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The traveling discount aisle, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week’s reset. If you’re looking to get you some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he’s got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We’ve rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr’s location today can be found at Watcher’s Grave on Nessus on September 8 through September 12. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher’s Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you’ll find Xûr waiting at the top to sell you exotic items and legendary weapons.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Exotic Engram

Crimson – Exotic Hand Cannon

Gemini Jester – Exotic Hunter Boots

• 17 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 15 Recovery
• 22 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 10 Strength
• Total: 68

Helm of Saint-14 – Exotic Titan Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 23 Resilience
• 11 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 17 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 68

Crown of the Tempests – Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 8 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 25 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 20 Strength
• Total: 67

Xur came to play this week with one of the best rolls for the Helm of Saint-14 I’ve ever beheld, and the Gemini Jester roll might also work well for especially speedy Hunters. The Warlock helmet is less exciting, but even that is a pretty decent roll. Not bad, Xur! Not bad at all!

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon – Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Corkscrew Rifling
• Alloy Magazine
• Rangefinder
• Textured Grip

The Hawkmoon roll this week is decent enough, but not a God roll. Snap it up if you need it, otherwise you may as well just wait.

Legendary Weapons

Deafening Whisper – Grenade Launcher

• Volatile Launch/Confined Launch
• High-Velocity Rounds/Implosion Rounds
• Moving Target
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Blast Radius Masterwork

Retrofit Escapade – Machine Gun

• Arrowhead Brake/Smallbore
• Extended Mag/Steady Rounds
• Feeding Frenzy
• Frenzy
• Ambush
• Reload Speed Masterwork

Code Duello – Rocket Launcher

• Confined Launch/Linear Compensator
• High-Velocity Rounds/Impact Casing
• Surplus
• Frenzy
• Velocity Masterwork

Tears of Contrition – Scout Rifle

• Chambered Compensator/Smallbore
• Appended Mag/Tactical Mag
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Mulligan
• Extrovert
• Handling Masterwork

Tarnished Mettle – Scout Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Fluted Barrel
• Accurized Rounds/Alloy Magazine
• Demolitionist
• Focused Fury
• Right Hook
• Stability Masterwork

No Reprieve – Shotgun

• Arrowhead Brake/Smallbore
• Assault Mag/Steady Rounds
• Surplus
• Focused Fury
• Right Hook
• Stability Masterwork

Death Adder – Submachine Gun

• Arrowhead Brake/Full Bore
• Extended Mag/Flared Magwell
• Feeding Frenzy
• Disruption Break
• Handling Masterwork

My top picks this week are Retrofit Escapade with a double helping of frenzy-related perks and Death Adder which has some decent perks, but is honestly just an all-around good weapon to have in your collection.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which include:

Substitutional Alloy Gloves

• 6 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 7 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 12 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 17 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 30 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 21 Intellect
• 10 Strength
• Total: 67

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 12 Mobility
• 18 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 17 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Bond

Dang, Xur woke up with some pep in his step today! Honestly every one of these could be great, but the highlight is the helmet with massive spikiness in Mobility and Intellect.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which include:

Substitutional Alloy Gauntlets

• 6 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 20 Recovery
• 20 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 10 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 18 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 21 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 28 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 66

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 15 Intellect
• 15 Strength
• Total: 64

Substitutional Alloy Mark

Again, Xur is crushing it. The best option this week would be the ultra low Mobility helmet with spiky Recovery, but they’re honestly all not bad at all.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which include:

Substitutional Alloy Grips

• 2 Mobility
• 30 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 17 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 67

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 10 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 11 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 25 Strength
• Total: 64

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 19 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 28 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 63

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 19 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 10 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 10 Strength
• Total: 63

Substitutional Alloy Cloak

The best option for Hunters this week (who did a bit worse than the others, but still solid enough) are the gauntlets with sky-high Resilience. Definitely pick them up if you’re a Hunter who’s not all too concerned with Mobility

That’s a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Did you attempt the recent reprised Crota’s End raid? Did you manage to pull off a clear? Let us know in the comments! You might also want to check out the raid guide we put together to guide guardians through Lightfall’s endgame activity.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

If you’re a fan of Spider-Man and are extremely bummed that you were unable to secure one of those limited-edition PS5 faceplates, fear not. For Dbrand has a (third-party) solution for you: its new Arachnoplates.

As a quick refresher, at San Diego Comic-Con this past July, PlayStation unveiled a new PS5 with a DualSense controller and faceplates themed after the iconic web-slinger, as shown in the image below. Unfortunately, the console, along with the standalone SKUs for the controller and especially the faceplates, sold out rather quickly.

As the name implies, Dbrand’s latest PS5 faceplates are spider-themed. The Arachanoplates are black with a red design that also takes up a good chunk of the design. If you really want to go all out, Dbrand even made a middle skin to put on the front center of the PS5, along with red light strips. Those two things will cost you extra, though, retailing for $11.95 each.

