@Medic_alert It's an odd way of thinking, surely Bethesda knows that much of their core audience is getting up there in years. I don't think they have Rockstar levels of mass appeal. I'll be near 50 by the time ES VI comes out, and might not live to see FO5. Sincerely don't understand Bethesdas development philosophy.
@InterceptorAlpha My wife of 20 years is still freaking hot, she enjoys watching and looking at beautiful women. She complained constantly when Victoria Secret leaned towards different modelsIt's just how nature made us, we like the shiniest things. Is she jaded, maybe but she will watch cut scenes or gameplay if she thinks the character model is attractive
@Ricky-Spanish Apparently the paid quest had a weapon attached to it.
I'm just going ignore it all and wait for a couple months after shattered space, see if I actually find any thing they did redeemable, if not well oh well
@Danny272 I figured I'd see what sales looked like in the store yesterday and Gears 5 was cheap, so I went to check reviews............. Seems like a lot of people didn't want Gears 6, because they hated 5.
So did Phil just get a pass for this past month?? It's kind of surreal..... he dangles some shiny keys and all is fogiven. Mind you, some really shiny keys!
@jesse_dylan A lot of us "more hardcore" gamers are a dying breed. Traditional RPG mechanics are going the way of the dodo bird. I expect it to be simplified for mass market appeal
@user0 Ya, this should have been the first trailer. I'm still really uneasy about this game, two instances where they showed gameplay that just looked kind of bad. Now this with spliced highlighted gameplay........
I've spent years ogling Halo, was fun watching anticipation build in the fan base and reading through differing opinions. Infinite was my introduction to Halo, and campaign wise it was just flat out not very good. The gunplay was great, and...uh it..uh. I'm to late to the party for MP, just don't enjoy it anymore, so I did miss out on some of it
@Banjo- It's an odd thing, I didn't buy my SX for gamepass, I wanted to build a fun library that was " in theory" only on Xbox. So with all these recent happenings at MS I have not bought anything for Xbox because I'm very concerned it's just going to PS eventually as well,.
With GP fans I think this is not any concern, they don't "buy" the games anyways. The investment risk is minimal because " They might think they don't actually own anything anyways"
@Beckerjr @Beckerjr Nice optimism, but if Bethesda doesn't put out a DLC that's widely loved with a MAJOR overhaul of basic Game systems that'll simply not happen. This game has so so so many half assed systems, horrendous game design and world building it would take years to fix.
@Jenkinss I'm curious what you consider to be "on rails" set piece type game?
I guess I don't understand how, Spiderman, God of War, Ghost of T, Forbidden West, Bloodbourne etc.... fit that definition. The Last of Us? Returnal/ -
It's such a goofy framing or pseudo dig that makes no sense.
I didn't play the open world Gears 6?, but the others i played were similar style of game to Unchartered- just different themes.
Like the ***** the call all Xbox stuff dudebro shooters.
You people are ridiculous
@Feffster It's 100% damned if they do AND if they don't. I don't think they can put older CODs, it will eat up new COD sales. BLOPS2 was a best seller for awhile, and had attracted quite a community again.
You make a popular older COD free on GP and blow up the community with GP members, Warzone is free as well with newer COD features..... why spend 70-100
@EvenStephen7 Xbox has left me with very little faith over the past almost year. I've simply just started buying it for the SteamDeck instead. I will not invest in Xbox any further, at least not until they explain, with credibility, just what the heck is going on
@Balta666 Same this was my 1st as well.
Was so excited to play Halo..... that was uh, a little underwhelming. Okay, super excited about RedFall- oh my goodness....
K fine, Starfield might still be brilliant..... I think I'm starting to regret this. Well at least their point rewards system is pretty sweet... oh they are stripping that big time? Going to release games on PS and i can just keep adding to my PS .. okay maybe I'll wait and see if games i want will just come to PS. Okay, uh....... I'm just not touching my Series X until ALL the dust settles.
I'm going to continue making this argument, Bethesda management is abysmal and has been for years. It doesn't matter if it's the developer or publisher side. Microsoft got hosed financially with the Bethesda purchase and we are seeing the fallout. Add on MS inability to have a streamlined publisher division that is always teetering on chaos and this is the result......
There is a reason I have not touched my Xbox in 5 months.....
I'm sorry, but it really seems like Bethesda/Zenimax are not the most well oiled machine. They seem to be badly run at times, with organizational development and key leadership stuck 15 years in the past/ while trying to implement changes to meet market trends.
I'm still really miffed Redfall was a disaster, was so excited to play Salems Lot the video game
@Romans12 I've just stopped believing anything he says. He's been spinning words for so many years now , he's become " The guy who cried wolf"- by the way ever notice how many leather jackets he's got......
