Severe Handicaps playing on the XBOX X over PC. Listing ---

I decided to play POE2 on the XBOX. I have found that playing on the XBOX has its disadvantages. These limitations impacts the overall quality of gameplay.

1. Ability to communicate. I have open up my inventory, click left trigger, hold down left trigger, then swap channels and attempt to type out a message. Having a keyboard and mouse plug in does not speed up this process. It is not possible to communicate and also protect yourself on a map.

2. Unable to communicate when dead. Again, no way to send a message when down.

3. 50/50 change to die opening up your inventory during a run. When running and you decide to open up your inventory to chat/look at an item/ect there a good chance you will find yourself traveling across the map upon entering the inventory screen. This has led me to die several times on maps, losing both the map and exp.

4. Purchases. I am unable to use the trade site, and I have been unable to receive any in game purchases from microtransaction in the shop on my POE2 account. They show up under my POE1 account on the same Xbox with the same account.

5. Delay upon entering/exiting the inventory screen. If you notice red around your screen upon entering the inventory screen, due to the delay, your most likely dead before you exit, due to running across the map.

6. Inability to access loot quickly. Let's say I am running a map, and a boss dies. My chances of picking up the item compared to pc players is severely limited. Half the time I end up picking up something I don't want, then I have to decide if it worth the risk of opening up my inventory and dropping it to clear up space or just waiting to the map is done.

7. Unable to toggle on the map and move it around. This is a small issue, but it impacts the game play.


When you combine all of this, it really impacts the quality of life compared to the PC. I understand there of other issues and bugs being work out. These things may not be top priority, but it is an unfair disadvantage for the console. Even using a keyboard and mouse does not fix these issues.