Maverick "takes place in the Alaskan wilderness, will see players fight one another, animals, and the harsh weather to survive". Ubisoft will either shut down the servers within 18 months of the game's release or cancel it outright before it releases.
I never watch it live; if TGA was only about an hour - 90 minutes at a push - then that would gel with my usual evening routine. However, I work in retail and find it difficult enough to deal with the general public on a good day. If I stay up until around 4am the previous night, I will end up chinning someone.
@Ricky-Spanish Microsoft should buy the rights to (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty and have it playing whenever he walks out on stage or gives a televised interview.
@Ricky-Spanish if it were me, I'd wait and play it on Series X. But I'm the guy who waited 15 months until the native Series X version to play Doom Eternal.
@Elbow oh come on. He was probably actively trying to forget Youngblood. Poor guy's probably going to spend his Sunday in the fetal position now, thanks to you.
@FraserG just a FYI. The site has Hunt Showdown 1896 listed as Hunt Showdown 1986. Ignore this comment if it actually turns out Crytek changed the game's name a second time and I'm an idiot 🤣
@Arcticpandapopz and this is why I've stayed away from any and all extraction shooters. The only thing I've even tried that comes close was venturing into the dark zone in The Division 1 and 2.
@FraserG Ironically, the one person (@Banjo-) who didn't explicitly state that the game was reviewed less than favourably in an effort to get more clicks - and has repeatedly clarified that fact - is the one person who got a heated response about it from @PJOReilly. And it's not the first time he's lashed out at commenters, either.
Oh good, Microsoft's sending him a new Series S. Now he can use the money he would've spent getting the Series S repaired on A BLOODY HELMET. I hate that society consistently rewards the stupid.
@Matthewnh there are reasons for that "smaller" size. For example, hard drive manufacturers calculate a megabyte as 1,000 kilobytes, while the binary calculation is 1,024 KB. Different operating systems display storage differently; Windows, for example, uses the binary numbering system, so would display a 500GB hard drive as having less than 500GB storage.
I haven't played in a long while as I don't have Game Pass anymore. It's something I'd like to go back to, though. I put a fair bit of time into it and - going by what state it was in last time I played - I'd give it an 8/10.
It was always going to happen; Ubisoft has done it at least twice before. And like @abe_hikura said, the live-service shooter space is oversaturated and it will take a lightning in a bottle situation for a new game to truly take off. Thing is, does Ubisoft try again? I would bet money on it.
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@jesse_dylan that'd be nice, but SEGA is probably gearing up to re-release them again - either as a collection or piecemeal - so they wouldn't want us snapping up a load of cheap games when they could just charge us more later down the line.
@Vordus I'm the opposite; I don't think I've ever used the right-hand number pad on a keyboard. I instinctively have always gone to the numbers under F1-F12.
Xbox announcing a game alongside a CG trailer and then not telling anyone anything for years?! This is unprecedented!!! Everwild, Perfect Dark, State of Decay 3 and Fable all came out so quickly after they were announced, after all.
Satisfactory won PC Game of the Year. Helldivers 2 won Console Game of the Year. Black Myth: Wukong won Ultimate Game of the Year. Black Myth: Wukong is on both PC and console, so doesn't that technically mean it should be PC game of the year and console game of the year? Yet it won neither? I'm confused.
@Dimey @carlos82 true, duh, I didn't think of that 🤣 I wonder if people who own, say, Forza Horizon 4 will be able to still stream that once it gets delisted? Because presumably it's leaving Game Pass as well.
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Re: Xbox Appears To Be Getting More Ex-PlayStation Exclusives In 2025
You heard it here first: MAG coming to Xbox Series X|S in 2025.
Re: New Report Details Two Far Cry Projects In Development At Ubisoft
Re: All Of These Xbox Games Will Turn Off Their Servers In Early 2025
Wait, Kartrider is shutting down? I hadn't heard that.
@Nintendo4Sonic how else are they supposed to force you to buy the new one? Release a substantially iterated on and/or improved game? Don't be absurd.
Re: Croc Developer Insists There's 'Almost No Demand' For A Physical Xbox Version
@carlos82 future Xboxes will be adorably all-digital.
Re: Xbox Has Reportedly Delayed 'A Big Game' Into 2026
It's the Phantom Dust reboot.
Re: Croc Developer Insists There's 'Almost No Demand' For A Physical Xbox Version
If there's not enough demand for it, there's not enough demand for it. Nobody wants to be sitting on a load of stock they can't sell.
Re: Capcom Is Officially Working On A Sequel To 2006's Okami
I hope Okami Sequel ends up being the final title.
