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@Ralizah It's one of very few positive corporate world stories I can recall. Class act.

Well, I'm shocked he took any sort of pay cut. Even if it was literally worthless to him.

FYI the owner of Texas Roadhouse took a massive salary cut during covid to ensure layoffs wouldn't happen and staff wouldn't be affected. American companies can actually take care of their people, it just shows the caliber of the suits who don't even pretend to care while prancing around about their money.

@Medic_alert Context really matters here. Bethesda and ABK games staying multiplat? Sure, that's good (and I do think Starfield should be ported, as should Redfall but we know that isn't happening) 1st party games going multiplat? Not so much.

I just want to know what the hell Everwild IS. It's been puttering about since the Xbox One generation, that's how long we've been waiting. Dude.

@fatpunkslim Well, don't say never to their big name games getting ported... I hope they don't, but we're at such a strange point that you really can't know for certain if it will or won't happen. Phil lied about Indiana Jones, and if he was confident to state that only for it to wind up wrong months later, what else could happen?

Weird it's GOG exclusive on PC, but it hitting the older gen systems is great.

@Markatron84 Thank you, I was certain that was the case but was feeling less confident about it after I edited my post lol

I wouldn't bet on it. Sony truly hates Xbox, so unless Xbox struck some kind of insane deal where Sony exclusively benefitted from the port, I don't think they'd do it. They've already caved to porting to Nintendo, even if it's just one game, but still.

I think just as much as Xbox wants to die on the hill of "exclusives hurt everyone", Sony wants to die on the hill of "screw Xbox"

Edit: Yes I'm aware MLB The Show is a Sony game on Xbox, but correct me if I'm wrong, isn't that due to the rights negotiations demanding The Show be multiplat or they'd walk? Basically an instance where Sony had the choice to make more money or none at all.

Nothing says delicious like sour shots heated by your console. The idea makes me kind of nauseous.

Novel idea I suppose, alcoholics gaming in style. (I'm being sarcastic.)

I remember Microsoft shooting themselves in the foot with the marketing, big shock. Stapling Conker onto the E3 trailer really screwed with expectations. Still, huge shame this died. This and Dreams were both very special.

Anyone remember a Linkin Park song debuted with Project Spark's announcement? Good times.

It still surprises me how supported this game was. I really enjoy it, but it was like a quiet juggernaut in the background, not making many waves but going strong enough for, what, six years of support? That's crazy.

I'll be sad to see SOD2 fade away but here's hoping SOD3 is a proper evolution.

Actually genuinely surprised this is a good licensed game. I don't mind stealth, enjoy it actually, but it seems like it might get mind-numbingly tedious at times based on this review.

Well I'm glad they at least didn't try to downplay that fact. Bloober Team has been dire and anytime I've seen their name on anything it's been a guaranteed kiss of death. I don't even trust the reviews for the SH2 remake, that's how horrid I find their work. We'll see, though.

@Simplejohn They did say that. I guess you're not too big into reading articles on a text-only website? They quite literally link to the GameSpot article where they say it.

@ZeD You can play offline/single player, but you will always have 3 AI teammates with you. But yes, you can play without other actual people needing to join your team.

Basically yes, just trying to be as clear as I can.

A lot of repeat names in here. Not complaining, just kind of funny to constantly see Back 4 Blood on sale. It's a really good game for what it's worth, the post release updates fixed everything and really tightened it up, making it worthy of all the L4D comparisons. Is it as good as L4D? Eye of the beholder on that one, but I adore it.

@Utena-mobile I still think about that Mega Bloks game from time to time. I'm really not much of a Halo fan, super casual at best, but that looked so cool.

That 2TB is enticing, then I see the price tag and cry. I'm still running a dinosaur 512gb Xbox One S. Even double that amount of storage (my 512) won't do much nowadays.

Is Frog Detective worth playing before it leaves the service? I didn't even know it was on GP until this moment, though if it's a long game I should just wait for a sale..

I actually appreciate the "free" (with subscription) movies as I use the Movies & TV app pretty consistently. And even while I personally think even the comic is a neat idea for a perk, these still aren't that great. Better than endless F2P perks, I guess?

Can't lie, if/when they release World at War on gamepass I will go crazy. Seeing those servers full again... it'll bring a tear to my eyes.

Now just put the damn DLC on sale! Blops2 season pass goes on sale, and original MW2 dlc is given away for free. Why no others?

