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@Fiendish-Beaver that was from a Q&A released with the announcements today.

I dont imagine a full team will be kept on it, that would make no sense.

But they are definitely still going try and keep support the game, which is good for those who enjoy the game.

I'm sure a small team left on Starfield won't negatively impact TES6 or Fallout 5, which is also good news!

@Fiendish-Beaver "We plan to support Starfield for years, and we do have long-term plans," Lamb said during the Q&A. So, while Bethesda doesn't "have anything to announce right now", the team is "still actively working on Starfield"

The uncanny valley is crazy on the character models. A yassify filter for games is not what I want. You can tell its AI from just a casual glance. No thank you, keep your slop out my games please

Xbox Duo, as its a PC and a console, would be my suggestion

@RentedPanda One of the standout announcements for that idea was a new Unified Game Development Kit (GDK). This "devkit" basically bridges the gap between platforms, allowing developers to build a game for PC and automatically have a version ready for next-gen Xbox hardware. Also, the GDK is designed to maintain full compatibility with the current Xbox Series X|S, ensuring no player is left behind during this transition

@Fiendish-Beaver if you watch the embedded video in the article, it has the rumoured specs for Helix and PS6 (pretty much confirmed) Helix seems fairly powerful to be honest, dont think you can describe it as entry level to be honest. Huge SoC, Huge GPU, lots of fast memory, Huge increase in AI capabilities, all the specs are there including die size, memory bus etc

This is what i posted on Push earlier today regarding the next xbox:

If it can play xbox one/series x games natively, emulate Xbox and 360 and play PC games from Steam etc like the leaks suggested, I would be interested at $1200 as it seems a fairly reasonable price when compared to comparable PC.

I have a PC but it's very old for games now and all i really.play on it is Ultima Online, so the proposition is certainly enticing on initial reveal. Can upgrade my PC and my Xbox for 1 price instead of 2

But I am waiting on a proper reveal and breakdown before I make any decisions on next gen purchasing. Happy with my switch 2 at the moment with the ps5 and series x collecting dust atm

Phil just wanted more time to play Pokopia, and who can blame him, its kinda awesome!

The player count seems to keep dropping since the start of the server slam, and not going up for the weekend, which is not a good sign of the games long term prospects. Seen a few articles about it now which must be concerning for Bungie and Sony

Reading this thread and the other one about her, gamers just are not a very nice bunch are they at the moment.

The Xbox doom posters on here already have their pitchforks out from day 1 with wild conspiracy theories about her being AI and faking her own gamer score and various other things, I am not surprised after reading their daily doom posting every single day for the last 2 years. Its why so many of the regulars from earlier in the gen, no longer post here, which is a shame.

Give the poor lass a chance, just like anybody should be given a chance.

Reading this thread and the other one about her, gamers just are not a very nice bunch are they at the moment.

The Xbox doom posters on here already have their pitchforks out from day 1 with wild conspiracy theories about her being AI and faking her own gamer score, I am not surprised after reading their daily doom posting every single day for the last 2 years. Its why so many of the regulars from earlier in the gen, no longer post here, which is a shame.

Give the poor lass a chance, just like anybody should be given a chance.

@InterceptorAlpha @Balaam_ Sony purchased and closed Bluepoint without them releasing a single game since the purchase of the studio

@Fiendish-Beaver Anytime mate! I don't think you need to worry about streaming games.

The PC Xbox thing is rumoured to be like £1000+ and the various rumours have it as more powerful than the PS6. Why would it be more powerful than a PS6 if it can only stream games and not play them natively, it makes no sense.

Obviously streaming will be supported, just like on xbox, pc, tv's and phones, but the PC XBox is not being designed as a streaming first platform

@Fiendish-Beaver the Rog Ally X is a handheld PC, you download PC games from stores like Steam, Microsoft, Epic etc. It does support streaming (as its a PC and all PC's do) but it is designed to play games natively on it. It is not like a PS Portal which is a streaming device that cannot play games natively

@somnambulance That would be correct IF the prices go back down, which there is absolutely no evidence they will. You could end up buying an outdated system from 2027, in 2030, for more than it would have cost to buy 2027. There will be even less consumers interested in buying it then.

