J_Mo_Money

Like there was ever a doubt ...

Played the game and loved it. Grew up in the 80s and 90s so this one spoke to me.

A lot of people who have a problem with it are probably tweens or people who just hate on everything.

If you don't agree with a review just remember it's an opinion, nothing more. Believe it or not everything isn't some grand conspiracy. Like it or don't, people need to say their schtick and move along.

@Tasuki enjoy that ff6 pixel remaster, still my personal favorite game of all time.

What a gem!

@themightyant looks like it already got patched out. Didn't even last 24 hours.

@InterceptorAlpha "This drama is the most interesting thing from the Xbox camp in a while."

Not really ...

This looks kinda cool.

My son would love this, but that's steep. Maybe not for lego price, but for my wallet price.

@IOI That's interesting because i've been hearing "xbox is dead, xbox is doomed, xbox is getting out of gaming" since the 360 days, so i guess we hear what we wanna hear.

Closing studios and laying people off also isnt an xbox problem, its a nationwide problem.

What Microsoft's money HAS gotten them is roughly 30 studios to make tons of games every year and either buy them or put them in game pass and save me a lot of money while also playing those games on PC and cloud with play anywhere.

When the other two platforms decide to do that ill jump in but with rising costs all over and forcing me to buy a plastic box and drop $60-$70 for each game (when there's maybe 1 a year i'd actually play) I dont see that as sustainable.

@themightyant that bungie impairment is a huge sign of whats it store for bungie to come, i dont think they are long for this world. This quarter also doesnt have the majority of it during the huge price increase of the ps5, which will pop up on the next one. So i'm very curious to see what that one looks like.

Let's see what those YoY numbers look like when we see this next quarter with those huge price increases. They also need to have a more consistent release of games because the 1-2 big games a year on top of underwhelming live service wont cut it.

They'll get a bump again for GTA6 I'm sure but they need to figure out what they'll do moving forward if they are gonna navigate these insane console prices without having the avenues from other revenue sources on top of fewer game releases.

I can't predict the future but i just havent been impressed with the way forward over there on team blue, just simply not impressed.

Considering the financials that we just saw from Sony, with failures at every level of live service and the huge console price increase, i dont see how they stay away from putting ALL their games on PC, and sooner. With the limited pipeline they have and now a huge reduction in console sales YoY, they need other lines of revenue.

Nintendo just announced a price hike as well and with them not even sniffing PC and no big Mario or Zelda coming soon things arent so rosey over there either.

At least with MS and their wealth of live service games, tons of studios to have a big output, and branching out into PC day and date and Cloud growing they have multiple avenues to go at, not putting all their eggs in one basket.

The games, studios, and multiple pathways is what gives them an edge IMO.

Game Pass is making it hard to keep up for sure, on top of FF7Rebirth coming out in about a month.

@Skinny-Pete i'm actually hoping another game like As Dusk Falls comes out. Really enjoyed that game.

Also looking forward to this!

@themightyant Pretty sure its because there are different scores between the platforms on Metacritic, where as OpenCritic has them all combined (some have way more than others).

Either way, I knew this game was gonna be a banger and can't WAIT to jump in!

Replaced was awesome!

I wasn't sure how id feel about the platforming since it took some getting used to but the story was compelling and the fights were fun.

Not too difficult (I played on normal!)

Still cannot wait for Mixtape. Just finished Replaced this weekend (epic game), and will play through the FF7Rebirth demo before mixtape comes out. And then jump into Forza and Batman before hitting up the full FF7Rebirth experience in June.

Too many games, man.

I think i only ever encountered 1 or 2 bugs when i played it originally on Xbox. Other than that i didn't have a problem!

Played this game on Steam early last year when it came out, will be playing this again. Definitely a meatier game than the first ff7 with more open world areas.

More difficult game too IMO.

Mixtape, Forza, Lego Batman for me!

PushSquare is really taking the news well with their new article regarding this. Holy crap, dude.

@AI-Generation personally i just want the game output to continue what it is and im happy. exclusive or not, day one or timed, I just want the games and that what matters to me.

Hell, id like more time in the day to play them though. That's for sure!

@Questionable_Duck I fully expect the xbox diehards who were all "im done with the brand" and complaining about the games before suddenly start to flock back like nothing had happened.

Fully expect it.

@IronCrow86 yup. should see how they championed PS supposedly "pulling away" from PC (which we haven't even heard anything official yet) but have the opposite mouth-breathing with this news.

