I hindsight gears of war reloaded was basically a waste if time wasn't it? Just slight upgrade on the ultimate edition is all it is. Good story yes but the gameplay and especially AI in the game is atrocious for nowadays! Why Microsoft thought playstation gamers would be into the most dated gears game available is beyond me!
@themightyant A few million must be interested considering the sub numbers it would be hard for the series consoles alone to reach that number. Maybe a couple million could still be on last gen aswell still subscribed.
There must be a decent amount of PC gamepass subscriptions for the amount of subs. Considering the series consoles have only sold a little over 30 million.
Looks good I'll pick it up on sale eventually or when if it drops on gamepass.
I only completed the 360 version maybe I could start the Xbox one version I own somehow haha!
The series kinda died for me when Desmond died.
A total remake of the original game would really interest me especially if they could change the mission structure in the game that was it's biggest let down!
@Kilamanjaro I played a little of the beta before the game released it was good fun. Is finding other players easy enough in it? Also in the beta players kept quiting out of the game did you experience that much in the full game?
I could possibly be temped by elden ring night reign if the price is good other than that I'll continue to knuckle down on the backlog which if far more enjoyable than I would of thought in fairness!
Boom!! I shortlisted that bowling game just the other day! Apart from that and halo it's not great for my tastes to be honest! But in honestly very much looking forward to the bowling game! I'll make my guy look like Woody harrelson out of king pin if that's possible of course! Nowadays I could even get the fake hand! You never know?
@HonestHick Yeah pro developer when they are getting sacked but beforehand no f,s given! I think it's just the Political correct reaction nowadays some think we should be with the worker's because the big company is bad doesn't matter the reasons or how the people sacked performed to get the sack it's just terrible and horrible bad company! Just in my opinion and not everyone in case I get attacked haha 😂 There a company not a charity I'm sure most of us have been sacked before and I'll tell you nobody had a violin out for me when I was! Basic business practice that happens everyday in every type of workplace in every country.
@Jaxx420 Yeah it is subjective especially from our stand point from the outside looking in we don't know it exact reason for all this.
I did enjoy keeper and south of midnight but again they were despite me enjoying them just so so.
If they weren't on gamepass I wouldn't of dropped the money to pay for them like I would on other games.
These studios don't make bad games but then again they don't make amazing games either to be honest I don't know if Microsoft has released any amazing games from any of there studios since 360 except for the Forza horizon series!
That in itself is the problem I think and why all this is happening now!
@HonestHick You are talking total sense to me my friend! Why should Microsoft keep supporting mediocrity? They shouldn't regardless of the reasons these studios didn't perform good enough otherwise Microsoft would of kept hold of them. Just because you try really hard and put in great effort doesn't mean you get to continue what you doing if your not doing a good job. A good anolagy is when a football team buy a player they want they buy him pay him well put him in the team but he isn't playing well doesn't do much all season think onana at Manchester united if you're into football. Now just because the manager board and everyone wanted him and bought him should they keep him at the club when he clearly isn't good enough but we bought him! No they should sell him get rid he's clearly not good enough the how and why he ended up here is meaningless now the priority is the good of the club not a single player! These studios have made at best so so games regardless if someone told them too that's there results! If Microsoft keep funding mediocrity they will shutter the Xbox division and then all the studios are in trouble! In no other industry in the world you are expected too keep your job if you're performance is bad! Xbox and Microsoft aren't running some Charity to support studios for no reason that's the long and short of it! Microsoft made a mistake taking on all these studios at least they stopped the mistake continuing by keeping them on!
@CallMeDuraSouka That's unfortunate for you I honestly had minimum problems with the game and that was near launch aswell so I must be vastly improved by now to what even I played.
