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@Isolte Samsung and now LG apparently. I have an LGC1 but not sure if it’s just the newer ones. But yea it’s definitely making people more aware of it - but at a time where they may now no longer need it. Going to be interesting to see it all play out, even if i’m not liking it.

@Isolte yea numbers should be better but Xbox is stacking the hell out of Playstation’s 2025 so much so that gamepass might cross PS players minds at some point;

At least: Indiana Jones, Forza Horizon 5, Doom TDA, COD whatever, The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4.

Plus probably Halo MCC, Age of Empires 2 and Flight Sim.

It adds up for sure.

@Fiendish-Beaver it does matter 100%. But it’s basically done at this point. Every new release will be on Playstation (even after a small delay like we will see with Avowed and South of Midnight). We all just need to wrap our heads round it.

I personally don’t like it. It’s a privileged point of view but I love the idea of buying each of the big 3 and enjoying each of their exclusives. If all the games are on one console, that to me is - lot less exciting.

Going to be a sad day when PureXbox gets merged with TimeExtension.

Also I just want to say that I think what really is pissing me off is Phil’s attitude in those recent interviews. He is acting like they have always been multiplatform and people should be ashamed of questioning the approach (like Destin did with Starfield). But it’s their own comments that made people confused in the first place. “Don’t take this as a sign that everything is going, it’s not”. Etc. Now he is acting like this has always been their value.

For anyone who says they don’t care - just remember that when PureXbox shuts down because PushSquare and NintendoLife will be covering the same content for the same exact games.

All Destin or Parris needed to ask was “Will Xbox have any intentional exclusives going forward” and if the answer was No then there you go. But instead they frame it in a way that is so easy for Phil to answer, and gives us no information. At least Destin asked about Starfield specifically.

@Sifi how is that better? It’s the same thing.

I think it’s a bad thing but i’m at a point now where it’s time to sit back and just enjoy (okay perhaps not enjoy) the craziness of what is about to happen. Xbox wants to self destruct then whatever - unless they know something we don’t.

Clearly more and more internal studios wanted to release Multiplatform. I wonder if Playstation Studios are going to see Xbox dominate the charts and wish they could be Multiplatform too. E.g. could Insomniac be unhappy if Sony always says no?

And now more and more spending on Playstation will actually be on Xbox games, how much consumer cash will be left over for things like Ghost of Yotei?

I really am interested in how Sony feels about all this. Like it’s good for them but there will definitely be some concerns. It’s more competition on their own platform.

Either way though I do think this should never have happened and people just want it for the drama and to have great games on their Playstation. Short term wins but massive damage to the industry (in my opinion).

@HonestHick I agree with you (and I stick up for Xbox too!).

Imagine if Xbox wasn’t mentioned on PushSquare. It would actually be crickets. But it is. All of the industry conversation seems to involve Xbox. But if you mention Playstation out of place people get a little upset.

There has to be concern at Playstation (and its shareholders) looking at this green tidal wave heading towards them. Since every Playstation player seems to want to play Xbox games on their “Pro” that they all seem to have; will they have any money left for actual Playstation Studios games? Indiana Jones, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, Doom The Dark Ages, COD, etc it all adds up.

Either way what an awesome showcase (as usual!). I’ve been so interested in South of Midnight since that first trailer. Can’t wait!

@Meehanuk_1987 came to say the same thing - feels like they might be writing themselves out of a job. 😕

@BacklogBrad it’s a positive for the Xbox-as-a-game-publisher brand. But not for them as an ecosystem or a platform holder.

I really think Halo & Gears shouldn’t go over but I know i’m in the minority. There is no going back from that.

The Developer_Direct really seems like the wrong place for these. It’s great they are coming to Xbox - but the direct is to deep dive into the actual studios making the games and discussing their approach. That seems odd to do with games that have already come out (albeit on other platforms).

I still think the Playstation part of the deal is a bad idea - they will use their 30% for some more exclusives. But Switch 2 okay that would be cool.

But this was all rumoured last year too so 🤷‍♂️.

They could always sell off some IP instead of the whole company. Splinter Cell? Rayman?

I guess that wouldn’t be enough to save them.

This looks like Season 4 of Umbrella Academy

It’s The Behemoth with Castle Crashers II.

Was my GOTY. Shame it wasn’t out in time for Geoff Keighley’s event but im sure he would have overlooked it.

As more and more handhelds (be it Playstation or Xbox) come out, the thing that won’t be compatible with them is your physical collection.

So whilst Xbox is by far the worst for physical; I do think they are preparing people to have a digital library ready for the handheld(s) when it hits.

That said I enjoy physical media too.

Finished the story in Indiana Jones; started Dredge and also started Total War: Warhammer III which i’m getting into (on the Xbox store for the achievements of course).

However good this ends up being, I hope Rare switch up to some smaller games after this. Between Rare and Double Fine the creative AA games should be off the charts.

Merry xmas to the staff and also the community here. Always been one of my favs and most frequented sites.

I enjoy these lists. Crazy that there is also support studios like High Moon and Beenox not mentioned on top of all that.

Also i’m pretty sure Wolfenstein III was confirmed (however this was from 6 years ago…)https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/bethesda-wolfenstein-iii-still-single-player-1202942199/

I don’t get it. There has been 3 main consoles basically since SEGA did a “Microsoft” and gave up. I’m sure it could carry on but guess seems like no one wants it to. Maybe i’m stuck in the past but I love the choice as it is.

