franchise, and other franchises like Persona just arbitrarily ignoring Xbox all together, it's clear that many Xbox fans feel Microsoft needs to work harder to get some of these developers interested in building for the platform. Source: Windows Central / Zackery Cuevas (Image credit: Source: Windows Central / Zackery Cuevas)Īnother frequent concern revolved around support from Japanese and other third-party studios. Thankfully, Xbox engineering lead Jason Ronald said on a podcast a little while ago that the Xbox Game DVR is a high priority for the team in 2022, so hopefully, we'll see these issues solved sooner, rather than later. The old "Upload Studio" app was left abandoned and finally deleted entirely from Xbox a little while ago. In a social media world, it seems odd that the Xbox Game DVR is so bare-bones when it comes to some of this stuff. The Xbox Game DVR also has no system for editing clips together, offering only a basic trimming service. The Xbox currently offers no native support for YouTube Gaming, for example. However, Twitch isn't the only streaming service out there. Since the death of Mixer, Microsoft had no way to stream directly from the Xbox to streaming platforms until recently, when it finally re-integrated Twitch. It's also weirdly difficult to obtain your captures from a PC, with no system in place currently to access cloud files without manually uploading them from your Xbox to an adjacent service like OneDrive.Īnother complaint I combined in this category revolves around streaming. The way the system handles HDR for captures is a bit off, with screenshots appearing washed out and weird when you upload them to a PC. The Xbox Game DVR has fallen into a bit of a state in recent years, in a variety of ways. There were many, many complaints about various aspects of the Xbox Game DVR, and for good reason. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)
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