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I hope they use their ABK deal to do an Age of Empires port for mobile. Let's face it, Clash, Age of War and so many crappy mobile apps have tried to copy their formulas and put in Timer-For-Money gimmicks to give mobile gamers just a taste of what the real AoE has to offer. I really like the controller feel they added to the series on Xbox. Hoping for more Age of Empires!

@nomither6 definitely! I remember how good it looked running even on the Nintendo Switch. Just like the anime. Such a fun game!

Such a good freaking game, belongs in everyone's library and the sales give no excuse why you shouldn't own some version of it

PlayStation X

I mean the same loop could be made for no additional money but with gacha mechanisms and the near legal gambling mechanisms they have, it makes total sense they put all support towards players with money. It's like having the quarter machines in our house. I love supporting one particular game and I do buy cosmetics for it to support the developers. The more I've done that the more I've spent in the game and real world currency. Makes total sense.

@husker42c I will begin crying immediately.
I do currently get 4k 120fps on Halo Infinite and Hunt 1896 pretty consistently so hoping it's easier for devs to enable this but let's see where the future takes us

@kuu_nousee I hope it's 5 TB to be honest. For their next gen console I think the games will have to be massive so 3 TB minimum is a good starting point.

I also just reposted the original Xbox Series X specs. They should at least put out one 8k game to meet their 2020 promises 🥲

So here's what we know:

• 4k
• 120fps
• full ray tracing
• 8k gaming ready
• 1 TB

It's gonna be for the Nex-box. Honestly would make a great cross gen game if it means we get more powerful hardware to give us 4k 120-240fps across all new games. As much as I wanna move to PC I still have hope for Xbox

I think with Xbox being more open and honest about it's strategy coupled with focusing on awesome game releases has me off to a happy feeling at the start of the year! Keep more great games coming and take our money already! 🥳

I really feel like Liam is the right person for this given his extensive Nintendo Life coverage and how big the series has traditionally been on the Big N's ecosystem. So happy Capcom has brought this to everyone else,Monster Hunter games are very special. Excited to see what the final score is!

$30/mo for Gamepass, Core up to $100/yr?

Nintendo is going hard for an 8 year old console! I'd love a return to their smaller, cheaper handhelds just for the form factor. All the new handhelds are freaking massive unwieldy beasts that can barely hold a charge for a short ride around town.

@GamingFan4Lyf I'd love this too!

Just let me play my games and access my library as the absolutely first thing I see that takes up the first screen. I don't want to see ads everywhere. They could make a News section and keep all the ads there rather than have their rotating ads on the home page. For those of you without GPU, I also hate how it literally prompts you to buy GPU at every possible opportunity and interaction on the Xbox. Like please, let us tick a box to not be reminded.

The UI needs an update. It's clunky and doesn't emphasize the GAMES

Quality + fun = big win. Let's go!!

I wish they'd add Circus Maximus for the original Xbox. So much fun as a kid playing those outlandishly fun games

They could also just not say anything and provide a vague release window THEN announce it when it's ready. Fans man, just let these guys take their time & not feel pressured to rush a game out, their corporate overlords already put a ton of stress in them to make money not games

@Utena-mobile true, I probably over generalized, there are just so many layoffs. I'm all for taking care of your employees during the bad times so when it's good they don't lose a step

Microsoft is also using AI to fuel warfare abroad right now, read in the AP yesterday 😭 They're in so many places it's wild. All for them putting AI usage towards entertainment and work productivity than anything else. Here's hoping they use Muse legitimately and not steal as much data as possible as their earlier efforts.

The race to the bottom every company is taking part in right now. Who wouldn't shift to lower cost labor abroad if they were just as qualified or slightly more or less qualified than someone with a higher budget? Sucks for those investing their lives into becoming game devs only to have this happen.

Glad Phil is finally opening up and being honest about this as well. Microsoft is all about software & Xbox isn't the hottest console around, it had some good runs over the years & will continue to be a hardware option but in terms of business growth, it's all outside of the Xbox ecosystem for them.

So amazing, I wish more Western developers had awesome fun like this in their games while having solid gameplay mechanics. Have the demo downloaded and ready to give it a shot!

