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Fingers crossed for this one. The original Nightdive remaster was a rare botch by them, (look up Civvie11's "BLOOD: Pink on the Inside" video on YouTube for a great rundown) so I'm hoping this second attempt is much better.

And to be fair to Nightdive they DID patch the problems with the original remaster, but it launched in a terrible state.

@themightyant Counterpoint: GOG does this with a service called GOG Connect, or they did. If you had a Steam copy of a game, logging on with connect would give you a GOG copy as well. Publishers/indies had to opt in to do this, of course, but it's been done. I know of at least two games that took part: Hedon (indie boomer shooter) and Witcher 3, because I used Connect to get GOG copies.

Microsoft and Phil could put their money where their mouths are and do something similar... but they won't.

They did exactly what I expected. Nothing. Couldn't even keep the 360 storefront open one more year to end it with a 'bang'. Didn't even put their own 360 games on sale during that.

They don't care.

I wish the Dragon Age DLC ever went on sale...

I dont know much about Bond's background so I can't say much there. She at least is good at PR. Reggie from Nintendo worked at the corporate side of Pizza Hut before Nintendo, so I won't turn my nose up at her credentials.

That said, actions do speak louder than words, she even said that herself. It's very hard to give her words merit when Xbox's actions as of late have been the exact opposite.

Edit: Of course I fatfinger submit before I'm done. Dammit. She at least called out Play Anywhere and that it was shelved, while a major focus now. That is one of their huge plusses as of late.

@Questionable_Duck I hear a lot of people argue TowerFall was. That one got news posts back when it was ported elsewhere.

For the unfamiliar, Amazing Frog? started life as an Ouya game. I think it was one of the better known games for the device at the time because of how silly it was. It made the jump to Steam and has trucked on ever since.

Not the kind of game you want to play if you're looking for a serious story, but if you just want a goofy sandbox to play around in and have dumb laughs, it's worth a look.

Well I've said for awhile they NEED to push Play Anywhere... though with everything else going on it's still hard to ignore the overall sour feeling with Xbox lately, but it's good they're finally getting on it.

Well at the very least hearing that another console is coming from the head honcho of Microsoft itself is reassuring. Silver lining of some kind.

@JayJ They don't, but people jump to conclusions on it being official or endorsed just because it's used.

Egging On and Routine might be of interest, I need to see more of the latter. Dome Keeper also has potential, and I need to play Darkwood...

@JumpingJackson Not Xbox/Halo studios official, but Homeland Sec really did post it. 99% likely they did it without permission/approval, if that's what you're concerned about.

The big confirmation will be if Xbone, 360, and Series consoles will also get free online. Which would be good, however that would all but guarantee Xbox 360 servers are on the next inevitable big chopping spree.

So a lot of purists don't quite get that devs generally make do with limited resources of the time (especially back then) and they fill in the gaps with their own interpretation of why things were made the way they were. Sometimes the purists are right (Halo is meant to a party game in PVP, not competitive esports drool.)

And then sometimes they completely invent their own stories in their mind about why XYZ is the way it is and SHOULD be.

I'm not intending to come off mean. I've done it before, but I stepped back and realized I was acting like that and had to chill out.

I wouldn't be surprised if Forza Motorsport was a once-a-generation game. Or something close to that.

Maybe it will stay dead, I don't exactly have faith in anything Phil says.

I've never really cared about Halo outside of a super casual passing interest, so I don't care. It does, however, signal the Xbox consoles are done for.

Sea of Thieves already did that, but it was just the opening shot. This is the death blow.

@HeavyHoggJP Not all of these games are bad, for example Vambrace was a game pass title years back and it's actually really fun (if not soul crushingly hard).

There is definitely some junk in here, but not all of it is bad. I just don't like tossing out the good with the bad.

I don't want to admit how many games in this list I just added to my cart. I'm a sucker for JRPGs-- I might not be any good at them, but I like 'em.

It's hard to spend time on their platform lately. I still buy games, but basically it's down to Play Anywhere and/or purely backward compat titles.

