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- First reviewOctober 25, 2018
- Last reviewMarch 26, 2025
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The WD_Black P10 Game Drive gives your console or PC the performance-enhancing tools it needs to keep your competitive edge. Built specifically for gamers looking to expand the potential of their console or PC by saving their game library in an on-the-go form factor. Now, with WD_Black P10 Game Drive, you can drive your game the way you choose.
Customer Rating
4
5TB for previous gen games on new consoles
on November 29, 2020
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bought a couple of these on sale. 5TB drives for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 means I can dump all downloadable previous gen games on these drives. They run around 125mb/s at best, which is nothing special, however I've come to reply on Western Digital's Black drives for gaming on PC.
Despite the title marking, this drive works with PlayStation, Xbox, PC, etc. It just has PlayStation mentions on the box, nothing special about it. The WD Passport 5TB is pretty much the same thing, so buy whichever is cheaper or you like the look of more.
Length of ownership: 9
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Be the first to play new games like Starfield and Forza Motorsport on day one so you never miss a thing and enjoy hundreds of high-quality games like Minecraft Legends and more with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Customer Rating
5
Best gaming subscription
on November 29, 2020
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
Game Pass Ultimate is truly the Netflix for gaming. I bought a few of these passes to extend my membership a little longer. I mostly play on PC. Worth having for any PC gamer or Xbox One/Series console owner. This blows away what EA and Ubisoft try to offer. Unlike PS Now, you can download the games instead of mostly streaming which uses up your internet.
Length of ownership: 68
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4
Could have been nicer
on November 29, 2020
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
The individual cases for this collection are very nice, but the case they are housed in leaves much to be desired. It's too plain and can't tell what it even is when on the shelf with the rest of my movie and tv collection. As such I'm keeping just the cases on the shelf and dumped the box into a closet. Sort of wish I got the standard 4K boxset.
Length of ownership: 26
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Discover the origins of Shulk as he and his companions clash against a seemingly-unstoppable mechanical menace. Wield a future-seeing blade, chain together attacks, and carefully position your party members in strategic, real-time combat as you journey across a massive world. Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected takes place one year after the main story and delves deeper into the relationship between Shulk and Melia in the face of a mysterious new threat. Whether you're a seasoned Monado wielder or brand new to the world of the Bionis, the updates and additions in this already-epic adventure make it even easier to dive into the story, combat, and environments that the Xenoblade Chronicles series is known for. Get immersed in the emotional story with updated graphics, listen to over 90 remixed or remastered music tracks, and track quests more easily with the additions and improvements in this definitive edition.During an attack from the mechanical invaders known as the Mechon, Shulk discovers that he can tap into the full power of a mysterious blade known as the Monado. With the mighty Monado in hand, Shulk sets out to defeat the Mechon once and for all.In addition to the Mechon, you~ll run into wildlife that ranges from docile to deadly. Keep an eye on what attracts monsters~ attention to avoid unwanted conflict~or try your hand at bringing down an ultra-powerful Unique Monster.Upgrade your party as you progress through the adventure by selecting equipment, enhancing weapon skills, and using benefit-granting gems. Put your dependable companions to work by filling the party gauge to trigger a Chain Attack and attack enemies in quick succession!
Customer Rating
5
Third time's a charm!
on June 17, 2020
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
I first purchased Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii when it came out in 2012. For reasons I can't explain, I never got very far into the game. I would then buy a New 3DS and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D and I did get much deeper into it, perhaps because of the dub only audio. With it coming to Switch, i was determined to play it this time and I did. 156 hours to do mostly everything, including all but 19 of the achievements. Nor did I play the extra content, Future Connected.
Xenoblade Chronicles was a rather fantastic JRPG with good music, a complex story, and some sluggish quest mechanics.
When you start playing you are told that quests are completely optional, they won't impact the story at all, but they do help. Problem is doing these quests basically requires you keep talking to every NPC with a unique name over and over again. This causes relationship (affinity) to change with not only you, but with other NPCs. As this changes you get quests. It's like talking to everyone around you in hopes that eventually somebody will like you enough to ask you to get them something from the grocery store and then you go fetch some items for them. With much of the time taken doing this, it can grow dull especially when said items may only appear in rare treasure chest drops.
