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Playing a bit of Balatro. Did a no joker run this morning so I guess it's basically finished but it's definitely worth a go for anyone who hasn't tried it.

Finished it earlier and I really enjoyed it. The traditional gameplay is quite simple but it felt really uplifting to play and there are lots of different experiences despite the short playtime. And though the game is short it's just about the perfect length.

Not sure I like the look of this

I've put a rechargeable battery pack in mine so I'm outside of this to a degree. I'm happy with this solution because it lasts ages on a charge(much longer than my old ps4 pads, do the ps5 pads last longer?)and it comes with a massive cable to charge while I play.

@Fiendish-Beaver just memory for me. I'm sure it's listed somewhere but I don't know where.

@Ricky-Spanish that's just about where I am. My Microsoft account is 23 years old (bloody hell) so surely they can put two and two together. Surely.

Didn't think I'd like them but I am finding them useful, achievement stats being one press away being the first thing that comes to me.

My only annoyance is forgetting it's there and expecting to look up and see an in game menu and knowing I have to wait an extra 10 seconds to play.

Excellent. Took me a few goes to "get" Descenders but when I did it was really enjoyable.

Finally got around to start downloading this game this morning and it's on a bit of a go slow(I'm sure all the issues are my end) and now I'm hoping it's this version and I won't have another download straight afterwards.

A couple more levels of Golden Idol for me to finish. Highly recommended if you haven't played it.

@antonioacm that's got me interested. The first Lost in Random was a bit average but mentioning Hades definitely caught my attention.

Always wanted to get round to Golden Idol so this is the kick up the backside I needed.

The thing is 4 years is a long time to have seen nothing of the game but at the same time it could only be 2/3 of the development time. The announcing of Video games doesn't seem to caught up with how long it takes to make them.

Just started it so I'll see how it goes.

It's interesting though because for all the talk about gamepass and how it can pay for itself I have four games installed that are sequels or from publishers/developers whose previous game was also on gamepass. It must be making business sense for them otherwise they wouldn't be bothering.

Enjoyed the game. It really did have an Indy feel.

It going to happen more and more. Development costs are getting ridiculous and you're having to millions of copies just to break even. You then have a further 5 years making your new game that has to do even better as during that time costs have gone up even more. Nintendo might get away with it because their games are consistent sellers and don't cost quite so much to make, but third party switch games don't do those massive numbers so very few will be exclusive. Sony is also in a strong position but they are putting much more out on PC, and a couple more Concords might push them even further.

Dino Crisis maybe.

Just started Indiana Jones.

I guess that seems about right. I have an Xbox for game pass and that means I buy less games, as will all other subscribers. The big question is can the subscription model work long term and I suppose that question has been slightly answered by the multi-platform releases.

I can believe the numbers but the game will have to be much better than GTA 5 for any of it to be from me.

Small snippet of video, maybe this month is a bit early.Perhaps June would be more likely. No chance of 2025 release.

Tbh I've forgotten about this game so a few appearances to get the hype up a bit would be a good idea.

Certainly no shortage.

I don't mind saying it was far too difficult to me. Difficult in a bit of an old fashioned, unfair way. I could get a win in the first three races easily enough but in the fourth whatever improvements I made the CPU players do the same, it felt like I'd need nearly the perfect race to get the win. There was absolutely no easing you in and giving you an easy level championship to learn the mechanics and then ramping up, just hard from the beginning.

I've played this to death on PS but will almost certainly have another look.

Still using the same pic I chose 3 years ago so I'll hopefully find something else using this.

Those other games listed don't really appeal to me and I doubt I'm unique in that regard so there'll be plenty of players for all of those.

Enjoyed the campaign and continue to have fun with the MP. I'm not getting much better at it but it's replaced ea fc as my short amount time game of choice.

Only played the first mission and about 5 multiplayer games but I'm enjoying it so far. I'm a lapsed FPS player since Battlefield turned rubbish so I'm absolutely terrible but I'm liking it enough to hopefully get better.

It's not for me. No complaints about the way it looks or how it plays it's just not my type of game.

Just got the email about this and it just seems poorly worded.

My 10500 point auto redeem is ending but it encouraged me to switch to another auto redeem at 12000 points. It's a price rise in line with all the others but nothing disastrous.

Both look interesting and come at a time I'm looking for something new to play.

Played it but knew it wouldn't be my thing. I just can't get on with jump scares in games and there lots of doors to be opened.

The first Turnip Boy was good so I'm hoping this one will be too.

Bramble: The Mountain King. Enjoying it but it hasn't gone quite how I expected it to.

Game pass quests and testing out games is where I use it. I find it works well enough for the things I use it for but where it works best are the simpler games which tend to be a 90 second download anyway.

Cheers.

And for all the talk of MS cutting down on what you can earn from Rewards I'm pretty sure I'm getting as much as I always have.

@Krzzystuff nobody can get them at the moment. Fingers crossed they are back soon.

I might be interested in this depending on reviews.

My wireless controller is currently wired charging the battery pack so a wired controller isn't much of an issue for me.

I'm having another look at game pass GTA 5 after playing previously on PS4 a few years ago.

Forza as well, it's been my go to for as long as I've had my Xbox.

Downloading as I write/tap.

Might have another go with this game. Plenty of time spent in split screen mp but probably not for at least 20 years. Still have the original but not worth setting up time and mess.

From the first time I saw it I thought it looked fantastic but if I bought it it would have to stay in the box and I struggle to justify that.

Played lots of FIFA since launch so voted for Planet of Lana which I enjoyed playing through.

Given Cassette Beasts a go and it is basically Pokémon but I can't really get into that type of game now.

Me too. Definitely easier to complete these without any achievement tasks.

@FraserG useful as always. Just noticed on the Xbox rewards app, and I'm pretty certain this is new, they have a month's game pass for 10500 points using auto renew. That's a decent saving for anyone using reward points to pay for game pass.

Still playing regularly. Finished the rally expansion recently and take part in rivals challenges, although not quite as much as I did. Not bad for a game 18 months old.

Definitely working nicely on my laptop. Did try on my Series S but that didn't like it at all and brought it to a complete standstill.

I played Descenders before so was halfway there. I actually enjoyed it far more than I remembered so it's getting downloaded as I write this.

Citizen Sleeper really shouldn't be missed out on if you haven't played it.

Not tracking properly for me. 1/5 for the searches which is a couple short. I wonder what the mystery missing task is 🤔