@CallMeDuraSouka Don't read try for yourself like I have then I can have some time for an uninformed person who hasn't played the game! I've completed the best part of the game with one character I've gotten the odd bug nothing major for a Bethesda game and loaded my save and played on. People be to fussy nowadays it's very playable if you try for yourself that's all I can tell you dude🤙
@BAMozzy When times are going good sometimes people like to be good spread the wealth but once COVID ended and this ram crisis started these companies have to tighten there belts the money can't be splashed as much now. But yeah you are right be open to moving brand if you need to at the end of the day you really need to do what suits you gaming is crazy nowadays I'm just happy with what I have now to be honest and should be like that for a couple years yet.
@fatpunkslim Definitely heads need to roll on that one for sure! No need for that much management no way seems like the Xbox division has been bloated across the board in terms of employees!
@themightyant Use unreal then get the coalition to help them you might aswell just not continue making those games if they continue with that engine people hate it!
@CoolDadTx If you are arguing they should still take as much time as they currently are to get out fallout and elder scrolls games I couldn't disagree with anything more! Skyrim was 15 years ago! Fallout 4 was 10 year's ago! Nobody else takes this long!
No more decade or longer waits between elder scrolls and fallout games would be an amazing start! And force Todd Howard to use a new engine! The creation engine is not good enough anymore if it ever was to begin with!
Interesting insight!
Especially the part about how many layers of management is in the company no wonder there's job losses happening now and in the future!
I've worked in places where there was a manager for everything the place was mess they just blamed each other for everything and nothing got done too many chefs and all that.
Also this is just the industry now more sacking to come from all sides I bet you!
It's the industry theses days it's happened before it will happen again after this not just Microsoft either I'm really not surprised anymore. Too many studios too many devs oversaturation of the market. Life is hard enjoy gaming real life politics is hard enough without being effected by gaming politics. Unfortunate for the people effected but unfortunate things happen to people everyday I've been sacked before aswell life goes on😊
@Nic-Noc20th-C Too easy and consumer friendly there's no money to be made by doing that so they wouldn't bother. They would only do that with some sort of partnership and overcharge for it like they did with the SSD memory cards.
I'd say if they actually are thinking about this right now for the helix it's in reaction to what playstation announced recently.
Xbox hardly do physical releases as it is so if they put a disc drive into next gen I'd be very surprised!
It could be a good way to get some new users because some people take physical games ownership very seriously but I don't see this alone moving the needle that much.
Best to just stick to the plan they had for it not and be influenced by Sony stopping physical games in my opinion anyways!
360 i still have the most physical games only about 4 or 5 though in fairness there somewhere but I haven't seen them in years!
I think I have one Xbox one game?
I've basically been digital since Xbox one!
I sold or gave away most of the physical games I did own!
When I'm not going down the rabbit hole with joe Rogan videos about ancient civilizations I'll be on a bit of red dead online some eafc 26 with my roma team and definitely a bit of Forza horizon 6.
Happy weekend folks ✌️
Hahaha 🤣 what the hell is that thing!
Looks like what should be a controller of a military drone!
Still think the Ukrainians are mostly using 360 and xbone controllers for acceptable drones nowadays.
Bog standard controllers for me I'm exceptionally good at gaming anyways no need for an extra leg up for this guy!😉
@oopsiezz You open a door to an amazing way to get a good chunk off next gen! Well done on savings that much up you must be on of the top reward points holders in the world if not top!
@carlos82 Exactly what I'm doing wouldn't save up reward points for just any aul game. By the time it comes out I'll have a healthy Chunk gone of it thanks to reward points!
I really value the service and get great use out of it!
I get more points now than ever with how it works so for me it's basically 9/10.
I don't do all the bing stuff just Xbox related ones and Xbox app and I get just over five euro back every month maybe a bit more!
While still getting ultimate for €16.99 a month if not cheaper because of European laws it's going good for me with the rewards😊
Thankfully I haven't had a issue with this hopefully I don't. I still have a couple races most days on this and try complete the seasonal challenges aswell so I'd lose too much at this stage! Such a massive improvement on Forza horizon 5 it is I love the game!