Nintendo have historically sold out dated hardware whereas Sony and Microsoft have not, so its not a fair comparison at all. MS and Sony gamers expect more up to date hardware

@Daffy-Duck Play anywhere is between xbox console and PC as explained on xboxs own website

https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/xbox-play-anywhere

"When you own a digital game that supports Xbox Play Anywhere through the Xbox Store or the Windows Store, it’s yours to play on your Xbox console, Windows 10/11 PC and supported gaming handheld at no additional cost. To take advantage of Xbox Play Anywhere, you will need to have installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition update (or later) on your PC, as well as the latest update on your Xbox console. Log into your Xbox Live/Microsoft account and your game that supports Xbox Play Anywhere will be available to download. On your Xbox console, games will show as “Ready to Install” under “My Games and Apps.” On your Windows 10/11 PC, games will appear in “My Library”."

There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest RAM prices will go back down anytime soon, or even at all.

The APU will already be designed and they are very unlikely to redesign it at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. It will be the same APU if it releases in 2027, 2028, 2029 or 2030. All a delay will mean is it will be even more out of date even more than usual for a console.

Prices could even go up further if its delayed, I just don't get the idea of delay to be honest, it doesn't seem to fix anything at all, nobody can guarantee prices are on the way down, even in 2 years

Moore's law etc have even stated Sony will start production of the console soon ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1Fq8nAGPo&t=3399s ) so the idea delaying it will lead to a more powerful console is completely false. They will sit in a warehouse until release gathering dust. its just not a good idea at all

Don't delay, the chips wont be redesigned so delaying just means it will be even more out of date by the time it arrives. Just a total waste of time. There is absolutely no guarantee RAM prices will go down, in fact if I was a betting man, I would say they wont go back down at all

@Weebleman I was looking at it from a consumer point of view more than if it was a good idea for Xbox or not.

If i was to buy the next xbox/pc hybrid thing, i would more than likely use Steam as my main store and just use the xbox side for gamepass.

Anyway thanks for all the additional information, was really helpful

@Weebleman Thanks for that, really appreciate the additional context. If PC is the main growth in the sector, maybe making a hybrid pc/xbox will end up being a good idea?

Not sure myself, still find it hard to wrap my head around it all, until we get official details of exactly what it is, if it happens (its obviously just rumours at the moment)

@Weebleman Xbox and PC use the same API, which is why porting a game from PC to xbox is quicker and cheaper than pc to ps5, but I understand your point about reach

I am not sure we will ever have the full answer, but its an interesting question for sure, as 40% still seems low to me, but I could be wrong

@Weebleman I mean its supposed to be pretty easy/simple to convert a game from windows to xbox (or so I have read) Thats why some games that are PC only, come to console on xbox first, because its quicker to port.

I do agree with your explanation somewhat, but it still seems low to me (just a personal opinion, it could have historically always been like that, i am not sure)

This is asking individual employees and not studios remember, some of the big studios have hundreds/thousands of employees, I am not sure all the small indie games actually are the full answer

Is it normal that less than half of developers surveyed want to make a game for any console? That seems kind of low to me? Or is that normal?

I watched stonemountain play on launch and came away with 1 question. Who's idea was it to make the maps so big you can use a mount on them, but only put 3 enemies on the map. Such a bad design decision

@FraserG Should read "Forza Horizon 6's Controversial Premium Upgrade Costs As Much As The Game Itself" as that is what is it, a premium upgrade.

Why lean into something that isn't strictly true? As it just causes confusion for your readers

When I initially read the title i thought you had to upgrade from Gamepass ultimate to even play the game at all

@FraserG There is only 1 small sentence at the end that even mentions Gamepass at all, so saying they target it is quite the stretch, but I do somewhat understand your point, even if i dont agree with it. Just seems like a clickbait title to be honest with you

The title says "game pass upgrade" but its not a gamepass specific upgrade, its an upgrade for the standard or deluxe editions of the game.

I never buy upgrades and very rarely buy DLC, so its of no interest to me at all

Can't wait to get married, buy all the houses and make the whole town homeless (including my wife!)

....and kick a chicken

I'd grade it an A as I love the format and the way they show off the games. Not really interested in Kiln though.

Thanks to everyone in the live chat for the banter, was good fun!

