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Come on... We all know how this game was received by the audience.

@TeiGekiLord I figured something like this. I see the narrative of "someone said" change to "a reliable source said" change throughout the week. Frustrating thing is that people just go with it and don't question the source.

@MaccaMUFC @MaccaMUFC what strategy if I may ask? Is that from a reliable source?

@PsBoxSwitchOwner "MS have fingers in a lot of pies but none are currently running optimally."

Exactly. They must have acquired a lot of talent now. Maybe not try and build a better version of franchises like Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon etc and let the studios pitch interesting projects themselves. Take risks and they will probably create a new instant classic at some point in time.

@Ricky-Spanish yuuup same here! Sadly didn't had the chance to buy Alan Wake 2 yet

@Ricky-Spanish i have a lot of friends that can't wait for releases. They have been doing this for years and so are others. You wont get banned for this. So if you want to you can do it.

@Fiendish-Beaver May I know on what you base thag on? Just a hunch? I think the core Xbox titles that belong to the brand aren't coming to PlayStation.

@Eejay the term "NFT" is a bit of a taboo now but if it's implemented right I do not really have anything against it. Skins in games like CSGO basically work the same. Don't get me wrong, it is horrible when games are NFT focused because then it's the main objective to earn money instead of having fun.

@OldGamer999 I got to give some extra information to your statement. What you're saying is partly true. Usually the devs that are able to go AAA do indeed use their own engines. Those are highly customized and build to have the key features of what is most important in their games. If ambitious AAA devs decide to go for UE5 it's usually an customized version of that. See it as plugins to support key features of their games. Buiding that is quite the investment so I don't really think that those games have landed on console yet. Or at least there aren't many.

For the case of MGS 3 remake... It's Konami... They don't want to invest a lot in AAA anymore. They even scrapped a lot of MGS and decided to put the cutscenes in pachinko gambling machines. So, I got a hunch that they will use the base version of UE. So yeah, don't expect that Konami will invest in multi-thread support if there's not really a need to. It must look decent enough if you ask Konami.

@JamesOtown even though it's one of the games that I have played the most since it released on xbox, I must say that I understand you. It has a learning curve and it's for a certain type of person. But with a good team on comms it is one of the most thrilling and exciting games ever. It's not perfect but it has a lot to offer for people that want a more mature take on the FPS genre

@PsBoxSwitchOwner sadly we have seen that when it comes to publishers, investment does not equal quality. It's pretty expensive to make games and sadly there are big sinkholes where money is wasted in the AAA industry.

@Tonmoy from the looks of it, Embracer is willing to tear itself apart to keep hold of this property. I don't think they will let others touch it for free or easily license it out to others. My best guess is that they will release more LOTR games with minimal to medium investments to keep the margin the highest.

Wow you're pretty fast with accusing someone of being something. That's quite the Gamer stereotype you got there. Haven't played or bought anything ubi since Black Flag.

But if I look at Ubi objectively they are able to create beautiful worlds. Empty tho but beautiful. And the sound department is always spot on because the soundtracks slap hard.

When it comes to live service, Siege is still pretty successful. So there's still hope for a shooter like XDefiant. Not a lot of hope that it's going to become the top fps shooter. No no no, but there's hope that it's at least decent if I take a serious look at their capabilities.

@Kooky_Geezer how do you know it's dead on arrival? I'm not really an Ubi fan but do you have some sources to back up your comment?

@Ricky-Spanish I swear I heard someone whisper your name when I read it.

@ZuneTattooGuy the last platform/indie-like Prince of Persia looked like a lot of effort was put in. I would prefer the Sands of Time remake but the recent one didn't look bad.

@BowsersBuddy I have so many times that I just randomly pop back into Max Payne 3. It's so good. Would love to try the multiplayer again

Just bought it on Steam. But I'm more comfortable on my console so I'll definitely buy it again.

@Decimateh https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/02/if-your-xbox-wishlist-has-suddenly-disappeared-youre-not-alone

@Rangers420 probably it's best to set low expectations. This way you won't be disappointed and you can maybe enjoy it.