As shown in the gallery below, the Arachnoplates have a lot more going on design-wise, with almost a comic-book-esque feel to them. A closer examination shows spider webs contrasting with a black goo that is more than likely based on the alien species, the symbiote.

Subjectively, I like these face plates a lot more than the ones PlayStation created. Whereas the officially-licensed face plates feel a bit bland and generic, the Arachanoplates do a good job conveying the conflict that will surely be posed in Insomniac’s upcoming game Spider-Man 2.

This is not the first time Dbrand has made themed skins off officially licensed and limited edition products. The company has previously made skins for the Nintendo Switch, more specifically skins based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons and, more recently, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, both of which received limited-edition-themed Nintendo Switch consoles.

Dbrand is also the same company that decided to make its own faceplates to add some more customization to your PS5. Legal threat aside, Dbrand went on to make its own faceplates by removing the “popped collar” look that is the signature with the official PS5 faceplates. Eventually, PlayStation would go on to make its own officially licensed faceplates, but you have plenty of options on this end.

Dbrand’s Arachnoplates are available now on its official website for $64.98 with options available for both digital and disc editions of the PS5.

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Baldur’s Gate 3 recently launched on PS5. Like the PC version, it includes support for split-screen, allowing PS5 owners to play with their friends who are playing Larian Studios’ critically acclaimed RPG on PC. But while split-screen mostly works fine, IGN has nevertheless encountered some issues.

We discuss these issues in our new performance review of Baldur’s Gate 3, where we compare the PS5 and PC versions of the game. Reviewer Michael Thompson says that the game’s performance tanks when two characters explore different parts of a city, with the frames per second fluctuating while conducting the test in Act 3.

He notes that the CPU is being taxed while doing this work and not the GPU. Thompson reports an average of 27.3 frames per second while testing split-screen mode in Act 3. The PS5 version with split-screen enabled runs the game in Quality mode — 1440p at 30fps.

Thompson says that the game’s performance tanks when two characters explore different parts of a city, with the frames per second fluctuating while conducting the test in Act 3. He notes that the CPU is being taxed while doing this work and not the GPU. Thompson reports an average of 27.3 frames per second while testing split-screen mode in Act 3.

The third act in Baldur’s Gate 3 is known for being particularly taxing, regardless of platform, due to the large area of the location combined with the high number of NPCs populating the in-game location.

Despite performance dropping to varying degrees in Act 3, our reviewer points out that Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5 does “a decent job of staying at or around the 30fps target” when outside of that location.

Baldur’s Gate 3 split-screen has been an issue on every platform

Split-screen has proven to be a pain point for every version of Baldur’s Gate 3, particularly on Xbox, where it was initially delayed due to performance issues. Larian compromised by removing split-screen from Xbox Series S version, though it may get the feature at a later date.

Larian Studios is also working on cross-play support that will allow PS5 owners to hop on their PC and pick up where they left off and vice versa.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s co-op is quite ambitious overall, supporting multiple players across both online and split-screen. Overall, though, Larian Studios has done an admiral job of making it all work.

In our review of Baldur’s Gate 3, which we gave a 10, we said, “With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs.”

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Roblox Corporation announced today that its popular game platform will be coming to PlayStation consoles next month.

More than 65 million people are on Roblox every day, enjoying immersive experiences and connecting with others all over the world. Soon, Roblox will be accessible to even more people to enjoy – on Meta Quest and PlayStation. pic.twitter.com/Tzvpa5UMFs

— Roblox (@Roblox) September 8, 2023

At the 2023 Roblox Developers Conference (RDC), the company confirmed that both PS4 and PS5 versions of Roblox will be available starting in October. Roblox is already available on Xbox, in addition to PC, Mac, iOS, and Android, with a Meta Quest version receiving a broader launch sometime this month.

The press release from Roblox Corporation notes that PS4 and PS5 owners can anticipate access to “the full catalog of Roblox experiences,” implying that users playing Roblox on another platform can log into their account and pick up where they left off.

Roblox was originally released in 2006 and has become a juggernaut in recent years. Most notably, the platform saw a drastic increase in users in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – so much so that the company told me in 2020 that over half of U.S. kids and teens under 16 play Roblox. A post on the official Roblox account also says more than 65 million people are playing Roblox daily.

With Xbox and soon PlayStation getting console versions of Roblox, there has yet to be any plans for a Nintendo Switch release. Roblox Corporation spokesperson Roman Skuratovskiy told The Verge’s Jat Peters that the company wants “Roblox to be on all devices, anywhere worldwide,” but they “currently have no imminent plans to have Roblox available on the Nintendo Switch.”

CEO Davee Baszuki, however, is not ruling it out entirely, as he mentioned during an earnings call last month that a Switch version may arrive at some point in the future.

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.