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This game clearly had some development issues. Despite all the companies issues, its hard to fault ubisoft for not funding yet another reboot for the project. Sometimes these things just dont work out.

@Fishmasterflex96 they would benefit from having multiplayer all in one place. As much as I hate the COD app, something like that is probably the best route. That way they can keep the whole community and content in one spot.

I still think they are starting on the wrong foot with the playstation release they chose. It will be a first impression for a lot of people and its missing arguably the biggest draw to Halo.

This is why leaving out the multiplayer component on the first playstation halo release is such a bad idea.

What will they accomplish by providing an updated version of a 8-10 hour fps campaign to a new audience? If it is anything like the other recent xbox remakes, it will look nice but still feel dated (and possibly have performance issues). Will playstation first timers come away from this with a thirst for more Halo?

A simple port of MCC or Infinite would go over much better with a new audience than just another halo1 campaign. I dont think Campaign Evolved will find much of an audience anywhere.

They should at least officially announce they exist soon. Reveal in June seems likely, maybe its the mystery game on thursday.

Hopefully one of them releases later this year.

It does make the xbox store more appealing to me. It might not be at Steam's level yet but its up there. I think next gen will really bring this idea home and open up the possibilities with our xbox libraries.

Buying games for playstation and nintendo doesn't make much sense to me at the moment. I wouldn't even entertain the notion of getting a multiplat game on those platforms. Im not in the market for a game that can only be played on one device, possibly not even the next gen system from each.

Emulation to the rescue

Just finished Arise: A Simple Story. Its a very good indie title. Highly recommend but full price at $20 is a little steep. Its sale price is like $4.

Series x internal storage is usually about 60% full but also has a 2t hdd to transfer a few of the big dogs I go back to often like starfield, call of duty, master chief collection, flight sim, fallout76, etc.

Series s is usually about 40-50% with no extra storage.

I dont have any qualms about deleting games if I am not playing them regularly. It also helps that I have a ton of devices to spread out the games like ps5, handheld pcs and desktops (one of which that has over 30tb of storage and counting).

I dont use it as much as i should. There are games i want to play but i usually end up playing an owned game from the backlog instead. Thinking of canceling.

Waggle both joycons to sprint.

Jokes aside, I cant imagine playing a competitive shooter in handheld mode or with the joycon controllers but good luck to any who do. Will an NSO sub be required if its just Warzone? And will they be forced to endure the whole call of duty app if its content is just one game?

Im hoping for a pc gamepass deal on this one. I really want to try it but I dont know if I will pay top dollar for it. It looks promising.

In a tweet he explained combat will be more like a traditional game in whatever this new game is.

https://x.com/i/status/2008601952075296778

If it is vastly different than the other 2 heckblades then I think it needs to be a spinoff series instead of just HB3. Maybe the two series can run side by side.

1.Whatever the surprise is
2.Forza
3.Beast of reincarnation
4.Fable (dont want to see anymore until I have a controller in hand) (most excited to play but not to see)

I tried monster train on GP over the holidays. Now I'm hooked and play both 1&2 regularly.

For me this whole show rides on the mystery game. I have seen enough of Fable, I'm all in on that one and dont really want to learn too much more about it before playing it. Forza horizon is a known quantity and will be exactly what we expect it to be. Love the franchise but i know exactly what this game will be. Beast of reincarnation is not really something that interested me last time I saw it.

Apparently state of decay 3 is slated for 2027. There was a delay at some point when it was decided to increase the budget.

I'm still guessing it will be fallout related just not shadow dropped.

I doubt they would make the surprise something that was already announced like gears e day or halo 1 remaster part deux.

Im surprised gears or halo were not confirmed.

There are usually 4-5 games so I'm guessing there is still a surprise in store. I dont think an already announced game like gears or halo remastered would be a surprise appearance. Fallout makes the most sense but I guess we will see.

He also mentioned Ninja Theory's next game in a tweet. Saying they are going for a more traditional combat experience as opposed to the hellblade 1& 2 combat. He doesn't know if that game is hellblade 3 but expects it is.

https://x.com/i/status/2008601952075296778

If they wait too long for their pc console then steam machine will be out and following wave of 3rd party pc consoles might be opting for steamOS over windows.

They should at least partner with some 3rd party devices if we aren't going to get their next gen device any time soon.

He also has heard that Ninja Theory's next game will lean more into traditional combat gameplay instead of the Hellblade combat. Assumes that game is Hellblade 3 but not sure.

https://x.com/i/status/2008601952075296778

All play anywhere titles too. My niece should love the puzzle and coloring games.

Play more retro titles.

Stop chasing the trending games.

Give critically panned games a chance.

I am not expecting a true shadowdrop of a full game but I could see some sort of surprise fallout announcement or content drop for 76.

I would need to hear some details about what it can do but I am assuming the official xbox made console will be similar to the steam machine as a streamlined pc intended for the living room. In this case I would be willing to spend $800-$850. I would consider even higher prices if I am blown away by the reveal.

Ideally the xbox experience will be so pc oriented that it will be up to the user to choose the power level they want. If they want the official xbox device it will likely be a mid tier rig and consumers can decide if they want that or something better or more budget from other pre builds or self assembled rigs.