I kind wanted it to go through (from a gaming perspective only) to shake things up a bit and maybe make Xbox question themselves (unlikely of course). But then i’m not big on FromSoftware.

I do feel like this website should be called PureJez or PureCorden.

I like him but he has been wrong plenty of times before so his insider is inconsistent at best.

@Jenkinss I haven’t played that game specifically. But this is the unsung hero of Gamepass - having access to the exact same library of multiplayer games as your friends.

For me i’ve always bought games but my friends don’t spend nearly as much. So a lot of the time I would have a game but no one to play multiplayer with. But Gamepass means we all have access. So good.

Since the map itself isn’t licensed - it would be cool to see it get placed as an expansion in 5! Except of course that will get delisted at some point too.

And yes any PS players who skipped this waiting for the #fullslate just missed out on one of the best racing games of all time.

@somnambulance Yea I enjoyed it but not enough to play the cheap prequel. But it was quite memorable.

Carrion though is 🔥

Carrion is awesome but i’m sure I played both that and Road 96 on Gamepass in the past. I think they are repeats.

Xbox’s 2025 lineup is currently:

Avowed
South of Midnight
Doom: The Dark Ages
Fable
The Outer Worlds 2
Call of Duty 2025

That is insane. Fable is getting bumped to 2026 isn’t it?

Still none of the Total War games 😭

Castle Crashers II confirmed!

I’m really excited for both of these. But yea South of Midnight looks like it could be really special (let’s hope!).

Party Animals leaving Gamepass 31/12

https://x.com/party_animals/status/1863070522507964843?s=46&t=RZD8eqRuj7JRII0QVXd-fg

Surely then everything is not an Xbox if you can’t control the finances?

@VisitingComet1 the old guy got ported to Playstation

@OldGamer999 that actually makes a good point that someone could call Xbox customer services about one of the “this is an Xbox” devices and they would have to tell them that it’s… not an Xbox 😱🤯

Whilst people are overreacting to the joke; I do think it sucks that someone at Xbox thinks they are joking around with Geoff Keighley in particular. That guy laughs at Xbox, not with them. But Xbox keeps going back for more.

The launch games which were underrated (Ryse/Dead Rising 3) and that 2015 backwards compatibility announcement with Rare Replay. Chills!

@Dalamar73 it might be that, comparative to the Series X; but I swear it wasn’t this slow back when I used it heavily.

Anyway played through Samurai Warriors 2, Xtreme Legends and most of Saw this year on 360 and they were all working great.

@themightyant I actually have an amazing experience playing the games still this year on it. However, lack of dashboarding/quick resume obviously sucks.

And the actual dashboard of my 360 is the slowest thing in the world. Does anyone else have this? Like it’s so slow, and then it finally gets to the game you want and then it’s absolutely fine.

@Decimateh Yea definitely. I just went with the 2025 dated games. I like Ghost of Tsushima but people really are “anticipating” a sequel to that over something like South of Midnight or seeing a reboot to the dormant Fable.

Not in the Game Awards most anticipated. Neither is Doom or South of Midnight, of course.

Couldn’t have that could we Geoff?

@TeiGekiLord welcome to like 6 comments ago. That’s what i’m saying. They are being thick.

@TeiGekiLord is it that hard to read what I wrote? If you want me to say MS are scummy then ok they are scummy.

Are Playstation helping Xbox become more scummy? No, because that would be thick.

Are Xbox helping Playstation become more scummy? Yes. 🤷‍♂️

@TeiGekiLord yea MS aren’t saints but you’re missing my point. They are doing that themselves and earning the money themselves. The revenue from Xbox ports on Playstation is basically Xbox handing Playstation funding to screw over Xbox. It’s a different thing. I’m saying they should stop encouraging that.

Playstation are scummy but their own success is their own success.

@Sol4ris as well as slipping cheques to keep more games like Black Myth and Stellar Blade off of Xbox. Phil explained that in court. It’s literally happening and will continue to happen.

Playstation investing in their First Party studios and keeping them exclusive is all well and good. It’s the third party deals that are BS.

I don’t have an issue with the play anywhere marketing. I think it’s actually good. I don’t even have an issue with porting to Nintendo.

My issue is specifically with Playstation and here is why:

Phil Spencer already acknowledged that Playstation would use revenue from games on their system, such as Sea of Thieves or Indiana Jones, to fund more timed and permanent exclusives.

It’s as simple as that.

Making games available to more people isn’t spitting on Xbox fans. But knowing that Playstation will do the above, and then continuing to give them ports to help fund that, is pretty disrespectful.

If Halo goes to Playstation and sells really well. What do you think PlayStation is going to do with that money?

Infinite Wealth is incredible and neck and neck with Balatro for my GOTY but not sure Free Play Days is enough to get through it! (Might be for someone though 🤷‍♂️). It’s also like the 10th chronological game so if you don’t know what to expect it’s also not the best place to start.

The fact everyone seems to miss is that, where possible, Microsoft wants parity between PC and console gamepass. So when they release these games they will come to both.

That means re-working old CODs for the Microsoft Store on PC etc. Including the 360 ones!

If Sony had actually published this they would be benefitting from it but now they get no benefit and it’s on Xbox anyway. Should have got there first but 🤷‍♂️

Someone please check on Geoff Keighley.