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Calling it now, itll be $1500+ and a niche product. They are essentially selling a premium pc that plays bc xbox games natively.

There is no reason to make xbox only games for it, so thats just what will happen. They want a new segment of the market with the xbox ally x and helix.

This direction is msft exiting the console wars. Xbox exclusives are gone, but dev costs are going to be lower since they dont need to port to xbox. Itll be interchangeable with any pc which is good or bad depending on your view.

I imagine we will see this come in at $1500-$2000 as well, given the xbox ally x was 1100 and will likely be going up.

My gut is telling me given all the language used by msft that they are leaving the mass market and going for pc plus premium markets. Pc(software sales) will cover majority revenue while the device will be focused on the niche group not covered by nintendo or sony.

@antonioacm DF is fine, ive always looked at them as a source of info, not opinion.

I like the work they do, but make up my own mind on what the results are. (Ie stutter is meaningless to me as is most input lag and upscaled res. I look for constant dips over 15fps and extreme visual issues)

I was going to do xbox, but phils retirement has moved it to the ps5 pro. I just cant trust the xbox brand right now. Is get the pc version for the xbox ally x, but id prefer to have it day 1.

@RBRTMNZ I was an exec in a company a while back and my boss retired, I found out who the next person was and resigned on the spot. Was the best choice I could have made.

Im not a black woman, but its not hard for educated people with a good track to wait out opportunities and improve your life. She will do great Im sure and land something great very quickly.

And the last actual gamer is gone at xbox.

Ive loved the brand until this past year or two, but its been pretty rough. The xbox ally x is the highlight, but it can operate without xbox to be honest.

I have very little faith in the head if ai running xbox. I usually embrace change, but this one is a bit of a hit.

@Gemini53 A job is an individuals responsibility. While it's sad for people to lose jobs, we all need to be prepared for that possibility. Im not going to concern myself with a loss of others or my job due to AI. Not as a consumer.

@IOI I can play a plethora of xbox games via streaming either on the cloud or remote play. So yes, via remote play, I absolutely will be able to play gta 6 at launch. Pretty sure there is a pc version as well.

As I said, it may not be your preferred way, but it is playing those games and it does it quite well.

Glad I cashed in all my points last week.

@IOI I have a switch 1/2, ps5 pro, series x, and sold off my steamdeck, and I wouldnt trade my xbox ally x for any of them. Its expensive, but its an amazing device.

It does play xbox games, just not in your preferred way. The os is solid as well. Ive had no hardware issues with mine, but it did take a little tweaking.

@Gemini53 Id disagree with that statement. I couldnt care less if a game is made by a human, robot, goldfish, or anything else so long as its good. I couldnt name a single game creator outside of uematsu and ive been actively gaming since the mid 80s.

Im willing to bet that most people are the same.

Im not sure of the industry as a whole, but it seems to me that it would be better to just have developers as contract employees with completion times as opposed to making them permanent staff. Then there are no surprise layoffs, and the id you need the debs you can pay them more to stay. Right now it seems way too one sided in favor of the employers.

At this point id say the employment agreements are essentially meaningless to the employee. (They usually get severance, but typical severance for non senior level execs is often 1-2 weeks per year served, which is nothing if your developing for 1-3 years)

Looks amazing. So happy its 2d, i cant get into 3d cv games. I just hope it plays like sotn.

@Friendly Free in a horrible sense. I hate the ads and love the dailys and other games. They charge a stupid fee to remove the ads and add the other features at a monthly clip. (I think its $9 a month)

I tried going free before and lasted all of 2 days.

@jedinite value is subjective. I like gamepass, have no issues with $30 or even $50 a month, but they are adding things i dont care about to a tier that has one thing that drives value for me. This diluted the value and makes the offering worse to me.

People are justified if the product increases in price and reduces in value.

So, I read this as "pc gamepass is getting a price increase" since they will merge it with a more expensive tier.

Giving me less of what i want for more money.

Im letting my 3 months run out from yhe xbox ally x purchase, no intention of renewing outside of a potential pc gamepass.(i play a lot of solitaire)

I dont want more things, i want fewer at a better price.

Have this on ps5, was not happy with the game. So many mandatory side quests that were incredibly annoying.(im looking at you chocobo catch)

I am actually stuck on one such case in chapter 11 and refuse to play anymore.

