@InterceptorAlpha i can understand people dropping down or out from a service that raised it's price for finatial reasons but will never understand the drama xbox seem to get for every choice they make; you don't see this when Netflix put up their price π€£
@TheGameThrifter who are 'they' because they are not Xbox, so it's just rumours, look up past console releases and rumours, they were well out 2 years before release, so this most likely is too
Son of a Gun i'll never beat Stalker 2 in 13 days, guess it's time to pony up for itπ€£ They deserve it though πAnd MS was damn good to them, helping them get out of the Ukraine and when they said they would only realse on xbox as thanks, not holding them to it
@cross717 Your call but they haven't for the last 2 years; chasing the live service dollar means only one first party game a year for the last two years!! When this happened to xbox it was all "Xbox has no games" but now it's happened to playstation, no a peep, Xbox Tax i'd say (just means PS have more fans than xbox and so have more Fanatics than xbox fans just by numbers)
@NeoRatt in the uk PS5 Pro is Β£700, who think the next gen of either system will be less than that and why? They would have to dicontinue the pro or reduce it, even then, i don't think so
@FuzzieGinge88 Think they bought Activsion for 2 fold reasons, one needed games (this has worked) two stop Tencent from getting them and who else could have afforded it? Anyone happy Saudi Arabia bought EA?
@TheGameThrifter Maybe $1000 dollars US as tariffs will most likely still be in place but, Β£800 uk, to play PC games too, well i have plenty steam and gog games i have bought over time and never much played but if i could on a console....Well i'm in!! But Price is decided last to my understanding so this is all to early to be sure and sounds a lot like the usual pre pre launch times of consoles where no one knows anything but rumours sure are FUN!! π€£
@cross717 Only that they sold xbox's soul to MS for the money and now ms want it back to pay for the great ai sinkhole ($13 billion last quater) otherwise it was the move XBox needed, have you not notice since they bought them, it's not 'xbox have no games' anymore, it's xbox put out 5-6 more games that Playstation is now a year π€£πWhich is a perfect cadadence and there was no way they were going to be able to do it without them
I don't mind as it doesn't stop us from playing it; also we've had the original versions of 1-5 and infinite the who time π€£ Hope the enjoy it and see what they have been missing πSpeaking of series PS fans only have one of, Gear 5 Hive Busters was GREAT, why the hell haven't we had a sequel to that?!?
@Lup My memory is not great but the advantage is i can replay great games after a decade or two and remeber little or nothing of them so cna enjoy them again π€£
on my quest to finally finish all the Gears games (well worth doing) finished 5, then realise Hivebusters was a dlc, so started that, Great Fun!! Need to get back ot the original Silent Hill after as i fancied playing that series from the start too
@SodaPop6548 Series X is Great but took xbox to sell there soul the MS to get enough studios under them to do what they are doing now, pushing out about 6 games a year, if they could have done this from the start, maybe this gen could have been different but glad they are in the swing of things now, hopefully set them up for next genπ
Beat 0 a few years back, Bloody Good Fun!! Veronica is a Classic but not sure what they do with the story, it wouyld probably get bad publicity in the modern era
@Fiendish-Beaver hah, i beat 1 and 2 when they came out but think i didn't beat 3 π€£I'm 51 and my memory isn't as great as it used to be so something to look forward to might be a good excuse for frogetting the wife's birthday π€£ Yeah wait till you play it, it's Super Stabby Stabby, hope you are a nd still enjoy it π
@RiverGenie I thinks it's MS spending a reported 30 BILLION just in this quater on so called ai, they must have told every other department to foot the bill, including xbox, hence price rises and job cuts
@Fiendish-Beaver No idea why the disparity but i've always found the PS sale just too many pages of deals, i lose the will to live looking through them, but the xbox ones are small enough for me to look though happily, doubt it's done to please me though π
@Balaam_ Yeah, evertime it starts will wild ideas of power and cost; then both consoles end up around the same price and power π The idea of a PC Hybrid appeals to me as have quite a few steam games but still prefer playing on a console π«‘
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Re: Poll: How Much Are You Enjoying Ninja Gaiden 4 On Xbox Game Pass?
