Tag: Polls
Poll What Do You Think Of Banishers: Ghosts Of New Eden On Xbox Game Pass?
Have you been playing it this week?
We've had a few games arrive on Xbox Game Pass this week, and arguably none bigger than Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden - an action-RPG from 2024 that's proved very popular over the past couple of years. Here at Pure Xbox, we played this one all the way back at launch in February '24, gi
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Xbox 360 Launch Title?
The lineup is 20 years old today!
The Xbox 360 is 20 years old today, and we have some fantastic memories of Microsoft's sophomore system from way back in 2005. The console was incredible (RROD aside), the controller was an amazing evolution of the OG Xbox effort - and all-in-all, we we very happy with the experience back in the way. However, we...
Poll How Important Is The Xbox Play Anywhere Program To You?
Has it influenced your buying decisions?
Yesterday, in our live thread for the Xbox Partner Preview showcase here at Pure Xbox, there was a bit of discussion about Xbox Play Anywhere and how important it's become to Microsoft in recent times. A few members of the PX community asked if we could put a poll together on it in the future, and so we're...
Poll How Would You Grade November's Xbox Partner Preview Event?
Did you enjoy the show?
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Partner Preview showcase for November 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a separate recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Black Ops 7 On Xbox Game Pass?
Happy with the new Call of Duty?
We're still working away on our full Black Ops 7 review here at Pure Xbox, having delivered our initial campaign thoughts late last week. We weren't shy in saying that we didn't exactly have a great time with Black Ops 7's story mode - but we're now checking in to see what you think of the new Call of Duty ga
Poll Now That The Dust Has Settled, Which Xbox Game Pass Tier Are You Subscribed To?
Or did you cancel your subscription?
Just over a month ago now, Microsoft dropped a bombshell with its overhauled Xbox Game Pass plans. At the start of October, the company introduced a new tier in the form of Game Pass Premium, while bumping up the prices of PC and Ultimate; the latter with its new
Poll How Much Are You Enjoying Ninja Gaiden 4 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying the latest entry in the series?
It's now been a while since Ninja Gaiden 4 made its debut on Xbox Game Pass, and considering we've asked you about both of October's other first-party Xbox releases (Keeper and The Outer Worlds 2), we thought we'd do the same here! Here at Pure Xbox, we gave Ninja Gaiden 4 an "Excellent" 9/10 in our review,...
Poll A Few Weeks On, What Review Score Would You Give Keeper?
Did you enjoy Double Fine's new atmospheric puzzle adventure?
One of the most intriguing Xbox releases in October was Double Fine's new indie puzzle adventure known as Keeper, which ultimately had little advertising in the lead-up to release and for good reason - it has a couple of surprises in it! We've tried to avoid talking about those surprises...
Poll What Are Your Initial Impressions Of The Outer Worlds 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying your experience so far?
Just over a week ago, we polled you all on whether you were playing The Outer Worlds 2 in early access, and while a good chunk of you said yes, the majority of participants said they were waiting for the Xbox Game Pass launch in the middle of last week - so we're circling back to see how you're all finding the game...
Poll Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
Lots to choose from!
October is about to come to a close, and before we look ahead at what's coming to Game Pass next month (be on the lookout for our November guide at the weekend), we want to look back at what's been a packed October for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Now, technically we have one more addition to XGP this month in the form of...
Poll How Would You Grade The October 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for October 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all t
Poll So, Are You Playing The Outer Worlds 2 In Early Access?
Or are you waiting for the Game Pass release?
Technically, The Outer Worlds 2 is out now, despite its official release date coming on October 29th. Yep, Obsidian's latest RPG is the next game to implement a pretty big early access window if you're willing to pay for it - so our poll question this weekend revolves around whether you're indeed willing...
Poll Are You More Interested In The ROG Xbox Ally Now That Reviews Are Out?
The device is available to the public right now
Microsoft's big handheld launch day has come and gone — the ROG Xbox Ally is now available to the public, and plenty of impressions are already out there — so our poll today revolves around whether the device's launch reviews have tempted you into picking one up, or at least have you considering...
