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@lacerz I simply don't buy, "It to hard to develop games for the Series Xbox" when more and more developers are actually releasing games for the Series Xbox. I can see way more developers releasing Xbox versions of games for the Series Xbox then the Xbox One. The parity clause means developers have to make there games work on both the Series X and S, but it does seem that MS will allow certain games to remove features with permission from MS. The only major developer that doesn't release games for the Xbox is NIS America. Ubisoft, EA, Square Enix, Atlas, Sega all release games for the Xbox, so I am struggling to think of an another major game publisher.

What I think the bigger issue is that if a developer doesn't bother with a Xbox version they right off the bat limit there potential sales, and I suspect that most developers realize that the series Xbox is a growing platform and creating games just for the Xbox will limit sales. And some developers will only release games for the Playstation and Switch no Xbox version. At the same time if a game can run on the switch there is no reason why a developer can't make a series Xbox version. And this " so called developer" is never named( perhaps it's Sony?)

Personally I never saw many of the extra rewards that were available. The weekly quests were always available but the monthly quests were only introduced for about 6 months then they permanently disappeared. The sale push cards and the 3 movies over $5 were good more disappointing they left. But I am happy that they lowered the point cost for the $5 gift cards and you can get points just for playing on the Xbox. What would be nice is if they brought back points offers, were if you bought x amount in games you got x amount of points.

I might of consider getting the game but since they threw in micro transactions and didn't include fast travel I personally don't see any reason.

It seems that finally Vert will get a CPU candidate in the Neptunia series.

@Dean80 I will admit the huge number of indie games on game pass is frustrating but unfortunately most new games are indie games since the number of bigger titles getting released has dropped off.

What I see is that right now more and more games that were exclusive to the Playstation getting a series Xbox release. I will admit the X1 is all but dead but the series Xbox keeps getting more games. Yes a handful of developers don't like the Series S, but they just have to reach out to MS like what happened with Baulder's Gate 3. Perhaps the sales on the Xbox aren't increasing but I believe the Playstation 5 is leveling off the same.

Still looking to get Hogwards and Crisis Core, but I'll be waiting until they go to the range of $25 - $30.

@CutchuSlow Correct but the one in the back doesn't support a standard usb port and only the usb in the front on the right side will support a usb drive. I didn't know about the one in the back or that it wasn't a standard one until I checked.

I am looking forward to 100 heroes and Diablo IV.

The x360 was original with a wide variety of games that were fun to play. The Wii sold the most consoles but has anyone played the Wii games, most were a near nightmare to actually play. The biggest problems with the X1 was the forced Kinect 2.0 and believing adding a HDMI input for TV would be hugely successful. The ps4 was successful even though it only supports 1 external usb over the 3 the x1 supports and the ps4 can only play DVD in 480p, but blu ray discs are fine. The X1X and X1S have a 4k blu ray player but I doubt many people actually used it.

My prediction is that the original Xbox Series X will be the last console to support physical discs. My getting rid of a disc drive it would reduce the cost and allow the machine to be much smaller.

It nice that in Canada they have reduced the points needs for a $5 gift card from the 4800 points to 3565 that you now need. Unfortunately there is considerable less ways to earn points. Outside of the game pass rewards the only other option on the Xbox is the rewards app which still gives the weekly quest (for now). Before the rewards app offered monthly quests but that only lasted a year before disappearing. There was also a punch card every month for buy 3 movies over $5 which gave ~2400 points. They also had punch cards for buying so much in movies or games that were on sale, now permanently gone. I hope they keep give the weekly quests, I was on a 70 week streak and unfortunately it got reset.

The paramount + perk doesn't work, at least for me. It doesn't give or offer the 3 months it just wants me to pay full price right off the bat. Still the upcoming perks like expansion and starter packs look good. Any perk claimed with ultimate is permanent part of your owned content regardless if you keep ultimate.

There was no reason that FF7 couldn't of been run on the X1, even the base model would of worked, in my opinion. Both intergrade and rebirth should run fine of the series Xbox, might need minor tweaks for the series S. SE signed a 3 month exclusive deal with Sony, so anytime after that the game has the potential to get a Xbox release. At the same time after playing FF7 remake I really am not concerned about a Xbox release since I found it underwhelming. Still most other JRPG games get a Xbox release, outside of games by NIS.