@fatpunkslim Yes! No more mediocrity 💪 even key franchises like halo and gears have been nothing but at best good since the 360 it's not good enough! Fable was ignored till now they buy a dying franchise in relavance in call of duty! Sort out the reasons why some of us stayed after 360 to Xbox one gears and halo where my only reason honestly why I did and I've been let down!
I'm deep into my backlog and other games I purchased right now and saving up reward points off GTA so I'll be stearing clear of sales for a good while ✌️
Add a multiplayer to the halo remake remaster!
Honestly getting that on board for playstation users would be huge!
There's no point making a halo game nowadays without multiplayer!
Even use existing areas from the single player side and add proper curated maps later!
It would definitely improve sales across the board!
Maybe even firefight to begin with and add proper multiplayer after launch but that game needs multiplayer to be proper value on playstation and Xbox even PC!
Personally I haven't enjoyed anything this studio has done in years. The cull of blandness continues! Question anyway they can force Todd Howard out?? That dude is the ultimate all talk no results guy surely someone could get fallout and elder scrolls games out faster than that guy?
@Balaam_ At least physical Xbox gamers will bring there collection over with them to next gen unlike playstation! No matter what you are constantly negative about Xbox.
There's a good in depth article over on true achievements about how they will/could implement physical to digital ownership with games going forward and it sounds very good not a headache at all.
By what the article says anyway.
I'll give this a go because it's the black ops series I love these types of call of duty games! So much more fun than the modern warfare side of the franchise for me which takes itself far to seriously in my opinion! Actually looking forward to trying this one out I didn't even touch vanguard! Dull as dish water campaign I heard! No thanks 👍
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Re: Two Games Are Available Today Across Various Tiers Of Xbox Game Pass (July 9)
I hindsight gears of war reloaded was basically a waste if time wasn't it?
Just slight upgrade on the ultimate edition is all it is.
Good story yes but the gameplay and especially AI in the game is atrocious for nowadays!
Why Microsoft thought playstation gamers would be into the most dated gears game available is beyond me!
Re: Report: Xbox Cancels Avowed 2 And Puts Obsidian To Work On New Fallout Game
Someone needs to put Todd Howard on suicide watch for the next while after this!
Re: Xbox Game Pass Members Are Being Treated To A Surprise New Release Today (July 8)
Sounds intriguing I'll definitely have to give this a go at least!
Re: Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Drops To 30M Subscribers, But Has 'Started To Grow Again'
@themightyant A few million must be interested considering the sub numbers it would be hard for the series consoles alone to reach that number.
Maybe a couple million could still be on last gen aswell still subscribed.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Reportedly Drops To 30M Subscribers, But Has 'Started To Grow Again'
There must be a decent amount of PC gamepass subscriptions for the amount of subs.
Considering the series consoles have only sold a little over 30 million.
Re: Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For AC Black Flag Resynced
Looks good I'll pick it up on sale eventually or when if it drops on gamepass.
I only completed the 360 version maybe I could start the Xbox one version I own somehow haha!
The series kinda died for me when Desmond died.
A total remake of the original game would really interest me especially if they could change the mission structure in the game that was it's biggest let down!
Re: Xbox Fan Claims To Know The Start Date & 'Initial' Games For Summer Sale 2026
@Kilamanjaro I played a little of the beta before the game released it was good fun.
Is finding other players easy enough in it?
Also in the beta players kept quiting out of the game did you experience that much in the full game?
Re: Xbox Fan Claims To Know The Start Date & 'Initial' Games For Summer Sale 2026
I could possibly be temped by elden ring night reign if the price is good other than that I'll continue to knuckle down on the backlog which if far more enjoyable than I would of thought in fairness!
Re: Xbox CEO Sets Ambitious Goal Of Reaching 'More Than A Billion People Each Day'
Hey why not aim high f**k it!
Re: These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (July 9-21)
Boom!!
I shortlisted that bowling game just the other day!
Apart from that and halo it's not great for my tastes to be honest!
But in honestly very much looking forward to the bowling game!
I'll make my guy look like Woody harrelson out of king pin if that's possible of course!
Nowadays I could even get the fake hand!
