@Millionski you are 100% correct. Forgot about those, and looking forward to expedition 33 and Wuchang. First party i always have a wait and see approach now with MS. They've been wanting to release a first party game every quarter for a couple years now and I haven't seen it happen. But I'm very optimistic this will finally be the year.
Only a $5 difference isn't enough for me to want to downgrade and not get access to day 1 first party releases. 2025 should have 4 to 5 of those releases alone so I see way more value in keeping the Ultimate sub.
I actually really enjoyed Gigantic when it first came out several years ago. Played it a lot. Not sure if I'll dive back in but it definitely was fun for it's time. Otherwise the one that I'll probably check it is Sniper Elite.
Playing Doom (2016). I never finished it so I thought I'd start over and finish it and then play Doom Eternal which i haven't played yet. Prepping for a hopefully Doom Dark Age 2025 release
@OldGamer999 I would almost imagine their GP subs are shrinking and not even stagnant. As more people switch to PS they'll cancel their subscription as PS doesn't have gamepass. That and the very weak offerings lately. It used to be huge GP drops twice a month with offerings like lies of p, resident evils, remnant... i dont see any of that now. The only way they could inflate the numbers of gamepass subscribers is by changing the name xbox live to gamepass (which they did).
@Millionski Yep. MS finally puts themselves in a position to straight dominate and then waves the white flag. Next console sales figures will be abysmal and they'll stop completely. Sad cause I've invested 18 years into their ecosystem
@fatpunkslim i see you are trying to show people that both companies are sending their exclusives over to each other and all is wonderful... this is not the same thing at all as to what MS is doing... there's really no way to spin it
Probably just play Marvel Rivals. While it certainly is a straight clone of OW, playing as marvel heroes is a lot of fun. I'm sure I'll get bored after a while like I do with most multiplayer games but for now it's a nice change of pace.
@Ricky-Spanish yeah that's what I'm worried about. And MS has been known in the past to have studios just work on one game series (halo, gears, rare was assigned to kinect lol)
Going to start nine sols. I'm a big metroidvania fan, with hollow knight and Ori being some of my all time favorite games ever. This looks like itll scratch the itch until silksong. Haven't heard any updates on silksong in a while, hoping it's doing okay.
This is like the 4th week I've had to say Lies Of P...games kicking my a$$ now. Really was hoping to be done with it, not because it's a bad gsme, it's great, but because I'm having FOMO of indy and stalker 2. I know once I step away from a game I hardly ever come back so that's why I just stick to 1 game at a time...plus it's all I have time for.
Lies of P...really want to finish it this weekend so I can play Indy on launch. Only 3 more chapters left but they are getting a bit rough in terms of difficulty. Still love the game though and highly recommend.
@Nightcrawler71 once they introduced tiers I think it became an "ultimate-subs" only game. Now they're adding it back to standard subs as well. I really don't like how they make it seem like 10 games are coming when over half of them are just being shuffled around the different tiers.
Either a few matches of black ops 6 lately or I'll just do whatever I can in whatever game I'm currently working on. For example I'm playing Lies of P and if I'm on a boss sometimes ill just give it a shot 2 or 3 times then turn it off. Often I only have 30min -1 hour chunks of time so I gotta keep making progress with whatever I can.
There's a lot of games that were announced in that period that are just now creeping back up... state of decay 3, Everwild, Fable went dark for a couple years, perfect dark.
Continuing my first playthrough of Lies of P. Great game. The atmosphere is amazing. I usually only play one game at a time but once I finish this definitely stalker 2
Maybe just me but the maps seems to be the worst in terms of 'flow,' ive seen ina while. And spawns can use some work. I have repeatedly been shot in the back seconds after respawn
@Ricky-Spanish I assume they are free, but who knows anymore. They'll probably add it as one of their "games" for the second half of Novembers gamepass drop.
Currently still playing Lies of P, but I'm a pretty big fan of the dragon age games. Ive beat all of them (some more than once). Might need to switch over to that especially with all the positive reviews. I'm having FOMO.
