@RBRTMNZ I don’t have an Xbox tho. I own a PS5, PS5 Pro, Switch, Switch 2, and PC(Steam). Owning an Xbox isn’t a requirement for visiting the site. It a gaming site… that generally covers all gaming news and games that release on multiple platforms. I like reading the opinions of people across the 3 sites. Am I only allowed to visit sites if I own the console or have interest in said topic? That how you create echo chambers.
@RBRTMNZ And you really think they would be doing this if it wasn’t for the rapidly fluctuating tariffs in the U.S., and still ongoing is a massive spike in component prices that's making it significantly more expensive to make a console at all. Meanwhile, everything else is getting crazy expensive amid ongoing war and general global political uncertainty. Fuel prices are rising, making it more expensive to ship anything anywhere. Consumers are closing their wallets, particularly on unnecessary expenditures like video games.
If everything was good. They would be keeping prices the same
@RBRTMNZ More like current economic environment caused by a war that no one wanted. Kinda hard to buy videos games when you gotta spend $100 every 3 days in gas to get work.
@RBRTMNZ or they realized that the current economic environment is bleeding us dry... and in order for them to continue to survive. They have to be the ones to bend the knee.
There is a reason no one in this comment are the CEO of billion dollar company. Like it or not, you gotta do what brings the company profit so that you can keep your job… If make no exclusive for make money. Then exclusive be damn.
@Godot25 They probably also noticed that the entire world in a terrible state at the moment, and most people don’t even have enough money to put gas in their cars. Much less be able to afford to buy $60-70 videos games… and that things are only going to get worse as things go on.
Those higher profit margins demands was during a time when the industry was still riding high from Covid. That has definitely has not been the case over the last 1-2 years, and definitely not in 2026.
@NicolausCamp Sony never released any major games on Xbox… So there was never anything to put back in the bottle. On top of that, there are only rumors that Sony is stopping with their PC releases. No real concrete information yet. But if Sony does stop. They can use the poor financial sales and lack of support from PC market for the move. Microsoft can’t do that… The PlayStation versions of their games are basically well outperforming their Xbox counterparts. Bringing exclusivity back isn’t going to help the sales of their xbox. The console side is a paperweight, and market has more wiped their hands of Xbox. Any sane Xbox fans has moved to PC and the console players has basically all agreed that PlayStation and Nintendo are only worth buying.
@tho_mi There has probably been some course corrections. But no way are canceling game for PS5 apart of that… That bottle has already been opened, and there is no way to put a lid back on it. It physically and financial impossible at this point.
@dskatter I mean... This is Unity. No at Ubisoft has probably played the games. If they did, they would have never released it in the state that it originally released in all so many moons ago.
It a shame tho. Unity had the potential to be one of the best AC games, and it went
@chesheer Reggie came from Pizza Hut, P&G, MTV before Nintendo. Some of the most rememberable people in the Industry haven't always been lifer like Phil, Iwata... etc. If she can learn to Disagree and Commit with senior management will do fine.
@GeeEssEff There been quite a few holidays since the 1st. New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day… She probably spent more time off than in the office.
@SalaciousCrumb That your nephews. I have 2 nephews one is 5 and other is 6. Both enjoys playing their Switch. Unfortunately my niece is too young to game at the moment. But considering the massive switch of the switch. There are plenty of younger kids who still enjoy console gaming.
@shiny-enzo The data to back it up is that for last two generations PlayStation has been the mainstream console meaning kids and teenagers are more likely to own it over Xbox… And the only people who still care about Xbox are people who remember the OG Xbox or was there during the golden era of Xbox 360, so people well over 30 yrs old at this point. Any stragglers are typical people who parents just bought whatever was on sale the cheapest, and people who probably have relatives that enjoyed what Xbox used to be.
I am not at all remotely that you and @InterceptorAlpha either picked PC; still playing Xbox…. We are on an Xbox fan site for a reason. But the general public has already decided and Xbox ain’t it. It PlayStation
@shiny-enzo “ As for the game itself, I’m not sure this kind of RPG is really PlayStation players’ cup of tea, but who knows? Is there really a specific player profile tied to each console?”
