They probably know it would of been better than the actual current halo infinite multiplayer mode and took it down! Like gears Microsoft and the studios developing both games have done a bad job since bungie and epic quit making the games!
@Fiendish-Beaver South of midnight is a very good game with a unique look and story the combat would be the weakest part of the game but it's still quite good in my opinion. It has great music aswell ✌️
@BrownOwl Ok dude you run your own narrative I've said it enough I think exclusive are bad either way multiple times in this thread in fact but people want to play victims and any non pro Sony comments is console warring ha! There's a few here that would be great politicians with so much mental gymnastics and knit picking of comments to push themselves up and and total ignorance of what is actually being said! Hope you have a great Christmas and New years happy gaming ✌️
@BrownOwl No and if you're referring to me I've said many times in this story other stories and push square that exclusives all together to me is a bad thing!
People just want to believe there own narrative dispite what is in black and white in the comments section also this is a story about a playstation exclusive on an Xbox site so it's probably not the best place to find positive reactions 👍
@PsBoxSwitchOwner No plastic box is better my friend I've said it several times which you have ignored that exclusives are bad and yes I stand by my original comment you can take that anyway you like despite what I'm telling you and have said. Good day!
@GeeEssEff I don't like it either way it benefits nobody it's not consumer friendly so yeah it's the exact same but ona smaller scale but still as pointless and stupid!
@BarantisFiramuur I don't know that to be honest and it's also stupid and pointless if they paid for exclusivity of that game for both Microsoft and the company as the sales won't be great for the company and it's hardly going to get people buying an Xbox console!
The only reason I could see them doing this is for gamepass subs on pc???
But still no exclusivity was needed!
@Naughtyottsel92 Because it's a comment section for opinions about this story and I've given my opinion and discussed it with others as is the point of this comment section?? I'm not here to convince people to think the same as me and change there views it's really not worth that much effort to do that or even attempt it ha
@Naughtyottsel92 Dude I have a different opinion I'm sorry you don't like that I'm not preaching it as gospel it just seems petty I'm not even really interested in the game tbh so I'm not missing out it's just how I view the whole situation
@GeeEssEff So mostly very small indy titles none with a budget or sales expectations near a game like this and none that are actually news worthy like this except for possibly space marines remaster
@PsBoxSwitchOwner What 3rd party games would they be that are exclusive to Xbox this year?? The game we are discussing is 3rd party! Sony will obviously keep 1st party games exclusive! It's better to have an actual discussion about this rather than just pick holes in what I'm saying!
@PsBoxSwitchOwner It's been a long time since that has happened my friend also the market is different now and like I've said a million times Sony are in a very dominant position compared to Xbox not to mention 1st party exclusives are a lot different to 3rd party ones especially if there was a payment for the pointless exclusivity
@Naughtyottsel92 No I'm not saying that at all I'm just saying if I have 2 dozen eggs it makes no sense to pay a bit extra to buy the last 6 eggs I don't really need because I don't want the next dude in line who i don't really like to have any eggs so he will have to wait till next week to get some!
Now that's one hell of an analogy if I say so myself ha🦸
@Llamageddon They don't really need much the get people on the ecosystem either tbh I don't see this being a huge seller though I could be wrong! PlayStation's are selling better than ever while Xbox probably struggles to beat the number of console sales Sony make in a month over the whole year!
@Llamageddon That's true and tbh I probably wouldn't be picking this up either ha I only really like from software souls like games others just seem bad in comparison to me but considering there dominant position compared to Xbox is there a need for a year of exclusivity? But it is what it is sorry if I was a bit of an arse with that last comment aswell Monday vibes haha✌️
@Llamageddon Don't think anyone is crying about this but it's still a crappy thing to do for no real reason or positive for the company doing it other than to stop the other guys playing it! But still no big deal at all but thanks for that pep talk I would of been lost without it👌😉
I hope they are happy with themselves I'm sure playstation console sales will explode because of this single exclusive experience 👍
Can't wait till the games industry moves past this outdated nonsense especially considering playstation is constantly outselling the Xbox anyway this just comes across petty and small!
I watched the video of this well fast forwarded to key points! They go into such detail of the graphics it's like an obsession so I'm sure it's deserved! I loved the game personally it was amazing and looked spectacular!
I played a little bit of this it was ok nothing amazing but it's still unfortunate it wasn't successful!
I'm a father of two autistic kids so I love to see games like this with a subtle message about disabilities and working around them in day to day life.
Hopefully this guy can be successful in his future endeavours 👏
2030 hahaha 🤣😂 I'm more worried about still being around for 2030 myself than any game to release about then!
It's well to far away to even think about!
These timescales for games is why developers or artists should be allowed to use AI to speed things up rather than everyone getting the pitchforks out any time it's mentioned!
AI is a tool for humans to use not the job stealer 5000 like people make out!
