I keep saying I’ll do a comic book post – and I will. But tonight it will be another games update. Because I need to vent.

Grand Theft Auto

First, Grand Theft Auto. Lots of leaks happening right now for GTA VI, and I am still very excited to play the game. The price point is very high, and the game limited to consoles for now (without a physical version), which I find I am playing less and less on, and instead playing on the PC whenever possible. Even transferring saves and re-buying content, just for the comfort of playing on the PC (more on that later below. See: Star Wars Rant). Still gonna get it, still gonna play it. The leaks are showing a lot and I’m convinced it’s just more of the same Rockstar energy and attention to detail we’ve seen in GTA V and RDR II, and gameplay systems on top of game play systems on top of gameplay systems.

So in the meantime, I’ve been playing GTA IV. I have a lot of fond memories of this game back on the Xbox 360, and haven’t re-played it since it originally came out in 2008. I bought the complete edition, and installed some of the fusion fx mods to spruce it up a bit. Good times, Niko.

Halo: Campaign Evolved

In co-op news, Illestrader and I have started Halo: Campaign Evolved. The Unreal Engine Remake, made to help forge friendships between Xbox (sorry, XBOX – gotta get the new branding right) and PS. One of the XBOX’s first exclusives, and now last big exclusives to be shared. That was all before the break-up. Then PlayStation said “no more” to PC ports on their exclusive titles. And then XBOX went “fine! No more sharing our exclusives”. And the war restarted. A lot like Canadian and American politics, when you think about it. XBOX is Canada.

The game is pretty – and fun. Pretty fun. The OG Halo was a classic, with fun gameplay and amazing music. That’s all retained. And now with 4 player co-op and no multiplayer. And all the other quality of life improvements that have come to the sequels over the many years. Pistol is still – happy to report – OP.

Star Wars Outlaws

Ok, lastly, and the real motivation behind this post – Star Wars Outlaws. I last played this game back in February. I’m about 12 hours in and was steadily plugging away at it in-between other games, on the Xbox console. But as I mentioned, finding the time to do that (as it’s the shared family tv central entertainment hub) is becoming harder. And I just don’t find it as comfortable staring up at a big tv while gaming anymore. I prefer the comfort of the desk and computer chair and the monitor.

I don’t have the best PC but it’s still good enough to play most new games on decent settings.

Now, here’s what grinds my gears about the XBOX/PC ecosystem. Especially when it comes to Ubisoft and EA.

I have Game Pass Ultimate which includes PC Game Pass. And Game Pass now includes Ubisoft+. Star Wars Outlaws is a Ubisoft title, which you cannot get through the Xbox PC storefront, as it needs to be through the Ubisoft store. It’s not an XBOX Play Anywhere title.

I originally bought the game on the XBOX console. The ultimate edition with the season pass. This doesn’t give me access to it on the PC side.

However. The game is now on XBOX/PC Game Pass, included through Ubisoft+. So I technically have the game on the PC now. And the game supports cloud saves. As a quick aside, cloud saves, where you have to manually upload and download, a very annoying “feature”. As I was saying, the game supports cloud saves. So on the XBOX I uploaded my cloud save to the Ubisoft network. On the PC side I installed the game and downloaded the cloud save. Thinking I’m good to go. But I ran into one final problem. Ultimate edition downstairs, PC base version upstairs. Did not compute. I had this same issue with Cyberpunk 2077. Luckily the season pass on the PC Ubisoft was on ridiculous sale due to Gamescom, so I just rebought it, and now I can comfortably, and conveniently play on the PC.

But!!!! No XBOX achievements through Ubisoft connect. Even retro-actively if I was to import my save again downstairs. Another bummer. I wish it was just smoother. That my purchases were recognized considering I have access to the base game now through PC Game Pass. Ubisoft, you already have my money, one way or another.

I also wish the achievements worked. How come The First Descendant is able to cross-platform the achievements across Xbox and Steam? But EA and Ubisoft can’t?

In conclusion, I am annoyed. But not so stubborn to give up on the dream. So I will continue on the PC, achievement-less.

iRogan
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2026-08-24