That said, that's my only real complaint aside from translation issues from lame localization.
The story like most Xeno games deals with things like religion, race, and psychology. Things are not always black and white.
The music has been updated and sounds a bit better than it originally did, but the original version of the music is there if you prefer that.
I said it 8 years ago, I'll say it again... The environments in this game seem ripped straight out of MMO, Final Fantasy XI. They are nostalgic to me and I love exploring them. There is a day/night cycle in which enemies can change. They are often huge in size and can sometimes be a little empty feeling, but if you venture out into the real world, not every bit is covered with something to see. Sometimes an open field is just that, an open field.
Combat is actively busy almost like an action game. You only really control the party leader (which can be changed) for the most part, and depending on how you're leveling up and the equipment you're wearing, it can be very challenging. There are skills to level up and change which alter how groups chain attacks together or even their role in combat.
Enemies range from organic to machines. From small to gigantic. You will encounter enemies your level and you will encounter enemies meant for the end of the game that will kill you in a single hit. You might even fall off a cliff a few times and die. Death is not punished though which is fortunate. There is no GAME OVER here. When you die you simply return to the last landmark location (places you can fast travel to) you were near without exp loss or anything.
After 156+ hours, it was satisfying to finally play and finish this game, especially since I own 3 versions of it. Now I might get around to finally playing Xenoblade Chronicles X or 2, both of which I also own and never played.
Length of ownership: 20
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HP Laptop: Enjoy an immersive experience with this HP Omen gaming laptop. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card supports modern titles on high settings, and the 17.3-inch Full HD display delivers detailed visuals. This HP Omen gaming laptop has an Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, letting you chat with friends or stream content while playing without lag.
Customer Rating
4
Great gaming laptop with a few issues
on February 28, 2020
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
I started looking at laptops after seeing a daily deal on an MSI laptop that had an RTX 2060 for $1100. I thought to myself that it would be all I would want in a laptop. Seeing as how I have 2 gaming desktops at home and I'm very anti laptop, this isn't something I'd normally purchase. However, I've been away from home a lot the last 3 months, and my Nintendo Switch was starting to bore me.
After hours of reading and considering what I wanted, I decided to purchase this HP Omen 17 laptop. I admit, I still have concern that it's a Hewlett Packard. I've been a home PC user since the 80s and at no point would I ever thought I'd buy an HP. I've owned 2 DELL computers, but I'd avoid HP like I'd avoid Compaq.
So why buy an HP laptop? Well, take a look at the price vs Asus, Acer, MSI, or Dell and it's obvious. What we have here is package that other brands would sell for about $3000. Laptops with an i7 9750H and an RTX 2080 video card are not cheap. So did HP cut corners? Kind of.
The backlit keyboard isn't that bright and doesn't stand out in a decently lit room. There's also the problem with the color accuracy of the lighting isn't that good. You can either get a dim red or a bright pink. Change the shade a little and you'll get orange or purple. You can either get bright green or a greenish white. Yellow comes out mostly greenish. It does blue rather well, but like red and green, it only has about 2 shades despite the sliders that suggest better tweaking. White is in the bright blue spectrum. They feeling of the keyboard is fine. I find it easy to type on which is more than I can say about my Logitech Orion Spectrum. But the lighting on that is superior.
The screen obvious doesn't compare to my two Asus ROG 4K HDR (PG27UQ) monitors, didn't expect it to. There is some light bleed in all 4 corners, but I only notice it on completely dark screens like when Windows is booting up. Sensitive people might lose their minds though. It's a 1920x1080 resolution screen that seems to allow HDR video (not gaming or apps) and HDR does show up on Netflix, but I see no indication of it actually doing anything. I'm most satisfied with the color, and according to expert review sites, the screen is about as good as the 1080 laptops at higher prices. At 144hz, the RTX 2080 video card will have its work cut out for it!
