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@Kaloudz I don’t know about cloud specs as I don’t really do much cloud gaming. I tried it once about a year or two ago and didn’t like it. I had issues then with the game I was playing and the controls were very delayed. That was Viva Piñata, so controls weren’t that important on delay, but a game like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, delayed controls would be your death. But again, that was about a year or two ago. Maybe the cloud experience is much better than the one I had.

I’ve played quite a few matches. I haven’t had any issues getting into a game as others have mentioned. I thought the game was pretty good. I love horror games and movies. The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the scariest movie when I saw it for the first time. I remember being so scared. Well… that carried over into the game. It got so intense that my watch alarmed me about my heart rate going up lol. It’s claustrophobic, gritty, and over the top at times. Not the greatest game ever, but I’ve been enjoying it so far.

The game is decent. Played a few rounds of it. They polished the game much more than Friday the 13th. It’s fun, but at the moment I prefer Friday. Maybe because I understand it better. Though Friday was very buggy at launch, I liked the feel and the concept of the game. I haven’t run into any bugs yet in Texas, I just don’t fully know what to do yet. I’ll get there though.

For me it’s Friday the 13th. I’m not much of a multiplayer gamer, but I thought they did a great job with the game. Yes there were tons of bugs but I was able to look past that. The team spent a lot of time on their research and put in so much detail from the movies into the game. When playing, it felt like a Friday the 13th movie. It’s a shame that the legal troubles of the license got in the way because I think they were onto something that could have been better.

Very nice! RE2 was an incredible game. Glad to see it selling so well. Congrats to the RE2 remake team. Also glad to see RE4 remake doing well. That’s the only one I haven’t played yet. I wasn’t excited for it. I know I’ll like it when I eventually play it. I just didn’t want a remake of 4, at least not yet. I’ll get it when it finally goes on sale.

At this moment I don’t think there’s a need for a new Series X. I love mine, I like the color, the look, the power… I’m excited for the new games coming out, but content with the X as it is.

I’ve had gamepass for a few years now. Since it’s been so long I could be wrong, but it doesn’t seem like anything was taken from gold, but more is added. I think those what were holding onto gold will like the new perks.

I had a feeling the FTC would be denied again. Their case wasn’t strong. They should have focused on the consumers and not Sony if they wanted a chance to stop the acquisition. I always thought Microsoft had the stronger case and apparently the courts do as well.

Probably a huge weight off Phil’s shoulders. Now his focus is on the CMA. Nice to see the email he wrote and that he actually responds to some Xbox fans online that reach out to him.

I’m for the remakes of these games. I respect those who just want Capcom to focus on new games, but these remakes help fund the new games. The remakes don’t cost as much as the newer games. They already have a general idea what they are going to do in terms of characters, story, environments, enemies…. The younger generation do not want to play the old ones with the tank controls. They want pretty graphics and better controls. This is a way to introduce them to the franchise. The remakes sell well and help fund the new RE games. I’m happy they are doing both. It wasn’t that long ago Capcom wasn’t doing well.

I personally want them to remake CV next. Out of all the games in the series, it’s the one that could benefit the most from the remake treatment.

@Kaloudz I totally agree. The game had so much potential. If they had a bigger budget and the licensing wasn’t in the courts, I think the game would have done so much better. You can tell they really were fans of the franchise and put a lot of detail from the movies into the game. I’m looking forward to their next game but will continue playing this till December 2024.

Never heard of it, looks pretty good though. I’ll have to download it and try it out.

Though I would love to play a Psychonauts 3, I’m excited for whatever Double Fine is cooking up. They are so creative and fun. Each series of theirs is different from the next.

I never was a fan of exclusives either. I always understood first party exclusives, but the third party ones always upset me.

There was more under Square Enix then. They’ve sold studios since. If Xbox made a list of possible studios to buy today, I don’t know if Square Enix would make their list.

Im curious what was in this email from Phil Spencer, but like the article suggests, we may never know.

@Ep_13 very well said. I don’t know what he’s talking about anymore because he goes back and fourth on everything.

It was very bad wording from Matt Booty. I don’t take it literally either though. When you’re going after the top player, you sometimes say one thing, but mean something else. It’s very obvious Sony isn’t going anywhere. Neither company is totally innocent and going forward, Booty should choose his words more carefully.

I rather they would have gone for SEGA, but I understand why they are going for ABK. I’ve always been such a fan of SEGA. That’s what brought me over to the Xbox. When the Dreamcast failed, I watched to see who Sega would support. Though they supported all three of the console makers, I went with Xbox because of the games SEGA was putting onto the system. I’d love for SEGA to be a part of Xbox. It would be like SEGA is back in the console space.

