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@GuyinPA75 They should have never gone live service with the latest one. They should have simply made a proper Forza 8.

I thought it looked great before with the One X enhancement but the improved frame rate really does make a difference.

That screen sort of reminds me of the Dreamcast controller, that VMU screen was a pretty cool gimmick for it's time, but I know this will only support some basic features, not really working with the games like that did.

Xbox used to feel so promising, sucks what it's become. Funny how this was disappointing back in it's day but by now it feels like more like a hidden gem classic.

@xboxjapanfan I think I will always call the Xbox One the most underrated and unfairly hated console of all time. Helps how I also consider the PS4 one of the most overrated consoles of all time, not that I don't like it, just that I think it was held up as something far greater than I ever thought of it as. Always loved the Xbox One's focus on backwards compatibility and it's HDMI pass-through, a unique feature for consoles I wish became standard.

Nice try Fortnite but it will take more than a zombie show to get me interested.

Arguably the worst zombie mode in this franchise is the game's only highlight. What a joke!

Infinite has easily been the worst Halo. I didn't even bother buying it, the only Halo game I don't own, played it on Game Pass while I had a subscription and the campaign just didn't do anything for me. Multiplayer scene couldn't appeal to me either. Not surprised it's been somewhat of a failure, I don't even care about this franchise anymore. Sticking to MCC as the go-to for Halo if I am ever in the mood.

@xboxjapanfan Yeah that has basically been my experience as well. I always felt like I was one of the few who genuinely preferred the Xbox One over the PS4, I had fun messing around with Kinect on both Xbox 360 and One, and I found the games Xbox was making to be genuinely appealing.

Feels like that all took a sharp nosedive this gen. I just don't like anything about the direction Xbox has gone in over the past few years, and even their games simply don't appeal to me at all anymore either. Same deal, they just feel far too politically influenced, like they are constantly trying to lecture me on the ideals of the dev team as opposed to giving me a truly immersive experience.

I just can't have any enthusiasm for this brand anymore, they are no longer doing anything that I find appealing and the management is clearly tone deaf.

I feel like I am one of the few people who genuinely preferred F1 24 but that's also likely because I'm a controller user. I played F1 25 and it felt like they went back to the sort of physics that 23 had that the hardcore wheel users preferred.

Well hopefully them taking a break on 26 means 27 will have the opportunity for something all-around better.

@Balaam_ That does make these controllers quite disturbing.

This is why I refuse to have any live service games on a portable. If it requires an active connection I am not interested.

This came off like some company rep desperately trying to assure everyone they definitely aren't going out of business while they clearly are. Seen it happen too many times with failing companies/brands.

Could Xbox management be more out of touch? This entire statement felt like they were working overtime sniffing their own farts out of wine glasses.

Steam Machine's audience is going to include most of Xbox's old audience.

Why would anyone want to develop for Xbox going forward?

Who cares, Xbox is ruined. 25 years is not an anniversary, it's how long the brand survived.

This is the console generation that has made me say enough is enough when it comes to home consoles.

Big news for the 3 or so people who still haven't bought or played GTAV yet.

@Gabrie Yeah it's true. I honestly believe my PS5 Pro will be the last traditional home console I will have. I will keep with Nintendo's Switch as it's a hybrid and I love their approach to handheld gaming, but going forward I just don't see myself wanting to stay with Sony or Microsoft next gen. Steam is just so much better right now it's crazy, they are so much more attractive when it comes to customer service and open platform access, not to mention online service.

I think RIP Xbox I already know what I will be replacing my consoles with going forward.

I don't even have any interest in anything Microsoft is doing anymore, I think Steam is such a better company, there is no comparison really. Like comparing someone who is usually nice to you to someone who is hostile and out to get you.

@Techno92LFC I wouldn't even want GT7 on Xbox anymore, but I would love to see it show up on PC.

I think Forza Motorsport 23 is just like the rest of the Xbox brand these days. By that I mean it seems like Microsoft has given up on it after they basically ruined it with awful, greedy, out of touch ideas.

So it's like, millennial high school simulator?

