PhileasFragg

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.

Those look cool. Shame there's not much of a market for these any more. We'll see if Fortnite Festival sticks around.

More people out of work in an industry that's chewing people up. I think WB games won't last much longer. They've got a lot of value in their IP but not much in their actual game franchises.

I've only seen the trailer, but it looks like it'll be really interesting.

I got it on mobile, but couldn't get the hang of how it works. Maybe I'll have better luck on Xbox.

Some cool looking games in that showcase. I'll probably try out at least one or two.

They've thrown billions and billions behind this tech, and if it flops Microsoft will tank. So I'm not surprised they're pushing it into every possible place to find some use for it.

I've considered getting this in the sales a few times, but glad to see it on GP.

I'm finishing up Cyberpunk 2077 so maybe I can move over to another sci-fi near future open world game

Good to see more fixes. I only encountered one or two minor bugs on my playthrough which is par for any game.

The repair kit change is good as the way those worked was the opposite of all the other items in the game, and confused me the first time.

I never bother with these. Unless there's three games that you REALLY want it's best just to buy the one or two you want on sale. You might get better savings with this sale, but not if you buy a game you don't really want.

I hope it's a remaster of Tony Hawk: Ride. Along with an new board controller.

I'll have to try and play more Boltgun while I can. That's a really fun one. Warhammer 40K meets DOOM.

Moving multi-platform is good for Xbox as a publisher, but unless Sony and Nintendo do the same then it puts the hardware side at a disadvantage. There's no real difference between an Xbox and PlayStation console now.

So unless Microsoft can make the console itself a better choice through value for money then they'll be pushed out of the hardware game.

Interested to see what they do next. IJ was a big project for them so here's hoping they build off of that success. Another Wolfenstein game would be my desire, but if they have a good idea let them at it.

My only worry is if they get roped into doing a project they're not suitable for. Bioware and Arkane both had a reputation for story driven single player games, but got strongarmed into making online multiplayer shooters which flopped.

This sounds good. I played the Outer Worlds, and really liked it. In part due to what you mention in the opening section. It was an RPG that got to the point, and didn't try and waste time and space building a gigantic world you walk right past.

Compared to when I was a kid I've got more disposable income (though not all that much these days), but less free time. So I don't need one game to last me from my birthday to Christmas.

I'm thinking about two big RPGs from last year: Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield; both are massive games. The former with the broad scope of a TTRPG brought into a game, and the second with over 1600 massive planets to explore and build on. I've not finished either of them as I just don't have the time.

I didn't even realise there was a remaster of MW2. I'd only heard about the first game where it was only bundled with a special edition of the newest title people didn't want because Activision resent their customers.

Glad to hear it! I tried Alan Wake, and couldn't get into it, but loved Control and eagerly await more info on the next instalment.

I'm not too sure about FBC as that's quite a departure from their usual fare. It seems to be a bigger studio doing their version of the couple of popular SCP games made by small devs on PC. So it could work out, but not my bag.

@SaintRasmus I looked up a list of games they worked on. There's a few I've not heard of, but God of War: Ragnarök, Spiderman 2, Crew: Motorfest, Tales of Zenzera, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.. That's a DAMN good resume. Suicide Squad is the only one I see there that's a certified dud.

The previews I saw looked great. The visuals, style and story are definitely compelling. Though when it comes to the game mechanics that's something you have to play to know.

There's several games, Alan Wake for example, that I really love the presentation, but I had to stop playing as the actual gameplay didn't click.

I wonder how long this will last? The others don't have as stringent curation as it costs money at both ends. You need more people to do the vetting, and you lose out on sales of these slop games.

Is having a reputation for a well curated store front worth the cost when you're the ONLY storefront? If the Xbox store stunk you can't go elsewhere for games on Xbox. Same with the other platforms (Steam has a monopoly on PC).

At some point I fear this team at Microsoft will get cut way back, and the floodgates will open.

@Markatron84 I hate to see game companies go under as it's the people who actually make the games who are hurt the most not the people who made the bad decisions.

That said WB games is really bad at their job. They need to fold, sell off their studios, and then have WB just licence their IP (which is all WB have going for them) to other developers. WB NEEDS quick cash and cost savings. So my money is on this happening within a year or two unless the parent company's fortunes turn around.