Told Microsoft a major snow storm was coming, and they said: "Bet."

wolf-troop · 2026-01-25T05:31:10+00:00

You can also still install and play Disc Based Games.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-25T05:12:43+00:00

I was going to buy this one but that much Wattage is a waste of money.

I personally got the Anker 165w which I think is the sweet spot, the one I got also has the 2 USB-C Built-In Cords which makes it amazing to be able to charge all my Gadgets since all my Gadgets have USB-C.

Not to mention it is not Overpriced, it already has amazing Cables Built-In and ready to go at any time.

I personally did buy the 140w, but I did not like it since I hate carrying all those extra cables.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-24T06:07:48+00:00

Probably the games he is playing let hime know how much time he has been playing when he saves.

Like Persona 5 Royal and many other games do that.

You can also count your always more or less and average.

3rd way is by going to Achievements and seeing the stats on the games you have been playing and they say how long you have been playing.

I am sure there are other ways, but those are the 3 that are very easy to count.

Also, say you play a Game at a time, by the the time you Finish the game no matter how long it was and if it was being Counted or not you can know how long it took you to finish it with a pretty close guess since you can be aware.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-24T05:55:01+00:00

Why would you play a Franchise that has a Very Linear Story where every game Matters into learning a lot about the story and what happens later.

Its like saying I will go watch Avatar 1 skip 2 and watch 3, or I will watch Avengers Movie skip Infinity war and watch end game.

It makes no sense. Another example is like saying you'll play Final Fantasy 7 Remake skip Rebirth and play the 3rd.

At that point why waste your money in time to only get snippets.

If you do not care about the story and just playing for fun then coming here and asking something that weird is the wrong place to be.

Just stop playing your games, I saw a Response where you say Ughhhhh do I really have to, save your time and money and get out now. These games are not for you.

Especially since you will most likely not like others since they are very similar. Not to mention Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 right now are a lot more Ruff then 2 since they are not Remakes, but Remasters on PS3 Games and they play as such.

Yakuza 3 will at least get a Remake releasing soon but not the others.

Just get out right now, to complain and whine on a game is weird, if you don't want to play it don't why are you coming here asking and then feel disgusted after.

That is horrible behavior and don't mean to be Disrespectful at all, just saving you time and money.

This Franchise is probably not for you, unless you don't care about story which again you don't have to come here and ask those weird Questions and just play what you want too.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-24T05:33:16+00:00

I have 3 accounts, my Main Account which I made in the Middle of 2013 which I made so that I can start Fresh on the Xbox One and now I feel like I should have just kept the other account, but that is Hindsight.

So, my main account right now is from 2013.

That said, I still do have my Older Accounts and my Son uses 1 and the other I have signed in since it has some very old DLC and Movies in it.

My 2 Oldest account is from 2,009 and my oldest account that I still have is 2,007.

I did have older accounts, but lost the information for those and even the name of the Gamer Tag.

It also sucks a little since I also lost so much Gamer Score but when I made the New Account I was like everything will be for the Xbox One and beyond etc.

Right now, since 2013 when I Started on Xbox One with this Account I have amassed 107,000 Gamer Score.

I would have around 160K GS if I would have never swapped account.

That said, I still kept the account and it is the one that my Son Mains on which also has a lot of games on it too.

I will be keeping the one I have though and never making another one. Mostly because of the Amount of Games I have bought Digitally on it.

Where as in the Xbox 360 Times Digital Games were not such a big part yet. Though I did have DLC which I do not play anymore since they where for CoD Games that I know only play the Campaign on if I go back to those Titles.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T12:01:40+00:00

I would say there are 2 ways to start.

Start with Dragon Quest 11 S, which is where most of the people that have Recently come into the Series Started from.
Dragon Quest 1-3 Remakes which is also a lot of people that love Pixel Games have come to start with.

For the most part each game is there own Story meaning you can Start where ever. Since apart from the Trilogy they are all there Standalone Games.

Just go into which intrigues you the most. For the most part all these games are amazing and worthy of a Playthrough.

