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@PhileasFragg you are right I hadn’t joined the dots in my head either. It’s not a bad deal really. I think they should all come with the battery packs.

If I can get it discounted like I did the Forza and anniversary ones I will pick it up as it’s a lovely one.

I’m a massive resident evil fan and the list couldn’t be more wrong.

That is all.

@Dsswoosh I meant the Xbox owned game.

I’m quite aware how 3rd party contracts work.

The main reason EA remove games is to send the players to the newest version.
If you wanna try and give lessons out.

Something I learnt in this thread is some people play games they don’t like for achievements and spend “38 hours” doing so.

Wow. Life is too short to spend 38 hours on a game you don’t like and just so you have a few more numbers next to your name on one online service

Lol

@Chaotic_Goat that is how you should post a reply on here. Good stuff. No hate, just saying what you feel and displaying a love for games. I have my day one copy of Elden rings still sealed. I’m scared of it.

I must get to it. Could have saved myself a few quid!

My game of the year is “world of outlaws” so what do I know about gaming. You just turn left a lot.

VS is a cracking little title. I also play it on my iPhone.

It’s 100% a proper game. No issues there.

Not even close to my game of the year. But they deserve the coverage and Income that will follow no issues from me. Awards are just commercial nonsense…. So win lose or draw I don’t pay much attention. It’ll be a real boost for these guys though and that is well deserved.

Why? Such a bizarre move.

EA does it with their service and I don’t know why. Leave old games up. Surely that’s the benefit of a service like this. Expand on games that cost you nothing. Have a proper archive of all your old games.

I hope companies start sorting out licenses so that games stay on digital store fronts and in these services longer. It’s a shame the old Forzas are gone forever. I’m still salty I didn’t buy Horizon 1 rally stuff.

I feel like GPU is having a little lull right now.

@Feffster yeah really enjoying Grid legends. Not started story but doing the career stuff. Great game.

There is no snow in 5 right?!?

I was hoping for snow in this expansion as Rally and snow is a must!

@Feffster 100% agree. People sit down play it on a difficulty where they nail it all as quick as possible so they can come on line and moan (boast) they’ve done it all in an afternoon.

I’ve sunk 100s and 100s of hours into all the Forza Horizons (and Forza MS to be honest) and have not completed a single one. I’ve been “champion” in a few but still so much to do in all of them. Only the original Horizon have I pretty much done it all.

They are games that keep giving and giving if you allow them.

This dlc sounds huge. As bigger than racers used to be…. If it is a bit “barer” than the main map that will be welcome as I’m still daunted when I see so much to do in 4/5.

@pip_muzz it’s an arcade racer. Horizon. It stands to reason that the DLC Rally or otherwise would be arcade. Horizon is very much the “fast and furious” of driving games. Massive budget and accessible. Fun. Not to be taken seriously. Nothing in a single horizon game has been anything but arcade up to now. They were never gonna go full sim.

@fraser hello mate. I have two questions you might know the answer to. I have googled and can’t find a proper clear answer.

I’m about to go away and stay somewhere that I’m not In control of the Wi-Fi (it’s a ronald McDonald house) they have T&Cs you have to accept to connect does the Xbox now allow you to do this? (Like in a hotel)

And if I follow the above instructions will I be able to use gamepass games I’ve downloaded? How often do I have to reconnect, I think I read somewhere a week. I didn’t see a situation where I would ever need the info but here I am.

I’ll dig out a a few disks just In case.

Basically

Does the wireless allow and accept terms splash page.

And bought and GPU games do they work offline in you’ve set as home console?

Thanks

My little one has been in hospital since Jan, I wanna take console up for a a bit of entertainment in evenings just deciding if it’s worth it.

Cheers in advance

Forza has changed into a GaaS beast. 5 is still a truly amazing game. But you have to ignore a lot of noise. Silly time limited nonsense.

These guys know how to make racing games. I can’t wait.

I’d always used this to stack GPU on my one and only account. Stack for 3 years cheap gold and pay a quid and it upgraded the lot for about £3.40 a month.

Loads and loads of people do it.

No way I’ve ever got enough value to pay a £10 a month.

I play too many niche games and same games for too long to pay that sort of money. I knew it would come to an end. It’s been a good run.

