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This feels like the kind of event I'd rather just read about / watch highlights after the show has aired.

I really would've liked it if this question was multiple choice. Too many great and varied games coming out it feels weird to only pick one.
Personally Im looking forward to BoTW2, Starfield, Stalker 2, Redfall, Kirby: Automata, HFW, Hogwards Legacy, GoW Ragnarok, Forspoken, Elden Ring and Bayonetta 3.

I also cant wait for Perfect Dark, Project Eve, FF16, Pragmata and Unknown 9 Awakening though these games probably wont make it next year.

TBH, If 4 of these games drop next year Ill have more than enough to play on top of the games released or coming this year.

Series S: I'm saying goodbye to Forza 4 this weekend.
Switch: My S/O is hooked on Pokemon again so i wont be playing any games on that system in a while. Lol.
PS5: Death Stranding DC. Going for plat. 💪

Having "Come on playground, give us Japan already" as a con tells me I can't take this review serious.

Switch: Metroid Dread. I have developed such a love hate relationsship with this game. I feel so accomplished whenever I mamage to go further but I also havent rage quitted this much in my life I think.
Series S: Im starting Forgotten City this weekend. Really looking forward to it!
PS5: Death Stranding DC. This might be my favourite game of all time which is weird because its also a game I dont recommend to anybody.

Recently finished: The campaign in Back4Blood. A fun game but I dont see myself continue playing it.

I'm having so much fun with this game. Had a blast so far playing co-op with friends and randoms alike.

FH5 and San Andreas for me. I hope Soulstorm comes to Gamepass. I played both Oddyssey and Exodus when I was a kid. Great, but mad difficult games.

@PhhhCough Ol' Dirty Chinese Restaurant. Hahaha. Classic!!

@Xenomorph_79 Wu-Tang Clan is a rap group from the 90's, still active today. Their debut album Return to the 36 Chambers is considered a true hip-hop classic.

As for this arpg news. This sounds too good to be true. Day 1 for me. Wu-Tang is for the children!!

I wouldn't even know what to ask for. Got too many games I want to play already. This fall/winter is stacked.

Switch: Metroid Dread, haven't rage quitted this much in a while.
Series S: Back4Blood, my favourite co-op. Having a lot of fun with this one.
PS5: Finally got my hands on one (wooo). I upgraded Death Stranding to Directors Cut and I love being back in that world.

Have a good weekend everybody.

@Dezzy70 I agree 100%.

I love it. Having a ton of fun with this game playing coop with my friends (or randoms if my friends can't play). Not sure how long I'll stick around after wrapping up the campaign but who knows. To me this is the kind of game I can just pick up, play some maps and put down again later down the line.

I played with random players last night and it was pure joy! Didnt meet any nasty players but if I do the mute button is right there and you can easily jump in and out of games if you want to change the people you play with. This will be my new addiction for sure. That is until Forza 5 drops. And Halo Infinite Drops... And Im already hooked on Flight Simulator. Fine. Back4Blood will be my fourth addiction. Wait. I forgot about Gears 5. Make that 5 addictions.

Switch: Super Mario Oddyssey. I recently picked this game up again (after not touching it since I played it during launch) and want to get those final moons I havent collected yet. This game is still great btw.
I might buy Metroid Dread as well. Haven't played any Metroid games before but I figured I might as well jump into the newest one, especially since it's gotten such great reviews and feedback from players.
Series S: About to wrap up the campaign in Gears 5 for a third and final time. And play some more Scarlet Nexus. Im really enjoying the combat and bonkers story.
Have a good weekend everybody.

I had just downloaded this game because of Game Pass but now I will delete it before even launching it.

I wonder if tales of arise will be added soon considering ToV is being taken down and xbox recent push into the Japanese market.

Recently finished: Psychonauts 2. I really enjoyed this one, even though Im not a big fan of platformers.

Xbox: Halo Infinite Beta, game feels really good, cant wait for the campaign.
Scarlet Nexus, combat is awesome giving me the same vibes as Astral Chain and the NieR games kind of. Im only 2 chapters in but I can already tell the story is dumb. Still plan to play it all the way through.

Looking forward to: Back4Blood!

Yeah, this will be a Scarlet Nexus kinda weekend!

I was so close to buying this at launch, but if it's one thing GPU has taught me is to not buy games unless they are exclusive to other consoles. Ha! My weekend is officially booked.

I cant wait! This and Metroid Dread drops the same week and Im very excited for both of these games.

Im so hyped for Bayonetta 3 its crazy. I think the last time I was this excited for a game was Cyberpunk and considering how disapointed I was by that game Im sure Bayo will deliver a way more satisfying experience.

Series S: If I have time I will wrap up Psychonauts 2. I have a feeling I'm approaching the end of the story.
My plan is to finish it before Back 4 Blood comes out.
Switch: Nothing, but Im really looking forward to Metroid Dread.
Have a good weekend everybody!!!

@Syndrome I'm right there with you.

@NickTheGeek I feel the same way. Games with gold is outdated thanks to GPU.

