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Re: Grand Theft Auto V Is Coming To Xbox Series X This November

Alan_Payne

The standalone version of GTA Online will be PS5 exclusive for 3 months, laugh my ass off )

One edition of the online version of a 8 years old game is exclusive to PlayStation for three months! What kind of deal was it? MS should put GTA V in Smart Delivery program so that everyone would receive the online version for free rather than boasting about 3 months of exclusivity of only the online standalone version!

Re: It Looks Like Rare's Everwild Has Been In Development For Five Years

Alan_Payne

I always hate these terms like "X years in development". People always think this means that Y game has been in "full development" for X years, like the case of Coalition were in the full production of Gears 5 for 3 years. I remember when people were saying "Cyberpunk was in development for 8 years" without knowing that the full production of that game had started only from Autumn 2016. Pre-production never cut down the process of full development. A game can be in pre-production for 10 years and still take the standard of 3-4 years of full development.

Re: Yes, Bethesda's Starfield Reportedly Will Be An Xbox And PC Exclusive

Alan_Payne

@UltimateOtaku91Well, one can argue that TES franchise has a legacy on Xbox/PC platforms as well. Morrowind was a full Xbox/PC exclusive and Oblivion came only to Xbox/PC when it was released.

Plus, this is just the beginning of the generation. It's not like PS5 has +100 million users that Bethesda would lose! So it makes more sense for MS to persuade potential users to buy an Xbox rather than be like "It's okay guys, go buy PS5. We will just release our games on PlayStation as well in order to avoid losing lose millions and millions of players there!"

Re: Yes, Bethesda's Starfield Reportedly Will Be An Xbox And PC Exclusive

Alan_Payne

Will Insomniac's future games come to Xbox? Will I be able to play Spider Man on my console? Insomniac has not officially confirmed that their games will only come to PlayStation, so...

It's interesting that no Xbox fan would ask above questions, whereas PS Fans and die hard PS journalists are obsessed with whether Bethesda games will keep coming to their console or not. I guess one of the reason is that Xbox fans do not care about such things, they have the best features and services in their console, and they will soon get the best first party games as well. But PlayStation fans have nothing but "exclusives". That is the only reason they purchase a useless PlayStation that ONLY has good first party games. And consequently, they always worry about keep having the higher ground in this category. Cause TES VI being Xbox/PC exclusive will end their reign in first party.

Re: The Time Has Arrived, Resident Evil Village Is Out Now On Xbox

Alan_Payne

Actually I just finished it today (had a review code) and I must say, I really loved this game! It was definitely more action that RE7, but everything about it was great. The design, atmosphere, enemies' variety, environments, characters, boss fight, etc. It had a RE4 vibe to it and in my opinion, it was as well made as RE4 too.

Re: Oops, Xbox's Confidential Review Of The Last Of Us 2 Just Leaked

Alan_Payne

Having played all Uncharted and TLOU games on PS4, I must say they are not wrong.

ND games have never been that good in terms of gameplay. They have great visuals, gorgeous environments, good characters but they are nothing special in gameplay. People usually do not notice that because these games are filled with too many cutscenes. But this was more visible to me in TLOU 2 which was over 25 hours of boring repetitive gameplay (if you call it gameplay!!)

Re: Another 12 Games Will Leave Xbox Game Pass Soon (May 2021)

Alan_Payne

Remedy fully owns Alan Wake now. So I guess MS have to pay them a cut as long as they keep AW on Game Pass.

But I'm more disappointed to see FF 9 leaving the service. I know SE games are on game pass only for 12 months but I never had the time to play this one and I doubt to be able to finish it now.

(For anyone who does not know, games tend to leave 14 days after the MS's official announcement)

Re: Rumour: It Looks Like We Know When Elden Ring Is Getting Revealed

Alan_Payne

@AgentGuapo "Steal games/studios" you said? I'm sorry, was this act called "stealing" when Sony Computer Entertainment acquired Naughty Dog in 2001 as well, or does it only apply to MS?

I'm completely fine with multiplatform FromSoftware games as well. The only problem is that Sony kept securing their games as PS Exclusive. So that's why I would really welcome FromSoftware to join XGS (Even if they continue releasing their games on PS. We only want their games to also be available on Xbox)

Re: Rumour: Sony Deal Will Bar Resident Evil Village From Xbox Game Pass

Alan_Payne

@Tharsman

Actually that was exactly my first reaction as well!

Sony's new approach seems sooo much like Microsoft's Xbox One in 2013. It is also an interesting "coincidence" that back then MS had Call of Duty and FIFA marketing deals, which is in Sony's hands right now.

Well, the tables have turned and now Xbox seems to be the one that is all about "video games".

Re: Rumour: Sony Deal Will Bar Resident Evil Village From Xbox Game Pass

Alan_Payne

I own every RE game and I wanted to own RE Village in my account as well. So I do not care if it was going to be XGP Day One or not. But it is so pathetic of Sony to do sth like this. I mean, they did not even add this game to PS Now, they just did not want it to go to Game Pass. Sony has always kept the industry back and this is just a new example. Even though I had a PS4 last gen, with things like this, I never want to get a PS5 and be part of their ecosystem!

Re: Rumour: Xbox Looking To Publish AAA Game With 'An Ambitious Connected World'

Alan_Payne

@Atreus97

I don't know what's worse: A Sony fanboy surfacing on Pure Xbox or the fact that he does not even read the news blog text to realize that these are not "Microsoft's vague promises".

Microsoft has been really careful with their promises and the amount of excitement and hype they express. Last time MS confirmed sth official was that Xbox indie showcase which was exactly what they promised. These so-called "vague promises" are made by insiders (some normal people with good connections, in case a PS Fanboy does not know what an insider is)

Re: Reaction: As The PS3 Store Closes, Xbox Reminds Us How 'Critical' Game Preservation Is

Alan_Payne

I have been following Pure Xbox for some time. I exceptionally love how quickly this website covers news related to Xbox and the whole industry.

But today I decided to create an account just to say that this @UltimateOtaku91guy is REALLY REALLY annoying!

Isn't this a Xbox website designed specifically for Xbox fans to read Xbox-related news and get excited and all? This annoying guy is definitely an PlayStation fan who happens to (probably) own an Xbox as well. He always leaves negative comments about Xbox and its related news. I mean, okay, we get it, you are not that much of an Xbox fan. But please, just give it a rest boy! Grow up a little perhaps!

They are critisizing that why some articles here might bash PlayStation. I mean, who are you kids?! Have you ever visited Push Square, read their news and articles and see how they bash Xbox?