The i7 9750H does run hot, but it's a laptop and laptops just don't have desktop level cooling. I've seen temps at 100*C while the CPU runs at around 4000 to 4300 GHz. Idle temps running around 45*C. Most users suggest undervolting and that's exactly what I did. After a -120mV drop the high temps are more or less around 85*C. Idle temps don't go down unless you you change the power mode to BETTER or enable an option for the CPU to lower the processor speed. It will idle around 35*C if enabled, but there's a performance hit while gaming. There's also suggestions to redo the thermal paste, but I'm not read to go that far yet. I do have a cooling pad, but I see no evidence that it helps.
The RTX 2080 video card turned out to be the video card I would have wanted. An RTX 2060 wouldn't have given me the performance I want. Let's be clear that this is NOT the lame Max Q version. This is a real RTX 2080. I've read it's likely running 150W. The Asus ROG runs a 200W 2080, but has 2 power supplies. Benchmarks from various websites show almost no difference between the HP Omen and the Asus ROG. According to MSI Afterburner, my RTX 2080 hits about 1920 MHz on the core. I can run Metro Exodus on the highest settings with VSync at half (72hz) and it's a smooth experience. Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark hits 70 to 72fps with everything turned up and using TAA and VSync disabled. I expected more from the RTX 2080 seeing as how I have 2 RTX 2080 Ti cards and it only takes one to hammer out 4K/60hz/HDR. So the 2080 is what you want for the best settings in 1920x1080 gaming. At medium or high settings I can see using an external 4K monitor, but certainly not ultra. On the note of temps, the 2080 has not gone higher than 70*C which really makes me happy.
This model comes with a Samsung 256GB m.2 NVMe drive and a 1TB WD Black drive. There is also a second m.2 slot available with this model. If you've got a ton of money to throw at it, you could toss in 2 2TB NVMe drives and a 4TB SSD for a total of 8TB of solid state drive space.
The Omen laptop does obvious come with some HP software installed. I was having constant blue screen errors. Page Fault in Nonpaged Area. Looking at the error reports, it seems HP's disk checking software was having issues with an SD card or Microsoft Game Pass games installed on a drive other than C. After disabling and uninstalling, I haven't had any problems.
The case and keyboard are fingerprint magnets. Looking at the keypad, it's obvious what keys are pressed for the Windows 10 login. It might take some clean wipes to clean. Unless you wear gloves, expect it look like somebody was eating while using the computer.
Overall, I'm happy with this laptop. Yes, it has some issues out of the box and I obviously can't upgrade it like I could a desktop. What I wanted was a gaming laptop that would handle 1080 gaming with the same quality settings of my desktop PCs. This laptop does exactly that. I didn't pay the premium that comes with other RTX 2080 laptops, and I got it while it was on sale. If you're PC savvy and need a gaming laptop instead of a desktop for some reason, the HP Omen should be on your list.
Length of ownership: 10
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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Relive the joy of classic gaming with this SEGA Genesis Mini game console. This replica includes a variety of 40 built-in games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania: Bloodlines, Shining Force and Gunstar Heroes to excite fans and first-time players. This plug-and-play SEGA Genesis Mini game console comes with two USB-connected wired controllers and an HDMI cable for compatibility with HDTVs.
Customer Rating
4
Overall, what I wanted from the Sega Genesis Mini
on September 20, 2019
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
Sega seemingly took some care in presenting the Sega Genesis Mini. As somebody who still has their Sega Genesis (and Sega CD) connected to the TV even in 2019, it neat to see the old system get some modern love. It looks just like the original Genesis, even the goofy volume switch is there and movable. The cartridge spot even opens, although no actual cart would fit in there! The controllers are aesthetically no different, though I did notice some random double clicking from a single tap while in the Genesis game selection menu. Would prefer 6 button and wireless controllers since my TV sits 15ft away from the screen. Unlike the Neo Geo Mini, everything you need is in the box!
The game selection is decent, though nothing outstanding. There's certainly some classics in there, but I feel like they should have added more. For example, I feel like the original Road Rash should be in there, but it's not.
The system settings are pretty simple. Language selection, background selection, and the option to stretch the game to fit 16:9 screens, but I don't understand why anyone would want that. No CRT filters or anything like that seen in some other mini consoles.