I would have said that this was true during PS3/360… But Xbox isn’t a competitive anymore. So at this point, unless you’re specifically interested in just Xbox first party titles… You’re probably buying a PlayStation for all games
Day 1 purchase for me. From the sounds of the content they plan to add. This will have something that all ages will love especially older people like myself who enjoy Thomas and friends as a kid. Crazy that it took so long to finally get something like this
@Zenszulu My comment was mainly about people using their accounts age to justify it being owned by an adult. But most likely the ID thing will probably be backed up by periodically ID check to continue to verify account ownership, or following the next of kin process to ensure that account transfer properly. But says anything losing their own personal account and their own digital purchases and saves? Getting another account doesn’t mean you lose your own personal one…
@Zenszulu It not really speculation. It a common thing and very bought up among many gaming communities. Microsoft does have a Next of Kin process and gamers do view their accounts as valuables:
@Stocksy You do know technically a parent can add a teenager as an authorized user to a credit card, and have their name printed on the card? RIGHT??? My dad did this when I was younger to help build credit for me early. So just cause you have a credit card on file mean nothing.
@Zenszulu The issue with going off account age is that there are quite a few people who pass down their account for whatever reason... You can easily have a teenager playing on 20 yrs old account cause their dad passed away recently, and they gained ownership of the account.
If this does happen… It gonna be strange seeing HP omen Xbox, Lenovo Legion Xbox, Dell Alienware Xbox… We already have Asus ROG Xbox. An Razer Xbox laptop will be amazing.
The only negative thing is getting companies to agree to this. I’m assuming Microsoft is planning on making money the same way they do with Windows. So expect a costly Xbox-window OS licensing fee. Which means a “premium” device price along side a cheaper standard windows device?
This sounds exactly like what people has been saying for YEARS. Basically sliming down Xbox console hardware to the point where it just like Surface devices, so that it doesn’t need to sell 80+ million plus to be successful and letting OEMs carry the brand going forwards.
@Titntin They was working on multiple projects that have been cancel before and after the Microsoft purchase. So I don't expect them to try and have another ready to go at the moment... cause they have bigger fish to worry about at the moment.
@Titntin A studio not supporting their games with actual content would have worry me more. You can ask anyone who plays these games, and the major complaints is lack of substantial content. A lot these games are sinking sleeps... Blizzard should worried about righting the ship on those, and not adding more their plate if they can't properly support what they already have.
@FraserG “ GTA 6 goes ahead this year and Fable isn't ready by September, I feel they'll hold back Fable until February-April of 2027 to allow enough breathing room.”
Will there be any breathing room? If GTA6 comes an actual and lives up to the hype… Good luck pulling anyone attention away from GTA for the next year and half. I can already hear all peer pressure comments in gaming groups… “What weirdo plays Fable over GTA”, “Ew… You bought fable over GTA”, “F, Fable get on GTA….”
@swedetrap That sound like the same thing PlayStation gamers say about Xbox gamers during the 360 era; and the same thing about PlayStation and Xbox say about PC gamers
@TheGameThrifter “ Xbox sales are at an all time low and Microsoft isn't even doing a traditional console next gen. So, Play Anywhere would be pointless since it'll just be a PC.”
I wouldn’t say it be completely pointless in the future. If the end goal is pushing ARM over x86… Play Anywhere could net users a free ARM copy of a game.
@Fiendish-Beaver The big thing is under hood improvements that Microsoft is adding to windows that isn’t actually gonna benefit gamer who use Steam as their main platform. Windows FSE is only “useable” with the Xbox App. Meaning, if you prefer FSE over mainly navigating windows… Xbox app is the preferred platform. The same thing will probably apply once the NextBox comes out.
@Balaam_ Fable was definitely a pillar franchise for me. Fable 2 was the first M rated game I ever had my parent buy, and i don't know how many hours I put into it. Used to come home from middle school on Friday evenings, and the beat the game in one sitting for Fridays on end. It was Fable and Halo. Never got into Forza until it went truly open world with FH2, and it took year to finally convince my parents that Gear was "safe" to play.
@OldGamer999 To be fair, Sony has had exclusivity basically going back to when they showed off the game in 2023. For all we know, the contract was probably made before that… At that time, Sony was still waiting to see what the fall out the ActiviBlizz buyout would be
It not all surprising. E33 is an easier game to get into compared to KCD2 especially when you consider that the average gamer aren't looking for super immersive experiences. Then add on the fact that KCD2 cost $70 buck on console while E33 was $50
This is exactly why game development cost has been blown out the water. It not the actual cost of developing games… it the actual marketing of that game. If one trailer at a game even is costing $1 million. Imagine the cost of continuing cost of marketing. This is why companies stopped doing E3.
@Gabrie I know there definitely won’t be an Xbox after the next one… That why I didn’t mention an Xbox along with the PS7. But there definitely will be a PS7. There no reason for there to not be one. Unless something radically happens next generation with the PS6, or the world ends… I don’t see Sony not releasing one.
@Titntin "You said I cant buy a Steam deck on Amazon. I gave you a link, I can and its £404 when the switch 2 is £399."