That said, take away those and its a pretty good game. Enough to where I may be convinced to pick it up again if its xbox play anywhere compatible so I can go between the ally xbox x and series x.

Love it. I planned on picking this up on my ps5 pro, but play anywhere makes it an xbox purchase so I can bounce between my ally xbox x and series x.

I was one of like 3 people that never liked golden eye, even on the n64.

I was playing ki gold instead at that time. (I also didnt like mario 64, bought pilot wings at launch instead)

So naturally I say meh to the rerelease.

Will I buy it? Depends.

Ive loved the show for 15+ years(probably 20, I forget when it started and when the mlb2k series ended)

I feel like the last 10 years though havnt really changed much. Gameplay has been tweaked and its still solid, but the graphics are looking dated. I reluctantly bought 25, but it was more of the same. I hope to see more realistic graphics, compared to other sports titles the show feels like its several generations behind graphically.

I always buy the $120 version of Forza games, and always end up playing 400+ hours of the games. I get great value from the purchase, but I can only speak for myself. Id hardly call it controversial though as its something they have done for several releases already.

I agree with everything written here. Although I dont use my ally xbox x docked, I have tested it out for that on my TV and it does office work very well.

I especially concur with the Play anywhere. I recently swapped out my choice for which system to buy DQ7 reimagined on from the switch 2 to the xbox ally x because it was play anywhere compatible. Allowing me to play on my series x or xbox ally x with no additional work is brilliant. I find myself checking every title I buy now to see if its play anywhere compatible. If it is, whether I had planned on the PS5 or switch 2, I shift it over to the Xbox ecosystem. I just wish there were more play anywhere titles available.

Didn’t realize enchanted arms was delisted, it was a fun title.

Ive had a series s and series x from launch day, bought a 1tb card at the same time to allow me to switch between them rather than having to juggle downloads.

Ive yet to fill it or either console. Mainly because I tend to play and delete, but also because I have a ps5 pro, switch 2, and gaming pc to spread the downloads. (And I stream a lot on handhelds like the ally xbox x and portal)

The experience on my xbox ally x has really grown on me. The onboarding was terrible, but since that its been quite easy to navigate, search for things, and play pretty much anything I wanted across all the various stores with ease.

The bigger issue is where you purchase games from, as the pc store from MS is barren at best. I find myself buying most things that are not gamepass games on steam.

I would also like to see an easier background update system for 3rd party launcher games. I like to keep things updated so I can play when I want, but Ive found the steam, Gog, EA store auto updates feature is useless unless you log in to those stores.

There are some other quirks as well, but slowly its improving. All that said, It is not ready for the big show yet. Its ok on a niche handheld, but to put it on the flagship console would be ill advised until they can improve the overall experience. Its on the right track though.

Probably Gears, but maybe itll be something nice like a new mech assault game.

@themightyant Ill give you gears, but horizon has been the best of the best from essentially day 1. They dont really need to shake it up, just put in a new location, make it shinier, and roll with it.

As for Halo being a pillar, really? I enjoyed the first game, but its as much of a pillar to me as kameo is. (I actually prefer kameo to be honest)

Does it have an awesome Offspring sound track? That was 90% of the awesomeness of the original Crazy Taxi.

GT games always sell better and have longer tails. Never understood why as they tend to be boring as hell(the cafe plus jazz music puts me out like a light in gt7), but such is the way.

I dont like the controls either, far too stiff for a game. GT7 isnt bad, but id hardly call it good either.

I kinda wish it would tank to make them rethink it a bit, as success will just lead to more of the same.

@Shinato2024 That guy is probably 6'6" or taller. Keep in mind american football players are quite large people.

@Tasuki I think the best we could hope for would be a wow experience on console. The end game is too complicated for a controller at this point, as are the day to days.(I havent played WoW since the burning crusade, so im very dated, but back then every role had to know every part of their build and be able to use them at the right time on the right people/opponent.)

They would have to tighten it up a bit to make it more like FFXIV, but even that is a bit too convoluted if you ask me.

The best path would be to either do what is suggested and make a version of classic that is customized from top to bottom for a controller or just make a new WoW version separate from the PC version built from the ground up with controller in mind.

@WildConcept6 The nex isnt targeting the same people. I would have got one a few years ago when my youngest was 5-6, but shes now 10 and has a switch 2.

