No sign of Forza 6. I was hoping to pick up the deluxe edition upgrade if it was a good price

Those comparison videos show some pretty darn minor improvements. I could live without it.

I've used D2D for a couple games this weekend which is nice. that some delisted games work is great, but others (like these), and Avengers not is a shame.

I'd be ok if they were delayed by a week or two (provided the price was reduced), but if there was a delay beyond that then that'd be a big change.

Good that they're keeping people up to date. I do feel that maybe there's not enough messaging that this is a feature in the works as there's been so much noise about certain games not working, etc. like they did that as a specific insult to you.

It'd be nice to get this feature out, but I'm fine waiting as I don't see much cause to rush it to release.

It's important to note that the reason they're facing these rising costs is entirely their own fault. Microsoft are the ones who have been investing in AI tech which has sent the cost of running these servers through the roof, and also by pushing people to use the cloud service in the past year.

What even is Cloud gaming now? It was supposed to be the exciting future of gaming that'd make consoles obsolete, but if you're a "super user" by playing games more than 4 hours a week then it's not supposed to be a primary, or even secondary, platform.

If you're a Cloud Gamer where you only play games through the cloud it's a sorry life as you'd buy a game, have to pay for Xbox Ultimate, pay on top of that a la carte when the time runs out, and then when the game you buy gets delisted you can't play it even if you've bought it.

I love these games, but that's too rich for my blood.

I saw that "Obduction" from Cyan Worlds who made the Myst series is on sale for 50% off. that's been on my wish list for years and I've never seen it go on sale before.

I've got the "Complete Edition". Will I be getting the new DLC for free, or will they retroactively rename my game to the "Mostly Complete Edition"?

A question I want to know is will it also unlock Xbox Cloud and Play Anywhere?

Right now if you buy digital you can access a cloud and PC copy too, but if you buy physical you don't get these features.

This is terrible news. I'm going to cancel my super collector's edition pre-order as SOMEONE ELSE HAS SEEN THE GAME!

Oh wait. This means nothing. It's only a "nightmare" to Rockstar as they can't pull people along on a string of marketing hype, or sell their trailers to Netflix.

I don't care about the plot of GTA games. The fun is in the gameplay. I've played every GTA since 3, and couldn't tell you how any of them ended.

The hysteria over "Spoilers" is what helps put people like this in prison, or levied with astronomical fines. This information has no value, and stealing it isn't grand theft.

They went on a wild spending spree when cheap credit and sovereign wealth investment funds were plentiful so they could boost their stock valuations, but now it's coming home to roost.

damn this is rough. the Series X was the first time I'd gotten a console at launch, and its weird that I'll have saved so much money by not waiting to buy it later on.

I wish I'd gotten one of those 1Tb expansion cards a couple years ago. They were expensive back then, but now?

Nice! While it's a successor to Racer from back in the day it's something different to what you see on consoles now. I'll keep an eye out.

Sad to hear the save issue isn't 100% fixed. I don't think I'll ever drive those two cars just in case.

@TDHorizon If this were Twitter I'd definitely be posting the Tim Robinson "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" gif.

Microsoft are the ones who got into bed with OpenAI and gave them cut price Azure server capacity which kick started all this.

I hate exclusives. In these days of cross platform play as a standard how is it good for fans for games to be restricted to a single platform for non-technical reasons?

I don't see how the Microsoft bigwigs can complain about a 3% margin when their AI division makes a -1000% margin.

So just one new IP, and three of the rest are re-makes of older games.

I feel like I manifested this as I’ve been playing Myst again this week, and was cursing that the Riven remake never made it to Xbox.

Now this is a definite buy as I never finished it on PC.

So if you’re already a subscriber to Crew will you need to cancel that, or you’ll be paying twice?

I was going to wait until it was on a good sale, but I caved and bought it at full price a couple weeks ago.

To be honest it’s already at a good price without discounts, and it’s such a great game I don’t mind not saving a tenner.

Maybe now I can persuade some friends to buy it too as I really want to squad up with people.

Interesting. With this and the likes of American Truck Simulator coming out maybe people are finally realising that it’s not just PC players who like the more complex and niche sim genres.

Ready or Not is a game of the year for me. As a big SWAT 4 fan I’ve been waiting for this game to come out before they even decided to make it So glad they’ve sold so well.

I’d not heard of Ratshaker before, but sounds interesting, and for only a couple quid I’ll probably buy it.

I’ve not played them all, but I really like Hardline. A fun campaign that plays more like a cop action movie than the standard army story.

Glad to see Robocop on there. I bought it recently (though on sale), and it’s well worth a play.

