Could it be something related to backward compatibility? Like a native backward compatibility mode that works with almost every physical og Xbox and 360 game, without the need for recompilation, avoiding licensing issues but at the cost of imperfect emulation? (Just like PS1 games on PS3 or selected og Xbox games on Xbox 360).

Or perhaps an automatic frame boost? (Just like Auto HDR).

I bought the original Xbox day one just to play Dead or Alive 3. It hasn’t aged a day and still looks and plays fantastic especially on Xbox Series X 💚

What about Nintendo then?

The game is available on the N64 Virtual Console through their rental system tied to a Nintendo Switch Online membership. If Microsoft, who owns Rare, can’t keep it on Game Pass, why would Nintendo?

@Benjamin These topics are hate magnets and we don’t want that. Not everything needs to be commented on, especially on neutral articles. This is a gaming news website with some social features not a social network.

Back to the topic: When you think about Switch 2 players who are fine with paid upgrades… This is great to play on Xbox! I loved the first Metro. I might give the sequel a try now that it has a 120 FPS option!

@Friendly Elliot isn’t a JRPG with a party of characters, turn-based combat and a strong/great story driven by a well developed cast though. Elliot is much closer to a very good 2D Zelda game.

Threads of Time - Oh great… another western made « japanese » RPG by fans trying to imitate a style Japan itself can’t seem to pull off anymore. Can’t wait to find it cringe and/or painfully mid 🤭

(Sorry, I’m a total B today haha…)

Oh but the coin pusher game seems amazing!

When you think that the Xbox 360 was often the main platform for reviews, game development, or even… gaming itself...

I love it too! I hope that Namco and Square-Enix will join soon.

For « Free » FF VII Remake is worth it… 🌝

@Banjo- what? Absolutely NOT! As soon as you scroll down the main screen to reach your pins, right after the infamous three blocks of ads you get another full row of ads for the big games of the moment (I don’t give a sh) then another big row full of advertises for discounted games (I also don’t give a sh) and then only, I can FINALY reach my pins/tiles of pined games. It’s even worse now with that call of duty stuff, now it’s a total of FIVE ROWS of ads just to reach my pins list!

It’s not okay at all.

What? He looked perfectly fine before. Anyway, I always play with female characters when given the choice.

Someone has to save it! I can’t believe this franchise is going to be gone for ever.

I’m really fed up and effing pissed off at seeing soccer players, guns and masc dudebro crap all over my dashboard! I absolutely hate these games and topics! Asha needs to do something about this because even if the dashboard theme ads can be removed (but enabled by default……), the rest of the dashboard still makes me roll my eyes every time I go looking for one of my games.

@AshKirin19 I really wonder what will happen to The Sims in future installments, considering it’s such a well known safe haven for so many queer people 😬

@IllusiveMan two months ago, I was back in Belgium and saw heavily discounted Xbox Series S consoles in a large supermarket. Even at that price, nobody seemed to be buying them (although Xbox has always been very unpopular in Belgium). I also saw some Xbox Series X consoles in other stores but nobody seemed to care. I remember when I ordered mine, the seller told me « Haha you’re one of the few people who play on Xbox here. »

Is there any benefit to paying for cloud gaming if you have a good enough internet connection to stream your own Xbox? Less input lag?

@BacklogBrad same! I really loved it and so did many of my friends.

This is just awful. I loved Mass Effect so much… I was really excited about the new Mass Effect…

Are we gonna be stuck in an endless loop of bland AAA shooters, remakes of remasters and live service games?

What the hell has gaming become… Who do we have to thank for this?

sigh

I’m gonna stay polite by not responding to the comments about « woke stuff / diversity » but rest assured, what I keep to myself is far from kind. 🏳️‍🌈

This is great! I just want a cheap option to play online and only that.

@Jenkinss oh ofc the 16 bit era had some great JRPGs with good stories (Phantasy Star IV can feel a bit rough around the edges nowadays though). I even consider FFIV to have a much better plot and better characters than most of these new classic JRPGs they’ve been making lately.

However, I still think the real JRPG boom, with a major leap forward in storytelling and character development, came during the 32 bit era, followed by the 128 bit one. And that’s the kind of great, brand new RPG I’d like to play.

@dskatter mmm I’m sure it’s a misaligned printing :/ Idk if it’s been printed like this for the whole serie though.

On my X25 controller, I just noticed that the green XBOX logo on the home button is printed at a slight counterclockwise angle and it’s pissing me off haha…ha… 😬

I was certain Xbox would get its own upscaler. Nice!

It seems that, from what I’ve read, the story is once again a bit meh for a « retro JRPG ». I also don’t get why retro game developers are so obsessed with the HD-2D SNES aesthetic when they make a classic JRPG (well, I know why… it’s cheaper. And I can understand why some ppl like it though).

