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Always find it foolishly to spend money on any early unproven live service game.

Honestly just asking for your money to be taken.

I really want to be excited for this game but can't.

First game I heard soooooo much bad about it. Extremely hard, long times between save points, and save files being corrupted, etc.

Just not much good at all.

@AlwaysPlaying What if you owned the studio making the game and owed employees but unable to make payroll due to costs outweighing the expenses…. Would that change your math to 100%?

Also known as - - Business 101.

@Ricky-Spanish Yes, mass effect trilogy is so amazing. Even in today's world of games.

Andromeda honestly wasn't a bad game. But it was a very bad, mass effect game.

I really love the Series S. Thank you Series S. Do such marvelous job holding back Xbox this gen.

@Nintendo4Sonic Sounds like you're on same track as me. See my post above.

......and that helps recover the costs making the game? How?

Say studio gets 3% of game pass $19.99 which is .599. At approximately 4,000,000 people. Let's just say it's $2.4 million.

If game was $30 million to develop, looking at loss $27.6 million. The business model absolutely not sustainable.

Going be really hard change my mind we'll not see game pass hit $50 a month by 2027.

I'm VERY curious hear about that mercenary game that looks like going after gold. Think called Iron Bolt or something.

It canceled? Not heard anything about for years now.

@FraserG Guessing the Sony "promotion" period is over on Xbox now. They figure was on game pass long enough, whoever going buy it, will buy it. Makes sense.

I still miss the 2k pitching controls and interface. By far best baseball game for Xbox. Really hope find way make mlb 2k again. Shame it did not sell well.

If they are going to charge subscription for Warcraft, I'll never play it. Elder scrolls online awesome enough for me.

I'll laugh if it's due to Series S performance issues.

@Fishticon I see and love what you did there lol

Yep, "evolving" into being a publisher instead of a console.

@Millionski Your post is complete, common sense. Yet, people not comprehend the logic and facts of it.

Drives me bonkers.

@MidnightDragonDX Yep, exactly my point.

Exactly why Series S, is, was, and always will be, terrible decision, terrible product.

Gives Xbox bad press. Holds the Series X back from reaching its full potential.

@Ricky-Spanish @Isolte The not being able to afford a console really should be priority thing people, really, really, really, really, really need ask themselves, first. If can "afford" spend $350 for console but $150 more is out your price range?!? That person really needs to sit down and ask themselves, if buying a console - - at all - - is even responsible decision for them.

Accountability, and lack of basic responsibility, is already an issue far more growing crisis with people in the world right now (even MORE prevalent in younger generations today). Decisions have consequences. Very much like I should NOT have pay for someone else's student loans (especially when I paid mine).

@Medic_alert I understand where you are coming from.

My.whole take is, does the Series S have issues playing games this gen? Yes, hear about it often and for good while heard it weekly. Does PS5 have issues playing games in all the variations of PS5? I've not heard any. There very well may be. But not hear about anywhere close to Series S issues. Is that helping Xbox sell or win good PR? Nope. Not even on good day.

And my second point is Microsoft have history of making great products but fail to promote them properly. Zune, Band, kinect (yes, it was awesome, imagine if came out during pandemic with the built in Skype, most likely gave Switch run for its money), and Windows Phone just to name few amazing products.

Microsoft is their own worst enemy. All. The. Time.

@Fiendish-Beaver I like your thought process and believe on right track. PS5 is out selling Xbox. Lot of that I attribute Xbox One bad press carrying over into this gen.

The obvious question/point to know is, does the PS5 have lower tier entry point as the Series consoles? The PS5 had any issues for a game play with their consoles this gen?

As a consumer, if I buy a next gen console and there are issues getting a game to play properly, or at all due to hardware issues, I'd ask myself why did I not just buy a PC instead if have concern myself over hardware specs.

And full disclosure, I absolutely, totally, despise PC gaming with a passion.

@Medic_alert If Series S did not exist, it's a non issue.

"I think about it in almost exactly the opposite way"

Right there. That quote. That horrid mindset. If anyone ever wonders, or asks, why Xbox in shape is today. Show them that. Perfectly encapsulates EVERYTHING Xbox (and Microsoft as whole, really) are failures in most endeavors.

@FraserG Absolutely agree with your thoughts. But....

How leaks are constant and the norm nowadays, I'm heavily leaning toward they just got their feet in door not that long ago.

I feel this huge, massive, announcement. They make games that handle violence perfectly. Bulletstorm and Outriders are amazing examples that always made me giddy lol

Nah, I'm good. Game pass launch good enough for me.

@Kaloudz I not want say too much since movie is pure awesome and not want leave spoilers. But only reason reason I lean toward Rusell is at beginning of movie at the Swede camp (they're Norwegian!), pay close attention when Russell goes off screen.

@Kaloudz Loved it back on OG Xbox. Definitely picking up to play again.

I believe Russell was. If watch movie closely, really supports that theroy.

