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Another average game rolled out by a developer.

Another average game from a studio.

I maybe the wrong the FTC is American correct?
So wrong trying to stop one of their own from the ground up businesses of many years, grow and develop.
I bet no Japanese FTC would stop Sony buying ABK.

@Fenbops
That’s your opinion and fair enough.
Must admit it took me three attempts to get into breath of the wild, then on the third attempt when the dlc came out added items and made the whole exploration part better it finally clicked.

Then it became amazing to me, more than HFW, any Assassin creed etc etc open world games.
Once it did I completed all shrines the whole game and dlc, not 100% though.

@Sebatrox
Yeah Forspoken was a bit of a miss fire really.

@Kaloudz
Thing I’m not sure that’s what Microsoft want going forward or maybe the developers are sent in certain directions.
Or the drive and true desire is not there for big top end AAA games.

@Kaloudz
Totally agree reboot using unreal 5
Amazing campaign and story etc.
some of my best fps gaming moments with Halo of the old days.
I think the idea with Halo Infinite was a good one but some how in the 6 years they messed it up.

@UltimateOtaku91
Yes the official trailer and the advert that sneaked out. Not watching anymore until release day.
Not sure about FF just yet still not made my mind up.

@Fenbops
And probably game on year 2023 😂

@Snake_V5
Good point on the mediocre 😆

@Sol4ris
No, but switch will come TOTK for many hours
Then Pikmin 4.

What big new AAA, got to love the PR ❤️

Hang on all, we best starting looking into blocking this deal.
I’ve heard Sony are investigating all ready. 😆

@RadioHedgeFund
Totally agree the Xbox360 days and with that buzzer quiz game and Kinect was family fun.
That’s why most of this weekend as been spent with Mario Kart family time fun.
Even in the PS5 you can still play power is knowledge etc linked to your mobile, some good family and friends fun.

@SplooshDmg
Almost sounds like my switch 😊

For me go switch style simple and easy
No more and no less.

@Porridge2215
Well least better than USA on those taxes then.

That’s strange tax laws.
I don’t think this happens like this in the UK
not really sure?

Hope Redfall can turn around the game pass
Average ish game type game thing, with some big scores and must have results.

I’m putting a lot of these game delays down to hybrid working since covid that seems to be fashionable and the latest trend.
We have it work and yes on the odd occasion it is ok. But when you have departments and teams doing 3 days at home and 2 at work at all different days of the weeks and months it is a right pain in the arse to do something’s.
And I generally feel it creates less efficiency overall both individual and as a team.

@Bleachedsmiles
Wow, have to say that was well written and perfectly aligns with my opinion of Microsoft’s Xbox.
Such a shame from my glory Xbox360 days with them. I even preferred the xbox one days to what they are now.

@Sebatrox
It’s not about PlayStation or Switch for me.
It’s about the Xbox and what they used to be in the Xbox360 days and what they don’t do now.

@Bleachedsmiles
Not sure what Microsoft Xbox are really doing.
Apart from lagging behind the other two companies hanging around not doing much positively or good PR wise.
Almost forget, trying to buy control of the games market studio wise 😂

Microsoft need to get hold of their Xbox team and get these things right and create some positive news, they need all they can get.
Anyway the game might be average and not worth all the fuss this is creating.

Xbox keeps making more damage to its own brand than Sony and Nintendo could ever do combined.

@BrilliantBill
It’s a position born out of pure frustration for my once beloved Xbox brand.

@Sebatrox
Yes Sony apart from the PlayStation range of main consoles, have released some entertaining lack lustre devices. They do keep trying thought just for fun I think 😂
Yes I’m very glad the Switch is so successful nearly TOTK time.

@UltimateOtaku91
Will be interesting to see if they pick up a bit after the ABK deal as nothing they have done so far with recent purchases has improved their position at all.
They just don’t seem to manage their gaming division correctly at the moment.
Perhaps the competition is just to dam good for them.

They need games that capture the general public imagination and need to get some momentum and become the in gaming console, unfortunately not much has changed since the Xbox one days on that front. Totally different from the Xbox360 days when they started to have a winning formula.
I actually right now preferred the Xbox one days so far.

If game pass was that great more consoles would sell. The fact is most are buying the more expensive PS5 and a lot weaker and very old Nintendo Switch, and are happy to pay for new games as they are released, two gaming companies that have established IPs, a trendy gaming image and great PR.
Xbox just brings up the geeky rear of the sales, has low third party game sales and zero games that get the general public wanting an Xbox.

And now their tactic is to buy up big developers like Bethesda and ABK to capture software and control it, basically trying gain control.

Had every Xbox since day one and this series x generation so far has been the absolute worse hands down games wise for me.

They can’t even release a game Redfall with a 60fps option for the series x, what a dumb arse company Microsoft are.

At this point and being truthfully honest I wish they would sell all their developers or let them go freelance and piss off out of the games market altogether.