I'm just a bit bummed that the messed up the lore from the looks of the trailer. So yes, my expectations are low sp I hope it's at least enjoyable to watch.

@Rangers420 yeah I know right! We all got exclusives and that has been the game since the beginning of consoles. Sometimes I feel like people aren't even going to play the games that are excluded from the console. They're just complaining...

@rustyduck you have seen the trailer right? Then you should know already that they've took creative liberty. The BoS isn't that big on the west coast because it's the heart of NCR territory.

Still I don't think the Halo show was as bad as people say on the internet. Yes, it's different but I have seen shows that are way worse. Maybe more people should see shows like Lost to get a real definition of what terrible is. I'd say Halo is still pretty watchable.

@ZuneTattooGuy sadly there are a lot of talented people within 344i but I have a hunch that there's a corporate structure that doesn't really listen to everyone in the entire organisation. Aaaaaaand the core Halo community is just very difficult to please. Don't get me wrong, I love Halo and I have never stopped playing over the years and 343i surely deservers their fair share of criticism. But the community can be pretty unreasonable at times.

@BaldBelper78 personally I see it more as Ark with a Pokemon skin.

@pinkfoto mind that Outer Worlds wasn't build on the biggest budget. But for what Obsidian managed to do with it they didn't build a bland game in my opinion. The world truly has some kind of a post apocalyptic feel to it. Compared to Starfield a game like Outer Worlds have plenty of visual story telling. But I get why it sometimes can feel a bit bland and that is because it's more focused on the dialogue and how you can play around with this. This is one of Obsidian's strenghts and that was one of the things where they focused on. Mind that you can not do everything on a tight budget.

I LOVE THIS GAME - This is for everyone that really finds war interesting. So, this isn't just the point and shoot scenario but it brings more interesting mechanics which make teamplay very important. As a squad leader (officer) I always try to use everyone's specialty and try ro guide them a little. This game can be very overwhelming at first but when you have a headset the community will forgive your rookieness and will help you understand the basics of the game. It is very rare to encounter toxic players here. The playerbase is a bit older and have probably a drink or something to smoke on the side.

I personally welcome you to the front and I'm happy that this community will grow thanks to gamepass.

@BAMozzy as a designer myself I can see that what you're saying is probably the case. I work for a large company as well and I have a feeling that I have sold my soul as a designer. Everything has to be done fast instead of giving it some attention to create special en memorabele details. All of that extra is fine unless it costs time. And when I design something unique it gets changed by so many divisions within the company that my design eventually turns in to a mediocre, bland, "minimalistic/modern" forgettable thing.

Sorry for my rant but I hope it gives people some more insight how a lot of big brands handle their social media.

I.. I.... I just don't know.... I have played so many great games because of GamePass this year that I might have forget one when I mention my favorites.

@Sol76 indeed my friend. I just don't get why they are not making it accessible to more devs or even third party devs through the MS store.

When I had a PS3 and PS4 I remember that I was able to buy dynamic backgrounds of games. Isn't bad to buy some for a few bucks with some leftover cash on your account. Also, the gave them exclusively with some game pre-orders. That worked well too.

Don't really get why MS is going for the thing they're doing now. Just give people pointers of max video size en resolution so it isn't too demanding of the system.

@InterceptorAlpha I get what you mean. The multiplayer feels bloated with content in a way. Feels weird to say it but it just overwhelmes me with jobs everywhere while there isn't really an incentive for me to need money. I'm not rich but I have a few cars, a few apartments... what do I need more? I just want to have fun but my phone keeps buzzing for work and there are people flying in portable jet bikes killing everyone.

Wow I had no idea that there was a first DLC. The game had it's flaws but I had a good time with it. I'm definitely gonna check it out to get more out of the simple satisfying gameplay.

@themightyant I think a lot of issues about when to expect games to arrive/leave will be fixed if we're able to lock some rows with content in the GamePass app. For example, I want to lock new games, upcoming games, games leaving gamepass and classic games.

Now, every time when I open the app it's a roulette if I'm going to find the segment I'm looking for. This can be said about more streaming apps.

@Kharjo i hope M&K users that use it for online fps games get locked out.