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Sony needs to patch that leaky ship. They are starting to get hacked more regularly lately.

Get on that cyber security, man.

Game Pass, the gift that keeps on giving. Top 3 game for me this year ...

The only time i remember this being an issue was for Starfield when i was switching between my Series X upstairs and Series S downstairs, only come to find out it was because i had over 100 saves since each time i saved it was a new file and it slowed the syncing WAY down. But I did have the option to load the one already on the console or from the cloud, so there is a local save for sure.

Starfield was my most played game and definitely my game of year for xbox. Hi-Fi Rush was a pleasant surprise and is number 2, Sea of Stars number 3, Resident Evil 4 and surprising Wild Card Football would be number 5. I'm absolutely addicted to that game.

2024 is gonna be even better for xbox and i can't wait. Hellblade 2, Avowed, ooooo weeee!

Glad to see Xbox is still the console with great value and making it easier for people to play games. Wish the other consoles would have some nice sales and then I might think of jumping in, but sadly, xbox + game pass is the winning combination for me moving forward!

@themightyant got both a Series X and Series S and launch in 2020 and never looked back. Both are great!

Glad i waited on Alan Wake 2. Purchased. Will have to jump in and see what all the fuss is about.

Just did my year in review and see Starfield came out on top. Can't wait until they add the update for "new ways to explore." I'm hoping land vehicles. That'll be a game changer. Getting over 12 million players while also being top 10 in sales for the year, despite coming out in September and also being in game pass, is awesome. What a hit for Bethesda and I can't wait to see the future DLC.

@Sol76 You ain't wrong, brother.

Sad fact is some players need to hear that. People, specifically gamers, are so entitled and act so tough on social media because the internet anonymity allows them to do so. They wouldn't say 90% of the stuff they say online to people's faces, nor do they have respect for people who put in the work.
Social media was a mistake.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner no, you were correct. They were 3rd for the year, but 2nd for the month, so technically right or wrong depending how you look at it. I think they will come out on top over switch for december as well, due again to the next switch being right around the corner. This price cut might give them a boost too because I doubt switch will do a cut.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner xbox was actually 2nd for the month of november, just 3rd in the year. I have a feeling xbox might take december as well as people wait for the next switch.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner they have? Ps5 launched at $499. I havent seen it lower than that, unless its been cheaper now on amazon or something. Musta missed it.

Glad to see that one company is actually reducing a price. Instead, you have "other" companies raising the price and people defending that. Weird, weird flex to praise RAISING a price and condemn LOWERING a price if you ask me.

Just another reason the future is so bright for team green, tons of games coming out, game pass, and saving me money. I love it!

@Banjo- let's be honest, we all know if it wasn't a Nintendo game (specifically Legend of Zelda) and it was another IP it would get a lower score/praise. Nintendo 100% gets the benefit of the doubt and couple more points when it comes to Zelda and Mario alike, but I still like them both.

I just think not every game needs to be totally open world ect ect and I liked the way the Zelda games were before, but if they give me more games akin to the Link's Awakening remake and Link Between Worlds (which i STILL want to come to the Switch so I can play it again) I'll be happy.

This looks great! Can't wait. The heads disintegrating on these cute mice when i blow em away is, interesting. I'll have to get used to that lol I could see this game coming to game pass 100%

@Banjo- Link to the past will always be my favorite i think, absolutely LOVE that game. That game, Ocarina of time, and actually Breath of the Wild are in my top 3. Tears of the Kingdom was good but yes I wish it didn't go the way of open world/open concept and went more for the traditional route. And please get rid of the building mechanic, I HATED that stuff. Completely unnecessary.

The Link's Awakening remake was a breath of fresh air.

It's almost as if all the big 3 are doing well.

Carry on.

So many xbox games in 2024. My gaming belly will be full!

There's a court case still going on, and this game is years out. They'll drop the exclusivity bomb when the time is ready. Here's a spoiler ... it'll be exclusive.

Mind ... blown! Can't wait!

@Sol4ris game looks absolutely incredible. i loved the first one and this looks even better. This, blade, visions of mana on xbox, kojima on xbox, jordan peele, well deserve awards for xbox?

Man, I am so excited for the future of xbox.

@Bigmanfan I agree with him. BOTW was a way better game imo but TOTK with the whole "building" mechanic just felt unnecessary. I, also, prefer the classic Zelda style but sadly i don't think we'll get that again.

If anyone has been paying attention, it's a single player game made by bethesda/arkane with no pre-existing contract like deathloop/ghostwire. It'll be exclusive. I think twitter "fans" need to stop overanalyzing every little thing and getting all bent out of shape about it ... personally.

@Kaloudz It's a lot, I know what.

@Kaloudz clears throat "We Know Activision Extremely Well, When You Look At $69 Billion Dollars For Activision Compared To $3.6 Billion Dollars For Bungie, We Believe That Bungie Can give Us Way More Than A $69 Billion Acquisition Of Activision."

He won't be making decisions anymore lol not surprisingly.