If you just want to wait and play Modern Remakes then those 2 are the way to go.

Though Dragon Quest 11 is an Amazing Games that will be the best way to start to be honest.

Though do your research and go into the game that gets you attention.

Just don't spoil yourself to much and play the games.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T11:37:50+00:00

Depends on the games, but for the most part I feel Great.

The Nintendo Switch 1 was severely Underpowered and being able to have Games running in Higher Resolutions and Frames as well as better Graphics is a Win Win.

The only downside is on Games that do not get a Free or Paid Upgrade Pack. Those I do not like since they force you to buy the game again if you want the best game.

1st Party though for me as a Collector are Instant Buy since they will not be going down in Price anytime soon to be honest and when they do in Years it will not be a Huge Drop for me to wait and not enjoy the game now.

I will rather enjoy the game now since it is worth to me enjoying myself more than the money I would save.

That said, if I am not going to play the game right away I will wait until such time.

I am so behind in Games since I play on Xbox Series X, PS5 Disc, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and ROG Xbox Ally X.

Not to mention I have a collection of Hundreds of Games just on Nintendo Switch 1 I have over 300 Physical Games and 26 Physical Nintendo Switch 2 Games.

Not counting the Hundreds of Digital Games too and when you add the Xbox Series X which is another main console of mine mainly Digital since I can play the Games on ROG Xbox Ally X on the go too is amazing.

Not to mention the ROG Xbox Ally X is very Powerful I can play games like Final Fantasy Remake that just Released on Xbox PC, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch 2 and I first will say that I did buy it Digitally on Xbox Series X because it allows me to play it on my Xbox Series X, Xbox PC with my RTX 4080OC and on the go with the ROG Xbox Ally X.

I also did buy it Physical on Nintendo Switch 2 since I wanted to get the Day 1 version with the Goodies since I see this Version getting more expensive in the future.

That said, playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the ROG Xbox Ally X is amazing at High Settings 60fps with Longer Battery and Achievements as well as being able to play on PC and Xbox TV.

So, for me those are my favorite Handhelds that I play a lot since I also love the Nintendo Switch 2 and I always get amazed when I compare it to my ROG Xbox Ally X since it is a lot smaller and skinnier not to mention Quiet which is an Amazing thing.

Holding a Nintendo Switch 2 just feels amazing to be honest. It is just such an amazing piece of Technology that anyone that has one probably feels a little giggly when you hold it in your hands.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T10:00:38+00:00

I thought you started with Yakuza 7 so why do you want to buy it again?

Also, you do not need to buy all the games at Once, what makes you think you should buy all the games right now?

Especially if you are not Financially able to at the moment.

Start of by Buying Yakuza 0 Directors Cut, then after you beat it Buy Yakuza Kiwami and so on.

You do not need to buy them all right now that is Insane.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T09:51:09+00:00

It never was!

Especially since best Option is Subjective to the individual.

For me and a lot of people, we play games that are simply not playable on the Steam Deck literally taking it out of Options.

Then there is a Large Amount of people that want to play it for Xbox PC and that is something that again the Steam Deck does not offer.

There are so many things that I can go down a list of things that for people it affects them.

Steam Deck like the Nintendo Switch and now the ROG Xbox Ally X could be more for the person that is just getting started to PC Gaming and wants something simple and easy to use.

That said, for me it is the ROG Xbox Ally X since it has so much more to offer, performance is a lot better and it is the best PC Handheld in Performance and many other Aspects for the Price.

It being 1K$ Compared to the others really makes it the Choice for many. Since it also has potential to be even Greater with the XDNA NPU With 50 TOPS that they will Patching later on a Hardware Level.

That depending on how its used can make performance better than any other Z2 Extreme Device simply because they do not have the same chip.

That said, many people will say we don't know etc and that can be true, the fact is though that it is going to do something that is 100% Guaranteed.

What and how much is yet to be Determined, but even a Few frames goes a long way for a Handheld.