Fingers crossed these games do make it to volume 2. I love this series but I unfortunately never had the chance to play the first Metal Gear Solid. Looking forward to it and if volume 2 comes out, I can finally play MGS4. Two games I always wanted to play. Very exciting!

I was expecting it to be 30 fps so I’m not disappointed. Sorry for all those that got their hopes up for 60 fps. Still looks like great game though.

I’m not going to compare the Xbox showcase to PlayStation’s or Summer Games Fest. I know others will and that’s fine. I’m also keeping my expectations for Xbox’s showcase in check. I don’t want to get over hyped and be disappointed, but I am looking forward to it very much.

I know this game had its issues and was extremely buggy but I loved this game. I’m not even a multiplayer gamer but there was something about this game that did it for me. The developers really did their research on the maps and the little details they put in. It felt closer to the movies than most video game/movie adaptations. I’m sad to hear it will be delisted for new buyers but I’m looking forward to Gun Media’s next game. I did not hear anything about a new Friday the 13th from a new developer. Hope that turns out to be a true rumor.

I’ve been curious about this game for awhile as I love Rare. I also loved Viva Piñata so if it’s more like those games, I welcome the change of direction.

That’s a nice list and would be great if it made it all to the show. I’m not expecting as much to be there. Don’t want to get my hopes up high and then be disappointed if it fails to meet the expectations. Looking forward to the show though.

That asked a LOT more questions than I was expecting. I would like a remake of Code Veronica, Zero, and the original RE.

I played this when it first came to game pass. It was a pretty good game. Nice story with a little twist. Glad to see Xbox celebrating Pride.

I’ll probably be watching it on my phone at home. Depends how the weekend goes. The day before is my oldest’s graduation party from High School so I might still be busy cleaning up after the party. I’m keeping my expectations low for the showing. I don’t want to end up disappointed. I’m looking forward to it, but not expecting to be blown away.

I’m more indifferent about games with gold. I guess I just don’t expect anything out of it anymore. I don’t hate or like this months pick of games. They are what they are at this point.

I like many others don’t think it’s Psychonauts 3. Not yet at least. They’ve been wanting to work on other ideas they had that have been sitting on the back burner. If it’s anything Psychonauts related, maybe it’s the VR game they released years ago and updated it for Xbox?

I love Double Fine, I love that they make game’s different from others and aren’t afraid to be creative. It’s like a breath of fresh air so what ever they add to gamepass is a warm welcome from me. I don’t expect them to be at the Xbox showcase but will be a nice surprise if they are!

There was so much hype going into this event. Everybody thought since it had been 18 months since the last one, that Sony was going to come out swinging. There were tons of fake lists online of games to be at the event. Everybody’s expectations went through the roof. I think everybody needs to temper their expectations from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. It’s taking so long to make games now. We need to be more realistic. Yes, it wasn’t the best show Sony had. They didn’t show much first party at all. I’m sure the games will come. I’m being patient for Microsoft to release their games. It’s my platform of choice. I’m excited for their show but I’m also keeping my expectations in check.

Looking at this with a non-biased view, PlayStation as a brand would be bigger than Xbox. I love my Xbox and it’s my console of choice but I can clearly see where Xbox falls behind PlayStation when it comes to brand momentum, but I don’t think PlayStation is higher than Nintendo. This is just my observation, but looking at things like sales, longevity, games/consoles trending, recognizable characters/IPs… Nintendo would have the higher brand momentum. No dis to PlayStation, but I think their chart is a bit off in their favor.

I don’t want or need a mid gen refresh on my Xbox. I have a Series X and I love it. Still waiting for them to start utilizing the power it has under its hood. I heard from insiders that if there’s a mid gen refresh, it would probably be so you can run ray tracing without taking a big hit on performance. I’ll stick with what I got.

Very cool, but I’ll be waiting awhile. They come out with all those character packs and DLC along the way, and then bring out another version that has all the DLC. I’ll wait for that one.

After a few weeks of bad news for xbox, I’m glad to hear something good in their favor this time. Hoping the good news is a continuing trend going forward.

When they did the 12 month window showing, I actually liked it. I thought it was a good idea, but then Xbox couldn’t get the games out in that window of time. It gave Xbox haters more ammo to go after Xbox and their fans.

Going forward I’d like to see them show us more on the games they already announced, and not reveal anything new until it’s closer to completion. Maybe something massive they can announce a little early, but some of the games they announced in 2020 were so far out and even still are years away. I’m looking forward to this years show. Hopefully they find a formula that works for them.