First, I said, "You ain’t buying the Steam Deck for the same price as a Switch 2 on Amazon. Cause first of all, Steam Decks aren’t sold on Amazon, if you’re buying one of Amazon… You buying at an inflated market up of at least $200-300 due to the fact you’re buying through proxy service."
I never said that you couldn't buy one through Amazon. Steam Deck aren't officially sold anywhere else but steam. If you are buying one off Amazon. You are buying one through a proxy service. Meaning that you are paying someone to have them then purchase one off Steam to have it ship to you. I still don't know where you're getting that price cause the link you sent is £495...
"When I judge a system, its judged against what other systems offer and what I want of course. Just as I expect you to judge by your own criteria."
I make judgement off the actual technical specification, and not my personal needs.. aka Switch 2 is better than the Steam Deck cause 1080P/120hz vs 800p/90hz. Not Switch 2 is worse cause the joycons hurts my hands.
@Titntin “ Steam deck for £404 Amazon UK. Your simply wrong.”
I’m American, so I only care about America. But even then… Even then that £495 is $655 so almost $200 more than Switch 2. Also isn’t a Switch 2 in uk £395.99. So again, you’re still paying a vastly inflated price.
“ 256 meg, switch 2 has very little storage, and certainly less than any other system. If you have switch 1 titles you need to move across (as I do), internal storage becomes absolutely crucial.”
Again, that is a you problem… not a system problem. No one is forcing you to move all your Switch 1 titles to Switch 2. That not a system problems. That a you problem. Move what is crucial
“As such it needs a decent joystick. Not only is the Joycon Grip ergonomically awful, but its just not up to the task. The magnetic holding strength is not enough in the Joycon”
Again, that is a you problem… I’ve put well over 1000+ hrs into my switch 2 since I gotten it day 1 using the joycons. I’ve never had any issues with ergonomic of the controllers. Ergonomics is a personal and preference. It not system issue. Nothing you bringing up is a system issue. It all subjective and personal.
“ Its not a me issue, its a hardware issue and you simping for them doesn't make any of that any less true.”
No one is simping. I own a Steam Deck. Using your own personal perspective to justify why Switch 2 is “inferior” as fact is wrong. You simply don’t want to be proven wrong and now you’re fleeing at the first opportunity cause you know you’re wrong.
@Titntin You ain’t buying the Steam Deck for the same price as a Switch 2 on Amazon. Cause first of all, Steam Decks aren’t sold on Amazon, if you’re buying one of Amazon… You buying at an inflated market up of at least $200-300 due to the fact you’re buying through proxy service.
And you’re only getting better performance cause the Steam Deck is a PC so it runs the PC version of games… So inherently it not suffering from the pits falls of being tied to a weaker system like Switch 1. When provided with proper ports, Switch 2 runs games better than Steam deck.
“I dont hate it but it is very expensive ( with a decent size sd and proper controller mine was £580 - and that was sale prices). At those prices people shouldn't be forced to playing the worst version of games portable or otherwise.“
That sound like a YOU problem. No one told you to buy a controller and SD card. You didn’t need that to play switch 2. You chose to buy it, now using your own poor decisions to make judgement on the system.
@Titntin " but there are better ways to play these games portably as well if you look at steamdecks or handheld pcs"
Ways that cost almost x2 or even x3 the Switch 2 (these games aren't playing that much better on the Steam Desk). Not to mention the weight and size. Sure the Switch 2 isn't vita or DS size. But it way more portable than chucky boy "handheld" PCs.
@TrollOfWar Grounded 2 is probably already planned for Switch since the first one released on the platform… We just have to wait till after early access release
@GuyinPA75 Nadella was in cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms. That would have been a completely different family group as Xbox was still under Entertainment and Devices.
No way in the world was Nadella had any control like that since leadership was still very stagnant and had complex levels of leadership between head of Xbox and higher up.
Again, Satya Nadellas gave them plenty of time and money to right the ship through the entire Xbox One generation and early Series X/S, so to say that Satya Nadellas's mismanagement of Xbox is incorrect.
Xbox failure is down to their own internal incompetence.
@Gabrie The pace at which Obsidian releases games doesn’t surprise me. They was one of the few decently large independent studios… Studio their size that are independent don’t last very long. They’re always on the verge of collapse. They can’t sit on their laurels and have to consistently pumping out new titles as the company always have to stay profitable.
