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@Fiendish-Beaver all the signs and job postings are right there in the open saying games are coming to not only Xbox but Nintendo. So i am not sure what some are disagreeing with. Sony has an open job listing on their site saying games coming to XYZ platforms. I think the issue with a lot of gamers is they want this list of games that only can be played on their box of choice so they can go on Twitter and forums and hang that list over other people not on that platform. It’s more of a game they play than actual games , the fear of losing that list is showing me they care more for the list then Sony or PS as a business. Case in point on YouTube i listened to a guy saying well i guess Switch is the only platform i will be supporting. Cause they have a list of games he can dangle in his attempt to bash other gamers. A gamer should never want less people playing games no more so then a business should not look at all ways possible to make money. Sony is looking at this and they NEED the money. Concord alone means they need to make a ton of money back just to break even on that project. They have canceled more games this gen than released, so they are going to look at easy quick profits and Nintendo and Xbox will be a nice way to gain that. While i don’t think the whole slate is coming off the bat, and i think newer releases will take time before seeing a Switch or Xbox platform. The wiring is on the wall Sony 1st party titles are going to be on more than PS and PC. Denial will only make the day it happens easier on those that get to say I told you so.

More Sony games are coming to Xbox and Nintendo. Which ones we do not know. Sony would have already came out and shut all this internet chatter down if it wasn’t happening. Maybe once they get the hires in and get those job listings filled we will hear from that teams lead about which titles are coming and when. For now i could care less as most Sony 1st party i don’t much care for and the few that i do i have played on my PS5. But the more i can not use a PS controller going forward won’t hurt my feelings, my thumbs will thank me for it.

BF6 by a long shot. If they get it right on day 1 and continue to update and improve the game, it has a chance to do really well. Tired of COD with the dumb skins. The game simply lost its appeal to me if tho i like the core shooting mechanics. BF6 needs to get it right and i believe it will. Plus it’s skipping last gen consoles which is always a plus for me.

Wow this is looking good. If they have the servers running well on day 1, this is going to have a lot of COD players return to BF. Liking what i am seeing so far. As many of us have already said, don’t do stupid skins and i am here for this.

@nomither6 i mean in a lot of ways they are. I was saying that to other person. All that is really changing is MS is using a light version of windows and opening up the box. That’s really it. PS5 and Series X is just a closed down AMD Pc at the end of the day. You are spot on with that. 😊

@fbnaulin at this point that is written in stone. The next Xbox will be a PC/Console hybrid using AMD and running a light gaming focused version of windows 12. With a controller Ui. Which is the smart thing to do. Xbox Os will be on it and given out to OEM’s that want to build a Xbox Hybrid console. Which is going to be a nice machine. I’m looking forward to it.

@Titntin i am for sure excited about it. If i can get some PS games on it via steam or straight from Sony that makes that machine an all in one device for me and my play style. Of course i will keep my Switch 2, which I have been really impressed with so far. I am playing on it more than i even thought i would. Sarah Bond talked about the MS teams working on forward and backward compatibility, so i think a solution to all gamers Xbox games will be explained better at a later date when we get closer to those boxes taking over. MS has been the leader in BC and continue to talk about all your games in one place, played how you want and where you want. So i think it’s a stay tuned on that. Overall a Windows 12 light edition that is solely used for gaming is going to be a bigger game changer than some understand. Both for players and dev teams. 😊

@Banjo- @Kaloudz they never listen to us! Not sure about yall but i like being right more than wrong. I also don’t like to guess. I like to listen to the horses mouth so to say.

@Titntin its the start of what OEM hardware Xbox’s will be like. MS still has first party hardware coming as well. But i think in time it will be all about the BC software catching up and of course MS getting their Xbox Os tuned up. Then at that point everything really is a Xbox. Want a Alienware Xbox, want a MS Xbox, want a Razer Xbox, all the same games and same Xbox Ui will be on board. We are just in the very very early stages of what this will look like over the next several years. But i do like it. The options will be nice in the end for the user. Plus if that user don’t like that hardware anymore, their library of games comes with them to the next Xbox platform they wish to play on. Lot’s more to see and learn but we now know this is the direction. 😀

Everyone has a different opinion on this game. But mine has always been it was really good for me. I liked the campaign, not going to say loved it. But it was solid. The PVP was almost perfect. The ONLY thing was it took way to LONG to bring new maps and modes. I was playing the same 3 maps for close to 200 hours in PVP when I stopped playing and that is just insane. Content hurt the game in a big way. Now would using unreal 5 have made it quicker to make new content, that i do not know. But if so then the answer is yes.

