IronMan30

Let's hope under MS, ActiBlizz makes another really good Transformers game like War for Cybertron.

Always good to hear about. Can't wait for Avowed to kick off Xbox's 2025, either.

Xbox has not managed a lot of its studios very well, so while the prospect is nice, history doesn't necessarily indicate that we'll get a ton of new games from ActiBlizz (obviously outside of the annual COD) for a while. I'd love to be proven wrong, of course.

If true, this generation (from MS) will be among the most disappointing.
I doubt it's accurate, though.

MS absolutely flubbed by closing Tango.

I had no idea battle passes expire. Seems like a slimy thing to do, anyway.

As far as Xbox goes...beat the first three Dragon Age games and Witcher 3.

I've got a decent amount of MS rewards points, but I'm waiting to see how Avowed turns out before I spend them. May get this if Avowed turns out to be a dud.

It got really solid reviews, so that isn't a massive surprise.

Solid 7, so far. Kind of glad I didn't buy it because it's slightly different than I expected.

I think it's a great way to stop selling consoles.

Not really a shocking development since a few PS5 exclusives are from third-parties.

I'm typing this comment on an Xbox. What a time to be alive!

Jokes aside, I'm not 100% sure I like this direction and I doubt Phil had much of a say in this.

Welp, it's almost time to start playing the first one. I'm still playing through Banjo-Kazooie (at the quiz part so I guess I'm pretty far along, this is my first time getting to that point in the game) and I still need to beat Witcher 3!

I had 240 hrs. My kids played a ton of Minecraft on the Series X over the summer, so that was my most-played game.

Eh, everyone will feel differently about any video game. I'll most likely grab this on sale as the idea of the first-person aspect admittedly throws me off. Not that I dislike first-person perspective (RE7 is amazing and not an FPS) but it just feels odd here.

I use it for mine.

Good luck making a handheld with Series S specs affordable anytime soon. Though that likely isn't the goal, tbf.

It's kind of surreal that MS owns COD. It's been a while, but that doesn't make it any less strange.

I did remote play on my phone last night because all of my other devices were in use and it really wasn't ideal. I guess I was playing Xbox (natively) and didn't realize it, though...

Feels like they've been driving towards this for a while, but it's weird to see it come to fruition.

Also, Xbox is just the friends we made along the way.

Hope they get what they are asking for because they work their asses off.

Definitely willing to give this one a try.

Felt like that applied to Nintendo consoles as well, but I know many here don't view them as an MS competitor so I get the inclination to discuss PS, specifically.

@Balaam_ while I agree with you and the person you're responding to to a degree...I feel like the Xbox handheld would be more like a Steam Deck in that it's not really a "console," and thus not really compete directly with the Switch 2. But I can't see the future, so who knows.

$200 is such a wild price to pay for storage. But I guess since I don't really buy games on Xbox (I use MS rewards almost exclusively to buy games on the XSX) I don't have much to complain about.

I got this on Xbox a few months back to show support for a 3D platformer on the console. Started the first game a month or so ago and it's pretty good so far.

I was wondering the other day when previews would drop for this game. Sounds like it could be good, but I'll wait for a sale. Avowed is my next Xbox game I buy at launch.

The Rev-8 has been pretty fun, I look forward to the unexpected updates from the team a bit more.

Grab these, if you're remotely interested. They're great games!

Constant economic growth is a blight on humanity, in general. Within the microcosm of video games, I still feel that expectation is a bit unrealistic.

With the vehicles, it's finally time to continue my play through. I was sort of going through the motions with Witcher 3 until this came out so this is awesome news.

@BamBamBaklava89 obviously, it wouldn't have been a simple deal but with MS' money they could have gotten Disney to throw their weight around with Sony for their exclusives.

Horrible move on MS' part. Why not try to lock in Wolverine or Spider-Man if you're going to allow your games on competing platforms?

I just bought the Ultimate Edition, today. I figured since it'll be gone forever and I have the MS points I'd just go ahead and buy it.

As a primarily Nintendo console gamer, this is hilarious to me.

If I could insert it, I'd post the "First time?" Meme.

This game looks decent, but holy crap. That is absurd.

Oh well, just wait until the $100 editions cost in the neighborhood of $20.

So we can get a concrete release date for Avowed, but not Indy? Come on!

NV is really good, but I don't think it's the best one. That goes to 3.

Microsoft doesn't have any excuses to have a small marketing budget in any region, imo.

But Xbox doesn't get Japanese games, amirite?

Surprise of the century.

Ironically, the real world will probably mirror Fallout by the time this would have any chance of releasing.

I guess now that it'll go on discount prior to delisting I'm all but forced to buy it.

Avowed is my most anticipated game that's in the near term. Longer term are Perfect Dark, Fable and Doom: The Dark Ages. South of Midnight also looked pretty interesting.

I guess we should all be prepared for articles like this and MS has nobody to blame but themselves.

Tbh, they could probably have a separate showcase for ActiBlizz.

Nintendo Life gave the Switch version a 9. These days, that means a lot.

While I am sort of over Microsoft publishing first-person games, I can still appreciate this game is probably going to be fun.

No, I'm content with my Series X. I still have some OG Xbox and 360 discs so being able to use those is crucial and my internet is lightning fast so I usually clear up space on my SSD when I need it. Still a nice option for those who need them.