Poll Are You Buying Battlefield 6 For Xbox On Launch Weekend?
All aboard the hype train?
Battlefield 6 is here - after years of waiting, EA's big FPS series has made its grand return on Xbox Series X and S. We've seen a lot of hype for this one in all corners of the internet already — including in the comments here at Pure Xbox — and we want to know if you've been bitten by the Battlefield bug and are...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of The Black Ops 7 Beta On Xbox?
Live now for Game Pass Ultimate players
Call of Duty season is upon us once again, with the early access portion of Xbox's Black Ops 7 beta now available. Yep, pre-order players and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now test out the latest multiplayer offering from COD developer Treyarch ahead of th
Poll What Are Your Plans For Xbox Game Pass After This Week's News?
Signing up? Changing tiers? Cancelling? Tell us!
In case you've been living under a rock, Microsoft dropped a huge Xbox Game Pass overhaul yesterday which involved new tiers, new names, new games and new price changes, and it's fair to say the overall reception hasn't been great. The reason for the negativity stems from the price increases, which...
Poll How Would You Grade Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. <related ids="188325"> So, all things considered,...
Poll Are You Buying Silent Hill F Next Week?
The series returns to Xbox!
It's almost time for Silent Hill to return to Xbox! Yep, Konami's upcoming Silent Hill f is the first series entry to grace Xbox in some time - and based on
Poll Are You Buying Dying Light: The Beast On Xbox This Week?
The next Dying Light is upon us
Folks, a new Dying Light game is coming to Xbox very soon. Sure, some of you may be well aware of this, but it does feel like the game is flying under the radar a bit - and we're curious to know how many of you plan on actually buying Dying Light: The Beast later in the week. What started out as a DLC for Dying Light...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Dragon Age: The Veilguard On Xbox Game Pass?
You enjoying it so far?
Back at the tail-end of August, we were treated to Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Xbox Game Pass - a title that initially received great reviews on Metacritic, but has since received very mixed feedback from fans of the series. In other words, some really like this game and others really don't! Here at Pure Xbox at least, it...
Poll Are You Buying Borderlands 4 Next Week?
We're just a few days away
Can you believe Borderlands 4 is finally almost here?! Yes, the latest entry in the series officially arrives for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 12th, and pre-orders have been available on the Microsoft Store for a while - starting at £69.99 / $69.99 for the standard version. If you haven't been keeping...
Talking Point What Are Your First Impressions Of Gears Reloaded On Xbox Game Pass?
Having a good time with it so far?
It's been a long time coming, but Gears is officially back, with Gears of War: Reloaded out now and available on Xbox Game Pass. This is The Coalition's second take on a Gears of War remaster, and it brings lots of modern touches like HDR support, 120FPS gameplay, crossplay capabilities and all the rest of it. As...
Poll If You Bought It, What Do You Think Of Helldivers 2 So Far?
Liking the Xbox version?
It's now been a couple of days since Helldivers 2 made its grand debut on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and although the Top Paid Xbox charts have yet to update, we're sure it'll be hitting the number 1 spot when that happens. After all, we've already seen the game spiking massively in terms of its player count since t
Poll With 'Reloaded' On The Horizon, How Many Times Have You Completed Gears Of War 1?
The campaign, that is
Gears of War: Reloaded is finally almost here! The new remaster of the original Gears will be with us on August 26th (next Tuesday), and we're curious to find out whether you'll be playing through the campaign for the first time ever, the second or third time ever, or perhaps even the tenth time, twentieth time, thirtieth...
Poll How Would You Grade Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything (Xbox-related) that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade...
Poll Should The Next Xbox Controller Support AA Batteries Again?
It's been a controversial topic over the years
We've just been looking over some old Pure Xbox content this afternoon from when the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S were first released, and it had totally slipped our minds how the use of AA batteries was a big talking point back then. If we go back to March 2020 - which is when Pure Xbox relaunched...