Re: Journalist Cools Expectations After Teasing Two 'Holy S**t' Reveals For The Game Awards 2024
@Utena-mobile it was far from perfect, but I also really enjoyed Kameo.
Re: Xbox Partners With UK Darts Star Luke Littler, 'Community Rewards' Up For Grabs
@Deljo he'll be ported to another sport in 6 months.
Re: Xbox Partners With UK Darts Star Luke Littler, 'Community Rewards' Up For Grabs
Xbox's marketing prowess knows no bounds.
Re: The Game Awards 2024: Date, Start Times & Everything You Need To Know
I never watch it live; if TGA was only about an hour - 90 minutes at a push - then that would gel with my usual evening routine. However, I work in retail and find it difficult enough to deal with the general public on a good day. If I stay up until around 4am the previous night, I will end up chinning someone.
Re: Review: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Xbox) - 30 Years In The Making
@shoeses wait, does Battletoads really only have local co-op? That's insane. I played through it solo, so just assumed online play was included.
Re: Review: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Xbox) - 30 Years In The Making
Other outlets gave this game a lower score and I am personally outraged by Pure Xbox's difference in opinion. Boycott this nonsense!!!
In all seriousness, this does look cool. I really enjoyed Shredder's Revenge and Battletoads, so I may give this a look.
Re: Xbox's Matt Booty Talks PS5 Ports, Explains How The Scheduling Works
@Ricky-Spanish Microsoft should buy the rights to (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty and have it playing whenever he walks out on stage or gives a televised interview.
Re: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass (December 9)
@Ricky-Spanish if it were me, I'd wait and play it on Series X. But I'm the guy who waited 15 months until the native Series X version to play Doom Eternal.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Enjoying Indiana Jones And The Great Circle So Far?
@Elbow oh come on. He was probably actively trying to forget Youngblood. Poor guy's probably going to spend his Sunday in the fetal position now, thanks to you.
Re: Xbox Adds Two Surprise Titles To This Month's Game Pass Lineup
@FraserG just a FYI. The site has Hunt Showdown 1896 listed as Hunt Showdown 1986. Ignore this comment if it actually turns out Crytek changed the game's name a second time and I'm an idiot 🤣
@Arcticpandapopz and this is why I've stayed away from any and all extraction shooters. The only thing I've even tried that comes close was venturing into the dark zone in The Division 1 and 2.
Re: Review: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle (Xbox) - A MachineGames Misfire
@FraserG Ironically, the one person (@Banjo-) who didn't explicitly state that the game was reviewed less than favourably in an effort to get more clicks - and has repeatedly clarified that fact - is the one person who got a heated response about it from @PJOReilly. And it's not the first time he's lashed out at commenters, either.
Re: Review: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle (Xbox) - A MachineGames Misfire
Someone has a different opinion from everyone else? I won't hear of it!
Re: Random: Xbox Series S Owner Reveals How The Console Literally Saved Their Life
Oh good, Microsoft's sending him a new Series S. Now he can use the money he would've spent getting the Series S repaired on A BLOODY HELMET. I hate that society consistently rewards the stupid.
Re: Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Is Well Over 100GB On Xbox Series X
@Matthewnh there are reasons for that "smaller" size. For example, hard drive manufacturers calculate a megabyte as 1,000 kilobytes, while the binary calculation is 1,024 KB. Different operating systems display storage differently; Windows, for example, uses the binary numbering system, so would display a 500GB hard drive as having less than 500GB storage.
Re: It's That Time Again! Your Xbox 'Year In Review' 2024 Is Now Available
Same as last year, the "time played" is completely wrong. Good work.
Re: Talking Point: A Year Later, What Do You Think Of Forza Motorsport?
I haven't played in a long while as I don't have Game Pass anymore. It's something I'd like to go back to, though. I put a fair bit of time into it and - going by what state it was in last time I played - I'd give it an 8/10.
Re: Random: Xbox Series S Owner Reveals How The Console Literally Saved Their Life
Wear a helmet, idiot.
@JoyfulFire
And 30fps.
Re: Seven Additions Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 20)
@FraserG psssssst, it's December 4th.
Re: Ubisoft Is Giving Up On XDefiant, Just Over Six Months Since It Launched
In other news: water is wet.
It was always going to happen; Ubisoft has done it at least twice before. And like @abe_hikura said, the live-service shooter space is oversaturated and it will take a lightning in a bottle situation for a new game to truly take off. Thing is, does Ubisoft try again? I would bet money on it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Expecting From Xbox At The Game Awards 2024?
@Ricky-Spanish your continued optimism is inspirational.
