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@Kaloudz if it was guaranteed i’m not sure why Xbox’s logo and Gamepass wouldn’t have been plastered all over it. I still think it will be though but with licensed games you never know.

@OldGamer999 well supposedly they renegotiated their Indiana Jones deal. It may be as simple as… this deal isn’t finalised now. Perhaps Xbox is trying to get exclusivity and Gamepass.

@Kaloudz This is Arkane Lyon, not Arkane Austin. But yea I am concerned there was no Xbox logo on it at all; and no Gamepass either. Perhaps it’s just the way the license works with Disney.

Problem with Steam reviews is you get someone saying “worst game of the year, 10/10” and recommends it.

Such a waste of time. Also things like “you can pet a cat 11/10”. Just ***** internet things.

Finished Dead Space last month, but picked up Wild Hearts for that price. Crazy deals really. Tbh I thought it was an error…

Looks good to me. Can’t get excited about something so far away. But it’s very good looking and it’s in Vice City. Looks cool!

Not sure what people expected. It looks like a modern GTA. Nothing mindblowing but still AAA.

Can’t wait for Fridge Pass where for your sub you get new food each month. But then they take some away too which sucks. But at least you get to try a lot of the new food that comes out unlike the competitor’s version where it’s just old stuff. Good stuff but old stuff. You’ve had it before.

@OldGamer999 or even better, Gears of War 6 🤤

Between Alpha Dog, King, Digital Legends and Solid State Studios, as well as their third party published titles; it makes sense to have one. But no point if they are going to shut each game down after a year!

Not going to lie, I was tempted.

If it’s on Playstation, would I get Trophies or would I get Achievements? Both at the same time would probably splat my insides with dopamine.

But seriously don’t do this Xbox, just… be yourself.

Ho Travelers! The beauty of Gamepass is, I got to co-op Remnant From The Ashes with 2 of my friends who don’t really buy games. But I convinced them to check it out with me and we all loved it. So now hopefully we can do it again with the 2nd game. Awesome news to me personally.

I’ve said this since the acquisition was announced. Surely there are new options for BC that open up because of this deal. If not Tony Hawks (since that itself has an external license I guess), then at least Wolfenstein 2009, and the Crash and Spyro games.

However since most games that are BC end up getting remasters, I can understand if Xbox feels it’s a little pointless now. Unfortunately.

1943 was awesome back on XBLA. Great fun and launched for only like £10 too at the time. Rip.

Ryse and Dead Rising 3. I actually really liked the launch lineup. Black Flag in 3rd.

@themightyant to be fair they are hiring for Sea of Thieves also; which released in 2018! So doesn’t mean too much; other than the fact that the game still exists (which is good to know).

That being said I don’t see it as a 2024 game. I feel like 2025 is the due date for a lot of these projects; Everwild, Perfect Dark, Fable, South of Midnight, Clockwork Revolution etc (maybe Gears 6) but they will space them out.

This has probably been the most generous reward scheme i have been a part of. Ive redeemed so many £5, £10, £25 giftcards it’s crazy. You also get more points back when you use them.

So yea. This sucks a lot.

Interesting! Good luck to her on the move. Gears has been one of Xbox’s rocks so appreciate all the good work she did for The Coalition.

I gave it a 9. Awesome as always; gameplay is top notch. The story is below average for the series I guess so knocked it down. But WOW that ending was emotional. I don’t usually cry at games but this was getting me good.

Got the 1000gs in about 17hours in-game time. Played on standard difficulty.

I ordered the seagate 1tb a couple of days ago (at this price) but is the WD better? Or same same?

@Banjo- i’m excited for those 3 as well but we really have to hope they are cut free from the COD train. Wish ABK didn’t merge Vicarious Visions too what a shame.

Midnight Suns, Sonic Frontiers, Persona 5 and One Piece Odyssey in my basket. help.

Also XIII but thats a guilty pleasure for £4.18

@Mephisto2869 lol that escalated quickly; guess I touched a nerve? Sorry for upsetting you.

I said “about what” as in about what games specifically? If LocquaciousB was talking about Diablo and Cod; and I was talking about HiFi Rush and Redfall… what was your comment about. It’s quite simple… but nevermind.

@LoquaciousB they did the same with Hi-Fi Rush (“xbox had nothing to do with it”) and Redfall (“all xbox’s fault”).

@themightyant of course yea the article focuses on exclusives and they make up a big part of the console experience. But just a general look at the Series X, three years into its life span, as a standalone thing. It’s awesome. If you wanna play the new Spiderman or Mario or Final Fantasy game you are out of luck but almost everything else is there.

Everyone debating over how Xbox can catch Playstation in sales; but being in third place in sales doesn’t mean an individual can’t have an incredible time with it. The amount of games I have played shows how good a console it is, especially those played on Gamepass. In a world where everything is super expensive and I have a LOT of outgoing costs; Xbox is the most affordable one of the three and lets me play games all year round for the same price as one PS Studios game. Already a good few hours in to Like A Dragon Gaiden, for example.

Also I know most don’t agree but I much prefer Xbox’s IPs to Playstations and that is not even including Zenimax and ABK.

Since exclusives are so important; I do have hope that Xbox can provide a solid catalogue for the rest of the generation (and beyond). Almost every game announced I am excited for (still never got into State of Decay though…).

My issue with this generation is the lack of new IPs. 2006-2009 was the height of all that: Dead Rising, Assassins Creed, Gears of War, Borderlands, the reinvention of Fallout, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Dragon Age etc. Thats what I want to see happen again.

£399.99 for the Diablo bundle at smyths.

