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@NintendoByNature rare time I laughed at a joke on this site.

There really wasn't much shown, so...meh?

Well, that is slightly surprising and not great news since the game did look at least mildly promising. And yeah, that trailer made it look pretty far along. Really, after the 2024 showcase, I wouldn't have expected Outer Worlds 2 to get a release date and then this to get cancelled.

No surprises there.

My kids will play this, for sure...

@ButterySmooth30FPS I'm not defending MS doing it (I've said on other articles there is no way I'm spending that much for their games), just stating that Sony will do it as well and walk away with no criticism.

Sony will follow suit, then it will be normalized because the gaming press won't attack them for it.

@Millionski I agree, Sony will 100% follow this because an actual handheld will make no sense. I'm 50/50 on them making PC games day and date with their console counterparts, though. They may stick with their current strategy and only do it for certain titles.

@Millionski "Neither sony, nor nintendo could not sustain 2 closed system platforms with different architectures and games."

This, exactly. Which always made these rumors and the alleged intention for MS to make a handheld device alongside consoles seem a little absurd to me.
Side note: that also makes the idea of Sony making a new handheld that much more baffling...

I mean, Bethesda said there would be a year 2 so...

If you think an OLED wouldn't make this more expensive at launch and that won't further push it into "no way am I buying this at that price" territory, you're kidding yourself.

Keeper is one I will 100% buy on day one.

No surprise there, really.

$600 for the lower end and $800 for the higher end sounds about right.

Like every Xbox showcase, it has been good but nothing mind blowing. That is perfectly fine, imo. Not everything has to be "the best" (which is statistically impossible anyway) to be enjoyable.

I have paid for perhaps 2 Xbox Series games and even then, didn't pay much. This trend will continue unless I decide to buy Outer Worlds on Switch 2 (assuming it gets a port, which is not outside the realm of possibility).

Also, we knew this was coming. Microsoft told us so. It'll just be interesting to see how PS and possibly Nintendo fans respond. No, not every Nintendo game is $80, btw.

@Kaloudz it actually looks surprisingly interesting compared to the last few entries, tbh. I'd consider the Xbox version if NS2 isn't an option.

I'm sort of interested to see if this comes to NS2. I haven't played a COD in a while and I don't have GP (please stop throwing tomatoes) so I may get it there.

@Millionski yes, it likely won't be cheap.

The real question is how much will this cost?

I'd be on board with that.

Maybe MS just figures the ship has sailed (no pun intended) with Xbox Series and raised the price regardless of what was happening with competitors.

I need to play the expansions of Witcher 3. It was a solid game.

I actually agree with him. Yes, people can still buy GP games but you have less incentive to do so when it's day and date. But a related question is "Is the Sony model better for consumers?" To which I'd say, "Probably not."

However, in a capitalist economy, companies will look at what maximizes profits in the long term. MS is more likely than not working towards having gamers not own anything, which will get them more money back. While the service looks nice today, it could eventually morph into something we don't like. No way to really know long term, but it's a possible scenario.

I wouldn't expect them not to have confidence in it...

I beat Starfield and NG+ seems nice, but I'd rather wait for either another major update or just get 2. Starfield 2 will likely be great.

Good luck to her there, I have doubts the studio will be much better for her but I guess you never know.

I have this on Switch but haven't started it. Might change that soon.

I try to manage my expectations, so this is going to be a 20/10 and anything less will be an abject failure.

@Millionski yep. For the most part, buying a video game at launch is a bad idea. Though I won't lie, I subsidize my Nintendo games (that I often buy at launch, but even do that less than I used to) by saving on third-parties and MS games.

Yes, I've gotten my money's worth out of Xbox Series X.

I guess that's all the more reason to keep this in the backlog.

It's a really good game, even if overrated. However, this price is undeniably great. Easily worth it for that low.

I'd buy God of War on Xbox or Switch just for the novelty, but Sony won't do that anytime soon.

Well, I figured they wouldn't screw it up and I was right.

I would say until Sony follows MS by putting its major first-party games on competing consoles, it doesn't really feel fully necessary to own an XSX if you don't subscribe to Game Pass.

Yes, I think Sony will eventually follow suit but they won't do it like MS is.

It's a little concerning that it took this long for a new GTA, but I guess that's life.

I've also only paid full price on one GTA game (Chinatown Wars on DS) and I won't do that for this VI.

The short answer: no.

The longer answer: Hell no.

@Ken_Kaniff same here, really. I have an absurd backlog that I was saving for a rainy day and it looks like there's a hurricane.

"We need this extra time to figure out how to charge more than $80 for this game."

That's great, what with game prices increasing.

As Gene Park noted on a podcast, major publishers were waiting for Nintendo or Rockstar to price a game at higher than $70 (basically to take the bad PR first, and yes, specifically those two publishers) and then follow suit. Looks like there was some weight to that claim.

It was only a 6% drop because they also counter some PS5 sales. You know, since PS5 is an Xbox.

I got Avowed with rewards points, figured since it's free it won't hurt. Then MS might get my money if they make a Switch 2 port.

This has been getting rave reviews. I always appreciate a great turn-based RPG.

This reminds me of Metroid Prime Remastered, where the developer really took the time to improve the game (not just visually but with gameplay) and it borders on a remake. In this instance, it feels much closer to a remake though.

Will Pure Xbox post a review of this game?

@Tasuki that's my biggest issue with western RPG's, the inventory limits that affect how your character moves or fast travel.

I'm hoping we see more Starfield DLC, but MS might be waiting until not-E3 to show that off. It would also be kind of funny, in a random way, if they announced a Switch 2 port of that game and no PS5 version was coming.

Better than Skyrim, I can't wait to play it again!