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@Banjo-
Agreed. Rarely have I played a "spiritual successor" that has come close to whatever their trying to emulate.

@ZuneTattooGuy
It's not that hard to understand. Some people just like to play the classics every now and then and Xbox proved to be a convenient modern place to do so for many of these titles that otherwise are difficult to play today.

New games are great too but there's nothing wrong with wanting to experience older titles as well.

Well that just plain stinks. This was easily one of the best features on Xbox. What a disappointment.

@BrilliantBill
Ah yes the classic "I'm done with this series! Dead game!" and yet continue to play that series for years to come gamer. Street Fighter V had the same folks saying that five years later and yet they continued playing and are hyped over the moon for 6.

I never understood why people love to call an online game "dead". If the servers go offline then you could call it that but if people call Halo Infinite dead that's just silly. Has it had issues? Sure but it's far from dead I'd say.

Honestly thought it was terrible 😕. But hey I'm happy for the folks that enjoyed it! I played a match with some friends and literally every one of us was...let's say less than enthusiastic.

Capcom has been killing it otherwise though so no biggie. Just not for me.

I gotta say I might hop back on for this update. Looks fun! I definitely dig the toy story looking level.

The thing is for some titles a Game Pass launch makes sense. A game like Hogwarts Legacy for example was always going to do well anyway but for random Indi game that has no marketing budget? Taking the Game Pass deal might make more sense as they will have a guaranteed sum of cash they will earn with no risk required. On the flip side they also essentially doom their product from selling well on Xbox as well as PC to an extent by doing this.

So in the end here's the question every game developer/publisher has to answer. Do I take a set sum of cash and just put my game on GP or do I take my chances on the open market? That's the long and short of it.

As for myself I don't really like subscription services for games so I purchase my games.

@Stoned_Patrol
I believe you are referring to Six Days in Fallujah. As for what happened to it no one really knows its been on total radio silence since it's re-reveal.

As for MOH 2010 I actually really liked this one. The single player was well done as well as the multiplayer. I even got the Platinum on PS3! Never gave Warfighter a chance due to the less than stellar reception to it but part of me still does want to randomly try it one day. I know not likely.

Anyway RIP MOH. You were one of the good ones.

I think folks are overblowing the idea Sony has burned their bridge with Activision regardless of how this turns out. Activision is a capital B Business. Playstation is the current market leader. There is no way they are going just ignore that.

Kotick is just making noise. That's all it is.

For like 3-4 months after launch I was absolutely addicted. I couldn't get enough. The thing that drove me to stop playing eventually was just how familiar I became with the maps and how small of a variety there were. Then to add to that only getting 2 maps at most after months and months of waiting and eventually I just lost interest.

That said I had a wonderful time while it was fresh. I bought the campaign on steam and don't regret my purchase one bit. I'm sure I'll get the itch to play it again eventually...assuming they don't abandon it.

I'm probably good on the multiplayer game but Far Cry 7? Sure bring it on! First AC Mirage though.

@Snake_V5
Oh. I just assumed you didn't have an Xbox if you were asking if it was on Playstation. My bad. I get having a preference on where to play things. But yeah I would have expected it to be mentioned if it was coming to Playstation somewhere so I wouldn't hold my breath on it showing up outside of Xbox and PC.

@Fenbops
I think there was a leak or something mentioning this game on PS+ which had folks hoping it was already under contract to show up on Playstation before the Bethesda purchase. I doubt it was true but I can understand folks wishing it would be. The game looks like an absolute delight!

@Snake_V5
I wouldn't count on that. Luckily the PC requirements are pretty generous though so I'll be playing there as I too don't have a Series X yet. Looks really great!

This was easily the highlight of the show! Devil May Cry meets Dance Dance Revolution with a Sunset Overdrive vibe? What an easy win!

24 hour news stations are always gonna be 24 hour news stations. CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc. Same ****, different stink. Though I can't deny I found this amusing so at least there's that!

I really wonder if Microsoft is thinking to themselves "Maybe this wasn't really worth all this headache."

Unpopular opinion but I'm personally happy to see 343 sticking with it. Hopefully they learned a lot from Infinite's struggles and can come back swinging.

@Moonglow
I don't think I'd go so far as to call the single player a masterpiece but I did really enjoy it. The multiplayer was awesome too but I agree it was the long term support that dragged it down, not the actual multiplayer gameplay or anything.

I do think 343 gets a lot more vitriol than they deserve sometimes. I mean sure they aren't perfect but I can't say I've regretted any purchase of a game from them thus far so that has to count for something.

@NEStalgia
Well to be fair, MGS1 had a dude with mind control and telekinesis powers, a giant man that has a strange spiritual connection to ravens, and a guy that can copy people's looks, voice, and even DNA to disguise himself perfectly. Plus clones galore! Oh and who can forget nanomachines? Or the infamous box trick?

MGS has always been pretty weird along with the more serious military bits of the story but that's always been part of its charm for me. Realistic in some ways yet completely bonkers in others.

And sure I know technically Kojima was still a producer on Portable Ops but he technically had the same role in Revengance. Point being he took more of a backseat on both games and both turned out well. It could happen again but we shall never know unless we try!

@NEStalgia
Heh well I won't deny Kojima's games are definitely an acquired taste. MGS1 was legitimately the game that got me into gaming in the first place though so I just find it a bit sad to see it just collecting dust. Plus as synonymous with MGS as Kojima is, it wouldn't be the first Kojima-less directed MGS ever.