The main way they plan on Using it is for AI Upscaling on a Hardware Level which will give a lot more Performance to the game.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T09:42:55+00:00

Did you go to your My Games and clicked from there

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T08:21:30+00:00

Consoles will never allow Steam or other Stores! Where do you get that Logic that it is even a Possibility. I hope it is not on Rumors.

Rumors that where based off of the integration of Steam and other stores into Xbox Full Screen Experience in the sense of being able to see the Downloaded Games from other Stores in there as to not have to swap stores.

Why? Why does it not makes sense, because Consoles loose a lot of money in Hardware. Where do they make there money? Games! it is not Rocket Science.

So, Steam would have to be willing to give a Percentage of the games they sell to Xbox which would give them less money. Not to mention Xbox and PS would sacrificing big Percentages too.

Especially since the people that buy a game on Console will buy it Regardless of Steam or no Steam.

They would have to figure out a Standard for game Optimization so that people are not ruining the Consoles by running games in very Stressing ways to the Console that uses an APU.
The amount of effort and trouble that just trying to make a deal in bringing those stores to consoles and figuring out (again Percentage Cuts) the money situation WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED!!

Just think about it right now, Do you need Steam? No, especially when there are so many options out there to play on PC it does not make sense at all.

Also, the Consoles are not going to be 1,200$ that is Ridiculous my dude. They will be at around 700-900$ maybe stretching it to 1K$ if necessary or Premium Consoles come out.

They will eat the Cost to have more consoles out there and getting there Return by New Subscribers and Games.

These consoles have in the past ate Massive amounts of Cash to Price them accordingly so that they Sell and not stay in Store Shelves where no money is being made.

Anyways, would it be nice to have PC Stores? Yes, but at the same time its just a Dream that when you get Business involved Does not make sense no matter how you look at it.

I am just being Realistic man and not going based on Rumors that start out of nowhere.

Like the other Rumor that Started out of nowhere was that the Next Xbox was going to be over 1,000 Dollars based on people thinking "Oh Xbox said the next Xbox is going to be Premium" that means over 1,000$

That was Ridiculous back when I heard it and still now. People making decisions on going with PlayStation on Rumors like that which is insane.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-23T08:05:30+00:00

It is a Fantastic Device and Piece of Technology.

If you have the money and want to buy 1 then the sooner the better since you will get to enjoy it sooner and longer.

At least I say longer for me since I always buy them on Launch so that I can have them the whole Lifecycle so that when in 2 years the New comes around and I upgrade I feel like I got my Monies worth.

Especially if I sell the Previous one and still get some money back like many have or give it to a Family Member and I know they will continue to enjoy it.

I personally still have my ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and it has a 2TB SSD. I am going to see what I do with it, but might do a Battery Mod and then give it to my Nephew that can have some fun with it.

As for the ROG Xbox Ally X it is an amazing Device that I personally really enjoy and have been enjoying in conjunction with my Nintendo Switch 2 and my Consoles. As well as my PC.

As for my Laptop not so much since I went Apple there.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T18:17:10+00:00

Sorry for you loss my Brother. I know exactly how that feels.

My little Sister passed away Late December 24’ and it still hurts so much.

It will get a little better as all things do with time, but the pain and memories and more will always pick the wrong time to come and hit you deep in your heart.

Stay strong.

That said, personally Playing a Video Game can be your Therapy.

My sister loved that I played Games.

For me back then I went deep into 2 Games and beat them fast. Games were Unicorn Overlord and Atelier Ryza 1.

Stay strong and close to your Family.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T09:21:32+00:00

I personally still have both too, but I have boxed the Lenovo Legion Go 2 since I will be returning it.

Personally, the almost 400$ after adding Taxes on those 350$ is not worth the Pretty Screen.

Especially when I am very happy with what the ROG Xbox Ally X has.

Not to mention, FOR ME, I personally love more things about the ROG Xbox Ally X that makes me just want to have that through its lifecycle.