@Llamageddon I'm not going to boycott it myself if it's going to be a good game I'll probably pick it up I'm just a bit disappointed they are going back to the old version I liked the more gritty survivor version. It's kind of like say the Val kilmer version of batman compared to Michael Keaton or Christian bale versions all good portrails but I enjoyed the darker movies more just personal preference but I'm not unhappy enough to boycott the game completely
This weekend I'll be on Helldivers 2 and red dead redemption. I'm going to finish off the Grinch game and play more of cosmic invasion! Happy weekend folks ✌️
I'm not liking they have gone back to this look for Lara over sexualised bimbo hopefully there will be some backlash and they can tone it down a bit before release!
I rather a more grounded tomb raider than what this looks like where she will do 4 flips head shot a dinosaur while doing a suggestive pose!
I'm no longer a young virgin boy that doesn't do anything for me in a video game!
@brettvsgodzilla Thanks for the info bud I'll take that into consideration I remember playing the dlc on 360 it wasn't anything special tbh the main game is what it's all about!
@PsBoxSwitchOwner Yeah hopefully they know now that they can't just phone in the game and have dominance in the genre anymore they need to actually put effort into it! It's really bad news for Microsoft it's not doing well this year considering the amount of money they paid to own the franchise.
With the prices constantly going up in gaming they should really up the quality of the games released!
Nobody minds too much paying for a top quality game but most often lately those games are coming from Double A studios rather than triple A studios and there prices for the most part are a lot lower in price anyways!
They actually have to produce quality for people to pay 80 quid for a game just because rockstar are going to charge a lot for GTA 6 doesn't mean everything needs to be around that price point because GTA will be absolute top quality well hopefully!
@Sindayl @Balaam_ Expedition 33 isn't my favourite game ever but it certainly deserves it's recognition it's getting it's obviously well taught of in the industry, critics and by gamers alike! While kingdom come deliverance has one of the biggest most complicated tough games to get into so less people are likely to play it all the way through let alone and wouldn't even expose themselves to that type of game because of it.
I really hope this is a return to form for gears of war dark and gritty! And please don't bombard the multiplayer with microtransactions but that is probably asking to much! I miss unlocking things by actually playing rather than through in game currency or packs!
It's a shame such a deep game with clearly a massive amount of effort put into it didn't get much recognition! That said it would be my type of game seems like to much hard work and life is hard enough!
@FatGuyInLilCoat Yeah it's nothing to do with the series it's the quality!
I think they must of known they where delivering a stinker of a game by making such a big deal about getting rid of the silly operator skins before release!
Microsoft messed up gears and halo after getting full control after bungie and epic now it's probably call of duties turn to drift out of relavence!
Looks very good the only thing I read that would be annoying is you need to complete their game first before you can change up the time line but seems the game was made to replay! I'll pick it up eventually that's for sure!
Congratulations to the south of midnight team and the doom dark ages team two very enjoyable games to play south of midnight is very underrated for such and original game good it's getting deserved recognition! As for expedition 33 I totally expected it to clean up it's a special game and story!
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Re: IGN Highlights These Five Games As The Best Xbox Titles Of 2025
@Llamageddon Hahaha 🤣🤣 silly me what an idiot!
Re: Microsoft Forces Removal Of Halo Multiplayer Mod In Counter-Strike 2
They probably know it would of been better than the actual current halo infinite multiplayer mode and took it down!
Like gears Microsoft and the studios developing both games have done a bad job since bungie and epic quit making the games!
Re: IGN Highlights These Five Games As The Best Xbox Titles Of 2025
@Fiendish-Beaver South of midnight is a very good game with a unique look and story the combat would be the weakest part of the game but it's still quite good in my opinion.
It has great music aswell ✌️
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
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Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@BrownOwl Ok dude you run your own narrative I've said it enough I think exclusive are bad either way multiple times in this thread in fact but people want to play victims and any non pro Sony comments is console warring ha!
There's a few here that would be great politicians with so much mental gymnastics and knit picking of comments to push themselves up and and total ignorance of what is actually being said!
Hope you have a great Christmas and New years happy gaming ✌️
Re: IGN Highlights These Five Games As The Best Xbox Titles Of 2025
I'd 100% have doom dark ages and south of midnight well well ahead of outer worlds 2??
Maybe it's just me?
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@BrownOwl No and if you're referring to me I've said many times in this story other stories and push square that exclusives all together to me is a bad thing!
People just want to believe there own narrative dispite what is in black and white in the comments section also this is a story about a playstation exclusive on an Xbox site so it's probably not the best place to find positive reactions 👍
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@PsBoxSwitchOwner No plastic box is better my friend I've said it several times which you have ignored that exclusives are bad and yes I stand by my original comment you can take that anyway you like despite what I'm telling you and have said.