Portable Ops is honestly one of my favorites in the series and while I personally wasn't too fond of it I know people really like Revengance (I know, it's technically a spin-off but still.) Now yes obviously Survive missed the mark but hey 2/3 is pretty good right?😅

Point being I don't think it's as impossible as people seem to make about a Kojima-less Metal Gear. It just takes the right people involved. But like I said if it's bad we are just back to where we are now so why not I say!

I know I'm in the minority but I'd actually like to see a not Kojima lead Metal Gear. If it's bad, nothing really changes from how it is now and if it turns out well, we get one of of the most beloved game series back in business. What have we got to lose?

This was only a matter of time. The real story will be when Game Pass goes higher in price. If they can keep it to around $20-25 I think they will be fine. Any higher might get people to instead opt for waiting on steep sales instead of a subscription service.

Say what you will about the ongoing support for Infinite but at its core the multiplayer is fun as heck. I appreciate this man's work and wish him well in his future endeavors.

Wow. All of that is free? Sounds good to me! Loved Sonic Frontiers!

I don't know I'm having a blast with it myself. It's a classic, no nonsense action game with all killer no filler. I personally think it looks perfectly fine at 1080p 60fps. Honestly I think I like it better than Ragnarok at the moment though I haven't finished Evil West yet!

My personal favorite is actually 4 but 3 was great too. My biggest issue was just after the first island the story loses all momentum. Still fun though.

@ValentineMeikin
Well to be fair when PS+ first launched they were the first to start offering free games through a subscription. Good games too. Microsoft answered back with Games with Gold and at first it was pretty good...but lately it's been pretty useless ever since Game Pass came around.

Plus Playstation was the first to offer a duel analog stick controller layout along with four shoulder buttons which has become the standard for the entire industry.

All of the big three have contributed something to bring the industry to where it is today.

It looks awesome! The only problem is it's releasing in a pretty cramped month so I might not get to it right away but it's definitely on the radar!

Well I think it's safe to say this bridge is well and truly burned to a crisp.

Seemed like a harmless joke. I think folks are getting a bit too upset about this.

Nice! Netflix actually has had a pretty decent track record of late for handling game adaptation (Cyberpunk Edgerunners is excellent) so hopefully this will turn out well too.

I salute the brave 2% that believe it will be a 10/10! I'm rooting for the game big time but if I had to guess it's going to be 7 or 8 generally speaking. Some sites out there really have a hate fetish when it comes to Sonic that will drag the metacritic down a bit.

Yes, there have been some duds but the narrative that Sonic has never been good is just nonsense. I'm looking forward to it but I'll probably be playing God of War first next week.

Focus Entertainment is quickly becoming one of my favorite publishers. Plague Tale Requiem was excellent. Evil West looks awesome. Then early next year they got Atomic Heart? Looks like an impressive stretch of games to me.

Very excited for Evil West!

If I had never played Persona 5 obviously that would be the pick but I've already played it so Plague Tale it is. Both are awesome games though. You really can't go wrong with either of them.

There's no doubt Game Pass is the better offering compared to Playstation Plus Extra. Gold compared to Plus Essential however...it's literally not even close.

Perhaps if Starfield had made it this year along with the Activision deal going through before the end of the year they might have made it to closer to that 73% but obviously that didn't happen.

The fact it didn't stay at least at the same % as the year prior however is a bit concerning.

Oh baby. I'm not one to want custom consoles very often but I'd buy that. That looks sick as ****.

I played it on PS5 but I finished it a couple days ago...and went straight back in again for a second playthrough! An absolutely amazing experience. It's definitely between Plague Tale Requiem and Elden Ring for my personal GOTY and honestly? I might be leaning towards Plague Tale.

Great job Asobo!

The best solution is to keep doing the "Performance or Quality" method and just keep it a choice for people. I generally prefer 60 of course but I've gone the other way before. I just did so with Soul Hackers 2 since 60 fps didn't really make much difference anyway with a game like that.

I love that sub-story in Kiwami 2. 🤣

Nothing says next-gen like a PSP game and a PS Vita game! Don't get me wrong they are excellent games but I mean come on! 😆

Regardless of how you feel about this whole ordeal it's pretty difficult to argue that COD isn't significant. Playstation makes a **** load of money off of COD. There's a reason the rest of Activision's games aren't being brought up ever in these talks. That doesn't mean that those other IPs are bad or anything but they just dwarfed by the importance of COD financially.

There's hypocrisy, half-truths, and outright lies coming out of both companies over this whole thing but that's just...you know...business. COD being very significant however is undeniable.

I doubt there was enough people using Stadia to really make a blip on any of its competitors as far as customers moving to another service. Google is giving refunds across the board for it. It's a great gesture for sure but I'd imagine they are doing that because so few people signed up for it anyway that they aren't really losing any sleep over the money lost on it.

@NoLifeDGenerate
That's a good point. It has been far too long since we had a good Bond game. Hopefully that one from the Hitman team turns out well.

This is... not a good idea. If they maintain a high quality fair enough. However I doubt that will be the case. Plus I like Star Wars as much as the next guy but I already canceled my Disney+ to get a break from the constant shower of Star Wars stuff. Now this? There's no escape!

I love Halo 3 but 2 is still the best in my opinion.

@Dusk_Actual
Great minds think alike!😁

Persona 5 is legitimately one of if not my favorite game of all time so that kind of wins by default for me.

How strange. It sounds like it's fine even on Xbox one all things considered. Plus they already put in all this work anyway, why scrap it? One answer I've seen is so they can focus on live service elements but again if that was the plan why not cancel long ago instead of pouring resources into it up to this point? If it was super buggy and whatnot that would makes sense but it works fine.

Something fishy is going on here!