The outer worlds 2 is my game of the year. What a gem! I think i could make the argument that all 3 of their games made my top 5.

Its hard to top the year they had. I doubt we see another single developer have a year like this for a long time.

I think its the right path to go beyond the console. I hope we are still in the early stages of the plan and it will be greatly expanded on. I want it to get as close to perfect unity between xbox on console, pc, cloud. Everything available, everything playable.

I would release it shortly after it is completed and polished regardless of what month it is or what else is releasing.

If you try to get out the way of one specific game, you might end up against another unexpected smash hit. Have confidence in your product and release it when it is ready.

Its a good concept and I would much rather watch something like this than the game awards. But sadly, the gimmick of the awards will keep enough eyes on that show to attract the major games even if they do have to pay top dollar.

This show will probably be underwhelming compared to the major shows of the year but maybe it can eventually be a legit showcase.

I still prefer the all in one week method of e3 presentations.

Luckily nintendo will never be in a position to acquire xbox. I can't think of a worse company to run xbox than nintendo.

360, og xbox games and cloud saves would be locked behind a subscription and retro gen games would be the only games in the service. Garbage servers, garbage voice chat capabilities, gimmicky hardware, motion controls, etc. Instead of backward compatibility we would be expected to buy a re-release (likely not even enhanced or remastered) for full price. No more play anywhere and pc integration.

I cant think of a single positive to a hypothetical situation of nintendo owning xbox. A hyper focus on nostalgia based games but that would end up being a negative for me.

Wave your joycon in the air like you just don't care, maybe master chief will toss a grenade or something.

In xboxs case, they might want to move ahead with their next gen plans anyway. The shift to a pc based platform will be better the sooner they can get there. The steam machine and all the inevitable follow up "pc consoles" will be in the market soon. If xbox can't have their own physical box ready then they should at least have the pc app to a place where it is in its next gen state (full console library etc.).

Since hardware sales isn't really something xbox is concerned about, I think they can push ahead with the extra expensive box or just have the "next gen" app available on every other device until they are ready to release their own device.

If everything is an xbox then the plan shouldn't be held up by the actual xbox.

Jez has rephrased this as the xbox teams that would normally work on this are all hands on deck for other projects like gaming on windows and handhelds.

Ai in gaming will be like the steroids in the baseball hall of fame paradox. The ones that are known to be users will be ostracized while we pretend like its wasnt the vast majority of people using in that era.

I like how they say they would rather not have one than an ai made one. Its a sticker, you dont need to use it. Choose a different one.

This is a good use case for AI art. Pointless cosmetic item that the vast majority of players are not going to think twice about which one to roll with.

Figures, the media trend is to always run with the negative xbox news without verifying it. It must get the clicks and that is all they care about.

He has been the best thing to happen to xbox. I am really looking forward to the future of the platform.

There should be a PC desktop option. That is my main way to play. Xbox (consoles, pc app, handheld, and cloud)is probably around 30% of my gaming.

PC (steam/gog/epic/emulation) 50%, then xbox 30%, then playstation 10%, then Nintendo 10%.

It was a good year of games. Next year looks to be every bit as good (or better). They definitely have the game output nailed down right now.

Starfield is already a fantastic game. Im excited for whatever they have brewing.

That is an impressive list of games for one year. I went with Avowed but it could have easily been doom, outer worlds 2 or grounded 2.

Going back to back with black ops was probably a mistake. They could use a few more storylines to further break up the BO and modern warfare titles before the inevitable black ops reboot.

Im Ice fishing for the next few days but I have been hankering to get back into flight sim 24. I might check back in with oblivion remastered too. Hopefully that game is running better.

Sounds like they created a position at the head of zenimax and went with an experienced guy. I doubt this is any form of a demotion (he probably gets the same salary or more than previous role).

It probably says more about zenimax needing more direction than any indication of what they felt about the person.

I wonder how much they paid to get that final reveal spot, i imagine that is one of the most expensive slots. Sounds like it backfired.

That might be a flaw in the format of the show (from a viewer perspective). They need someone to determine which reveal warrants the big slot, not who will pay more.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe first of all you have it backwards. Microsoft gets 70% of every sale and Sony/steam etc. get 30%. Sony does not benefit in any way if call of duty sells less.

Black ops 6 was the most successful game in the franchise. It still made more money than any other call of duty game.

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"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the highest-grossing title in the franchise's history, achieving record-breaking day-one player counts and significant revenue growth. IT EARNED MORE MONEY THAN ANY OTHER Call of Duty game, driven by its availability on platforms like Xbox Game Pass and cloud streaming"

Resounding success for black ops 6. Take the false narrative back to the ps boards.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe how does call of duty having less sales benefit sony?

Saying xbox lost money in overall game sales is not indicative of success. Gamepass subs are much more valuable. If the game led to more gamepass subs then it is much better than a one time sale.

I assume they will continue to only show games releasing in that year. What a year to celebrate the 25th with halo, gears, forza, and fable.

Didn't watch it but the reveals dont seem particularly great after watching the trailers. All the other bloat could only bring it down further for me. D

Tomb raider and ace combat are the only exciting ones for me.

I wishlisted a few of the others but not sure if they will ever make it to the cart. Im glad I didnt waste the time on catching it live.