Maybe one game I wasn’t interested in. Easy A and I loved the summer game fest presentation. Odd to see Ubisoft and ea use this as their showcase as well.
I just got a PC. I have a series X, S, Pc and a surface 2 pro. Love the gaming experience between them all. I love all types of games and there was a great variety shown during the event. I gave it an A easily. I was interested in 90% of the games or knew people who were. The next year is insane. Between AAA and independents, I feel like small teams have the advantage like horror margins in the film industry. Interesting to see the decline of MMOs and huge player base servers. Happy half X-mas on Sunday Funday.
I loved Delta Force Black Hawk Down. It’s my first online game getting really into. They had so many fun dedicated servers with custom maps and settings. It’s not made by Nova so I’m a bit skeptical but I’ll try it out. It has the same look.
A pot of coffee and the game showcase on Sunday. Been doing it the last 4 years. Not going in with a lot of expectations. Excited for MSFS24 release date!
I've been running WoW on my surface tablet pro 2 for a few months now. Graphics are low but i've grinded 4 max characters and have done raids and mythic dungeons with it. I'd still be very interested in a console version.
Makes sense to bring a live service game to other platforms. Game needs population to succeed and after six years of a ton of content updates it’s the best time to get into the game.
@Weapon_Wheel If you like semi-realistic racers I would. I got it through game pass and the premium at launch. I had a blast with it for a few months with a wheel/shifter/brake. They've revamped certain aspects that turned people off like car leveling. I love it but I also love racing games.
I'll probably jump back in to focus on the multiplayer to get certain achievements. I just grinded Trackmania last week to get all golds in the new spring campaign. Also want to see the new updates on WRC as well. Great year for racing games.
It’s gonna make the seas even better. More players when the game is at its best. Hopefully it gives them more money to keep investing in the game. The console wars will be written in the seas.
It’s worked fine for me. I had a buddy playing Forza on his phone on his lunch break. I don’t really play handhelds that much because they cramp my hands.
@ShadowofTwilight I think so. They just added a "Safer Seas" where you can just play with your friends and not against other players. There is a lot of battling though with skelly ships and krakens. I highly recommend SOT. It's on of my favorite games especially with friends. I have a ton of fun solo but it can be a grind. Everything is just cosmetics which I like.
@Banjo- I appreciate it. I got out of Nintendo Life comments and Push Square too. I hardly touch my switch and had a PlayStation 4. Both those fan bases are so polarized. I feel like Xbox community gets a lot more trolls. But the few users on Pure Xbox that I enjoy are genuine gamers whose opinions I enjoy. But I feel tiresome defending a trillion dollar company when I’m absolutely enjoying my gaming mostly from game pass.
@FarmDog08 @Banjo- I think people just don't like Xbox and/or Microsoft. Either they don't know their history in games or their innovations and contributions to gaming. I also think a lot of it is just gaming and the culture that surrounds it. Easy to hate because it's changing. It's puzzling and I try to stay away from these hot button articles with rumors and speculation.
Will everyone that bashed Xbox for the last few weeks apologize after the podcast? Or will they scurry back under their rocks? I think everything will be just fine. They just bought a 70 billion dollar game publisher and people want them to tell us their business plans for the future. Got it.
Nice little interview. Seems like a perfect game for game pass. Coop and Accessible. I like overcook but it really ramps up and you get testy with your team mates.
Anyone that is truly upset about this really needs to find some other hobbies. Xbox is a huge game publisher now with the addition to ABK. Makes sense to reach as many people as possible with their games.
I played racing games for two months straight with EA WRC and FORZA. Going to go back to them when their is some more content. I really loved Forza but I had to put away my steering wheel for the xmas tree.
I love sea of thieves. I have so many hilarious and fond memories playing with my friends and meeting people in the game. Love that they continued to support it and add on to the game. I played the closed beta and to see where it is now is amazing. I’m glad they give new stuff to old and new players.
I can see it working well. You can already find servers with controllers only. They have the new friendly realm. They have guilds now too. Game is a blast and if people want to enjoy it on their console of choice and Xbox can make it happen it all good to me. They already bring games to pc day one. They’ve talked about their interests in game pass on competitors..
