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I like it better than PS but would ultimately prefer the simplicity of Switch. My biggest gripe is that play time is weirdly buried.

@Ilyn I thought Wolong was so much better than the Nioh games. The refinements to looting and upgrading alone makes it better but I also thought the switch to a more dynamic parry based combat system was a major improvement.

@Ralizah for this generation Xbox games have a higher average review score the Sony published games. And that’s in spite Xbox games having twice as many weirdly low outlier scores that are way lower than the general consensus meta score.

@Jonnyfalcon I had the time today and I am petty so I decided to back my assertion up with data.

I looked at all the new games published by both Sony and Microsoft this generation where the game scored a meta rating of at least 80. Based on the data, Microsoft games are twice as likely to have outlier scores that fall more than 20% below the metascore. This data covers thousands of review scores so it is statistically significant.

My initial statement that Microsoft games receive a weird number of outlier low scores is correct and factually true.

@IronMan30 Yes, I own all three consoles and a steam deck, plus I am just obsessed with gaming so I follow all the major publishers and the mid sized publishers and the obscure publishers.

@Jonnyfalcon Dude your whole comment history on this website is basically “actually this popular Xbox product does deserve its outlier low review scores” so I’m going to ahead and say this a topic you're clearly biased about.

I'm not normally a person who believes in the xbox tax on reviews but it's weird that there are always some stray 60s pulling down xbox games. It never seems to happen to big games from other publishers that otherwise reviewed very well.

@Ricky-Spanish Focus on dodging and don’t get greedy when it’s your turn to attack.

I’m super excited for Dark Ages. It looks bad ass but I am skeptical about it surpassing Eternal. It seems like they put an emphasis on dumbing down the controls but I enjoyed the mechanical complexity of Eternal and that the level design required you to learn and utilize your full kit in higher difficulties.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner Your thesis PS is more likely to work with Nintendo doesn’t make sense with your first argument that the Series S being weaker makes it difficult to work with MS.

I really hope so. I have a PS5 but have a strong preference for my Series X. The controller and quick resume on Xbox are very important to me.

I’m playing NG2 but I don’t know how much of it I can take. It feels ancient AF with the jank and terrible camera.

The poll results remind me of this classic joke:

A boat is a boat but the mystery box could be anything, maybe even a boat, you know how much I’ve always wanted one of those.

Doom Eternal is one of my favorite games ever. I’m so excited for Dark Ages.

Eternal Strands is the perfect GP game for me. It is not a game I would buy but one I am super excited to try day one as a part of GP. It looks interesting and potentially really good.

@somnambulance I am loving Indy but Nine Sols is easily the best game on the service this year.

@Fiendish-Beaver I’m not against buying games. I’m not sure where you got that idea. I buy games. That’s doesn’t mean GP is not an amazing deal that’s silly to pass up on if you own an Xbox and play a lot of games. Just in that list you posted I can see enough GP games that you could have instead paid for a whole year of GP and still have money left over to buy those games in a year when they are on sale. So by utilizing GP you could have played all those same games, owned all those games, saved money, and had access to hundreds of other games.

These lists always make me wonder how much bigger gaming could be if casuals actually played good video games.

@Balaam_ Xbox sent out lifetime GP stats so I did the math. I have spent $0.32/hour of gaming on GP and have paid less than $4 per a game. You could not be more wrong about GP.

Another crabs treasure

@Feffster It's not surprising to see this happen here again. This website used to have a great community but it's grown toxic due to poor moderation. Seeing a staff member participate in making this conversation toxic feels completely in line with the overall quality of moderation and general tone of the comments section here. I hope they can get it under control.

What happened here? Is the reviewer just not a fan of first person games?

These sales blow. There are only a few things on my wish list that are on sale and they are priced at the exact same prices they were last time they went on sale.

Phil Spencer was also shocked that Redfall did so poorly. I'm not sure he is very good at predicting a games performance.

@MeanBeanEgg I just played Ghostwire and while it was only a good 7/10 game, it had very impressive tech. Plus Hi-Fi was so much fun with an IP that could definitely make a lot of money off tv/movies. Why on earth would you close that studio only to acquire more studios?

Go Mechanic Ball is fun and only took like 5 hours to beat.

Are these Like a Dragon games as cut scene heavy as the mainline games? Also do they have dub or just subs?

I used to do AAA on Xbox and indie on switch but lately even indie games run like ***** on switch so I only use the switch for Nintendo exclusives. Whenever switch 2 drops I will start buying indies on it again.

@FraserG I don’t think anything is report worthy. Most of the anti-DEI crowd knows how to avoid stepping over the line with overt racism and sexism. But over the last year or so the comments section on this website are increasingly filled with people stepping right up to the line. It’s made me less apt to engage here. It’s a bummer because this was one of the least toxic gaming communities when I started frequenting this site.

@fraserg the comments sections on this website are increasingly becoming a haven for weirdos. You need better moderating or the normal people will stop engaging.

I feel like Microsoft lied to federal regulators and screwed over gamers and thousands of developers at Activision.

@abe_hikura Sifu and Inscryption are enough.

I tried Gotham Knights planning to beat it before it left and that has to be one of the sh***iest games I’ve ever played. WTF? How is it so bad in every way?

@MjJmediablogger XBox had its highest revenue ever for a quarter this year. It's not a dying brand, they just cry poverty to justify laying people off and raising prices in order to juice their profits.

These quotes, “push the envelope” and “not let something go”, are 100% a standard racist/sexist reaction to a black woman having power in a white male organization.

Decent reviews? Opencritic has it outside the top 40% of games reviewed.

@Balta666 I think it will likely end up as my GOTY also. The only games I haven’t played that I could see passing it are Space Marines and Mullet Madjack but both fee unlikely. I thought for sure Astro would beat it but it has fairly bland gameplay so it was a letdown for me.

Prince of Persia is by a wide margin my favorite game released this year on any console.

X cloud works so well on steam deck it almost feels like I’m playing natively.

Sign up for PS Plus Essential. The quality of free monthly games on there is rapidly approaching XBox Live Gold levels of *****.

@Rog-X Imagine assigning yourself the little unpaid job of GP hater and then waisting your time each commenting on something that is irrelevant to you rather than just playing games. Very normal behavior.

It sounds like it runs like ***** on PC and they didn’t even bother sending out PS5 codes. I have a PS5 but I’m just going to wait until it drops on Xbox. They should have the issues fixed by then.

Playing through Gears of War with my wife is peak gaming for me. I will be absolutely crushed if the new Gears game forgoes split screen.

Ori 2, Gears 5, FH5

I’m shocked to see Doom so low but I guess I’m also shocked by Eternal not being more popular than it is. I guess most FPS players are more focused on multiplayer experiences?

I would but most everything I’ve seen is fugly.

@JustinSane I don’t mind a meh story I can largely ignore. A good story is at the most a welcome plus rather than something I need. To quote Dr Robotnik, “The time for talking is over. It’s time to push buttons.”

@JustinSane I’m starting to think overlooked AA game with great combat might be exactly what I want from games especially on GP. I recently loved Evil West and Outriders. I love that they’re straight forward action without getting bogged down in AAA bloat.

This game is a 10/10 absolute masterpiece. It's the best 3D platformer other than Mario Odyssey.

@FarmDog08 Right?!?! Are they somehow only just now realizing the mistake? I don’t buy it.