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They should release a virtual casino with all their slots. I'd play it for fun.

@Jett let's see! The ball is in their court to drop, I'm not sure how much of a loss they're willing to take like they do with consoles

Let's see how long GPU remains a business model, I am skeptical of it long term unless people are fine dining on $30/mo subs. I have really enjoyed GPU the past 5 years but not sure how long MS can keep it up

I am glad you like and excited for you. It's only the beginning is the big takeaway, can hopefully only get better from here! Smaller form factor will be appreciated in time!

@Millionski okay, not wrong, my point was on the timing being intentional right after the Switch 2 launch

@Odium I bet it's a 2-3 hour battery so may as well just stick to a home console with these skateboard size behemoths. I am not even joking, and I looked it up as I wrote this, the Series S height is ACTUALLY shorter than the ROG Xbox Ally X width 😂 may as well have just put a screen in the middle of it

$649 and $749 are my predictions

Yes they need to drop as many games as possible on it

Let's go! Freaking love Capcom and Resident Evil makes me happy (and scared)

$649 & $799? Think within a $100 is about right.

Props to Game Freak for jumping from making games that looked like there were from 2004 to 2025 in one go! Looks super cool, all for this. More doggo games are welcome

Looks cool, big fan of Life is Strange

Xbox is selling skateboards with buttons and screens on them. Thing is comically huge, very Microsoft hardware looking behemoth. Hope it's better than the ROG Ally Z1 Xtreme because that turned me off completely from PC handhelds for a while. The marketing jargon about jumping into "the Xbox experience" and beating around the bush wasn't appreciated, I just wanted to know if I can play all my console games on that thing. I'm sure it will get there if MSFT can amend their future game contracts with devs. Won't pass judgment quite yet, want to see how it does in the wild. Need a backpack to carry this bad boy.

@Millionski I think the timing of the message is to get some Switch 2 players to wait. Its a console vs console vs handheld PC comparison, think their messaging isn't quite clear. This might be a make or break moment for Sarah Bond depending how launch goes. No idea where Xbox is heading but I bet the next Xbox will have the same features and allow Steam and Epic stores on it.

Terrible trailer. I have seen the gameplay though and I cannot wait to play this! I love a good extraction shooter, high hopes for this

@Millionski I just got mine too! Hope they just drop tons of online 3rd party ports. There are a few online games I'd like to play on the go that my Xbox Gamepass + Razer Kishi just can't handle 🥲

Just ditch the Box part, they're not making substantial investments into hardware, just very niche high powered consoles with the rest coming from their mega software services and gaming revenues. Think they need to just bite the bullet and fully rebrand already. Xbox PC is a bad name and confusing. PC gamers are well aware of various storefronts including the Microsoft store and we all know the MSFT store icon as Xbox gamers. All for the change! Just keep making great games like they've been doing all year and we will all accept whatever the brand morphs into

Yeah should've waited another year to add that stuff before release. Building a game with your players to get money at first and then work to build out the features is maybe cool for project management but not in this industry. People want high quality, fun content at launch. Too many good games out there to not start out with a nice experience

The next Halo game needs to hit it out of the freaking park. Franchise has been stagnating and I am such a massive fan of the series, I've put over 20+ days into Infinite's multiplayer and I loved the campaign. They just dropped the ball with their launch so REALLY need them to make their next Halo game a smash hit for the masses, nothing I'd love more than for them to succeed in that. I hardly play the game anymore & it got super repetitive so hope they find the right rhythm and soon

I'm considering getting an HDD since majority of my games downloaded are actually 360 and Xbox OG.

Xbox is supported fully by Microsoft so they don't really have worry about being competitive in that space. They want to move to PC and are keeping the lights on for Xbox until they can find a way to bring their hardware & software ambitions to marry together that let's them only invest on PC. I'm all for it at this point since they want to simplify their software making strategy for their studios and developers

I mean I've been saying the same thing since it was announced, Microsoft needs to stick to software. They need to really hone in on making great games & the success will follow.

