@Fiendish-Beaver right now? Nothing. But new games and franchises will inevitably emerge. Maybe Fable could have become one with the right marketing but it’s too late now for obvious reasons haha. It seems that Forza Horizon 6 being a timed Xbox exclusive helped the Series S sales lately. That’s all :/

I’m really happy with this decision. With proper marketing, many exclusives have the potential to become major system sellers.

It’s in our interest as gamers to see Sony strongly challenged and XBOX succeed, otherwise we may see more games skip XBOX platforms and eventually, even face the risk of the XBOX Store shutting down at some point.

Can’t wait for the game. I would rather play as Gena though. Is that « new » Crazy Taxi made in Japan or did they ask a random foreign team to work on it?

Great news. This is necessary in order to compete with Sony’s aggressive strategy, unfortunately :/

This is GORGEOUS but I won’t ditch my Series X for a new one, this is too expensive. I might buy the controller though.

I’m rather disappointed. I was expecting a real surprise for Xbox’s 25th anniversary. When I saw the video featuring all the original Xbox-era stuff, I thought, OMG, all the Xbox classics are coming back! But then… no.

I’m glad we’re at least getting two true exclusives but that won’t carry much weight compared to PS.

What I did like though were the new Spyro, Clockwork, Crazy Taxi, Bad Magpie, and Vivarium.

Yooka Laylee Kart’s 8 players split screen looks incredible 💚

Really disapointed by the new Virtua Fighter trailer. It doesn’t even look and feel like Virtua Fighter…

OMG even though these are just words, I really like her stance and mindset. It gives me real hope 💚

Timed exclusives alone aren’t enough. Some games need to be Xbox/PC exclusives to bring people into the Xbox ecosystem.

At the same time, major multiplatform franchises acquired through Activision Blizzard and Bethesda should remain multiplatform to avoid frustrating existing players. Microsoft isn’t Sony.

That’s probably how things will play out anyway: some timed exclusives, some officially multiplatform titles and some true permanent exclusives, with clear communication about which games are Xbox/PC-only.

If people believe that every game will eventually come to PS or Switch, there’s far less incentive for them to join the Xbox ecosystem in the first place.

Anyway, she is the boss, she knows about all of this.

When we say that (timed…) exclusives SELL systems…

It’s baffling that we still have to ask people to be respectful just because a game talks about people that simply exists 🌝

Great game 💚

Xbox needs to fight back with some exclusives on Sunday or else they’ll be the laughingstock once again.

The state of play ruveals are not really exciting though…

Since Nintendo apparently can’t manage to release a brand new AAA Star Fox game and instead keeps shoving yet another remake of remaster down our throats at nearly full price, Wild Blue Skies is more than welcome. It looks fantastic!

I’m also surprised that most of the games shown here aren’t even coming to the Switch or Switch 2. That’s pretty weird.

I won’t be skipping it this year because Asha Sharma gives me some hope for the future of XBOX… But they’d better deliver this time…

Some infos regarding first party exclusives, a big surprise for XBOX’s 25th anniversary and news about new backward compatible games now owned by MS are all mandatory

I already know I’m going to end up frustrated though haha…

The announced end of New World: Æternum is absolutely pathetic. Thanks Amazon for being exactly what everyone expects from you.

The game was rather popular and one of the few new MMORPGs that genuinely felt worth investing time in. I was thrilled to finally find a great MMORPG only for them to suddenly announce its end… presumably because the shareholders weren’t making enough billions already.

What makes it even worse is that people paid full price for a game that’s going to be completely unplayable in a matter of months. What a waste.

Sony has always been very good at making third party games look like PS exclusives. As a result, a lot of people assume that every game shown during a PlayStation showcase is a PlayStation exclusive when that’s not the case.

I’ve seen and heard it countless times: « Yeah, but that’s a PS game » even though the game is actually multiplatform.

It’s been happening since the original PS/Saturn/N64 era. Xbox has done it from time to time as well but not nearly to the same extent as Sony.

IIRC, they said they were going to move away from the silent protagonist thing for XII. I hope that’s still the case after the reset because it’s the one thing I dislike about some JRPGs… Oh and hopefully this time they can manage more than a single town music theme for the entire game… 🌝

Jake Kaufman 🤩💚

Just EW! It has too be the ugliest official Xbox controller I’ve ever seen 😅 The fact that I also despise soccer doesn’t help though.

Give me an official Rupaul’s Drag Race controller 👠💅🏼

The game that could have sold a ton of Xbox consoles with proper marketing if it had remained a first party Xbox exclusive… Fable II brought a lot of players to the Xbox 360. What a dumb decision… unless the game sucks haha… but we’ll see

@MrStark exactly this! The decision regarding the return of first party console exclusives remains THE one element that could change everything.

Wow! And to think that at first I didn’t believe in her at all because of her background… She’s bringing faith in Xbox back.

Last year I was so pissed at Xbox that, for the first time in 10 years, I didn’t even watch the annual live showcase. Now I might actually watch it, and I might not even consider buying a PS5/PS6 anymore…

Fingers crossed 💚

Isn’t the Xbox 360 version already 4K/60 FPS thanks to Frame Boost mode? So what’s the real point of this version? (Especially if it isn’t even free for people who already own the 360 version…)

I loved the XBOX during the first years 💚

I can’t believe Rec Room is ending… especially with so many monthly users. It was by far my favorite PSVR experience.