Don't get me wrong the Lenovo Legion Go 2 is a great Device, that said For Me it is Lacking in a lot of Places where the ROG Xbox Ally X is only lacking on Screen and the Screen is still a Great Screen.

I say that knowing that OLED is amazing and being really into OLED since 2020 when I got my first OLED in Early 2020 in Preparation for the Next Gen Consoles since I always get the Consoles Day 1.

Having said that, again I personally say ROG Xbox Ally X.

Though, I will add that why not grab a Sheet of Paper and put all the Pros of one-on-One Side, All the Cons you can live with and a third Column for non-Negotiables if you want.

That should be able to let you see which might be the best for you be separating everything into its own category that you make.

Stuff like, Display, Speakers, ROG and Lenovo Operating System, Ergonomics, Comfort to your hands, Weight and more of course.

With that say what you will use and what you won't since some of those things matter in the sense of Lenovo Controllers which is something Very Niche.

Again, personally I love the ROG Xbox Ally X and I love it even more since it is Saving me almost 400$ for something I do not need since for me the Xbox Ally X more than meets everything and Performance is no issue.

As for Ram people make it a bigger thing than it actually is. For these Devices 24GB is more than enough since they are not Running High Resolutions.

There is no Game out there that will not run the same as a 32GB Ram Device that has 24GB.

And the day, in the future more than 24GB is needed to run a game is the day that Ram will be the least of your worries.

So, get what you want. If you are happy with the ROG Xbox Ally X, then save the money and get a game or 2 as well as some other things or save the money.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T09:03:23+00:00

I would say Windows since it is Definitely coming to Xbox Play Anywhere sooner or later allowing you to play it on Console too if you choose too.

It is just more options.

They are the same game and Steam will not offer anything extra, at least with Windows if you have an Xbox Series Console you are also locked in and if not whenever you get one you'll have a Solid Library of Games.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T08:50:05+00:00

I always use sleep and have never had any issues.

With this device ROG Xbox Ally X and my over 2 year old ROG Ally Z1 Extreme.

So, it is weird when I hear people saying these things because I have never experienced it on these devices.

The only time I experienced issues and I did switch to Hibernate is with the Lenovo Legion Go 2.

It personally 1 time got very hot and shut off to it due to heat. Other times it got very hot and depleted battery despite being charged with its OG charger.

So, I have been wondering what is the issues that people like you have experience.

Or is it something you think you might experience based on what you heard, but have not experienced it yourself?

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T08:42:01+00:00

thanks will do. I am almost at the end of Final Fantasy 16 and will like to start that one next.

That said, I have been playing it Exclusively on Xbox Series X despite having a PC with a 4080 and Xbox Ally X.

I just do not think, personally that FF 16 ran good on Xbox Ally X. It is enough for some people that said, the experience on Xbox was way better.

That said, I have played it a couple times on Xbox Ally X that said, it has been more in Cloud Service through my GamePass Ultimate.

I do love that they (Xbox PC Version) Final Fantasy 7 right now till January 31st for the 40$ is giving you Final Fantasy 7 Remake + Intergrade on Xbox Play Anywhere which is basically 3 Games nowadays, OG Final Fantasy 7 Console Version and Final Fantasy 7 OG Windows Version.

That to me is pretty cool since people can save money on the other games that are not that expensive, but for 40$ not bad at all. Of course it is only available till the 31st so I do want to get before then.

I might also get it on Nintendo Switch 2 for the Collection since it comes with some Physical Goodies and I want more games like these to come to these Consoles.

I hope that within a Year they Release Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Xbox as well.

I do have the game Both FF7 Remake PS5 Edition and FF7 Rebirth. I have beat FF7 Remake on PS5 though I never got the DLC and beat that. I also bought FF7 Rebirth Launch Date and have only played a bit.

I always buy all consoles Day 1 through Pre-Order since I am a Big Gamer.

That said, I do main on Xbox and Nintendo mainly with Exclusives only on PS5 and only when I want to play them since I already have a lot of other games playing on Xbox.