A must-have for Robocop fans in particular as their appreciation of the franchise shines through despite it being a lower budget production.

I think physical games are a lost cause now. With this age of constant patches and online play even if the game is on the disc there’s always downloads you need to play the game.

Plus now MS are adding non Game Pass games to cloud you can only play those if you have the digital version, and not a physical release.

Combined with the Xbox’s poor quality disk drive a physical game can become a liability.

I enjoyed this one, and it was fun to get back to WWII campaign. Good for a go on Game Pass at least. I was a bit worried they would announce Cold War or Vanguard as I've just picked those up second hand.

I’m looking forward to this as I was a fan of SWAT back in the day.

I’m surprised that they’re still in business as they’ve had a rough time for a while. With the rest of the company’s issues I’d have figured they’d have sold off their IPs for gaming or licensed them out. A more steady income or some quick cash flow.

I’ve noticed that more DC stuff has come back to Fortnite after a long while (with rumours of a Superman season). I think that’s a way to get some more income.

@FraserG Cheers. That’s the best one.

Is it Modern Warfare 2, or Modern Warfare 2?

Oh damn. I LOVED swat 4 back in the day, and I’ve seen this but lamented its PC only as it’s a spiritual successor. I think some of the SWAT modding scene people were involved too.

Super excited to see this come to console.

I had a great time with Rogue City so I’m looking g forward to this one. They did such a great job capturing the vibe of the movies, and makes up for some of the weaker parts of the game.

I don’t blame people. Digital games are a better experience than physical, the consoles are cheaper, and the disk drive on the series X sucks.

I’ve had to buy a standalone 4K player because the Series X won’t read a lot of disks.

The Darkness for sure. I loved that game when it came out. A modern version with some extra polish would be fantastic.

Cool. I’m using the Indiana Jones one right now, but might check these out.

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is a good game if you're a Holmes fan. It's set when he was a young man, and has a cool open world island. A good "A to AA" mystery game.

It'd be good to see it on the platform. I do feel that this generation is putting more effort into cross platform play, and that's more of a "next gen" hallmark than fancy graphics.

I mean I can play Fortnite on a dozen different platforms, and not just play the game, but have any progress, etc. be carried across almost seamlessly no matter what I'm using.

Not long enough. I demand that the developers reduce the walking speed by 75% to make the game longer. Maybe stretch out those loading screens too. Gamers need value for money these days.

Looks like I STILL won't get a chance to finally get into the Yakuza franchise.

Easy come easy go I suppose. Better than punishing people who got it when it was not intended.

So it seems to be a chatbot that looks up guides? So rather than googling "Baldur's Gate 3 Forge Boss guide" you ask this instead?

I guess Microsoft are funnelling billions into the tech so they've got to get SOME use out of it.

I played this back on the PS3, but got caught by a bug that, effectively, ruined my save file. So I never finished it.

I'd have to know more about what "more PC like" would mean. Console hardware has been becoming more like PC hardware for decades. I mean you can run Windows NT on a Gamecube.

The advantages of gaming PCs are the flexibility and upgrade potentials, but I don't think we'll see that in any future console as that defeats the point in many ways.

I think it'll end up being pretty much standard PC components running a special Windows version in a console looking box. That way it'd be cheaper and easier to make and program for.

It's an interesting thing, and could work. Nintendo had the handheld market sewn up for years, but now mobile games have captured that audience like nothing before, and a "classic" handheld will never budge that market.

I've not played a wrestling game since the PS2 era, but one day I might pick one up again as there's always some fun making a crazy character and grappling with guys in a cage match.

I understand there's costs, but it's a free to play game. The point is making the costs of playing it back from players elsewhere. Something Fortnite has been VERY successful at.

I've played it on Cloud a few times as it's much better graphically than the mobile version, and I've not had any real issues with more lag than on console. It's a great way to play when traveling.

I say this every time, but I will never play extra to get "Early Access" to a finished game. The game is finished, it's ready to play. Publishers cash in on the hype by delaying their games a week to get more money out of people.

Don't pre-order. Don't pay for early access. Wait for release, and wait for reviews. See how the game lives up to the hype before you give them your money.

In these days of digital games you can do this all on the day of release with no downside. Get up in the morning, see the reviews and first impressions over breakfast. If you like what you see then you can decide to buy it, and you'll be playing it in a couple hours. If it turns out to be a real mess, or the servers are in shambles then hold onto your money.

Oh yes that's a great deal. A really great game and more than worth it for that price.

I keep on wanting to play Red Dead Online, but I think that's a game you'd need a group of friends to play with so you have your own cowboy posse.