@Kaloudz as always i 100% agree with you. It’s just so stupid and makes me not play the game. I am really hoping BF6 keeps its skin’s in check and they blend into the game vs standing out and looking like Fortnite.

@Simu001 i agree, it’s a mess and just takes the game visually to a place i can’t focus and enjoy. I quit playing. Hoping BF6 keeps it more in line with their skins.

@Kaloudz i agree with you. The game will be fine with me as long as Beavis and Butt-head, Teenage mutant ninja turtles and Barney the purple dinosaur aren’t skins in a war game. COD looks so dumb shooting these characters it’s insane. So if BF6 sticks to war shooter and has some good maps. I could see some players jumping onto the franchise. Time will tell, but they have a chance if they do it right.

@WildConcept6 i just looked and seen Cyberpunk 2077 is on Mac. Maybe i should try it just to see. I forgot how many games they did get since last i really paid major attention to it. Glad you gave me a reason to want to look. Haha 😀

@WildConcept6 i don’t game on Mac much but when i do it runs great to be honest. Long time ago i used to run Diablo 3 on my MacBook Pro and it ran insanely well. But of course no one, myself included buys a Mac for gaming. But it can do more now than it ever used too.

@Millionski yes it is busy, IGN gave it a 10! I seen a few others that were 9 and one other 10. Nintendo is picking up where they left off with the Switch 1. Killer 1st party titles. To get a Donkey Kong game this good and we still have 3D Mario at some point. That is just fire.

@Millionski yeah it looks fantastic on Switch 2. DKB should look insanely good as well. I can’t wait for the next Mario 3D game. Should look outstanding. I haven’t installed Zelda and others yet. Mainly just been playing Mario Kart world and i beat Odyssey in around 10 hours. Of course that was only like 160 moons i think. But it looked great on the big screen. I just wish August would get here so i can start to play Gears of War reloaded. I think Sony will sell a lot of Dual Senses when that game comes out, cause a lot of PS5 new players will be breaking their controller online in PVP.

@Millionski i agree with you 1000%. It’s fun you mentioned Mario Odyssey, when i got my launch Switch 2 with Mario Kart. Of course i install Mario kart world and played it for 2 days straight but the next game i installed is my favorite Switch 1 game by a mile and maybe my favorite Mario game ever and thats Odyssey. Dude on my Oled tv with the bump in performance. Odyssey looked and ran great and i did another start to finish play through on it. When i got to the end and you become Bowser and are smashing to get out. I was like is this what DKB is going to feel like? Cause if so i am sold.

I really hope you enjoy DKB buddy. I think we both will, and i can’t agree enough with you on Mario Odyssey, it’s a 10/10 for me.

None on this list. But i can’t wait for Gears of War reloaded. Gears is and likely always will be my favorite IP in gaming. So i look forward to it and of course killing newbies in PVP. Even tho most of them will quit. After that i am mostly looking forward to Donkey Kong this week for Switch 2. Hope we hear more on what Nintendo has planned for the holiday title.

@nomither6 I’m all for that. I would play the heck out of that remake or remaster. I played the MCC when i got my Series X back in 2020 and reach was so fun to play again. I am a HUGE competitive Gears of War player so that is my most wanted, but i do love some halo and would just like to see it grow some on all platforms. As long as lobbies are full for Gears and Halo, i am happy.

@nomither6 yeah i just listed a few of the big ones in it’s way, but you are right there are so many shooters that have install bases. I just can’t stand those battle royal shooters. You barely shoot a gun half the time. So i would love to see Halo’s gameplay be back in a big way. I played close to 200 hours of halo infinite cause i loved the gameplay at launch. But the lack of maps is what hurt it for me.

@kingv84 thats correct, i should have known that, i am a hardcore Diablo grinder. Over 1000 hours in D4. I played D3 on Mac before it came to Xbox 360. I actually like the way it plays on controller vs keyboard. But i know many blizzard games are on Mac. Wish more games were. I like the Apple ecosystem better than windows.

