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It looks exactly like a cut and paste of FUT. The fact they’ve recreated the exact same goal over and over makes me think you find a way to score and repeat over and over like old football games.

Honestly all the media types seem to be hyping this game up and I’m not seeing what they are.

A Free to play, FUT clone with no solo player stuff and MT galore….

Everything that’s wrong with gaming.

Massive football fan and this is a hard pass

@JayJ let’s be fair all three consoles have fanboys that are just as bad. I feel many posters here just aren’t that self aware of how they sound sometimes.

The pic is a non-event. Let’s hope the actually make a game soon and not just nice profile pics.

I’ll get excited when all these IPs start getting Xbox studios game releases. New titles I mean.

If a FTP game of one of the biggest franchises in gaming history doesn’t draw those numbers you’d worry. As others have said… the real story is the fall off in numbers. Unfortunately

@Tharsman 100% agree with you

Wow people actively wanting a ten year gap between games.

As I said before these takeovers result in less games. Some may claim in the case of COD that’s a good thing. I think over the two large companies and Xbox’s own IPs it’s a stretch to spin in positively.

Don’t do it. I’ve been a customer in the past and for quite a while. It’s not a good experience. They are the worst kind of company. Lazy and think they are rockstars.

All he means is existing games will be supported for the life cycle.

They were clear before - Xbox studios do not make games for the other console platforms.

Why do people believe this isn’t Bethesda V2….

@demian what didn’t happen? Price go up? It won’t until they actually put some games out. Can’t hike it when they’ve added nothing but some old games!

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bobby-kotick-will-remain-as-activision-blizzard-ceo-after-microsoft-acquisition/

@themightyant Xbox confirm he will stay on in his role.

haha. that will show him

Xbox confirm Kotick to stay on in his role.....

anyone got anything to say about that?

@Bdbrady EXACTLY. MS has so many of its own dormant IPs - let alone now all the bethesda ones we have heard nothing about or no sign of since they bought them, i honestly dont see how this is a good thing... more old games for gamepass.. but i own all the activision games I want so - all this means is less games going forward

@themightyant Nail on the head.

Xbox are building a monopoly buying up third party companies and then they will charge silly money for GPU. They arent doing this as charity work. They think they can make money on this.

For those of us at own all three major consoles and sub to services of all three... this is bad news.

Yes short term we get more games on GPU but long term its only going to result in less games. Anyone who thinks Xbox plan on releasing Activsion and Bethesda games at the same rate as if independent - they are out of their mind.

Wow. No roster news or anything and such a close window….. I should avoid this… however - “nWo 4 life” edition…. I’m in.

This game is gonna get cancelled. It’s clear it’s issues on issues

@Cherip-the-Ripper I’ve said it time and time again mate, I don’t understand why people feel the need to defend actions of a company they aren’t affiliated with and just a customer… when the U-turn comes and these days it always does… they look silly.

IMHO social media for large companies should have a sense of humour and feel human. Never understand people that want companies to act like they aren’t run by a human.

Typical modern approach… over price massively bring down to still a price that’s too high but be applauded for “listening”

Same as making bad decisions. Make truly bad decisions - wait for backlash - u turn to still not a brilliant place and get applauded.

Spin and nonsense and people fall for it.

@Medic_Alert agreed. Looking at the comments here so opposed to this they would be on that list. I can’t see why any normal user would be against this.

@Savage_Joe and I absolutely support that. Users banned on one should be banned on all. Trolls popping on to pure Xbox because they prefer PS should be banned from Push square. That would soon sort out the constant trolling and insults we see on these pages

I’m all for this.
The abuse people think it’s ok to give out online needs to stop. Anyone saying “but they’ve spent thousands and now they are banned for a little bit of banter” grow up.
Abuse online is real. We need to stamp it out.

Cheating too. Don’t cheat and don’t abuse people and you are good to go.

@Sinton lmao! I came to say the same…. Xbox one X and Xbox series X…. Clear… a different a clear naming policy has always been the key to the Xbox name strategy

@Fiendish-Beaver a message on your Xbox seems sensible to me or when you enter you share your billing address and they send prize out. All this claiming prize stuff is to hope people don’t claim.

Surely there is a better way to deal with prizes and prize draws and the buzz that would follow… if month on month normal people were online showing off their prizes more and more would be entering and drawn to the brand survey! Making the claiming harder and having so few prize winners actually showing up is a bad look

@NostromoXP many devs especially solo ones wouldn’t even be in a place to upload anything to test in first year……. Ridiculous to have a time limit on it. Your first few ideas could easily fail or not turn out how you want. Before you want to test on an actual Xbox.

@jrt87 the email stated quite clearly why the accounts were being deactivated. Why should people wait to report. The U-turn is because of the backlash!

Hahahahaha!

Makes the comments section here even funnier!!! All those defending it and it turned out to be a mistake. Hahahhahahhahaha.

I love it when companies do this… make terrible mistakes…. Their loyal gatekeepers step up to defend them at all costs…. And then they U-turn…. Hahahhahahahaha.

Brilliant.

