I'm very excited for E-Day and hope it does really well...I NEED more Kait Diaz story, I feel like she's been the best thing in the newer games. Would be SO in on a story where they wrap up with Kait hunting Reyna and at the same time they're prepping a planetary exploration sorta thing, discover the locus came from another planet and take the fighting to them lol! Thus the 7th game: Gears of Space Wars.
Asha focusing on what's going to make development easier, faster and cheaper is such a basic thing that Phill should have been doing after each acquisition. With Microsoft at their back, building a streamline pipeline should have been done so long ago.
I'll be very interested in seeing what the XSX vs PS5 and PS5 Pro are. I'm probably going to play it on game pass first and if the PS5 Pro difference is big enough, I'll buy it on there to play again.
@themightyant Sure, but if you are limited to one per account, suddenly you don't get one guys with 15 of them willing to sit at a wildly high price until he makes money.
@ilyn that assumes people with xbox accounts/history wouldn't want it for themselves. I most definitely want to sell my launch XSX and get the green one. Your average scalper isn't likely an avid gamer. Someone that buys one and sells it for a little profit, sure that's gonna happen. That's not the problem though. It's the people that buy as many as they can and try to coordinate with other scalpers to set artificial prices, THAT is the problem. So yeah, restricting it to xbox users with gamer scores would help a ton.
@Weebleman what if they only sold it (through their own store) for the first 3 months to people that has GamerTags with a little history of xbox games on it? Obviously, they won't do that... But that would work!
I haven't really been into COD multiplayer since the first MW2, but I've always enjoyed the campaigns! So will be very invested to play this on a deep discount or when it comes to GamePass someday.
Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron were such great games with fantastic online multiplayer... I played them with GameFly and wish I had punched them!
I loved Halo Infinite gameplay and exploration. I think it can be honed in and made tighter. One of the weaker points in that game was the story elements, which is easy to improve. I really want them to focus on that style of open world game play with "Truth and Reconciliation" moments.
I never played AC4 back in the day and very excited to play for the first time in July. Many people have told me it’s a franchise highlight. My personal favs are AC Brotherhood and AC3. Excited to see where this stacks up.
I never played it originally, I think I was having AC fatigue at the time. Very much looking forward to seeing this and playing it for the first time with (hopefully) modern touches!
Personally I think it would be smart for them to make mascot franchises exclusive to Xbox + MS store (Halo, Gears, some Bethesda games, a few others) and keeps things like Sea of Thieves everywhere.
I don't like that State of Decay 3 off the road map. I wonder if they're gonna do something crazy like a shadow drop or a big gameplay reveal with the drop a few weeks from that.
Glad my XSX is worth month than when I got it. This make me thing two things… 1. the current hardware generation could last longer, maybe 10 years instead of 8? 2. It won’t surprise me if the steam machine is $1000 or more
How strange that save progress doesn’t transfer for xbox but it does for the other systems. I mean I’d start a new save file anyways, and I could also pull out my 360 disc and boot up my old save, but still…
I’m surprised the SD card is not Express. With Nintendo requiring SD EX cards for the Switch 2, I figured anything that did fast loads times would also adopt it.
Xbox has no plans for its future, brand identity or acquisitions. Microsoft just wants to keep its share holders happy. So much of this makes me not want whatever the next Xbox is…
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Re: Report: Multiple Xbox Studios In 'Active Negotiations' With Microsoft To Avoid Closure
Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion…any one shuttering would be tragic.
Re: The Coalition Reveals Campaign Length & Other New Details For Gears Of War: E-Day
@stinkyx YES!! Let's get it!!
Re: The Coalition Reveals Campaign Length & Other New Details For Gears Of War: E-Day
I'm very excited for E-Day and hope it does really well...I NEED more Kait Diaz story, I feel like she's been the best thing in the newer games. Would be SO in on a story where they wrap up with Kait hunting Reyna and at the same time they're prepping a planetary exploration sorta thing, discover the locus came from another planet and take the fighting to them lol! Thus the 7th game: Gears of Space Wars.
Re: Xbox Leaders Outline Five 'Realities' That Will Be Addressed Over The Next 100 Days
Asha focusing on what's going to make development easier, faster and cheaper is such a basic thing that Phill should have been doing after each acquisition.
With Microsoft at their back, building a streamline pipeline should have been done so long ago.
Re: Halo: Campaign Evolved Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Ally X
I'll be very interested in seeing what the XSX vs PS5 and PS5 Pro are. I'm probably going to play it on game pass first and if the PS5 Pro difference is big enough, I'll buy it on there to play again.
