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Didn't this game just come out like week ago?

Best way to avoid this? And I've said it for years now.

Just follow the 6 Month Rule and you're golden. No excuse not to.

@Cakefish Essential. This is the way.

Unless you like overpaying for overrated service? Then Ultimate is way to go.

@SodaPop6548 Say it all the time. Nadella needs to go. He's straight garbage and ruining Microsoft.

Is Microsoft just trying chase people away at this point?

@JustinTimberlake "at this point they might as well just delete rhe whole dashboard and have it just be a windows 11"

And then on launch day of the new console, opens the dashboard to see.....

Just when you think Xbox can't find a new way to p1ss people off and make the Xbox experience worse.

Microsoft says.....here, hold my controller.

Is Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties the same as Yakuza 3?

Always wanted play the series but really hard find all the time needed to devote play all games in series.

Once more the Series S version of game inferior to Series X. No surprise.

#7 Better Racing with Car Proximity Radar

That right there is HUGE for me as I ONLY use cockpit camera to keep and enjoy the immersion. I'll never have chance to drive even fraction of those cars in game. Let's me live my dream.

If talking Starbucks coffee? Then games are less $50. Maybe.

: )

Think the article title should be more along lines of:

Report: Microsoft Is In The Early Stages Of Majorly 'increasing ' Xbox Game Pass Price.

Some of those "fixes" sounds like obvious day one things that should been there at launch.

Did they recently update a "fix" that let's players use a controller on Xbox?

I'm confused but in good way.

Are people still playing Division 1? The game and franchise is amazing. But Division 1 so old, surprised can find an audience with this release?

Quite sure the delay is due to Nadella trying find way charge $50 a month subscription fee for operating and owning the new console.

Cloud? The cloud?

LMAO!

Yea. No thanks. I prefer actually be able to see my graphics not look like playing thru mud and not press a button and have wait 3 mins for a response.

@Weebleman Take it you must be old dude like me?

These kids today have no idea how infuriating it was even try be PC gamer in 90s and early 2000s.

Get a console, game for decade. Get a PC and game for like a week.....until get second mortgage to buy the new cards just play a game, every month.

@Fiendish-Beaver Absolutely.

But I'm against nadella as a whole and across all with Microsoft. He's trash.

Microsoft hardware have tendencies be ahead it's time. He refuses to allow it time to grow and gain following. To this day, my Lumia 950 was the best phone I've ever owned. Windows Phone was the absolute best experience.

If Microsoft Surface wasn't in the cloud and used to push that overrated, overpriced Office 365 garbage, I'm very certain he'd closed that division down.

I've never heard, but I would bet good money, the reason Panos Panay left Microsoft is because of Nadella. Truly wait and see the amazing things Amazon will be putting out since he went there.

@Weebleman "If youre excited for the pcxbox love child, just build yourself a PC. Same result but you can have it now."

........and be outdated by end of month, so will have buy new $3,000 graphics card, $2500 sound card, and $1800 in memory to play GTA6, then spend 500 hours on phone with tech support to get drivers installed correctly.

Just give me a console any day and I'll be, much, much, much, happier.

@Fiendish-Beaver Nadella pulls the plug on ANYTHING unless it, is in the cloud, can make it an unnecessary and overpriced subscription, and makes bajillion dollars in sales on first day of sale.

Nadella needs to leave Microsoft. He's terrible.

It's be very curious to see the results if Series X and Series S were separated.

@BAMozzy China I can see having lot more cloud gamers, but I think their internet infrastructure is leaps over United States. And Korea I believe it's like mythic level infrastructure.

I do have hard time thinking gamers are "ok" playing in cloud with just "good enough" quality. The cloud is straight garbage. Like playing with insane amount film grain on top of steel wool. Little kids might be ok with it. But majority I have say will be like this crap gives me a headache. No way.

If infrastructure was better in United States (can't speak about other countries) it might have a chance.

But my argument always been, and this goes for majority, I would think. Do really enjoy being all hunched over, fingers hitting each other, playing on 5 inch screen only to wake next day with neck spasms. Or kick back, all stretched out on couch, with a controller, playing on 77 inch OLED TV with surround sound?

I know which one I'll pick everytime and twice on Sunday.

@Trmn8r You've been here long time. Really surprised by your post.

Not seen my dislike for Series S until now? And how my posts usually have sarcasm or some level of humor to it?

Hey Ben, always like your articles. But this one disappoints me a bit. Kind of feel you went click bait.

No evidence points to Xbox getting an upgrade. Even state that in your article. And way things are going with Xbox being red headed stepchild, not even getting certain games now. I'm 110% with you in thinking it may get the upgrade. But nothing guaranteed with Xbox anymore.

Be upset if website starts go clickbait on us. Please don't. IGN has that market cornered, firmly. No need for another.

@swedetrap My argument against the existence of Series S is pretty consistent and no one thus far been able change my mind.