Pushing through Lies Of P. Fantastic game, but only on chapter 5 so far (out of 11 I think). I have tried out a few weapons but honestly I am still sticking with my starter weapon and I keep pumping upgrades into it. It's worked well so far but hoping it doesn't bite me in the ass later.
@GamingFan4Lyf but they also need to consider how many of those 30 million are xbox only console players? I think a lot of people own an Xbox and playstation in today's market. So are people going to buy the game twice if they have it on another system already?
Never got to Remnant 2. Hopefully that stays a little longer cause I did want to check it out. It's a big list but I think anything else I was interested in I got around to.
@TheEstablishment that huge drop is likely just Black ops 6. I think they feel like that alone is going to cause a spike in subs. Hopefully more though.
I had a lot of fun with it for a couple months when it came on GP. Glad they are continuing to add new stuff. Not sure if I'll buy it though I already had my fill of it and too many other games to move on to
@GamingFan4Lyf I agree with some of what you said but I don't think MS is securing the future of xbox. I'd say the opposite. They are securing their space as a 3rd party publisher and xbox is last on the list for them. If they were securing xbox they'd make exclusives. If they put games on playstation after 3 months (Indiana jones) soon it will be same day.
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Re: Talking Point: Have You Been Tempted To Switch To Xbox Game Pass Standard?
@Millionski you are 100% correct. Forgot about those, and looking forward to expedition 33 and Wuchang. First party i always have a wait and see approach now with MS. They've been wanting to release a first party game every quarter for a couple years now and I haven't seen it happen. But I'm very optimistic this will finally be the year.
Re: Talking Point: Have You Been Tempted To Switch To Xbox Game Pass Standard?
Only a $5 difference isn't enough for me to want to downgrade and not get access to day 1 first party releases. 2025 should have 4 to 5 of those releases alone so I see way more value in keeping the Ultimate sub.
Re: These 13 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (January 22 - February 4)
I actually really enjoyed Gigantic when it first came out several years ago. Played it a lot. Not sure if I'll dive back in but it definitely was fun for it's time. Otherwise the one that I'll probably check it is Sniper Elite.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 18-19)
Playing Doom (2016). I never finished it so I thought I'd start over and finish it and then play Doom Eternal which i haven't played yet. Prepping for a hopefully Doom Dark Age 2025 release
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Series X|S Owners, How's Your Storage Looking In 2025?
I only really play one or two games at a time so I just delete stuff I'm done with.
Re: Xbox Series X|S Console Sales In Europe Dropped By Almost 50% In 2024
@OldGamer999 I would almost imagine their GP subs are shrinking and not even stagnant. As more people switch to PS they'll cancel their subscription as PS doesn't have gamepass. That and the very weak offerings lately. It used to be huge GP drops twice a month with offerings like lies of p, resident evils, remnant... i dont see any of that now. The only way they could inflate the numbers of gamepass subscribers is by changing the name xbox live to gamepass (which they did).
Re: Talking Point: 10 Years Ago, Microsoft Delivered An Incredible Lineup Of Exclusives For Xbox One
@Millionski Yep. MS finally puts themselves in a position to straight dominate and then waves the white flag. Next console sales figures will be abysmal and they'll stop completely. Sad cause I've invested 18 years into their ecosystem
Re: Xbox's Big Surprise For Developer Direct Is Reportedly A Legendary Japanese IP
@MrMagic i thought that at first but they are saying it's a brand new game. But who knows
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 11-12)
Nine sols. Just picked it back up. Fun metroidvania if anyone is looking for something to bide the time for hollowknight silksong
Re: Rumour: Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Rebirth Supposedly 'Confirmed' For Xbox In 2025 / 2026
@InterceptorAlpha that's exactly what I said...what MS and Sony are doing aren't the same... I don't know why people try to act like it is lol
Re: Rumour: Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Rebirth Supposedly 'Confirmed' For Xbox In 2025 / 2026
@fatpunkslim i see you are trying to show people that both companies are sending their exclusives over to each other and all is wonderful... this is not the same thing at all as to what MS is doing... there's really no way to spin it
Re: 10 Free-To-Play Games To Look Forward To On Xbox In 2025
Frag punk looks kind of cool... skate of course will be good for some fun.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 4-5)
Probably just play Marvel Rivals. While it certainly is a straight clone of OW, playing as marvel heroes is a lot of fun. I'm sure I'll get bored after a while like I do with most multiplayer games but for now it's a nice change of pace.