Re: Microsoft Aims To Ensure Scalpers Don't Ruin Xbox Series X25 Release
@themightyant Sure, but if you are limited to one per account, suddenly you don't get one guys with 15 of them willing to sit at a wildly high price until he makes money.
Re: Microsoft Aims To Ensure Scalpers Don't Ruin Xbox Series X25 Release
@ilyn that assumes people with xbox accounts/history wouldn't want it for themselves. I most definitely want to sell my launch XSX and get the green one.
Your average scalper isn't likely an avid gamer.
Someone that buys one and sells it for a little profit, sure that's gonna happen. That's not the problem though. It's the people that buy as many as they can and try to coordinate with other scalpers to set artificial prices, THAT is the problem.
So yeah, restricting it to xbox users with gamer scores would help a ton.
Re: Microsoft Aims To Ensure Scalpers Don't Ruin Xbox Series X25 Release
@Weebleman what if they only sold it (through their own store) for the first 3 months to people that has GamerTags with a little history of xbox games on it?
Obviously, they won't do that... But that would work!
Re: Xbox CSO Says Console Demand Is Outstripping Supply Amidst A 'Crisis' For Component Prices
@Grumblevolcano asking because I don'y actually know, how is steam more consumer friendly?
Re: Xbox Employee Responds To New Trailer Showing PS5 Logo For Gears Of War E-Day
Last minute decision or not, who cares...people that don't own a Series X|S?
Re: Halo: Campaign Evolved Gets July 2026 Release Date For Xbox, PC & PS5
When does that collectors edition go on pre order?
Re: Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition Console & Controller Announced
I hate how much I want this…
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2026 Showcase?
Honestly I thought it was better than the State of Play, which I would give a C. Summer game Fest gets a B+ for me.
Re: Control Resonant Early Access Is Exclusive To PS5, Even Though It Costs The Same On Xbox
Woooow. That's crazy favoritism.
Re: Opinion: Forza Horizon 6 Has Changed My Mind About Quick Resume On Xbox Series X|S
I haven’t had any issues with QR. It’s been great for me!
Re: Ex-Forza Horizon Director Reveals 'Clutch', A New AAA Racer Coming To Xbox In 2027
This looks like it has a lot of promise. Will be interested to see more
Re: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launches This October, And It Won't Be On Xbox One
I haven't really been into COD multiplayer since the first MW2, but I've always enjoyed the campaigns! So will be very invested to play this on a deep discount or when it comes to GamePass someday.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Think We'll See PS6 & Project Helix In Action This Summer?
I won’t be surprised if it’s talked about a little more, but I don’t think we’re “see” something…
Re: New Console Start-Up Animation Rolling Out To Xbox Insiders, Gamerscore Badges Also Detailed
Dang, now I gotta get to one million GamerScore. I don't even have 100k yet. It's gonna be a long road.
Re: Rumour: Project Helix Unlikely To Include Disc Drive, But Xbox May Have A Digital Solution
If I can't resell my games, I'll end up waiting for everything on a deep discount.
Re: These Are The Top 10 Xbox Backwards Compatibility Requests After 350,000 Votes
Transformers: War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron were such great games with fantastic online multiplayer... I played them with GameFly and wish I had punched them!
Re: Talking Point: After Halo: Campaign Evolved, What Do You Want Xbox To Do With The Series?
I loved Halo Infinite gameplay and exploration. I think it can be honed in and made tighter. One of the weaker points in that game was the story elements, which is easy to improve. I really want them to focus on that style of open world game play with "Truth and Reconciliation" moments.
Re: Asha Sharma Says Xbox Is Investing To Make Series X|S Consoles A 'First-Class Experience Again'
What the hell were Phil and Sarah doing?! This stuff seems so basic, but it's clearly the shot in the arm the Xbox brand needed!
Re: Random: Three New Xbox Slogans Have Been Added To The Office Windows At Microsoft HQ
This is just kinda spelling out for me, how bad of a job Phil did during his entire tenure as the head of xbox.
Re: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Formally Unveiled, Heading To Xbox In July 2026
I never played AC4 back in the day and very excited to play for the first time in July.
Many people have told me it’s a franchise highlight.
My personal favs are AC Brotherhood and AC3. Excited to see where this stacks up.
Re: Xbox Boss Wants A 'Chat' With Ex-PlayStation Exec Over Criticisms Of Game Pass
I love how down to learn she is. Truly the sign of a great leader.
Re: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Is Getting A 'Worldwide Reveal Showcase' This Week
I never played it originally, I think I was having AC fatigue at the time. Very much looking forward to seeing this and playing it for the first time with (hopefully) modern touches!