Isn't this a recurring theme it seems like for Remedy. I could be hilariously wrong and be thinking of another company. Their games seem to be really adored by a hard-core small market, but they always seem to fail to hit that homreun
I really wish we could get an insider look at the developer arm of Bethesda. They keep doing things that are borderline incompetent. How is it that such a long tenured company like Bethesda can be so grossly inept?
I would love to see the business plan that preceded this whole snafu.
The Financials have to be fascinating, especially hinging so much on billion dollar Saudi investors, with no fail safe in place. They tried to copy Tencent without an underlying mobile game safety net
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Re: Bethesda's Todd Howard Says The Team Doesn't 'Need To Rush' Future Fallout Games
@Medic_alert It's an odd way of thinking, surely Bethesda knows that much of their core audience is getting up there in years. I don't think they have Rockstar levels of mass appeal. I'll be near 50 by the time ES VI comes out, and might not live to see FO5.
Sincerely don't understand Bethesdas development philosophy.
Re: Joanna Dark Actor 'Crazy Excited' To Lead Xbox's Perfect Dark Reboot
Jeez, how many daughters did Bruce Willis have?
Re: Xbox 360 'Cult Classic' Lollipop Chainsaw Returns This September For Series X|S
@InterceptorAlpha
My wife of 20 years is still freaking hot, she enjoys watching and looking at beautiful women. She complained constantly when Victoria Secret leaned towards different modelsIt's just how nature made us, we like the shiniest things. Is she jaded, maybe but she will watch cut scenes or gameplay if she thinks the character model is attractive
Re: Talking Point: How Are You Feeling About Fable After The Xbox Games Showcase?
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Re: Starfield Is Getting Review Bombed (Again)
@Ricky-Spanish Apparently the paid quest had a weapon attached to it.
I'm just going ignore it all and wait for a couple months after shattered space, see if I actually find any thing they did redeemable, if not well oh well
Re: Avowed Xbox Showcase Deep Dive Reveals Third-Person Gameplay
That was exactly the reassuring kind of stuff I've been waiting on.
A little odd this this is how they reveal it
MS public relations confuses the hell out of me
Re: Reaction: Xbox's 2024 Showcase Felt Like A Throwback To The 360 Era, In The Best Way Possible
@Danny272 I figured I'd see what sales looked like in the store yesterday and Gears 5 was cheap, so I went to check reviews.............
Seems like a lot of people didn't want Gears 6, because they hated 5.
Re: Reaction: Xbox's 2024 Showcase Felt Like A Throwback To The 360 Era, In The Best Way Possible
It was great, E3 levels of great.
Re: Xbox's Console User Count At Record High, Says Microsoft Gaming CEO
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Re: Phil Spencer Seems Excited About The Elder Scrolls 6, But Can't Say Anything
So did Phil just get a pass for this past month??
It's kind of surreal..... he dangles some shiny keys and all is fogiven.
Mind you, some really shiny keys!
Re: Stalker 2 Continues To Impress In New Xbox Showcase Gameplay Trailer
@jesse_dylan A lot of us "more hardcore" gamers are a dying breed. Traditional RPG mechanics are going the way of the dodo bird. I expect it to be simplified for mass market appeal
Re: Starfield's June Update Adds Mods On Xbox, Improved Melee Combat & More
@Gamer_X Or better yet, just buy it so you own it,.
And definitely wait until shattered space is out and mods have had a 6 months
Wish I would have
Re: Starfield's June Update Adds Mods On Xbox, Improved Melee Combat & More
@InterceptorAlpha Kudos for maining melee, it was just terrible at launch
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2024
@Banjo- They own the HellDivers IP,, they didn't aquire it.
Re: Sniper Elite Studio Returns With 'Atomfall' On Xbox Game Pass In 2025
Rebellion deserve a breakout hit, and this looks really good.
Sniper needs a good long break, 5 looked really polished but it was just too samey..
Really really excited
Also we need much more settings of the island people , with their charm and all their misspelled words
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Confirmed As A Day One PS5 Release In 2025
@Banjo- Ya Was pretty good! It was just close enough to the real thing, I could see them stealing your wording
Re: Avowed Gets The 'Story Trailer' Treatment, Still Scheduled For Xbox This Year
@user0 Ya, this should have been the first trailer.
I'm still really uneasy about this game, two instances where they showed gameplay that just looked kind of bad. Now this with spliced highlighted gameplay........
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Confirmed As A Day One PS5 Release In 2025
@Banjo- ππ well done
Re: Xbox Games Showcase 2024: Date, Start Times, Rumours, Leaks & More
@Banjo- That profile Pic makes it too easy to imagine you are actually the ghost of Banjo past......