Most of the most critically acclaimed and memorable JRPGs came out after the SNES era. That’s what I want, along with a strong cast and a well written plot! Classic doesn’t have to mean generic story with turn-based battles and HD 2D.

Anyway, I’ll grab a Switch 1 copy for 20 bucks next year.

I just got mine. It’s simply gorgeous 🥰

I used to like it. It was part of the Xbox identity but for ecological reasons it’s fine to stop it.

I just wish they’d ditch those new horrendous grey bars at the bottom of the boxes that ruin the cover art… Especially on multilingual boxes where the bar is even thicker to fit all the different languages…

Big EW.

They better bring some more BC games now that they own even more games that had licensing issues. And Crash Team Racing NEEDS that hypothetical frame boost for sure

I know I’ll be disappointed though.

I was surprised by how well Tekken 8 ran on the S of a friend.

« Classic JRPG » nowadays often serves as an excuse to use lowcost retro RPG aesthetics while delivering dull stories and characters, so I’ll be cautious and won’t expect anything as great as FFIV–>FFX until I’ve read a lot more reviews.

I hope it won’t turn out to be another Octopath Traveler / I Am Setsuna / Lost Sphear / Bravely Default II situation.

Anyway since there’s no physical release on Xbox, I won’t even bother with that version. I’ll grab a Switch 1 copy if the game turns out to be really good.

It’s really cute and the wireless is nice. I already have an 8bitdo M30 which has a much better d-pad for fighting games and 6 front buttons for Street Fighter. I wish it was wireless like this one though.

@AshKirin19 Wtf? It’s the exact opposite 😂 We can now even share physical games with friends who don’t have a disc drive, even if they live 1000 miles away and also get a PC and Cloud licence for many of these games. So yeah, that’s a good thing for Xbox.

Another thing I like about this feature is that I can now lend a physical game to a friend who owns an Xbox Series S (almost like on this article’s picture haha). I just have to sign them in on my Xbox, insert the disc and transfert the licence by linking the game to their account. When they’re done playing, I simply put the disc back into my Xbox and link it back to my account. This is almost better than game sharing 💚

60fps is nice but I would miss the native 4k rendering of the Xbox version though.

Wow! Robyn host of Flash FM? Sounds amazing! That’s gonna be my fav radio for sure (fingers crossed for the announcement of a trance radio like Rise FM). Dirty South classics will be a total skip though.

If that flexibility allows me to pay a lower fee just to play online without renting games, I might subscribe again (even though online gaming should be free, just like on PC…)

@strzelec Your claim is false since I use it for precise aiming and I’m not a kid. Thanks for sharing 🌝

And still no gyro ? I can’t aim precisely with a controller without it :/

« Director’s Cut »… 😂 Ubisoft is a factory. Do they really see themselves as talented movie directors?

Who the hell is this « director » going « Ooouuuhhh, I MUST re-cut my masterpiece » ?

They’ve just opened a new recycling phase after Black Flag Remastered.

More Xbox BC games ON XBOX and frame boost. That would be an amazing cake.

Very good news, especially with the RAM/memory shortage and this generation likely sticking around for an exceptionally long time because of the economic situation and ongoing crises. The Series S is an incredible low cost system (not that « low cost » anymore though…)

The nerve to speak about SEGA when we all know how aggressive Sony has been towards them for years 😂

Like… 2 ? I don’t give a F about 100% completion 🤭

Why wouldn’t Xbox implement the same technology, though, since it seems to be software based? Does it add like a frame of input lag in order to let the system analyze the picture?

A well known French videogame website gave it 5/10 haha… With people saying in the comments « it’s crazy how Microsoft can’t even release something better than a 5 or 6 lololol » or « just wait for the definitive edition on ps5 lololol » sigh

I can’t wait to see what these « things » are I hope it also includes some more backward compatible games.

CRAP! Puyo Puyo Tetris is not compatible and this is exactly the kind of game that I would like to play anytime without needing to move my butt to insert the disc for a 5 minutes session…

I guess that just like Alien Isolation, SEGA is very picky regarding third party licences…

YES!!! I’m gonna try all of my SEGA discs now 🤩

Oh please not him… It’s never a good sign when he shows up.

Please NO! Use that money, time and energy on a NEW AAA EPISODE! We already got a full REMAKE of Halo 2… just like we did with Halo 1 on 360… but that didn’t stop them from remaking it again recently though… sigh

If you take the ratio of users into account, I’m pretty sure GTA V is just as popular on Xbox as it is on PS… So there’s absolutely no reason for Xbox players not to massively preorder GTA VI…

And like we all said, if there are simply way more PS5 out there, it’s only obvious that sales are going to be much higher on PS… eyeroll What a pointless story…