@Coletrain Then next gen Xbox will definitely have AI jammed into it somewhere. MS has spent billions, and they need to put it in everything they can. My prediction is for AI teammates you can speak to and order about in voice coms. Like the old SOCOM games, but people will find a way to get them to say slurs.

Good to see this isn't Samsung exclusive as it's a cool feature to have in a TV when so many TVs are effectively the same.

I need to get anew TV at some point as the screen on mine has rows of dead pixels, and it'd be cool to have this built in, but when I've got an actual console plugged into it then it's pretty redundant.

A good option for someone without an Xbox, or if you're well off and have multiple high end TVs in your house, or in a holiday home.

The only part that sounds convincing to me is that it's supposedly called the "Xbox Prime". That's a TERRIBLE name, and so is completely believable that they'd call their next console that.

Considering there used to be pretty easy quests that didn't require Game Pass and would get you 2000+ points a month without all this streak stuff I'm not really bothering with rewards any more.

I collect points I get from the games I play already, but I'm not going to go about and play random games I'm not interested for 15 minutes.

This is pretty good. Having tried a PS5, and it took a while to get used to the layout, and so I guess there's people who'd prefer that layout.

Shame it lacks the other features, but then again there'd not be any games to support them.

Xbox will be 3rd place in this generation for sure. Will they pick up next gen, or even stick around? I guess that remains to be seen.

Though given their current push to emphasise their non-console offerings I think they've decided that it could be more profitable to focus elsewhere than try all out to sell consoles (which often don't have a good margin).

It's always such a mess with people getting banned on a hair trigger. Having nerfed the rewards constantly for years now I'm earning almost nothing.

There's people who've put a lot of time into saving enough to buy consoles, etc. with their points, and since the vouchers you get expire after a couple months you can't cash out, and always run the risk of losing hundreds of pounds on a whim.

Thankfully I had just enough for a £5 voucher which I've cashed in in case I get locked out again.

Don't pre-order digital games people. This is going to be live service heavy and will have a day one patch, and you KNOW the servers will be rammed and probably break. Wait for reviews, and to make sure you know what you're getting. Don't give them money until then.

Yeah this needs to be the standard. Games like Fortnite are starting to feel the sting of relying on FOMO as there's loads of new and returning players who'd happily pay big bucks for some of the old Battle Pass content (Iron man, Darth Vader, etc.) but can't.

Though now they've been starting to put old content in the cash shop to the cries of long time players.

What a shame we didn't get to see that. Instead we got an episode about Concord which will be around far longer than the actual game

I'm not sure how far in I'm into the game so far, but sign me up for a sequel for sure!

It's a great feature, and means that I still keep an eye out at second had shops for games I can still play. I've picked up TimeSplitters 2 and 3, Black, Spec Ops the Line (not available digitally any more), and others for cheap.

Though that they stopped the program, and there's still so many great games missing (most licensed games for example) means it's just not what it could have been.

I'll wait for more of the games to come to GP so I can at least play through the campaigns.

@Matthewnh Or if you want to be extra fancy read the prequel comic series which is currently available for £0.95 (along with others) in the base tier of the Fanatical digital Star Trek comic bundle. https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-trek-across-the-universe-comics-bundle

Is Star Trek Legends that mobile game? I guess it’s good that there’s another Trek game on Xbox.

Though seriously just get Star Trek Online (free to play MMO) and Resurgence (Telltale style narrative action game).

I played the single player campaign of this a while back, and it was short, but fun. Worth a shot if you're a Star Wars fan.

I overheard someone in the pub say that it was a great decision and it really paid off for them.

I think it would be good to have a 3rd view. Particularly as dressing up in disguises plays an important part in the game, but you don't really get to see them. Plus there's the people who paid extra for the exclusive outfits.

@NintendoByNature I don't know how historically accurate it is in the details, but it gets a lot of points for remembering it's a WORLD war, and not just in trenches in northern France. So you'll go to Africa, fight high up in the Italian Alps, etc.

I already own it on disc, but this includes all the extras, and means I won't need to put the disc in.

That's plenty of games there for pocket change to keep you busy during the holiday season. A lot seem to be EA I already get with Game Pass though.

@NintendoByNature You can't argue with a price like that

I played it a while back, and had a good time with the campaign. So few games are set in WWI so it's got that going for it.

It's fun to see the inspiration behind some of the locations. I think I prefer 5 as it's more polished, and has a better range of locations. The Scottish highlands just can't compare to the Mexican jungles and a volcano

This show should just get rid of the "Awards" part and just be purely for announcements. There's a dozen articles here on the reveals, but nothing on who's actually won what awards

I've not got around to playing it as I've been busy with other stuff, but I may play over the holiday break so hopefully some more issues will have been ironed out on their end.

I'm surprised it's taken this long. Microsoft were big on the whole cloud gaming thing, and while the Game Pass Streaming library is pretty broad it's missing lots of big titles that'd make it worthwhile to tempt someone as a feature of its own.

This is a good start, but they need to be pro-active to have basically every game available.

I just bought a copy of World at War last weekend so of course NOW is when they finally start to put the old games on Game Pass 😫

Epic is packing more and more into Fortnite, and I fear that it's going to leave some of these modes that could be their own games to drown in the sea of content. It's already a Battle royale shooter racer platformer sandbox rhythm game. Now it's a tactical team FPS.

The plans for the racing mode have already been scaled back folding Fall Guys (a title that was super popular and had staff and resources gutted) into Fortnite fell flat.

"Available Day 3 on Game Pass" just isn't as snappy of a tagline...