As for LEGO 2K Drive, I guess I should keep the physical version instead of reselling it. It might become a bit more valuable over time…

Anyway, why do we HAVE to have ads in such a fundamental place: the main home screen?

Why don’t Nintendo and Sony have to do it but Xbox does?! This is getting ridiculous. Put maybe ONE ad somewhere else but sacrificing such a useful spot is beyond stupid.

And please, get rid of that stupid row (sometimes even two rows) of recommended games before I can reach my pinned lists. Sometimes I literally unplug the network cable because the Xbox experience is simply better offline without all those ads.

I really hope she does something about this. It’s honestly embarrassing compared to the competition.

I’m a bit disappointed because I was hoping gyro aiming would finally come to Xbox. I can’t play FPS games without it anymore :/

In addition to the backward compatibility we already know, with recompilation and related enhancements, there could also be an optional mode capable of reading any physical original Xbox and Xbox 360 disc directly through emulation, similar to how the Xbox 360 handled backward compatibility for original Xbox games.

That would allow many titles that currently require licensing agreements or specific authorizations to run legally, since nothing would be recompiled or redistributed. Of course, the trade off would be lower accuracy and occasional compatibility issues, much like the original Xbox backward compatibility on Xbox 360.

It would also be a great opportunity to bring back many missing backward compatible titles such as Tenchu Z, Bloody Roar Extreme, Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3 or Dino Crisis 3, ideally with an optional widescreen mode or widescreen hack for games that do not support it natively.

And of course, there should also be some clarification regarding first party exclusives. Moving back toward at least some level of exclusivity seems like an obvious decision.

Cases like a new Banjo-Kazooie title released on Xbox, PC AND Nintendo Switch would make perfect sense, especially considering how many Nintendo fans still love the franchise despite often hating Microsoft. They didn’t buy an Xbox to play Banjo 1 & 2 remastered at 4k so they won’t buy an Xbox for a new Banjo either…

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Five might be my least fav

I’m surprised to see so few votes for Bloody Roar Extreme and Tenchu Z.

I wish they would add an optional widescreen mode for some Xbox games. It’s super easy to do on a soft modded og Xbox, including games such as Bloody Roar.

She seems great. I can’t wait to see whether she’ll help restore the brand’s popularity.

We need exclusives.

@Rodimusprime13 I have bought 99% of my physical games at a lower price than their launch digital price and also cheaper than their usual discounted digital price at the time of purchase. Physical games can be much more affordable, at least where I live.

massive atomic eyeroll

For F’s sake! I cannot BELIEVE we are dealing with this visual crime again… These frugly bottom bars that appeared for a moment on Xbox One games are back! What the hell is that? One of the big reasons for collecting physical games is owning a case with beautiful artwork and a playable build on disc.

Xbox game boxes are getting uglier every other year. I know people will say they don’t care about physical media but some people do (including me) and many games actually contain totally playable versions on the disc, contrary to what a lot of people think.

Thank you Capcom 💚

That’s the perfect kind of game for VR. I’m gonna wait for the Steam frame release to try it.

It may sound a bit silly but the fact that she seems to be doing her best to bring Xbox back to the forefront has made me want to buy some physical Xbox games lately. I had barely touched my Xbox anymore because I had lost faith in the brand, especially with major first party titles going away and other questionable decisions.

I really hope it’s not just marketing hype and that she’ll genuinely manage to turn things around.

Fingers crossed

Imo, they didn’t need a remake, the remasters are already great. The only reason I can see is that they’re doing it with PS players in mind… which would really suck.

I just hope Xbox’ stance on iconic Xbox franchise that used to be system sellers thanks to exclusivity will return to what it was.

@Jenkinss Enchanted Arms is BC already. You need the original disc though since the game has been delisted 3 years ago :/

This is just incredible 💚

To keep it Xbox console exclusive first! Then I’d like something really epic. Infinite wasn’t great imo. It would be nice to have something a tad more rpg in the style of Mass Effect but idk.

Will they release Rebirth physically on Xbox this time? This was a MAJOR AAA release on PS5.

Xbox 360 by far!

The new logo mixed with silver/white and a hint of lemon green had such a perfect modern, futuristic look, kind of a post-Y2K aesthetic that I really like.
The Xbox One, with its bland green and (in my opinion) stupid “One” name, made it feel like a flat Windows app… It’s my least fav.

This is positive for real fans of the brand but now the general public actually needs to know about it. Among the average non-Xbox players, people already think Xbox is dead for good and don’t even pay attention to anything related to it anymore.

Anyway, I’m still waiting for THE potential good news regarding the first party exclusives policy. If they don’t bring back some real first party console exclusives and properly advertise these games, all of this is going to be mostly pointless…

Fingers crossed ❤️

So we can’t use it to at least access online gaming on Xbox? It’s a PC only thing?

Bring back the powerful Xbox brand from the 360 era 💚 Nintendo and Sony NEED a strong third contender.

Exclusive titles are what sell systems. It’s been like that from the beginning. They can still share some first-party games, but more than half of them should remain Xbox and PC exclusives. And for whatever’s sake, do advertising because if you release a system seller and nobody hears about it, there’s no point.

@Fiendish-Beaver same here. I had to recreate a brand new account on my Xbox 360 (after owning an og Xbox before) for some reason and I don’t even know why my Xbox « age » is younger than when I created the 360 account... It doesn’t make much sense but that’s how it is :/

Like many people, I don’t have any gamepass sub anymore so I took it. Thanks ❤️