Mate aren't these all on Wos (World of Spectrum) for free? I grew up in the 8 bit era but while there are some games still worth playing from then, for me gaming really started in the 16 bit era
@Millionski looks like the Switch 2 sold around 6 million before Bananza came out and Mario Kart was a pack in for most (not me) so I still say most bought one because of the success of the Switch 1
Seems to me people buy consoles if they were happy with the last one, switch 2 has few games and none worth buying the system for, yet (when was the last console that did? Halo on the OG xbox?) but still selling really well. I for once am happy to sit on my hand for the next gen consoles as while i've gamed a lot on the Series X it's been mostly older games, so this Gen it's far from getting the best from either of the big main two (in terms of power) consoles Yet
The Alters has pulled me away from 33, had to restart just before the second act as i realised i wasn't playing it right, speed ran it to get back to where i was before and it worked out much better, GREAT game and on Gamepass
@Banjo- Hah, i'm a 'from the start Guy' took me so long to get through the repetativeness of 1 i'm only about half way through 2 but Thanks, that's poked me to get back to it!!
The Alters is a fine distraction from Expedition 33 which is also Great Fun (now i have unstuck myself) and when i'm limited for time Strikers 1945 FTW
@WildConcept6 Yeah I saw multi platform as gamble I before i realised itโs the next logical step (as games get more expensive) to make after putting them on pc, xbox just got there first, as they have the least players; personally, like you I donโt care but also like you said, now PlayStation seem to be planning it too we are in a Crazy new world ๐๐
Iโd say probably as it seems the engine they were using wasnโt fit for purpose and thatโs why they couldnโt make the most of the initial interest in multiplayer. I love Halo and all the games (hmm, okay even Guardians) and enjoyed the Infinity single player, not Earth shattering stuff but Fun nonetheless โค๏ธ
@somnambulance Fair play as it is all about the games but like I said elsewhere Iโm going to be skint for a while for โreasonsโ ๐ and so apart from games pass throwing things like blue Prince, Expedition 33 and the Alters at me, itโs time to attack my mostly Xbox backlog (been meaning to do remember me for ages but also GameCube games and probably (certainly) some from every console Iโve owned since the ZX Spectrum ๐ซก
@Millionski Yeah each to their own I suppose, mostly lack of funds means I Love Gamepass plus I have a 30 plus years backlog to run through still, means Iโm less bothered about the latest games and hey. always ms rewards when I really need to get a game and yeah started expedition 33 and hoping I can finish it before it leaves ๐ Bloody Good Game though
So all you who don't turn on or barely turn on you xboxes, do you play games elsewhere or not at all? I could go in push square and say i barely put my PS5 on, which is true, but i play games on Xbox or switch almost every day ๐คฃ
@GuyinPA75 whatโs the six month rule? Never heard of it but sounds like if you havenโt got anywhere in six months bin it off and start on something else? Makes sense
the old atari 4 bit games stream fine for me and a few are quite good fun (wrong country for Atari nostalga, the Speccy on the other hand ๐คฃ๐) So all new too me ๐
@kuu_nousee Think you are confusion microsoft with xbox, MS are the ones chasing so called ai (the day it thinks for it's self it's teminator time ๐คฃ) and they told xbox to dump staff meaning xboxhad the awful decision of what games and teams to dump, sad times for sure but they have been in hoc to MS ever since the Activison Blizard purchase, so ms say jump and xbox has to say how high
@husker42c Agreed, might be the first one i won't have picked up at launch but "Multiple store fronts" if true will mean i will as soon as i can ๐คฃ๐
2gb was pricey for me but works well as can easily move games on mass between the (no longer) kids consoles, which is mile quicker than downloading them for us
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 6-7)
Shinobi!! Great Game Still
Re: Indiana Jones DLC Out Now On Xbox, And It's Discounted For Game Pass Members
Loved this game, the finish was there all the time but fooled me good!!
Re: MindsEye 'Update 4' Now Live On Xbox, Includes Multiple Performance Upgrades
Still sound awful ๐คฃ
Re: Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Crashing The Xbox Store, Here's How To Install It
Worked this out for myself ๐คฃ But Good for everyone to know this๐
Re: Talking Point: Next Month Is A Big One For Xbox Game Studios, And We're Here For It
Recently beat Outer Worlds 1 and was suprised about how much i enjoyed it, so tempering expectations for 2 as i know life doesn't always work out ๐คฃ
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 30-31)
Late to the party as i have been hammering the new Shinobi game all weekend GREAT GAME!!