It would be cool to have a modern version. I tried them when I joined Xbox 3 years ago, but it's just a little too old gameplay wise for me
Re: Xbox Games Showcase 2024: Date, Start Times, Rumours, Leaks & More
@dreadful
Well doneπ
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In May 2024?
@dskatter The constant PS fans conspiracies are a little exhausting
.....
I mean c'monπ
Re: Xbox's Recent Multiplatform Releases Selling Well On PS5, Fallout Sales Also Get A Boost
Public Heads up for U.S. folks;
Walmart has Gotham Nights for 10 bucks, it's kind of weird but you have to specify the Series X version
Re: Talking Point: If Halo Infinite Is Finished, Where Should The Franchise Go From Here?
I've spent years ogling Halo, was fun watching anticipation build in the fan base and reading through differing opinions.
Infinite was my introduction to Halo, and campaign wise it was just flat out not very good. The gunplay was great, and...uh it..uh.
I'm to late to the party for MP, just don't enjoy it anymore, so I did miss out on some of it
Re: Avowed Seems To Be The Latest Xbox Game Getting Support From Gears Dev The Coalition
I'm genuinely curious to see the final product, the first few trailers were underwhelming. The eyerolling PR speak from the leads didn't help.
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages To Be Announced At Xbox's Showcase, Claims New 'Exclusive'
@Banjo- It's an odd thing, I didn't buy my SX for gamepass, I wanted to build a fun library that was " in theory" only on Xbox. So with all these recent happenings at MS I have not bought anything for Xbox because I'm very concerned it's just going to PS eventually as well,.
With GP fans I think this is not any concern, they don't "buy" the games anyways. The investment risk is minimal because " They might think they don't actually own anything anyways"
Re: Starfield's New Xbox Update Is Getting Fantastic Feedback So Far
@Beckerjr @Beckerjr Nice optimism, but if Bethesda doesn't put out a DLC that's widely loved with a MAJOR overhaul of basic Game systems that'll simply not happen.
This game has so so so many half assed systems, horrendous game design and world building it would take years to fix.
I hope your right, really do
Re: Activision Is Opening A New Studio To Build 'Genre-Defining' Games At Microsoft
Oh McActiBlizz, try reading the room for once.. ..
Kudos PureXbox fans, great cynicism!
Re: Activision Is Opening A New Studio To Build 'Genre-Defining' Games At Microsoft
@GuyinPA75 K, I laughed out loud.... well done
Re: Poll: As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?
@Jenkinss I'm curious what you consider to be "on rails" set piece type game?
I guess I don't understand how, Spiderman, God of War, Ghost of T, Forbidden West, Bloodbourne etc.... fit that definition. The Last of Us? Returnal/ -
It's such a goofy framing or pseudo dig that makes no sense.
I didn't play the open world Gears 6?, but the others i played were similar style of game to Unchartered- just different themes.
Like the ***** the call all Xbox stuff dudebro shooters.
You people are ridiculous
Re: Poll: As Hellblade 2 Draws Near, What Do You Think Of The First Game?
I'm a licensed MH provider, much of my work days are spent working on a BHU, doing groups/ 1-1 therapy.
I've spent years watching patients react to internal and external stimuli that I am unable to see or hear.
Although I've only played 2hrs? about, I can't even begin to explain how surreal it was.
Re: Xbox's Sea Of Thieves Plunders PS5 Charts, Becoming Europe's Best-Selling Game In April
I wonder if anyone important is paying attention to how well these modestly priced coop games are doing?
Seems to be a sweet spot, along with a good game and stuff sells
Ahem EA.......Battlefield....
Re: Former Microsoft Exec Gives 'Two Reasons' Why Xbox Closed Bethesda Teams
@Feffster It's 100% damned if they do AND if they don't.
I don't think they can put older CODs, it will eat up new COD sales. BLOPS2 was a best seller for awhile, and had attracted quite a community again.
You make a popular older COD free on GP and blow up the community with GP members, Warzone is free as well with newer COD features..... why spend 70-100
Re: Former Microsoft Exec Gives 'Two Reasons' Why Xbox Closed Bethesda Teams
@EvenStephen7 Xbox has left me with very little faith over the past almost year.
I've simply just started buying it for the SteamDeck instead.
I will not invest in Xbox any further, at least not until they explain, with credibility, just what the heck is going on
Re: Xbox Is Reportedly 'Considering' Hellblade 2 For PlayStation 5
@EvenStephen7 It's really bonkers, especially if it makes no sense to a person literally in marketing......