You never know?
Re: 'It's A Franchise We Love' - Toys For Bob Keen To Work With Xbox On Banjo-Kazooie Game
@Banjo- For you alone I'd love this to happen!
Re: Xbox Announces 3,200 Job Cuts And Four Studio Departures
@HonestHick Yeah pro developer when they are getting sacked but beforehand no f,s given!
I think it's just the Political correct reaction nowadays some think we should be with the worker's because the big company is bad doesn't matter the reasons or how the people sacked performed to get the sack it's just terrible and horrible bad company!
Just in my opinion and not everyone in case I get attacked haha 😂
There a company not a charity I'm sure most of us have been sacked before and I'll tell you nobody had a violin out for me when I was!
Basic business practice that happens everyday in every type of workplace in every country.
Re: AC Black Flag Resynced Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Avast ye scurvy dog ye!
Arggh!
Re: Xbox Announces 3,200 Job Cuts And Four Studio Departures
@Jaxx420 Yeah it is subjective especially from our stand point from the outside looking in we don't know it exact reason for all this.
I did enjoy keeper and south of midnight but again they were despite me enjoying them just so so.
If they weren't on gamepass I wouldn't of dropped the money to pay for them like I would on other games.
These studios don't make bad games but then again they don't make amazing games either to be honest I don't know if Microsoft has released any amazing games from any of there studios since 360 except for the Forza horizon series!
That in itself is the problem I think and why all this is happening now!
Re: Xbox Announces 3,200 Job Cuts And Four Studio Departures
@HonestHick You are talking total sense to me my friend!
Why should Microsoft keep supporting mediocrity?
They shouldn't regardless of the reasons these studios didn't perform good enough otherwise Microsoft would of kept hold of them.
Just because you try really hard and put in great effort doesn't mean you get to continue what you doing if your not doing a good job.
A good anolagy is when a football team buy a player they want they buy him pay him well put him in the team but he isn't playing well doesn't do much all season think onana at Manchester united if you're into football.
Now just because the manager board and everyone wanted him and bought him should they keep him at the club when he clearly isn't good enough but we bought him!
No they should sell him get rid he's clearly not good enough the how and why he ended up here is meaningless now the priority is the good of the club not a single player!
These studios have made at best so so games regardless if someone told them too that's there results!
If Microsoft keep funding mediocrity they will shutter the Xbox division and then all the studios are in trouble!
In no other industry in the world you are expected too keep your job if you're performance is bad!
Xbox and Microsoft aren't running some Charity to support studios for no reason that's the long and short of it!
Microsoft made a mistake taking on all these studios at least they stopped the mistake continuing by keeping them on!
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@CallMeDuraSouka That's unfortunate for you I honestly had minimum problems with the game and that was near launch aswell so I must be vastly improved by now to what even I played.
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@CallMeDuraSouka Don't read try for yourself like I have then I can have some time for an uninformed person who hasn't played the game!
I've completed the best part of the game with one character I've gotten the odd bug nothing major for a Bethesda game and loaded my save and played on.
People be to fussy nowadays it's very playable if you try for yourself that's all I can tell you dude🤙
Re: Three Aims Detailed By Asha Sharma For The 'Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History'
@BAMozzy When times are going good sometimes people like to be good spread the wealth but once COVID ended and this ram crisis started these companies have to tighten there belts the money can't be splashed as much now.
But yeah you are right be open to moving brand if you need to at the end of the day you really need to do what suits you gaming is crazy nowadays I'm just happy with what I have now to be honest and should be like that for a couple years yet.
Re: Three Aims Detailed By Asha Sharma For The 'Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History'
@devil76 Thanks dude 😀 nice to know I'm not talking total bollox haha 👍
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@themightyant Well that's deflating hahaha!
Re: Three Aims Detailed By Asha Sharma For The 'Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History'
@fatpunkslim Definitely heads need to roll on that one for sure!
No need for that much management no way seems like the Xbox division has been bloated across the board in terms of employees!