Bring it everywhere if it works well on the hardware. I don’t care about first party exclusives. If there is a home on pc, Nintendo or Sony then bring it there. I get it day one on game pass. They can pay full price.
Been playing through TOEM for my daily achievement quest. Mostly Fortnite. Been having fun playing duos with friends. Also enjoying the Main Stage they added. Just beat the festival pass. Grinding the battle pass and I’m at almost 90.
I was paying for game pass through reward points for years. It got me into the ecosystem and not going to end my game pass ultimate subscription any time soon. Rather ditch so many other subscriptions then GP. I liked the game pass weekly with try a game. Most of the time I just did the quest and moved on but once in awhile it would get me into a new game. All good, things change.
Yeah it's definitely a bummer especially for such a long game. I'd probably give up if I put over 10 hours and the save vanished. I remember wiping memory cards back in the day because all my siblings had our own cards. If you swapped on some games while they were still inserted they would corrupt the memory card. Also saving and loading where exponentially worse on n64 and ps1 so we would watch tv while things saved and loaded. Incidents occurred which usually meant you moved to another game.
Hoping hi fi rush gets art direction. Forza should take racing/sports and possibly accessibility. Great year to be a gamer.
Surprised AoE didn’t get a nomination for bringing two RTS to consoles that work very well. Also ongoing series with halo, sea of thieves, ESO, grounded and many others.
Let them make new IPs and develop the lore but have other teams help. The cooperation of Xbox and all their teams will hopefully lead to lots of games and lots of success.
I’m excited for a new class and a new story. Diablo has always been a game I’ll beat fairly quickly and go back to over the years with big new content. I can’t grind on it for days. The game is great with friends and there is a ton of different things to do.
@BaldBelper78 Call of duty rarely does story dlc. Hopefully MS can change the yearly arrival of a new call of duty. People have to realize that MS couldn’t do any work within Activision during the approval process.
@JokerBoy422 and then they scrapped gold? Complain all you want. I just see gamers being one of the biggest whiners of any hobby. It’s just entertainment. It’s supposed to be fun and we all sit here being negative and complaining. You do you but I’ll just hit the b button and exit the ad and play my game. Keep revolutionizing the world! I’ll go back to enjoying EA WRC and having a grin on my face.
People will spend longer complaining about something then it takes to just close the ad and keep living. You see this with new game pass games too. Instead of not liking a genre or art style or story implications and moving on they’ll spend time complaining and writing negative reviews about it.
I’d like bots in custom games. Been having a blast. Still have 1 1/2 single player cups to do and I have almost 100 hours in. It’s really fun online too. Wish I got placed with other wheel users though. Best I’ve placed is third on multiplayer.
Good patch. Only issue I’ve had where races in the builders cup don’t save twice. One stalled the game after upgrading performance on the car and the other just never saved. Been loving the game with a wheel/pedal/shifter set up.
During fog, rain and nights the game looks amazing. I also drive with the hood because the driver POV got hard with so much going on. Just started shifting manual last night. Just need to get the tracks down and start moving up the bot difficulty. I'm at full FIA regulations and AI 3. Glad I invested in my wheel setup over 2 years.
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Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2024?
Maybe one game I wasn’t interested in. Easy A and I loved the summer game fest presentation. Odd to see Ubisoft and ea use this as their showcase as well.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2024 Showcase?
I just got a PC. I have a series X, S, Pc and a surface 2 pro. Love the gaming experience between them all.
I love all types of games and there was a great variety shown during the event.
I gave it an A easily. I was interested in 90% of the games or knew people who were. The next year is insane. Between AAA and independents,
I feel like small teams have the advantage like horror margins in the film industry. Interesting to see the decline of MMOs and huge player base servers.
Happy half X-mas on Sunday Funday.
Re: Military FPS 'Delta Force: Hawk Ops' Debuts Campaign Gameplay Ahead Of Xbox Release
I loved Delta Force Black Hawk Down. It’s my first online game getting really into. They had so many fun dedicated servers with custom maps and settings.
