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@Zenszulu Legit I'd have preordered if Ringo had reprised his narration role. That he's not is why it's on my Amazon wishlist waiting for a sale instead.

Xbox Series 720 Two.

Idk I think the last three Xbox consoles have had stupid naming schemes - especially Xbox One, that was just abysmal - so I'm not expecting much. But I'd love to see something like Xbox Xenon, as someone in an earlier comment mentioned, or Xbox Quantum. Something scifi and futuristic sounding.

I reckon it will be a niche device aimed exclusively at enthusiasts and that they'll keep games coming to Series X and Series S as well for more casual gamers who want a lower price tag. Nothing I've read suggests that, but that's my guess.

@Banjo- We knew there was going to be a next console because all of the hardware manufacturers start development on a new console as soon as one launches. If they were going to cancel, they would have done it early in the lifecycle like Sega did with Dreamcast before they sank much into R&D.

We knew it would support PC games because both Steam and Epic have all but said it would with Epic making an official statement that they'd be on board "if possible" - something they'd never have said if there weren't solid information of PC support - and we know for a fact that Microsoft and Steam have been in talks for about a year about Steam support on the new Xbox. So even what we technically didn't "know" was still a foregone conclusion.

As for the people who said it was cancelled, that's just asinine given how long the Series X has been out without a credible whisper of a cancellation.

I'm guessing somewhere between $700 and $1000

So...they announced nothing new. They announced that a new console is coming. We knew that. They announced that it would play PC games. We knew that. They announced its codename. That's useless because it won't be the final name. They didn't give an actual name. They didn't give us a price. They didn't give us a release date. They didn't give us any idea of the specs. They didn't say whether it will feature a disc drive or not (I'm assuming no, but that would have been useful to announce). They didn't actually tell us anything of any import that we didn't already know. What a useless "announcement."

@Gemini53 Yeah, my most recent playthrough of Fallout 3 was on PC and HEAVILY modded, and it was a revolutionary experience compared my first playthrough almost 15 years ago back on PS3.

@Balaam_ Perfectly said. Bethesda makes some of the most immersive and addicting RPGs around, but no one has ever accused their games of looking good or performing well.

I have Fallout 4 for every platform. I have no issues with the Switch 2 version. Does it fall short of Series S? Sure. But it's also comparing a handheld to a home console. They may be roughly comparable in specs, but Series S still has areas where it definitely wins out. Bethesda also isn't always the best at porting and optimizing; let's not forget their 7th gen games where Fallout 3 ran significantly better on 360 than on PS3 despite the PS3's having objectively stronger hardware. Any version of a game will only be as good as the team developing or porting it.

Ugh ANOTHER battle royale....

I think the integration with PC that Xbox has been going for is great, and the development of their cloud support is a good move, but I'm glad she realizes that Xbox, first and foremost, is a home console. I feel like Phil Spencer got so caught up in branching out into the cloud arena and integrating Xbox with the PC space that he forgot that for a bit.

No one buys a Switch 2 for amazing graphics or high frame rates. You buy a Switch 2 because you either have brand loyalty for Nintendo (we can mock it all we like, but you know Xbox has folks who are just as irrationally loyal to Microsoft) or for the portability. I've got the game on Switch 2 and PS5, and it's definitely a better experience on PS5, no doubt, as it sounds like it would be on Series S, but I like to whip out my Switch during my lunch break and play. That's not something Series S would let me do easily.

The question is not which version is better; the question is which console fits your specific gaming needs better? The drop to fps in the 20s handheld is definitely a problem (I haven't personally encountered that, but I'm still very early on Switch 2 since the PS5 is the version I'm mainly playing), but that's hopefully something Capcom can fix with updates down the line. As for 30 fps in docked...anyone who says 30 fps is unplayable is a snob who's blowing hot air. 30 fps definitely isn't ideal in 2026, and an abrupt drop from 60 to 30 would definitely be jarring, but to pretend that 30 fps - the standard for 3D games for over 20 years before the PS5 and Series X - is unplayable is asinine.

I, personally, would rather it stay exclusive because I love console exclusives; I think it gives each console a unique feel, and as a collector who always buys all three consoles every gen, I like that. As a business, move, though, I think it would be much, much smarter to put Halo on PS5. Most people who buy an Xbox do it for the ecosystem and PC integration, not the exclusive games.

@Jenkinss lol I was also 5 in 2007, so I guess it makes sense that Goldeneye is the far more nostalgic game for me.

@Balaam_ To each their own; Buck Bumble would have made my list, and it's arguably not even a good game. But I love it for the charm and nostalgia.

@Jenkinss This is the single hottest gaming take I've ever seen

@Cikajovazmaj I'd love to see Xbox run by a hardcore gamer, but as you said, absolutely it's not a requirement. Tom Kalinske led Sega to the peak of its American popularity, and he came in as Sega of America with zero video game experience. Sometimes a fresh perspective is what's needed.

If they're recommitting to existing Xbox gamers, then drop the "This is an Xbox" nonsense. Existing Xbox gamers want an actual Xbox, not a cell phone app.

The whole "This is an Xbox" nonsense was a BIG turn off for me. If I wanted to game off of a traditional console, I'd turn to Steam and play on PC. The "tomorrow's customers" that this is targeting are not going to spend like current Xbox gamers do. It's the same thing that doomed Kinect; casual gamers don't bring consistently reliable sales, and phones are an inherently casual platform.