Re: Xbox Is Having 'Very Big Discussions' About Exclusivity, Says Reporter
Personally I think it would be smart for them to make mascot franchises exclusive to Xbox + MS store (Halo, Gears, some Bethesda games, a few others) and keeps things like Sea of Thieves everywhere.
Re: Xbox Series X Is Even Better Than PS5 Pro For Assassin's Creed Unity, Suggests Report
@fatpunkslim dang dude, if you had held on to the PS5 Pro until today it would have been worth more now than you paid for it.
Re: Rumour: New Xbox Console Won't Release Until At Least Late 2027, Could Be Delayed Further
With Ram shortages, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see a new Xbox and PS until 2029 or 2030.
Re: Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap For 2026 And Beyond
I don't like that State of Decay 3 off the road map. I wonder if they're gonna do something crazy like a shadow drop or a big gameplay reveal with the drop a few weeks from that.
Re: ASUS Sparks Fears Of Potential Price Increase For The ROG Xbox Ally
Glad my XSX is worth month than when I got it. This make me thing two things…
1. the current hardware generation could last longer, maybe 10 years instead of 8?
2. It won’t surprise me if the steam machine is $1000 or more
Re: Legendary Game Designer Vince Zampella Has Suddenly Died, Aged 55
Wow, this is so sad. Vince will be missed.
Re: 'Xbox Wrapped' Ditched For 2025 Due To Ambitious 2026 Plans, Suggests Report
@Cakefish @somnambulance I like that way more! I play a lot of games in my week off between Christmas and New Years.
Re: 'Xbox Wrapped' Ditched For 2025 Due To Ambitious 2026 Plans, Suggests Report
@somnambulance Did Nintendo put out a year in review?
Re: Bungie's Marathon To Release In March 2026, Pricing And More Details Revealed
I thought this game got canceled. It definitely doesn’t excite me, but I dig the art direction.
Re: Opinion: The Game Awards' Big Surprise Fell Flat, But I Have High Hopes For This New Xbox FPS
It just looks like Apex but in a Fantasy setting with powers. Since it's FTP, I'll check it out, but I'm not expecting much.
Re: Seven More Games Set To Be Delisted On Xbox In December 2025
Why in the world is a transformers game that came out in 2022 being delisted already?!
Re: Metroid Prime 4 Has A Stronger Connection To Xbox And Halo Than You Might Think
@InterceptorAlpha I guess you've never played the other MP games, stylistically it looks very similar to the previous ones.
Re: 'Tides Of Annihilation' Is Looking Pretty Impressive So Far, And It'll Be Xbox Play Anywhere
I want to watch this as an anime...What was a spectacular boss fight.
Re: Xbox Is Selling New 'Limited Edition' SpongeBob Controllers, But They Don't Come Cheap
If you don't get the metallic triggers, the design lab is actually cheaper. All of them are overpriced though.
Re: Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December
How strange that save progress doesn’t transfer for xbox but it does for the other systems. I mean I’d start a new save file anyways, and I could also pull out my 360 disc and boot up my old save, but still…
Re: Report: Xbox Has Been Asking Its Studios To Hit 'Higher Profit Margins' Since 2023
@Balaam_ I can just imagine Phil force choking a studio head
"I find your lack of profits disturbing..."
Re: New Rumours Suggest PS6 & Next-Gen Xbox Could Both Release In 2027
They should both wait until Trump is out of office so they can sell the hardware for a reasonable price.
Re: Sandisk Reveals Details & Prices For Its Initial ROG Xbox Ally Accessories
I’m surprised the SD card is not Express. With Nintendo requiring SD EX cards for the Switch 2, I figured anything that did fast loads times would also adopt it.
Re: Xbox & PlayStation Reveal Full List Of Halo Content Coming To Helldivers 2
This is so cool! Is this war bond exclusive to Xbox players?
Re: Xbox Will Apparently Announce More PS5 & Switch 2 Ports 'In The Coming Weeks'
I personally really want sea of thieves on the Switch 2, come on Phil! Give it to me and take more of my money! 💸
Re: Report: Xbox Execs Were 'Blown Away' By Cancelled ZeniMax Game Earlier This Year
Xbox has no plans for its future, brand identity or acquisitions. Microsoft just wants to keep its share holders happy. So much of this makes me not want whatever the next Xbox is…
Re: Helldivers 2 Is Officially Releasing For Xbox This August
If they do cross platform saves….I’ll totally buy it again on Xbox, for democracy!
Re: Two More Xbox Games Are Being Cancelled, Including Perfect Dark
A shame. This is what happens when you go on an acquisition spree and then need to make the shareholders happy.