Most owners on Xbox are Series S so impossible for more than half to own physical. The chart is real data, can't argue with it. I think around 2019 I started switching back to a physical library wherever possible with the closure of the Nintendo eShop and others on a few different older consoles, made me want to own more.

They should just release Candy Crush and WoW on Xbox and quit playing around with these other F2P games

I activated it, it's cool. Some.of the artwork I prefer the smaller squares but overall not bad

Rockstar's CEO was right about Game Pass years ago. I was happy to milk GPU while it was still a good value and it absolutely turned most games into demos for me except for maybe a total of 3 I bought. Definitely was happy for a while but agree it does diminish the value of the creative content being developed and dehumanizes it a bit, likely not as good a source of revenue as direct sales for the majority of studios but a good one for Microsoft.

@Fiendish-Beaver yeah I took a long pause on it until they're done with it, haven't played it since before they added land vehicles. Should give us both enough time to play it by the time they fully complete ES6 which I'm guessing is done with content in 2031

@Fiendish-Beaver there are quite a lot of bespoke settlements and handcrafted stories within the game. I do enjoy the desolation on some of the planets as the majority out there (in our galaxy) are indeed barren. The physics are great and the planets and day night cycles are on point for their mass relative to the stars they orbit. I do amateur astronomy outside so maybe a reason I like that aspect a bit more than usual. Still plenty to offer on the planets with cities and settlements. I agree maybe they did too much planet generation instead of giving it some TLC, they had to take some shortcuts to hit the sheer size of options though which has affected the quality of randomly generated content for sure

I quite liked a lot of Starfield for what it's worth. Absolutely critical of it of course. Really needed bosses and enemies you could use your powers against, repeating bases was lame, and space travel needed a big update. Story was also kind of weak but the side quests were fun. Definitely over hyped but happy we have the universe to build on. I still found the game beautiful, the orchestral score was great, graphics were good given the size of the universe and I really liked shipbuilding. A good foundation for the future hopefully

@Jenkinss they were there to help 😂

Microsoft / Xbox customer service has a special place in hell for getting to resolution without inducing a migraine. Any improvement is welcome!

This game will be picked up in the bargain bin, digital sale or never. Already beat it countless times and the past upgrades were sufficient. No online multiplayer is an oversight and would've been an easy win! System link anyone?!

Looks cute. Reminds me of Tunic a little bit

I swear some of the newer commenters look hired by Asha or Xbox 🤔

That point aside I bought Skyrim for Switch this week hehe. Can't wait for ES6. I won't buy Fallout remakes but great for people that want it.

@fatpunkslim checkout Arcade Archives, they have an absolute ton of the best shmups of all time. I own a nice handful of them so check it out and see what suits your tastes, they're cheap too

Ikaruga, Joust and all the Splinter Cell games are worth

@Deadsea93 yeah I stopped caring about Game score a long time ago when I was younger and had like 8 games. Now with 100+ there's really zero desire for me to 100% a game. Only have done it once recently , first time in 6+ years. Wish we could get rid of ads and all the different groups and sections on the dashboards. I literally only want to see my games and maybe toggle over to the Microsoft Store.

If it's anything like 343 they'll shutter content and keep saying stuff is coming then cut trailers, season passes, etc and wind it all down in time for ES6

They just need to get rid of ads and let us pin our games

They made toasters, fridges and shoes they should be able to sell a disc drive

@Millionski I would hope they don't allow ads for anything we have to pay for or on the console at all outside of news and in the store. Fan of how Nintendo handles it on Switch 1 and 2, I didn't like getting McDonald's ads on GPU and Walmart on Core. Just want to see my games and some upcoming/ recent releases.

I like your take on cutting down the passes and simplifying. Definitely Premium and Core and cut the rest.

I'll never go back above the absolute Core offering anymore. I was big on ultimate and then the games slowed and quality was not what I expected. No interest in essentially playing demos of games I'm never gonna finish. I own the games I want to play and the only reason I found this out was because of the subscription price increase now I'm hooked on Core. I would prefer free online play so I pay nothing of course. The small library of games adds no value for me like Games with Gold did. Hope they figure it out soon!

@Mr-Cage yeah people will still quit depending how good they are at the game, some random also just run off and die so it's much better with someone you can chat with. Suggest LFG and then trying out some people there rather than just searching for randos in the in-game lobby

@Mr-Cage I've found Night reign fun but tough, way faster paced than expected but a good time with friends. I'm a beast in Elden Ring but in this mode, my friends are def carrying me 😂

A nice selection of new games and not just old titles. Have been thinking to get Cronos in Switch 2 though hmm

We don't have jobs

"Then you...will work for me." - Book of Boba Fett

@MinervaX76 it's just my opinion but Id would've been the right team to take over Halo. A brutal master chief would not be unwelcome and I think properly fit the spirit of the first two games.

