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@Millionski I agree I will absolutely never pay the price of a gaming PC for what I will use it for (a console), so I guess the Series X will be my last Xbox. It’s honestly heartbreaking but the brand just doesn’t fit my needs anymore

(What’s called the Xbox tax (or Xbox bashing) is a real thing and it’s not limited to reviews, it’s easy to see online and across social media influencers. It’s not as big as some people claim it is but it’s a known rather visible fact)

Cool. Rich guy gonna stay rich. Good for him, I guess? 💅🏼

I’d like to see it as a positive sign but it’s not that significant anyway. I’d rather hear things like her changing Xbox’s policy on having zero exclusives (which is just as stupid as the everything is an Xbox) so I can feel more confident about the future of Xbox as a platform.

I still have the demo disc with the cancelled Lamborghini game. It looked really good.

@dreadful this… It’s despicable now, especially if you don’t give a sh about Game Pass. I can’t stand having to scroll past the first row (sometimes even two so you can’t even get used to have to click once OR twice…) of advertised games before I can get to my groups.

Whatever people say, I really enjoyed Starfield and its fascinating lore. It wasn’t perfect but I still think it’s a really good game.

Now that it’s on PS5 (yay another console exclusive gone…), I’m pretty sure some haters might magically change their minds… gasp

Tbh, disappointment and frustration so… I focus on another system for now. And I don’t see Helix as the next 360 or the renewal of the brand. I’m tired of feeling frustrated.

@RadioHedgeFund good point!

The Y-axis between the digital and analog cameras is still completely broken. They never match (when one is inverted, the other isn’t). It’s been like this since a broken update a year ago and has never been fixed… What a mess… 😑

So Doomsomething, first of all, going through my whole post history just to find something that fits your troll narrative is pretty awkward. And since I had to scroll through my long list of old posts to find what I actually said, it makes it even more awkward haha.

Anyway, next time (well, no), try reading the whole topic. I said that in response to this: « Latest sales estimates suggest Xbox sold over two million Series X|S consoles in 2025 » and I commented: « This is ridiculously bad for such a huge company. » And I still stand by that.

Since its release, the Series S hasn’t sold badly. In fact, I personally know more people in real life who have an S than an X.

(I don’t know why I’m even wasting time replying to a troll but it’s somewhat funny, to be honest haha.)

Thanks for sharing, Doomsomething

Considering that the Series S sold well and probably helped the Series avoid flopping, it might be possible… they need something more affordable than what’s expected for the price of the next Xbox if they want to have even a slight chance of surviving.

@Globo oh good news! I might re-download it then (after the light fix obvisouly haha)

Did they at least increase the resolution?

What is an Xbox to him, anyway? If everything is an Xbox, then the term doesn’t mean much anymore. And yes, we know they invest in gaming but that doesn’t mean they’ll change their strategy regarding Xbox first-party games.

I’m 100% sure that it’s gonna be even more niche than Xbox Series and that it’s perfectly fine for Microsoft who is going to focus on multiplat anyway.

If having to switch between desktop windows and Xbox front end is how the next Xbox is gonna work, I’m 100% out.

Won’t we lose Auto HDR with this update? Once a game becomes officially Gen 9, the Gen 8 enhancements won’t be compatible anymore, which would make this update… a downgrade.

I totally agree with this article

It’s true, it has never been discounted (just like Otogi 1 & 2). It’s truly a masterpiece and looks stunning. The only complaint is that, for some reason, the videos are really choppy, which is weird considering the raw power of the Xbox Series X.

I’m not optimistic but I’d say… a bit more than three days ago… After reading about her, I started to think there MIGHT be a SLIGHT chance that many of the recent stupid decisions made by Xbox could be somewhat re-evaluated. Maybe. Perhaps.

Exclusives is what attract people on any service. So if they still want Xbox to be part of the Microsoft gaming ecosystem, they will have to have some major exclusives (not everything has to be). If they don’t care about Xbox systems and the 30% they get on the Xbox store from third party sales, they don’t need exclusives.

Interesting. I like what she’s promising. Now let’s see if she delivers because I’m dangerously close to buying a PS5… and I really didn’t plan on that… 😒

Advertise MUCH more and go back to making most first-party games console exclusive… unless you really want to lose your 30% commission on every third-party game sold on the Xbox store…

« Vice President at Meta » Wow. Vice President at one of the most hated companies in the world. Not bad. Warm welcome.

@Anony25 Thank you for your wisdom.

The future of Xbox has never been brighter…….. Everytime I see an article about Nadella and Xbox I grit my teeth. I simply can’t stand that guy.

It seems that he is really unpopular among Xbox players.

With Xbox always taking stupid decisions lately (and probably until the end), ofc they won’t hire them.

It’s a game that’s gonna last multiple gen… and with the new Xbox policy, I’m not quite sure I’m going to stay on the Xbox sinking ship next gen so idk yet if I will buy it on Xbox… sadly.

All these online shooters look exactly the same now. They all seem to think they’re going to be the next Overwatch or something. How companies can spend so much money making these generic online shooters without even sensing it might be a stupid idea is beyond me.

Not that great an emulation and the remade soundtrack is laughable. Such a physical version is worth nothing anyway.

