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@Vectrex honestly, same. The story is often really dumb, for lack of a better term. Even if it is a bit quaint, it gets a little tiresome.

This is one of the worst kept secrets in gaming.

I love that there is a story for shooting demons. Both ironically and unironically, tbh.

Banjo-Kazooie or a new Conker.

@LaurenceJ1987 Pfft, I'll watch this while I play MKW!

Ah, not E3 is gonna be fun. As others have said, we'll probably see some Switch 2 ports of Xbox games.

Got mine, thanks!

Nice, good to see it reviewed well. Though that is a bit of a shame about combat arenas.

@RadioHedgeFund yeah, I figure they'll back down and make it $70 for most games but to save face they'll just discount MKW more often than they normally would have.

I agree on a lot of points that ironically, Nintendo charging $80 for 3 of its Switch 2 games (2 of which are Switch games enhanced and/or upgraded with content) does make the inevitable price increases for the next PS and Xbox more palatable for a lot of ppl so that is a win for companies. For gamers...not so much.

@RadioHedgeFund tbf, it looks like third parties are generally not charging the same price as Nintendo is for some of its games ($80 is not even Nintendo's standard price, but it's been found for 3 games). Street Fighter 6 is $60 USD on Switch 2, for instance.

@kevinm360 "Parents will be fine." We sure will be since most of us grew up playing video games and know enough about them not to get confused. It isn't 2005, parents today grew up playing video games, and ppl like the one you're replying to don't realize that.

Game prices have already increased without people seeming to notice. But $80 appears to be only on Mario Kart, not necessarily every game. I know that because the new DK game is $70.

In any case, you're kidding yourself if you think Game Pass prices won't increase with time.

I routinely hammer NL for posting non-Nintendo news, so it would be hypocritical of me not to do the same for Px when they post non-Xbox news. I come here for Xbox news, not Nintendo news. Heck, I will be going to Nintendo news sites even less now that Nintendo has the app. Lol

I'm glad PureXbox is going to actually review this around launch!

@Quaali came here to say basically that. Lol

@themightyant I agree, Xbox Series X is actually a great console. It should be running circles around X1.

The short answer is no. It'll have been 7 years since XSX/XSS came out by 2027. That's plenty of time for a console generation. Even if by and large this has been a weak one for Sony/MS.

I agree with the article about Fallout 3 and NV. Though extensive remakes of the first two games could be cool. Not happening, but since we're dreaming I'm saying it.

@Kezelpaso fair, wouldn't be a great smell.

Let me get fish and chips (though I guess that wouldn't travel great) with an Xbox.

That happened to me. It's really not the end of the world.

Tbh, I've gone back and forth on this one a lot. I would consider buying an Xbox branded handheld PC to replace my Xbox home console if it docks. But then I run into the issue of wanting to play my disc-based 360 and OG Xbox games, which likely won't happen on a hypothetical handheld from MS. In some ways, it makes sense for me to get one, but in many others it really doesn't. I guess I'd have to see it in action before making any kind of guess.

I would like to see what they have ready. We may find out at not-E3.

Although honestly, they might as well just move to Starfield 2.

It's pretty wild that Xbox reviews of multiplat games are often unavailable, as of late.

This has been a very weird console generation, Nintendo notwithstanding.

This is my surprised face. I'm really surprised, everyone.

Very cool. I'm glad to see the series isn't completely dead.

Cool, so CEO's are looking to automate game development.

Welp, sounds like it's happening.

I don't mind it since I just boot up games.

Loved the older Tony Hawk games (even 4), so this would be cool.

Well, free is free.

Eh, MS is adapting to the times as any software company would. By putting software in as many places as possible.

So this will allow for mods on older Xbox games? Okay, interesting.

Their shareholders sure seem to agree. Selling games on multiple consoles will absolutely make you more money. If Sony starts putting games on Xbox, then I do agree that it will probably not harm Xbox sales but they have no incentive to do that now.

Avowed is supposed to be a solid game. I'm hoping South of Midnight turns out well, as well as Fable.

@cragis0001 yes, but what about the handhelds during those generations? Nintendo consoles and handhelds typically sold in the 100M unit range when combined.

@Kaloudz the majority of average consumers hear the prevailing narrative that gamers repeat if they only somewhat follow gaming. Right now, that narrative is "Xbox has no games!" And I promise you, that matters. Sure, Game Pass is really good and I'm sure MS makes money from it. That matters, but not as much as many people here would have you believe.

But to try and say that console sales aren't affected by not having exclusives is, with current market conditions, not accurate. That's all I'm saying. Not that conditions can't change (that would be a stupid thing to say). To say that the strategy MS currently employs doesn't sell consoles isn't wild or untrue. I have no problem with it, but anyone saying they're moving consoles with this strategy (again with the current market conditions) is kidding themselves.

A lot of people misunderstand the point of saying "exclusives sell consoles." It isn't that people derive less enjoyment out of a video game because it's not exclusive to the console they bought that's the central point. It's that now ppl have a choice between one console that has a set of games they can't buy elsewhere while also having what used to be the other console's exclusive set of games.

Put another way, someone can buy God of War, Spider-Man, Ratchet & Clank, Sea of Thieves AND Forza on PS5. I can't buy most of those games on Xbox Series X. And, oh by the way, both consoles have virtually the same level of third-party support so their libraries are already very similar to begin with. Which do you think a new buyer would choose if presented with those options for a console library?

I can believe it'll become a cult classic. Much in the same way New Vegas is a lot of ppl's favorite Fallout game, I can see people really swearing by this one.

@RBRTMNZ do you follow the other major publishers?

Okay, cool. But reviews have been sort of middling.

Mid-80's and will become beloved later.

@Titntin the internet is built on conspiracy theories.

My only concern is the studio doesn't have a great track record of making good games.

Cool, I'm ready to read reviews.

Nice to hear for frame rate sensitive people, but I'm still on the fence with the Xbox version of this game. No, other consoles haven't been confirmed but with MS's recent track record it's likely going multiplat.

I know many people assumed this wouldn't happen, but I wasn't one of them. Good to see that Xbox-first users get this game.

@Isolte right, I don't really think either will unless they feel they have to. Tbh, MS probably initially felt they had to, not just because they are a software company first and that is their general business model, but for legal reasons.

We'll see, but I'll believe it when Sony starts putting more games on Xbox. Which I don't see happening.

Edit: I added the word "more" because Sony already puts MLB The Show on Xbox.