Insomniac games is the same way… Luckily both studio have kept that foot to a pedal mindset after being purchased unlike a lot of studios. It so easy for companies to go “Oh! We’ve been purchased. We don’t have to worry about bills being paid cause we don’t pay them ourselves no more”
@Fiendish-Beaver The aspect of WoW coming to consoles was never going to happen. The amount of work needed to redesigned decades of content for proper controller use and porting for console would not justify an extra million or so gamers that would play this on console…
Cause let’s be honest. If you wanted to play WoW so much. You can play it on a $200 laptop from Walmart. No one is waiting for ‘WoW console edition’ to only now get interested in playing.
Blizzard time is better used saving the sink ship that is WoW. Not pandering to a niche group of console only gamers.
@InterceptorAlpha We love to point finger at the current management of Microsoft... But Xbox was already going down hill before Satya Nadellas took leadership of Microsoft in 2014. Satya Nadellas gave them plenty of time and money to right the ship through the entire Xbox One generation and early Series X/S, so to say that Satya Nadellas's mismanagement of Xbox is incorrect.
@bLiNdSiDe82 low-mid-high aren't based off price. It based off the actual part of the PC. The 5070ti is not mid range. 60 and 60 ti are mid range. With a 70ti you're looking high-end mid-range or upper mid-range.
It gonna fun when we can start pointing fingers when games start disappearing from the platform. I know who I’m gonna start blame first looks at current administration in the white house 😒
@Jenkinss Everything Microsoft is doing right now is basically the same thing they did back then. Purchased Nokia for $7.5 billion ( Buys ActBlizz $70 billion). Lays off a bunch of people to simplify its operations and align the Nokia (ActBlizz) business with the rest of the company. Aka need to restructure and focus on core franchises.
Microsoft continued to cut jobs from the acquired division as it struggled with the smartphone market. Microsoft is continuing to cut job in their gaming division cause it struggle and not bringing in the profit as it should be.
We’re at the point where Microsoft is basically writing off the Xbox brand and hardware signaling the end of its foray into the console hardware business. The same thing they did with phone hardware.
While they won’t sell off ActBlizz like they did Nokia. We are moving into the time where they may just license out the Xbox brand to other companies for use as they continue to downsize their gaming division.
The fact you can’t see the similarities between two massive purchases that Microsoft have made 10 yrs apart that blow up their faces is nuts.
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Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ I have over 1,158 comments on Push Square and the less comments on Nintendo life is due to less games I like releasing on that platform.
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ I don’t have an Xbox tho. I own a PS5, PS5 Pro, Switch, Switch 2, and PC(Steam). Owning an Xbox isn’t a requirement for visiting the site. It a gaming site… that generally covers all gaming news and games that release on multiple platforms. I like reading the opinions of people across the 3 sites. Am I only allowed to visit sites if I own the console or have interest in said topic? That how you create echo chambers.
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ “ Also why do you have an account here if you don't care about Microsoft gaming?”
My account is shared between Pure Xbox sister sites… Nintendo life and Push Square 🤔
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ I’m talking about Nintendo announced a $60 game today, low for them. I don’t care about GP or Microsoft
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ And you really think they would be doing this if it wasn’t for the rapidly fluctuating tariffs in the U.S., and still ongoing is a massive spike in component prices that's making it significantly more expensive to make a console at all. Meanwhile, everything else is getting crazy expensive amid ongoing war and general global political uncertainty. Fuel prices are rising, making it more expensive to ship anything anywhere. Consumers are closing their wallets, particularly on unnecessary expenditures like video games.
If everything was good. They would be keeping prices the same
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ More like current economic environment caused by a war that no one wanted. Kinda hard to buy videos games when you gotta spend $100 every 3 days in gas to get work.
Re: Xbox Announces Price Reductions For Game Pass Ultimate & PC Game Pass
@RBRTMNZ or they realized that the current economic environment is bleeding us dry... and in order for them to continue to survive. They have to be the ones to bend the knee.
Re: You're The Xbox Boss And Need To Figure Out Exclusivity, What Decision Are You Making?
There is a reason no one in this comment are the CEO of billion dollar company. Like it or not, you gotta do what brings the company profit so that you can keep your job… If make no exclusive for make money. Then exclusive be damn.
Re: Xbox Reporter Suggests Microsoft Is Being More Lenient With Its Gaming Profit Goals
@Godot25 They probably also noticed that the entire world in a terrible state at the moment, and most people don’t even have enough money to put gas in their cars. Much less be able to afford to buy $60-70 videos games… and that things are only going to get worse as things go on.
Those higher profit margins demands was during a time when the industry was still riding high from Covid. That has definitely has not been the case over the last 1-2 years, and definitely not in 2026.