Poll Will You Be Buying Black Myth: Wukong On Xbox Next Week?
It's finally almost time
The biggest Xbox release of next week is arguably Black Myth: Wukong - the long-awaited version for Series X and Series S that originally was supposed to arrive last August, but now is coming to us on August 20th, 2025. We're finally almost there, then, and it's surely going to be worth the wait! This is a game that won...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers On Xbox Game Pass?
Are you getting on with the brand-new soulslike?
Undoubtedly, the Xbox Game Pass release getting the most attention last week was Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - with the brand-new soulslike already off to a blinder on Steam. Despite some early performance issues the title has been very popular, and with
Talking Point A Month Later, What Do You Think Of The New Xbox Game Hubs?
A good addition? Annoying? Let us know!
Back in mid-June, Xbox finally unveiled its new Game Hubs on the wider public after a period of Insider testing, and immediately we started to see social media posts and Pure Xbox comments asking how to turn the feature off. In fact, the reception here at Pure Xbox was largely negative, with a whopping 61% of...
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of RoboCop On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying it so far?
One of the biggest Xbox Game Pass releases of July 2025 so far has officially landed in the form of RoboCop: Rogue City, with 2023's shooter finally making its way to the service on the same day its "standalone extension" was released. It's still early days and you may not have played much yet, but we're keen to see what you...
Poll Which Of Xbox's Fall 2025 Games Are You Most Excited About?
Come take your pick!
With June's Xbox Games Showcase event we learnt a lot about Microsoft's release calendar for the rest of 2025 — as you'd expect for a big summer livestream — and the rest of the year is set to bring some big games from the team. Three of those big games land within two weeks of each other in October, which is shaping up to...
Poll Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
The first PlayStation published game on Xbox
It's safe to say that things have been a bit frantic in the world of Xbox, but rather strangely, the bright spot amongst a tough week-or-so has come from PlayStation owner Sony. Yep, the Japanese firm recently announced that its popular live service shooter Helldivers 2 is landing on Xbox Series X|S this...
Poll What Do You Think Of Crash Bandicoot 4 On Xbox Game Pass?
Platforming bliss? Surprisingly difficult? Tell us!
A few weeks ago, before Crash Bandicoot 4 made its long-awaited debut on Xbox Game Pass, I penned an opinion piece suggesting the game would prove divisive on the service because of its surprising difficulty. Now, just over a week since it arrived for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC members, I'm...
Poll How Are You Getting On With FBC: Firebreak On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying Remedy's new shooter?
Remedy's new first-person co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak made its grand debut on Xbox Game Pass a couple of days ago, and truth be told, it feels like it's not really getting talked about much right now - especially for a Remedy game! We didn't get a chance to review this one ahead of launch at Pure Xbox, but the
Poll When Do You Think Xbox's Next-Gen Console Is Coming Out?
Has this week's news changed your mind?
Following yesterday's news about Xbox's next-gen strategy and how they're partnering with AMD on future hardware, we decided to update our big next Xbox console guide to provide an all-in-one roundup of what we know so far. And you know what? We'd forgotten that at the bottom of the guide, there's a poll that...
Poll What Do You Think Of The Alters On Xbox Game Pass?
It's reviewed very well so far
This week is a busy one for Xbox Game Pass, but before we get to the new additions on Tuesday and Thursday, we want to see how you're getting on with The Alters right now - released back on Friday of last week. There was definitely intrigue surrounding The Alters prior to launch, but we perhaps didn't expect it would...
Poll What Were Your Top 5 Reveals At The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
Give us your favourites
We'll be honest, we're absolutely shattered here at Pure Xbox after covering all the reveals over the past few days, particularly when it came to the Xbox Games Showcase - it was absolutely jam-packed with new announcements! 12 of those announcements were for entirely new Xbox Game Pass titles, for example, including the...
Poll How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Games Showcase 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. <related ids="183552"> So, all things considered, what grade...
