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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.

@theduckofdeath Well then, I never noticed it lol. (It is below the notification bell for me)

Ive been going into the profile and navigating my way through menus, which is very tedious. Consider one problem solved.

Hmm, hopefully this only increases the feedback and improvements. Its definately nice on my ally xbox x, but there are still a lot of optimizations it can have, especially related to updates, that I can see. (And make a default button on the dashboard for xbox remote play....)

That said, in the month and change ive had it its become like second nature to use and by default, the xbox ally x has become my go to over the switch 2 and portal.

I thought it was pretty good and I typically dislike these types of shows.

While nothing was a must buy to me, there were several games that piqued my interest and a few more that were gamepass games. (Though my gpu will expire in feb and ive no plan to renew) added bonus is that all were play anywhere meaning i can play them on my xbox ally x and series x without double purchasing.

All in all, a solid b. A couple of announcements from an a

I am probably in the minority, but I really enjoy updates on any platform and with my xbox ally x I check daily all areas for updates to both the device and the games. (They make it a little complicated for updates on the platform, since you have to check steam for steam game updates, the library for MS game/app updates, Armory Crate for device and Asus updates, and windows update for windows updates. Even with auto update turned on, it sometimes wont trigger every update until you turn on the game)

The worst CoD to date, bar none. They should have just omitted the campaign altogether. Would have improved my outlook of the game.

The campaign is at best trash. I dont like mp, so Im sure that part is probably great.

I know fortnite is popular, but Ive never understood why. I dont get the loop. Fall on an island, kill people, repeat. Changing what I look like wont change that loop or bring me any joy whatsoever.

@Markatron84 They tried this, it failed because a lot of us only play the campaign and refused to buy a cod game without one, which dinged sales and revenue. Apparently enough that they havnt done it again since.

I tried to play the campaign via gamepass today. I say tried because it put me straight into matchmaking and I want nothing to do with mp so i exited out and promptly deleted the game.

Loving my xbox ally x, ive put more time on it in the month its been out than in the last year combined for my series x|s and ps5/ps5 pro.

Mostly to due to my play habits and availability. I love the big screen, but it really boils down to where I can actually play.

I do play my switch/switch 2 more overall.

Good article and I agree. Ive enjoyed mine so far, having put many hours into it.

Was a bumpy start with onboarding, then reonboarding when i upgraded to a 4tb ssd. But generally, been very solid once I got used to the ux.

Being able to play steam games, cloud games, ea games, play anywhere games, and remote play all at once is really nice. Ive been tapping into the steam games i bought vut never bothered with on the steamdeck and playing bf6(which runs well) and oblivion remaster(also runs well)

Cant wait to see how the ux evolves over time as well.

Im kinda happy to see this one sunset a bit. The campaign just didnt click with me and the mp was not as fun as halo 5s imo.

It wasnt a bad game by any means, but it ranks at the bottom of the haloverse to me.

Now they can focus on the new titles, which hopefully includes another halo game with pve embedded into the pvp. (Its been a while, so so I forget which halo had the bosses and enemies as part of mp, but I really enjoyed those fights)

This would be awesome for my ally xbox x.

Play xbox, ps5, and pc games all in the same place with a single purchase. (With some caveats)

Hopefully it applies retroactively to purchases.

@nomither6

Dead serious though. Halo 1 has a weak campaign compared to the others, primarily due to age. The levels are bloated and large, while also requiring a not so insignificant amount of backtracking. The dialogue is cheesy b camp at best, and generally speaking, outside of the core mechanics, which are also improved on in each sequal, there isnt a lot going for it.

I am really hopeful that they fix all the levels in the remake to adjust the flow. (and hopefully clean up the dialogue as well)

@Kezelpaso Infinites campaign was hot garbage. I wanted to see the continuance of the arc they started, not some live service looking garbage. It just felt off and to date is the only Halo SP I have not completed.

@nomither6

I think you got the order mixed up

Campaign: 3>2>Reach>ODST>4>5>Infinite>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1
MP: 5>4>3>4>Infinite>1

@Neither_scene While not something with exclusives, if they could get it reasonably priced for families out there entering the market for gaming, it could be a hit.

Biggest concern I have with the current market is that with prices now starting at around $500 for a minimum entry point to game, for a large percentage of people it's just no longer viable.

Gaming is a hobby for all people, not just the rich. And while I am thankfully able to support the hobby without any issues, it would have been much more challenging in my youth. There is a large percentage of people out there who can only afford 1 console anyway, and with current trends, maybe not even one anymore.

Well, I expect the console to cost 2k so free online is expected to go along with the $50 a month gamepass sub.(future pricing)

Jokes aside, I do fully expect the console hybrid to cost 1200-1500. If nothing else, the ally x has taught is people will pay. (I did)

The problem is, gaming always needed affordability. If Sony, MS, and Nintendo are all essentially opting out of an affordable option, will someone else step in? The market is screaming for a $200-$250 console that plays bespoke games. (I guess the series s used to fill that role, but it was cross marketed with the x)

I dont mind it at all. I have never been one for console wars, so spreading the love across all platforms is a good thing. I buy all consoles, so now I can buy games for whichever platform I feel best suites that game.

I think it also forces platform makers to prioritize unique features in hardware and software to sell, which is pro consumer. (ie. Sony's controllers this time are amazing, but the PS5 lacks the multigame resume feature of the xbox which is huge for me)