@FatalBubbles Sony finds a way to make great games, but MP/Live service really isn't their bag. So we'll see where this rabbit hole goes. Also, with the recent FireSprite, Media Molecule news, and Connie Booth/Jim Ryan no longer there I'm very curious to see where they go moving forward. Just doesn't seem to be a clear/cohesive road map.

I think people are butting heads around there from the top down and I'm curious where everything will be in 5 years.

Very interesting.

@FatalBubbles mismanaged is correct, but where is the mismanaging coming from? Bungie was acquired in 2022 and it doesn't appear that Sony was able to put them in a situation to succeed when clearly that was the plan.
Based on Sony having little to no experience with live service and not having much of any multiplayer games I'm not sure what a Sony ran Bungie would look like.
If they are just going to put out the same games all the other studios make I think that's a bad thing, and a grave future for Sony's MP/Live Service future. I simply think they should have never purchased them and it was super reactionary by Jim due to MS doing their thing.

@Kaloudz Jim Ryan said that 4 billion purchase was a better buy than ABK for MS. Wonder why he's "retiring" lol

So the studio that was supposed to spearhead Sony's Live Service model needs saving? Lol. If Sony takes them over they'll turn them into a studio who makes single player, over the shoulder, 3rd person, story driven games i take it? Followed by a remaster 2 years later and a remake of that remaster.

This is becoming comical, but I'm curious what the industry would say if this was MS and not Sony. Something tells me the words "mismanaged" and "big-tech bad" would be used much more frequently.

Just a hunch.

FTC likes being the proverbial punching bag. The world has moved on, why can't they?

@HonestHick The only Diablo I can remember playing is 2, and I only dabbled in it. I also wasn't too much of a PC gamer back then but when I was StarCraft occupied almost ALL of my gaming time, as I was obsessed with it.

What class did you roll with for your Diablo IV one? Curious what I should go with.

@Kaloudz Diablo 4 brother. Still haven't played it and this would change that. Unequivocally.

I'm hoping for a "stealthy" Diablo IV drop into game pass. Even though they said 2024 for ABK games, just give me that Diablo IV goodness.

What a shame ... and people continued to live their life. Forgot this game even existed.

@Banjo- I'm not into zombie stuff too much, movies or games. Resident Evil is probably exception, but haven't enjoyed much else so I'm not surprised. I also prefer Tomb Raider to Uncharted.

@Banjo- The PS1 is still my favorite PlayStation generation of all time, Final Fantasy 7-9, tactics, Symphony of the Night ect all some of my favorite games of all time. I simply don't care about their first party outside of Spider-Man. GT doesn't interest me, Horizon is good but not enough for me to get one now for; Infamous, GoT, even God of War don't really interest me, and I've played Uncharted and Last of Us both. Frankly, they didn't do anything for me. Good games, but I can do without. Having 3rd party Exclusives like Final Fantasy and some others is what I would be interested in but NOT their first party. I've never been interested in their studios, personally, aside from Insomniac now.

@Banjo- to be completely honest, I've been gaming since the NES back in the late 80s and every PlayStation game i fell in love with was 3rd party. Castlevania games, Final Fantasy, other JRPGs ect. I usually pick up a Playstation later on in the gen for Final Fantasy and now will for Spider-man but don't care for much else.

I think anyone with half a brain, or that actually follows this stuff, knows what they are talking about. If people actually looked at the entire interview and didn't pick out quotes/snippets to try and run with something we know what the end goal is here. It's not really that confusing if you've been keeping up with it. Xbox hasn't been spending all this money and have playstation ect specifically sign a deal that only includes call of duty to put EVERYTHING on all platforms. It's always been a case by case basis and looks at MMO/free to play as a jumping off point. I mean, MLB the show, destiny, marathon ect will be everywhere so we know what the thinking is.
Some critical thinking can go a long way.

And I appreciate that. Best deal in gaming and I'll continue to stay subscribed. Keep it up, Phil!

This will be a huge opportunity for MS to really hit a wide variety of gamers, since mobile is the fastest growing market when it comes to games. It'll be nice to take some wind out of the apple store/google play store's sails.

Make that revenue to fund even more games for the console/game pass.

Love it!

@Vordus I think you're on to something.

@Kaloudz indeed, and I see they have a bundle of games for December as well.

The gift that keeps on giving!

I like the concept of the wrap, personally. It's WAY cheaper than getting a whole new console, you can have multiple, and I really wouldn't even bother getting a newer special edition if i already own the console. Simply too expensive.

Then again, i don't look at my console anyway when I'm gaming and i prefer to have one that blends in with the entertainment center so it isn't that big of a deal.

Still, I like the wraps and would love potentially a Hi-Fi rush one.

@Kaloudz it' Game Pass's fault i heard.

@Krzzystuff Couldn't have said it better myself!

@BAMozzy Which is why Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving. The more games on Game Pass for me the easier on the ol' wallet.

Otherwise, I will absolutely wait for a price drop.

I think the one game I'm waiting to see if it goes on sale is RoboCop.

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

@GamingFan4Lyf you forget that Todd Howard himself writes code, does the PR, replies to feedback on Steam, and brings the latte's for company meetings ...