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Price increases now are smart for when GTA VI launches. Consoles should sell out around that time so it won't hurt them to so it, it hurts the consumer though

These devs are awesome

Aesthetic looks weird but in all for the game, let's go!

World at War is great and sobering

I can only say I am a fan of this initiative & I want as many games as possible on it

I have a feeling ES6 will more or less be a spiritual successor to this game

Doug Bowser just isn't very Nintendo. His decisions on keeping Internet connections on for people that own multiple Switches was outright dumb as I owned the launch model, lite and OLED and would often pack it up to go out only to not be able to play a bunch of my content because that device hadn't been online. They are just allowing this now for up to 2 weeks. A great improvement but their decisions don't make a lot of sense to me.

Of the consoles, Xbox needs to tone down their advertising by a lot. I get Windows us full of ads but like for my Xbox, if I don't have GPU, I should not get ads for it everytime I am booting up the console or starting certain games. Let my people go!

Hunt Showdown all weekend

I own all the games, I want newer games at sale rates 😏 a dream

I've had a chance to visit factories like this and it's awesome they had a little tour of it. I think I can feel confident buying any device or building my own PC and it not being an Xbox after this video because it looks like I'll be able to play it in anything I want. I can finally let go but I don't wanna 😭 I've owned every Xbox, I don't wanna stop

It's not even a question if it's backwards compatible, it's expected

Xbox is definitely doing a lot right when compared to Nintendo. Will Nintendo straight smoke Xbox for another gen? Probably and they'll make a lot of profit. Can they avoid the curse of messing up every other launch? Looks like not haha

I like Xbox but Nintendo has decades of experience in this and actually design their games for the device itself instead of trying to get their games to as many devices as possible which leads to many not tailored different experiences. I would prob get both though if the Xbox handheld is compelling enough

They'll be $100 a game by 2030 but that's inflation and the market. A haircut for guys costs $50 in some of the bigger cities when I remember it costing $15 less than 10 years ago, maybe $25 for a really nice spot. Sign of the crappy times y'all

Okay I'll buy a Switch 2. I think it's overpriced but hey, times have changed and $500 is the new $300

@BacklogBrad people definitely got confused and I was one of them. I thought it was a Wii accessory.

What's up with 33 this year? 33 Immortals, Expedition 33

Nothing like half a billion dollars

By the fires of Akatosh!! Time to quit my job and abandon my family I don't have. I shall shut close the jaws of OBLIVION!!

@Millionski I'm swapping to Core when everything is expired for my GPU. I just hate the ads once you're Core

This is still one of those rare places on the internet where you can make some money and it's not a total scam so as long as I can even earn a few cents I'm happy

I just hope with the next "most powerful console ever" they don't shoot it in the leg with a weaker variant that holds it back. Series S has been great for Xbox growth & casual gamers being the most sold console of the two but it's also made getting the more expensive version a little bit moot, I benefit from 4k and 120fps but it's on just a handful of titles. If I get another Xbox at all it'll be their cheapest version, no more huge spend for something they hardly support. Still wanna build a PC since Microsoft is moving everything over there anyway

Who doesn't like free stuff? Pretty cool they're doing this. With development costs these days it's nice to see stuff like this, I may even pick up a copy (feel like I impulse bought already) which is also good for their Marketing

Just 3 more months of fixes and I will be ready to dive into this bad boy. Still avoiding reviews and spoilers, can't wait to play it! But I mean I guess I am waiting 😭

Apps are expensive to maintain so glad they're merging these. They'll probably merge it with their Microsoft gaming store in someway in the future

Nope not playing it. I typically play Forza games for around 3-5 hours per release. I love the audio and graphics but not enough of a racing fan to stay in there longer

Can you guys go ahead and polish off this game? Greeeeat. Yeah, now I'm gonna need you to clean out your desk and leave.

I think we will end up with options, hardware will have a place as long as we have hands and fingers and thumbs and eyes. There's something about tactile feel and control and ownership over something that will always lead to there being physical gaming products. Sure you can buy Catan, chess and Risk in a digital format but a physical set is always going to exist. Same for games with screens and perpiherals, we will want that for a very long time.

