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@Fiendish-Beaver I'll share what I said to another user in the roundup comments section:

With The Outer Worlds 2, we're only going to be doing our early impressions: https://www.purexbox.com/previews/hands-on-is-the-outer-worlds-2-obsidians-third-xbox-success-of-the-year

Fraser is off on a much-deserved holiday right now, and aside from having Liam come in and do our Ninja Gaiden 4 review, I'm holding down the fort on my own at the minute. I'd have loved to play more TOW2, but there's simply not enough time in the day 😩

That said, I think we've been doing pretty good on the review front as of late for such a small team!

@awp69 With The Outer Worlds 2, we're only going to be doing our early impressions: https://www.purexbox.com/previews/hands-on-is-the-outer-worlds-2-obsidians-third-xbox-success-of-the-year

Fraser is off on a much-deserved holiday right now, and aside from having Liam come in and do our Ninja Gaiden 4 review, I'm holding down the fort on my own at the minute. I'd have loved to play more TOW2, but there's simply not enough time in the day 😩

That said, I think we've been doing pretty good on the review front as of late for such a small team!

@hisownsidekick at least I didn't typo that 🤣

@themightyant Hopefully! They're taking their time with the next DLC so I hope it satiates the fans... wishful thinking 😅

@themightyant 😆

@somnambulance South of Midnight wants a word 👀

@themightyant Yep, and PC Game Pass of course. We're still figuring out the best way to cover XGP updates now after all the changes - it's probably best we start detailing the tiers as well then, right?
We'll try and be as clear as possible moving forward!

@TDHorizon Yeah that could be the way. I'd be okay with that too, a big enough overhaul technically but that original DNA intact.

@Fiendish-Beaver I highly doubt it'll be like Gears Reloaded. That simply exists because Ultimate Edition existed and it was a cheap and easy way to get PS5 players into the fold...
Halo: Combat Evolved hasn't had a proper remaster job since the Xbox 360 version so it'll need a much bigger update. All the rumours so far seem to suggest it'll be more of a remake, so, I wouldn't expect it to be free for existing owners either.
Will they go full RE Remake? Who knows, but I'm very curious to see it!

@Trmn8r Yep. We can't speak for what goes on behind the scenes but you can't argue with that resume!

@Feffster My apologies, it's working via the Xbox mobile app (which is how I usually install games), but I didn't try searching directly on console!
For some reason searching on console seems bugged with this game, but if you install via the app you can get it downloaded right now (and let's hope it works fine on launch and doesn't ask for some magical Game Pass upgrade 😅)

@ElectricWizard Thanks!
The italics thing is probably just me, I like to try and use them for emphasis. I'll try and calm down 🤣

@somnambulance We've just been saying in the office that 2030 might be around when we actually want/need these things 😅

@themightyant Yeah, that's how SBMM should work in theory. The issue with COD's implementation is it was more a yo-yo where you went from sweat lobbies that were too difficult, to noobs where you'd do well; back and forth.
I'd much rather skill not really be considered and just get a more random experience, it's just more fun that way IMO.

@AccessibleDaydream Our audience is more into the variety of Game Pass and such than stuff like COD. I'm a sucker that still plays it every year but we typically don't get that much engagement 😅

@Gabrie The CPUs are much, much weaker in last-gen consoles.
It does feel like we're not seeing that in practice as you say, but that's maybe because much of the industry is still in this cross-gen, possibly think about Nintendo development environment?
One day it'd be nice to see current-gen properly taken advantage of 😅

@beltmenot You'll have to download the base game + campaign pack. It won't be 200GB but likely 60-70 odd.

Edited Brutal Legend to '09! Got my wires crossed there...

@Coletrain We're covering that on the site shortly...

@Decimateh should be 👀

@Tdx To be fair, it's a pretty massive month in general. If you choose any month to up your sub price, one with Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2 and Double Fine's next game all launching day one is probably the one to do it.

@themightyant I agree on Gears, but I still think this was probably the right move.
TC's Gears games are solid and we all know how hard it seems to be for Xbox to spin up new IP...

@RetroMan71 Me too! BF6 should be crackin' 😁

@Kaloudz No it doesn't get day one releases. But, Microsoft has cleared things up and said basically aside from COD, all of their first party games will go on Premium within a year of release.
And personally, I think that's a better option than paying double the price 🤷

@LeonR They haven't fully clarified that. MS has basically said that everything other than COD moves to Premium within a year, and have left the door open for COD.
It could be just after a year, it could be whenever they feel like it. My guess would be the latter.

By the way, this article isn't me justifying Xbox's GPU price hike...
I'm merely saying that with that in mind, Premium is looking like an attractive option, and the tier has been tightened up a good chunk since it was introduced as Standard - loads of games added, clarity on when Xbox exclusives go in the library etc.