@bowzoid 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Xbox Engineer Shows Off Console Dashboard With 'Comic Sans' Font
@Balaam_ ❄︎♒︎♏︎ ♋︎●︎●︎📫︎♎︎♓︎♑︎♓︎⧫︎♋︎●︎ ♐︎◆︎⧫︎◆︎❒︎♏︎ ♓︎⬧︎ ♒︎♏︎❒︎♏︎📬︎
Re: Random: Xbox 360 Users Say Dashboard Has Been 'Destroyed', But It's Not As Bad As It Seems
IAmParliament is most definitely "a writer" who MOST DEFINITELY sits in coffee shops with a laptop, "writing". Overdramatic much? 🤣
Re: Surprise! Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Drifts Onto Xbox Game Pass This Week
@Ricky-Spanish we're the Pure Xbox comments section's official bromance.
Re: Surprise! Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Drifts Onto Xbox Game Pass This Week
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(Tagged you lots just to make sure 😁🤣)
Re: Almost 20 Games Will Be Delisted On Xbox In December 2024
@jesse_dylan that'd be nice, but SEGA is probably gearing up to re-release them again - either as a collection or piecemeal - so they wouldn't want us snapping up a load of cheap games when they could just charge us more later down the line.
Re: Xbox Engineer Shows Off Console Dashboard With 'Comic Sans' Font
They should've kept this quiet and sneakily rolled it out as an update on April Fool's Day.
Re: Talking Point: When You're Low On Time, What Do You Play On Xbox?
Any roguelike/lite (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells, to name a few), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival.
Also, not Xbox, but Helldivers 2; a three mission op usually takes between 60 and 90 minutes.
Re: This Gorgeous Xbox Mouse & Keyboard Set Launches Next Month
@Vordus I'm the opposite; I don't think I've ever used the right-hand number pad on a keyboard. I instinctively have always gone to the numbers under F1-F12.
Re: This Gorgeous Xbox Mouse & Keyboard Set Launches Next Month
In my nearly 40 years on Earth, I don't think I've ever wanted anything more than I want that keyboard.
Re: Palworld's Next New Island Will Be 'Six Times' Bigger Than Its Previous Map Expansion
Six times the alleged patent infringement 👍
Re: Xbox Fans Are Wondering What Happened To Series X|S Exclusive 'Contraband'
Xbox announcing a game alongside a CG trailer and then not telling anyone anything for years?! This is unprecedented!!! Everwild, Perfect Dark, State of Decay 3 and Fable all came out so quickly after they were announced, after all.
Re: Rare Boss Now Officially The New Head Of Xbox Game Studios
@K1LLEGAL not even the executives are safe!!!
Re: Poll: Which Is Your Favourite Xbox Title From Bethesda Developer MachineGames?
@Balaam_ full games yes. Unfortunately, not if you include expansions
Re: These 50+ Games Are Cheaper Than Ever In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2024
Being able to get Marvel's Midnight Suns for less than a tenner is practically stealing. I adored that game.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox In 2025?
I want more things to be an Xbox. My fridge? Xbox. My carbon monoxide detector? Xbox. This Swedish made penis enlarger pump? XBOX!!
Re: Random: Xbox Employee Causes A Stir With Lighthearted PS5 Pro Joke On Twitter
Outrageous behaviour from an Xbox employee. Boycott this company. 🙄
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 23-24)
It most certainly is not S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. More Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival, more Picross S Mega Drive and Master System and MORE Helldivers 2.
Re: Xbox Is Making Big Changes To Avatars In January 2025
Avatars were a waste of time from day one. Honestly, if it means Microsoft will focus on something less useless, then bin 'em off.
Re: Xbox Fans Create Master List Of 1100+ Games With 'Play Anywhere' Support
Play Anywhere is a good scheme. The only drawback is that you have to subject yourself to the Xbox PC app.
Re: Xbox Has A Quiet Night As Golden Joystick 2024 Winners Are Revealed
Satisfactory won PC Game of the Year. Helldivers 2 won Console Game of the Year. Black Myth: Wukong won Ultimate Game of the Year. Black Myth: Wukong is on both PC and console, so doesn't that technically mean it should be PC game of the year and console game of the year? Yet it won neither? I'm confused.
Re: Xbox Introduces 'Stream Your Own Game' Feature With 50 Titles Supported At Launch
@Dimey @carlos82 true, duh, I didn't think of that 🤣 I wonder if people who own, say, Forza Horizon 4 will be able to still stream that once it gets delisted? Because presumably it's leaving Game Pass as well.
Re: Xbox Introduces 'Stream Your Own Game' Feature With 50 Titles Supported At Launch
Am I the only one perplexed by the almost complete lack of first-party games in that list?
Re: Site News: Where's Our Stalker 2 Review?
@16BitHero to be fair, they are currently working and living in a war zone. 🤷