Day One isn't much of a benefit when games launch full of bugs. Week 3 is better imo

Capcom deserves all the praise for this golden period in its history and smart product management

They should make one with a proper launch without drama

I don't know if I have the attention span for this game lol

BioShock prequel would be great to see Rapture in all it's glory and then fall apart

I loved Starfiel, I'll hop back into it again someday..I have the DLC and some awesome ships so gotta get back into it eventually. I want to level up faster so hope there are some changes there between playthroughs

Can Rayman even be AAA? A and AA, think they don't need to ballout to make a great Rayman game. They're always pretty fun & I'm sure this isn't a console seller.

I love the Microsoft Store reviews: 25 cents game for my $500 gaming system 😂

In all seriousness I love retro games and making more available is great for everyone. I own some retro and "new" retro consoles so like this type of stuff

This game is better on a handheld. Something about playing it on a big TV doesn't feel right. I love the look and feel of the game but barely finished the tutorial 😢 seriously need to put time into this one

Wow what a great year for Gamepass. Last year really sucked for the price so I'm very happy to just see non stop bangers coming to the service.

@Cakefish I think they are just gonna make it Xbox a gaming PC, it'll take a generation to rebrand and get the message to consumers but it'll happen in time

@smoreon I really miss devs Jam packing content and fun stuff into games, feels so corporate now

Missed opportunity for real. It was cool when the N64 was still a console and so many gamers have been born since then they likely don't even know the franchise well and when they do it's the 360 version which was very meh. I don't really care about it or understand what sets it apart from the absolute juggernauts of shooters that have launched since then. Perfect Dark to me was all about local couch multiplayer so this seems to be a solo adventure with maybe some online if we are lucky so it's gone really far away from the early days of the franchise.

This sells maybe 10 million units if it's lucky. Not sure why they're doing this when they can hardly sell consoles to begin with. Nice idea if it launched with the hype of PC handhelds 2 years ago. Sony pulled out of this area for a reason, I'm hyped for those that want it. I would've bought this up earlier in the XSX lifecycle when I got the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme. Might sway me still if it's under $400

@jesse_dylan tbh I think it's Xbox and Sony just marketing FPS like it's a big deal. I do expect higher FPS because they claim it but I'm fine with 30 FPS. I played the Switch for years and that is proof graphics and FPS are unimportant to enjoy an excellent set of games

This game doesn't even need more tbh. I love 120 but 30 is fine for a cinematic game like this

There can be only one

I liked the multiplayer for a long time (after the launch which was botched for online) and barely uninstalled the game this year. They just lowered costs & the game suffered for it. I love how they kept adding content but hey also cut back on cutscenes, abandoned DLC, & massively scaled back the team. 343 deserved it so hoping these changes make the next halo game better. I'll reinstall this as the gunplay is awesome still. I love firefight as well.

That is a fair opinion but a gamepass machine isn't enough value for me. At least we have options though & that is a plus. I like to buy physical but I'm a niche group

@FraserG tested as a shovel lol I hope it feels more like a console than an ASUS ROG. Had big issues with the PC navigation via the handheld

Oh yeah, the FTC are gonna get it now. Microsoft is the most aggressive mf company out there. Of course they're gonna dominate in software and that's good for us Xbox fans

If they add a first person shooter point of view I'm all in. Extraction shooters feel better with FPS vs 3rd person imo because you can peak much easier in first person and set up shots. I'm a massive Hunt Showdown fan so will be extra particular about any new game coming out. I want more shooters in the genre so maybe 3rd person will turn out much better than I think. Will give it a shot either way to whet my whistle

I too enjoy making bad financial decisions that I expect to make more money for me. As is life. Poor devs that poured their sweat and bled for this game.

If game development costs more then game subscriptions will cost more

I'm going to move to a self sustaining farm and grow food for myself so I can afford gaming after this generation. Xbox ought to just focus on releasing as many games as possible for PC and current consoles rather than push for a next gen consoles at this point. I'm not dropping more than $500 for a console to pay $80-100 for games and an ever more expensive subscription service. PC master race? Maybe..

Let's just put these bad boys at $1000 and keep that price for 10 years.

Hell yeah, let's go! Oh wait, tariffs and inflation, nvm

September 2024 to December 2025 going to be the best 15 months of Xbox for a long time. Starfield, Indiana Jones, Avowed, Oblivion, DOOM, Fable & just so much gold stuff. I said I wasn't gonna sub to gamepass in November again but let's see, maybe I just buy 3-5 of those and stick with Core. It is very good to finally have it feel like a lot of value whereas same time last year were all delays of major titles