Do you really think they aren't biased? That clown emoji suits you if you really think so.I agree that review code should definitely have been provided to Eurogamer, Edge, SkillUP and Metro. These are MC/OC mainstays and many are respected voices in the industry. Bethesda is notoriously petty but MS needs to put a stop to this.
That said, it does seem like you’re weaving a hilarious narrative from this about paid reviews
DF now needs to take photos with Nintendo and Sony execs before we take them serious
Is the tile thing wrong? I could be misinformed , so if you could clarify - that would be great! I have seen the clips on reddit and the planets don't actually exist. It's just random tiles when you land on them. There is zero continuity between them. Is that wrong?
Disagree. That way leads to chummy positive reviews and a cultivated ‘pet’ journalistic culture. People will think twice about criticising companies for fear of losing access. A free press is vital and I think all registered publications should receive a code if requested.
Do you really think they aren't biased? That clown emoji suits you if you really think so.
I'm glad euro gamer didn't get a code in time. Their articles are terrible. Eurogamer got bent and I love it.
And what about the others? This is a bigger issue than your pathetic little hate boner.
Joke post?Meanwhile:
Then Microsoft flew Richard, Alex, and John, and asked them to share an "early impression."
Which is essentially this.
Absolutely unethical and ridiculous!
is it really when you get invited to so many hardware and software previews?
But these things aren't mutually exclusive. Let's just say that MS really did fly one of the largest video game tech focused youtube channels to preview their game (as apposed to them meeting up at gamescom). This does not imped DF's ability to report what they see, it's not sponsored content.
I would normally agree, but the transparency of this whole thing seems high profile, and along with the dropping of parity features on Series S requirements by Xbox, and factoring in how weak a rumoured PC is required to get 60fps, I suspect this is actually to be a big surprise of a day one patch for the Series X bringing the game in with a performance mode, and Richard is getting the exclusive and they want to be sure there is no way for it to leak - outside people guessing.Meanwhile:
Then Microsoft flew Richard, Alex, and John, and asked them to share an "early impression."
Which is essentially this.
Absolutely unethical and ridiculous!
Free press that boycott a game for political reasons worth nothing. The day the gaming critics treated Hogwarts Legacy like a leper is the day they announced they are unprofessional and should get no empathy, at least not from me.
You can still bump up OC and MC scores up or down regardless if you got a early copy or not. That is assuming the website is willing to spend their own money on purchasing a copy and writing a review and publishing it. That is what we are doing, so our score will still influence the critic score average.
Can someone explain how he got it?
console exclusive, assuming the X gets a day one patch that does 60fps and VRR.
He is getting an exclusive because they said anyone else from eurogamer can't use it, and he has guidelines to follow
Bernoulli
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DF have 1M subs IIRC and they are very influential, giving them the definitive say and making them the voice to dispel any review criticism about 30fps would seem like a good strategy IMO, and would certainly make the change of stance over "creative choice" disappear like it never happened.So they'll have a patch ready that could improve performance on the X, and they won't push it to reviewers to potentially improve review scores? Instead reserve it to give DF an 'exclusive'?
This made sense to you and
Skill up said he would hostile to Bethesda games going forward. Makes sense why he didn't get a code.
not at all, but it will be considered bad by some (fan or foe) in todays totally messed up game review scala
86 is a great score, wouldn't surprise me if it lands between 85-90.
I don’t care about the publication - I care about the reviews.
That's exactly why you have to rejoice and take the wins when they come. Eurogamer will have what they see as their win when they give this a 3/5.
Good.
You guys could always cultivate your own culture and choose not to follow the leader
The journalists can subscribe to Game Pass if they want to play the game. It's an incredible deal and offers a huge catalog of additional games.
The same company owns Eurogamer and Digital Foundry.
Can't tell if serious...
