Very happy for these new additions.

I'm a massive namco arcade fan. I have 4 of the titles released and really want to buy all the namco games as they release. However at £14.99 I feel they're a little overpriced individually. When you compare them to a modern racer for example. There is usually so much content , tracks , cars etc . I feel £9.99 is more realistic for the games.
Although I would much rather namco released their own collection of the 90s 3d classics. A namco museum based on Ridge Racer, Soul Edge, Alpine Racer etc.
Including extras like 3d replica arcade cabinets promotional leaflets, artwork, music player and so on.
Instabuy for me and many other fans I would of thought.

Ooh!
I fancy giving Monster Hunter Stories a go.

Dragonage The Veilgard.
One of my favourite games this generation.
I did not agree with the bad press this game received. It was a little woke here and there but not as bad as some folks made out.
I was very impressed with what this game achieved on Series S.
I thought bioware did a fantastic job and was looking forward to what's coming next.
This is a great shame and I feel for the talented people who have lost their jobs.
This news today together with the news earlier this week regarding redundancy at IGN is very sad and shocking.

I'm hoping for a lot, not expecting much.
An XBOX Game Studio sale on the store at the very least.

The only reason that bought back into XBOX back in November 2020 was because of their exclusives.
Exclusives sell consoles imo. Excluding pc.

Hoping to see Tiny Metal 2 coming to XBOX.

I will get to Gears as soon as I can. Minecraft Dungeons 2 is the game for me this weekend.

Looking at the videos available currently, it is probably the best looking UE5 game running on Series S.
It even has a fair amout of Ray tracing. The coalition have done a great job and are to be congratulated.
After a patch or two it should be a fantastic XBOX exclusive.
With more on the way hopefully.

I've noticed Rematch isn't the only new addition to Essential.
No Man's Sky and The Hunter have been added recently..

@Fiendish-Beaver Thanks, £24.99 will do it for me.

If the price is right it will be Culdcept The First for me next week.

I love these releases for the namco games especially. They are a little too expensive though. I'm thinking they really should be around £10.99 maximum. What really upsets me is that some releases miss XBOX entirely! Nebulasray for example and not one game from console archives at all?

Hoping for Gears Tactics 2 or Powestar Golf 2 or crackdown 4.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Think you're right regarding Inxile.
Graphically looks great, wasn't excited by the latest trailer. Same old sweary, shooty gameplay with time travel elements.
Xbox needs an exclusive the appeals to much wider audience.
I don't think this game will produce the sales figures required and therefore unfortunately more job losses as you predicted.
On the other hand I'm hopeful that Minecraft Dungeons 2 will do well enough to create jobs.

Microsoft just keeps shooting itself in the foot.!!
They are largely responsible for creating the shortage and price hikes of memory in the first place. Now after a fairly hopeful XBOX reset they done this.
Unbelievable!!!!

Zilch.
I did buy Diablo 2 resurrected Prime collection, containing Diablo 2 & 3 a week before this sale started in the game pass offers.
There are some great offers to be had. Just nothing for me.

£50 per year for essential and another £20 per year for ea play, i have more than enough games to keep me busy.
Anything else I might want to keep and play that's also probably unlikely to come to essential, i just buy in a sale.
Looking at you FH6.

Not exactly shocked by this news item as it would be pretty obvious to be around the suggested dates judging from the previous Summer sales.

I never really understood why a series S or digital x couldn't have sort of blue ray drive support through usb port?
Could someone please explain?

These are very welcome additions to essential. Particularly Costume Quest 2.

I recently decided the best game pass experience for me was a 12 month subscription for essential for £50 plus an ea play subscription for 12 months at £20.
Anything else from the other GP tiers I wish to play I'll buy outright.
More than enough to keep me busy.

I've been gaming a long time. All the way back from Atari 2600.
I've seen many highs and lows over that time. But hey everyone it's hard to see the future of mainstream gaming being for anyone except for the wealthy at this point in time.
I think a lot of developers, manufacturers and associated companies are creating their own problems and need to sort themselves out. This generation is killing itself and I now don't know how on earth they can save themselves with project Helix, ps6 etc.
I like what Asha Sharma had done so far but with this news today where does she go from here?

For the first time during one of these BOGOF deals there happens to be 3 games on my wishlist.
I'm going for it!

Believe or not, Godzilla Desyroy All Monsters was the reason I bought an XBOX all those years ago.
I have been a huge Godzilla (toho universe) all my life. I already had the game on game cube. However there was one character exclusive to the XBOX version so that's why I bought the XBOX.
Exclusivity crazy right?
Also have the sequel on Wii.
Hoping they have all characters playable in the remaster plus a few new ones to the game. Very excited!