Good day!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@GeeEssEff We went past that point but yes very true!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
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Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@GeeEssEff I don't like it either way it benefits nobody it's not consumer friendly so yeah it's the exact same but ona smaller scale but still as pointless and stupid!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@BarantisFiramuur I don't know that to be honest and it's also stupid and pointless if they paid for exclusivity of that game for both Microsoft and the company as the sales won't be great for the company and it's hardly going to get people buying an Xbox console!
The only reason I could see them doing this is for gamepass subs on pc???
But still no exclusivity was needed!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Naughtyottsel92 Because it's a comment section for opinions about this story and I've given my opinion and discussed it with others as is the point of this comment section??
I'm not here to convince people to think the same as me and change there views it's really not worth that much effort to do that or even attempt it ha
Re: Random: Xbox Fan 'Bummed' After Winning 'Grand Prize' But Forgetting To Check Their Email
@BarantisFiramuur I really really like it tbh 😂
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Naughtyottsel92 Dude I have a different opinion I'm sorry you don't like that I'm not preaching it as gospel it just seems petty I'm not even really interested in the game tbh so I'm not missing out it's just how I view the whole situation
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@GeeEssEff So mostly very small indy titles none with a budget or sales expectations near a game like this and none that are actually news worthy like this except for possibly space marines remaster
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@ZeD Zed my dude I'm sorry to hear you actually died this week RIP
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Naughtyottsel92 Number 32 and 37 from the comments should explain perfectly my friend
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@PsBoxSwitchOwner What 3rd party games would they be that are exclusive to Xbox this year?? The game we are discussing is 3rd party!
Sony will obviously keep 1st party games exclusive!
It's better to have an actual discussion about this rather than just pick holes in what I'm saying!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@PsBoxSwitchOwner It's been a long time since that has happened my friend also the market is different now and like I've said a million times Sony are in a very dominant position compared to Xbox not to mention 1st party exclusives are a lot different to 3rd party ones especially if there was a payment for the pointless exclusivity
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Naughtyottsel92 No I'm not saying that at all I'm just saying if I have 2 dozen eggs it makes no sense to pay a bit extra to buy the last 6 eggs I don't really need because I don't want the next dude in line who i don't really like to have any eggs so he will have to wait till next week to get some!
Now that's one hell of an analogy if I say so myself ha🦸
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Llamageddon Thanks dude positive vibes to you too my friend ✌️
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Llamageddon They don't really need much the get people on the ecosystem either tbh I don't see this being a huge seller though I could be wrong!
PlayStation's are selling better than ever while Xbox probably struggles to beat the number of console sales Sony make in a month over the whole year!
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Llamageddon That's true and tbh I probably wouldn't be picking this up either ha
I only really like from software souls like games others just seem bad in comparison to me but considering there dominant position compared to Xbox is there a need for a year of exclusivity?
But it is what it is sorry if I was a bit of an arse with that last comment aswell Monday vibes haha✌️
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Sol4ris That was sarcasm my friend✌️
Sometimes hard to see through just text but yeah ha👍
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
@Llamageddon Don't think anyone is crying about this but it's still a crappy thing to do for no real reason or positive for the company doing it other than to stop the other guys playing it!
But still no big deal at all but thanks for that pep talk I would of been lost without it👌😉
Re: The Much-Hyped Action-RPG 'Phantom Blade Zero' Officially Has One Year Of PS5 Exclusivity
I hope they are happy with themselves I'm sure playstation console sales will explode because of this single exclusive experience 👍
Can't wait till the games industry moves past this outdated nonsense especially considering playstation is constantly outselling the Xbox anyway this just comes across petty and small!
Re: Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages Wins Digital Foundry's 'Graphics Of The Year' Award
@Brigurugi Yeah very shocking news especially the circumstances around him and his wifes death/murder RIP
Re: Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages Wins Digital Foundry's 'Graphics Of The Year' Award
I watched the video of this well fast forwarded to key points!
They go into such detail of the graphics it's like an obsession so I'm sure it's deserved!
I loved the game personally it was amazing and looked spectacular!
Re: Katamari Creator Returns To Japan And Considers His Future Following Poor Sales For 'To A T'
I played a little bit of this it was ok nothing amazing but it's still unfortunate it wasn't successful!
I'm a father of two autistic kids so I love to see games like this with a subtle message about disabilities and working around them in day to day life.
Hopefully this guy can be successful in his future endeavours 👏
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Will Be Out Before 2030, Says Casey Hudson
2030 hahaha 🤣😂 I'm more worried about still being around for 2030 myself than any game to release about then!
It's well to far away to even think about!
These timescales for games is why developers or artists should be allowed to use AI to speed things up rather than everyone getting the pitchforks out any time it's mentioned!
AI is a tool for humans to use not the job stealer 5000 like people make out!