@Lup makes sense, i have a switch 2 now and i love it. Works perfectly for the niche games and Nintendo Exclusives i want to play. I have a PS5 and Series X also. Xbox is my main platform. Due to i love the controller. But you are right the switch has some games Xbox just don’t get.

@WildConcept6 i know personally that Diablo 3 and 4 run on a Mac. Not sure what else. I’ve been using Mac for half my life now. I actually like gaming on it when games are supported. Diablo 3 ran like a charm on my older MacBook Pro.

@OldGamer999 i feel like Halo needs all platforms these day’s. It’s not the huge title it was back in the day. I would love for Halo to be great again and have full lobbies. Not sure it will happen seeing as a game called Fortnite and COD has everybody and their cat playing it. But i love Halo when it’s really good. So i am looking forward to this. I tried to play Gears of War on the PlayStation controller and my left hand was hurting within 30 mins. I just don’t love that controller. The console itself is great. But that controller is just carpal tunnel waiting to happen.

@BacklogBrad well said. I agree 100%. There might be a few every now and again. But largely all games will be on as many devices as possible as soon as possible. If your name isn’t NIntendo, you need every sale and every eye on your game.

@IOI i do expect to see God of war on Xbox soon, it’s called Xbox console/PC hybrid. Steam is coming to Xbox, which means you can play GOW and Spider-Man. Sony knows this and they are ok with it cause it don’t hurt them, it only helps them get more eyes on their games. Windows is too big to not come to Xbox. With that coming so does just about every video games ever made not named Nintendo.

@NishimuraX not sure that say’s much to the fact that MS had to buy ABK to even make profit, but sure…. Whatever it was you were trying to say. I support all 3 brands and Xbox has been right up there with Sony for not delivering compelling games that are bringing in cash. This is the entertainment business you either entertain or you lose you job. No different than an athlete or musician. So while it sucks this is the notice, you are on a performance measured job and your above average salary is not a guarantee. Buying ABK was a move MS made for the long term. Not to save someone’s job that can’t get a game off the ground in 4-5 years.

@Titntin not sure leaderships told Turn 10 to make a bland Forza Motorsport that didn’t sell nor grab much attention on Gamepass. Rare has been screwing around with Everwild since the start of this gen and can’t show anything. This is the entertainment business and if you aren’t entertaining you lose your job. If you are a pro sports athlete and don’t perform to your contract you are cut. You have some of the best tools, software, and money at MS there is little reason to not be able to show a game in years. I ain’t saying i don’t feel bad, but big salaries come with big responsibilities. Some are not cutting it. You’ve been in this business long enough to know not every employee has what it takes. To your point not every manager or supervisor has it either.

@NishimuraX i am speaking for myself and not others. Take my reply and think before you reply.

@NishimuraX without it they would be upside down and out of business soon. Xbox was only up the last few earning reports cause of ABK. So yes it was worth it. Is it easy to take on such large teams? No, but for the bottom line and to have those IP’s yes very much worth it. Otherwise they are flat or losing money. Think before you reply. Nothing i said is feelings based it’s numbers and facts.

@Titntin I’m just celebrating my Steam to Xbox guarantee so I am not going to push it. Haha but yeah they need less talk and more showing cause i think lot’s are confused with the future. I’m not. It’s easy to see they are combining Console and PC while improving cloud. Cause as i have said many times before the distant future of gaming is PC and Cloud. That is where players will be and also the easier access points to reach more people around the world. It’s how they get there that has been a little muddy. Overall I’d like to see them slowly show what the next gen Xbox is capable of, which i think we will see as they try and build some hype leading into the reveal which i think is for sure coming in 2026 with the console in late 26 or 27.

@Kaloudz how long have i been on here 99.9% guaranteeing Steam on the next Xbox. I have been following the breadcrumbs to this for over a year now it seems. Good that it is finally more and more in the light to everyone not wanting to do the research and taking cheap shot comments at those of us that do.

@Kaloudz I’ve been saying Steam was coming to next gen Xbox’s. Much like you said FF16 and other FF titles were coming. Xbox is merging console and PC and to me thats a good thing. The one thing MS has that Nintendo and Sony don’t other than 3 trillion dollars is Windows. They should be using that. Striping all the not needed functions of windows leaves a good blueprint to have all games and a good foundation to make this console slash PC device really work the way they intend it too. I’ve been asking for a Windows light version for a long time. Seems now is the time. Play anywhere will take a while to become more popular but i do think it will catch on. Funny thing is my birthday is late October and that is the ROG Alley Xbox launch window. Maybe i will be testing this out for myself to see how it’s looking.

