@Gabrie You say that but the PS5 is nearing the 100M mark and the Switch 2 is crushing it. The whole "consoles are doomed" thing has been said for nearly 20 years now. Its worth noting saying it are the ones who would profit from it hence why they say it.

@BacklogBrad Why would Disney force them? Also i expect Sony has a deal in place to protect them from that. The next Xbox if you can call a more limited PC a real Xbox might play GoW but it might face issues running it if Sony don't verify it "Xbox compatible". By the time Wolverine comes out on PC the PCXbox might have had the plug pulled by then who knows.

@Gabrie What's coming exactly that only Xbox players can see? The PS5 and Switch 2 are printing money. The reason MS is pivoting to a PCXbox is because its a last hail mary. Its not MS seeing the future its MS hoping this one last chance might work. Giving the Ram situation right now if anything MS is more doomed then ever as they need it more then Sony and Nintendo do.

@BacklogBrad Yet Sony and Nintendo are still growing strong and Xbox is near being put down. Do you think God of War and Mario will be on Xbox? That's the difference here. Sony is happy for PC releases and putting live services elsewhere but i doubt Wolverine will leave PS/PC.

@BacklogBrad Way to either ignore or not understand the context of what i'm saying.

@Fiendish-Beaver Daddy MS got involved because Phil's choices led them to it. If Phil had led to Xbox to great success things would be very different. Gamepass and 69B on Activision got daddy MS taking notice and that's on Phil. He sank Xbox harder then Mattrick because Xbox is all but dead under him. If not for an AI bro taking over i would be celebrating.

@BacklogBrad There's a reason Mario and God of War aren't appearing on other consoles. The reason Halo is coming to PS5 is because Xbox isn't making enough money, Gamepass is eating game sales and Phil thought spending 69B on Activision was a good idea. If Xbox Series was a success MS would not be porting anything. They're porting over because they have no choice. Like seriously were you not around for Dreamcast and the fall of Sega? Xbox is near death and that's under Phil and his former master Mattrick. Xbox is now going to be run by an AI bro that's a depressing future.

@TrevorP86 I'm just stating facts dude.

@BacklogBrad The leader that sunk Xbox so hard Halo is coming to PS and thanks to him the console side of the business is all but dead. The early years of the 360 era were the golden age of Xbox.

@Fiendish-Beaver The fact Halo is coming to PS5 says it all. The fact the Series gen is the worst gen ever for MS. The amount of studios that have been closed under Phil. The billion and billions spent on Activision. The fact Xbox is on the verge of not existing anymore.

People forget Phil was a Mattrick follower.

@BacklogBrad Success? He done more damage then Mattrick did to the Xbox brand.

As i said on PQ i bet Sony are happy right now.

I would say good riddance but things will only get worse for Xbox because of this. The end is nigh. An AI bro taking over only spells bad things for Xbox. Anyone with sense should avoid the Next Xbox giving the dark future currently being painted for it.

@Daffy-Duck Its called an educated guess. Yeah handhelds have this but remember the "xbox" handheld is just a standard Asus handheld with Xbox branding, its also a terrible way to use Steam as its very much a Windows machine, overall MS don't care all that much on what people do with it after they bought it. With a console though its different as they can't have its entire playerbase buying off Steam as that would mean MS is making nothing off them. I think Steam on Xbox is a foolish pipe dream like how Phil dreamed of buying Nintendo this gen.

@Titntin Yeah its one of my favourites this gen and the DLC is great as well.

@Daffy-Duck So let's say the entire Xbox playerbase decides to just buy off Steam how exactly does MS make money? Oh they cut a deal with Valve? The same Valve known for not wanting to play nice with others? Why would Valve cut a deal where they have to give MS a bit of the % when Valve will have a competing "console"? Either MS or Valve is going to suffer with this next Xbox so i would be shocked if Steam will be on it, Valve DOES NOT NEED MS. Could be wrong of course but Valve are not ones for taking cuts and MS need to make money somehow. Also even if Steam does run on it the console will cost a small fortune as it will have to fully use PC parts rather then what they typically do for consoles. There'a a reason there's no PC that can equal a PS5 Pro for 700.

Really highly recommend Avatar. Its a stunning huge open world and is a joy to explore.

@DaPrince Helldivers 2 is one of the biggest games Sony has put out this gen and its one of the biggest new and most popular live services of the gen as well. Its even done really well on Xbox.

@themightyant I have massive doubts the next Xbox will offer Steam as a storefront.

@StylesT Timed deals and money hatting exclusives is actually MS's MO. Guess you skipped the 360 era. MS famously thought they could buy Nintendo, hell they thought they bought Donkey Kong when they bought Rare 😂. Remember in the X1 era with Tomb Raider and Dead Rising?