Literally a business move made by cutting numbers in half without understanding how badly this undermines their focus on their core products they just said they're going to focus on. Such beautiful work from Id too!

@Banjo- fair opinion

They kept Rare and it only output one game in 10 years?!

They should give us small SSD cartridges with the full game on them so we can get over the speed issue with loading from a disc. Anything physical I can plug or drop in is acceptable, disc is good for my old library of course but open to newer options too!

@CoolDadTx agree agree agree. They needed an entertainment exec in here more than a business person not familiar with the industry at all. The creativity is going to go out the window. They're focusing on past data to predict future success which we all know in gaming can be generated from a silly game mode like battle royale (Fortnite was in beta for a zombie game) or for a random hero shooter like Apex Legends or a fun game like Vampire Survivors. They need to focus on what excites the gaming community while of course supporting core franchises without milking them to death.

@Ooccoo_Jr thank the video game God's for some sensible laws

Glad they're getting rid of all of their studios that can give them exclusiv..oh wait.

My only hope is that they don't try to buy Nintendo and make another big mistake to ruin gaming

@Banjo- Halo Infinite was great and my favorite game since the original trilogy + Reach. 4-5 got weird for no good reason although the Didact was pretty cool as a big bad to fight. I hope the next game focuses less on Brutes as they got way too much focus. Elites are my favorite to fight against and I also love the Arbiter (Keith David is always sweet to have in your franchise). I'm a big Halo fan for sure. Infinite messed up with their online monetization and content flow, though I loved the concept of permanent ownership of the battle pass and finishing at your own pace.

Yes, keep the points coming and add local coop

All they need to do is launch the game with a nice 8/10 campaign that doesn't overstay it's welcome and full fledged multiplayer on Day One with worthwhile weekly rewards and $3-5 skins and they are set! This is not a difficult formula for them to execute given they did it on Halo 1-3 and Reach. Infinite was good but their multiplayer plans ruined the whole thing! I play a lot of Infinite, like 20 days worth of online and it took WAY to long post launch to fix stuff then they started to defund it.

I'm glad to know Candy Crush and COD are getting more money this year and not those lame-o Studios doing other stuff ✌️😎

@Exerion76 the 2020s are horrible! At least we got Elden Ring 💍 perfectly encapsulates our world this decade

Xbox needs to focus hard on Series X in the interim and drop the Series S requirements so we can get the most out of existing hardware. Like the NEW 3DS did for a few extra titles (not totally abandoning but for select cross gen games). This should help us gamers and MS while they struggle to sell Helix with insane prices.

@Dart-TheRedDragoon I hope Copilot finds this solution for Asha and Matt 🙏🙌

You're either in. Or you're out.

The stats are quite shocking, didn't expect the majority to be launch year. That means Xbox only sold 2/3rds of it's entire lifespan in 15 months. Crazy!

€499.99 all inclusive for Series X, great deal. I picked up a Series S for €320 a year ago but returned it. Guess I should've kept it!

Double the price increase yippee! So happy AI is making the world a better place 🤣but only if, you use... your imagination 🌈

Let's get the nails boys, it's been a wild generation. Still my favorite console of all time (shout-out to the engineers) despite all the poor, terrible management decisions outside of that.

A gift so special, so take off the top. Take a look insiiide. It's my Code in a Box! My Code in a Box, babyyy. Not gonna buy you a fancy car 🎶🎶

Well according to my Xbox Series X box it'll have full ray tracing, 120fps, 4K or an 8k 24/fps output so obviously it'll run super high frame rate with high resolution because the marketing on the box doesn't lie. Right? Right?!

Hmm I am guessing it's 4k 30 with a patch to 60fps at 1440p. If they have 120fps at 1080p I wouldn't be too upset about it as I honestly prefer higher frame rate over fidelity in the vast majority of cases. All cutscenes should render 4k. Guessing the file size is hovering between 180-260 gigs.

Just give us all content for no credits 😎😏 I do miss cheat codes

Dumb. Not gonna support this. Xbox makes life so hard to just play a game on a console for secondary players I buy the vast majority of local coop games on Switch even with the performance hits. I still have a lot on Xbox but when a visitor comes over, it's such a pain sometimes for them to play on their own without my primary account

Maybe they'll become like Atari and have "Xbox Collection" with 30 games and 30 year anniversary logos

I look forward to Xbox's new brand color: Scarlet Red