Re: 13 'Quirky Classic' Games From The 1980s Are Heading To Xbox In Attic Archive
@OcelotRevolver Nope not even us ๐คฃ
Re: 13 'Quirky Classic' Games From The 1980s Are Heading To Xbox In Attic Archive
Mate aren't these all on Wos (World of Spectrum) for free? I grew up in the 8 bit era but while there are some games still worth playing from then, for me gaming really started in the 16 bit era
Re: Final Fantasy Boss Says 'There's No Real Need' For Next-Gen Consoles Like A Series X Successor
@Millionski looks like the Switch 2 sold around 6 million before Bananza came out and Mario Kart was a pack in for most (not me) so I still say most bought one because of the success of the Switch 1
Re: Final Fantasy Boss Says 'There's No Real Need' For Next-Gen Consoles Like A Series X Successor
Seems to me people buy consoles if they were happy with the last one, switch 2 has few games and none worth buying the system for, yet (when was the last console that did? Halo on the OG xbox?) but still selling really well. I for once am happy to sit on my hand for the next gen consoles as while i've gamed a lot on the Series X it's been mostly older games, so this Gen it's far from getting the best from either of the big main two (in terms of power) consoles Yet
Re: You'll Soon Be Able To See 'Personalised' Ads On Your Xbox Dashboard
i don't notice them either, but sure advertise me games i want all you like but i'm skint ๐คฃ๐
Re: Two Huge Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (August 26-28)
Beat Gear 1 so many times but haven't finished any of the others, but seems it's about time i did ๐คฃ๐
Re: Microsoft 'Wraps Up' Xbox Series X|S Era As Hardware Chief Teases What's Next
@Aeralto each to there own Mate, as i feel the opposte (ps one first party game a year for the last two years? even if Astrobot was nigh on perfect)
Re: Shemnue 3 To Make Xbox Debut With 'Enhanced' Version For Series X|S
@Lup I will just for this reason ๐ซก
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Listing Further Hints At Huge ActiBlizz Xbox Game Pass Drop
Didn't happen though ๐คฃ๐
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 2-3)
The Alters has pulled me away from 33, had to restart just before the second act as i realised i wasn't playing it right, speed ran it to get back to where i was before and it worked out much better, GREAT game and on Gamepass
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Previews Say About Xbox Horror Title Cronos: The New Dawn
The Meduim was just that but companies that keep making games seem to get better and they have, so fingers crossed for a good review score
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 26-27)
@Banjo- Thanks for the Unity tip, not tried Fenyx Rising but Rayman Legends is an all time GREAT!!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 26-27)
@Banjo- Hah, i'm a 'from the start Guy' took me so long to get through the repetativeness of 1 i'm only about half way through 2 but Thanks, that's poked me to get back to it!!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 26-27)
The Alters is a fine distraction from Expedition 33 which is also Great Fun (now i have unstuck myself) and when i'm limited for time Strikers 1945 FTW
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@WildConcept6 Yeah I saw multi platform as gamble I before i realised itโs the next logical step (as games get more expensive) to make after putting them on pc, xbox just got there first, as they have the least players; personally, like you I donโt care but also like you said, now PlayStation seem to be planning it too we are in a Crazy new world ๐๐
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@Banjo- Hah, maybe, been looking at this site for an age and only got bothered to post recently, Iโd rather be playing games ๐๐ซก
Re: Talking Point: Would Halo Infinite Have Been A Bigger Success Using Unreal Engine 5?