Re: Rumour: Microsoft Might Not Launch Call Of Duty 2026 On Xbox Game Pass
@NicolausCamp Sony never released any major games on Xbox… So there was never anything to put back in the bottle. On top of that, there are only rumors that Sony is stopping with their PC releases. No real concrete information yet. But if Sony does stop. They can use the poor financial sales and lack of support from PC market for the move. Microsoft can’t do that… The PlayStation versions of their games are basically well outperforming their Xbox counterparts. Bringing exclusivity back isn’t going to help the sales of their xbox. The console side is a paperweight, and market has more wiped their hands of Xbox. Any sane Xbox fans has moved to PC and the console players has basically all agreed that PlayStation and Nintendo are only worth buying.
Re: Rumour: Microsoft Might Not Launch Call Of Duty 2026 On Xbox Game Pass
@tho_mi There has probably been some course corrections. But no way are canceling game for PS5 apart of that… That bottle has already been opened, and there is no way to put a lid back on it. It physically and financial impossible at this point.
Re: Playground Games Reveals Forza Horizon 6 Map, Here's How Japan Looks In-Game
I know people are going to be mad about the map. I sure a lot of people was expecting that if they go Japan. The map will be 90% city and downtown
Re: Assassin's Creed Unity's 60FPS Upgrade Is Seemingly Broken On Xbox Series X|S
@dskatter I mean... This is Unity. No at Ubisoft has probably played the games. If they did, they would have never released it in the state that it originally released in all so many moons ago.
It a shame tho. Unity had the potential to be one of the best AC games, and it went
Re: 'I Think She'll Be Fine' - Xbox Legend Peter Moore Reveals His Advice For Asha Sharma
@chesheer Reggie came from Pizza Hut, P&G, MTV before Nintendo. Some of the most rememberable people in the Industry haven't always been lifer like Phil, Iwata... etc. If she can learn to Disagree and Commit with senior management will do fine.
Re: Xbox CEO Shares Her Three Favourite Games Of All Time, Along With Her Gamertag
@GeeEssEff There been quite a few holidays since the 1st. New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day… She probably spent more time off than in the office.
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Avowed For PS5, And How It Compares To Xbox Series X|S
@SalaciousCrumb That your nephews. I have 2 nephews one is 5 and other is 6. Both enjoys playing their Switch. Unfortunately my niece is too young to game at the moment. But considering the massive switch of the switch. There are plenty of younger kids who still enjoy console gaming.
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Avowed For PS5, And How It Compares To Xbox Series X|S
@shiny-enzo The data to back it up is that for last two generations PlayStation has been the mainstream console meaning kids and teenagers are more likely to own it over Xbox… And the only people who still care about Xbox are people who remember the OG Xbox or was there during the golden era of Xbox 360, so people well over 30 yrs old at this point. Any stragglers are typical people who parents just bought whatever was on sale the cheapest, and people who probably have relatives that enjoyed what Xbox used to be.
I am not at all remotely that you and @InterceptorAlpha either picked PC; still playing Xbox…. We are on an Xbox fan site for a reason. But the general public has already decided and Xbox ain’t it. It PlayStation
Re: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Avowed For PS5, And How It Compares To Xbox Series X|S
@shiny-enzo “ As for the game itself, I’m not sure this kind of RPG is really PlayStation players’ cup of tea, but who knows? Is there really a specific player profile tied to each console?”
I would have said that this was true during PS3/360… But Xbox isn’t a competitive anymore. So at this point, unless you’re specifically interested in just Xbox first party titles… You’re probably buying a PlayStation for all games
Re: Xbox's Thomas The Tank Engine Trailer Is Getting A Ton Of Views, Set To Release In 2026
Day 1 purchase for me. From the sounds of the content they plan to add. This will have something that all ages will love especially older people like myself who enjoy Thomas and friends as a kid. Crazy that it took so long to finally get something like this
Re: Xbox Signs Out Multiple Players At Once, Seemingly Related To Age Verification Issues
@Zenszulu My comment was mainly about people using their accounts age to justify it being owned by an adult. But most likely the ID thing will probably be backed up by periodically ID check to continue to verify account ownership, or following the next of kin process to ensure that account transfer properly. But says anything losing their own personal account and their own digital purchases and saves? Getting another account doesn’t mean you lose your own personal one…
Re: Xbox Signs Out Multiple Players At Once, Seemingly Related To Age Verification Issues
@Zenszulu It not really speculation. It a common thing and very bought up among many gaming communities. Microsoft does have a Next of Kin process and gamers do view their accounts as valuables:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/your-steam-library-dies-with-you/1100-6523768/
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2347640/steam-says-you-cant-leave-games-in-your-will-but-us-law-might-disagree.html#
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/350540974003301631/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2748801/transfer-xbox-account-to-a-family-member
Re: Xbox Signs Out Multiple Players At Once, Seemingly Related To Age Verification Issues
@Stocksy You do know technically a parent can add a teenager as an authorized user to a credit card, and have their name printed on the card? RIGHT??? My dad did this when I was younger to help build credit for me early. So just cause you have a credit card on file mean nothing.