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@Balaam_ Play it dude see for yourself what it's like it's not broken your fooling nobody.
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@themightyant Use unreal then get the coalition to help them you might aswell just not continue making those games if they continue with that engine people hate it!
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
@CoolDadTx If you are arguing they should still take as much time as they currently are to get out fallout and elder scrolls games I couldn't disagree with anything more!
Skyrim was 15 years ago!
Fallout 4 was 10 year's ago!
Nobody else takes this long!
Re: Report: Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
No more decade or longer waits between elder scrolls and fallout games would be an amazing start!
And force Todd Howard to use a new engine!
The creation engine is not good enough anymore if it ever was to begin with!
Re: Three Aims Detailed By Asha Sharma For The 'Most Significant Restructure In Xbox History'
Interesting insight!
Especially the part about how many layers of management is in the company no wonder there's job losses happening now and in the future!
I've worked in places where there was a manager for everything the place was mess they just blamed each other for everything and nothing got done too many chefs and all that.
Also this is just the industry now more sacking to come from all sides I bet you!
Re: Xbox Announces 3,200 Job Losses And Four Studio Departures
It's the industry theses days it's happened before it will happen again after this not just Microsoft either I'm really not surprised anymore.
Too many studios too many devs oversaturation of the market.
Life is hard enjoy gaming real life politics is hard enough without being effected by gaming politics.
Unfortunate for the people effected but unfortunate things happen to people everyday I've been sacked before aswell life goes on😊
Re: Rumour: Xbox Still Evaluating Whether Project Helix Will Support Physical Discs
@Nic-Noc20th-C Too easy and consumer friendly there's no money to be made by doing that so they wouldn't bother.
They would only do that with some sort of partnership and overcharge for it like they did with the SSD memory cards.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Still Evaluating Whether Project Helix Will Support Physical Discs
I'd say if they actually are thinking about this right now for the helix it's in reaction to what playstation announced recently.
Xbox hardly do physical releases as it is so if they put a disc drive into next gen I'd be very surprised!
It could be a good way to get some new users because some people take physical games ownership very seriously but I don't see this alone moving the needle that much.
Best to just stick to the plan they had for it not and be influenced by Sony stopping physical games in my opinion anyways!
Re: 'I Want Them To Sponsor Me' - World Cup Star Erling Haaland Reveals His Love Of Xbox
That sponsorship would be a great idea!
Just a shame he is a city player!
GGMU!👹
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Addition In June 2026?
I picked eafc26 I'm enjoying it so far apart from that I already own undisputed and nothing else was of interest to me!
Re: Poll: Which Xbox Console Have You Collected The Most Physical Games For?
360 i still have the most physical games only about 4 or 5 though in fairness there somewhere but I haven't seen them in years!
I think I have one Xbox one game?
I've basically been digital since Xbox one!
I sold or gave away most of the physical games I did own!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 4-5)
When I'm not going down the rabbit hole with joe Rogan videos about ancient civilizations I'll be on a bit of red dead online some eafc 26 with my roma team and definitely a bit of Forza horizon 6.
Happy weekend folks ✌️
Re: This New Xbox Controller Looks Absolutely Insane, And It's Releasing This Year
Hahaha 🤣 what the hell is that thing!
Looks like what should be a controller of a military drone!
Still think the Ukrainians are mostly using 360 and xbone controllers for acceptable drones nowadays.
Bog standard controllers for me I'm exceptionally good at gaming anyways no need for an extra leg up for this guy!😉
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Fans, How Are You Getting On With Microsoft Rewards In 2026?
@oopsiezz You open a door to an amazing way to get a good chunk off next gen!
Well done on savings that much up you must be on of the top reward points holders in the world if not top!
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Fans, How Are You Getting On With Microsoft Rewards In 2026?
@carlos82 Exactly what I'm doing wouldn't save up reward points for just any aul game.
By the time it comes out I'll have a healthy Chunk gone of it thanks to reward points!
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Fans, How Are You Getting On With Microsoft Rewards In 2026?