What a great day. Interested in all 3. Dungeon Keeper 1 is in my top 5 all time favourite games. I have tried the “Dungeons” games before and they aren’t quite the same - that goes to War for the Overworld. But maybe 4 is different. I will try it.

Like A Dragon is up first though. Very excited for that as a taster before Infinite Wealth. Got it downloading at the moment; who cares is I keep freezing on my teams meetings?

And Wild Hearts looks good to get to eventually. I really need to give EA play more love before the deal expires. Only EA game I have played as part of GPU is Dead Space.

Excited for the “crunchy” RPG of this game. Having just finished Deathloop recently it’s actually reminding me of that more than Bioshock or anything.

@MaccaMUFC I wonder that too. I guess this way they 100% keep the IP but I would assume they could sell the studio without the IP if they wanted to.

If it’s for sale then yes please Xbox!

I saw this post earlier and immediately set it up. However logging into the actual xbox with it is a pain? I hope it keeps me logged in and it was just because I changed the password at the same time. Also i checked my login history and between the US and Germany it seems everyone wants to have a go at my password every 15 minutes or so. Quite scary actually.

My account is about to be 18 years old 😮

Damn just found out Ubisoft London shut a couple months ago. I had an interview with them this time last year. They promised they would get back to me either way. Still waiting.

The entire Yakuza storyline has been incredible. If anyone wants to get into them but is intimidated by the time sink - there is always the option to just blast through the main story and ignore the side content. Sure you would be missing out on what makes these games stand out; but the story would still be awesome. I basically did that for 3, 4 & 5 as the gameplay has aged a bit on those 3. Got the 1000gs in 6 and Like a Dragon though .

The problem is; Yakuza 0 is the best starting point but man the first chapter or so of that game is a slog. If you can persevere then the story is so rewarding. I love it. Only games I haven’t completed now are Ishin and Lost Judgment but going straight into this as soon as it hits Gamepass. And very excited for Infinite Wealth.

@Mephisto2869 that would be horrible for consumers. Let’s hope that never happens (though it’s possibly heading that way in the distant future).

@grumblevolcano depending on budget they could be counting Flight Sim 2024 in next years, replacing FH6.

This doesn’t affect me directly but I do recommend kicking off to Microsoft. Hopefully they can either backtrack or extend the timeframe so they can license more third parties.

@CHAOSbutler117 thanks 👍

Is Alan Wake 2 as scary as Dead Space? I’m playing through Dead Space at the moment and i’m thinking if I can get through this then Alan Wake won’t be as bad. I played through AW1 back in 2011 and don’t actually remember it being that scary but I get that this is different.

Xbox really do show up when it comes to conventions and shows etc. As someone who misses E3 and all that; it’s nice to see their continued presence throughout the year (even if it’s not World Premiere announcements all the time).

Finally. About time Xbox actually marketed outside of social media and their showcases. Go big!

@themightyant ah okay interesting. Assuming Deathloop and Ghostwire are the same then; so perhaps this won’t ever get it.

@themightyant I always assumed Minecraft has it too? Still just would be quite a sight on Call of Duty.

@Mephisto2869 and roughly 70% of each of those sales will go to Microsoft; that puts them in a great position!

I wonder if the game will have the Xbox logo anywhere in it. Or if it was too late for that. For parity reasons it needs to be there.

@GeeEssEff fair enough. And it definitely is no Elder Scrolls. But yea I was just curious about how many hours people expect to get out of their games. Like when I see people saying they played through a game’s campaign once and then never touched it again and see that as a disappointment…. But that is pretty much how I play all games these days as there are so many.

I took a break from Starfield after about 40ish hours to finish off some other games and it’s next for me to go back to.

@GeeEssEff not questioning your disappointment; but 50 hours is pretty good going surely? Very few games have kept my attention much longer than that!

@GamingFan4Lyf I agree about the scoring. All Sony has to do is put one tear-jerker moment in their cutscenes and they will get a higher metacritic score. Also a linear cinematic game is using a lot less complicated systems than something like Starfield; so can be polished to a different degree.

I remember back on PS2 most of my fun was through games like the Dynasty Warriors series. Which always got trashed review-score-wise but I loved it and bought every single one because to me it was fun. Somehow people are just more obsessed with scores these days. We are all so dialled in it’s crazy. I have had more fun with Starfield and Hi-Fi Rush than anything else this year. Their Metacritics are in the 80s; I played them as part of my subscription and loved them. Late last year I bought God of War Ragnarok and got extremely bored I dropped it after 7 hours even after spending £50 on it. That got a 94. I also dropped The Last of Us Part 1 after a couple of hours as it was even more boring. I’m starting to think what makes these games a 90+ is not what I want from a game. The whole system just seems to skew in favour of PS.

In October I have finished 3 games; Hi-Fi Rush, Ghostwire Tokyo and Deathloop. All first party and all on Gamepass. If you want awesome single-player experiences they are there. I feel like Xbox will keep Zenimax as their single-player dominant arm (perhaps especially after Redfall which I still need to play) and mostly exclusive. ABK will be their (mostly) multiplatform arm and XGS will carry on being rooted in their old IPs and games of all different sizes and scales (where you get things like Minecraft Legends, Sea of Thieves, and Pentiment).

I loved the first game back as a my-first-soulslike so will be keeping an eye on this one. I guess it has multiplayer then (hence the crossplay)….

Shout out to Hi-Fi Rush. Glad it got remembered. My top 3 of the year are probably Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush and Final Fantasy XVI. Need to finish Pikmin 4 but I expect that will be up there too. Not played Baldur’s Gate 3 or Spiderman 2 yet.

I have it forgot about it though! I have the controller too of course.