Re: Xbox Signs Out Multiple Players At Once, Seemingly Related To Age Verification Issues
@Zenszulu The issue with going off account age is that there are quite a few people who pass down their account for whatever reason... You can easily have a teenager playing on 20 yrs old account cause their dad passed away recently, and they gained ownership of the account.
Re: Report: Xbox Working With OEMs To Build Next-Gen Options For 'A Range Of Price Points'
If this does happen… It gonna be strange seeing HP omen Xbox, Lenovo Legion Xbox, Dell Alienware Xbox… We already have Asus ROG Xbox. An Razer Xbox laptop will be amazing.
The only negative thing is getting companies to agree to this. I’m assuming Microsoft is planning on making money the same way they do with Windows. So expect a costly Xbox-window OS licensing fee. Which means a “premium” device price along side a cheaper standard windows device?
Re: Report: Xbox Working With OEMs To Build Next-Gen Options For 'A Range Of Price Points'
This sounds exactly like what people has been saying for YEARS. Basically sliming down Xbox console hardware to the point where it just like Surface devices, so that it doesn’t need to sell 80+ million plus to be successful and letting OEMs carry the brand going forwards.
Re: Xbox's Blizzard Team Announces Multiple Showcases Laying Out The Company's Future
@Titntin They was working on multiple projects that have been cancel before and after the Microsoft purchase. So I don't expect them to try and have another ready to go at the moment... cause they have bigger fish to worry about at the moment.
Re: Xbox's Blizzard Team Announces Multiple Showcases Laying Out The Company's Future
@Titntin A studio not supporting their games with actual content would have worry me more. You can ask anyone who plays these games, and the major complaints is lack of substantial content. A lot these games are sinking sleeps... Blizzard should worried about righting the ship on those, and not adding more their plate if they can't properly support what they already have.
Re: Fable Could Finally Be Xbox's Big 'Game Of The Year' Contender, But There's One Problem
@FraserG “ GTA 6 goes ahead this year and Fable isn't ready by September, I feel they'll hold back Fable until February-April of 2027 to allow enough breathing room.”
Will there be any breathing room? If GTA6 comes an actual and lives up to the hype… Good luck pulling anyone attention away from GTA for the next year and half. I can already hear all peer pressure comments in gaming groups… “What weirdo plays Fable over GTA”, “Ew… You bought fable over GTA”, “F, Fable get on GTA….”
Re: Halo Studios Admits That The Series Needs A Bigger Playerbase As PS5 Community Awaits
@swedetrap That sound like the same thing PlayStation gamers say about Xbox gamers during the 360 era; and the same thing about PlayStation and Xbox say about PC gamers
Re: Xbox Play Anywhere Is Convincing People To Buy Their Multiplatform Games On Xbox
@TheGameThrifter “ Xbox sales are at an all time low and Microsoft isn't even doing a traditional console next gen. So, Play Anywhere would be pointless since it'll just be a PC.”
I wouldn’t say it be completely pointless in the future. If the end goal is pushing ARM over x86… Play Anywhere could net users a free ARM copy of a game.
Re: Xbox Play Anywhere Is Convincing People To Buy Their Multiplatform Games On Xbox
@Fiendish-Beaver The big thing is under hood improvements that Microsoft is adding to windows that isn’t actually gonna benefit gamer who use Steam as their main platform. Windows FSE is only “useable” with the Xbox App. Meaning, if you prefer FSE over mainly navigating windows… Xbox app is the preferred platform. The same thing will probably apply once the NextBox comes out.
Re: 'This Blew Up Way Out Of Proportion' - JDM Dev Insists Forza Comment Was Just A Joke
@Brigurugi Bruh, who hurt you?
Re: Xbox Reporter Teases What Might Be Shown At Developer Direct, Including A Potential Surprise
@Balaam_ Fable was definitely a pillar franchise for me. Fable 2 was the first M rated game I ever had my parent buy, and i don't know how many hours I put into it. Used to come home from middle school on Friday evenings, and the beat the game in one sitting for Fridays on end. It was Fable and Halo. Never got into Forza until it went truly open world with FH2, and it took year to finally convince my parents that Gear was "safe" to play.