This is what will bridge this strategy. If done right it could bring Xbox games to PC. Glad i haven’t bought any physical media since 2013. But once they can blend PC and Console titles all into one place. That is how they will go to battle against Steam in the storefront/platforms wars. This is a huge piece to it. I am excited to see what all they do. Happy to hear about next gen plans tho. I am ready for next gen already.

@IOI well said and i agree with every word you said. I’ll just add that even with all your Xbox games on it which isn’t ready yet. I still think it’s expensive haha. And i am normally the one asking for more expensive options in all my hobbies. But only if the quality is there and i can enjoy the extra money spent with little effort in experiencing it. What does MS do IOI? I mean they have everything going for them outside of the hardware. But i just ain’t convinced that Asus making a handheld with the Xbox brand on it is what to many players are asking for. Then the home console, well if thats just a $700-$900 Asus box as well, i mean what does that do for them and their player base? Give them hardware just for the stake of not leaving hardware? I mean they are really in a tough spot here don’t ya think? I can’t think of how they get the ball rolling.

@OldGamer999 Seems like that back and forward compatibility rumor makes more and more sense. This is how they will carry your Xbox library over to the Xbox PC hybrid handhelds and Consoles. This worries me a bit on the optimization aspect. Also as an Apple Hardware snob i dislike most if not all PC makers. Asus to me is junk hardware. Poorly optimized, awful ui and app settings. I mean i am not a Asus fan. Razer i could get behind. But this would leave the PS6/ PS6 Pro as an easier to optimize for platform. If the next Xbox home console is 10 million sold from MS, 3 million sold from Asus, 2 million sold from Dell etc etc, that could be hard on devs as likely they will have slightly to widely different specs, as the higher specs would be the selling point of it. I get the plan, it’s to blend Xbox and PC together. Which on paper sounds really good. But in how it will “just work” i am not sure if it would be plug and play with great optimized games. I haven’t even talked Price yet. Asus and others will not take a hit and MS likely won’t want to so the hardware will be expensive. If Sony undercuts them even just a little but has the more polished experience that too could be troublesome. I am not getting any ROG products. Sorry not happening.

@themightyant Yeah same here, I own all 3 consoles and wouldn’t want just a Switch. For Switch 1 i only bought Nintendo exclusives. For the Switch 2 i could see me trying some other games that run just as well on it. Tho that won’t be to many. I am the same way with my PS consoles. I only buy them for a handful of exclusives i want to play. As i don’t care for Sony controllers all that much. They are ok, just not my favorite layout and comfort. Xbox has been my main platform for decades cause i love the controller. I’ve toyed with the idea of doing PC next and just doing PC and Switch. But i am not a PC guy. I have used Apple computers for 16 years now. So the troubleshooting and PC maintenance is not something i am well versed in. But if the next Xbox is a PC/Console hybrid than i am all for that. That would be. The sweet spot for me or if on PS6 Sony has a more comfortable controller, which i doubt as they will likely never get rid of the inline sticks. Which isn’t even the only thing i think they need to do for me to like it. They would also have to give up on the 1% used touch pad as that would reduce the size and wasted space on the controller. Time will tell but i am starting to really love the switch 2 after playing with it more. Now i can’t wait for today’s Xbox show. Should be really good. Hope there is a few surprises we didn’t see coming. I wish they would mention the next Xbox console. But i know it’s to early and unlikely to be mentioned.

@themightyant you ain’t kidding they really do have the magic that very few if any have. Switch 2 will have some killer titles on it. I watched the Donkey Kong trailer on the switch screen and was like wow for a launch title this is looking good. In year 2-3 we should see some killer stuff from Nintendo as they get more and more out of the chip. I have said this for years and it will never happen but if we ever had a Switch that was as powerful as next gen, i would buy that console only and call it a day. But with the form factory and battery it just won’t happen but the switch to me is the perfect setup if power didn’t have to be as restricted. So in that way it’s so close to my favorite console.

@themightyant thats awesome, glad you got one buddy. Oh i like it, i just didn’t need it at the midnight launch. But i was there with a friend and they had extras so i said why not. I love Nintendo games. I got the Mario kart bundle and happy to see Switch one titles running and looking better. Mario Odyssey looks way cleaner on it. That i do like.