Sony and MS are as bad as each for doing timed deals and even Nintendo are getting big on it as well. Welcome to capitalism MS, Sony and Nintendo are not are friends and will do what makes them the most money. Nintendo literally money hatted a GOTY level game last year do you take issue with that?

@StylesT No i admitted i was wrong but also said it doesn't matter. 76 isn't 120 but 76 is still a massive number.

Clearly when MS do timed deals its fine but when its Sony doing them its bad. You talk about bias but well pot kettle black. Funny thing is i haven't once criticized MS over this all i've done is point out the hypocrisy on here. Let's face it if MS announced they have a one year timed deal on GTA VI you would be defending and celebrating it.

@Questionable_Duck Timed exclusives are timed exclusives no matter how hard you try to make it ok for MS to do it.

@Questionable_Duck I didn't get upset i pointed out hypocrisy. I could have played Stalker 2 anytime i wanted in that year as i own a SS, i decided to wait as it launched in a rough state and i wanted to play it on more capable hardware. I don't care about timed deals i just it annoying when people moan about Sony/Nintendo doing them while ignoring the fact MS also do them. 76 might be less then Sony but 76 is still a high number, if it was like 15 or something you might have a point but 76 isn't that far off from Sony.

@Questionable_Duck Timed deals are timed deals and Sony like MS give support to nearly every deal they make.

A good portion of Indies and AA games that release Day 1 on Gamepass don't hit PS until much later. Still even IF Sony do more it doesn't change MS also do it along with Nintendo, going to moan Hades II isn't on Xbox? Or like MS do Nintendo get a free pass? They all do timed deals but it seems Xbox players are the only ones who get upset when its anyone but MS doing them. Maybe blame MS for not caring one bit abouts its players or Xbox.

@StylesT Not including indies and AA games i see? Too this day there's still indies not on PS that are on Series. In fact a quick Google search found a Gamespot from 2020 listing 15 timed games heading to Xbox.

@Questionable_Duck Yes its just MS typically go after Indies and AA games rather then AAA games.

@StylesT Just like Sony do with 3rd party deals. Funny how with MS there's always an excuse on here but that same excuse isn't allowed for Sony.

@Questionable_Duck MS have had more timed games this Gen then Sony.

@StylesT Yeah because PS players didn't have to wait a year to play Stalker 2 right?

I always loved Kameo. I remember being blown away by its visuals when i played the demo at Gamestation (RIP).

@fatpunkslim I asked for the source for that quote and you didn't provide so....

@fatpunkslim Right so they never said the quote you made up then gotcha 🙄

@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published it, Sony's money went into the the game and no they don't "need" to release it they just want to as the game made profit at around 1M sales meaning anything more is gravy. Also give me that source of Sony saying that as i feel context is missing.

@TheGameThrifter If you think real women look like anime dolls then i suggest you get out more.

@fatpunkslim Sony funded and published Stellar Blade. The game wouldn't even exist as is if not for Sony. The has game well and made a lot of profit so if its coming for Xbox its not because its needs too.

Also outside of SE most of the 2nd and 3rd party exclusives have been funded and published by Sony.

Got mine early on for £250 and as a way to play X1 games i missed out on and a way to BC games like Fallout 3 and such again its been fantastic. Honestly early on it was great for current gen games like Halo Infinite, Forza 5 and Starfield but in recent time i've stopped buying new games for it as the compromises are too big and most if not all of MS games are hitting PS5 so there's little point playing the "worst" version of games on my SS these days.

@TrollOfWar Look at this way Stalker 2 isn't cheaper on PS5 despite being a year later and Forza 5 was still full price. End of the day as long its still one price on one store it isn't going to be another price on another.

@Kramlar Difference is Death Stranding was 5 years old when it came to Xbox. SH2 is only a year old and its still full price on PS5.

@fatpunkslim Its all but been confirmed that Sony has the marketing deal with GTA VI.

@GameOverScreen Meanwhile the PureXbox review will be 10/10 😉

@fatpunkslim ROG Ally isn't an Xbox its a Windows PC with Xbox marketing.

Hope it gets an Xbox release as its fantastic.

@BacklogBrad Battlefield is a PC series and always has been, its always been more popular on PC especially as its more hardcore then COD and the like.

@CallMeDuraSouka Lol pretty much.

Too bad Alinea Analytics are as credible as a nutless monkey with this stuff.

@Jenkinss What's exclusive? Battlefield 6 can be played on Xbox.

@Sindayl Of course because when MS does its fine but when Sony does it its bad.

@HonestHick I'm amazed at how great the launch is. Other then the small wait queue yesterday its been flawless what for BF is a huge achievement.

@Jenkinss Gamepass perks are still a thing.

@Sindayl Yet Gamepass perks still exist so not really.

Without a GP deal this wouldn't even be played on Xbox anyway as games like sell really poorly on Xbox hence why Devs are "encouraged" to take a GP deal.