If it doesn't it won't be the end of the world since I have the XSX now which I'll likely never get rid of since it's a nice DVD player for me

I feel like not too many games are pushing next gen tech anyway. Shame for the Analysis, I'm sure it won't help the dev push units but hey, that's their creative decision and budget that put out what it is

Man Rockstar is gonna just print so much freaking money when nobody launches the same time, I love it

All games is the right answer because they would all have better sales than Xbox

Omg this game without load times between towns and the open world or even within the Imperial City would be amazing! I hope the music is recorded with a new orchestra. A toggle to swap between classic oblivion and the remake would be a neat touch (like in the Halo 1 remake) but not required.

I would like to see the digital art book and soundtracks become downloadable via PDF and MP3 or even CD so I can burn it myself lol

I dislike having to view it on Xbox and the memory it takes up

@IronMan30 it's my favorite Xbox console and maybe my favorite home console I've owned. It's fast, runs games great, supports my 23+ year old library and I've had 0 issues with the hardware. Runs as good as it did in day one! I also like the current Xbox controllers, too many have mine have nasty drift but still, I like them better than the 360 controller.

So that's why they said everything is an Xbox after reviewing their own internal numbers! I'd want to protect my job too.

I'm all for the Microsoft Game Studios brand. Let's drop the Xbox branding & keep this super simple with entry level "Microsoft gaming PCs" that are just configured same as consoles so we can pick up and play like a console with the option to go full PC mode. I would buy it! And we'd all keep our favorite IPs and not have to watch our boy get butchered.

@WildConcept6 those are fair points. If they're doing only one sale engagement is probably not so important as the sale itself, unless they have DLC or an economy where players spend real money. Like I for example own maybe a dozen games on both Switch and Xbox, I even own some of those same games on Steam and Epic and they're a mix of AAA with majority being smaller studios I found on the Switch. I still feel it's a part of Microsoft's plan to get away from hardware and swap over to the PC ecosystem regardless of device. A rebrand to Microsoft Gaming Anywhere would solve this ambiguity imo and would be something I support.

Won't this make indies lose revenue from not being able to sell multiple copies or what's the actual incentive for any company to want to do this? If they gave a higher profit percentage per sale or reduced the Microsoft/ Xbox store fee percentage then maybe it makes sense. For the consumer it's great but I remember being disappointed with what was on Xbox Play Anywhere with my ROG. I returned it within a week

Does anybody know if we can system link Xbox Series X's for LAN play with Halo 2 or original Xbox or 360 games?

This is one of my favorite studios. Their games are just so atmospheric and beautiful and uh-huh amazing! They also know how to put their games on sale. So much fun. Can't wait to see what they put out next because they are guaranteed income from me 🥳🥳

Stunning! Paralyzed? Dumbstruck?

@Kaloudz the SSD architecture is a faster read speed than what an SD card has to offer so you get better performance. Even on the Switch, the internal storage is always faster than the external. I think for next gen consoles they require their new SSD architecture for their next gen games. Not sure exactly in case anyone else wants to chime in with more technical details

I want them to acquire some people and then immediately close the studio 😏😘

Hey Fraser, I saw this article about Xbox and Asus making the handheld together on another site. Was going to send via the news tips section but can't find it, hope it's okay here: https://rogallylife.com/2025/03/12/microsoft-asus-handheld-project-kennan/

I was pretty upset about this but then again I could've beat the game in that time and I didn't. Oh well.

How long until Microsoft starts making controllers for Sony and Nintendo?

@Kaloudz I think for a handheld it makes sense. A majority of games that run well on native hardware tend to be lower powered & do well on SD cards, like platformers or simpler RPGs. I imagine you'd want your more powerful games on the SSD. So kind of like 360 games on an HDD vs Current Gen games on your SSD

@Kaloudz having SD storage could help so you get just swap out the games quickly for those you don't by want on SSD

I am not uninstalling my old Xbox games in case they get removed. Maybe I should buy an external hard drive for them hmmm