@Coletrain oh yeah it will have some killer titles soon. I was there at the midnight launch and they had extras so i said why not. I am enjoying it. It’s big and the battery life isn’t wonderful but good enough. But yeah i can’t wait to see more games on it in time.

@Ricky-Spanish yeah it will have plenty of games in due time. I am not a Fromsoft guy. But the system will be fun. I just bought it with the Mario bundled in cause it was right there and i couldn’t say no. I could have waited but where’s the fun in that? Haha

@themightyant i mostly agree with you. One thing to consider. Sony has a decent amount of games not making much profit. Sales are decently high but between the cut to Marvel, or the budget, they just don’t rake in profits, hence they go to PC for more access to sales. Astro Bot isn’t the game for Xbox as it does use the controllers features. But all of their live service game attempts should be on Xbox. Those do make sense. As for Xbox i would have liked to see them keep a few exclusive titles. But Doom and Elder Scrolls and Tony Hawk and COD, Diablo of course those titles should remain on all platforms. Kind of silly that so many thought MS would keep those to just Xbox and PC. But one thing is for sure, all 3rd party devs are putting their games on as many platforms as possible. Square finally said enough is enough, and many others are coming to PC day and date now. So it’s a fine line of keeping a couple games that are uniquely built for your hardware and making sure mass appeal games don’t miss a box for me. It’s a hard line to balance. As you said for Nintendo would many of us buy a Switch 2 if we could play their games on Xbox. Likely not. I bought the Switch 2 and it’s not the most comfortable design in the world. But i wanted to play some of their titles. Tho i am having a little early buyers remorse.

@Balaam_ wow that would be a big deal if the next Xbox controllers worked on PS. At the moment the only thing i don’t love about the PS5 is the controller and its layout of sticks. I always thought if MS left the hardware, that they would make a controller for PS like the Series X controller and just replace the X with the PS button and replace XYAB with the PS symbols. That thing would have near a 50% attach rate. Interesting you mentioned this. You could be on to something, even if it’s way into the future.

@Banjo- @Kaloudz i think I told you all this before but can’t remember. I got a survey sent to me from MS on what improvements and features i would like to see on the Elite 3. There was a lot to choose from and of course a small comment field. So i did it and sent it in. I still think the new controllers both stock and elite would be held back for the start of the next gen but maybe the Elite sneaks out sooner. No telling but i am excited to see what they do with it. I play most games on the stock controller and only use the elite for competitive games which means Gears of War in my experience.

@cragis0001 i agree. Even Wolverine looks like it’s in development issues and may or may not make it out next year. Final Fantasy 16 and more is rumored to be at the June showcase and coming to GP. So that will hold you over for a while. As for the PS4 and PS5 controller i would agree with you the 5 is a little more comfy than the 4. But what get’s me is how tall and wide it is cause of the useless touchpad. That thing is just stupid and not used but takes up a lot of space. Never loved the in line sticks vs the offset. But i always buy all 3 consoles. Even tho i use my PS consoles the least. I still like having them around.

@cragis0001 yeah i agree. If i liked the controller more i would play a few 3rd party titles on it. But i just don’t love Sony controllers. Never have. Everything else with PS is cool. Yeah they will have a few titles, but it’s looking like no more than 1-2 a year now at best. Most of their teams had to start over in the middle of the generation. So they have little if anything to show.

@cragis0001 you are right about that. Single player games don’t stay in the top sold charts for long. But man Sony has been awful in trying to make live service games. I mean it’s looking bad for PS5 now. They have little to no 1st party titles left. PS6 should eat well but PS5 is thin. Meanwhile Gamepass is hard to keep up with.

For everyone saying exclusives matter so much and Xbox is dead cause they have no exclusives. I counted 1 exclusive on this whole list. Games being on all platforms = sales! Devs don’t get paid by gamers going online and bashing other peoples AMD console of choice.

@Titntin i agree buddy, there is a lot of unknowns to all of this and the Xbox games running on PC. Thankfully i think more and more of Xbox’s next gen plans are going to keep leaking and at some point in the near future they will be on stage unveiling it. But yes there is a lot of things in play that don’t have answers fully, more just idea’s. This is going to be an exciting Xbox reveal in the sense of seeing what the vision is and how they tie it all together.