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@Kaloudz Clearly Sony showed us that people will buy stuff no matter what the price increase is, and Nintendo nickel-and-dimes you with having to rebuy the same game over and over because they can't get back compat to work half the time.

Just hyperbole and conjecture in the comment section when in reality people are either overdramatic, hypocritical, or both.

Once Starfield comes out no one will care.

@Lightweight he said they weren't raising over the holiday (which they didn't).

@Kaloudz well come september i’ll be playing STARRRRRFIELLDDDDDD for hours on end, along with some Forza sprinkled in come october. Frankly, i wont give a d*mn!

@Kaloudz actually, in october, spencer said consoles and game pass will have to rise at some point, but not this holiday (which it didn’t). People acting brand new around here when he clearly stated what would happen.

There’s a reason they are doing it BEFORE they acquire ABK and not AFTER. This way they can’t say they raised it due to the acquisition, and everyone will forget about it when the big games start dropping. I mean, the competition has taught us that raising prices is ok and people will pay whatever is needed to play popular games. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

@NEStalgia The day VR catches on bigtime is the day you change that avatar of yours to Zelda 2 which, IMO, is the most underrated Zelda game of all time. sigh that'll be the day ...

@NEStalgia I don't mean designer sunglasses, I mean like a good pair of Under Armour's for $100-200 bucks. When VR becomes that small, comfortable, functional, and inexpensive then it will see an increase in market. Problem is, it won't see that type of form factor/price anywhere close in the next 10 years at least IMO. We're talking way into the future. Traditional ways of gaming is still king and will be for quite some time.

Not surprising, and I'm glad their focus is set elsewhere. VR hardware sales declined 70% from last year. The fact of the matter is most people don't wanna drop hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a headset you have to strap on your face to play a few games that might be worth the investment. Not to mention if there is motion sickness for some. I'd rather just pick up a controller and sit in front of my OLED. Until it's a pair of sunglasses that costs roughly the price of those sunglasses it just isn't going to take off.

Man, I can't wait for this once in a generation game.

As long as this is a smaller, more streamlined experience instead of the last few (which i thought looked bloated and way longer than they needed to be) then I may have to jump in.

@Cashews I've beaten 13 multiple times and honestly i REALLY enjoy it. IT gets a lot of hate (mainly the story is confusing with fal'ci, l'cie ect and the stunting of leveling in the crystal grid until later in the game) but overall 13 is a good game imo. 15 didn't do it for me, however.

I absolutely LOVED Outer Worlds so if this is more of that but in a more fantasy setting ... I'm all in!

Looks good and I'll definitely play it ... so long as it isn't as long as a traditional persona game. 100hr campaigns are just too much for me these days.

@Cashews I believe SE is always disappointed with sales, which is weird. and I couldn't believe the low sales of octo2 even being multiplat now. But imagine if a game like the new persona, tales, or final fantasy mainline game were not just day 1 or even on game pass, but exclusive to xbox/pc. There would be a collective outrage I have no doubt. Just would be curious to see how it all played out, but I don't even want those games exclusive but day 1 on the platform along with others.

@Tharsman the funny thing is people say they need to get some big exclusive japanese titles to bring xbox up to speed in japan but those same people would complain to no end how xbox is "locking a beloved franchise" behind the xbox ecosystem and how said studio/company would be slapping their loyal fans in the face or something like that. Hell, i've seen it on this site when there was a slight possibility that the persona games could have exclusivity tied to it.

This will be a 10 year game for sure. People will be playing/talking about this game for the next decade. The amount of stuff to do appears to be incredible.

I'll gladly go back to this gem!

This showcase definitely didn't sell me on a Playstation 5, and with the dearth of multiplats i saw at that show I know i'll be fed on my xbox. I can revisit the ps5 conversation next year but i certainly wasn't sold on playstations upcoming slate.

All this showcase did was convince me why i don’t need a playstation. I’ll happily play the games that actually looked interesting elsewhere …

ok, those look dope.

I'm glad that Microsoft is able to give us these showcases to show upcoming games, drop games on the regular this year, and also expand the portfolio of xbox with acquisitions all that the same time. Keep it up, Phil!

Another feather in the cap.

@Kaloudz I miss those. JRPGs, specifically, I look for those books but they just dont make em. Everything is an online guide, now. I like what Dark Horse does with that hardcover ones (BOTW was the last one i got) but those are few and far between these days.

@EvilSilentFrame Correct, because that would devalue COD and the brand of their ecosystem, hence why they keep minecraft up to snuff on all platforms. Since they are so versed in making console/pc/cloud moving forward and have been since all games started going day and date on PC they aren't going to jeopardize that.

@Widey85 Was thinking the same thing.

I wonder if he saw that Last of Us PC port ...

Well, that's a poser Sony.

@Kaloudz Yup! Just throw an elixir and it's all over.