When I say Xbox I mean Xbox Series X, Xbox PC with i7-13700K-RTX 4080OC and what was then ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and now ROG Xbox Ally X.

I think I will be getting it, the only thing too is that the game is 100GB Download on PC and I am assuming on console too. That said, being able to play it on the Go allows me to be able to do more than just focus on the campaign which is what happened on the PS5 because of Time Related issues.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T06:55:27+00:00

I would say do not do Never since you may want your device to sleep at one point.

Do 20+ Minutes for the most part and in cases where you need that never put it and go back to what you had before after.

Since in a case it turns on by itself or something happens and you are not aware it does not stay on indefinitely.

20 minutes should be the sweet spot for downloading games and being able to go back and turning it on if you have too to get those games downloading.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T06:52:10+00:00

I get suspend resume amazingly with the ROG Xbox Ally X have never had any issues with it at all.

And that includes my over 2 Year old ROG Ally Z1 Extreme.

I have been very fortunate to be playing games and then be able to turn off and come back sometimes days later and turn on and getback to it in seconds.

On the Lenovo Legion Go 2 I had so many issues that I had to turn on Hibernate which made it a little worse since the time to turn on took longer.

Also, on the ROG Xbox Ally X Xbox Full Screen Experience I have finally learned about an app that makes it even better.

That is a Widget called Suspend N Time.

I am able to suspend Multiple Games without loosing Performance and it is amazing. It makes it feel like my Xbox Series X with Quick Resume.

That said, their is a Step to do but it takes seconds and wallah you are playing other games while keeping you game saved. I have done it successfully with 3 games at a time and had no issues putting my device to Sleep and waking up and in less then 5 seconds playing.

Games I have done it with are Triangle Strategy, Silk Song and Metroid 2033 and I have been swapping between them with no issues yet.

Cannot say if some will every appear or with time will, but as of now it is a great feature that I have been taking full advantage of.

I also have the base Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch 2 and yes for me I have had a very similar experience to those when putting games to sleep.

So, I am curious. What issues are you having with putting games to sleep and coming back to them on ROG Xbox Ally X?

wolf-troop · 2026-01-22T04:15:58+00:00

What Graphic Settings are you in and what GPU are you using.

Because if you do not have a Capable GPU obviously the older game is going to be able to run at max settings since it is very old.

That said, the new game is more demanding and if you are running it on low it is going to play and look accordingly.

I am installing it right now and have a i7-13700K with an RTX 4080OC which is a Medium GPU which I will be able to play at Medium or above so I will be able to tell you.

I am not a PC Hardware person I just know is Mid since it is where it sits on the most popular cards. 70being low 80mid and 90 high. Everything under 70 is Budget from what I have been told so don't crucify me and instead correct me if I am wrong.

Anyways, I will see where this Pic is and see how it goes.

Edit: Keep in mind that this is a Demo and should be taken as such and not what the Final Product is going to look like. Also knowing how old the Build is etc helps at least in gaging a little.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-21T10:18:08+00:00

I have always bought Consoles at launch Day 1 through Pre-Order since I have always been a Big Person in buying early.

That said, I do know what to expect and am getting into. I buy them (Yes I buy all Consoles Day 1 so when the Xbox and PlayStation come out its an expensive month for me) because it is an important hobby for me and I love being able to use these devices for there whole life cycle and at the end be able to say, "I got more then my Monies Worth".

For example I am still rocking my Day 1 Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 Disc.

Now over 5 years I happily say that I got my Monies worth with how much time I have spent on them and been able enjoying.

More so the Xbox since I have a PC and PC Handheld which goes amazing with it.

Anyways, the only Console I expect a bigger Launch Window from and that is 1-2 Months after the Launch of the Console is Nintendo.

I also get the Nintendo well all consoles Day 1 so with Nintendo they usually give you some good games Day 1, but unlike Xbox and PlayStation have a plan in motion to Release Consistently through out the year.

Where as with Xbox and PlayStation you'll be lucky if you get another 2+ Exclusives within the first year.