I really value the service and get great use out of it!
I get more points now than ever with how it works so for me it's basically 9/10.
I don't do all the bing stuff just Xbox related ones and Xbox app and I get just over five euro back every month maybe a bit more!
While still getting ultimate for €16.99 a month if not cheaper because of European laws it's going good for me with the rewards😊
Re: Halo Studios Makes A Point Of Highlighting 'Physical Discs' For Campaign Evolved
Nice 🙂 I like this!
Re: Xbox Rolls Out New 'Change' To Help Avoid Data Loss In Forza Horizon 6
@CallMeDuraSouka Todd Howard deserves every bit of grief he can get haha!
The dude is a con man!
Re: Xbox Rolls Out New 'Change' To Help Avoid Data Loss In Forza Horizon 6
Thankfully I haven't had a issue with this hopefully I don't.
I still have a couple races most days on this and try complete the seasonal challenges aswell so I'd lose too much at this stage!
Such a massive improvement on Forza horizon 5 it is I love the game!
Re: Rumour: Halo Being 'Heavily Evaluated' At Xbox, But Remains Key Part Of Future Plans
@fatpunkslim Yes!
No more mediocrity 💪 even key franchises like halo and gears have been nothing but at best good since the 360 it's not good enough!
Fable was ignored till now they buy a dying franchise in relavance in call of duty!
Sort out the reasons why some of us stayed after 360 to Xbox one gears and halo where my only reason honestly why I did and I've been let down!
Re: 20+ Of The Best Discounted Games From Xbox's Two New Early July 2026 Sales
I'm deep into my backlog and other games I purchased right now and saving up reward points off GTA so I'll be stearing clear of sales for a good while ✌️
Re: Rumour: Halo Being 'Heavily Evaluated' At Xbox, But Remains Key Part Of Future Plans
@tho_mi Definitely not they need to improve it same with gears since 360 both have been good at absolute best!
Re: Rumour: Halo Being 'Heavily Evaluated' At Xbox, But Remains Key Part Of Future Plans
Add a multiplayer to the halo remake remaster!
Honestly getting that on board for playstation users would be huge!
There's no point making a halo game nowadays without multiplayer!
Even use existing areas from the single player side and add proper curated maps later!
It would definitely improve sales across the board!
Maybe even firefight to begin with and add proper multiplayer after launch but that game needs multiplayer to be proper value on playstation and Xbox even PC!
Re: Journalist Claims Xbox Is 'Keeping' Obsidian Following Rumours Of Potential Closure
@GreenPoint Looks like it was in the end haha crazy 😧
Re: Obsidian Is The Latest Studio Reportedly Attempting To 'Avoid Closure' At Xbox
Personally I haven't enjoyed anything this studio has done in years.
The cull of blandness continues!
Question anyway they can force Todd Howard out??
That dude is the ultimate all talk no results guy surely someone could get fallout and elder scrolls games out faster than that guy?
Re: 'Xbox, Now's Your Chance' - Fans Debate Whether Microsoft Should 'Take Advantage' Of Physical Games
@Balaam_ At least physical Xbox gamers will bring there collection over with them to next gen unlike playstation!
No matter what you are constantly negative about Xbox.
Re: 'Xbox, Now's Your Chance' - Fans Debate Whether Microsoft Should 'Take Advantage' Of Physical Games
There's a good in depth article over on true achievements about how they will/could implement physical to digital ownership with games going forward and it sounds very good not a headache at all.
By what the article says anyway.
Re: Another Call Of Duty Game Is Gearing Up For Xbox Game Pass
I'll give this a go because it's the black ops series I love these types of call of duty games!
So much more fun than the modern warfare side of the franchise for me which takes itself far to seriously in my opinion!
Actually looking forward to trying this one out I didn't even touch vanguard!
Dull as dish water campaign I heard!
No thanks 👍
Re: As PlayStation Announces The End Of Disc-Based Releases, Will Xbox Follow Suit?
@beartank That would explain a lot then haha 😆