My opinion is that Final Fantasy XV ruined the series and it lost much of the original magic older games had. To me the Silver Age was FF VII, VIII and IX, and the Golden Age was FF X, XII and XIII trilogy. FF XV and FF VII remake are not bad games, but not nearly as amazing or unique as the older games.

I believe that Sony owning the rights to Blu-ray discs is also behind Xbox push into all digital. The next Xbox series X will be all digital so likely only the original Xbox series X is likely be the only Series Xbox to support physical discs.

@Fiendish-Beaver They stopped making the Kinect after launching the X1X. Only the original X1 has the Kinect port, the S and X models can use Kinect but you need a adapter. And unfortunately Kinect will not work with the series Xbox.

I have not been overly interested in the Monster Hunter Games, but I would like to see the Gundam games getting a Xbox release, the last Gundam games to get released for the Xbox were Dynasty Warriors Gundam 1-3 for the x360. I also get that the Gundam games are kind of a Niche game so I am not overly surprised that they don't want to make a Xbox port.

Both were a mixed bag. The games for Kinect on the x360 were fun, were very short. The Kinect did require to be properly set up, but you only had to do this once, unlike the Wii which forced you to setup the Wii remotes every time you played a Wii game. On the X1 Kinect had potential but forcing integration into the dashboard was a mistake. Kinect 2.0 was basically dead at launch since MS didn't line up a collection of games at launch. If Kinect used some form of handheld sensor it would of worked much better.

I hope that if Tales of Arise joins game pass the dlc will finally go on sale. I already own the digital version of Tales but I want the dlc but I don't want to pay $40. $20 would be good.

Hear is the most bizarre thing. The Gadget game got a digital only release for X1/series Xbox but the ps4 has no digital version only a physical release but only the ps5 has a digital version.

I think the games should release on Xbox only on day 1 then get ported to other consoles perhaps a year or two down the road. Any game that is a failure can be ported sooner like Redfall and Starfield. Elder Scrolls 6 should release for Xbox only at launch then get a Playstation version later down the road.

@Kaloudz The Naruto might be available in Canada, I guess I'll see.

This is cool since green heart, Vert will finally have a CPU candidate and after ~16 games it's about time.

Personally I see little real value to the EA added on to game pass ultimate. Sure you get a handful of older EA titles but no day 1, and most EA titles can be bought on sale reasonably cheap.

I find game pass is ultimately worth the money at the end of the day. I will admit it is heavily focused on indie games but when 90% of new titles are indie games it is inevitable. Still get some good full priced games and there are lots of titles that I'm on the fence and game pass gives me a chance to play it, perhaps finish it, perhaps buy the game or perhaps find the game isn't worth playing and I don't waste money on a bad game. Starfield and Redfall are both in the category of, it looks like a good game I might buy, but once I actually play the game I realize it's not for me. Decided to grab the persona 3 portable and persona 4 bundle before it left game pass after checking out the game. Persona 3 reloaded looks cool. Turnip boy robs a bank is fun, likely wouldn't pay $30, but playing it with game pass is cool. The upcoming 100 heroes game look good as well.

If its a subscription only item it's going to be a single play though and for TV streaming services it watch what you like then cancel the subscription until there is more games you want to play or movies you want to watch.

@NoLifeDGenerate 2023
The table game deluxe edtion X1
The card perfect collection X1
Ed-0 Zombie uprising series Xbox

Over half of the new games from D3 are on the Nintendo switch

@NoLifeDGenerate The EDF games on the x360 were kind of a joke at the time and likely poor sales had alot to do with it. The first two sell for $20 on the Xbox store but the third game still sells for $65. The other game they produced at the time Ombajana Bikini Squad ran terrible on the x360 and has only recently be added to the Xbox one store with backwards compatibility, it is now available to purchase and finally works much better on the X1 or better. I think Xbox doesn't see much value in getting the game, at least that is my opinion.

@NoLifeDGenerate They are largely a publisher not a developer and they have released games for the Xbox in 2023. There oldest games were exclusively to the Playstation and now also release numerous games for the switch.

