Sol4ris

It doesn't really matter - the main takeaway is that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle got off to an impressive start in the US

Great to see and very well deserved for Indy and MacineGames.
The upcoming PS5 release next year will no doubt add further success to the game too. Can we please have more Indiana Jones games 😉.

The art style is sublime in the image. Look forward to see more of it, hopefully next year.

So far this year I bought:

• on Xbox 53 games (five of them physical copies)
• PS5 0 games
• Don't own a Nintendo Switch (waiting for Switch 2)

The majority of games I bought on Xbox were games I've tried/played on GamePass and it's one of the reasons I love the service.

@OldGamer999

I see your points comrade, but for me day one releases on PS5 Pro do nothing to entice me away from the Xbox ecosystem (since I'll never pay what Sony sre asking).
Series X and GP Ultimate are more than enough for me to stay put, that, and I just prefer to stay positive 😊 😉. Happy Holidays.

@eduscxbox

As for a Sega subscription service, if there is Yakuza Day One I'm in

Same here, especially if Atlus's output it's also day one.

@GeeEssEff

Gamepass is great and all but let’s not pretend Xbox is an industry leading innovator here

As matter of fact they are!
Until such time as Sony and Nintendo release their first-party output on their subscription services on day one (or day 4,5,6, etc as the case may be).

@FraserG

Hi there FraserG, I just wanted to mention that Anthem is also showing up free for me (for what is worth 😉). Happy Holidays for all.

That's a lot of studios working on a lot of games. Add the third-party partnerships, third-party games and it's safe to say that I'll be very well fed on Xbox for the foreseeable future 😀.

It's Indiana Jones, Nine Sols and hoping to squeeze in a bit of Stalker 2 too. Nice weekend to all.

There is no way I'm passing on a next-gen console designed by someone sporting a beard like Jason Ronald. The Series X is an awesomely engineered piece of hardware.
Day one!!😁

@Nic-Noc20th-C

Perhaps they'll change the title to playstation direct?

Microsoft are waiting on Sony to change theirs to Nintendo direct first...

@OldGamer999 & @Ricky-Spanish

Yeah, he reads like someone who takes the console warriors mindset to new uncharted heights. It's nuts when you think about it 😅.

@PurvisP

So you created this account yesterday just to troll and hate on Xbox

I can't quite work out if he's upset about Sony not completely acquiring Kadokawa and making all their games PlayStation exclusive, or is he upset about the Xbox fans who wrongly assumed that Microsoft will make all of Bethesda's output Xbox exclusives. It's hard to pin down 😂😂...

@oopsiezz

Sony has a long history of investing in companies, eating up shares as they strengthen their ties with them before they outright aquire them

Sony at one time held shares in Squeenix too, but instead of acquiring them, it just sold of the shares they had....

I just want want another Sekiro game, dammit!😉.

I'm still exploring the Vatican area (5 hours in) and love it so far. What an amazing game to wrap up the year with. Congrats to MacineGames.

and that's why even these ads with Xbox now where we are redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan

So he's basically redefining/making all current/future Xbox fans into PlayStation fans?!.....pretty soon I'll probably be the lone Xbox owner around this parts😁(judging by reactions to similarly themed articles).

@Fiendish-Beaver

Fair points and I would like to add two more:
1. I still believe Microsoft will do one more hardware generation after the one they already talked about.
2. And this is important, I hear 61 is the new 49. So there is plenty time to witness Sony's and Microsoft's shenanigans in 2036. Happy birthday for next week!

@Fiendish-Beaver

Some great crystal ball work there Sir. But I'm more interested in how much Sony will charge for their gangbuster selling consoles. Will they go for truly gangbusting prices, say £1200 for a PS6 and, £1800 for PS7?😉

What an incredible performance from Melina Juergens and great to see her awarded for it too.
Congratulations to all involved at NT for their amazing work. Well deserved 👏.

Outer Worlds 2 the Capcom and Sega reveals made this an easy B+ for me. Didn't watch it live though, not all of us live in the US😉..

@Millionski

I guess we just accept the case-by-case basis and try to not be surprised with anything

Yep, pretty much. I've yet to play a game where my enjoyment of it was diminished just because it got released on other platforms.

What an awesome trailer, and the voice over info is brilliant too.
I can't wait to play this, loved the first game...then again I just love Obsidian's games ( FNV, Pentiment, Grounded) 😁.

@Banjo-

I downloaded Indy last night but won't be able to play it until Thursday(sad face). Looks like MacineGames have made something really special. Can't wait to start Indy's adventure myself.

I'm so happy for Hellblade 2 being on the list. Whilst not for everyone, it will always be an incredible experience for me. Congrats to NT for what they have achieved 👏.

Yes, yes and yes!
I've been waiting for so long for this game to escape Sony's clutches/whatever arrangements were in place stopping an Xbox release. Please bring to the green team too 🙏.

