Hot Wheels Unleashed is launching on Xbox this week and if you're planning on picking up a physical release, you may want to ensure you're purchasing the correct version.
Xbox fans over on Resetera have discovered that two versions of the physical release exist. One just mentions Xbox Series X, while the other is compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The game isn't listed as supporting Smart Delivery, so it looks like the Xbox Series X box is the next-gen only release, while the other is the Xbox One version.
The two versions are available at various retailers such as Amazon and GAME, but the most bizarre part is that both list them at the exact same price (£39.99). The only way to spot the difference is via the mentioned platforms on the box.
We can imagine this will become an issue around Christmas when parents and grandparents pick up a stocking filler and bring home the Xbox Series X-only version instead of an Xbox One copy, or vice versa.
Maybe if Xbox titles are going to go down the route of having separate physical releases depending on the generation of console, then it's time for a box art switch-up. A potential change to how physical releases surfaced earlier this year, but if true, they're yet to make their way into the wild. The current design is just far too confusing as-is.
How do you feel about Hot Wheels Unleashed's physical release? Drop us a comment and let us know.
[source resetera.com]
Comments 16
Very much agree! I pre ordered the Series X version and I had to double check quite a few times to get the right version and still I am a bit worried they will mix up and send me the Xbox One and Series X version, instead of the pure Series X version!
This is really confusing, not good from a consumer perspective.
The Xbox One version shouldn't mention Series X on the cover. I know it's playable on Series X but it confuses parents.
Yea i’m really not a fan of Xbox box art. The leaked potential images are much nicer but they still have a big white box on them.
@BlueOcean That would be a good solution.
This is MS's fault. I know they wanted to keep things copacetic but we're starting to get into territory where this is going to happen more and more. Series X only games are going to have to be differentiated by something other than a little box with a very similar word on it. All a mom is gonna see is a bunch of X's everywhere and not know what's what. Hell I would probably even grab one thinking they're all the same and not even realize there are two different versions.
@XxEvilAshxX I know. One easy and obvious solution would have been not replacing the "Xbox One" top banner with the "Xbox" banner, for Xbox One games. On the back, the box would state that it's playable on Series X as well.
Alot of people will get confused by this, especially the parents of children who don't have a clue. They need to resolve this.. I know they want to keep the green, but it might be best to opt for another colour to make things completely obvious, maybe go back to the original black.
I can see alot of disappointed kids on christmas.. Parents don't got a clue lol..
@Yarec123 Thanks. Or what I wrote after that, to keep the Xbox One banner. I used to collect Xbox One games physically (Resident Evil and Assassin's Creed titles) but then I moved to digital. Those Xbox One banners are pretty clear but they changed them to match the new "Xbox" banner of the Series X games. That was a mistake @EquiinoxGII.
Hate this crap. So will pass. Forza will be better with 100% less stupid.
Even the new boxart will have same problem like Hot Wheels new boxart would say Xbox One & Series X for the Xbox One version and the Series X box would just have Series X and the logo in the corner. Only difference it be in white.
I don't understand why some publishers try to sell their games this way.
@JayJ I think that Microsoft expected all companies to join the free Smart Delivery program so the "Xbox" banner wouldn't matter because the console would download the best available version. Perfect, right? The problem is that some companies haven't joined the program, e.g., Activision and 505 Games, and that makes the universal "Xbox" banner confusing because there are two new scenarios, firstly, two versions of the game without cross-buy and, secondly, no cross-buy but cross-gen bundle, e.g. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 - Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle.
Xbox box art is getting a little out of hand i will admit. i wish they would just leave last gen where it belongs. and only support 9th gen games going forward
i mean Microsoft doesn't even release UI updates for the Xbox one S and Xbox one X console's any longer. So why they continue to support cross generation games just blows my gamer mind
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