FatGuyInLilCoat

Kinda feels like MS just gave me a prostate exam

$600 for a series S is insane

@Fiendish-Beaver its from an old movie called "Tommy Boy" with comedy actors Chris Farley and David Spade. They did a few movies together (Black Sheep is another one) that were hilarious for their time, not sure they still hold up as good today. Unfortunately Chris Farley passed away some time ago but he was also on Saturday Night Live

@Fiendish-Beaver @PsBoxSwitchOwner I have a feeling he got banned. Long overdue in my opinion, always trying to flame the console wars.

They have no idea what they are doing.

I bought Silent Hill 2 Remake with my rewards points yesterday. Might get FF7Remake as well

@Fiendish-Beaver yeah im really curious what most of 2027 (is it just clockwork now?) and 2028 will look like first party for xbox. Hell even 2029. I dont think theyll have anything...

@Mr-Cage I think the fact MS forces everyone to have some form of gamepass on xbox if you want any sort of online functionality. Since they basically changed the name xbox live to gamepass to inflate numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if a large number of xbox users out there have it. Plus there are people that still just have Xbox Ones (never upgraded to xbox series) who also have it.

I knew this girl was crazy

They're just putting salt in the wound now.

@Fiendish-Beaver same, the drops have been extremely underwhelming to me lately and even with the price decrease I am finding it not worth it. With the recent news lately of layoffs, studio closures, and losing money, I cant see them investing a lot into it in the future either.

Xbox 360. I went all digital after that. Haven't bought a physical game in 15 years

Ill be finishing up Resident Evil Village. Started it a few days ago and from what I can tell im already about 2/3 done, which is perfect. I prefer the shorter titles with around 10-20 hour playthroughs so I dont get bored and can move onto the next. Great game though, recommend if you havent played it yet.

Just finished Prince of Persia and the Lost Crown yesterday. Nearly 100% complete but didnt grab the last couple collectibles because I was over it.

Thinking between Resident Evil Village or Ninja Gaiden 4. Leaning more towards RE Village because ive played all the others and want to play it before I start Requiem.

Just raw dogged the whole 6 hours

@Fiendish-Beaver I never really think of Gears as live service. I think live service when I hear Fortnite, marathon, overwatch, Diablo etc. Gears is a single/co op campaign with competitive multiplayer attached. I think of live service as games that will be heavily supported for 20+ years (or some very long amount).

But I agree forza horizon should be multiplat and they really should have U turned fable, halo, and never said State of Decay was going multiplat. It just shows they still have no idea what they are doing. 2 games are going to do absolutely nothing. This gen is set in stone in my opinion and gears is not going to make $600 dollar consoles fly off the shelves. Anyone who was interested in gears already has an xbox and likely already subscribed. So this will do nothing really and then theyll complain we didn't support it and it didn't meet expectations.

@Tasuki how did xbox do this?

@bowzoid one of the greatest shows ever

Maybe everyone who said 'xbox is killing it' the past year were right along...they were just speaking very literally.

I should be able to finish Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown this weekend. What a great game. I might be a little biased because I'm a huge metroidvania fan but this is one of the better ones I've played in a few years (even suprassing Silksong). Combat is fast, fun, and challenging.

Platforming is difficult but not overly where you want to throw your controller. That was one of my biggest gripes with silksong, platforming that almost seemed unfair.

Bosses are unique and varied, each one having a set of moves you must learn in order to survive. They also will have multiple phases, with each phase adding something new to the mix.

And lastly a great world design, with each section of the map connecting to multiple other sections. Also lots of secrets and optinional bosses to bump into as you explore.

Its a start but will need to be a lot more than just those 2. It needs to be 'all' or nothing. And by 'all' im referring to common sense ones. Obviously keep minecraft, cod, etc multiplat. Hell even all activision. But everything else (including betheseda) should be exclusive

To me, very bad. We knew about all these games, no "holy crap" moments. Worst showcase they have had in a few years. Im glad some enjoyed it but it needed some surprises. Maybe im being too hard on it or my expectations were too high

Currently playing Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Good metroidvania if anyone needs to fill that itch. Been eyeing 007 and Resident Evil 9 in the store but have held off on buying for now.

The only one im interested in is Gears E-day. Hallo will always have a special place, but putting shiny new graphics on that level design and those repetitive rooms isnt going to want to make me come back for a replay. Plus they've already remastered it a couple times i feel like. Just beating a dead horse

@Markatron84 😅 last part made me laugh

Such a weird choice to me...this game does not seem like it needs a remaster as it still looks and plays great.