I never bought GTA5 until, like, 2022. GTA already achieved perfection with San Andreas, so everything else will just make me think "Man, I wish I were playing San Andreas..."

I think it'll be 2028 at the earliest, and my money is on 2030 tbh. There's just such a marginal improvement to the actual experience with hardware upgrades these days; the Series X vs Series S may be pretty stark, but look at PS5 vs PS5 Pro. It's minimal. Between that and stagnant wages in much of the West, I just don't see them pulling the trigger very soon.

Um, I'm sorry, what about the absolute masterpiece that is Crimson Skies? The campy perfection of Metal Wolf Chaos (although being Japan-only, I can somewhat understand that omission)? Jade Empire? Fable? The games topping Metacritic are all amazing games, but I personally think those three (I accept that Metal Wolf Chaos realistically shouldn't be there even if I love it) should have replaced Pro Skater 3, Pandora Tomorrow, and the OG Splinter Cell.

I love to see this kind of cooperation between rivals to make sure kids are safe. Yeah, millions of adults game, but we should be able to look after ourselves; there are predators out there looking for naive kids, so I love see Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo collaborate to thwart online threats.

I'll believe New Vegas when I see it, but I definitely belief the rest.

It absolutely did not live up to my expectations. The campaign was a lot of fun, but it's not very "infinite" for there to be zero single player content updates. The multiplayer was great fun, but it certainly never surpassed the Halo 3 days.

It's sad when Nintendo had a functional online feature before Xbox.

Given how good Cyberpunk, Yakuza 0, and Hitman all look and run on Switch 2, this is just unacceptable. This was clearly a rush job with the bare minimum resources devoted to it, and that's a shame; the Switch 2, while obviously significantly weaker than the Series X and PS5, is capable of WAY more than this paltry port offers.

I absolutely love Perfect Dark Zero. Such an underrated and unfairly crapped on game.

FEAR 2 but not FEAR or FEAR 3? Weird.

I am moist. Heck yes, I always want more Haloverse story.

Given that they've been trying to merge the PC and Xbox ecosystems, free online play makes sense. I wonder if the new Xbox will support physical media; that will be what determines if I buy one or if I just stick with my PC as I'm as much a collector as a gamer.

The best part about Halo is and always has been the lore and campaign.

Calling it now - $1200 Xbox console

EA are still d*cks.

Charging over a grand for a console is insanity. Any rumors about whether or it's all-digital?

Crap like this is what makes piracy ethical.

@Kaloudz Maybe let us have like a la carte add-ons. Add on Ubisoft stuff for another $7/month. Add on EA stuff for another $5/month. Something like that.

@Kaloudz This. Give me a tier with the benefits of Ultimate MINUS the Ubisoft, Fortnite, etc. stuff. Make it $20 instead of $30. I'd pay that happily.

First off, I want to state that Game Pass Ultimate, as it is now, is a fantastic value. Game Pass Ultimate, as it's becoming, is not an outright rip-off, but it's definitely not a bargain. It's only worth it if you play a TON of different games all the time.

Give us Perfect Dark, dang it!

I'm not a fan of the Series S personally since I want the most power possible from my console games (don't ask me why I do so little gaming on my absurdly powerful gaming PC; I never claimed to make sense), but I can't deny that the Series S is the most cost effective way to game this gen. I don't care for the multiple SKUs, but really, it's no different than the PS5 and PS5 Pro; Microsoft just had its "pro" console launch alongside the "regular" one.

I miss the crappy indie games from the 360 days. Like, the ones that were crappy but hilarious. Baby Maker Extreme, Super Amazing Wagon Adventure, Zombie Strippers Stole My Heart Then Ate My Brains, etc.

@Banjo- I wanted to snag the PAL release, but dear god, it's rare. I settle for NTSC-J just to have it on my Wii U shelf.

"Pride in what we accomplished together"

Pride in...almost making a game? Like, the studio literally started one game that got cancelled. Not to crap on their hard work - I'm royally pissed about that cancellation - but there's not really anything that got accomplished.

@Banjo- Yeah, I really lucked out. I think I paid $200 for the whole bundle. That was back in 2015, I think.

@Banjo- I never had a PS2 growing up, so my first Fatal Frame was 5. Then I found a good deal on an eBay bundle of all 3 PS2 games, the first one on Xbox, 2 and 4 on Wii, and a Japanese copy of 5 on Wii U plus the 3DS spin off, Spirit Camera. I've since played 1 and 2. I started 3 but got distracted by work and just never picked it back up. I have the translation patch for 4 installed on my CFW Wii, but I haven't actually played it yet (I also have 4 and 5 on Switch, so that's probably how I'll eventually play 4).

tl;dr I'm a huge fan of the series and am ecstatic to see it get more love.

@Th3_Highlander Yeah, most fans of the series - myself included - consider the second game to be the best of the series.

@Banjo- Ah, thanks for the clarification. That makes a lot of sense now.

@Th3_Highlander The first Fatal Frame is great, but the second one is much better imo

This is amazing news. It's also interesting as I was under the impression that Nintendo bought the publishing rights 20 some years ago. That may just have the been for Fatal Frame IV, Fatal Frame V, and the Wii remaster of Fatal Frame II, though. Anyone know the specifics of that?