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They both still seem a bit expensive for what they are.

I really doubt ubisoft gets fully acquired or even sells an IP. It seems like they are going to weather the storm.

However, I'm still expecting a big round of layoffs as they become a more focused publisher.

Another small step in the multiplat direction for Sony. Times they are a changing.

I purchased Lamplighters after trying it on gamepass. That is a solid game.

And of course mlb the show is legendary. I am sad that this year's isn't in gamepass.

I would be surprised if in 15 years any of the big storefronts are on a dedicated piece of hardware that only runs that one closed ecosystem.

Steam currently looks like the most future facing platform.

I would rather play console games on disc. Hopefully they keep offering a way to buy and play them. If not, then I would be much more likely to purchase my games on pc where the digital stores have to compete with each other plus have sites with cheaper keys.

Yes. I still have it installed on the x, s, and pc. I love this game.

Career mode really transformed the 2020 game into something much better. The weekly leaderboards are great too, I have even won a couple of weeks.

No one will buy ubisoft in their current state. I am predicting a sizable layoff for them soon.

I think acquisition is the least likely outcome for ubisoft at the moment.

The strategy is clearly working so it's not surprising to hear they are continuing with it.

@dskatter didnt xbox share that gamepass only makes up like 20% of their revenue and they dont expect it to ever be more of their revenue portfolio than that...it is one dimension of their overall strategy no matter what the narrative tries to say it is.

Sony games would sell really well on xbox. Much more than the port cost.

@ButterySmooth30FPS but they could make even more money with multiplat, especially with way more switch ports. Companies don't often sit back and say "this is enough." Even more so when they are part of a larger mega corp like Sony.

Steam is heavily rumored to be making a "console" version of the steam deck. Im betting that triggers another new market race like the handheld pc. I wonder what Sony and the people who claim that pc is "different" from the console world would think of that scenario where dozens of consoles can purchase and play playstation "console exclusives".

@dskatter i wouldn't say "clearly" sony isn't considering anything but lego horizon to test the waters. We know they had internal discussions about heckdivers 2 on xbox. We have been watching them ramp up the pc ports.

I'm betting it is Sony executives that eventually demand Playstation executives do the full multiplatform with at least one future game. It doesn't make sense for them to keep openly complaining in investor meetings that profit margins on $200+ million budget games isn't as high as they want and then keep selling those games to a fraction of the gaming industry.

I don't see the incentive for sony to attempt to block them. More sales is more sales.

If anything it can be the bridge of the gap for the fangirls that can't handle the idea of games being sold everywhere. They would technically still be "just" steam games where the 30% or whatever goes to valve.

@dskatter they were forced by mlb to release that one or lose the rights to major league baseball. I wouldn't be surprised if Disney did the same thing to them with the marvel properties.

I'm thinking they release a legit Playstation property on xbox eventually.

It might not be heckdivers 2 but eventually playstation will release an Xbox game. I expect numerous switch 2 games from them in the next few years.

All the ones I have gotten at a ridiculous discount either on steam sales, cd keys, humble bundles, etc.

For the stink people make about the cost of PCs upfront, not enough people mention how cheap the actual games can be. Just signing up for a free Epic account has gotten me a library of over 500 games, many of which are very good AAA games.

It looks like another winner for Ubisoft and assassins creed.

I am excited for the future of xbox if they get our current and future library playable on pc and a pc based xbox.

I have wanted this for a long time now and it's looking more and more likely to be true.

I still haven't decided if or when I will give this a try. I still have a bunch of big games purchased in black friday sales to get to. Gamepass really does a number on the backlog progress.

2026 would have been better, the new devices can't come soon enough.

@Valhura it doesn't sound like you know what a 3rd party game is. These are all xbox owned IP.

It doesn't look like something i will enjoy so I will wait for a massive discount on steam or pass all together.

Anything in the 80s is really impressive for a 14th game of a franchise. Looks like another great Assassin's Creed game. Score-wise, it is right in line with the other RPG AC games.

Shadows 82
Valhalla 80
Odyssey 83
Origins 81

I'm rooting for palworld and anyone else that is a victim of nintendo's legal bullying campaign.

I wish so bad it was in gamepass. I love the games but there isn't enough of a variation year to year to justify $70. Maybe at $20 I will jump back in.

@Valhura halo, gears, doom, call of duty, wolfenstein, fallout, outer worlds, starfield, etc.

They have PLENTY of shooters but tactical and stealth would be welcome additions for me.

@Kaloudz yes ubisoft does own his name for all future video games.

