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@XxEvilAshxX when you put it that way this is sounding kinda like a must have lol. Will keep an eye out for reviews

These will be great purchases in 2022 when the prices become more reasonable.

Wish halo 5 was still getting the kind of support mcc gets but I understand that team got switched to infinite.

@Richnj I know both NA and EU have fairly active grassroots competitive scenes because I follow a few of the players. 343 did mess of the launch of halo 5 no argument here and if you left after the first month or so I can see why you have a sour taste about the multiplayer side of the game. But 343 used the micro transactions to give free updates to keep the base game a level playing field for all players and those updates also greatly fleshed out the multiplayer modes for all players for free. To me that is worth having the micro transactions because after that first year or so of updates the game had so much breadth and depth just in its multiplayer.

I will also entirely concede halo 5 is too sweaty for causal and a part of that is due to Spartan abilities, but I cannot agree that spartan abilities take away from map control and teamwork. If anything the advanced movements reinforce both map control and teamwork and harshly punish players that do not have a good understanding of it at mid to high rank. That is why I think the game is too sweaty for casuals, there is so much they need to be aware of and the timing of how to rotate around the map that it can be an unforgiving learning curve.

The competitive scene was jump started by 343 but their support ended in 2018 but you still have really high level players still competing in tournament regular into this year.

@Richnj idk if I would say halo 5 multiplayer went downhill. While I will admit the gameplay in H5 was not fully classic halo it was a return to even starts, revitalized the competitive scene and keep halo afloat for 6yrs. I think from a multiplayer perspective 343 learned a lot of lessons with H5 that I expect to be carried into infinite. People forget but halo 4 killed competitive halo so for 343 to be able to bring it back and keep a competitive community this long since the launch of H5 speaks volumes to the lessons they learned and could apply. I expect that to be carried into infinite but we will have to wait for a playable beta to really start to be sure about how infinite is gonna be.

I’ll be on this weekend. Old gamer tag is PuppyToucherToo. New one is Casual and Bad. I’ll likely be on both this weekend if anyone wants to join or add me.

MCC hands down! Easy pick for me. All great games but MCC has multiple games packed into it plus I’m a sucker for halo sp and mp.

@SomethingOriginal thanks that’s good to know!

Will this work if I have game pass ultimate through Xbox all access?

I have an elite with stick drift and some days are worse than others but usually if I am actively moving the stick it doesn’t effect gameplay too much. My switch joy con stick drift is definitely worse but even then after calibrating the controller I can usually get it to be playable, just annoying. I may have a high tolerance for this kind of thing though but since I spent the money on the controllers I am gonna use them until the buttons start falling off.

The game was ok but it had some serious glitches near the end that no matter how many times I reloaded the section or restarted the game were still there. If it hadn’t been so close to the end I probably would have quit the game but I had a couple puzzles left and pushed through the glitch to finish.

Love that you can readily see your play time for each game. Ever since the 3ds activity log I have always been curious about my playtime in each game

Quick question about mcc. So ever since getting my series x in March when I play the campaign (only played reach and CE so far) the game kinda stutters and sometimes it is so bad the game is basically unplayable. Did not have this issue on the launch Xbox one. Is anyone else having this issue and is there any known fix?

This game was a lot of fun and the power ups were pretty cool. Wish there was more enemy variety or some environmental puzzles. I thought the tv show after each chapter did a great job breaking up the action and really letting the players see the story from other points of views. Wish more games went this route. I know the story isn’t for everyone but I thought it was an interesting enough story

This seems like it’s gonna be a good year for games if you like long-standing franchises. I’m excited for far cry 6, battlefield 6 and halo infinite (6). Kinda weird they are all the 6th entry but should make for a really fun end of year.

@Dezzy finally got around to watching the trailer and I see what you mean about the game looking dull.

Wow thank you for this list!

@SteveButler2210 that article was a good read, thanks!

@Tothington91 what is the controversy? I’m just now hearing about the game.

This rumor is why I have held off on buying any ubi games lately... I want to see if they eventually come to gamepass. On top of that gamepass still has plenty of games I want to play but haven’t gotten to yet so I can stick with this wait and see approach for a while before running out of things to play.

This was a great review! Will probably end up getting these.

@themightyant I’m exactly the same! I cannot wait until I am able to play on my surface pro and my iPhone

Hopefully the full review will touch on the headset sounds with and without Dolby Atmos a little more. Would also love to hear how the headset feels after a few hours of straight gaming while also wearing glasses. Great first impressions article though.

I downloaded the game this weekend, what a nice surprise

Not too fussed about this, but that could be because I didn’t really even play any halo until reach and halo 5 was the first halo I put any serious time into. So since I don’t have the nostalgia from 2 and 3, duel welding doesn’t seem like a must add feature to me.

Excited to try Star Wars squadron

@PhhhCough doesn’t battlefield 5 have a battle royal?

@eduscxbox I just finished quantum break last night! Would also love to have a sequel. The way they ended the game leaves the door open for one.

@StylesT I would love a Kinect 3.0 for the series x

Is the story of legion new or a continuation of watchdogs 1 and 2? I haven’t played any watch dogs games yet.

@FraserG hey idk if you ever hear any other reports besides mine, but for anyone that took the time to get approved for the Xbox all access through GameStop should be receiving an email by 9/30/20 for how to complete their preorder. Sounds like we should be getting the console after all! Thanks again for the help!

Monster hunter world for me. Also got Monster hunter 4 ultimate on sale on the 3ds so will give that a try too. Will probably play a few matches of pvp in destiny and halo 5 as well.

@FraserG thank you for the help!

@FraserG I just got an email from citizen one, the company that handles the financing for Xbox all access, and they said congratulations on my purchase of Xbox all access.

I had tried to get my preorder of the Xbox series x and also the series s through GameStop, but the website kept crashing and when it refreshed itself it said my cart was empty. I tried both just in case the other was sold out but could not get either to work.

Do you think the preorder actually went through or if I’m still in some kind of holding? When I went to confirm my citizen one account I checked my purchase history and it was empty. I can send you screenshots if needed, but curious if you have heard anything about this or seen similar reports.

I’m just happy Phil is willing to continue fighting for it rather than just giving up. Love using Apple phone/watch but I’m willing to switch to a Samsung note if it means I can take my games with me all the time. I’ll wait a bit longer as I have a switch and still don’t think cloud gaming is quite there yet, but Apple needs to make a deal soon.

@BlueOcean I think I’m gonna go series s and just use it as a gamepass box and hope all games on gamepass are optimized to run wel on the series s. I’ll eventually get a ps5 so if down the line the series s just cannot hang with the latest and greatest titles being released, I’ll still have another system to play them on. But since I’m getting both Xbox and PlayStation I figured I should go the cheaper model of each.

I like this move! I think it will actually result in better games like they say and obviously more value for gamepass. Big win for gamers from the looks of things. Will see how it pans out a few years down the line.

This game looked amazing!

@BlueOcean are pushsquare readers really that toxic lol

As lame as it sounds I’ll probably only play destiny 2 out of the listed games. Will definitely play some halo 5 as well, but it isn’t one of the listed games. Other last gen games will get played too but halo 5 is the only game I really keep coming back to. The faster load times in destiny will be a huge and noticeable improvement that I’m looking forward to having. Hopefully I’ll actually be able to switch weapons during a crucible match without having to risk death due to menu loading times.

I hope this means more people play Titanfall 2. Would love to get a next gen exclusive Titanfall 3.