@blockfight that's been me since you could install games on the 360. I have at max 3 games installed at a time, and one is usually a preload from game pass. I play 1 game at a time, uninstall, and move on. Have never needed even the full 500gb much less 1TB.

@Kaloudz Yes. One thing i remember Sakaguchi saying "heard it in an interview long ago" is that Final Fantasy is meant to be beaten, so even if you don't know the systems all that well, if you grind youll be come powerful enough over time to just brute force your way around the game, essentially creating your own difficulty. You'll see those notorious "level 1" playthroughs on older FFs where they dont gain any levels and just try to make it as difficult as possible.
I personally love standard level in games like that where you create your own challenge, or can become a god if you so choose by simply putting in the time.

@Kaloudz The absolute best thing about that era of JRPGS (specifically Square ones) is that they arent the 70 hours slogs that alot of jrpgs are today. I think that is just too long and much prefer the 25-30 or so hours it takes for those types of games.

I can usually do most stuff on FF 4 and 6 in 20 or so, so perfect length IMO but since you wont know those games inside and out id bet more on the 25-35 range depending your speed.

Wonder if these developers have problems with the switch, seeing as this game is coming on there as well.

Not a peep.

If you can scale for PC and have multiple variables there, if the work is put in, you can optimize for Series S as well.

@Kaloudz i would wait for the switch port honestly, which it looks like it will be releasing VERY soon. I dont think touch controls on a phone would do it justice. Dont think it has controller support. 4 and 6 are the two ill spend the most time with. Those games are timeless.

@Kaloudz i’ve always been of the mind that ff6 is the absolute best in the series & ff7 is the most important in the series due to taking the series to new audiences and bringing it mainstream. Its natural that since its your first it might be pretty hard to top, and it is my second favorite and in my top 5 games of all time. 9 (even tho its the highest rated) still doesnt get talked about enough and is my 3rd favorite. I love that game. Ff6 is old now but the 16 bit era holds up so well with the ATB combat system and the sprites on top of the hand-drawn/pre-rendered backgrounds. Id put the story and character development far above any other FF. Its incredible. I know that game inside and out.

@Kaloudz you are in for a treat my friend. FF1-6 (specifically 4, 5, and especially 6) is PEAK Square IMO. Having played every Final Fantasy from around the time it released FF6 is my favorite game of all time and this is when Square was the gold standard for JRPS in the 90s. I feel once Sakaguchi left and they merged with Enix they are a shell of their former selves and not the bar that they used to be. I will be neck deep in the Pixel Remaster day one and I can't wait.

@Kaloudz i cant WAIT for that pixel remaster! I'll be getting it on the switch but would love an xbox port. I fully expect that collection to "not meet expectations" no matter where it goes. I played this specific game and really enjoyed it, so not too bummed it isn't coming to xbox, but it didn't sell particularly well on the switch so I'm not so sure the low sales make sense in this case as to not bring it to xbox. Just don't think they really care. But they can't sell us NFTs at least!

@HarmanSmith funny enough, i may have been talking about the 369 manifestation method, which apparently is a thing. I may be on to something!

@NEStalgia now you're just poking the bear!

@Kaloudz whoops. Slippery fingers lol

@Kaloudz yup. it's the best deal in gaming and it definitively expanded my gaming horizon. If game pass didn't exist i'd play way fewer games and experience less unique experiences than i do now. Best thing to happen to the brand since the 360 days.

@Kaloudz and the dog saves the day!

I've had my eye on Planet of Lana for years. Looks like an emotional ride ...

@Kaloudz just got past the big fish in the lake on 4 right now. Helluva entrance!

@Kaloudz i only ever played RE2 when i was younger on ps1 (bought it on a whim, don't remember ever buying it because of advertising or anything) and I played the original years after that. I did play RE5 around the time it was new with a friend (I really enjoyed that game, actually) and played both 7 and 8 about a year after they came out and waited for a price drop. This is the first RE game I've bought new. I also played Revelations on the 3ds. 2 is still the best one IMO.

Quite a list! Forgot about DI2.

@Green-Bandit yup, plus there are surely game pass drops we dont know about. And I can't WAIT for the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection to drop (FF1-6 are my childhood). Sadly, not on xbox but I'll be copping that on switch. So much to play!

@Fenbops I don't think some people realize you can see their comment history on their profile. There are certain posters I question why they even come here, and clearly act fake and outlandish for clout. Just comes off as fake, too wrapped up in this stuff.

@Kaloudz I am! currently enjoying RE4 right now. Never played the original so loving these RE remakes. I only ever played 2 and 5 before 7 and 8 so playing all these remakes has me appreciating the series more.

@Green-Bandit yup, indeed. Playing RE4 right now, then GhostWire in April, then Redfall early May followed by Zelda. So many games coming up that will suck up all my time.