@NoLifeDGenerate NIS has never published any of there titles on the Xbox. Namco Bandia perhaps doesn't release all titles to the Xbox but most titles do get a Xbox release. With the release of the series Xbox titles are jumping straight to the series Xbox without any Xbox one release.

I am content that most SE titles get a Xbox release and the Tales of series is now permanently on the Xbox along with future releases. Persona is now getting Xbox releases and Atlus is bring vanillasoft games to the Xbox now. NIS is the only developer that doesn't want to release games for the Xbox

I believe they have it slightly wrong. FF7 remake is not going to get released on the Xbox one. FF7 intergrade which released for the ps5 which will be bundled with FF7 rebirth is likely to get released for the series Xbox at some point. FF7 rebirth only has a 3 month exclusivity window which means a Xbox release is more likely. I don't know the exact reasons but FF7 remake version can't get a Xbox version at all, and that is likely why SE created a new version I believe.

In Canada there is Gamestop, which has largely become ToyStop, and carries largely new games with a small handful of pre owned games at 5 -10 off the price of new games. Gamestop always wants to sell preorders rather the sell the limited selection of games at inflated prices. Gamestop was everywhere but in recent years they have closed stores and only have a handful of locations anymore. Gamestop does still buy games, but you only get a small amount of store credit which isn't worth much. Gamestop had a rewards program around used games that they recently scrapped.

Subscription services value often depend on what is on the service that you don't already own. Since I have many of the games already I don't see the value and Ubisoft games always go on sale super cheap anyways.

I noticed even before the ps5 series Xbox launched that Walmart scaled back the number of physical games they had overall with Xbox taking the biggest hit. With the Xbox series S there is less reason no reason to get physical games anyways. Also lots to of developers have move away from releasing games on the Xbox one, and often either go with the Series Xbox or nothing. Given the success of the ps4 it will still get games, but on the flip side gamers are less inclined to upgrade to the ps5. The Xbox one has little of any new games and with the Series S being super cheap there is a big incentive to upgrade.

The original games on the ps3/360 were interesting but were also hard as nails at times which made completing the games difficult.

I have never tried to get a refund but I quickly noticed that you can only get a refund for games with a short window that you haven't played very much. If you haven't played a game then you might be able to get a refund for up to 2 - 3 months but if have played any game more than 2 hours there are excluded. Even if you don't play a game after so long, it is not available for a refund. I don't buy games unless they are on sale and cheap enough so I am happy with the price. And game pass is great to check out games that I might be interested in, if I like it and it cheap I'll buy the game. With new games selling for $90 dollars and refunds are hard to get, it worthwhile to not be impulsive.

Personally I am looking for Fable, but that just me. The 100 heroes game looks not bad after finishing the prequel on game pass. Also like to see Tunic 2 .

It's always win some, lose some. The other weekly quests were good but I am guessing lots of gamers just started the game got the points then immediately quit the game. Same with the 250 weekly quests likely gamers were doing the minimum then again quitting the game. Just speculation but who knows. At the same time it since to see the 500 and 1000 quests have lower weekly requirements which was frustrating to bother with.

Game pass has advantages and disadvantages. You get a full selection of games at a cheap price and personally I find it great to finish games that take less than 10 hours start to finish. For lots of other games that you might be hesitant to buy at full price you can see if they are worth it or find it's not something you want to play.

GTA V is now listed as leaving soon along with other games for December. I don't know why MS keeps paying to get GTA V, when it only stays for a short time anyways.

I got
Dishonoured 2 $4
Mass Effect Legendary $8
Gears Ultimate $6.50
Dead Space Deluxe $10
Wild Hearts Karakuri edition $11.50
Astertix and Obelix XXXL The ram from Hiberua $11.50

Bungie has lots of pass success but the problem is that don't have much to offer any more than just adding minor content to Destiny 2. Most studios that Sony owns or has owned get assimilated into the Playstation gaming studio.

I think that the series is too toxic for MS so they don't want to go near it. The best MS censorship is in Ryse. There is a scene is Ryse were there are various nude women but they have nipple cover so they aren't completely nude. It so absurd that it's kind of funny.

I think it is either two things. Either MS is bringing more older x360 games to backwards compatibility catalog or MS wants to bring older x360 titles that they have the license to new consoles including Nintendo and Playstation consoles.