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First of all don't think the Japanese outrage will matter too much to Ubisoft, they always targeted a western market with their games.

Second they will not sell but go private with their stock which is different and something that would calm a lot of their investors at the moment.

With that news their stock also recovered a bit.

And last but not least don't think the new Assassin's Creed will fail, it is a cool setting and I think it will do well.

So yeah Ubisoft will still exist next year just not maybe as a publicly traded company.

It's not the first crisis they had and won't be the last. But seeing how long they exists together with the other big companies, I wouldn't expect any change there.

EA, Microsoft/Activision, Ubisoft etc are all too well established for something big happening there and the name value alone keeps them pretty safe.

Whenever I read: this will be the downfall of big company x, I know it won't be. Because those companies have stayed big so long for a reason
 
The Japanese outrage won't hurt them that much but it still isn't great PA, where they basically completely ignored any historical accuracy in the next game.

Their stock is has recovered slightly but is still half what it was before Star Wars was released.

TBH I am not that bothered what happens to Ubisoft haven't enjoyed any of their games for a very long time.
 
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If people are willing to pay it, then the prices will never change.
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This is what will happen. The prices will never go back to normal for pc gpus because most people are fine with the price-performance ratio of current gpus.

I think I'm starting to come in terms of quitting pc gaming or modern gaming in general. My last gpu was 980 ti, and now I'm only playing x360 gen games with intel hd 530 and I think I will stick with this for next 5-10 years. My last console is x360 and I will most likely get a ps4 over time to play some of the games that got old gen port and that will be it.
 
Hey everyone! I get that GPU prices are insane, and the new gen might not be worth it. Maybe consider older models or consoles? Sometimes less is more, and classic games can still be ablast. Don't let the hype get to you :CONF: !
 
Jeepgear23 said:
Hey everyone! I get that GPU prices are insane, and the new gen might not be worth it. Maybe consider older models or consoles? Sometimes less is more, and classic games can still be ablast. Don't let the hype get to you:CONF:!
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A used 2nd hand Geforce 1660 super can do wonders. Capable of playing 99% of all current pc games, at low. Some older games, even cyberpunk at medium settings. About 100 bugs on ebay. Also very low power usage, for additional money saving.
 
With demanding 11mio pixels whooping (7680x1440 triples) in my sim rig, I could use some more power for my sim racing needs.
For single screen living room games (1-3 a year) in 4K it’s ok and I also set my games up to run 100fps with triples… but a bit more performance is needed.
If the 5000 series will be as expensive as expected, I’ll have a look at the new RDNA4’s.
If that don’t suit my needs, I’ll probably try to get a cheap 7900xtx or similar.
 
The pricing for the 5000 series could be a little off but expect the 5090 to be £2000.
Nvidia have the market in the extreme performance and AMD can't match it - Swear I read somewhere that AMD aren't even going to make high end cards anymore as they just can't compete with Nvidia.

I will wait for CES and wait for the announcement there is little to zero chance I will upgrade as my 4090 gets 100FPS 4K native in every game.
There is pretty much zero need to upgrade either as games are always made for the lowest system which is consoles and there won't be any new ones for about 3/4 years.
 
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bsmaff said:
The pricing for the 5000 series could be a little off but expect the 5090 to be £2000.
Nvidia have the market in the extreme performance and AMD can't match it - Swear I read somewhere that AMD aren't even going to make high end cards anymore as they just can't compete with Nvidia.

I will wait for CES and wait for the announcement there is little to zero chance I will upgrade as my 4090 gets 100FPS 4K native in every game.
There is pretty much zero need to upgrade either as games are always made for the lowest system which is consoles and there won't be any new ones for about 3/4 years.
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Yeah, but my 6800 XT is like three years on the market so I’m craving for something new.
Also, when I bought my 1440p triples, I had on GPU upgrade in mind already, well knowing the 6800 XT won’t last me forever.
I’m good with a 100 FPS set up on the triples (sure I have to make sacrifices in details) but I wish I could get like super flawless 140 FPS.
 
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Yeah, but my 6800 XT is like three years on the market so I’m craving for something new.
Also, when I bought my 1440p triples, I had on GPU upgrade in mind already, well knowing the 6800 XT won’t last me forever.
I’m good with a 100 FPS set up on the triples (sure I have to make sacrifices in details) but I wish I could get like super flawless 140 FPS.
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Possibly wait for the new 5000 series and the 4000 series cards will flood the 2nd hand market.
Probably be able to pick up a 4080 pretty cheap.
 
Hey folks. I’m looking into getting MS game pass for PC. The upcoming Indiana Jones game, stalker2, MSFS24 and FC25 alone should make a good deal.

Do you guys have any hints on getting one or two years of PC game pass for little money?
 
PRO_TOO said:
Hey folks. I’m looking into getting MS game pass for PC. The upcoming Indiana Jones game, stalker2, MSFS24 and FC25 alone should make a good deal.

Do you guys have any hints on getting one or two years of PC game pass for little money?
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MS made it way harder to get Gamepass Ultimate for cheap. You used to grab Xbox Gold subscriptions (now called Xbox Gamepass Core) for up to three years for as cheap as you could possibly get it, add a month of Gamepass Ultimate on top and everything would be converted 1:1 into Gamepass Ultimate. Now, that conversion rate as shifted greatly, it's 2:1 now. Meaning, a year of Xbox Gamepass Core plus a month of Gamepass Ultimate only results in you getting six months of Gamepass Ultimate total.