@GamerScore200K To be fair, it's 30 dollars not 30 quid. £22.99 in the UK...
Regardless, I agree, GPU is out of my price bracket now. The extras just aren't worth it for what I use the service for - as I've said elsewhere on PX, I think premium looks the best option now.

@SoKarma I notice Grounded 1 is in the 2022 section and it actually came out in 2020 for early access, so maybe Grounded 2 will be added when it goes 1.0?
Probably should be on there anyway, mind.

@Coletrain Yeah, it's disappointing but unfortunately it's not a new thing. It's just that recently there's been a string of high profile games that have suffered from it.
I hope you all enjoyed the review anyway and won't mind if we have to turn to PC or PS5 at times to get the process started 🙏

This is getting ridiculous! Honestly, people are going to be priced out of anything but free mobile gaming at this rate...
Hey, at least early adopters were finally rewarded this gen 😄

@Echtzeit The whole generation as far as I'm aware?
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2020/10/halo_the_master_chief_collection_to_receive_120fps_upgrade_on_xbox_series_xs

@Tasuki We won't be reviewing Borderlands 4 at Pure Xbox.
No outlets got console code before launch, and considering the site is predominantly Fraser and I at the moment, we don't have the capacity to review such a big game post-launch.
We always do our best to cover things that are more manageable and/or have a good review lead time.

@AndrosTheGeeklyGrind The headline says 'Xbox Game Pass helps...' - if Dead Island 2 has been on Game Pass for over a year, how would the service have not helped to the 20 million milestone?
Just because the developer doesn't outright mention XGP doesn't mean we're not being factual. It's our job to give the news a unique spin and stand out , especially with an Xbox-related angle.

@yeaman I know it's maybe a bit redundant, but something where they did more 1 to 1 movie scenes would have been cool to me like the Lost Ark example...
Wolfenstein 2 had this 'Freedom Chronicles' DLC where it was short, separate episodes - I'd have loved that where they just picked a few of the movie series' most iconic scenes.

Borderlands 3 has been removed from the table, my bad, it's been a busy few weeks and it slipped my mind that it'd left!
2K really don't like their games sticking around on XGP...

Glad we're seeing some success with the mobile app!

@Fishticon I believe they're slightly different and based on Gears Ultimate Edition. These have slightly different backgrounds and even the omen is a little different.

@awp69 This was just down to it being Gamescom week unfortunately. The day before it launched Xbox did some surprise XGP drops so we didn't cover it thinking there might be more - and then the week got away from us.
We'll see if anything crops up for it this week that's worth covering, glad folks are enjoying it though!

@Tuloom Google is your friend:
Dictionary
niggly
adjective
1.
causing slight but persistent discomfort or anxiety.
"he has had a niggly injury which he is now over"
2.
denoting or engaging in trivial or irritating criticism.
"we get very niggly with each other"

@Fiendish-Beaver I'll do my best! At the minute I'm busy with another upcoming Xbox title so I shall see how next week goes

@BaldB3lper78 You're not being dumb it is a little confusing! This device (or pair of devices) will play downloaded games - but those will essentially be PC games like a Steam Deck can play.
Microsoft is then advertising that you can play 'console' games from the cloud, but of course, most of those games are also native on PC and will play from a download on the Ally.

@GeeEssEff Yeah I could see that. I suppose MS probably just lumped it all together as 'Nintendo', hoping that Switch 2 would be strong enough.
Hopefully once the initial launch has come and gone we see a Switch 2 version, and hopefully parity in future years.

@GeeEssEff to be fair, it would have been nigh-on impossible to get the current cod engine running on Switch without massive cutbacks.
I think it'll come to Switch 2, this November just might be too short a turnaround.

@Kaloudz If you look at the shadows and the distant trees there's a difference 😄
I think the upgrade is also just for better stability and those res/fps improvements.

@Fiendish-Beaver Yep, hopefully we know officially soon! Personally I'd love a big Developer Direct blowout for E-Day ☺️

@Fiendish-Beaver I think it will be all quiet on E-Day until next year tbh. Likely Developer Direct or even the summer showcase if they want to focus on new reveals at DD.

Gamescom is looking good though, and it's right around the launch of Gears: Reloaded too...

@GeeEssEff Well, it's weird because retailers seem to only have the deluxe versions listed for Xbox. For instance, when you look for either game on Amazon UK, it's only the PS5 that has a standard edition listing.
Hopefully this move to a disc means that Xbox will be getting standard editions as well.

@Simu001 Yep. Word is that they have 'plans' for an offline mode but I'd suspect that won't come until after they've done updating the game.

@Tasuki Yeah, they probably will. Although I'm not sure how we're supposed to have a crystal ball or a time machine to go find out...
These are their lowest prices up to this point.

@Fiendish-Beaver Just access to them for the next couple weeks. All you get to keep is "all the currencies, gear, Title, Triumphs, and cosmetics" earned when playing them.