Yeah enjoying it loads, if not for the Silent Hill kick i'm on at the moment, now managunz is behaving, i'd might have finished it but will do
Re: Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
@Medic_alert still worth it in anywhere that's not America
Re: Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
@TheGameThrifter only gone up that much in America and we all know that's not XBox's fault
Re: Xbox Confirms Its First Two Game Pass Titles For December 2025, And They Both Look Brilliant
@InterceptorAlpha i can understand people dropping down or out from a service that raised it's price for finatial reasons but will never understand the drama xbox seem to get for every choice they make; you don't see this when Netflix put up their price π€£
Re: Talking Point: Exactly 13 Years Later, How Are You Feeling About Halo 4 These Days?
@tslog Hardcore disagree but each to their own π
Re: Talking Point: Exactly 13 Years Later, How Are You Feeling About Halo 4 These Days?
8/10.
Halo's 343 era is much maligned but while not as good as the Bungie era, 4, 5 and 6 are 8/10's, which is better than most games π
Re: Xbox 360 Classic 'Condemned' Has Quietly Been Delisted, And Nobody Knows Why
@Fiendish-Beaver Play 1, it's GREAT
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Think Xbox's Release Schedule Looks Like For 2026?
@ILuvGames Well they have say next year will be a big 25th anniversary, so fingers crossed π€£π
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@TheGameThrifter who are 'they' because they are not Xbox, so it's just rumours, look up past console releases and rumours, they were well out 2 years before release, so this most likely is too
Re: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
@FrenchVaniIIuxe They don't own it
Re: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
Son of a Gun i'll never beat Stalker 2 in 13 days, guess it's time to pony up for itπ€£ They deserve it though πAnd MS was damn good to them, helping them get out of the Ukraine and when they said they would only realse on xbox as thanks, not holding them to it
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@cross717 Your call but they haven't for the last 2 years; chasing the live service dollar means only one first party game a year for the last two years!! When this happened to xbox it was all "Xbox has no games" but now it's happened to playstation, no a peep, Xbox Tax i'd say (just means PS have more fans than xbox and so have more Fanatics than xbox fans just by numbers)
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@NeoRatt in the uk PS5 Pro is Β£700, who think the next gen of either system will be less than that and why? They would have to dicontinue the pro or reduce it, even then, i don't think so
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@FuzzieGinge88 Think they bought Activsion for 2 fold reasons, one needed games (this has worked) two stop Tencent from getting them and who else could have afforded it? Anyone happy Saudi Arabia bought EA?
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@TheGameThrifter Maybe $1000 dollars US as tariffs will most likely still be in place but, Β£800 uk, to play PC games too, well i have plenty steam and gog games i have bought over time and never much played but if i could on a console....Well i'm in!!
But Price is decided last to my understanding so this is all to early to be sure and sounds a lot like the usual pre pre launch times of consoles where no one knows anything but rumours sure are FUN!! π€£
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@cross717 Only that they sold xbox's soul to MS for the money and now ms want it back to pay for the great ai sinkhole ($13 billion last quater) otherwise it was the move XBox needed, have you not notice since they bought them, it's not 'xbox have no games' anymore, it's xbox put out 5-6 more games that Playstation is now a year π€£πWhich is a perfect cadadence and there was no way they were going to be able to do it without them
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
@CadErik Don't be it will be Great!!
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Halo: Campaign Evolved Launching Day One On PS5?
I don't mind as it doesn't stop us from playing it; also we've had the original versions of 1-5 and infinite the who time π€£ Hope the enjoy it and see what they have been missing πSpeaking of series PS fans only have one of, Gear 5 Hive Busters was GREAT, why the hell haven't we had a sequel to that?!?
Re: Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S In The US
Also this will be a definite buy for me at some point (living off ms reward points so.... π€£)
Re: Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S In The US
okay we have the MG colection so where is the silent hill one?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 1-2)
@Lup My memory is not great but the advantage is i can replay great games after a decade or two and remeber little or nothing of them so cna enjoy them again π€£
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 1-2)
on my quest to finally finish all the Gears games (well worth doing) finished 5, then realise Hivebusters was a dlc, so started that, Great Fun!! Need to get back ot the original Silent Hill after as i fancied playing that series from the start too
Re: Poll: Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
and so too many games to play, a very nice problem to have π«‘
Re: Poll: Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
@fbnaulin Forgot this was on there!! Cheers!!