@Raffles Yeah I feel like the obsession with lighting and effects can become a real issue when it comes to performance optimization these days. I can go back to older games and with a high resolution and fast frame rate they can look just as good if not better in action compared to some of these latest games. It almost feels like devs are scrambling for a "wow" factor for screen shots and these games just never look that good while playing with the frame rate hit.

I'm on Core or Essential for now but I will probably just cancel when its finished early next year.

@You-come-to-me Yeah I really don't see the need for new consoles right now when the PS5 Pro is still relatively new and AAA games take so many years to release. It's like IMO this gen only relatively recently started getting good, heck PS5 Pro enhanced games are still a thing that only the latest and greatest releases seems to really support. I just can't see where all this desire for newer better more expensive hardware is coming from. Gains have never been harder to spot as well, seems like smooth 60fps became far more of a target than higher resolution/fancier graphics, where we only seem to be making "spot the difference" gains.

For once I simply have no desire for a next gen, especially right now.

This is the one thing Xbox seems to be good for these days, these AA PC ports.

Who knows if the studio will even last that long under EA's new ownership.

The funny thing about this is nobody is going to care by the end of 2026.

I don't think anyone has any faith in Xbox by this point.

Eventually Microsoft is going to see a sharp decline in Game Pass subscribers whenever their subscriptions expire and they will be in a panic.

@RetroMan71 Nah the site is still all messed up.

@Cakefish Yeah I hate the entire idea of being dependent upon streaming for gaming because in my experience internet services are simply not the sort of thing you can always depend upon.

I just tried going to xbox.com to check on something and it was refusing to load. Thought it was my ad blocker acting up but no, deleted the site cookies as well, nope, tried a different browser and accessing microsoft.com, still no go. Then I see how everyone else is complaining.

Microsoft just can't stop stacking L's lately it seems.

@Elbow Yeah I honestly hate how anyone brought that into here anyways. If you like that sort of political meme material great, but please keep it out of a gaming site like this (not that you're to blame).

@Elbow Since when did memes need anyone's approval?

This game has really become my favorite open world driving game as of lately, feels like the only one that isn't going for some completely arcadey approach with jumps, fireworks, and confetti all over the place.

They don't want to admit they screwed up. They ruined the studio and made the game live service only to quickly give up on keeping it up.

@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah Assetto Corsa was really dominated that community content scene so far, but this might have a chance if it brings that to consoles, the community scene of Assetto is only on PC.

@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah I see Rennsport as more of a community driven tool sort of game, I am sure the community content is going to be what makes it, but that will take some time to really develop. Project Motor Racing seems like more of the latest Project Cars 2 or Assetto Corsa Competizione sort of game.

Wow they did it, they actually followed through with doing something good for once. I am both astonished and pleased as I have been a fan of The Crew but always frustrated with the always-online requirements. That practice needs to come to an end, so many games that demand that don't seem to have any real need for it. Most of the time I would be fine with playing the games offline or even prefer them offline so I don't have to deal with other people and can just play the game in peace.

The Crew was always one of those games, seemed like most online interactions I had were obnoxious and took away from the immersion.

Racing games have been one of the few genres still peaking in this day and age and I love it.

@TheGameThrifter Yeah she does come off as a typical corporate climbing executive type, but Xbox seems to be full of people like that these days.

Guaranteed to be the console to make me ask: "why don't I just get a gaming PC and call it a day?"

Glad to see Nascar games back. Heat 4 was actually a surprisingly good game, made by the same people who make the World of Outlaws Dirt Racing games (excellent racing games for oval track). That said Heat 5 was a decline, and Nascar 21 Ignition is no joke one of the worst games I have ever played, just incredibly bad for what it should have been. Glad Motorsport Games is no longer around, that was just an awful studio. Excited to see iRacing take this over.

@BleedingDreamer This reminds me of when a big store chain is clearly going out of business, but corporate will never admit it, running every excuse they can, saying things like "we're changing distributors" as shelves become empty. Give it enough time and those businesses always go bankrupt and out of business before long.

The fact that they are desperately trying to deny this is happening speaks volumes about the current state of affairs over at Xbox. Clearly they don't want the brand to be declining the way it is, but there is no denying the evidence of the decline.