Its been 13 years since a Rayman game, I think people just want a new one. But I guess this is the easy way out

@Odium I agree. I had no idea there was even an option to turn it off because I would never think to, as I've had zero issues with it. The fact people dont like it is news to me.

My hype for Halo 1 remake is about zero. The game was good for its time but a fresh coat of paint isnt going to change the fact the levels are long, boring, and repetitive. The game has already been remastered once anyway. Just my opinion

Played a little forza this week. I need to accept the fact car games are just not my thing. I want to like them, and the first 8 or 9 races are always great. But after race 15, 16, etc I get bored. I've played every forza hoping for a different result, but they all go this way.

I started prince of Persia the lost crown which seems good. Will probably buy Mina the Hollower since I have $20 in rewards i can cash out

@FraserG ah got it. Makes sense

@Fiendish-Beaver agreed. I dont think they will be hyping up something they are so unsure of themselves. With this change in leadership (and apparently direction of the xbox brand in general), i dont think other than a mere mention of it still being in the works is realistic. But I could be wrong and they could go all out with it this summer. There are still just so many questions about store fronts, cost, and exclusivity, that they must work out in order to have people even want it.

I dont know, Im not really seeing 'the bang'. Some returns and just tier switches. But forza horizon 6 just dropped so that is nice.

Prototype 3 (or reboot) and Evil Within 3. I know they closed Tango but maybe a new studio? If they own the rights that is

Started Ninja Gaiden 4 this week. Platinum Games always has nailed down action games with combat that looks crazy but still makes sense and is fluid. I loved the Bayonetta games back in the day (only played 1 and 2).

Even though its not really my thing or genre, I downloaded Mixtape to see what all the 10/10s are about. Looking forward to it.

And so it begins

I'm more thinking damn...that's a pretty good gamerscore

What in the Frankenstein is that

@Jenkinss I just dont see what the point was in forcing Phil to tank xbox just to hire someone else to reverse it all? I believe Phil thought that if xbox went full multiplat the other consoles would too...and it did not happen like that. But who knows. Just my opinion and I could be wrong

@Coletrain that is exactly how I feel too...no way sataya forced Phil to do all that then is letting her completely 180 everything. Makes no sense.

Damn girl....keep it up.

Like I said before, Phil definitely had a ton of say in all the recent decisions that nearly ended xbox. She is undoing them because....well because shes not an idiot.

@Nakatomi_Uk ive been saying for a while the opposite of what many people on this site have been saying. They all say "Phil's hands were tied...he is forced to do this...etc".

You dont become the Head CEO with millions in salary and then have zero say what goes down. These were his decisions (well him and Bond). The latest news sort of proves i might be right when Asha comes in and basically starts reversing all his doings.

Phil is a gamer first so he wants everyone to be able to play everything and I get it...but unfortunately in the console space that just doesnt work, as we see Nintendo and Sony are not doing the same for good reason. Games are the selling points of consoles.

Oh man thats awful...can you please show me where I can buy one so I can stay far far away from it

@TrollOfWar great explanation man, well said and nicely broken down. Thumbs up!

Nothing of particular interest to me, but that's okay cause I got a lot to catch up on.

Might try Aphelion but doesnt look like a game that will hold my interest.

Doom the dark ages. Chapter 21 out of 22 so should definitely be finishing this weekend. Not sure what is next... maybe Replaced, maybe Hades 1 to see what the hype is and then move into Hades 2.

Hoping to finish Doom The Dark Ages in the next few days. On Chapter 10, which is roughly the mid point. Each chapter takes me about an hour cause im using the map to try to find all secrets and items etc. Still loving it though.

Interesting, nothing exclusive to the ultimate tier except 1 PC game.

Resident Evil 7 is a lot of fun if you have yet to try it.

@Fiendish-Beaver I thought the same, seeing games in the low to mid 70s ranked in the top ten high scoring games of 2026 is like...what?? I mean I guess it is relatively early but with how many games I feel like release each week (especially indies) surely there should be 10 games in the 80s

I wanted to try MIO and still might but everything ive read about it says the platforming can get extremely challenging, which is what has stopped me. Im no stranger to difficult games, but pain in the ass platforming is where I usually rage quit.

I will be continuing Doom the dark ages (fantastic so far) and Marathon runs (solo). Initially I thought they didn't have a dedicated solos mode but turns out they do, so that helps me at least cause I dont want to keep dodging teams of 3. Also in the game you can switch to 'console only' so you aren't playing against PC if you dont want to. I know some dont care about that but ive lost some reflexes over the years and need all the help I can get..