OldGamer999

I’m also waiting Battlefield 6 to appear in EA play on series X GPU, hopefully some point this year.
As I want to play the campaign only.
There is no way I’m paying for BF6 just for a 6 hour campaign.

I was really into RE4 and RE8, so I’m hoping the action is similar in RE9.
Until the very small Leon trailer I was unimpressed with the hide away gameplay, as it is to my action oriented tastes that was in RE4 and RE8.
Time will tell if this is a buy for me.

Solid start to the year for GPU.

Well in the UK there is good stock and they still sell especially the series x, obviously not as many as should be sold in console world.

Either way even for the sake of competition for Sony it’s not good, as we know what a king complacent Sony are like and we are heading that way.

For me I have GPU cheaply stacked until March 2027 so Series x has its usefulness for me, especially with the hopeful 2026 release's.

So much potential the series x when it was first announced and some excitement and as a console form factor and things like quick resume and the controller layout still does it for me over the PS5 actually console wise.
And with some of Sony hiccups GASS and lack of those big first party AAA campaign games, still nothing new from ND, and all the studios owned by Microsoft now they really had an opportunity to take some advantage over Sony.

Chill and stay calm, throughout 2026 world of gaming craziness and business decisions.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Yep, if it’s the amazing must have top quality in every way possible, Quality of build, simplicity with PC games etc etc etc.
Better than the PS6 by a far bit and must show it on the screen not just specification, then sod the price I will want one 🤣

But it won’t beat the PS6 on the screen visually once a Sony Studio produce a game for it.
I still cannot believe the fast travel loading times in HFW or GOY. Due to sensible tight design of the PS5 and Pro and the faster ssd of course and I guess clever programming.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Yep it’s a very uncertain market the PCXBOX for the general public and will not sell anywhere near the series consoles.
I definitely concerned and almost now with Xbox uncertainty can’t be arsed with it.
PS and Nintendo will have the market totally to themselves.

@BattleMonkey
I’m still sure that these prices are inflated by the companies anyway.
I mean the UK had PS5 Pro for £560 all of December
and I read they still made money on that and the PS5 at £360.
So I’m not sure we are getting the whole truth here price wise from the companies cost wise.

The concerning thing for me is, the other day I watched a PC chap showing settings and how to get the best out of FH5 and ACS on PC, yes it was a 5090 and looked amazing.
But he changed so many settings to get to this photo realistic visuals.

Are we going to messing around on this new PCXBOX to get the best from our games visually etc.

It was a lot of changes and did not include modding.

Ok let’s go by the price of the series x and the PS5 Pro.
Power wise I’m saying it has to be above the Pro at 16tflops. But it’s not going to be at 5090 levels or top ultimate PC specs.

However it then gets complicated, because PC specifications can be different to console specs and consoles can punch above their specs due to dedicated operation systems and tuned single point hardware.

See the new PCXBOX and already rumoured could be more powerful in comparison to the PS6, but it’s a PC and will probably punch below the specs due PS6 being dedicated hardware and Sony studios developers making full use of the PS6.

Also Microsoft really will not see this as a mass market product, maybe only selling say 10 million lifetime.

Therefore the silly high price of £900 at least.
With the PS6 about £700 but the PS6 with Sony Studios producing the better games on the PS6 as exclusives.

Anyway with current rumours we are looking at November 2028, 3 full years away really at the earliest. Really does not even worth thinking about.

@Weebleman
I bet Mr Beaver will be delighted 😁

@Fiendish-Beaver
So on this subject if this generation and next.
I have to use PS5 as it is really only the best example

So over the whole of Christmas and up until today in the UK PS5 and Pro £560 has had so great deals.

So did they make a loss on these prices?
If not it shows they could make a smaller profit and still sell and survive etc.
I just have this in the back of my mind that these companies just want to max profits rather then sell consoles and make smaller profit.

Plenty there for GPU and maybe some to purchase.
Nowadays I wait for reviews with the purchasing ones to see what the game is really like.
Will be interesting at the Xbox showcase to see some dates for the Xbox studio games.

Happy New year to all
Keep up the fantastic work Pure Xbox Team
It’s going to be a busy 2026.

@RiverGenie
Great team for Xbox studios.
Perhaps they can share their development strategy and structure and management with some of the other Xbox studios teams.
I mean that in a positive way.

Oh well not my top 3 but we all different.
OW2
Doom
Avowed

Next years could be a tough one.

Not sure why Xbox seem to be going streaming mad.
I know one day in the future it might work.
I tried it again last night, series x 200mb/sec UK.

Demo to my daughter, what a shambles, graphics terrible, loads of lag, like 2 seconds on movement, tried 3 games all the same state.

Let’s focus on Xbox studios bringing us some big AAA quality games to download with all the trimmings picture and sound wise.

There is no way I want to go backwards in terms of quality visually, let’s go forward with more 4K and 60fps etc downloading.

If the games deliver especially the Xbox studios ones, it should be the best year GPU wise for me.
Those that seem definite so far, of course I’m old school Xbox so, in no order:
Halo
FH6
Gears E day

@Cakefish
Do you think a delay would lead to digital only and no physical games.
Other industries are really pushing it and streaming.
I see sky UK no longer want to sell sky q the satellite dish and box, not even on their website now.
They sell you sky stream only and want you to move to it as well with 2029 maybe a cut if for sky q.

It’s great they do these updates etc.
I do wonder though if the updating investment gets a return in the end.
I guess it’s more to give trust etc back to the community for their next game.

@EVIL-C
I’m lucky there in £11.99 until March 2027
Due to a stack ages ago.
And going by what is releasing in 2026 on GPU
I can’t go wrong this year.

I’ve always thought Jan as some may have money given for Christmas.
It depends what time of game and if you advertise enough.