For the record - indie devs can take years and years to get a game onto the marketplace. Why would MS ever think just over a year from when Series s/x was available that Indie devs should have published at least one game….

Even so clearly it’s not a mistake. They thought this was a good idea. People that aren’t MS gatekeepers - pointed out the flaws with deleting accounts in this way - and they had to reverse the decision.

Fact.

Stupid decisions lead to embarrassing lies/u-turns… in this case both….

How did the email type itself out in “error” hahaha

Classic story.

@Trmn8r as in they aren’t missing out. Paying 12.99 for Ubisoft games a month isn’t a deal and shouldn’t be an option anyone considers.

You can have some of my used snotty tissues for £50…. @dezzy70 cannot…

He has dodged a bullet in my mind

£12.99 a month and NFTs…… Ubisoft are spoiling us Xbox owners hahahhahaha.

Sony users dodge a bullet with this IMHO.

Ubi games drop in price hard and gold versions often for under £20 12 months later…. Much better to just wait for their games when complete versions are cheap. Physical and digital versions get heavy discount.

I knew exactly what the comment section would be like here 🤣

If it was Sony or Nintendo doing the same the same people would be up in arms.

It’s not a “bad” list it’s an ok “list”. A few for me to “look forward” to still a “bit” light. The “two” driving games at the “top” for “me”.

@Plonky I think it’s Joey from friends ha.

I still have my n64 plugged in and it’s complete nonsense to say this hasn’t aged well. Most FPS still don’t touch it. Great game and it’s still fun to play.

Presumably coming to gamepass too. Which would be superb. Will give it a play through for the 11,999 time and then 12,000 on the switch.

Free to play is never exciting. It’s compromised from the start and aimed at people that say things like….

“Free for me whilst whales pay”

The worst kind of scum and Villainy.

I’d much rather just pay the play good games with basic things included rather than hearing over and over “you don’t have to pay..” and “it’s just cosmetics”

All video games are just cosmetics. That’s the point.

@Bobobiwan you are spot on. It’s a real shame that a series as large as Halo… a real juggernaut in gaming has gone FTP and the way of stupidly priced cosmetics and battle passes. I’d rather have paid £40 for the game and had unlockables built in. Custom armour and colours is sooooo basic that it should be in by default. Multiplayer skins do not ever justify these prices

@Richnj ah you are one of the cool kids that cool people whales. Nice one.

It’s a shame that’s how you justify it to yourself because your programmed to blame other consumers and not large corporations…

Little fish like you make me laugh. Keep swimming in your little tank as the large corps feed you scraps while you entertain them with your regurgitation of “whale whale whale” like a little performing seal.

Pats your head. Good boy.

@Royalblues you are welcome mate. Enjoy.

@iplaygamesnstuff @GuyinPA75 I am able to buy now no queue. But it’s wanting 11.99 in postage! It’s only 14.99 by itself or £31 with mug…. Postage is way way too high.

@Royalblues it’s live now!

I will attempt to pick this up. I’ll get the bundle if I can. Only have two other Funko things so I’m. Not a collector but this one is cool.

I got a XSX, the 1tb expansion, 20th anniversary controller and the Forza controller and the mini fridge preorder. A bumper haul. Plus a couple of games.

@Hypnotoad107 by that logic “it’s doesn’t effect game play” you can have any art direction or in fact no skins at all. Just have the models and the frames bare.

The look and atmosphere of a game is everything. I don’t want crazy stuff taking me out of a game. If it’s in other people solo games fine. Have what you like but to have strange costumes in the middle of well established universe just ruins immersion.

@themightyant I don’t like either. I think halo has its own identity and should build on that. Not try and add stuff just to milk cosmetics. I don’t think it qualifies as gatekeeping. Wanting halo to maintain a look that fits its universe makes sense. I don’t want scooby doo or Ariana Grande turning up either. Same as in a Star Wars game. You don’t need to try and appeal to a wider base. Do what you do it’s good enough.

I like these. I’ll pass but you can always rely on adidas.

@Carck I’ll admit my no online play has been in place for a good few years after just being fed up with it all. Maybe everyone has given up with them. I was led to believe on many squad shooters it was essential. Either way it’s not for me.

@fraser cheers for the list. Always nice to know about BC sales - have a great Xmas mate. Cheers for all the great coverage and tips this year.

I’m a male and the reason I don’t play multiplayer online is the endless abuse. It’s not just sexist (and that’s bad) it’s gatekeeping of “elite” gamers and sad little people who will abuse anyone that isn’t cool or good enough in their eyes to just look good. The whole thing is toxic to me and I play solo all the time. Now some games force me to play half online (Forza H) but I don’t have any voice and only race against AI. To take just the sexist nonsense isn’t solving the abuse people get everyday. All abuse should be stamped out.

I have a XSX under the tree this year (for me) from the Mrs…. I wanted the unboxing thing on Xmas day. Same reason Mrs is having her ridiculous Dyson hair thing on Xmas day. Is it really gonna be that bad?!?!?

Deathloop by miles. No GaaS type stuff. No 30 dollar skins. No grind: just a good game. More like this please.