Re: Poll: Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
Keeper, Ninja Gaiden 4, Outer Worlds 2, Ball x Pit, All Well Worth Playing π
Re: Microsoft Highlights 50+ Xbox Play Anywhere Titles Added To The Program Last Month
Just want steam and gog on the next xbox, then might finally play the games i've got on there ππ
Re: PSA: The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
Also fingers crossed for Silent Hill 2 at the partners preview event π
Re: PSA: The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
@MrStark Except Sony with the PS3 and releasing 1 first part game a year, still the second best selling console this gen (after the Switch)
Re: DOOM Co-Creator Was 'Midway Through' New Project Before Xbox Pulled Funding
Obvs MS made them do this becuase of there ai spending (it's ridculous, look it up)
Re: Xbox Journalist Says Microsoft Has Another Showcase Planned For November 2025
@Questionable_Duck Yeah me too!!
Re: Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
@SodaPop6548 Series X is Great but took xbox to sell there soul the MS to get enough studios under them to do what they are doing now, pushing out about 6 games a year, if they could have done this from the start, maybe this gen could have been different but glad they are in the swing of things now, hopefully set them up for next genπ
Re: Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
@Nintendo4Sonic Yep, 100% Agree with you
Re: Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
@BacklogBrad Yep if there's steam and gog on there, day One for me π
Re: Hands On: Is The Outer Worlds 2 Obsidian's Third Xbox Success Of The Year?
Love Outer World so i am really looking forward to Outer Worlds 2!!
Re: Report: Resident Evil 0 Remake In Development For Release After Requiem
Beat 0 a few years back, Bloody Good Fun!! Veronica is a Classic but not sure what they do with the story, it wouyld probably get bad publicity in the modern era
Re: Random: This Custom Xbox Series X Looks Amazing, And Fits Right In For Halloween
Hmmm, i would buy one π
Re: Microsoft Is Reportedly Increasing The Cost Of Xbox Dev Kits In Latest Price Hike
Xbox Tax, AKA non story. It's still cheaper than the PS5 dev kits and both still supply them for free to devs
Re: Sarah Bond: Our Next-Gen Console Will Be 'Very Premium' & Informed By ROG Xbox Ally
@Gabrielmpf Bet there's going to be 2 versions like last time (or this time, as they have made no announcements of price or release date π€£)
Re: Sarah Bond: Our Next-Gen Console Will Be 'Very Premium' & Informed By ROG Xbox Ally
Well she was never going to come out and say "our next xbox will be a cheap piece of cr*p" was she π€£
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
@PapaGlitch Good for You, i downloaded it becuase you sounded so keen on it π
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
@Fiendish-Beaver hah, i beat 1 and 2 when they came out but think i didn't beat 3 π€£I'm 51 and my memory isn't as great as it used to be so something to look forward to might be a good excuse for frogetting the wife's birthday π€£ Yeah wait till you play it, it's Super Stabby Stabby, hope you are a nd still enjoy it π
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
@Fiendish-Beaver Love Ninja Gaiden, not great at them but have always enjoyed them, so i'll take a run at it and you should too π
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
@PapaGlitch Both worth Playing i was just saying no one voted for it π
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 21)
Poor old Evil West π
Re: 61 Games Discounted To Less Than $1 In New Xbox Play Anywhere Sale
Day like this i wish i wasn't skint π€£
Re: Four New Retro Classics Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 16)
I was suprised how well older games streamed worked, my internet isn't even super great but they ran fine π
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think Of Keeper On Xbox Game Pass
Double Fine don't make bad games β€οΈ
Re: Xbox Journalist Says Latest Rumours Are 'A Huge Challenge For The Brand Right Now'
@RiverGenie I thinks it's MS spending a reported 30 BILLION just in this quater on so called ai, they must have told every other department to foot the bill, including xbox, hence price rises and job cuts
Re: Deals: Xbox Seasonal Savings Sale Now Live, 400+ Games Included
@Fiendish-Beaver No idea why the disparity but i've always found the PS sale just too many pages of deals, i lose the will to live looking through them, but the xbox ones are small enough for me to look though happily, doubt it's done to please me though π
Re: Xbox 'Magnus' Leak Suggests Next Console Will Be Powerful, Expensive & Maybe A Hybrid Device
@Balaam_ Yeah, evertime it starts will wild ideas of power and cost; then both consoles end up around the same price and power π The idea of a PC Hybrid appeals to me as have quite a few steam games but still prefer playing on a console π«‘