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@TakeItEasy Nice! I'm hopping back in with Season 4 for sure

@Kaloudz Aaron is basically saying Summer Game Fest has passed on the torch to Xbox for their show. They've been tagged in for the next showcase 😄

@LonelyMuthaShutYo yes

@ResiDanLeevil It doesn't really matter at all to be honest. Most of them are very loosely connected (Machine for Pigs was actually a different developer) but they're all in a different setting with a different lead character and such. I'd say play them in whatever order you fancy!

@Nightcrawler71 A couple of GOATs right there.

@rtr0GMR1 I played the original for the first time on back compat, fantastic game. I wonder why the sequel never made it?!

@YourNameHere Hopefully we see those patches shortly.

@Amigator I hope you enjoy your time with it!

@Kaloudz I'm not sure tbh, maybe they would still be age-gated?! You never know, there might be some DLC bundled in that could count at in-game 18+ content.

@Kaloudz It's probably something that's required because of the Starfield 'advertising'.

@Kaloudz I was ribbing @HelloCraig about him pronouncing Nintendo's ever-popular home console as an ES EN EE ES instead of a SNES. It's a SNESSSS 😄

@Spider-Kev The Division 2 🙂

@Rob3008 Nah I wouldn't say so. It does feel like some of the content has probably been 'held' for the Season Pass (maybe more maps/biomes to come), but nothing was intrusive to me. If you're not bothered about playing online you can even just skip linking your 2K account and never see the game's online features, like I did for most of the review period.

@awp69 They're still a priority for us, it's just a case of judging each game on whether we have the staff free at that time, and also on how much attention a certain game's review would get.
We have a good few in the works for the coming days and weeks though, so keep an eye out!

@CaptainCluck this is the energy I need today

@Tharsman I was saying to Fraser earlier, I remember the Xbox One being pushed massively in the UK a year or so after launch. We were getting deals thrown at us, my brother picked up some bundle where you literally got a free windows tablet thrown in 😄
That sort of stuff might have skewed Xbox One in this region.

@Kaloudz Apparently! Although it could be an updated version of Al Mazrah. Let's see I guess...

@Kaloudz Yep, this is a free update for all owners! I believe it worked like: base game owners get TW3 Next-gen base game, then if you own the DLC packs you also get those upgraded, if you don't you have to buy them on top... I think!

@Kaloudz Yep, I actually saw this before but was a wee bit late to the news so I just included it as a drop in here:

https://www.purexbox.com/features/poll-do-you-think-the-xbox-actiblizz-deal-will-still-go-ahead

We're hoping to see the back of said CMA posts soon 😄

@BobCoffee Yep, it should be arriving later today! Devolver said "more details next week" last Tuesday when it was revealed and included in the Game Pass roundup.

@Lup yep, the existing dlc is coming to Xbox one!

@themightyant I heard him mention the system generally but didn't catch any specifics... to be honest I'm tangled up in this interview - it's a goldmine! 😄

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Yep, one more to go 😏

@Kaloudz Real device yeah, comparable to the Steam Deck sort of thing. We're hoping to go hands on for some impressions on it!

@AlwaysPlaying We'd love to talk to Phil, that's the kind of thing we're gunning for as the site continues to grow. Hopefully one day!

@GeeEssEff It's just not realistic to 'give the transcript' - I'd basically be dropping a Phil essay onto the site 😄.
Look, we're just trying to cover as much Xbox-related news as we can, especially when Phil gives us all lots to talk about. Some people want to hear about Starfield, some about Redfall, and some about the general state of Xbox - just trying to cover our bases.

@GeeEssEff Redfall being 30FPS has been the biggest Xbox news story in months, probably since Developer Direct. If Phil went to another source and said to expect an update on Starfield performance, that'd be news, no? People are very interested in this sort of stuff.

@Kaloudz If 'The Dark Descent' doesn't scare you then... hats off 😅

@Microbius 😄

@Chaudy the main showcase is at a weekend, Sunday June 11th. This one is the extended show as a follow up on Tuesday June 13th. Both 10am PT!

@Sebatrox Our apologies on this one! @FraserG is enjoying a much deserved break this week and we've had to put our review focus into Redfall, understandably. Hopefully we'll get some more Game Pass reviews out in the coming weeks 🙏

@Moonglow muahaha you must pick your favourite Game Pass child 😈

@Nightcrawler71 unfortunately, we didn't get access to the game early enough to play and review it before launch :/

@GamingFan4Lyf Yep! Arkane provided the global time schedule. Enjoy!!

@clvr "My time did confirm that when Redfall is out on May 2 I'll want to have multiple instances going; a solo playthrough so I can explore corners and read notes to my heart's content, and at least one instance of a co-op game so I can learn more about all the characters"
The other quote is 2 vs 4 because I wanted to show that there are differences there too. The video discusses all modes of play!

@Popeye86 It can easily eat up your Steam Deck playtime! Source: me 😄

@Popeye86 I grabbed the FH4 Ultimate edition in the last sale and have played quite a bit on Deck. It's very solid on default settings using the 40Hz lock - a good option for sure!

@Ashadelo We like your thinkin

@Kaloudz Nah, they're more like straight 2D platformers with 2.5D visuals. Think Rayman (visually) but less platforming and more physics-based puzzle solving and you're about there.

@BrilliantBill 😄 by the time CDPR is done with CP77 there might be a new console out!

@JayJ My overall impression of the controller was good to be honest. The face buttons/dpad are those like super clicky ones similar to a Switch joycon (I think for low latency purposes here), and the sticks and vibration were as standard really - just as good as a normal Xbox pad (it does contain rumble triggers too).

The big downside is the wired aspect yeah. If you'd make use of the wheel module, or maybe you prefer a PlayStation button layout (you can just swap the modules around), I'd recommend it. Otherwise, an Xbox Elite or something like the SCUF Impact would be my choice (I use the impact and it's amazing, but expensive as well).

@Kaloudz We're seeing nothing right now, been looking around on socials etc but can't find any info just yet.
I'd assume it goes live later in the day... we're also hoping for a general Game Pass roundup today as well for the back half of March. Playing the waiting game!

@NickramCTID @Guyver I've updated the post as the Anno Twitter account has given us a time. Will be free for a week from 1pm EDT / 5pm GMT today!

@Romans12 RE2 + 3 remake had 'assisted' mode as their naming for easy. Hopefully such an option carries over here.

@bpomber Sadly not, pure single player for the preview.

@senote Our preview was mostly limited to the 'Beverly Hills' section of the game, but it teased other major areas of LA. Given the preview finished up in Hollywood, I'd expect it to contain plenty of nods to LA's famous landmarks... just don't expect the map to be GTA levels of huge!

@Manute This is Xbox ONE S btw, not Series S. Just making sure you're not mixing them up! (Series S looks pretty good here)

@Fishticon not at all (although I think the name is a bit, forgettable maybe)

@Would_you_kindly Yep, this is a Microsoft first party game so it will be on Game Pass day one. I assume Bethesda just included the actual hardware platforms here!

@Kaloudz The expansions are already out! In fact, the Switch release in 2021 appears to just be the 'Prince Edition', so it looks like that'll be the case on Xbox as well. A GOTY edition of sorts, straight on Game Pass!