I laughed out loud. Not always the case, honestly. I often shake my head and remind myself that I'm getting old. ;)

Getting?

The USB adapter was sold for only about one month, and was discontinued and recalled from stores before the Xbox one X even launched. It's very hard to find. The ebay prices have come down over the years (can you guess from this description how I had to get mine?), but the overall installed base can't be high.

Still, kind of goes against their "all XB1 peripherals will work on XSX" statement.

I'm sure it's "all supported XB1 peripherals will work on XSX"
Because they discontinued the Kinect completely right?

Yes I agree. But you have situations now where the mechanics actually clash with the aesthetics to create a disconnect.

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Especially when the game narrative is trying to make a point about violence and it's deleterious effects, only to have you slaughter the next 20 people you encounter...

Yes I agree. But you have situations now where the mechanics actually clash with the aesthetics to create a disconnect.

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Especially when the game narrative is trying to make a point about violence and it's deleterious effects, only to have you slaughter the next 20 people you encounter...

I don’t buy it being a problem, though. A game is all of its elements together, not just each element taken on its own.

Yes I agree. But you have situations now where the mechanics actually clash with the aesthetics to create a disconnect. I'm not talking about 'gameplay' you may find traditional or boring. I'm talking about things like showing us this vast detailed city in the sky, only to find out it's made of empty shops and people who act like pull string dolls. Nothing in the 'gameplay' of Uncharted really clashed with the aesthetics… which is why they are quite good games.

I don’t buy it being a problem, though. A game is all of its elements together, not just each element taken on its own. Uncharted is worth playing because of its story and visuals, and the game play is enough to support those other strong elements.

I think it's that games have changed to reveal that fact. Old games were purely challenge oriented because aesthetics alone could not immerse… Now the aesthetics have actually surpassed the mechanics and we often have the opposite problem.

The USB adapter was sold for only about one month, and was discontinued and recalled from stores before the Xbox one X even launched. It's very hard to find. The ebay prices have come down over the years (can you guess from this description how I had to get mine?), but the overall installed base can't be high.

Still, kind of goes against their "all XB1 peripherals will work on XSX" statement.

Pork loin with pineapple > ham with anything

What are you on about!? I'm not arguing that your proposal isn't delicious, but nobody in the world has ever said "Man, I could really go for a pork loin with pineapple sandwich."

Get outta here with that mess.

That sounds like a fairly predictable way someone would fuck up a Cubano. I bet in some Marriott restaurant somewhere is described a tropical Cuban.

(honestly I might even try it. The Mojo marinade is welcome to incorporate pineapple juice in my mind, so my concern is less flavor than moisture problems.)