@Arcticpandapopz You and me both. I'm not paying full price for Dragon Age Origins DLC when I bought the complete edition of Inquisition for $4.99. I know that's kind of an odd comparison, but I know EA can and will put stuff on sale. I guarantee you it would earn them a pretty penny like FEAR 3 recently did for WB

Cool idea, until the mic picks up the sound of someone slamming a car door outside or the neighbors dog starts barking its tiny idiot head off.

Not trying to downplay the cool idea here. Just realizing how easy accidental sabotage can be with this enabled.

It's pretty simple, if flagship games get ported to competitor consoles, there is no longer trust in their own hardware and platform.

Problem is, that's already happened. Sea of Thieves was Xbox's very quiet white flag wave. It was the first "home grown" game purely built for Xbox to get booted over, with Grounded and Pentiment following. This means that any of Xbox's "first party" games are all likely to, and probably will, be ported over.

I dont mind Bethesda and Acti games still being released on other platforms, they SHOULD. First party releases are a very slippery slope however. And they've already started sliding down it.

I dont want to sound completely doom and gloom, I still play on Xbox. I just really don't think this is going to get better.

Honestly I hope this is a wakeup call for WB. Being stingy with games that aren't Lego or DC doesn't mean jack if no one buys them. You don't have to devalue your games like Ubisoft does mere days after release to see the potential in discounts.

I remember trying this and being annoyed by the weird control scheme. I didn't get too far but I should try again. I really don't know why it bothered me so much.

@Bigmanfan Indeed! Here is a video where the director of the game speaks on prototyping using UE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0oGNrfVCEE

But of course you can check other areas for sources, or even boot the game up to get that ol' UE logo.

The pessimist in me says the rebranding was done purely to get past the rancid stench that the name 343 carried. I'll hold off on any claims until seeing a proper game, but I sure hope this isn't just a desperate Hail Mary toss.

@Branovices Hi-Fi Rush was done on Unreal. Fortnite is basically UE's flagship game now and it's a very cartoony game. It's up to the devs, but looking at just these samples shows it can be done. So long as devs don't lean into the default textures that come with UE..

@HarmanSmith TSA feels like a funky low budget game, which is fair since it is. As cool as it is it's also a very drab game where you go from poorly-textured boxy rooms to fight in other poorly-textured boxy rooms for 8 hours.

Outright Games as the publisher really was all that needed to be said. Shame, especially with this surprisingly interesting concept.

@HarmanSmith Not wholly related to the subject of this thread but I need to properly finish Killer7 soon. I replay No More Heroes pretty frequently but am slacking on Killer7, and even the second Silver Case.

I'm still annoyed that some major games aren't part of it.

Master Chief Collection, Minecraft Dungeons — why are these not part of it? Even if you want to make the argument for MCC, okay, but why not Minecraft Dungeons? Or Legends? There's cross-progression so they obviously thought it out, but it's... just not there?

If Phil wants more games in Play Anywhere, he should start by actually putting all of his games in it.

(And I'm a huge fan of play anywhere, I love it. I'm just frustrated by these choices. I have made some purchases on Xbox over Steam SOLELY for Play Anywhere, and even double dipped on certain games like Back 4 Blood.)

@Fiendish-Beaver Hell monkeys aren't ready!

It's crazy that Shadows and Lollipop Chainsaw both got remasters within a month of each other. Both were made by Grasshopper.

@Markatron84 This makes perfect sense since I randomly dropped in a fictional character against an actual good point you were making, but still

NOOOOOOOO

Sony hasn't proven the power of the base PS5. Xbox, also, has not proven the power of the Series X. A pro upgrade is INSANE. I guess the PS5Pro makes certain games look less blurry on pausing? Something? Sure that's kind of neat, but not for that price tag. Or any price tag.

Microsoft was smart not to do this. I think they know that, too. This has been the silliest console generation.

@TheSimulator Unfortunately its not as easy as snapping your fingers to get a working console port. Knowing Microsoft, they probably want a console port for ALL current systems at the same time. Of course an Xbox port first would be nice, but they hardly give a damn at this point. They couldn't even give Indiana Jones a quiet six month window of exclusivity, having to giddily reveal its coming to PS5 well before the launch of the Xbox version.

@Markatron84 I'll take that bet, I think Hermes (Futurama) could pull it off.

@GuyinPA75 Christ. I thought the carbon reduction was at least a nice gesture, but that is completely insane. All that power just to have lobotimized AI fueling workworkworkworkwork.