@TheEstablishment when I got the ASUS ROG Ally I was really disappointed at how many Xbox games were available for me to play on that thing considering how massive my Xbox library is. Hope they make a lot more of their games available via the Microsoft store & put agreements in place to make that license good on Xbox & vice versa. Maybe consolidate the two?

Obviously waiting for Broforce over my 120+ games I own. Hope they pick up the pace but pretty sure it might be a licensing issue. I'm sure all the new Xbox studios games will alter contracts to make this a Day 1 thing hopefully

Every gaming device is a computer

That's really all I want as an Xbox fan is honesty and transparency

This is one of my favorite couch co-op games. The learning curve is quick & steep but once you get it, it's loads of fun

Oh boy the 18th can't come soon enough!!!

@donv2135 I personally love consoles & what they offer. That being said I don't think it makes sense for every major company to stay in the game if they are especially good on the software side

8k 120fps games with full ray tracing better come to XSX to fulfill the promise on my box 🥹 please?

@abe_hikura Stadia, Luna, Netflix gaming. None of those companies inherently knew what it was to make games. Such a good comment there, Nintendo handled it pretty well imo too. They dropped the ball with Animal Crossing content but even their vanilla game was a freaking smash hit!

So hard for studios to stick around but they deserve long tenure. Great writing, great graphics and fun games are all you can ask for. I'm looking forward to Avowed next week!

@Markatron84 I'll give it another shot soon

I'll try out Bloodstained later, one of my favorite Metroidvanias & here's hoping the streaming can keep up with the action!

@Markatron84 yeah I really had a great experience running out my laptop off the browser or with the dongle. They refunded all my purchases too when they ultimately failed but they allowed 4k 60fps gaming and I can't say Gamepass offers the same fidelity as consistently. How's the experience been lately? I'll admit it's been maybe 2 years now since I've tried at home but have tried mobile more often with mixed results

Optimization is always welcome, makes a better game experience

Finally Xboxes will be sold again. I honestly love my Series X and wish it was better marketed, it's the best console I've owned maybe ever. Not the best games but it's just so reliable and it's quiet and the games are beautiful and a good price.

I'm taking a break this weekend, up in the mountains and away from the screen. I am looking forward to Avowed.

Yeah but if you count PS5 as an Xbox, that's 90 million Xboxes 🧠 big brain time Phil

The only lame part with the physical is that it's a code. Let me has my disc drive 😭 I understand how digital on a disc vs hard drive works but c'mon, even the Witcher 3 got thrown in a Switch cartridge. Gimme my disc. It's probably because of their digital only consoles so if grandma and grandpa mess up there are no returns

I've been looking forward to this - Count Dooku

Awesome, happy to see this collection out

Halo should've had the same game plan at launch! Transparency like this is great so people don't speculate and it manages people's expectations

@OriginalDrGonzo PlayStation has PS Remote Play, think they've had some variation of it since PS3, for sure PS4. Xbox has the nice mobile controls but I remember reading somewhere they're having a hard time breaking into the market for mobile gamers with their Xbox app. Obviously with ABK their mobile games are making bank but don't think a lot of people are flocking to pay for GPU for a laggy experience. My hope is with the new AppStore rules, Microsoft rebrands their mobile gaming division so you can "buy PC games on your phone" via the Microsoft game store app and it adds all the game pass stuff there for us legacy console players to take advantage of while drawing in new players. I would like the option to download games locally rather than stream even if it's at suboptimal graphics settings just to have less latency. I own the Kishi peripheral and a controller adapter but just haven't had the next experience on GPU on my phone from my personal experience. I am glad to hear it works well for you, sounds like a fun time if it's a smooth experience

@Dampsponge I didn't really think about it but you're totally right about the ads. At the very least remove them for paid subscribers to any version of Game pass

Technically they're all computers so the only difference a console makes is if it has unique features that enhance the experience: Xbox with Kinect, Wii with motion controls, DS with two screens, Switch with home & on the go functionality, etc. I'm all for hardware enabling games for bespoke experiences and also having easy development for more mainstream gaming. Having fewer consoles also makes development easier for devs

@Isolte I think all day one releases are only in ultimate now

@DaddyDuder great points

Live service doesn't fit all genres nor goals for game development. The game would need to be designed from the ground up with extensive player UAT and market research showing the willingness of people to play that in the niche it covers