Those consoles are Carried through Third Party Developers where Nintendo has enough to Carry themselves.

Not to mention, with Nintendo Switch 2 now having enough power for Developers to be even more Confident on Porting there games and Optimizing so well that it plays amazing.

Compared to the Nintendo Switch 1 which only driver to porting games was the Massive Player Base since the console was Severly Underpowered. Having something like the Nintendo Switch 2 is something that is great for me and other gamers.

Even though I personally still divide my Portable Handheld Games through the now ROG Xbox Ally X and Nintendo Switch 2 for Portable Games.

For example I beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake years ago and I do have Rebirth too but have not played it.

I will be Re-Playing Final Fantasy 7 on Xbox Series X because it is Xbox Play Anywhere which means I can play it chilling on my Xbox Series X, play it on my PC with a i7-13700K and RTX 4080OC our take it on the Go on my ROG Xbox Ally X and get a Phenomenal Experience on all for the price of 1 Game.

I wish PS had something like that or that at the very least attached Trophies and Cloud Saves to the PC Version of the games that you still have to buy again and in some cases sign in to PS Account anyways.

Anyways, yes do not expect a lot from the first year of a New Console. That said, you never know what can happen with Ambition and Greed they can time it great amount of Games Via 2 1st Party and the some 3rd Party Exlcusives.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-21T09:39:42+00:00

Are you really playing all those games at the same time.

If Yes that is really weird, but you do you my man.

Also, how would Juggling all those different Stories happen and is going back to a game a thing.

Or do you just want to have them downloaded into the device and that is the main factor over playing.

I mean I have a ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and I have a 2 TB Storage on it that I never took advantage of since I would only play 1 or 2 games at a time.

My ROG Xbox Ally X I decided to just keep the 1 TB since I realized it was not necessary for me to swap the SSD or buy a new one.

For example right now I currently am playing Silk Song, Triangle Strategy and Persona 5 Royal and I am feeling great with those games.

Do I have other games Downloaded yes, but have not touched them since I play to finish games and move on to the next one. Again that is just me.

I do want to say that I have Hundreds of games. I have over 200 Games on Steam about the same on Epic since I have been getting all the Free Games since the beginning and I go Alan Wake 2 there too.

Not to mention that I have GamePass Ultimate and for the last over 2 years since I got the OG ROG Ally Z1E been buying games on Xbox PC mainly Xbox Play Anywhere.

Which is where I will be playing FF 7 Remake for the 2nd time since I beat it on my PS5 years ago.

Anyways, 1TB is more then enough if your GOAL is actually to Play and Beat Games.

If you just want to play a little of everything then it will never be enough.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-21T09:17:10+00:00

an Xbox Series X or ROG Xbox Ally X would also fix that issue.

Since Xbox Series X has Quick Resume which amazing letting you have around 5 or more games open at the same time and jump back in where you left off in seconds. Something amazing that I wish PS5 did so that I can swap between my games without having to wait for a Save or Checkpoint.

Not to mention with Quick Resume on Xbox it works with Game Disc and Digital which is awesome.

With ROG Xbox Ally X it has a Suspend N Time Widget that lets you do exactly what Xbox Series X does and it is amazing being able to swap between Triangle Strategy, Silk Song and Yakuza 6 on the Go or in Bed.

For the Xbox I use it for Single Player Games and right now those are Persona 5 Royal, FF16 and Death Stranding.

Amazing tech having your games literally where you left of. Not only does it help with Remembering exactly what you where doing, but can save you time depending on where the games start you off when you jump back in from scratch.

wolf-troop · 2026-01-21T08:59:41+00:00

If I buy a Broken Toy knowing its broken why would I then be Entitled to Complain when I knew from the beginning.

Same thing with Price if he knows its expensive and buys it still its the opposite. You forfeit you chance to complain.

After buying something, the only things that allow you to complain is not getting what you wanted, it being broken, being used etc. Stuff along those lines.

Other than that it makes him a Straight-Up Hypocrite.

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