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I'll go as high as €1000. Anything over that, I'll wait for a price drop... Oh wait... Guess prices don't drop anymore

Early access is just one bonus of the Premium Edition. It has many other perks. Also, I got the Premium Edition on Eneba for €72, which is about the same price of the standard version on the Xbox store. I was going to buy the game already, so might as well take advantage and play it a few days early. My birthday is on the 17th, so that's a nice present 😁

@Exerion76 "Maybe it's time to give Horizon a break" - It's been 5 years since Horizon 5.

To be fair, Horizon 6 feels the most fresh since the first one. I'm loving it so far. It's on GamePass, so it doesn't hurt to try 😉

"However, it's standard price is pretty cheap these days" - You have a typo there 😉

Already played for a while. Managed to get the Premium Edition on Eneba for €72, which is basically the same price of the Standard Edition on the Xbox store. Crazy...

@InterceptorAlpha We're in the same club 😉

Played all of them, liked all about the same up until 4, but 5 was the weakest. The map was just uninspired.

The first one has to be the best game in the true sense of the word, because it nailed progression and it felt rewarding to win cars. It's also the one that capture the whole festival atmosphere the best. It's a shame the servers were taken down, because I loved to do the 1000 club challenges. I still fire it up from time to time to do some races

Been here since the first one! Really hope this is a return to form for Horizon.

It depends on how nostalgic you feel about the game.

I want to play the Black Flag remake, but not at full price. I know they're saying "built from the ground up", but it doesn't change the fact that it's a remake and should be priced accordingly (€40). I can wait a few months...

Good luck getting those consoles to the casuals, then.
If the consoles are not affordable, how do they expect to get those install bases of up to 50-100+ million?

Two days after my birthday! Now, I hope the game lives up to expectations. I've been hoping for Japan location for years.

I used to watch him on "This week on XBox", when it showed up on the feed in my XBox One. When he left, I stopped watching. There was something about him that was captivating. He clearly has a passion for games. I'm sure he'd be a great asset back at XBox.

Just looking at the poll results, with so many people willing to spend around $1000 or more, no wonder gaming has becoming so expensive...

Had a similar experience on Steam, a couple of years ago, where my account got hacked and they replaced the account e-mail.

Talked to Steam support, and they sorted the whole thing right away.

So, it can be sorted out, if they want... But it's Microsoft...

Played both, but GT7 is far superior.
I used to prefer FM in the 360 and XOne years, when it was 60fps, while GT was still stuck with 30fps.

But after experiencing GT7 with gyroscope steering, Forza can't be compared with it, in any way. Even graphically, GT7 is on a league of its own.

Lastly, comes developer commitment. You can see that GT7 was made by people who absolutely love car culture. FM, however is soulless, especially for single player gamers, with a barebones career. Yes, GT7 launched with not much single player content, but it was updated frequently with lots of content.

I used to love Forza, but this one was such a disappointment.

Game feels identical every year, so, not a big loss. Not much hope that skipping a year will make much difference. We'll see...

Have to say, I've been having more fun with Motorfest than FH5. The presentation of the game is superb, each playlist feels different, with track elements varying every time. Lots of different races, different types of vehicles. I feel it's kind of underrated when people compare it to the "perfect" and overrated FH5.

Putting features aside... Man, that thing is ugly! Looks like a safe.

I swear, GTA might be the most overrated game of all time. I've played it. It's not a bad game, but man, it's way overrated. I've played tons of games that were more fun and more enjoyable.

By the way, with the way society is nowadays, you can forget about all that dark humor and satire GTA is known for. With everyone and their grandmas being offended at everything now, the next game will pale in comparison. I don't know what everyone is excited for, tbh...

@Matthewnh Thanks 😉

Mirror's Edge is one of my favorite games from the last generation. I usually fire it up when I want to chill. Such a good atmosphere, awesome soundtrack and gameplay. I like both versions, Original and Catalyst, but I played more Catalyst, maybe because it was open world, and I can just wander around the map freely. I also have the main theme as my ringtone 😁

I think she gave away the fact that the price is also going to be "very premium", and a lot of gamers are going to be priced out.