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@OldGamer999 To be fair, Sony has had exclusivity basically going back to when they showed off the game in 2023. For all we know, the contract was probably made before that… At that time, Sony was still waiting to see what the fall out the ActiviBlizz buyout would be
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
It not all surprising. E33 is an easier game to get into compared to KCD2 especially when you consider that the average gamer aren't looking for super immersive experiences. Then add on the fact that KCD2 cost $70 buck on console while E33 was $50
Re: The Game Awards Trailer Prices Range From 'Free' To Over '1 Million' USD, Claims Report
This is exactly why game development cost has been blown out the water. It not the actual cost of developing games… it the actual marketing of that game. If one trailer at a game even is costing $1 million. Imagine the cost of continuing cost of marketing. This is why companies stopped doing E3.
Re: Xbox Working 'Very Closely' With AMD To Improve Ray Tracing & Other FSR Features In Games
@Gabrie I know there definitely won’t be an Xbox after the next one… That why I didn’t mention an Xbox along with the PS7. But there definitely will be a PS7. There no reason for there to not be one. Unless something radically happens next generation with the PS6, or the world ends… I don’t see Sony not releasing one.
Re: Xbox Working 'Very Closely' With AMD To Improve Ray Tracing & Other FSR Features In Games
@GameOverScreen Because these features will eventually make it way to consoles may it be the next Xbox, or the PS7
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 Is 'Cut Back' Even From The Xbox 360 Version
@Titntin "You said I cant buy a Steam deck on Amazon. I gave you a link, I can and its £404 when the switch 2 is £399."
First, I said, "You ain’t buying the Steam Deck for the same price as a Switch 2 on Amazon. Cause first of all, Steam Decks aren’t sold on Amazon, if you’re buying one of Amazon… You buying at an inflated market up of at least $200-300 due to the fact you’re buying through proxy service."
I never said that you couldn't buy one through Amazon. Steam Deck aren't officially sold anywhere else but steam. If you are buying one off Amazon. You are buying one through a proxy service. Meaning that you are paying someone to have them then purchase one off Steam to have it ship to you. I still don't know where you're getting that price cause the link you sent is £495...
"When I judge a system, its judged against what other systems offer and what I want of course. Just as I expect you to judge by your own criteria."
I make judgement off the actual technical specification, and not my personal needs.. aka Switch 2 is better than the Steam Deck cause 1080P/120hz vs 800p/90hz. Not Switch 2 is worse cause the joycons hurts my hands.
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 Is 'Cut Back' Even From The Xbox 360 Version
@Titntin “ Steam deck for £404 Amazon UK. Your simply wrong.”
I’m American, so I only care about America. But even then… Even then that £495 is $655 so almost $200 more than Switch 2. Also isn’t a Switch 2 in uk £395.99. So again, you’re still paying a vastly inflated price.
“ 256 meg, switch 2 has very little storage, and certainly less than any other system. If you have switch 1 titles you need to move across (as I do), internal storage becomes absolutely crucial.”
Again, that is a you problem… not a system problem. No one is forcing you to move all your Switch 1 titles to Switch 2. That not a system problems. That a you problem. Move what is crucial
“As such it needs a decent joystick. Not only is the Joycon Grip ergonomically awful, but its just not up to the task. The magnetic holding strength is not enough in the Joycon”
Again, that is a you problem… I’ve put well over 1000+ hrs into my switch 2 since I gotten it day 1 using the joycons. I’ve never had any issues with ergonomic of the controllers. Ergonomics is a personal and preference. It not system issue. Nothing you bringing up is a system issue. It all subjective and personal.
“ Its not a me issue, its a hardware issue and you simping for them doesn't make any of that any less true.”
No one is simping. I own a Steam Deck. Using your own personal perspective to justify why Switch 2 is “inferior” as fact is wrong. You simply don’t want to be proven wrong and now you’re fleeing at the first opportunity cause you know you’re wrong.
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 Is 'Cut Back' Even From The Xbox 360 Version
@Titntin You ain’t buying the Steam Deck for the same price as a Switch 2 on Amazon. Cause first of all, Steam Decks aren’t sold on Amazon, if you’re buying one of Amazon… You buying at an inflated market up of at least $200-300 due to the fact you’re buying through proxy service.
And you’re only getting better performance cause the Steam Deck is a PC so it runs the PC version of games… So inherently it not suffering from the pits falls of being tied to a weaker system like Switch 1. When provided with proper ports, Switch 2 runs games better than Steam deck.
“I dont hate it but it is very expensive ( with a decent size sd and proper controller mine was £580 - and that was sale prices). At those prices people shouldn't be forced to playing the worst version of games portable or otherwise.“
That sound like a YOU problem. No one told you to buy a controller and SD card. You didn’t need that to play switch 2. You chose to buy it, now using your own poor decisions to make judgement on the system.