We're circling the drain one Bing search at a time!

@GeorgeKal Through the statements in the article they refer to both, so I think they refer to base model and One S as the same. I doubt they did much tweaking between the two, anyways.

@Ricky-Spanish Technically, they are saying the One S has performance issues..

@DaddyDuder On the flip side, the only new (well, sort of, it was just kind of a weird Dino Crisis game) IP Capcom has tried as of late has been Exoprimal...

Oh, I guess Pragmata, too, but no one still has any idea what the hell that is.

This does seem to justify the price tag with having gone back to re-do assets, add new features, and convert motion controls to proper controllers.

That said, I also understand every complaint on the price tag feeling too high, even with all that in mind. It's an interesting point, but I hope it does well. I doubt the rest of Warren Spector's grand Epic Mickey plans will live on, but at least seeing the second game get a spit-shine would be real nice!

I've seen this game around and it JUST. WON'T. DIE. I don't mean that in a bad way, either it's really cheap to develop for or the playerbase is rabid.

Glad it's getting a second--- third?-- life.

This is incredible! I mean, an incredible leak but also I thought this game was done. I'm happy it's still going strong, I still play it from time to time, and I never would've guessed Mona Lisa would be a playable character. This is sick. Mondo looks so fun to play as, too. Long live Turtlemania!

Edit: AND Jake Kaufman is doing a remix? I really want to hear what he's contributing. The earlier Shantae games and Double Dragon Neon have some of my favorite game OSTs ever. Mango Tango - Neon Jungle is divine.

I'm really conflicted. Gears 5 burnt me real bad. 4 was underwhelming, campaign wise, but the multiplayer was solid even if I didn't care for the generic weapon replacements.

I want E-Day to be good but man, I also dread a new Gears game after playing 5's slog of a trend chasing everything, but especially the campaign. (Besides Act 1, that was good and felt like classic Gears, which I think made everything that came after feel ten times worse than it actually was.)

No More Heroes 3 I'm still chopping away at, mostly due to the RNG drops from bosses. I want all the achievements and that's up to RNG... I've had to repeat certain bosses 40+ times for one drop.

I started Little Kitty Big City last night and I'm in love with the charm of it. Janky, but oozing charm and creativity. My 15 year old tabby cat hopped up onto the coffee table and leaned towards the TV to get a look at the cat wearing a mushroom hat. This game passes the Cat Test! My boy wasn't too thrilled with the cute cat intruding on the TV though.

I also wrapped up Lost Words: Beyond the Page this morning. A short game that I'd never heard of on sale for chump change and ended up being shockingly great. Story about accepting the passing of loved ones, while platforming around in a fantasy world created to cope with the loss and pain of it all.

I'm stoked that Epic Mickey is finally hitting all platforms. I kinda thought it would lay dormant on the Wii forever. Not sure if I can grab it this week, but definitely getting it soon.

@Lup That's the fun part. You are just expected to know, and if you don't pore through every patent to make sure you're not infringing, well by gosh poor Nintendo has no other choice!

The rules/patent system sucks in a way I cannot describe in the comments as it would immediately get me jettisoned into the sun. But Japanese laws/systems are also different to other countries, so that adds in extra layers of complexity.

@Old_Man_Harper I wouldn't say that's completely fair. Those games were announced and already scheduled way before the buyout even happened. Games already confirmed before a buyout I would not consider an exclusive.

Okay, this-- THIS. PLEASE. THIS is a good way to market/announce a presence at a showcase.

Aaron Greenberg, PLEASE. Please. Take notes from your own boss on how to do your job. Don't bring out the trumpet and start dancing around when all you have is a toy wagon behind you with trinkets and a minifridge in it.

Just be humble, don't immediately smash your face into the pedal and take off 90MPH into the nearest brick wall. Print out Phil's statement and put it in a picture frame over your desk, Aaron. Please. I know this sounds condescending and I truly don't mean it to be, but this is exactly how showcases and events should be teased and/or announced.

Being humble, quiet, and direct with what to expect will always, always, reign over a sea of airhorns and hype. And if you do have a huge mega announcement at the end or somewhere in the show? Bring out the airhorns after it's over.

I'm not coming at this from a devils advocate perspective, just that-- it's being made by Bloober Team, so I can promise you this won't be anything special. You'll miss out on a years worth of disappointment and underwhelming gameplay.