@Fiendish-Beaver Especially, seeing as next-gen consoles will probably be near $€1000, as hinted by some sorces. They will price out a lot of people that will stay with current-gen consoles for the long run.

I think they're easing us up to accept the Next Xbox price when they're out... "An all-new shiny console for just $100 more". You'd be crazy not to upgrade, right?

@TrollOfWar Nice! I feel like every game should have a demo. Sure, you can watch a video on YouTube, but it can never beat playing the game yourself.

@Fiendish-Beaver You mean, the right side of the road? 😉

They killed NFS a long time ago, since the recent games were complete rubbish.

Looks good. Better than the recent NFS titles.

@dreadful Exactly. I think I need at least two clicks to reach MY pins. Ridiculous! Pins should be the main focus of the home screen.

I've been playing it recently on PS5 (bought it originally for PS4) and it plays at 60fps. Not sure if it's the PS5 alone, or my 4K TV with Game Mode on, or both, but it plays super smooth.

If they update the graphics as well, it would be nice, though.

PC gaming getting more and more attractive now...

If next gen consoles cost upwards of €700, good luck getting an install base in the tens of millions, as this is becoming a luxury hobby the masses can't afford.

Am I the only one not the least bit excited about GTA 6? Can you imagine a politically correct GTA? No, thanks...

Those numbers aren't very exciting, if they want to compete with FM... 70+ cars and 27 track LAYOUTS, not locations. Those layouts might be from just 10 different tracks.

For MS to raise the price of Xbox consoles, you'd have to find them in the stores, in the first place.

At that price, might as well buy the game. It's cheaper 🙄

...And I thought the standard controller was already expensive...

If this is "one of the most impressive open worlds of this generation", I guess that says much of how uninspired this generation has been... 😒

@wildcat_kickz My thoughts exactly. I was always skipping half the maps. Most of the time people were choosing "Classified" in map voting because the other two choices were terrible. That shows how bad BO6 maps are.

Delisting the game because of licenses I can understand, but making the game offline, I don't.

Why can't they migrate server data to the Horizon 5 servers? I'm not a tech wiz, but I bet it's not a technical problem. More like, they can't be bothered to do so. The game's player base must be small and for them, it's not worth the effort, I guess.

All racing games eventually face the same fate, and it's a shame to lose such an important part of racing game history.

@Medic_alert "Feels a bit desperate - a bit like Epic giving away stuff every week and tonnes of people just claim them and never buy a thing."

Guilty
I have lots of Epic free games and never bought a single one on their platform.

@RetroMan71 True, but not in hardware and certainly not as a Game Pass subscriber.

I think they're wrong about their strategy and only time will tell if they're on the right path. Not for me, though.

Next generation is only about PS6. No reason for sticking around in the Xbox ecosystem if all their future games will be on the competitor's hardware. I'll keep my Series X for my game library, but I won't give them any more of my money.

No thanks! That's probably the last PS game I'd like to see on Xbox.

Ever since the "Unexpected Error" started appearing randomly in career missions, I pretty much stopped playing.

I ain't wasting my time with this. It clearly needed more time in the oven.

For me, it showed F1 24 for €16. It's really tempting, although I don't see much difference from last year's game.

@MeanBeanEgg That's the thing, this score seems negative biased, because it shows the reviewer went to the game with preconceived notions, like first-person view, and didn't review the game for what it is. It doesn't read like an honest review to me, but like any reviews, that's my personal opinion

I bet it will have a better score on Push Square when it releases on PS5. This score just feels mean and nitpicking. Are we even on an Xbox site?

Ever since FM4 it's been downhill. The game lacks passion from the developers. Content is still being drip-fed and it's not enticing enough to come back regularly. Even Horizon 5 is better supported than this.

I wonder how Skull & Bones is faring... I wouldn't be surprised if it's the next one to bite the dust.

The game is a mess right now. It needs a LOT of patches. Yesterday I was playing a 2H mission in career mode and got an "Unexpected Error" close to the end, which wasted my time. It's not guaranteed it won't happen again, so right now I'm avoiding playing it, because it doesn't deserve my time.

I'm glad I was playing it through Game Pass and didn't pay for it. We'll see how it performs in a few months...