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 Is 'Cut Back' Even From The Xbox 360 Version
@Titntin " but there are better ways to play these games portably as well if you look at steamdecks or handheld pcs"
Ways that cost almost x2 or even x3 the Switch 2 (these games aren't playing that much better on the Steam Desk). Not to mention the weight and size. Sure the Switch 2 isn't vita or DS size. But it way more portable than chucky boy "handheld" PCs.
Re: Former Nintendo President 'Surprised' That Xbox Hasn't 'Fully Embraced' Switch 2
@TrollOfWar Grounded 2 is probably already planned for Switch since the first one released on the platform… We just have to wait till after early access release
Re: Xbox Exclusive Contraband Sees Screenshots Leak Shortly After Microsoft Cancellation
@GuyinPA75 Nadella was in cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms. That would have been a completely different family group as Xbox was still under Entertainment and Devices.
No way in the world was Nadella had any control like that since leadership was still very stagnant and had complex levels of leadership between head of Xbox and higher up.
Again, Satya Nadellas gave them plenty of time and money to right the ship through the entire Xbox One generation and early Series X/S, so to say that Satya Nadellas's mismanagement of Xbox is incorrect.
Xbox failure is down to their own internal incompetence.
Re: Rumour: Ex-Obsidian Dev Suggests Avowed 2 Is On The Cards, But 'No Plans' For Outer Worlds 3
@Gabrie The pace at which Obsidian releases games doesn’t surprise me. They was one of the few decently large independent studios… Studio their size that are independent don’t last very long. They’re always on the verge of collapse. They can’t sit on their laurels and have to consistently pumping out new titles as the company always have to stay profitable.
Insomniac games is the same way… Luckily both studio have kept that foot to a pedal mindset after being purchased unlike a lot of studios. It so easy for companies to go “Oh! We’ve been purchased. We don’t have to worry about bills being paid cause we don’t pay them ourselves no more”
Re: World Of Warcraft Dev Still Not 'Actively Working' Towards Native Xbox Console Version
@Fiendish-Beaver The aspect of WoW coming to consoles was never going to happen. The amount of work needed to redesigned decades of content for proper controller use and porting for console would not justify an extra million or so gamers that would play this on console…
Cause let’s be honest. If you wanted to play WoW so much. You can play it on a $200 laptop from Walmart. No one is waiting for ‘WoW console edition’ to only now get interested in playing.
Blizzard time is better used saving the sink ship that is WoW. Not pandering to a niche group of console only gamers.
Re: Xbox Exclusive Contraband Sees Screenshots Leak Shortly After Microsoft Cancellation
@InterceptorAlpha We love to point finger at the current management of Microsoft... But Xbox was already going down hill before Satya Nadellas took leadership of Microsoft in 2014. Satya Nadellas gave them plenty of time and money to right the ship through the entire Xbox One generation and early Series X/S, so to say that Satya Nadellas's mismanagement of Xbox is incorrect.
Re: Opinion: ARC Raiders Is One Of The Most Visually Impressive Multiplayer Games I've Ever Played
@bLiNdSiDe82 low-mid-high aren't based off price. It based off the actual part of the PC. The 5070ti is not mid range. 60 and 60 ti are mid range. With a 70ti you're looking high-end mid-range or upper mid-range.
Re: Microsoft Is Reportedly Increasing The Cost Of Xbox Dev Kits In Latest Price Hike
It gonna fun when we can start pointing fingers when games start disappearing from the platform. I know who I’m gonna start blame first looks at current administration in the white house 😒
Re: Former ZeniMax Devs Who Were Fired By Xbox Create New Company Called Sackbird Studios
@Jenkinss Everything Microsoft is doing right now is basically the same thing they did back then. Purchased Nokia for $7.5 billion ( Buys ActBlizz $70 billion). Lays off a bunch of people to simplify its operations and align the Nokia (ActBlizz) business with the rest of the company. Aka need to restructure and focus on core franchises.
Microsoft continued to cut jobs from the acquired division as it struggled with the smartphone market. Microsoft is continuing to cut job in their gaming division cause it struggle and not bringing in the profit as it should be.
We’re at the point where Microsoft is basically writing off the Xbox brand and hardware signaling the end of its foray into the console hardware business. The same thing they did with phone hardware.
While they won’t sell off ActBlizz like they did Nokia. We are moving into the time where they may just license out the Xbox brand to other companies for use as they continue to downsize their gaming division.
The fact you can’t see the similarities between two massive purchases that Microsoft have made 10 yrs apart that blow up their faces is nuts.