It’s not made by Nova so I’m a bit skeptical but I’ll try it out. It has the same look.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Exclusive Contraband Internally Delayed At Avalanche Studios
I hope it plays like smugglers run.
Re: Xbox Games Showcase 2024: Date, Start Times, Rumours, Leaks & More
A pot of coffee and the game showcase on Sunday. Been doing it the last 4 years. Not going in with a lot of expectations. Excited for MSFS24 release date!
Re: Yes, There's A Way To Play World Of Warcraft On Your Xbox Console
I've been running WoW on my surface tablet pro 2 for a few months now. Graphics are low but i've grinded 4 max characters and have done raids and mythic dungeons with it. I'd still be very interested in a console version.
Re: Report: GTA Owner Take-Two Plans To Shut Down Two Development Studios
@themightyant Yeah I wonder what this means for the Olli franchise.
Re: Here's What The First PS5 Reviews Are Saying About Sea Of Thieves
Makes sense to bring a live service game to other platforms. Game needs population to succeed and after six years of a ton of content updates it’s the best time to get into the game.
Re: Forza Motorsport's Latest Update Reduces Its File Size On Xbox & PC
@Weapon_Wheel If you like semi-realistic racers I would. I got it through game pass and the premium at launch. I had a blast with it for a few months with a wheel/shifter/brake. They've revamped certain aspects that turned people off like car leveling. I love it but I also love racing games.
I'll probably jump back in to focus on the multiplayer to get certain achievements. I just grinded Trackmania last week to get all golds in the new spring campaign. Also want to see the new updates on WRC as well. Great year for racing games.
Re: New Xbox Indie 'Stunt Paradise' Has Got The Attention Of Phil Spencer
It's okay. I was hoping it would be more like trials. Very easy achievement game. 2000 for probably an hour of gameplay.
Re: Xbox Users Are 'Gutted' About The Latest Microsoft Rewards Nerf
I used all the rewards for over two years to pay for gamepass. Sad to see it go but I’ll cut off all other subscription services before game pass.
Re: Xbox's Sea Of Thieves Becomes 'Best-Selling' Pre-Order On PlayStation 5
It’s gonna make the seas even better. More players when the game is at its best. Hopefully it gives them more money to keep investing in the game. The console wars will be written in the seas.
Re: NBA 2K24 Slam Dunks Its Way To Xbox Game Pass Next Week
I'll probably check it out. Wish they would give Jokic a cover and I'd buy the premium edition. Huge Nuggets fan and go to a lot of games.
Re: Unicorn Overlord Launches On Xbox Series X|S To Fantastic Reviews
Yeah I did the New Zealand trick to play it yesterday. I love Vanillaware and want more dragons crown. Reminds me of tactic ogre.
Re: Xbox First-Party Title 'Pentiment' Seems To Run Much Better On PlayStation 5
FPS on a side scroller narrative game? Didn't have a problem with the frames when I beat the game 15 months ago.
Re: Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Accounts For At Least 10% Of Overall Xbox Playtime
It’s worked fine for me. I had a buddy playing Forza on his phone on his lunch break. I don’t really play handhelds that much because they cramp my hands.
Re: Sea Of Thieves Sets Sail On PS5 This April With Xbox & PC Crossplay
@ShadowofTwilight I think so. They just added a "Safer Seas" where you can just play with your friends and not against other players. There is a lot of battling though with skelly ships and krakens. I highly recommend SOT. It's on of my favorite games especially with friends. I have a ton of fun solo but it can be a grind. Everything is just cosmetics which I like.
Re: Two Xbox Exclusives Are Launching On Nintendo Switch In The Next Few Months
Had a blast with grounded and pentiment.
Re: Xbox Scoops Up Two D.I.C.E. Awards
@Banjo- Right there with you. Would love for a push into family friendly coop games. I’m hoping everwild is a huge viva piñata.
Re: Pick One: Which 2024 First-Party Game Are You Most Looking Forward To From Xbox?
Biggest reason I got the Xbox was for flight sim and the jobs in coop will be great fun with friends.
Re: Rare Pokes Fun At Xbox Situation With Multiplatform Tease For Sea Of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is amazing. I'll be getting to level 100 on the season pass tonight.