Glad I've just been putting my points into the recent DC/Halloween movie redemption they've been offering. What a let down lol

Brutal Legend released in 2009, not 2007.

So just bringing up this side of the argument for people who look down on digital libraries: I have a small apartment. I don't have room for physical media. Much, at least. A couple books, some old DVDs from back when that was the only option, but those DVDs are all in my closet. As is my 360 collection. I just don't have space for much of anything.

I'd like to, sure, but I can't just snap my fingers and bump up my income and housing automatically. Digital libraries are a godsend for things like that.

Now I'm not saying digital is better, just that sometimes, that's the only option.

A bigger surprise at this point would be if it wasn't coming.

@Grumblevolcano Honestly it sounds exactly like Xbox back in 2017-2018. "Charm offensive" for not having much to offer, so they'd sneak codes for $5-$10 Microsoft gift cards into emails and stuff.

@Nalverus I remember playing with a guy so up his own (expletive) that he was smug about playing PUBG on Xbox One with one of those adapters to use KB/M. He was still awful and in the short time I played with him, I saw him always get slaughtered by controller players-- and not once ever got close to a chicken dinner. Still makes me laugh when I think back on it. (Also to give context, I didn't know he was using one of those until just about near the end of when I stopped playing with him.)

Video isn't doing much for me, it's kinda just reinforcing the "meh" vibe the game gave me when announced, but I hope people that play it love it.

@Kaloudz Dusk is very good. Great soundtrack, great level and art design, nothing feels overdone or cliche. Has love for the past without taking the warts from old game design.

@TrollOfWar I'm talking people who play the games. Not sure if there will be an overlap of people that, without play anywhere, would play on a console and then jump to PC or vice versa of the exact same game. I think most games that have cross-platform play even if they don't have play anywhere already transfer sava data.

@abe_hikura Play Anywhere has it, I think, but this is adding on so that non-PA games can have it. Not quite sure on how many people will jump on it, but it's nice to have still.

There are certain games that I'm mad are unlisted, like some of the Assassin's Creed games. AC4's 360 edition is unlisted, and a few others. There might be some extra 360 COD games that also are unlisted but got BC support? I'm not exactly sure if those are disc-only or not though, if so then I can't complain since they were never on the next-gen marketplace.

There's a good few games, not related to licensing, that got yanked. I'd really like them back.

(also for the handful of people who saw my comment earlier, I removed it because upon doing research I was getting conflicting information on how some of the 360 COD games work with BC + was coming off too whiny about it.)

Good on them for keeping their heads down and just working hard on fixing it. Not blaming anyone (that I'm aware of) and just trying to make it right.

I'll buy this and play it when they've wrapped up the fixes.

I question why a remake of Rayman 1... I guess I understand if they want to streamline it and make it a bit easier (it was ridiculously difficult), but it would be strange to go from a remake of 1 and hop right into 4.

Not that I'm saying I want them to remake the other two games, just that it's an odd choice.

So there's two ways this can go.

They give it to Michael Bay, which perfectly suits the over the top, silly summer blockbuster film type stuff that COD leans in to with its marketing. Which is fine, those are fun.

...Or they go the weird route and try to make it a mix of slow political drama with tiny bursts of action here and there. Considering it's Paramount and they seem addicted to weird choices, it's very likely we're getting the latter option.

Either way, this will be uh... interesting.

If it's not the end, it's definitely the sign of the end being near. I was skeptical, and still sort of am, on this favoring Xbox with its lower userbase, but so far so good.. so hopefully my pessimistic view on it is proven wrong.

PSA: I Am Alive, a Ubisoft game, was recently purchased by Atari. I do not know if the rights purchase includes Ubisoft delisting the 360 game, but if you have even been remotely curious about the game, I Am Alive is currently on sale for 70% off. It went from, USD prices here, $14.99 to $4.49 for this sale.

There is no confirmation on the game being delisted, and unless Atari is fine with them continuing to sell these old-gen versions (which we don't know about), there is a possibility it will get delisted within a year or so.