Re: Suddenly Getting Banned From Microsoft Rewards? You're Not Alone
My rewards don't seem to be working, or at least I didn't get the "daily streak" points for opening the app on my phone
Re: Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Deserved More Love In 2024?
Brotato. Can get hooked on that game for hours.
Re: Xbox's Indiana Jones Success Has Apparently Left Disney Wanting More
@Ricky-Spanish yeah that's what I'm worried about. And MS has been known in the past to have studios just work on one game series (halo, gears, rare was assigned to kinect lol)
Re: Xbox's Indiana Jones Success Has Apparently Left Disney Wanting More
Game is awesome, glad MachineGames nailed it and deserves all the praise...but please don't forget about making a Wolfenstein 3!
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In January 2025
@Kraven I've never played a sniper elite game but have always been interested in them. Might give this one a go.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 28-29)
@Darude84 I just finished lies of p as well. Such a great game. Can't wait for the DLC and announced lies of p 2.
Re: Pure Xbox's Top 10 Game Pass Titles Of 2024
Indy over CoD is nice to see. Both great games but shows people still love single player games when theyre done right.
Re: Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Have You Managed To Finish This Year?
Can't remember all of them but a few honorable mentions:
Wo long
Dead space remake
Dead island 2
Lies of P
Cocoon
Sea of stars
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 21-22)
@Fishysensei yeah that's what I hear. Sounds right up my alley! I watched a little gameplay and it looks great.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 21-22)
Going to start nine sols. I'm a big metroidvania fan, with hollow knight and Ori being some of my all time favorite games ever. This looks like itll scratch the itch until silksong. Haven't heard any updates on silksong in a while, hoping it's doing okay.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 14-15)
This is like the 4th week I've had to say Lies Of P...games kicking my a$$ now. Really was hoping to be done with it, not because it's a bad gsme, it's great, but because I'm having FOMO of indy and stalker 2. I know once I step away from a game I hardly ever come back so that's why I just stick to 1 game at a time...plus it's all I have time for.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 7-8)
Lies of P...really want to finish it this weekend so I can play Indy on launch. Only 3 more chapters left but they are getting a bit rough in terms of difficulty. Still love the game though and highly recommend.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In December 2024
@Nightcrawler71 once they introduced tiers I think it became an "ultimate-subs" only game. Now they're adding it back to standard subs as well. I really don't like how they make it seem like 10 games are coming when over half of them are just being shuffled around the different tiers.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 30 - December 1)
Lies of P. On chapter 8 of 11, so I'm getting closer. I bounce between this and matches of black ops 6, where I'm about to prestige.
If anyone hasn't played Lies of P and are a fan of the genre, it is awesome. It's been on gamepass for over a year so they could yank it at anytime.
Re: Talking Point: When You're Low On Time, What Do You Play On Xbox?
Either a few matches of black ops 6 lately or I'll just do whatever I can in whatever game I'm currently working on. For example I'm playing Lies of P and if I'm on a boss sometimes ill just give it a shot 2 or 3 times then turn it off. Often I only have 30min -1 hour chunks of time so I gotta keep making progress with whatever I can.
Re: Xbox Fans Are Wondering What Happened To Series X|S Exclusive 'Contraband'
There's a lot of games that were announced in that period that are just now creeping back up... state of decay 3, Everwild, Fable went dark for a couple years, perfect dark.