MK1? Well that helps explain the teaser of the clock skipping 12. I’m curious what the different versions of the game will have because those prices are pretty drastic from the next.

I’m looking forward to both Zelda and Starfield, but I’m not going to compare them to each other. They’re two totally different games, styles, platforms, genres…. I get it, people are going to compare them. I just want them both to be the best versions of themselves that they can be. Congratulations to Nintendo on the high praises Zelda is getting. Hopefully I’ll find some time this weekend to check it out.

@Green-Bandit I never gave it a thought that MS announce those two games early to acquire talent on them. It’s an interesting way of thinking of it. But it seems like anything MS has announced and didn’t give a date, I’ve read posts from people online saying the game has been delayed. They don’t have proof or anything. Just claiming the game got delayed.

Xbox is in a tough spot because after acquiring all the studios they did, people are expecting to see games come out. But right before they acquired the studios, most of them released a game. So it takes time to get the games ready. Then COVID put everything further behind. I personally wasn’t expecting a lot of these games till 2025, but I think MS is feeling the pressure and we are getting half baked games in the process. It’s not helping Xbox’s image.

@Widey85 that would be nice if we didn’t have to wait till the 22nd. It’s kind of exhausting all this waiting. I think many of us just want to know their answer.

I heard an interview with this guy online who claims he knows a lot about the different acquisition laws. He was saying if the EU approves it, MS can close on the deal. Though the CMA denied it, they didn’t deny the console part. They don’t have to wait for the FTC’s decision. Not sure how true all this is, but maybe there’s still some life left in this acquisition.

We’ll have to wait till May 22nd to see if they really do approve it because there were reports before the CMA denied the acquisition that they were going to approve the deal.

@Green-Bandit I agree with everything you said. It seems MS can’t catch a break. I’ve been saying for awhile they should wait till the games are closer to completion before announcing them. Even games like Perfect Dark or Fable, games that don’t have release dates yet, people are online trolling that the games got delayed. It’s “cool” to hate on Xbox.

@Grumblevolcano very true! The WiiU did worse than the Xbox one and now Nintendo has one of the most successful consoles with the Switch.

I think Xbox needs to be more aggressive again. They’ve been playing the nice guy. As we know, nice guys finish last. They need to look at the 360 generation and see what worked. The price, the games, the momentum of what they built. This new Kumbaya Xbox is just getting pushed all over.

“Collections” has my attention. I’m wondering what they can be? Xbox just needs to start delivering. We were excited when they showed a bunch of games (CGI) trailers in 2020 to announce some of the games coming. I know we went through COVID and there were delays. We’ve been patient, but now we need to start swing Xbox show up. Not half baked games. Not a bunch of CGI. Games that are ready for release. I’m looking forward to see what they have for us in June’s showcase.

I’m glad he finally is talking and taking some of the responsibility. Keeping quiet after a few hits to Xbox isn’t assuring to its gamers. A lot of confidence has been lost and it’s going to take some much better delivery from Xbox to restore some of that confidence. Of course I haven’t given up on the console, but I am wondering what’s going on over there. I think it’s time to start tightening some of the strings over there.

Very surprised. I was hoping it would go through to end this back and fourth between Xbox/PlayStation and all their fans. I don’t play CoD. Never was a fan so I wasn’t looking forward to the deal. However, now this is going to continue on even longer :/

I’ll be trying out this new update this weekend! Very exciting!

I don’t think I would unsubscribe from Gamepass if they removed day one first party games. The rumor of Microsoft being unhappy with Hi Fi Rush, was just that, a “rumor.” They came out and said they couldn’t be happier with the success of the game and the studio.

Microsoft stopped giving out numbers for Xbox’s and game sales awhile ago. That drives speculation on a lot of things from those outside of a company. Those who are in the public eye have said before that if you don’t give them a story, they’ll still write a story. It’s not always going to be facts. Hard to tell what Microsoft are happy with behind the scenes.

Maybe Microsoft have discussed taking away the day one first party games, but I think they know eventually their games are going to start flowing out of their studios. It’s going to boost Gamepass subscriptions and that’s been their goal. In the meantime, they’ve been putting a good amount of third party games on Gamepass and that’s been enough to keep me entertained.

My youngest just got one last week. I’m going back to the store to have them price match.

10 years to develop? And it’s not guaranteed to hit. The game could flop and then all that time and money poured into it would be totally wasted.

I’m guessing it’s going to be something like Elder Scrolls. It’s an established series and I'm not sure they would allow a new IP to take that amount of time. I don’t think it will be Fable as Microsoft wanted to show some of that off but the team wanted to wait till it’s further along.