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
@Banjo- I appreciate it. I got out of Nintendo Life comments and Push Square too. I hardly touch my switch and had a PlayStation 4. Both those fan bases are so polarized. I feel like Xbox community gets a lot more trolls. But the few users on Pure Xbox that I enjoy are genuine gamers whose opinions I enjoy. But I feel tiresome defending a trillion dollar company when I’m absolutely enjoying my gaming mostly from game pass.
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
@FarmDog08 @Banjo- I think people just don't like Xbox and/or Microsoft. Either they don't know their history in games or their innovations and contributions to gaming. I also think a lot of it is just gaming and the culture that surrounds it. Easy to hate because it's changing. It's puzzling and I try to stay away from these hot button articles with rumors and speculation.
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
Will everyone that bashed Xbox for the last few weeks apologize after the podcast? Or will they scurry back under their rocks? I think everything will be just fine. They just bought a 70 billion dollar game publisher and people want them to tell us their business plans for the future. Got it.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The Skull & Bones Beta On Xbox?
Made me want to stop playing and play Sea of Thieves. Been really into it since the new update.
Re: Interview: PlateUp! Dev Talks About 'The Benefits' Of Being Included In Xbox Game Pass
Nice little interview. Seems like a perfect game for game pass. Coop and Accessible. I like overcook but it really ramps up and you get testy with your team mates.
Re: Xbox Fans Urged To Remain Calm As Emotions Run Wild On Social Media
Anyone that is truly upset about this really needs to find some other hobbies. Xbox is a huge game publisher now with the addition to ABK. Makes sense to reach as many people as possible with their games.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Still Playing Forza Motorsport On Xbox Game Pass?
I played racing games for two months straight with EA WRC and FORZA. Going to go back to them when their is some more content. I really loved Forza but I had to put away my steering wheel for the xmas tree.
Re: Starfield, Indiana Jones And Many Other 'Xbox Exclusives' Could Be Heading To PS5
Don't care. Send them to switch and playstation if their is a market. They bring their game to PC and Steam as well.
Re: Sea Of Thieves' New Mode Is Proving Popular For Avoiding 'Toxic' Players
I love sea of thieves. I have so many hilarious and fond memories playing with my friends and meeting people in the game. Love that they continued to support it and add on to the game. I played the closed beta and to see where it is now is amazing. I’m glad they give new stuff to old and new players.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Might Bring Sea Of Thieves To PlayStation & Nintendo Switch
I can see it working well. You can already find servers with controllers only. They have the new friendly realm. They have guilds now too. Game is a blast and if people want to enjoy it on their console of choice and Xbox can make it happen it all good to me. They already bring games to pc day one. They’ve talked about their interests in game pass on competitors..
Re: Rumour: Xbox Releasing Acclaimed First-Party Title On 'Competitor System' In 2024
Bring it everywhere if it works well on the hardware. I don’t care about first party exclusives. If there is a home on pc, Nintendo or Sony then bring it there. I get it day one on game pass. They can pay full price.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 6-7)
Been playing through TOEM for my daily achievement quest. Mostly Fortnite. Been having fun playing duos with friends. Also enjoying the Main Stage they added. Just beat the festival pass. Grinding the battle pass and I’m at almost 90.
Re: Phantom Abyss 1.0 Brings 'Overhauled Adventure Mode' To Xbox Game Pass This Month
Fun game. Always liked doing a run here and there every few weeks.
Re: Xbox Has Changed Game Pass Quests For 2024, And Fans Aren't Happy
I was paying for game pass through reward points for years. It got me into the ecosystem and not going to end my game pass ultimate subscription any time soon. Rather ditch so many other subscriptions then GP. I liked the game pass weekly with try a game. Most of the time I just did the quest and moved on but once in awhile it would get me into a new game. All good, things change.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Favourite Xbox Memories Of The Past 12 Months?
Seeing the ending to Starfield. Laughing with my buddy called red fall lafder and moon walking around. Getting behind my sim wheel for Forza.