Hopefully (but unlikely) Sega will release a mini version of the Master System, Sega CD, and Dreamcast. But the Saturn can burn! Fortunately for me, I still have all of my old consoles (Saturn included.)
Length of ownership: 3
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I would recommend this to a friend!
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Gaming icons clash in the ultimate brawl you can play anytime, anywhere! Smash rivals off the stage as new characters Simon Belmont and King K. Rool join Inkling, Ridley, and every fighter in Super Smash Bros. history. Enjoy enhanced speed and combat at new stages based on the Castlevania series, Super Mario Odyssey, and more!Having trouble choosing a stage? Then select the Stage Morph option to transform one stage into another while battling~a series first! Plus, new echo fighters Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom join the battle. Whether you play locally or online, savor the faster combat, new attacks, and new defensive options, like a perfect shield. Jam out to 900 different music compositions and go 1-on-1 with a friend, hold a 4-player free-for-all, kick it up to 8-player battles and more! Feel free to bust out your GameCube controllers~legendary couch competitions await~or play together anytime, anywhere!Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online play. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online2018 Nintendo Original Game: Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. Characters: Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Pok~mon. / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. / SHIGESATO ITOI / APE inc. / INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS / Konami Digital Entertainment / SEGA / CAPCOM CO., LTD. / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / MONOLITHSOFT / CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. / SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
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1
Nintendo hates casual gamers.
on April 30, 2019
Posted by: Zapix
from Connecticut
Just another example of Nintendo not understanding the casual gamer who might only put a few hours (TOTAL) into playing this. 71 characters in the game, but 63 of them are locked away. You can't just jump in and enjoy the game with your favorite characters. I'm done buying Nintendo games. They don't get it.
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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![Double Dragon [Special Edition] [Blu-ray/DVD] [1994]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/bb427f98-e247-47d9-94ea-9c2d17a37a2e.jpg)
Customer Rating
4
Can't believe this is on blu ray!
on March 21, 2019
Posted by: Zapix
from Connecticut
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is something of a childhood nostalgia. I own it on laserdisc, and seeing it come to blu ray is welcomed. It's a pretty bad movie based on the old video game of the same name, but hey, I'm glad to give my money in support of this! Where's the Mario Bros movie on blu ray?!
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Compete in game tournaments or simply experience fast responsiveness with this Logitech Chaos Spectrum gaming mouse. The optical sensor delivers on-time tracking to keep up with even high-action sequences, and you can tune the sensor to your surface. This Logitech Chaos Spectrum gaming mouse is lightweight for easy movement without compromising on stability.
Customer Rating
5
The best mouse, even for demanding needs
on March 21, 2019
Posted by: Zapix
from Connecticut
Verified Purchase:Yes
The G900 wireless mouse replaced my G700 mouse and is the best mouse I've used. Left/Right handed use with swappable buttons, full customization with Logitech Gaming Software, and highly reliable. The only way it gets better is the upgrade version with wireless charging. That said, I liked my G900 so much I bought a second one for my other pc.
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![Venom [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2018]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/82233b7d-e055-4557-ba6f-f2c4a13c01e5.jpg)
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5
Maybe the best Marvel movie!
on March 21, 2019
Posted by: Zapix
Verified Purchase:Yes
Venom is some of the best, if not the best, Marvel movie fun. It's crazy, a bit psycho, and the sort of dark hero Marvel needs to mix things up! I hope the box office success will get this a deserved sequel, because Carnage rules!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Wield the power and become the world~s best with the Aegis R. Packed with the latest 10th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards, it~s the most powerful gaming desktop that is born for Esports and deliver an exceptional gaming experience.
Escape reality and jump into games and visual experiences with this VIVE Pro headset. Compatible with Windows 8.1 and 10, it brings images and sound to life via your PC, and enhanced ergonomics provide greater comfort in wear. High-impedance headphones faithfully reproduce everything from crashing waves to the sounds of battle. This VIVE Pro headset produces resolutions of up to 2880 x 1660 for incredible detail.This version of the VIVE Pro includes the Head Mounted Display only. You must have controllers and base stations to complete your VR experience.