A great year for me personally.
I've played so many games I would have otherwise missed out on, just by virtue of these being on the service. Looking forward for to 2025.

@IOI

This is great news! Without the Xbox tax this is a 90-95 release

Are you implying that Sony are tax evading?😉

@PJOReilly

To be this silly. Come back when you understand what an opinion is. Or grow up

So you are attacking him for having an opinion, whilst you, yourself defending an opinion?? Irony and all that....

So it's been another year already...

Total playtime: 1581h
Games played: 170
Achievements earned: 964
Gamerscore earned: 26,118
Top 2% for time played
Top 1%.for gamerscore
Top 1% for achievements unlocked

All this means that I play waay too much ☺️, I need to cut back drastically.

It's getting ridiculous, are Microsoft not interested in mandating any form of compression technique on Xbox consoles? This is a first-party game for crying out loud 🤦‍♂️..

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

You only have to read the comments here that Xbox gamers don’t want the Sony ‘walking sims’ - that is until they get similar on Xbox like hellblade, Indy and DS

So not at all dissimilar to PlayStation gamers that (in the past) repeatedly made fun of Xbox being just a Gears, Forza, Fable and Halo console, right?
Yet now that Microsoft is running a multi-platform strategy, we have PlayStation centric sites running polls on what former Xbox exclusives should be ported, the Gesrs, MCC, and Fable franchises rank high up as games PS players would want...

asking the interviewer to "just imagine" what would happen if their games were ported to Xbox too.

I don't think anyone has to imagine a scenario that is as likely to happen, as finding/seeing unicorns grazing gleefully on rainbows....

Not sure what strategy it does tell us

That Microsoft is leaving the hardware market.... I mean that's the most in vogue thing to parrot on the interwebs these days, right?

I would buy this in a heartbeat if it would get an Xbox release. Better yet, a faithful remake of the first two games plus the third....one can dream😁

Aren't Microsoft and Sony applying the same charges on their walled, digital store fronts?. If Microsoft wants an open playing field they should allow different stores on Xbox, and Sony should do the same. I'm hoping that the EU will look at this in the future.

This is an amazing franchise, and more people getting an opportunity to enjoy it would be great.
I can see Microsoft porting this to the Switch 2 as well, since it looks very good on Series S already

@themightyant

I suppose PJ gave it a 4/10 on an XBOX SITE because he's biased, bought and paid for too, right?

I personally think PJ gave it a 4/10 because the game its not set in the Arkham Verse,or made by Rocksteady😉....

I agree with Colantonio here, I'm now around 20h in and love Stalker 2 . Sure it has its issues, but once invested in the survivalist and atmospheric adventuring the game offers, it's a great.

@DennisReynolds

Nobody forced Sony or Nintendo to follow/adopt Microsoft's greed in requiring payment for online gaming...they've made a choice to do so.

SE5 was excellent. So more of the same is fine with me, I'm also happy to see them keep the Hitman mission style from the previous game.

This, plus Atomfall makes next year a great one for Rebelion fans. Please give us a Strange Brigade sequel next 😁.

No more studio closures or layoffs, that's number one.
Keep up the good work on GamePass, especially the indie gems, a bit more QC with new releases and keep doing good work.

Come on SE, let's get these games on Xbox already!

Not gonna happen at least until 2035, Sony are not exactly famous for short or medium time exclusivity deals 😉. But yeah, this is just Squeenix with their usual MO on FF7R & Remake when journalists are pestering them with Xbox questions....

It's probably Stalker 2, right?

You know it..

@MeanBeanEgg

I think it's perfectly rated

Cool beans, bro. I'm not here to convince anyone to agree with me😅...

@MeanBeanEgg

My point is, that from the time (albeit short) I've played of the game, the 4/10 score seems too harsh (hope this clears it up).

Our individual experiences with the game have been quite varied, so we can definitely see there being lots of different perspectives on this one

Regardless of individual experiences at PX the one you posted as a review sure hit the engagement mark😉....let's how this 4/10 review age's next to the 8/10 for the Suicide Squad: KtJL ( I say this as someone who most of the time agrees with PJ's reviews)

Edit: I've only had the chance to play for about 6 hours, no major issues so far, except for some items not obeying the laws of gravity and physics 😁.

This looks really good, and I also like the visual aesthetics they went with.
Bring it on, I'm ready for a new fantasy RPG especially from Obsidian.

The developer issued an apology earlier this week

Now I'm just looking forward to the 3/10 review from PX 😅....

@K1LLEGAL

If Halo goes to Playstation and sells really well. What do you think PlayStation is going to do with that money?

Probably the same thing Microsoft are doing with all the money they'll make from ABK & XGS games on competing platforms. Invest in more games, get more deals for GamePass, etc, etc.