SkipBox…

It must be so weird to see the universe you created and imagined (with the help of other artists on your team of course) being continued and changed by others. I mean, it’s like writing a story and not having the right to continue it yourself but having to let others do it or even reboot it. That must be slightly frustrating and fascinating at the same time.

It’s crazy how Otogi 1 & 2 still REFUSE to go on sale 🌝

This is stupid! It was great to organise online sessions for niche old bc games! I also found most of my best lgbt friends through clubs! Xbox is such a source of frustration now… I should really stop to bother…

@FraserG I guess it’s because they didn’t want to deal with the more finicky Saturn emulation. The Saturn version has some details that make it feel more polished to me than the PS1 version, but it’s really nitpicking. It’s a shame they didn’t choose to preserve that one, though.

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round seems to be exactly the same as it was on Xbox One X: the worst DOA ever made. They didn’t even show any new stages or characters content, unlike the release of DOA5 Last Round.

But does it contains the SATURN version of the game? They say 5 versions but only mention the ps1 version (ofc…).

Same old story: a ton of third party locks and for a good laugh, probably one or two Xbox first party games…

@Savex Yeah, I don’t get it… They still make a massive amount of money from the Xbox Store. Why would they want to give that up? Honestly, nothing about Xbox surprises me anymore these days…

Like it or not, Carmageddon is defined by one core thing: running people over to gain time and finish the race.

Take that away and you’re left with a pretty generic rogue/racing game that just happens to wear the Carmageddon license like a cheap sticker.

It’s the same as releasing a new Bloody Roar without beast transformations, a new Mortal Kombat without gore or a new Burnout without crashes.
These games are known and remembered for very specific features that define their identity. Remove them and you remove the soul.

I might pick it up in a couple of years when it’s down to five bucks. Until then… hard pass.

We got a proper physical version on Xbox which is really surprising while Switch 2… only got a key card. I might get it but the story structure seems a bit dull.

No ads is great, but the ONE thing I love about the Xbox dashboard is the pins list. I want to keep seeing my favorite games pinned right under the main screen (even though they kind of ruined it a couple of years ago by limiting the feature to two lists and inserting a large carousel of game ads between the two sections).

It’s honestly like they’re doing everything they can to destroy Xbox hardware. Every possible decision that could make it fail, they took it, including the refusal to advertise the system at all. And that’s insane, considering they’re swimming in money.

I can’t stand them.

Questionable_Duck is not wrong though…

I totally disagree. I still find Goldeneye very enjoyable to play these days, especially with the modernized controls on Xbox. I really like that game and I’m glad it didn’t stay stuck in the past

But where are the pedestrians? Carmageddon without pedestrians to run over isn’t really Carmageddon! That’s the whole point of the franchise… It’s like Mortal Kombat without blood and fatalities… Crushing zombies just sucks.

Btw 34BigThings never bothered to fix their last broken Redout 2 update on Xbox. They kept ignoring players asking for a fix, so I’m a bit scared with this one… I’ll buy it anyway because I’m a huge fan of the franchise.

@Retrokingdan Yeah and it still blows my mind that rom based emulated ports are considered so costly and time consuming that devs skip an entire platform. It’s the smallest market for sure but it’s not like Xbox S|X sold only ten consoles.

Anyway, this is just another lazy emulation/port running in SD, without any enhancements whatsoever just like Tomba, Fear Effect or Metal Gear Solid 1.

Meanwhile, even on Xbox in Dev Mode, you can run all of these PS1 games in HD, with forced widescreen and texture filtering… (assuming you own the original game, of course )

Xbox players has had some relief lately, with fewer third-party games skipping the platform. But with this new, nebulous Xbox policy, you can bet we’re heading back to the Xbox skip era…

@themightyant Yes, that’s the only solution… but it will just feel like a pc

@Naughtyottsel92 But? When did they say it, though? Haha. Apart from Hellblade and Tell Me Why (which was mostly well received by LGBTQ+ players), I can’t think of a cinematic Xbox exclusives. 🤔

@Fishmasterflex96 I don’t really get your point, I literally agreed with you regarding Xbox doing stupid things since the release of the SX haha (regarding third party locks, Sony has historically always been much more aggressive than Nintendo and Microsoft or even Sega, it’s a well-known documented fact and it always worked for them).

@Fishmasterflex96 Oh yeah, I misread your comment. Yes, the Series X lineup was a joke but third party exclusivity deals and locks on Sony’s side didn’t help either. I’m the first to say that Microsoft has been making terrible decisions one after another since the release of the Xbox Series consoles but Xbox has been a great brand during almost 20 years. Sadly, it’s obviously over now, thanks to a terrible management team (that is almost completely different from the one that ran the brand in the beginning).

@Naughtyottsel92 Yes, that’s it. The graphics were praised (it really is gorgeous) but the game was often considered rather boring (some ppl liked it though). Personally, I had much more fun with Tell Me Why, Beyond Two Souls or Life Is Strange.

@Fishmasterflex96 Well, that’s your opinion. I actually wanted a PS4 first but Killer Instinct, Dead Rising 3 and Forza 5 made me buy both consoles. And I still regularly play Killer Instinct. I also absolutely loved Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break, so…

@Naughtyottsel92 I mostly saw people saying that the game was boring as f…