Just a quick background of myself I have been an avid supporter of Socom since I read about it being announced in Playstation Magazine and watching the video about it on their demo disc (if anyone remembers those days anymore). I picked it up on launch day and was imediately hooked, and have played ever since.
Now, after an almost complete failure of a launch, slant six has been hard at work restoring gameplay functioning and even game features. Due to the problems being so bad, they had to even disable some clan features in the game, but I believe that now is the best time to play. Just recently they annouced the future update 1.30 and its features in a fittingly titled "SOCOM State of the Union" blog post on SOCOM.com. Whats to come should be very exciting.
As for the current state of the game and servers even under "rush hour" periods the game is now playing very smoothly (with a very low amount of users still reporting problems). The servers are holding up pretty well the past couple of days I have played and is now become what it has always been. Addicting and fun.
All in all, I think most will agree with me (if not now then later) that the response from Slant Six after the problems and their attention to the intense socom community is by far impressive and i only hope it continues.
Digital Foundry : Doom: The Dark Ages is now receiving its path tracing upgrade on PC, so Alex and John tested it versus the standard RT graphics - and found some surprises.
The PC version is still on schedule but the console versions have been delayed.
There are many exciting updates this month for Xbox. Copilot for Gaming is available now for early preview on mobile and will be coming to PC soon. Xbox PC app introduces a wave of new updates: Aggregated gaming library gives players quick access to games from Xbox, Game Pass, and other leading PC storefronts, and with publisher channels players can browse their favorite franchises. Updates for the Xbox Console includes customization for Most Recently Used, free-to-play benefits, Game Hubs, and dialog improvements for game saves.
"Players can now hide system apps, pin favorites to the list, and reduce the number of tiles displayed. This update is part of our ongoing effort to make Home more personal, flexible, and responsive to feedback."
This is welcomed, i like a less cluttered home screen.