There's a more nuanced chart found here:


As to where to get subscriptions, every reputable key seller is fine. I'd tend towards just getting three months of Ultimate at cdkeys.com for ~27.60€ without messing with conversion kerfuffle and be done with it.

https://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/3-month-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-xbox-one-pc-eu
 
PRO_TOO said:
Hey folks. I’m looking into getting MS game pass for PC. The upcoming Indiana Jones game, stalker2, MSFS24 and FC25 alone should make a good deal.

Do you guys have any hints on getting one or two years of PC game pass for little money?
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There are keys available where you can use a VPN and get them cheap.
However I have never managed to get these to work myself - It might be that I pay for Office as need the 1TB OneDrive storage and my profile is set to UK and can't be changed.

I will sign up for 3 months using a code from CDKeys or Amazon - As normally can get 3 months for £20 and want to try the new FS and Indiana Jones.
 
PRO_TOO said:
Hey folks. I’m looking into getting MS game pass for PC. The upcoming Indiana Jones game, stalker2, MSFS24 and FC25 alone should make a good deal.

Do you guys have any hints on getting one or two years of PC game pass for little money?
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I recently (2 months ago) used one of the key reseller sites to extend my gamepass ultimate (it hadn't expired). It ended up coming to 3 months for ~18USD. I did however had to do a bit of jumping thru hoops with a VPN. but once you get it set up its just buying and enabling the vpn to redeem. If you dont have an active subscription you might get something cheaper.
Try the key sites like cdkeys

Edit: 18$ for 3 months , not per month
 
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Hey guys, where can I download a safe/legit iso for Windows 11 Pro 22H2? I want to use my Win10 Pro key and afaik that’s only possible with the 22H2 version.
I’m not a member of the windows insider program!
 
PRO_TOO said:
Hey guys, where can I download a safe/legit iso for Windows 11 Pro 22H2? I want to use my Win10 Pro key and afaik that’s only possible with the 22H2 version.
I’m not a member of the windows insider program!
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You can get the ISO files from Microsoft:-
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/sof...s11/?msockid=23bfbbd6d5c76a231ff2af27d4056bcd

Using the media creator tool is the best way as will put the latest Windows 11 24H2 onto a USB.

I am sure you can use a Windows 10 key still on Windows 11 24H2 - As online they are normally sold as Windows 10/11 keys.
If not you can buy a new key for £5 from most key selling sites.
Or if your key is associated to a Microsoft Account you can also use from there.

If not then can download from here:-
https://archive.org/details/windows11_20220930
Or this site will download direct from Microsoft Servers:-
https://uupdump.net/selectlang.php?id=7eb972cf-1897-4ee1-9b75-09fb001a7be4
 
bsmaff said:
You can get the ISO files from Microsoft:-
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/sof...s11/?msockid=23bfbbd6d5c76a231ff2af27d4056bcd

Using the media creator tool is the best way as will put the latest Windows 11 24H2 onto a USB.

I am sure you can use a Windows 10 key still on Windows 11 24H2 - As online they are normally sold as Windows 10/11 keys.
If not you can buy a new key for £5 from most key selling sites.
Or if your key is associated to a Microsoft Account you can also use from there.

If not then can download from here:-
https://archive.org/details/windows11_20220930
Or this site will download direct from Microsoft Servers:-
https://uupdump.net/selectlang.php?id=7eb972cf-1897-4ee1-9b75-09fb001a7be4
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Thanks maff!
A win 11 pro key, at the sites I looked, was around 20 bucks.

I’ll have a look at the website you linked. 🙏
 
PRO_TOO said:
Thanks maff!
A win 11 pro key, at the sites I looked, was around 20 bucks.

I’ll have a look at the website you linked. 🙏
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I buy all my Windows keys from:
https://www.electronicfirst.com/win...d=5dfeabd2229ab820ea174b8094c48155&position=1
https://www.electronicfirst.com/win...d=5dfeabd2229ab820ea174b8094c48155&position=3

Never bought a Retail key as they are newly listed on site but have always purchased the OEM and never had any issues.
Been buying from them for a while now as my side hustle is building Gaming PC's.
 
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bsmaff said:
I buy all my Windows keys from:
https://www.electronicfirst.com/win...d=5dfeabd2229ab820ea174b8094c48155&position=1
https://www.electronicfirst.com/win...d=5dfeabd2229ab820ea174b8094c48155&position=3

Never bought a Retail key as they are newly listed on site but have always purchased the OEM and never has any issues.
Been buying from them for a while now from them as my side hustle is building Gaming PC's.
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Noice… even with PayPal. 5 bucks is fair. With this I would go the latest build route… without the update hurdles..
Thanks man! 👌
 
The Windows 11 free upgrade ended in September 2023 which is why Windows 22H2 is the last version to support the upgrade.

However if you upgraded before this date and linked to Microsoft account then it will still activate today.
 
bsmaff said:
The Windows 11 free upgrade ended in September 2023 which is why Windows 22H2 is the last version to support the upgrade.

However if you upgraded before this date and linked to Microsoft account then it will still activate today.
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Yeah. I don’t have or want a private MS account.
Got all the info I needed, thanks guys. 👌
 
bsmaff said:
There are keys available where you can use a VPN and get them cheap.
However I have never managed to get these to work myself - It might be that I pay for Office as need the 1TB OneDrive storage and my profile is set to UK and can't be changed.

I will sign up for 3 months using a code from CDKeys or Amazon - As normally can get 3 months for £20 and want to try the new FS and Indiana Jones.
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I’ve ordered codes at Eneba before… so this would be the code I’m going for, right?!
I live in Germany.

https://www.eneba.com/de/xbox-xbox-game-pass-for-pc-3-month-windows-store-key-germany

MSFS2024 releasing tmw! 🥳
Stalker2 coming out on Wednesday! 🥳
 
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