Yep. It's time finally get that The Thing Remaster.

@Kaloudz @ValentineMeikin Thank you guys for sharing that. If I saw Hero Mode on my own, would thought it be, a sauna, in hell, in center of the sun, type of sweaty difficulty mode.

At least for me, games like ninja gaiden are meant to let the player be super overpowered tank going thru the story slaughtering every thing in your way.

I absolutely despise games where I have wait for the boss to fart, then jump three times with light attack, then wait for boss to burp, roll 5 times with medium, light, heavy attack. Repeat that same sequence for an hour, for each of the boss's 27 forms. But if accidentally, hit medium, heavy, light attack combo, the boss one hits you a sneeze.

Not. Enjoyable. At. All. Ever.

Yes. Odd combination of final fantasy and Logan's Run.

But it looks fun. Graphics are looking solid. Game pass day one for me.

@Doublecell Nope. He meant it as overall Xbox. You know since Xbox owns Bethesda now.

@carlos82 Oh my YES!!!

I did not even bother last Doom game. Was too difficult. Didn't flow right. Just not enjoyable on any level for me.

That Logan's Run 33 game looks amazing!

I'm really wondering if that mercenary game was canceled? Not heard anything about it for years now. Think called Iron Bolt or something? Been so long even forget the name.

Announced at E3 years ago. Think set in 1940s? Loot gold? Heck can't even remember. Just another example of why The 6 Month Rule is absolutely the ONLY way to go.

Give it a very, solid A.

Only for the fact that the games are coming out within 5 months. None that coming "Summer 2278" garbage.

I did not see anything sharing there is an easy mode?

If no, I'm not wasting my time. Not have time in my life waste 10 hours of try and die to just advance 5 mins in the story.

Wonder if EA is factoring in that, to my knowledge, all their games eventually go to EA online service. So why buy the game?

Again, I'll stress, these online subscription services hurt the developers bottom line. It is going to lead in downfall of gaming, or at very least, noticeable decline in overall quality of games.

I just want a really good Battlefield game again. Last good one was, Battlefield 4.

Not really interested. Will read the article here after show.

Just so very tired seeing at end of trailers, "coming summer 2084".

Ruins all my excitement for game immediately.

I did not even know serious Sam Siberian was on game pass. No idea how missed that till now

I'm really glad a poll was put on this article. Really like polls more often on this site to be honest.

@cburg Judging by your name and eagle fan. Going say your in Chambersburg?

@themightyant Exactly. Please see my above post.

@somnambulance That's the very reason I stopped watching developer shows and Xbox showcases. Absolutely am tired of seeing a game trailer that grabs my complete interest only have end with, coming 2073.

Ummm, no thanks.

That far out sooooo much can happen. Game gets canceled, delayed until 2278, set into infinite delay world. And yes, we have seen ALL the above often now.

Developers REALLY need to start following the 6 Month Rule. Doing that just better for everyone involved.

Here is the thing I feel Microsoft not understand (other than how to NOT successfully market their products or have a well thought out PLAN for their products) is why would a third party developer even want develop for Microsoft since their sales going stink on Xbox.

No, I'm wrong. That's crazy talk! Right?!?

Well, not so fast. I'll explain.

Game pass (you know that "best deal in gaming" rubbish propaganda that's thrown around so much) is hindering Xbox. Games lose, what did the report say, 80% of their sales? That's huge.

But so what! Game doesn't have to be on game pass, so take that to your theory! Again...not so fast. Not read a statistic, but I'd bet a lot of people are, meh, I'll wait for it to hit game pass since I'm being forced into paying $23+ a month for it as it is. So developers losing sales even on that front.

And, of course, the big elephant in the room is, why should a person even buy a game on Xbox at this point since Microsoft is giving every hint, sign, message, that next gen very well may be their exit and who knows what's going to happen. Our libraries be around? Will online servers be cut immediately? Will my games even play then? But, hey, that's the wondrous beauty of an all digital world, right? It's the greatest thing ever to just buy a license to a product...instead of owning it.

But that's conversation for another time.

@armondo36 On Xbox side, can fully put that issue on Series S.

When being forced continually develope for the LOWEST common denominator, that console or possibly even THAT generation will NEVER reach full potential.

Getting rid of lot dead weight within 343i (Halo Studios or whatever calling it this week) be great first step. Using those freed up salaries into next halo game and future halo titles be second great step.

It is obvious 343i needs an extremely good trim, starting from top down.

@Millionski Very true. Absolutely Switch 2 can steal Series S audience.

Series S customers enjoy having a lesser powered console that can play downgraded versions of games.

I just wish Xbox would properly support Xbox.

Thr exclusivity thing really starting to bother me more and more. Guess had to set in with me longer. It been lot different if Xbox would get some Playstation exclusives in return for letting games like Halo and Gears go over. Where is spider-man? Horizon Dawn?