Re: Soapbox: After The BG3 Saga, I'm Nervous About How Xbox Handles My Save Data
Yeah it's definitely a bummer especially for such a long game. I'd probably give up if I put over 10 hours and the save vanished. I remember wiping memory cards back in the day because all my siblings had our own cards. If you swapped on some games while they were still inserted they would corrupt the memory card. Also saving and loading where exponentially worse on n64 and ps1 so we would watch tv while things saved and loaded. Incidents occurred which usually meant you moved to another game.
Re: Microsoft Gaming CEO Congratulates Xbox's Game Awards Nominees
Hoping hi fi rush gets art direction. Forza should take racing/sports and possibly accessibility. Great year to be a gamer.
Surprised AoE didn’t get a nomination for bringing two RTS to consoles that work very well. Also ongoing series with halo, sea of thieves, ESO, grounded and many others.
Re: Blizzard Excited To Have More Independence Under Xbox
Let them make new IPs and develop the lore but have other teams help. The cooperation of Xbox and all their teams will hopefully lead to lots of games and lots of success.
Re: Diablo 4's First Expansion Vessel Of Hatred Announced, Coming 'Late 2024'
I’m excited for a new class and a new story. Diablo has always been a game I’ll beat fairly quickly and go back to over the years with big new content. I can’t grind on it for days. The game is great with friends and there is a ton of different things to do.
Re: Phil Spencer Says 'The Future Of Blizzard Is Brighter Than Ever' Under Xbox
@BaldBelper78 Call of duty rarely does story dlc. Hopefully MS can change the yearly arrival of a new call of duty. People have to realize that MS couldn’t do any work within Activision during the approval process.
Re: Some Xbox Fans Aren't Happy About 'Intrusive' Call Of Duty: MW3 Ads
@JokerBoy422 and then they scrapped gold? Complain all you want. I just see gamers being one of the biggest whiners of any hobby. It’s just entertainment. It’s supposed to be fun and we all sit here being negative and complaining. You do you but I’ll just hit the b button and exit the ad and play my game. Keep revolutionizing the world! I’ll go back to enjoying EA WRC and having a grin on my face.
Re: Some Xbox Fans Aren't Happy About 'Intrusive' Call Of Duty: MW3 Ads
People will spend longer complaining about something then it takes to just close the ad and keep living. You see this with new game pass games too. Instead of not liking a genre or art style or story implications and moving on they’ll spend time complaining and writing negative reviews about it.
Re: Reaction: Forza Motorsport Should Be Feeling The Pressure After New Gran Turismo 7 Update
I’d like bots in custom games. Been having a blast. Still have 1 1/2 single player cups to do and I have almost 100 hours in. It’s really fun online too. Wish I got placed with other wheel users though. Best I’ve placed is third on multiplayer.
Re: PlayStation Studio & Former Halo Dev Bungie Cuts Staff After Game Delays
Couldn’t get into destiny. I liked their work on Halo but I think they could have worked on other projects besides just destiny in the last decade.
Re: Forza Motorsport Is Out Now, But The Forza Horizon 5 Community Continues To Grow
Had a ton of fun with FH5. Having a great time with FM.
Re: Talking Point: Did Your Xbox 360 Ever Get The 'Red Ring Of Death'?
I got it on my elite. We actually had an extra xbox in my friend group so whoever got the red ring would get the extra while we sent it off.
Re: Forza Motorsport Update 1.0 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Good patch. Only issue I’ve had where races in the builders cup don’t save twice. One stalled the game after upgrading performance on the car and the other just never saved. Been loving the game with a wheel/pedal/shifter set up.
Re: Talking Point: Which Activision Blizzard Series Do You Want To Play Most On Xbox Game Pass?
I’d love to see WoW on consoles. I’d love a new Warcraft RTS and to see StarCraft in a third person game like ghosts
Re: Xbox Execs Respond To 'Stunning' Forza Motorsport Fan Clips
During fog, rain and nights the game looks amazing. I also drive with the hood because the driver POV got hard with so much going on. Just started shifting manual last night. Just need to get the tracks down and start moving up the bot difficulty. I'm at full FIA regulations and AI 3. Glad I invested in my wheel setup over 2 years.