Personally, I don't know how much will change (especially for titles this year since I'm sure that's set in stone) but the future who knows. Doesn't bother me either way since I almost exclusively play on XBOX so i get the games either way.

The discourse it definitely amusing, none-the-less.

There's being full of yourself, and then there's Molyneux. I still remember his "What's inside the cube" scam and how the dude got nothing from it.

Overpromise and underdeliver, THAT is the history of this guy.

I absolutely loved the first 2 games. Can't wait for this.

Game Pass, the gift that keeps on giving ...

Already got Hades 2 pre-installed. Gotta get Replaced as well, now. Went ahead and replayed FireWatch this weekend, such a great game.

Mixtape and Forza for me!

Man, I can't wait for this gem. Playground is one of the best devs in the biz.

@Noone2025 Ha.

I got a good laugh out of this comment!

Leave it up to those select few to not realize that its April 1st. Heck, even if it was true the meltdowns and hyperbole associated with it would give me quite a chuckle.

I remember growing up and actually having to watch commercials, I think a lot of younger gamers dont realize how easy they have it these days with accessibility, online play, and the dearth of content available both game wise and movie wise.

@BacklogBrad You jumped into my brain and pulled out my exact thoughts, from the online stores to missing maybe 2 games a year. The helix makes sense to me.

Haven't been this excited for a Forza in a while, keeping up with all the news I can't wait to jump in.

Game Pass all the way (after I play Hades 2, Aphelion, and Replaced of course)!

@Llamageddon indeed. I wonder if they'll get it running on switch 2 at some point. Curious how that thing will run lol

This makes sense that this would be the deep dive. People saying it's not Fable, Fable had a deep dive at the developer direct so it can't be that one again, and Gears wasn't even there. This also cements that this will release this year since they've been doing that now where they do deep dive - release same year.

Man they really are going to be able to get Forza, Halo, Gears, and Fable all out in one year (25th ann.)

Crazy!

Keep it coming Xbox. Loving what I'm seeing!

@Llamageddon You gotta remember people who waited this long also arent the hardcore and dont care about the best of the best. The console market is mostly casual, and if they see a $399 console and a $599 console to play the same thing? Most people won't care. College Football 25 was also huge boon for series s because it was the cheapest way to play that game and it showed.

We shall see though!

Hades 2, Replaced, and Aphelion for me.

Solid month.

@Jaxx420 that's why i prefer the aspect of play anywhere, cloud gaming, ect. People might not like it but with the way younger gamers are growing up and the rising prices, having more places available to access your games at a cheaper price just makes sense.

@Globo indeed. Stein on X just reminded all of us that Series S is the best value in gaming. Cheapest way to jump onto GTA VI this gen by a WIDE margin. For most who don't care about cutting edge graphics and just wanna play GTA, series S will be the cheapest way to do that.

I thought that 90 million consoles was supposed to stop these price gouges, studio closures, ect?

Project Helix is the one and only console I plan on buying next gen. A console/pc hybrid with xbox and steam/epic ect game stores along with play anywhere, crossbuy, game pass ect?

Yeah,
I'll stick with xbox.

Man, I cant wait to jump into this game. Series X under the TV and take it on the go on Xbox Rog Ally.

Gonna be choice.

@Fiendish-Beaver concord was 2024, dude.

I assume it'll be a plug and play external, i mean the ps5 pro is a digital only with an external drive. I presume it'll be the same here, especially since it'll run windows 11 as well ...

@somnambulance its not just those, they announced world premiers and game pass announcements on Twitter as well, so there will be plenty. Honestly once April hits there are just so many games and I'm really looking forward to Aphelion, Replaced, Mixtape, and Forza Horizon 6 in the next few months!

@Tasuki that's what ill do, play Lego Batman with my son and Forza 6 solo on game pass.

Good times!

ff7 remake and high on life 2 (which i just finished last week). Great games! I'll get to RE Requiem when it comes down a bit from that $70 price, too rich for my blood.

Tried Planet of Lana but couldn't get into it. Looking forward to Aphelion and Replaces in April!

@Globo do tell!

As others have said, Aphelion has my attention!

@Banjo- i cant keep up with nintendo's ridiculous prices these days, hence why i didn't get a switch 2 yet. with them missing the BIG demanding games that come out, and really only caring about mainline Zelda and Mario these days, I may just borrow from a friend for those and call it good.

@Gemini53 This edition isn't the original version, this one came out on switch last year for 39.99 (which is the current price as well on switch) so it is, technically, discounted from that.

It's very grindy and old school, though.