@Fiendish-Beaver there was a report a few months ago that they get their sales estimates by counting the number of user reviews on a platform and multiplying them by their "in house algorithm" which is obviously just a big pile of rubbish.

No idea how they get the estimates for daily active user on xbox, but I guess they just close their eyes and point to some random numbers on a piece of paper, as none of the information is available or quoted by anyone else anywhere.

I'm sure they just make up numbers for publicity if I was honest.

Read "Alinea Analytics" and instantly knew this was inaccurate reporting.
They have absolutely no way of knowing how many people are playing Fallout on Xbox daily

@Fiendish-Beaver "In all honesty, decline would mean that Sony is selling fewer consoles, but when compared to the PS4, they are not far behind at all"

If they are behind the PS4 as you say, isn't that a decline? Sentance is very confusing

@oopsiezz "With Fable releasing the same day on PS5 as it is PC & Xbox, we will be seeing a lot more Xbox games releasing day one on PS5"

Fable hasn't even been announced for PS5 yet, let alone day one, but there is rumours that the PS5 version will be announced at the developer direct, we will have to wait and see if they come true

@themightyant "The key driver behind 2025's growth was an 8.8% increase in revenue from mobile titles, which brought in £1.88 billion for the period, building on a 5.5% rise between 2023 and 2024. Mobile revenue was behind 35.5% of the total for games last year."

That is what the article states

Without knowing what the next gen consoles will offer, it's impossible to say. This should be asked once they are announced, surely

Switch 2 - 70%
Series X - 15% (Gamepass)
PC - 10% (Ultima online)
PS5 - 5%

as a ninja gaiden fanatic its been superb. Best one since Ninja Gaiden 2 on the xbox 360 (The signma version of 2 is trash)

This guy has been saying this every year for 2 years now. Even a broken clock is correct twice a day

@Banjo- trust me, you are not the only person to notice this. We all know who they are.

@MrStark well said. Its one of the reasons I basically stopped posting on here and pushsquare. The agenda driven bs posted on both sides is just too much and you cant actually have a useful conversation without the doom posters in every single article spreading baseless nonsense ad nauseum. Even when they are presented facts they go down the whole "I don't believe them" route to continue spreading their agenda. Its just boring.

@jFug I mean technically all 3 party terms are made up, but nobody thinks games like Ronin, Stellar Blade, Detroit or Heavy Rain are first party, because they were not developed by a first party, that much is obvious.

Just like nobody thinks Ori or STALKER 2 is a first party title, because it was developed by a 3rd party.

They are exclusives (or they were at one point) but that does not make them first party games.

@jFug

Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin, and Concord are all 1st party, AAA games coming this year to PS5.

All of those games are Sony-published which equals 1st party.

First party refers to developers that are owned by the company responsible for the console.

Rise of Ronin and Stellar Blade are not first party games, they are second party games. Second Party refers to individual companies taking exclusive contracts from platform holders

I am really looking forward to Ronin for what its worth and Team Ninja are arguably my favourite developer

Games like Ninja Gaiden 2 and Bayonetta that were games first with top level gameplay.

It was not about production values or mo cap or drama school scripts, it was about making an awesome game and alot of the games from the 360 era still have not been topped from a gameplay perspective.

@Sol4ris I could have guessed who the main commenters on this article would be before I even opened it. PureXbox is the home of concern trolling. The Alien guy is always here like clockwork, along with several others (we used to have the train guy, the shadow guy, the snakev5 guy and several others that are still here religiously)

It is exhausting to read as a multiplatform gamer who enjoys all the consoles and is one of the reasons why I have decided to use PureXbox less and less

I prefer 60, but 30 is OK if it's consistent and properly frame paced. Consistency is king.

This no man's land framerate is horrible to play and look at and I will not reward the devs or publishers for making such a poor decision.

If people stopped buying games that release in a mess, maybe we could finally get games that release when they are ready from a content and technical perspective.

I loved the original Dragons Dogma and the Dark Arisen dlc, but until this is fixed, I will be voting with my wallet.

Hopefully Rise of the Ronin is better as I am really looking forward to that game later this month and will play that instead

My son and daughter are both so excited to play this. It's great having some kids games on gamepass as it saves me spending money on games like this, and I have more for the games I enjoy (that sounds so selfish)