Banjo-

Regarding Copilot, it has never bothered me on Windows 11. I think I disabled the icon on the taskbar or something. Anyway, I wanted to uninstall a program/app and I found that Copilot was there ready to be uninstalled as well. It's impossible that we'll be forced to use Copilot on Xbox consoles when it's not mandatory on a Windows PC.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner It's not just you, as I said before. In general, all I see on Pure Xbox lately is Xbox players sharing their opinions and excitement and being disrespected just because of that. It's sad that they also have to justify their positive opinions as if they were not entitled to one. It's something that has been acknowledged by several users on this very thread. Supposedly, a comments section is for users saying their own opinion, not for disrespecting users for having a different opinion. Moreover, if this is Pure Xbox, makes sense to find people that likes Xbox consoles and games, right? That aside and again I don't specifically mean you, I don't understand being grumpy all the time about something that is optional and for having fun, especially if there is another console that you like more and that has a more vocal and bigger community to agree with.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner I have never tagged you unless you had tagged me earlier, and I've never insulted you, even when you've insulted me.

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Yes, I tagged someone that tagged you here, but I replied referring to a crowd.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

@Banjo- Yet another person talking nonsense. Funny that.

"They" still is "they", for me, at least, but let me also kindly remind you that every single time that you have tagged me since you opened this account in 2023 has been to say something negative or disrespectful about Xbox or about my opinion, respectively.

@shiny-enzo

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Sorry, but I agree with fatpunk! This is just one example among others, and even for Hellblade 2, a 3‑point difference is huge when it comes to an average across multiple sites , it clearly shows a trend.

Your example, and I quote: ‘61 and one 84’, makes no sense. It’s pure exaggeration meant to discredit someone’s point, and it’s really bad faith. Of course we would never see such a massive gap , we’re not talking about a scam or a completely broken game. At some point, the scores still need to be at least somewhat realistic and credible.

Logically, when you rate the same game on different platforms, the average should be the same, period , maybe with a 1‑point margin at most, especially when the same outlet reviews the same game.

What I find surprising is how some people show zero tolerance and can’t listen to others’ opinions without becoming insulting

It blows my mind, because they are on every thread on Pure Xbox, ready to question every single positive thing said about any Xbox platform, game or news. It just does not make any sense, at all.

@ilyn I did not say that (well, at least not until you edited your comments and removed the trolling ones).

@Shinato2024 This is one of those games that offers different things to different players because of how flexible and engaging it can be. For me, it started slow and boring, but it became one of my most played games and only because I was enjoying it so much after the first ten hours of side quests and main quest and couldn't stop playing and basically complete everything, with the exception of scanning every planet 100%. It's a bit rough like most Bethesda games, but somehow more enjoyable than the other games that I played that year. Actually, performance and gameplay is quite smooth on Series X after the patches.

@Lanmanna Ha ha. Fair enough, it looks like an insect.

@Scrubchub I'd say get FF XVI first (50% off now) and get the remake trilogy later.

Indeed, the PC market was already bigger than the console market, but it keeps growing. For those on Xbox or PS, moving to another platform would probably mean PC and not the competing console, but on Xbox it makes more sense since Play Anywhere started on Xbox One. For Xbox users and indecisive people looking for a good-value gaming PC, the next Xbox is a no-brainer.

@JumpingJackson Maybe you'll enjoy it now.

@Shinato2024 If you play on a TV that supports variable refresh rate, on Series X it feels like 60fps outside the big cities.

@FuzzieGinge88 Yep, I'd say that the first ten hours are boring and I didn't even care about the characters on screen, but then it starts to get better and better. I liked the side stories, more than the main story, the customisation, the cities, the upgrades and the gameplay. I liked the galactic conflict and getting airships. The only thing that I didn't like was collecting resources and some boring planets, but you don't need to complete them. My opinion is similar to @space_g0blin 's in that regard.

@eduscxbox @Sindayl Some people didn't even play it, but just hated it without a single argument because it was an Xbox exclusive. Not surprising.

@awp69 Agreed! RPG is one of my favourite genres. Starfield is not perfect by any means, but it's a great game and, in a few ways, better than Skyrim. As a gaming experience and despite its flaws, it's rewarding, like @badmotorfinger74 says. I didn't defend it at launch and only shared my opinion when I knew what I was talking about.

Thanks for these interesting thoughts about the game!

I loved this game on Series X, but so many people bashed it for whatever reason. I wonder how it will perform commercially on PS5.

@FarmDog08 Positive note, the digital version has the full-quality cutscenes restored, and part 2 and 3 support FPS Boost. All of them are 4K on Xbox One X and Series X and the art work still looks amazing.

@WildConcept6 I'm not following the hacking news, but I'm curious, because the more restrictive that Nintendo becomes, the more people want to unlock their hardware. That said, I don't think they need or want to connect hacked Switches to Nintendo's servers.