Re: Just One Game Is Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2024 So Far
@Onlyboxmatters This has to be a troll comment...none of what you said makes any sense and is pretty much the opposite of reality.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 23-24)
Continuing my first playthrough of Lies of P. Great game. The atmosphere is amazing. I usually only play one game at a time but once I finish this definitely stalker 2
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Massive Black Ops 6 Update Next Week
@PartyMarty yeah same. Level 42 here and going strong
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Massive Black Ops 6 Update Next Week
Maybe just me but the maps seems to be the worst in terms of 'flow,' ive seen ina while. And spawns can use some work. I have repeatedly been shot in the back seconds after respawn
Re: Call Of Duty Unveils Three New Black Ops 6 Maps Ahead Of Season 01 On Xbox Game Pass
@Ricky-Spanish I assume they are free, but who knows anymore. They'll probably add it as one of their "games" for the second half of Novembers gamepass drop.
Re: These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 4-19)
This is getting ridiculous the way they inflate the numbers.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 2-3)
Currently still playing Lies of P, but I'm a pretty big fan of the dragon age games. Ive beat all of them (some more than once). Might need to switch over to that especially with all the positive reviews. I'm having FOMO.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 26-27)
Pushing through Lies Of P. Fantastic game, but only on chapter 5 so far (out of 11 I think). I have tried out a few weapons but honestly I am still sticking with my starter weapon and I keep pumping upgrades into it. It's worked well so far but hoping it doesn't bite me in the ass later.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 19-20)
Started Lies of P and really liking it so far. I've been wanting to play it for a long time and am worried it'll leave gamepass.
Re: Xbox Shocktober Sale Now Live, 250+ Games Included This Year
Metro exodus for $4.50 is crazy.
Re: These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 16 - November 5)
Counting cloud additions of games that are already on PC/Xbox gets my hopes up haha.
Honestly I see 2 additions that aren't f2p or have already been on gamepass: South park and mech warrior.
Re: Starship Troopers: Extermination Launches To Zero Xbox Reviews, But Here Are Some First Impressions
@GamingFan4Lyf but they also need to consider how many of those 30 million are xbox only console players? I think a lot of people own an Xbox and playstation in today's market. So are people going to buy the game twice if they have it on another system already?
Re: Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In November 2024
Never got to Remnant 2. Hopefully that stays a little longer cause I did want to check it out. It's a big list but I think anything else I was interested in I got around to.
Re: October 2024's Xbox Game Pass List Is Looking Surprisingly Empty So Far
@TheEstablishment that huge drop is likely just Black ops 6. I think they feel like that alone is going to cause a spike in subs. Hopefully more though.
Re: After Leaving Xbox Game Pass, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Gets Price Slashed
I had a lot of fun with it for a couple months when it came on GP. Glad they are continuing to add new stuff. Not sure if I'll buy it though I already had my fill of it and too many other games to move on to
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From September 2024's State Of Play Event
For me: Dragon Age (always loved this franchise, even if they take it in a different direction), Alan wake DLC, Monster Hunter and Hell is US
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 21-22)
Started a rogue in Diablo 4 so I'll he grinding on that. Never played it before so first run through
Re: Is Silent Hill 2 Remake Coming To Xbox? Here's Everything We Know So Far
@GamingFan4Lyf I agree with some of what you said but I don't think MS is securing the future of xbox. I'd say the opposite. They are securing their space as a 3rd party publisher and xbox is last on the list for them. If they were securing xbox they'd make exclusives. If they put games on playstation after 3 months (Indiana jones) soon it will be same day.
Re: These Three Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (September 19-24)
Raise the price, cut the amount of games in half. Sounds about right.
Re: Xbox Legend Major Nelson Asks For 'More Varied Experiences' At Lower Price Points
I'd just be happy with games at all at this point, at least from team green.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Sequel A 'Big Priority' For Warner Bros In The Next Few Years
Gotta recoup those suicide squad losses.