Iโd say probably as it seems the engine they were using wasnโt fit for purpose and thatโs why they couldnโt make the most of the initial interest in multiplayer. I love Halo and all the games (hmm, okay even Guardians) and enjoyed the Infinity single player, not Earth shattering stuff but Fun nonetheless โค๏ธ
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@somnambulance Fair play as it is all about the games but like I said elsewhere Iโm going to be skint for a while for โreasonsโ ๐ and so apart from games pass throwing things like blue Prince, Expedition 33 and the Alters at me, itโs time to attack my mostly Xbox backlog (been meaning to do remember me for ages but also GameCube games and probably (certainly) some from every console Iโve owned since the ZX Spectrum ๐ซก
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@Sindayl kind of me too but if it plays steam games Iโm All In ๐๐ซก
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@Millionski Hey no worries, canโt be too many of us but I still have all my old machines hooked up, so I play anything I like ๐๐
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@Millionski Yeah each to their own I suppose, mostly lack of funds means I Love Gamepass plus I have a 30 plus years backlog to run through still, means Iโm less bothered about the latest games and hey. always ms rewards when I really need to get a game and yeah started expedition 33 and hoping I can finish it before it leaves ๐ Bloody Good Game though
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@TrollOfWar ah memories, used to rock my eldest to sleep with one foot why playing on my 360, those were the days ๐
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
@TrollOfWar Well you have an excuse, i too have a family but they are a bit older so am scrabling to claim my free time back ๐คฃ๐
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
So all you who don't turn on or barely turn on you xboxes, do you play games elsewhere or not at all? I could go in push square and say i barely put my PS5 on, which is true, but i play games on Xbox or switch almost every day ๐คฃ
Re: Talking Point: As A Game Pass Subscriber, Do You Still Spend Money In Xbox Sales?
@M20B25 Yep, same here ๐
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The June 2025 Capcom Showcase
@Vipor007 I'd like Both ๐คฃ๐
Re: Perfect Dark Actor Calls On Fans To 'Speak Up' And Help The Game Survive
@GuyinPA75 whatโs the six month rule? Never heard of it but sounds like if you havenโt got anywhere in six months bin it off and start on something else? Makes sense
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
@galson Interesting and yeah double sorry to hear itโs put you off games
Re: Xbox Retro Classics To Expand With 100+ More Games In 2025 & 2026
the old atari 4 bit games stream fine for me and a few are quite good fun (wrong country for Atari nostalga, the Speccy on the other hand ๐คฃ๐) So all new too me ๐
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 7-11)
@kuu_nousee Think you are confusion microsoft with xbox, MS are the ones chasing so called ai (the day it thinks for it's self it's teminator time ๐คฃ) and they told xbox to dump staff meaning xboxhad the awful decision of what games and teams to dump, sad times for sure but they have been in hoc to MS ever since the Activison Blizard purchase, so ms say jump and xbox has to say how high
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
@galson Really, that's all that it takes to make you stop playing games? Sorry to heat that
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
@Ricky-Spanish Poking my nose in, i've played a few hours and it's FUN (thought i'd get lost but seem to have found my way quite easily so far)
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
@TheCityPop Bloody Loved thst Game, but Yeah, took FOREVER!! ๐คฃ๐
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
Only 14 minutes left of it ๐คฃ But i finally beat Outer Wilds (Great Game) and am onto Clare Obscur as i heard it was Great too (enjoying it so far)
Re: System Shock 2 Remaster Gets New July Release Date For Xbox
Loved the first one, will hardcore try to get this one too but....LIFE ๐ฎ
Re: Remedy 'Hoped' For A Better FBC: Firebreak Launch, But Game Pass Is Helping
Uff, still need to play this but life is being tight with my spare time at the moment ๐
Re: Two More Xbox Games Are Being Cancelled, Including Perfect Dark
7 years and not ready to release? obvs cancel it
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 28-29)
Outer Worlds, when i get a chance, preparing for the new one ๐คฃ๐
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox In The Second Half Of The Year?
Better be 27 otherwise they'll have to wait a year for me to buy it ๐คฃ๐
Re: Five New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass
@NeoRatt Modded 360 FTW ๐๐ซก
Re: Talking Point: Have This Month's Announcements Made You Excited About Xbox Again?
@husker42c Agreed, might be the first one i won't have picked up at launch but "Multiple store fronts" if true will mean i will as soon as i can ๐คฃ๐
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From June 2025's State Of Play
And I thought I was the only nutter working at 11pm ๐๐ซก
Re: Xbox Quietly Releases New 4TB Expansion Card For Series X|S
2gb was pricey for me but works well as can easily move games on mass between the (no longer) kids consoles, which is mile quicker than downloading them for us
Re: Capcom Has Made Record Profits Again, For The 8th Year In A Row
@Kaloudz Yeah, belated agree sadly