@shiningpikablu252
Thanks for the info. Very informative.
Perhaps with todays multiplat releases this wouldn't be such a problem in the future.
However a Skylanders without the toys and some sort of player trade set up would be preferable today. Even paid dlc sets.
Xbox needs this style of gaming added to its catalogue.

Ms Asha Sharma please take a look.

Enjoy what's on offer here.
Personally I was hoping for Warside, Tiny Metal 2 or a new fantasy Golf Title.
Here's hoping for announcements during the next few days.

I've been wondering about the Skylanders game that's still available on XBOX store.
Skylander Superchargers I think it's called.
Is it any good and which toys is it compatible with? I have some Imaginators and a few others from my nintendo consoles. Plus will the portal work with XBOX if bought for nintendo?

@Fiendish-Beaver
Either that or Halo Wars Tactics please XBOX!

I'm very much looking forward to the Warhammer Skulls showcase later today.

Question.
Would this be a system seller if this was an exclusive?

I've playing Blinx lately. I noticed on the title screen it states ' Only on Xbox'.

Some exclusives would be nice They don't have to be AAA, but Xbox Game Studio exclusives, only on Xbox or even Only on Game Pass .
I'd like some backward compatible news also please.

Plus just for once for nintendo to make an exception to celebrate XBOX 25 and as a thank you to the fans and recognising XBOX has released Banjo Kazooie games on Switch.
Please nintendo collaborate with Xbox and bring Diddy Kong Racing to nintendo switch and Xbox Series consoles.
You have done this before with Goldeneye so I know it is possible with your help.

All are welcome.

They are slightly overpriced. However some great releases available on console for the first time. Rave Racer, Aqua Jet and Cyber Commando for example.
Hoping for Cybercycles, Alpine Racer and Propcycle to be announced soon.

What I don't understand is Hamsters decision to miss releases for Xbox such as Nebulsray. And what's with Console Archives completely missing Xbox?

The future of Xbox is looking at little brighter. Asha is doing a lot of positive things so far.
This week being particularly positive.
Hoping for a return to exclusivity. This sells consoles IMO, looking at you nintendo.
Looking forward to her future announcements.
Great job Asha!

Mine is next week.
Curious and excited!

I would absolutely love a Tiny Metal 2 announcement.

Game pass is very good idea just poorly executed.
I've downgraded my subscription partly due to cost but there is far too many games and way too many unwanted perks with Ultimate. It's just not worth it for me.
However if the rumoured Xbox game studio only tier happens even without COD at the right price, I would be very interested.
Even with delayed exclusive releases.

I think it looks acceptable on Series S.

Unfortunately I just do not have the time to play this game at the moment.

All these features are looking really good and welcome additions.
I would like a better search engine especially on the store.
I would really appreciate being able to search by publisher and or developer.
If nintendo can do it why can't the other stores?

@Netret0120
Same here, bought my XBOX to play their games.
However before I say never again, I'd have to give Sharma and the new gang a chance. I think Microsoft should have brought in the change of leadership sooner.
I have been gaming a long time, decades in fact. I have seen all the big players good times and bad, even nintendo.
Personally I do think good exclusive and original games and much wanted sequels would help. Nintendo are doing well because of this line of thought. I do appreciate that the gaming landsacpe has evolved and is not as big or as profitable as used to be.
Far too much choice and far less gaming time. What with other options competing for your screen time these days. Hence the redundancies within the business, it's tougher out there these days.
I'm hoping Sharma will do well. She will listen to all departments and the fans and mix it up with fresh ideas and maybe she will surprise us all and will make XBOX really special again.

How well are the handhelds selling in in Japan? It would be interesting to see some regional sales data.

Looking forward to Showgunners!
If you're looking for some Gears Tactics type action this is pretty close.

So a an equivalent next generation Series S is on the cards.
This is an attractive option for me.

I'm still waiting on a date for Warside?
Plus I am really hoping for an announcement for Tiny Metal 2 to arrive on Xbox.
If anyone has any news please let the team at purexbox know.

I think that I've found a solution.
I might buy a Logitech G Cloud. I should be able to play most of the above via streaming. I'm guessing it will be future proof for next generation machines also.

Except nintendo of course.

If it was available at all in the future I would buy a Series S with disc drive.
Just to play backward compatible games unavailable on the digital stores.

The best developer direct so far. I was hoping for a secret 5th reveal to be a Crackdown remaster /4, or Halo/Gears Tactics 2.
I know these only exist in my mind.
Plus I know that these games are going to PS5 but I d like a 3 month exclusivity to XBOX. They might actually sell some consoles.

I purchased FC 26 during this offer and have received zilch.😟
And not happy to see the game is even cheaper this week.

Moved to Essential at the last price hike and stayed there.
Bought games that I've wanted through sales
I'm happier.