I'm going to chime in here. I've been playing since beta on Xbox with a Xbox one x. I rarely ever had issues with frames dropping and character models not loading, i could be in block one with the premium slots almost full and I would only experience issues loading in. After the episode 5 drop and subsequent emergency maintenance, I have insane frame drops and failed characters assets + models even in half full lobbies. Im suspecting something with the update has screwed with the xbox side of the client, nothing has changed on my end as far as settings or ISP ( gigabit speeds).

@MagmaBlaze heart restored

@MagmaBlaze no love for the auxiliaries question broken

My question is in NG will auxiliaries have a function or be carried over similar to characters?

I can understand them not releasing info on the story, its one of the main things that helps drive downloads.

@IfrianMMO child... you are bitching about exclusivity on deals for publishing and distribution that you refuse to comprehend. It's a fucking business and not some loving grandma that's going to give you everything you want... Microsoft got sega to bring a free to play game to the west so how do you think they are going to attempt to make some headway on a deal that looks like losing money? A small cut in microtransactions? Or getting more people into an ecosystem and push benefits with services like gamepass to get recurring customers that will put more money into the Microsoft ecosystem? But no, apparently it's only because they dont like pc gamers... boycott Nintendo because they wont bring breath of the wild to other consoles/platforms... how are people so entitled and ignorant... do us a favor, go curl up with your favorite waifu body pillow and cry yourself to sleep. It's better than you crying on a public forum about things over your head that havent even been confirmed yet.

@IfrianMMO I'm done replying to your ignorant post... "we demand to play at the same time as the rest of the world when it comes to pso2 content on pc.".. wow, was a jp region exclusive for 8 year then came to NA region which was much easier to work around in order to play for "everyone else in the world" ... I'm not sure where the rest of the world plays into this... dude just stop crying about things that arent even known yet... "omg Japan is probably going to get PSO 5 before everyone else... how can they be so greedy and cruel to the rest of the world?!". Ok Karen...

@JuggernautGTX you know me, stirring the pot like always

@IfrianMMO you're still being a unicorn because "pc master race is neglected" and over looked at how well the game was optimized for xbox... you know... what Microsoft was aiming for hence the the exclusivity to release first on xbox.... you shill on and on about how it was a pc game first so therefore it has to be pc first in other regions... NA is the largest "console market" so go figure they would want to bring it to a console first in order to drive more interest in consoles... keep saying it's a pc game while it has launched with almost no hiccups on a console compared to a pc... where all the issues are... just be happy you are actually playing the game instead of crying "but mah pc". You have a choice to either wait for a platform launch that might not come for a long while (i.e. steam) or you can play it by following the distribution cycle that the companies get paid to follow.

Maybe learn the difference between publishers and developers? That might solve a majority of your crying. If a publisher is paying for a port onto a console, they are going to want to showcase it... the world doesnt revolve around you...

@Thirstday said in Console Launch Exclusive:

@Bass-Captain-2 said in Console Launch Exclusive:

If the news itself is fuzzy then complain about the delivery and ask for clarification instead of jumping into outrage like many do in this forum.

We are but past experience means people worry. Originally Xbox and PC version of PSO2 were marketed in such a way you'd think they'd be handled the same, but instead it was a timed exclusive. And yes PC is not considered a console which is where the confusion is. PC players are still a bit upset as they were ignored very hard and treated incredibly poorly beyond debate. So frustration and skepticism is duly earned... So yeah people are speaking up, asking for more information, and saying they don't want a repeat of what happened last time albeit a bit poorly.

With that being said, asking for clarification is warranted. But simply assuming because it happens x way so it will happen again is a weak argument for people to use. Companies learn from mistakes, and I made a hot take earlier that pso2 (current release) was not the main goal of reaching out to Sega for distribution rights of pso2. Microsoft's main focus is probably more centered on NG and making it as smooth as possible for windows/xbox. Pso2 (current) was probably a test for the azure servers and reception in the west. If they could streamline and get the game to function great then they know they can tackle NG and apply things they've learned from this current release. As I've been saying be patient, wait for news to continue to trickle out. With the ammount of outrage from people on here, they will most likely address those concerns as we get closer to actually know a release date for the game.

@Lorient said in Console Launch Exclusive:

@Bass-Captain-2 Exclusivity is cancer to the gaming industry. The only time I can even see it being partially justified is if the game is a first party title. Otherwise, it's a practice that I will always have an issue with.

Well development on multi platforms is a large ordeal, it can add years to the development cycle and people now a days are not patient. That's why most 3rd party title will see a release on a platform then a year later it is pushed to different platforms. During the exclusivity portion, it gives the smaller developers time to work on the new platform release. Also most developers wouldnt survive with out the funding from exclusivity/publishing deals. Console makers are going to want IP's that encourage people to purchase their system in order to play it. It's why you'll never see god of war on xbox or halo on playstation.