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@JayJ I bought into those "Retro Fighters Hunter Wireless Controller for Original XBOX, Switch & PC" as they were to be new replacements for the original Xbox, but also PC, so it's nice to have some backups or probably new main controllers for the original Xbox. But it would be nice to have backup/new controllers for the 360.

I feel like I'm the perfect candidate for these but I'm having trouble deciding on whether to get them or not. The current Series controllers are perfect. I enjoyed the 360 controllers in their day, and in fact, I loved the neat dpad/switcher to be 4 way or 8 way on the special 360 controllers. I thought that would be "the way" going forward.
These are neat but I feel like they would just stay in the box on my shelf. If I want to play on PC I'm sure I'd just grab a Series Xbox controller.

@riccyb0y so it's Force Unleashed 2 and Kotor2 all over again?

I don't envy the team tasked with tracking down that bug.

Sweet! Looking forward to the update!

I've got the original, larger sized one. It's ridiculous and I love it. And although I knew it wasn't a true fridge I didn't figure it would eventually "defrost" itself and dump some water out the door when I opened it later. My basement is generally cool enough so I leave it unpowered but stocked. I'm happy with it.

@UltimateOtaku91 I did request a refund for HiFi Rush on Steam, but only because I noticed afterwards the DRM that was slapped on it.
But I did go and buy it on the Xbox store...

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk! More music from JSRF composer

HomeFront the Revolution because I wanted a digital version of the Easter egg Timsplitters 2 HD for the cost of a coffee.

$2 for Timsplitters 2 HD?!? (I mean, HomeFront The Revolution...)

Don't I see Brits complain on here that there's not enough console stock going around in their shops? Wouldn't that also explain "low sales"?

I am a big fan of Cyber Blue!

A Sega Super game... Like, Jet Set characters are skating around doing graffiti, while Sonic is running through the city like Sonic Adventure 2, and then Outrun or Daytona cars are speeding through the city streets, and all the while players can see each other doing their thing?
Is that fun?

@SplooshDmg I forgot about that news about their upcoming Live service ideas and their idea of some "Super" game.

I'm so ready for this but I'm also looking forward to "Team Reptile's" spiritual successor "Bomb Rush Cyberfunk"

I just watched the "King of the Arcade" game trailer. I have no idea how to explain the game or what is going on. :/

I guess people will have to find some Diablo vinyl console skins on Etsy.

@Kaloudz There are forums here?!? I've only known of the news post comments.

Is there a single player campaign or is it all multiplayer?

@Bleachedsmiles Different Xbox division. Hardware vs Software but you can keep on keeping on.

Thank you so much for this whole rundown!

@Sanquine While you can surely get an Xbox, I don't think you have to worry about Elder Scrolls 6 being only Xbox/PC.

And I think this should be mentioned again with this article. Didn't Phil say that "already established and cross platform released" titles wouldn't be taken away from other platforms? Brand new game IPs would be reviewed case by case. So here we have a new IP and Microsoft said "my germs!".

@Kaloudz Frankly, I found it embarrassing. Some specific searches with definitely correct results sometimes just wouldn't be there.

What could those two "REDACTED" blurbs possibly be??

"...for Sony at the end of this period. The 10- year period is [REDACTED]. [...] The 10-year term will extend into the next console generation [REDACTED]."
The 10 year deal is (accepted by Sony)??
The next console generation (starts tomorrow)??

@Spider-Kev What would your ideal Aliens game be?

@rustyduck I would think the updates would still run as those should sit on Xbox live servers, but I don't know that for sure.

@Tharsman Did you miss the news from yesterday that Retro Fighters (and CastleMania at least) are doing preorders for essentially what you are asking for? The Hunter by Retro Fighters is a remake of the original Xbox S controller, for use on Original Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

Sunset OVERDRIVE! PC is missing online aspect but still a blast! You could just get it on Xbox instead though

I was playing this solo and couldn't get past the cop boss in his office. :/ Need to give it another shot but clearly I wasn't grasping something.

@Smoothmarkymark I know nothing of their company or their history. I don't know if they are worth defending but I want to keep an open mind.
Do we know the sales of the game on Xbox vs other systems? Maybe the game had poor sales and DLC attachment is usually expected around 10% if I recall, so if their xbox install base is already tiny, and they can expect only 10% to buy DLC then they can get an estimate of income. And if you're still following, these devs would have an idea of cost and effort to produce the DLC per system. It's not hard. And sure, you can self-fulfill their lack of sales on a system by not buying the future products and that is on them for not supporting their game. But they would have had to take that into account.
And if you don't know what "SCUMM" refers to then I feel bad for you.

Or just maybe they did a cost-risk analysis and decided they'd rather still be developing games vs having to close?
Did they explain why that DLC didn't come to Xbox?

@ActionPanther Took me awhile to figure you out. Easy 1000 Gamer score, right?

If I learned anything from Westwood College Online about game design is that all they need to do is "tighten up the graphics" and you're set.

I would maybe get a portable radio with a big speaker as the black dot, but the toaster is a bit too much. (I type as I sit near my Xbox fridge)

Maybe they figured out the ridiculous rights for the No One Lives Forever franchise?!?

Still interested in Truberbrook, despite that terrible marketing copy. Yeesh.

@themightyant I had the same "multiplayer?" confusion feeling about Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Maybe I only played in local co-op?? Cool that it is online multiplayer!

Someone mentioned on the IG comments, and I agree, it appears to be simply knitting instructions. So we'll see her neato scarf made real?

@uptownsoul Sure, but that doesn't mean it was a "paid" exclusive. Maybe they just chose to focus on PC/Xbox for cost reasons at this time. We just don't know. But that doesn't mean that your original point is invalid in general.

Didn't they have to not develop a Quidditch part of the game, due to time and resources? That's at least a possible DLC idea, but may be too different from the current gameplay to bother, and instead go with similar storytelling.

When Sunset Overdrive was given its original free play days, on a lark I gave it a go. I spent less than an hour in it before I backed out of the game to immediately make the full digital purchase. I don't know who I'd be today if I missed out on this game.

@GrizzledVeteran Grab a second Xbox Series S and drag another TV into the same room and co-op it up?!?

Jim Ryan: "And...and..and Nintendo (sniffles) won't share Mariooo with Sony! (Sniffles) It's not fair!"

@InterceptorAlpha I bought all the replacement parts, thanks to your previous inspiration, but I haven't put it all together yet.

I just bought a disc of Spec Ops The Line because I was impatient. Now I guess I'll be double-dipping.

@Tharsman "...8 years to deliver a Halo game and nothing else?"

Weren't they also the developers of the huge undertaking of the Master Chief Collection and updates?

@Jenkinss "Cant wait for more horse mode."

I remember something about horses and chainsaws from "Animal House"...

How much for the Ubisoft company?

I haven't had the time to play the campaign but I've been enjoying jumping in on multiple modes of multiplayer the few hours a week that I can. I'm not done with Infinite.

@Banjo- If Rare does indeed own the game assets and game code and not Nintendo..
and if Nintendo lost publishing rights at the 20 year mark... Then I'm done defending this release. There must be something more that we're missing because there would be no reason why we would get this version and not the remaster that was essentially done years ago. Why would the Xbox version be hampered to not have online multiplayer but Nintendo does? There must be something else here in play.