I've got mine in energy saving mode as it saves power, and I don't experience any downsides. Compared to the previous generation power on from shutdown is about 5 seconds, and from sleep it's about 3 so I don't notice a difference.

Disappointed to hear that it's not as good as it was hoped. I was looking forward to this one, and seems like a miss.

When I heard it was the longest game they've made, and it was centred around open worlds I was a bit worried as I liked how the Wolfenstein games kept the pace going, and like you were swept up in the adventure.

Stealthing around everywhere is something that can get grating for me after a while, I could never really get into Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell, so this might not be for me.

As it's on Game Pass I'll still give it a try to get some fun out of it as I'm a big Indy fan, but I'm glad I didn't pre-order the £100 super special early access edition.

I wonder how many hours he's put into Fortnite after they paid him to do a concert and have his songs and likeness in the game. Probably the same amount of time he's used a Solo smokeless stove, or those car insurance companies he does ads for

This is just crazy. So it's going to take up as much, or more, space than Baldur's Gate 3. I hope it doesn't also need to have a big chunk of "reserved" space too. BO6 needed 25gb of reserved space on top of the 100gb install. Presumably as it likes to stretch its elbows a bit on my hard drive.

If games were released on physical disks again then this wouldn't even fit on one top end triple density BD100 disk so the developers would think more about the size of stuff to save money. Not that the Xbox can even read BD100 disks reliably anyway.

It's sad to see one of the last big developers in San Francisco being closed down. They're the ones who'll feel the pain not the executives who keep on shovelling money into more and more failing live services.

I worry as the next game from Remedy is going to be an online multiplayer FPS set in the Control universe. Trying cash in on the success of smaller indie titles that have used the SCP lore to make squad based FPS games. If that one flops then that's going to impact a great studio who make inventive story driven single player titles.

@Ocat I agree that even if it was a bad game (I haven't played it, but by all accounts it is) I'm sure you can get $5 worth of fun out of it. Though there could be better games out there for that money..

I bought the Avengers when it was dirt cheap, and it's worth a go to experience the story mode since they've added all the story expansions now. The base story it launched with was pretty short.

I won't be buying Suicide Squad though as it was given away free on PC a couple months ago

Cool! I'll likely put it on for a while. I usually have either the purple nebula that came with my controller, or the eye searing pride one.

I'll have to see if they have any nice christmas themed ones. I'd like to see a relaxing snowfall or something.

I hope it does get added as I've been interested to play it, but can sometimes have a hard time with platformers.

@abe_hikura If you haven't gotten your FH4 code then talk to support to get one before it's taken from the store.

I did a virtual chat and gave them the order number of the DLC I bought, and it was added to my library the next day.

Were my Xbox to break and need replacing I'm leaning more towards a digital only option honestly.

Mostly because the disc drive on the Xbox is awful, and can't reliably play BD-100 disks so if you buy a movie on 4K then there's a good possibility it won't play on a Series X.

Like this article shows the physical game disks are nothing but shelf stuffers now as even with a disk you're still reliant on the servers to host the game files for you to download same as a digital purchase.

These character artists should put their pencils down and get working fixing the anti-cheat system as of course those are the same people who work on everything, and Call of Duty only hires three people to run the studio.

@Utena-mobile They come with Kailh Jellyfish X switches which I've not used, but they are clicky type switches.

Yay for crossplay! I'm hoping to have more time to play BG3 over the christmas holidays. I have no idea how far I am through the storyline, but I've probably still got a way to go as I've been doing various side quests.

It's one of those things that's rough in the modern era of games. Back in the Cartridge and CD era of gaming once it shipped then that was it pretty much. If you had a buggy game then that was that. Now this can be fixed, and a broken game with solid foundations can get patched, and work out great. Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky are two case studies there.

HOWEVER if a game comes out with serious bugs you can't just assume they'll be fixed any more than you could assume they'll fix any gameplay issues. You've got to review what's in front of you.

If we stop ignoring bugs, etc. in reviews then companies will release more buggy games than they already do.

@Ricky-Spanish I got the e-mail earlier today. Basically they've added the standard edition of the game to my account. So just short of 24 hours between contacting support and it coming through.

I'd recommend you get in touch as soon as you're able to just to be safe.

@Ricky-Spanish I contacted support, gave them the order number for my DLC purchase, and they said the code should be e-mailed over in 24-48hrs.

I'll update here if it does come through, but as the came will be de-listed in 2 weeks then I'd say it's worth asking them so you can play the game you've paid for.

Ok. Though as long as the content is good I don't really mind too much how long a game is. I'd rather a short 3-5 hours than the same content spread over 10-20 with molasses pacing.

My recollection of Wolfenstein 1 and 2 were that they kept a good pace and kept things fresh with twists and turns. If they can bring that same energy but more of it I'm onboard.

@FraserG I've been tempted to buy FH4 at that price as I actually already own the "Ultimate Upgrade", and we're supposed to get a code for the base game before it's delisted, but I've not got anything. I'm worried that if I wait until after it's gone I'll have lost access forever

I mean I set mine up, and then it never really appeared in any part of the experience. I'm not surprised it's being canned.

It's the game I'm most looking forward to, I love the movies, and previews seem positive. The last two IJ movies, and the games industry in general, however, have taught me to listen to the cynical ***** in me, and not get my hopes up. Thankfully it's on Game Pass so at least I'll not be out of pocket if it turns out to be stinker.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Sadly MS keeps the Game Pass figures close to their chest rather than be public like some sales figures.

The lack of transparency sucks as it means the publishers can keep that info for their own benefit. Same goes for steaming services for TV and movies.