Gaming is upside-down
Re: Xbox Is Reportedly 'Considering' Hellblade 2 For PlayStation 5
@evenstephen7
"Zero marketing (this game comes out in two weeks!)
No physical release
Now it might come to other consoles.
All like Hi-Fi Rush."
That's so bizarre, this game seems like it would be so easy to market- HIGH END graphics- stellar motion capture, an eye catching title.
I still very much remember how good the 360 marketing was for games- Those GoW trailers were sublime
I'm in Healthcare, I don't pretend to be all knowledgeable on how to run a gaming division... BUT WHAT THE HELL MS????
Re: Starfield's New Camera View Is Getting Rave Reviews Ahead Of May's Xbox Update
I'm just waiting for Bethesda to announce they are delaying Shattered Space.
I mean, might as well pile on
Re: Random: Xbox Drops 'Feel The Burn' Tagline On New Controller After Four Studio Closures
@JON22 That might have made me burst out laughingπ€£π
Well done
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
@Balta666 Same this was my 1st as well.
Was so excited to play Halo..... that was uh, a little underwhelming. Okay, super excited about RedFall- oh my goodness....
K fine, Starfield might still be brilliant..... I think I'm starting to regret this. Well at least their point rewards system is pretty sweet... oh they are stripping that big time? Going to release games on PS and i can just keep adding to my PS .. okay maybe I'll wait and see if games i want will just come to PS. Okay, uh....... I'm just not touching my Series X until ALL the dust settles.
Re: Redfall DLC Cancelled As Developer Arkane Austin Gets Closed Down By Xbox
Look ma, more Bethesda incompetence!!!
When do we get the news story that ALL Bethesda senior management has been fired???
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Four Studios, Including Arkane Austin And Tango Gameworks
I'm going to continue making this argument, Bethesda management is abysmal and has been for years. It doesn't matter if it's the developer or publisher side.
Microsoft got hosed financially with the Bethesda purchase and we are seeing the fallout.
Add on MS inability to have a streamlined publisher division that is always teetering on chaos and this is the result......
There is a reason I have not touched my Xbox in 5 months.....
Re: Red Dead Is Now 20 Years Old, So We Played The Xbox Original For The Very First Time
Based on how painful it was to wake up this morning, I thought "man I feel old."
"Red Dead Is Now 20 Years old "- Yep... I'm old....
Remember loving this game, thanks for memory
Re: Hellblade 2 Will Display With Black Bars Outside Of Ultrawide Mode
@Bobobiwan Man, theThe Order 1886 was really brilliant. It could have been such an amazing 1st party tentpole series. Such a shame
Re: Hellblade 2 Will Display With Black Bars Outside Of Ultrawide Mode
@abe_hikura I... actually want this to happen now. The backlash would be utterly brilliant
Re: Redfall One Year On: Xbox's Vampire Misfire Still Lacks Bite
I'm sorry, but it really seems like Bethesda/Zenimax are not the most well oiled machine.
They seem to be badly run at times, with organizational development and key leadership stuck 15 years in the past/ while trying to implement changes to meet market trends.
I'm still really miffed Redfall was a disaster, was so excited to play Salems Lot the video game
Re: Starfield Is Getting A 60FPS Performance Mode On Xbox Series X
@NEStalgia
Everybody always forgets the rest of his quote,
"It just works, when I lie.... every single time they eat it up"- Todd Howard
Re: As Fallout TV Show Hits 65M Viewers, Bethesda Reveals Desire To 'Increase' Gaming Output
@Romans12
I've just stopped believing anything he says. He's been spinning words for so many years now , he's become " The guy who cried wolf"- by the way ever notice how many leather jackets he's got......
Re: Alan Wake 2 Still Hasn't Made Profit Despite Huge Critical Success
Isn't this a recurring theme it seems like for Remedy. I could be hilariously wrong and be thinking of another company.
Their games seem to be really adored by a hard-core small market, but they always seem to fail to hit that homreun
Re: Fallout 4's Quality Mode Is Reportedly Bugged On Xbox Series X|S Right Now
I really wish we could get an insider look at the developer arm of Bethesda. They keep doing things that are borderline incompetent.
How is it that such a long tenured company like Bethesda can be so grossly inept?
Re: Embracer Group Is Splitting Into Three Companies Following Recent Layoffs
I would love to see the business plan that preceded this whole snafu.
The Financials have to be fascinating, especially hinging so much on billion dollar Saudi investors, with no fail safe in place.
They tried to copy Tencent without an underlying mobile game safety net
Really bizarre
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of The Fallout TV Show's First Season?
@fizban3332 He had been pretty universally panned. He's a pretty bad fit/ actor