Poll How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2025 Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Summer Game Fest 2025 Showcase! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided a recap of everything that happened as part of the show. <related ids="183475"> So, all things considered, what...
Poll What Do You Think Of Metaphor: ReFantazio On Xbox Game Pass?
Is it a 10/10 in your eyes so far?
It's been just under a week since 2024 Game of the Year winner Metaphor: ReFantazio made its way to Xbox Game Pass for the first time, and we're really keen to hear how you're getting on with this fantasy JRPG so far. As you may know, Metaphor: ReFantazio received a rare 10/10 rating here at Pure Xbox back in...
Poll What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages So Far?
Xbox's latest first-party release is here
As you're probably well aware at this point, DOOM: The Dark Ages is now completely playable with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - and has been for a few days as id Software unleashes its latest epic to XGP players. We've had very good fun with this one already - in fact, we deemed it a fantastic follow-up to id's...
Poll Which Is Your Favourite Gears Of War Game On Xbox?
Gears is about to get Reloaded
The cat is out of the bag, Gears is back later this summer when Gears of War: Reloaded makes its debut on Xbox, PlayStation and PC - but which is your favourite game in the entire series? Of course, we recently touched on Gears making its PS5 debut and why we have mixed feelings on that - but as Xbox fans, we can say...
Poll What Do You Think Of Towerborne On Xbox Game Pass?
The most recent Xbox first-party release
April was such a good month for Xbox Game Pass that Towerborne kind of got overlooked in the end, but it's still the latest first-party release from on Xbox, and it's also a good game that's worth your time in our opinion! We actually spent most of our time with Towerborne back when it was released on PC...
Poll What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title For April 2025?
It was a pretty incredible month...
Another month of Xbox Game Pass is upon us, with a few of May 2025's additions already live on the service as we speak. However, before we fully press on towards even more XGP updates, we want to take one final look at the April 2025 lineup - by asking you fine folks which of last month's additio
Poll What Score Would You Give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 So Far?
Do you agree with the hype?
Brand-new turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been on Xbox Game Pass for a few days now, and following some absolutely incredible reviews from the press last week, we want to know how you're finding the game so far. Of course, it's unlikely that you'll have progressed all the way through this one yet,
Poll What Are Your First Impressions Of Oblivion Remastered?
Are you impressed with the remaster job?
It's been a wild 24 hours in the world of Xbox, with Bethesda shadow-dropping the heavily rumoured Oblivion Remastered on Series X|S, PS5 and PC yesterday, and there's no doubt it's been a massive success for Xbox so far. The sales were always going to be good though, weren't they?! The big question is...
Poll What Do You Think Of Blue Prince On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Is it a Game of the Year contender in your eyes?
What a week we've had on Xbox Game Pass! Following the arrival of the excellent South of Midnight a few days ago, we were treated to Blue Prince on the service yesterday, which happens to be one of the highest-rated games of 2025. So, I'm personally very intrigued about this one - what do you think...
Poll What Score Would You Give Atomfall On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Enjoying your time with the new RPG?
With Atomfall finally out in the wild for a few days now on Xbox Game Pass, we want to know what you make of the game so far! Yep, Developer Rebellion launched its new IP just a few days ago, and it arrived on Microsoft's Game Pass Ultimate service day one. Here at Pure Xbox, we've been pretty impressed with...
Poll As Forza Horizon 5 Cruises To PS5, Are You Still Playing It On Xbox?
It's been out for over three years now
We all know about Forza Horizon 5 heading over to PS5 in April at this point - it's even getting one of its "biggest updates ever" across all platforms to celebrate. That's the benefit of third-party releases - they come with extra goodies! The thing is though... at least personally, I jumped off this game a...
Poll MLB The Show 25 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
It's never skipped XGP before
I nearly leaped off my chair when it was announced back in 2021 that not only would MLB The Show 21 be coming to Xbox for the first time, but it would be part of Xbox Game Pass as well. That's the remained the case with MLB The Show 22, 23 and 24... but for the first time, MLB The Sh