@nomither6 I know you didn't ask me, but I loved everything about it, although it was big compared to the PS4, that I also had. I played more on Xbox One than on PS4. Xbox One was initially more expensive, bigger and had a power brick, but it was also quiet, more reliable and it had more "gamey" games and backwards compatibility, so I preferred it. I also liked the user interface and controller more.

@HonestHick Your comment is pure truth. Xbox is the only console ecosystem that respects our purchases. Sony does not. Nintendo does not. Like you said, whenever Xbox messes up, it's logical to acknowledge whatever they do wrong - like I did regarding Perfect Dark 3 - but some here only post negative comments about Xbox, and were doubting that they would be able to play their Xbox games on future console/hybrids, when it's Xbox the only one that is committed to respecting that. Xbox is the most future-proof ecosystem besides Steam.

Until the day before Asha's tweet, they were also saying that the next-gen Xbox was cancelled because you know how negative Xbox rumours are all true and negative rumours about Sony are just rumours, right? So now, instead of saying they were wrong (only @dskatter did), they move the goalposts and Helix is the last Xbox. How do they know what Nintendo and Sony will do? Are they assuming that Nintendo and Sony will release walled-up gardens indefinitely with infinite paid remasters on each successive platform and is that the most consumer-friendly future and the perfect definition of a proper console maker?

@Ryu_117 Right! Actually, by investing so much in backward and forward compatibility and making the same game build work on Windows PC and Xbox console, with the typical settings adjustments, some of them I expect to be automatic on the next Xbox, their library is the most future-proof in all the console space.

@Ryu_117 Absolutely! The people I meet in real life are basically the same whether they play on a console or the other. They're happy and they don't wish others bad. When I was a little kid, I was excited to go to my friends' and play on their Segas, because I only had Nintendos. That's also how I started loving Sonic. At least in my school, there was no console war. I don't know anyone that is mad at Xbox in real life, let alone worried about their digital Xbox library disappearing!

@HonestHick 😁 You mean mostly Sony fans, right? Not this thread in particular, but just wait until the next PS wave, also known as the alternate dimension. I find it impossible to only be negative about Xbox while being a real Xbox or multiplatform user. Something doesn't add up, as I explained in my comment above.

With how massively restrictive Nintendo has become, I wonder how is the hacking of Switch 2 progressing...

Being pessimistic is the default stance on Pure Xbox, but I for one love what Xbox is doing: Play Anywhere, free cloud saves, powerful, efficient and well-built hardware, and backward and forward compatibility. Most of all, respecting our game libraries.

Game Pass is completely optional, so I'm okay with its pricing updates, only because it was an extremely great deal until now, like, playing AAA games on day one for free with Rewards points didn't make much sense. Next generation, I expect online to be free on Xbox and the Game Pass tiers to be simplified, PC Game Pass being merged.

I get being pessimistic, but why so much and short-sighted, when it's a worse deal on Nintendo and Sony consoles in terms of access to games already purchased, backwards compatibility, upgrade fees, cloud saves, subscriptions value and, in Nintendo's case, also questionable hardware value and pointless physical releases (game key cards).

@MinervaX76 I think you misunderstood. I was meaning just the marketing, that tweet, the public meetings and the news since Asha basically replaced Sarah and again, I don't mean job position but public perception and the way she communicates. This strategy of Play Anywhere started on Xbox One and Xbox Helix is its culmination. All things considered, I like the Helix name and logo.

@MinervaX76 Funnily, we weren't sure about Asha at first, but Xbox marketing and reception in the last month is the best and most effective in many years.

I like Helix the most because of the logo, the similarities with Xbox and the combination of two worlds.

@Globo PS5 reminds me of a praying mantis, ugly as f***.

@FraserG @InterceptorAlpha 2026. I still use my New Nintendo 3DS (not XL) more than my Switch. It's a reliable and compact handheld. I beat Bravely Default and Bravely Second on it.

@J_Mo_Money Same here. I miss the old Nintendo. Well, I don't miss it, I still play the old masterpieces. The new Nintendo is just not the same. It's missing some magic or something.

@Dm9982 I know, my friend, but it's a GBA emulator with a rom. Good thing they patched the roar glitch and unlocked the event unlockable, at least. 😅

@Gemini53 Funny that you mention that, because Nintendo just released two Game Boy Advance roms on Switch for £17 each. 😯

Bravely Default is a wonderful game, but excessively wordy and with a highly repetitive second half, so the same person could love it and hate it at the same time, like me.

@Grumblevolcano Those theories don't make much sense, to be honest. The game is fully playable on Xbox without peripherals.

@Globo

Nintendo would rather burn the world and everyone in it than see there games on other systems haha 😂

Exactly, their fans who, like me, made them big included 😂.

@Daniel1221 Forza Horizon 3 was the first one I got and I love it. I will complete it 100% on Xbox Helix.

One of the things I'm looking forward is to finally playing Forza Horizon 3 (Play Anywhere) at 60fps on a console. 😁

Xbox Mode on Windows 11 is exactly what other users and I predicted. This and the integration of backwards compatibility. It all sounds great and will be even better on the next-gen Xbox that is specifically designed for gaming, essentially being a console.