These are more for the casual family nights with kids, not for serious gaming.

@somnambulance Not sure backwards is a good way to describe targeting the casual market, id say its more finding an underserved market and applying your product to it.

Hardcore gamers are not really the future, they are a niche. The rest us normal gamers are the bulk.

A few things, Metroid Prime 4, Test Drive Solar Crown, and Octopath Traveler 0.

@Sindayl She looks more like the original version(or the angelina jolie version) than the previous iteration. It was the first thing I noticed and I am not sure if I like it.

@XxEvilAshxX Exactly what I was thinking. They will get your data anyway if you plan on buying it and lets be real, how many dont already have an amazon prime account?

They have had my data for well over a decade.

As a campaign only player, I can say that I was not pleased with this years edition at all. CoD should really go to a bi-annual model with updates to the MP system in the off year. This would keep there cash cow running and allow them the time needed to make great campaigns and truly iterate/innovate with each new release.

@Brigurugi I loved the device. The voice controls for the tv were new at the time, it helped with things like skype when I lived 8000+ miles from my family, and some of the games were truly innovative. Additionally, for dance games my children like(d) it was infinitely better than having phones. I dont even buy motion games for my kids now.

Im not saying it was for everyone, but for me it was a huge win that I was very sad to see go. Wish they would remake it as an optional accessory for current consoles.

@tho_mi Not in the slightest. Netflix is infinitely better. Paramounts leadership makes kotick look like a saint.

Please no. Its not like im excited for netflix to own anything game related, but paramount is an absolute trash company. Id rather see wb sold piecemeal to creditors than sold to paramount.

For the first time in the franchise, my answer is nope. I enjoyed 4 and 5, but infinite never seemed to get the campaign together. I felt like the storytelling just vanished.

While the gunplay itself remained solid, I felt like it was a huge step back in the franchise.

The playground has been promoted pretty heavily here in the us on amazon for over a year.

Its a neat little device for parents with small children. (Under 10)

I honestly miss the kinect days, loved that device.

As for the x|s, ms has all but given up on hardware this gen, so not surprised. Low inventory, raised prices, bo discounts on bf, cross plat games. They may be saying they are focused on hardware, but there actions are far more telling.

I completely forgot about it until this article. Very intrigued by it, so will probably play it tmw now.

I was able to use this after a late night update triggered for the armory crate.

I am not sure if its supposed to be learning or adjusting as it goes, but I was not impressed with the results on oblivion, gears, or indiana.

All 3 ran well below my expectations, usually in the sub 30fps on lower settings. This on my xbox ally x, which I am used to getting above 60 at sometimes up to ultra settings depending on the game.

I am sure the goal with these is probably to optimize battery, but I only play in 1-2 hour blocks at most, so usually leave it at 25w turbo mode. I dont mind the FPS drops, but the fidelity being noticeably worse was a turn off. Hopefully I am just using it wrong

I havnt been able to find this feature yet. Looking forward to using it for indiana and gears though when i can.

Im loving my xbox ally x. It had onboarding shortcomings, but once past those its easily the bast handheld device ive owned.(ive had every switch iteration, a steamdeck, a portal, and countless devices since the turbo express back in the day)

The fact its improving weekly is great.

@OldGamer999 My old man memory is vaguely recalling $299 as the pricepoint for the 20GB model. I dont even recall having the no HDD option at launch.

@OldGamer999 Im in the US so best buy was my location. Preorders didnt mean a thing near me, so i was up and in line from about 11pm the night before. Wound up as the last person to get one that morning, only to have it RR a week later. (Thankfully msft had a very short turn around and i was console less for all of a week)

Id say good memories, but it was cold and miserable. I learned that day that patience is more important and have never waited in line since.

No brainer for me. PGR3 was an instant hit. PD and Kameo were good fun, but both were short lived compared to pgr3.

If you had asked me 2 months ago id have said it meant nothing.

The ally xbox x has changed that to a mist have.

Still some issues of course, primarily with the xbox store not having games at all, but I pretty much wont buy a title now unless its play anywhere since I dont really pc game, but i love my new handheld. Being able to carry over without any issues from the portable to the series x|s is a huge quality of life improvement. Almost on par with quick resuming multiple games.