TL;DR - I Am Alive is currently on sale, the 360 edition may or may not continue to be sold in the future. If you've been on the fence or just want to grab it before a POTENTIAL removal, here's a fair warning!

GOG is really good. I'm surprised Xbox would team up with them when their whole thing is to rail against the system of DRM, but it's still cool. Lot of hidden gems and old favorites on GOG. Just wonder how certain games will perform, unless they've sorted out an issue with keyboard and mouse I'm not aware of. Able to plug them in to the Rog Ally or something?

@Tasuki It's the first one I've played since World at War, a friend gifted it to me. I honestly didn't care about the MP because of how generic the characters were up until the collabs.

I dunno, just saying how I feel.

@darkswabber James Gunn confirmed Peacemaker & Vigilante are coming to Fortnite, he announced it around the time Superman released in theaters, at San Diego Comi-Con. (Personally more hyped for Vigilante, but I've got affection for neurotic weirdos.)

@darkswabber Yes, I was hyped as hell when the leak for Gorillaz dropped. B&B too. It's like this update was tailor made for me.

Edit: Peacemaker (DC Comics) was also confirmed for Fortnite recently, too. This whole update looks specifically designed to just do unspeakable things to my wallet.

I'll be honest. I wouldn't have played nearly as much of Blops 6 as I have if it wasn't for the crossover skins. Playing as the TMNT, Jay (of & Silent Bob fame), and B&B is what brought me in.

I'm tired of generic military characters, though I imagine I'm in the minority here.

Cold Fear is huge. I Am Alive is also shocking.. I better buy that 360 edition now, then.

Grow Up was a very fun, relaxing game. Absolutely worth a look.

I've said it plenty of times, but this generation has really barely gotten started. The first four years was a lot of bumbling from both Xbox and Sony just banging into walls and tripping over themselves, less so Sony but they're still guilty to an extent. Only in the past year, maybe two, has it felt like THIS generation has really gotten started.

And yet, there's an unprecedented amount of support still for PS4 and Xbox One. Not every game, of course, but third parties are still supporting them to an absurd degree-- not a complaint. I have a gaming PC / Switch / Xbone and still have not found a compelling reason to upgrade my Xbox, while still using it almost every day. Prices are absurd, support is there but also still there for previous gen... Xbox has only managed to put out a handful of games this gen, of which even fewer are truly current-gen exclusive. (Up until the end of 2023, they still released Xbox One games.)

Call of Duty is STILL getting an Xbox One/PS4 release this year. Again, not complaining-- but there's really little reason to still get one of these consoles years on. It's bizarre. The first real game worthy of being on this generation will be GTA 6... just as those in charge deem the generation is "over".

But is it really over if it never truly started?

Who published MLB The Show on Xbox? Did Sony farm that out to a 3rd party?

This is unheard of for Ubisoft. Very cool though.

I'll be honest, I only care about seeing Brutal Legend 2 from them. Everything else kind of makes me just gloss over. I know that's not fair to them, but it's how I feel.

I'm curious about Ninja Gaiden 4. Since Xbox is publishing it, does that mean it'll stay on Game Pass? Or is it a timed thing? This is one of those interesting scenarios where it's not quite clear.

I do wish he'd come back to Gears. I wholly believe Rod was the technical mastermind but Cliff was the creative heart of the original trilogy. His absense has been massively felt.

@SalaciousCrumb well we also thought Xbox and Sony would never ever release games on rival consoles, but here we are. Things change, opinions/views too.

@VoidPunk I'm not sure about the rest, but Ubisoft is known for deep discounting their games just a few months after release. That is NOT exclusive to Shadows.

That's a lot more content coming than I expected. Armor and color patterns maybe, but five weapons too? Very cool.

Wow, they're finally starting to abandon last gen consoles. No PS4 or Xbox One? Even Pac-Man World 2 is still getting an Xbone release in September.

Very surprising, mostly because Bamco has been the most consistent supporter of last gen consoles still. Wouldn't have expected Xillia to be very demanding.