@RiverGenie
Totally agree, Sony and Xbox are no angels.
But Nintendo are the worst of all 3 when it comes to overall consumer concern and bleeding you dry.

Wish I could have that collection for FH6
As for the release date April 2026.

Merry Christmas all and at Pure Xbox.
Enjoy the festival and gaming times. 🎄

Absolutely none I played series x gamepass games only.
Third party games this year went to PS5 Pro.

Out of all the superhero’s Spider-Man is the one to have totally due to general public awareness and popularity.
Just go look at the kids clothes and merchandise and of course the film productions.

Spider-Man is the one for the biggest sales.

Who the hell is blade asked my nephews.
It’s as simple as that.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Sometimes I think why bother with this next gen hybrid console and totally focus money and resource on producing top quality AAA 90 plus games.
Let’s be honest they not going to sell to many next gen hybrid consoles.
So being a main publisher you make money and survive on the amount of games you sell.
And as we know there is plenty of competition for that market.
Sometime I think they are heading out of the frying pan and into the fire.

@Fiendish-Beaver
I think also, well in the UK shops anyway like Primark and some others the amount of Nintendo clothing merch and a few PlayStation is there, but not Xbox compared to say 2 years ago.
Also things like pop Funko and plushie all Sony, there used to be Halo and gears years ago.

It’s like the other 2 create a momentum and general public and collectors exposure like a journey with them.

I really don’t know sometimes, I guess Xbox gave it up then the general public don’t want the merch then it’s a circle of dying out slowly.

Apologies if I’m wrong, but none of those games are by an Xbox studio.

If I’m correct do we all remember the old days.
When a Halo, gears of war and a Forza Horizon would be in there or another Xbox studios game with a 90 plus score. I know it depends on the year and hopefully in 2026 they can get maybe 2 90 plus AAA in that list.

And that has been the issue with Xbox studios, Sony and Nintendo may release less games from their studios per year especially now Xbox studios have grown.
But it’s the quality games they do release.
The Astro bot and Donkey Kong Bananza etc that ends up making them more memorable and longer lasting sales wise, giving general public awareness.

Can’t wait for this game, should be a cracker.

@IOI
Yep FH games do get ignored and definitely do not deserve to.

Actually by the time FH6 arrives in the past I think would have had 2.5 FH worth of releases.
So hopefully with the extra time FH6 should be top AAA.

@Fiendish-Beaver
I think it might be possible with one of those four games as a contender for GOTY.
But I do agree with what you say, they need a 90 plus game to do it and current track record for me and is 80s and pretty good games.

Also there seems to a lot releasing next year for them to compete against.

So overall I would not bet any money on Xbox getting a GOTY.

Switch 1 & 2 and series x will be first or second.
PS5 third.
Same as 2024.

Well I know PS5 is 96 hours same as last year.
So PS5 will be third again.
Switch will be low but switch 2 will bring that up.
Probably to second.
So I’m thinking Xbox first.
So the same order as 2024 wrap up.

Like I always say Sony was first for 2 years of this generation then stopped making first party exclusives until Astro bot and then GOY this year.
But that’s not enough for me to get higher hours on PS5.
Goes to show how my playtime has changed over the last five years especially Sony first to third.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Are we getting end of year wrap, do you know?

I’m expecting Xbox to be top..
PS5 was only 96 hours, same as last year.

That’s a point where is the end of year wrap statistics
Looking forward to those.

Are we getting them this year ? Anybody know.

Outworlds 2 and Doom have to top it for me.
With special mentions to Avowed and NG4

Playing it right now, running very well series x performance mode 60fps.
These games should have come to Xbox years ago.
But better late than never and very polished after years of patches and updates.

@Master_Cthulhu70
I’ve got to my last planet now in OW2 and still enjoying loads.
Just trying the FF7 remake demo. Not really been into FF.
But enjoy this and it runs perfect in performance 60fps on my series x.

@Fiendish-Beaver
I do get your point.
I’m no super technical chap like DF are so I guess they had their reasons.
I mean if you went by the power you had available to you then there is another argument for Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2.
But I guess it’s judge on nothing to do with the power available and just what looks best, which would be on PC unless a PS5 Pro exclusive.

@Fiendish-Beaver
They sort of explained things if you watched it.
GOY for me had some great graphics but sometimes some areas did look a little wanting.
Also it has been done before all the grass waving around with GOT, back then it was wow, now it is more like that looks very good.

Totally stupid for Sony to pay for exclusives now.
Waste of money, Sony could spend elsewhere.

They really don’t want other console gamers to enjoy a game, pathetic.

@Shinato2024 @Fiendish-Beaver
Well Xbox studios, they also won last year with Indy.
To me it is also showing that Sony once the king of graphics, last of us, uncharted and Horizon etc.
Have taken the GAAS of the peddle, oops did I spell that right 🤣
They do one big exclusive a year GOY and that didn’t make the top 3.

Well Xbox studios, they also won last year with Indy.
To me it is also showing that Sony once the king of graphics, last of us, uncharted and Horizon etc.
Are taken the GAAS of the peddle, oops did I spell that right 🤣
They do one big exclusive a year GOY and that didn’t make the top 3.

@Kaloudz @Fiendish-Beaver @Cakefish

Well there you have it DF graphics award 2025
Doom dark ages.
I think 2024 was Indy.

@Kaloudz
I think the brand new TR game will have close to the other 3 trilogy.
There will be new things I’m sure but TR is TR and also they will play it save.
I read it is meant to have the biggest area mass of any TR game.

@Master_Cthulhu70
I have put many tens of hours into Outerworlds 2 and regret some of my in game decisions but I still have another planet to go to get, it’s been a fantastic game for me and I think it was under rated as well.

Outerworlds 2 followed by Doom Dark ages.