First, it's confusing to the consumer. Not speaking about us, but grandma or other family during Christmas. "I'm here to buy an Xbox for my grandson, Billy, for Christmas." "Sure lady, which one do you want, Series X most powerful and bigger hard drive? Or Series S that does not have disc drive, smaller hard drive, and less processing power, that may not fully play games at their highest available resolution, also you'll probably have purchase $200 expansion card due to lack hard drive space and then have.... Oh my, oh no. Ma'am? Ma'am? Not again. Someone grab her tongue. Hey Bob, it's another one, call 911. Not sure if it's stroke or seizure this time." That example. It's completely unnecessary. Too many consoles. Total unnecessary confusion. Keep it simple. One SKU, one console to rule them all.

Next, forcing developers to keep parity for both consoles an unnecessary headache that ultimately forces developers (by path least resistance or business costs) to support the lowest common denominator, Series S. Which in turn just holds back the Series X from reaching its full potential. And if look at all the issues the Series S had trying run versions of certain games it's been countless stories and issues. Again, completely unnecessary and could been avoided. One SKU, one console to rule them all!

Next, "oh it's cheapest point of entry into Xbox console space." is it? Is it, really? Everything is Xbox now. Not even need buy console. Pretty soon I expect your toilet will be an Xbox. Halo 6. Fall 2032. Play while you poop. Even your colon is an Xbox. So yea, Frodo, just throw that SKU in Mount Doom. No one needs rule anything, anymore, my halfilng buddy.

But Satya Sauron just wants to ruin and destroy Microsoft with stupid ideas and try put everything in the cloud and turn anything possible into an unnecessary, overpriced subscription.

Keep it simple. Xbox just fails understand that now.

Let's review, shall we.

Doing everything possible for people to have less incentive to purchase an Xbox? Check.

Having two consoles with one being extremely unnecessary and splitting the tech specs that forces developers to try appease the lowest common denominator? Check.

Display of pure greed by increasing Game Pass (which already is a grift) to pretty much double the subscription cost? Check.

Watching many people downgrade to Game Pass Essential due to the grift of unnecessarily inflating price of Game Pass? Check.

Allowing Nadella to stay in any position of decision making capacity? Check.

Yea. All the above will not see promising returns or prosperous future. Nope.

"Series S beats Switch 2!"

That surprises me. Figured not only Switch 2, but Switch 1, more powerful than Series S.

I'm sure we'll read in near future some issue with FF 7 on Series S.

@bert0503 Isn't New World closing soon?

Tough for me get excited for this one since sounds main draw is PvP.

I'm more PvE person. Main reason love Elder Scrolls Online. Lot of fun.

@SodaPop6548 Nadella truly needs to go. He is destroying Microsoft.

The Division such truly underrated and greatly underappreciated franchise. Can't wait play Division 3.

What's the over/under on this game being canceled? May take that bet.

@Fiendish-Beaver Be careful. When you are right, and say you're right, people in comments on this website will insult and argue with you.

Honestly I find it silly. It's supposed be about discussing games, and what makes them great, and what makes them bad, but definitely some come here to not do so.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Any game, on anything else, is better than playing on Series S.

I didn't see creative house Stark, Tully, or Targaryen, on the list?

So guess expect an assassin's creed game every 3 months now.

Just give me Division 3.

@ILuvGames There was a George Romero game in development?

@swedetrap Nadella needs to go. He's destroying Microsoft. Especially Xbox as a brand. All he cares about is putting anything in the cloud and making everything an overpriced, unnecessary subscription.

Waiting read, "Fable canceled". Not be surprised at all.

@BionicDodo Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, honestly can say is best super hero game ever made.

Embarrassing to say, but after playing that game, I walked around the house grunting like Hulk. It really made the player feel like Hulk that much.

Out all the rubbish games being remade or remastered, Hulk is very much a missed opportunity and should be next. Or very least a sequel.

List is missing Shadowrun. The best and most balanced shooter game EVER made.

I'd say swap out GTA double pack or Ninja Gaiden for it. Everything else I can agree with.

He may been bored with job after so many years. But wish he never left Xbox.

Thank you.

Honestly not think ever saw that. If that was method Rockstar/Microsoft choose to notify people, got say really poor handling on their part. If never saw your article on this website, never would known there was even upgrade available. So kudos to all at Pure Xbox.

Dumb question.

How do you know if have or gotten the upgrade?

I've not gotten the upgrade for my 360 edition yet. Is there a process to correct that? Skimmed thru some articles. Not seen definitive steps for resolution.

Edit: I have digital 360 version.

So having 5+ year old game on a pay service is considered good deal? I'm saying absolutely not. Not even on good day.

Should be available on game pass essential at least being that old of game. I'm sorry, but game pass is rapidly becoming a joke for the price. Wish people would see just throwing money away and cancel.

Nadella is ruining Xbox brand and Microsoft's name. He needs to go. Yesterday.

I'd much, much, much, rather have, The Division 3 Edition.

If the new game is Shadowrun sequel or remake, I will squeal like little girl.

Shadowrun was and is the best shooter ever made. Period.

Then in March 2026... Fable Developer will be sad to report game is canceled and studio closed by Microsoft in favor of Nadella putting AI data center somewhere in remote Arizona desert.

I'm only partially joking.

@Smackosynthesis The guy wearing knight armor?

Looks like they were making video game adaptation of movie Excalibur and cast Jon Bernthal as King Arthur.