Since the Full Screen Experience started on Rog Xbox Ally, I was expecting the backwards compatibility to be added eventually. They are really busy polishing all this for the new generation of consoles and devices. I'm not expecting more titles to be added because of the licence issues, but every single addition will be celebrated!

@Globo My favourite is Resident Evil (1) Remake. Just get used to the old controls and you'll find a horror masterpiece.

Same here! I prioritise buying niche games like Fatal Frame, but I eventually get everything, even Game Pass titles, as long as they belong to a genre I like and the quality is good enough. My Xbox library is huge, considering I joined this ecosystem in 2016 (Xbox One Elite Bundle).

@Scrubchub Right. Actually, you could say that they make the best consoles, although not the most popular ones, that's for sure. But hey, merging the console and PC markets, their not so popular consoles and huge libraries suddenly became future-proof.

$1,000 is what I posted before. Besides the privileged deals that Microsoft makes, it's likely that they will subsidise a small part of the costs or cover them with something else, considering that the next Xbox will be a beast.

@Gemini53 @Globo Thanks 😉. So back to things not discussed much yet, I like the name Magnus, but they made a logo for Helix, so will it be Xbox Helix? It will likely lack a disc drive, but will an add-on be available separately like PS5 Pro? I don't care much about the later because I only keep a couple of physical Xbox games, but the name intrigues me.

I admit that I didn't think that Asha was the best choice at first, but then I realised that the thing that is failing at Xbox is the marketing and that she seems to be an expert. Of course, Xbox won't be what it was in the beginning, because everything has changed in the industry, but Microsoft really wants Xbox to do well. Merging the PC and console markets and games is the way forward and respecting their platform of choice and libraries is what will keep fans happy.

@UnlimitedSevens You are mistaken. I don't even read nor post every month. I haven't seen you outside Push Square before, I wonder why and if that is related to your hostility 🤔.

This is a rumour, but in any case Sony has been switching strategies since the launch of PS5: no cross-gen, cross-gen, exclusives, no exclusives, service games prioritised, pedigree single-player games prioritised, etc., so another change is not surprising. The new CEOs will do what's best for Sony in terms of profits and don't care about die-hard fans complaining like little children about others having access to their toys.

@UnlimitedSevens

Except @Banjo- , he will sell his firstborn no doubt.

LOL Then you don't know me at all.

@ElkinFencer10 Fair enough. Xbox hadn't said anything about third-party stores, but what you are saying was reported. The problem is that biased and asinine opinions and rumours spread like wildfire. It's too early, but I think that Asha is going to make impactful statements and confident decisions and fix the weak marketing of Xbox. This statement is just that, and we'll know more about the next-gen console soon.

@GoldenPants The fact that I don't need to buy the same games again on Xbox to be playable or upgraded, it's what made me upgrade to Xbox One X and then Series X. Now, it's not just those games, including backwards compatible games, but I also have access to the PC games I have missed, and PC players also have access to the games they own. It's software where you can save more money.

@ElkinFencer10 You knew all that because of the rumours and leakers. At the same time, there were people on this very site saying that the next-gen Xbox console was cancelled and that Xbox was dead, despite the official statements.

@lechugajr Xbox is the most consumer-friendly console. The disproportionate hatred it gets is not justified and has no reasoning behind. It usually comes from Sony or Nintendo fans, if you pay enough attention. That said, the Xbox marketing has been awful, and I'm starting to believe that this is what Asha is for. It's too early to say, but she looks like someone that is going to make impactful statements and confident decisions that will boost the brand. This is what she means by returning to Xbox.

@ButterySmooth30FPS I don't think that games will be cheaper on a third-party store on the same system, you are comparing PCs with Series X now. There must be some perks, price matching or something like that planned for the Xbox store. They are going big with Play Anywhere and they won't stop there.

@kuu_nousee You are right! It's also like Series X, it does different things in developer mode. I think that the desktop mode will have limitations, essentially for controlling cheats, piracy of new games, etc. Third-party stores will be there, but I'm not expecting much else in terms of desktop.

@ButterySmooth30FPS No, because it's backwards compatible. If you mean future games, developers will know the Helix profile and can target its fixed configuration, while PCs are a wild jungle. At the end of the day, it will be the same as on Xbox One and Series consoles, that also run Windows, but have specific development kits. Basically, it will be some kind of automatic Windows port with these settings for the Helix console.

November is Microsoft's favourite month. Teasing the next-gen console in March 2026, November 2027 seems the launch date. Besides, Microsoft already has a RAM deal. Two things to consider, nothing tells us that component prices will be cheaper in the future and the chips of these projects are not easily upgraded, so delaying them only makes the system outdated.

@Weebleman Yes, but still the equivalent PCs are much more expensive than the Xbox and PS consoles. Microsoft already has a RAM deal, and nothing tells us that components will be cheaper in the future, so I don't think that Microsoft (and Sony) will delay their consoles because of the current prices, especially if we consider that the chips of these projects aren't upgraded that easily.