@mousieone is it any good? Im considering jumping into it.

A combo of Gears 5 Operation 8 trying to reach that Legend 25 achievement before Im done with multiplayer in that game and Psychonauts 2. Im really enjoying that game.

@awp69 Ah. I didn't catch it. Another Gears entry will be great though!

I plan to test Aragami 2 and Lemnis Gate. But my main prioroty is wrapping up Psychonauts 2 and completing Operation 8 in Gears 5 before Back 4 Blood releases next month. Happy gaming everybody?

@awp69 Seriously? Campaign ended on a cliffhanger. Coalition has made it clear they're working with Unreal 5 showing off character builds that look very Gearish.

@Razputinman DQ11 is such a great game! Enjoy

Recently finished: Atelier Ryza 2.

Series S: Halo 5 coop, Gears 5 coop, Flight Simulator landing challenges and The Outer Worlds. I fell off first time playing TOW but decided to give it another chance. So far so good.

Switch: Persona 5 Strikers

Series S: Outriders, I only got one achievement left so Ill do that one before retiring the game. And Im not even an achievement hunter. They all popped through natural play. Ive been having a lot of fun playing mostly in co-op with friends. I hope they drop a dlc with more stories and sidequests in the future. I had no plans on becoming as invested in this game as I have. A pleasant surprise.

Switch: Still playing Persona 5 Strikers and Atelier Ryza 2. Im considering Monster Hunter Stories 2, but I think I'll wait for some performance patches first. The fps can be all over the place like Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity is.

PS4: Got tired of staring at it so I disconnected the console and put it in the closet (F). I'll bring it back when HZD2 and GoW2 drops.

Here's my take on it. Long read alert. I've had the Playstation/Nintendo combo for as long as I can remember. Last year I couldn't get a hold of a PS5 (shocker) but was given a Series S as a surprise by my SO. Before that I never cared much about Xbox. Ironically this is actually a good thing for several reasons.
1, I haven't played any xbox exclusive games before so even though Gears, Halo and Forza are old, they are new to me. And the newer releases are superb IMO.
2, Game Pass is a stroke of genius. I have literally played more games since the Series S launched than I did for the entire last generation on PS4. I've tried games I never would have considered (due to price and or peak of interest) and been having a lot of fun with it.
More reasons why I'm very positive to this launch. I don't use smart delivery myself but I get why it's smart. I love Quick Resume! Jumping between games definitely feels Next-gen to me.
Finally, and this is where I will lose you. I don't care that Xbox doesn't have a lot of next-gen exclusive games yet. That is not a deal breaker for me. I don't care if anybody with an xbox one or ps4 for that matter gets to play some of the games I get to play at a higher frame rate or whatever. It doesn't matter to me. Nothing truly amazing will come until the devs master Unreal 5 anyways. I am very positive about the future with true next-gen games coming and I don't mind jumping in early on this generation. I've already gotten too much fun and entertainment out of my Series S than I thought would be possible.

I can't remember the last time I had so many games to be excited about and looking forward too. I'm so glad I jumped on Xbox this generation. This year alone I'm looking forward to Flight Simulator 2021, Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite the most. But there are literally 20 more games coming to Xbox this year and 2022 I plan to play.
In comparison. On Nintendo I'm hyped for 4 games, Metroid Dread, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Shin Megami Tensei V and BoTW2 next year.
On Playstation it's HZD 2 and GoW 2, but they aren't coming until 2022 if I'm not mistaken.
In conclusion, Xbox is without a doubt the place to be right now and I don't see it changing soon.

Games that got my attention was:

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (I bought this a couple months ago, and seeing it come to GPU made me think 2 things, 1, I hope everybody checks it out! The game is a lot of fun! and 2. I'm never buying a game again unless it's an exclusive on another console).

DOOM Eternal is getting optimised for Xbox Series X and S this month. Been waiting for this before trying it.
Hades (August 2021) ABOUT TIME!!!
Microsoft Flight Simulator (July 2021)
Forza Horizon 5 (November 2021)
Halo Multiplayer (Holiday 2021)
Halo Infinite (Holiday 2021)
Shredders (December 2021)
Atomic Heart (Too weird to not at least test)
The Xbox Series X Mini Fridges are arriving Holiday 2021.

A Plague Tale Requiem (2022)
Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl (April 2022)
Starfield (Nov 2022)
Contraband (2022) This will be a surprise hit. BET!

Game I was expecting but didn't show up:
Hellblade 2

Add the fact that almost all the games shown in their showcase comes straight to GPU makes this a very strong e3 for me even if I personally won't play every game they showed. There was more than enough here to keep me locked in for this year and the next.

Series S: Gears 4 campaign Coop with a friend. Gears 5 Season 7 and Yakuza 6.

Nintendo Switch: Persona 5 Strikers, Atelier Ryza 2 and Hyrule Warriors.

Ps4: GTA V Online, heists with friends.

Recently finished: Nier Replicant & Tomb Raider Definite