At that’s coming from an every Xbox day one owner since day one. They nearly lost me at Halo Infinite and last year, but they lost me early this year. Especially after the Redfall 60fps thing.
They couldn’t manage a piss up in a brewery and don’t deserve my decades of loyalty no more.

@Fenbops
Also add VRR to the 60fps and it’s almost perfection.

@Fenbops
Definitely always play at 60fps massive difference to 30fps. The smoothness of camera panning around for a start let alone fluidity.
A lot less blurry and a better visual treat.

@Sebatrox
Of course not bit of niche product the PSVR2 and that hand held thing they might release as well.
Must cost lots of money to get that all researched and up and running for Sony.

Poor poor poor
Xbox Xbox Xbox
Different year same Xbox.

@GamingFan4Lyf
Yes but if you sell more Xbox console units.
Say they like 120 million this generation then you can get more game pass subscriptions.
One leads to the other.
Don’t forget on all systems total there is only about I think 25 million Gamepass subscribers and I can’t see that increasing to much at the moment.

@StrawberryWave
Yes it would not be great but I can see something like that happening with Xbox in the future.
They seem to have lost most brand recognition and what good game reputation they had.
With console sales going down each month so far as 2023 goes by, remembering they were not that great to start with. Third party games not selling well on Xbox.
Things don’t look great and surly can’t stay as is for to long.

Yep and all this doesn’t help.
As world wide and in the UK sales continue to be way behind the competition and month on month get lower and lower console wise. ie
Jan to feb to March 2023.

Third parties don’t care much about Xbox
Resident Evil 4 remake total sales percentage disc and digital 15% on Xbox. We can’t blame them.

Not that I want this to happen but I have that feeling that Xbox is going now where really this generation. Hope I’m wrong, but they need to deliver and create games that get everyone on board like the competition do.

Gamepass not doing that well considering it’s all devices sales. And if Gamepass was that a wow factor consoles would be selling miles better.
Not getting less and less each month in 2023.

This isn’t a new generation for Xbox it’s a slow tired worn out generation for Xbox.
Lifeless and soulless game wise.

@Kaloudz
Yes it’s very interesting to see what Microsoft will do if Sony don’t sign and the deal goes through.

It is probably the best result for Microsoft.

UK time please?

Would have liked to have seen the new final fantasy coming in June on series x at least.

Gamepass has set the standard new games day one. If other subscription services don’t follow, then I’m definitely not interested.

Halo can be fully alive and magnificent again.
They just need to make the game right a bring a top end AAA Halo game like the original Halo back in the day.

@Kaloudz
Well series x solo is £450
Series x bundle with FH5 and dlc £475
So I guess it’s a bit cheaper overall a bit of a saving.

Well done developers mess up VRR resolution in some way going on what was said in the article.
I do wonder about developers and development of games now a days.

@Kaloudz
Only through relatives and a good friend.
I’m an operations project manager in the aerospace industry.

@Krzzystuff
Obviously chip shortage is definitely still a thing even after all this time.
At work we still have trouble getting electronic parts and a wait for a new car in the UK is still about 6 to 9 months.
The world has become semi conductor joke and backlog of orders is still bad.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner
Yes I noticed that Forza bundles about and at a good price. But some solo series x for over the Easter period would have been good to have on shelves for those that don’t want Forza Horizon 5, amazing game to me though.

@Kaloudz
Off subject but it makes my Xbox brain hurt.
Only Xbox could manage to virtually zero its stock of series x solo consoles in the UK over the 4 day Easter holiday period across nearly every big store.
Even daft as Sony is they managed to good pretty good solo disc PS5 consoles in stock in time.
Of course there are a very good variety of switches in stock for over Easter holidays.
Beginning to wonder if Microsoft have some sales mental illness at the moment.

@NEStalgia
Off subject but it makes my Xbox brain hurt.

Only Xbox could manage to virtually zero its stock of series x solo consoles in the UK over the 4 day Easter holiday period across nearly every big store.
Even daft as Sony is they managed to good pretty good solo disc PS5 consoles in stock in time.

Of course there are a very good variety of switches in stock for over Easter holidays.

Beginning to wonder if Microsoft have some sales mental illness at the moment.

Only Xbox could manage to virtually zero its stock of series x solo consoles in the UK over the 4 day Easter holiday period across nearly every big store.
Even daft as Sony is they managed to good pretty good solo disc PS5 consoles in stock in time.

@NEStalgia
Being honest and not against Jim and not being a big head myself.
But off the back of the PS4 and what Sony studios had in development anyway who the hell could have not made money for Sony PlayStation since Jim’s been in power and the Covid thing and shortages made people want them more.
Now the next 4 to 5 years we shall see if Jim is any good or not.
PSVR2 not going great, probably only spider man 2 and a couple of third party exclusives deals this year for Sony. Forspoken flopped really. Not that great now.