2008 article
French video game giant Ubisoft said Thursday that it has agreed to buy all "intellectual property rights to the Tom Clancy name, on a perpetual basis and free of all related future royalty payments, for use in video games and ancillary products including related books, movies and merchandising products

Definitely not this week and maybe not later either. It hasn't really grabbed my attention yet. If a friend asks me to play with them or if the buzz around it is incredible then maybe but as of right now it's a pass for me.

Tom clancy series. I don't think ubisoft has any desire to return to the single player roots.

Xbox has plenty of shooters but not many of them are tactical or stealth based.

I really doubt Ubisoft sell IP or get acquired. I think massive layoffs are coming and they downsize tremendously.

Xbox Portable would probably be seen as too close to sonys name but I like the sound of referring to it as the XP. Xbox Series P or Xbox Series H are okay. Boring names but I think that's the move here. They are probably going to have a wide range of devices soon and the Series would probably be the best way to differentiate them.

I think I'm most excited for the commandos game but a very solid month.

I completed this on ps5 and didn't care for it. 6/10 seems like a fair score. I would be surprised if they bothered with an Xbox version. I think SE has moved on from this one.

All of them but fallout 3 and morrowind should be front of the line

Hopefully people will realize the goal is the expansion of the brand and to have options for players everywhere. It will be a small part of the big picture. But I'm sure people will be locked into the unit sales and try to frame it as failure from day 1 with comparisons to other units sales.

Boltgun 2 please. That game was a masterpiece.

There are a lot of games that would benefit from this. Age of empires is a good one to try out first. Tutorials are often so much information at once that a lot is missed or immediately forgotten. But if AI can analyze a battle in AoE and give feedback like too many archers or something afterwards it would really teach the game better.

I've played almost one thousand hours in civ 6 and still feel like I learn new things or strategies every time I play it. AI would be beneficial for analyzing decisions.

Hopefully it's easy to turn on and off and not too obnoxious. I remember The Last Of Us yelling at me the second I diverted slightly off the optimal path to the objective. I found it very annoying especially for a game built around scavenging. Hopefully AI would either recognize that i was exploring for loot or wait silently for me to request help.

I wonder if the interface is a version of Asus's Armor Crate or something microsoft has cooked up. Armor Crate is decent but has room for improvement.

I really hope this happens. I have been dreaming of the full xbox store and catalog on pc for a long time.

I own a steam deck and Asus Rog Ally already and love them. The collector in me wants this one too even though it would be redundant. I am probably getting it.

I'm hopeful it will have official support for steam, GOG, and Epic. Or an easy way to side load other storefronts.

It will open up some interesting issues like optimization and controller support but it would be well worth it.

I think the "home console" pc market is about to blow up. It sounds like Steam is making one, I'm sure brands like Asus and Lenovo will go there as well. Xbox should be looking for a way to get it's full xbox storefront completely on pc and not just gamepass or the microsoft store.

I love my Rog Ally but hopefully the battery life is a little better with this one.

Handheld PCs are awesome devices! I'm hoping that "home console" PCs are the next hot market.

There are a ton of great IP under ubisoft and they are likely going to be laser focused on assassins creed and to a lesser extent far cry until better times return.

Its improbable but I would like to see them wrestle the Tom Clancy rights away from Ubisoft.

Prince of persia seems like a redundant IP for them too. Any potential new prince of persia game could easily be rebranded as assassins creed and probably sell better.

Realistically they probably won't get any IP or it will be smaller stuff like child of light or something.

I still use my 360 occasionally and still collect physical games on it here and there. The dream is near flawless emulation for the entire catalog.

Halo infinite is the best of the franchise. I am looking forward to whatever is next, hopefully it will be another step up.

It will be a niche product especially the 3rd party one but it's still very exciting.

I wouldn't count on either handheld selling like crazy but each will make the xbox brand/ecosystem more attractive. I'm guessing there will be a wide variety of xbox branded devices from both 1st and 3rd party.

I don't really see this happening. It would likely not be officially marketing gta6 and series s in a campaign. Something I doubt Rockstar wants to do as it will be the lowest spec version of the game.

Honestly I don't see gta6 making that big of a push for hardware sales. The new consoles are not far away.

Having Xbox and gamepass already complement owning a pc really well. If we can side load steam, gog, and epic then it will be really appealing.

I am more likely to buy it if it's pc like or pc oriented.

Balatro doesn't make my top 10 list or top indie list. I didn't gel with it at all.

I'm glad it's making it's way to ps5 but I am again laughing at the early access period tactic on a simple port. I wish xbox would let that whole idea die on all platforms.