Re: Microsoft Rewards Is Allowing You To 'Double Your Points' Until The End Of 2025
Just do it for all reward points and stop being cheap!
Seriously Microsoft!
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025?
@Balaam_ keeper is a gem it will do great when it goes multiplatform!
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025?
@Tdx Yeah mullet madjack was such a great game 🎮
I loved it!!
Re: Amazon Offering Free Outfit For Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis When Linking Xbox Account
@dreadful Damn tell me what you really think bro!!🤷
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025?
1# Helldivers 2
2# expedition 33
3# Doom dark ages
4# RoboCop
5# south of midnight
Obviously expedition 33 will win though ha ✌️
Re: Amazon Offering Free Outfit For Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis When Linking Xbox Account
@Llamageddon I'm not going to boycott it myself if it's going to be a good game I'll probably pick it up I'm just a bit disappointed they are going back to the old version I liked the more gritty survivor version.
It's kind of like say the Val kilmer version of batman compared to Michael Keaton or Christian bale versions all good portrails but I enjoyed the darker movies more just personal preference but I'm not unhappy enough to boycott the game completely
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 13-14)
This weekend I'll be on Helldivers 2 and red dead redemption.
I'm going to finish off the Grinch game and play more of cosmic invasion!
Happy weekend folks ✌️
Re: Amazon Offering Free Outfit For Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis When Linking Xbox Account
I'm not liking they have gone back to this look for Lara over sexualised bimbo hopefully there will be some backlash and they can tone it down a bit before release!
I rather a more grounded tomb raider than what this looks like where she will do 4 flips head shot a dinosaur while doing a suggestive pose!
I'm no longer a young virgin boy that doesn't do anything for me in a video game!
Re: The Game Awards Sale 2025 Now Live On Xbox, 150+ Major Games Discounted
@brettvsgodzilla Thanks for the info bud I'll take that into consideration I remember playing the dlc on 360 it wasn't anything special tbh the main game is what it's all about!
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Hope To See From Xbox Developer Direct Next Month?
I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing a fair bit of fable and gears and release dates for both!
Re: Black Ops 7 Sales & Players Down Massively On Last Year's Call Of Duty, New Data Shows
@PsBoxSwitchOwner Yeah hopefully they know now that they can't just phone in the game and have dominance in the genre anymore they need to actually put effort into it!
It's really bad news for Microsoft it's not doing well this year considering the amount of money they paid to own the franchise.
Re: Matt Booty Explains Why Xbox Ditched Its $80 Price Tag For Outer Worlds 2 & Other Games
With the prices constantly going up in gaming they should really up the quality of the games released!
Nobody minds too much paying for a top quality game but most often lately those games are coming from Double A studios rather than triple A studios and there prices for the most part are a lot lower in price anyways!
They actually have to produce quality for people to pay 80 quid for a game just because rockstar are going to charge a lot for GTA 6 doesn't mean everything needs to be around that price point because GTA will be absolute top quality well hopefully!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
@Sindayl @Balaam_ Expedition 33 isn't my favourite game ever but it certainly deserves it's recognition it's getting it's obviously well taught of in the industry, critics and by gamers alike!
While kingdom come deliverance has one of the biggest most complicated tough games to get into so less people are likely to play it all the way through let alone and wouldn't even expose themselves to that type of game because of it.
Re: Lords Of The Fallen 2 Brings Its Epic Sequel To Xbox In 2026
It's it's not from software making this type of game it's a big no from me!
Re: Gears Of War: E-Day Confirmed For 2026 In New Xbox Game Pass Ad
I really hope this is a return to form for gears of war dark and gritty!
And please don't bombard the multiplayer with microtransactions but that is probably asking to much!
I miss unlocking things by actually playing rather than through in game currency or packs!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
It's a shame such a deep game with clearly a massive amount of effort put into it didn't get much recognition!
That said it would be my type of game seems like to much hard work and life is hard enough!
Re: Black Ops 7 Sales & Players Down Massively On Last Year's Call Of Duty, New Data Shows
@FatGuyInLilCoat Yeah it's nothing to do with the series it's the quality!
I think they must of known they where delivering a stinker of a game by making such a big deal about getting rid of the silly operator skins before release!
Microsoft messed up gears and halo after getting full control after bungie and epic now it's probably call of duties turn to drift out of relavence!
Re: Here's What The Early Reviews Are Saying About Terminator 2D: No Fate
Looks very good the only thing I read that would be annoying is you need to complete their game first before you can change up the time line but seems the game was made to replay!
I'll pick it up eventually that's for sure!
Re: Two Xbox First-Party Titles Win At The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 Takes 'Game Of The Year'
Congratulations to the south of midnight team and the doom dark ages team two very enjoyable games to play south of midnight is very underrated for such and original game good it's getting deserved recognition!
As for expedition 33 I totally expected it to clean up it's a special game and story!