I’ll buy Forza and then buy and play the games I want. Not upset it’s over. Makes business sense. I’d expect a dip in numbers as many people using the loop hole will not wanna pay three times the price.

It wasn’t a one time deal you could do three years. It run out and do it again. All for a £1. Just had to stack three years of gold first.

It’s really good.
Best under the umbrella of Xbox studios game since Forza H5… it’s really addictive.

I paid £4.99 for red suit guy just to give them some money for it. I’ve played it loads.

The links to the store would be helpful!!!! Not your pages on the games

Knew the Xbox only crew would be triggered by this story.

Looks a great game. Day one.

Terrible idea. Forza Horizon is by far the game of the generation so far. They don’t need to reinvent the wheel they need to add to and give us a new location that feels different.

I hope it has a nice selection of classic Rally barn finds. That would be brilliant

Excellent setting. I was always gutted i never got the horizon 1 rally expansion before it was delisted.

Really really looking forward to this.

Unfortunately statements about “future events” and a “system fair to everyone” speaks volumes. They went for Microtransactions and milking the fan base and it’s a buggy messy on top.

Firms will eventually go back to unlockable cosmetics in games and games that feel like a deep rewarding experience. They’ll realise the few spenders they hook is nothing compared to being a big game.

Hogwarts Legacy has loads of cosmetics. Loads of unlockables. No Microtransactions.

They were clear about this.

It sold bucket loads.

When gamers know that VC or MT isn’t in a game it helps gain traction for sure

@BANJO that’s impossible no? So the contract is worthless. No way a full cod works on switch. It says not a cloud version too.

COD with day one parity and feature to Xbox on the switch…… that’s simply not possible.

That’s what’s being reported elsewhere.

How can they say they will do that for next ten years?!?

@Kezelpaso the way it was worded before it was definitely a code in a box. The uproar meant they quickly changed their stance. The new wording mentions no code, no way do they give a disc and a code. So what we have here is a U turn.

Which is fine. The disk itself is pointless if it’s an online needed to play solo anyway. As when servers are Turned off if dies.

Like the crew.

I’d like to see no games with solo player elements contain this nonsense

It’s definitely made me buy less. 3rd party games I buy on other platforms now and “wait for gamepass” - I find it hard to believe 26% of readers here pay the monthly fee and happily buy the same amount of games as before. That would suggest not a single game they buy is on gamepass or they pay for gamepass and buy everything even if it’s on gamepass. A quarter of you do that?

I’m saying No. I think they’ve convinced themselves they buy the same amount of games but they really don’t. It makes no sense to do that. I could take 10% would buy everything they play gamepass or not “to support the devs” and use gamepass like playable trials. (I doubt even that % do) but 26% no. You really don’t buy the same amount of games. It’s illogical. Xbox’s own recent figures and admissions say you don’t.

People care of gamepass makes money because Xbox isn’t a charity. I know some on here believe Xbox is some sort of pet project and it can lose money. It can’t. They want it to make money. I want it to sustain. I want gold quality exclusives, I don’t care about “free” games. I’ll happily pay for good games.

On here people want to make anyone that doesn’t like the GPU model an “enemy”…….

@BleedingDreamer Xbox have admitted it in the documents about Activision. The opposite to what they said last year. Pure Xbox haven’t run a piece on it though. Which is strange.

@Skedaddle this is a gaming website about games.
I come on here to talk games.

Go elsewhere if you don’t like it.

Bringing in the suffering of others is disgusting. I give heavily to charity and have done over this case.

I’m currently sat next to my daughter in a hospital, I’ve been in hospital with her for over a month and she is in a serious condition. We were rushed to London two hours from where we live because she took a turn for the worse. So the last thing I need is your toxic nonsense. This is escapism. You should be ashamed

I’ve never insulted anyone on here.

I sometimes want more from Xbox and don’t understand why some posters seem so personally invested in any criticism against the brand.

I’m pleased the online rambling of an ill informed, bonedheaded sexist misogynistic gaming media didn’t actually cause the reported “backlash”.

They kept shouting about it the backlash. Even didn’t cover it as much as they would usually, due to the backlash. Put ridiculous statements out, saying they disagreed with views they hadn’t read and didn’t understand, jumped to massive conclusions and then when the game sold bucket loads they’ve run loads of stories for clicks. Haha.

Modern gaming media for you.

I’m glad it sold well and so many are enjoying it.

Well deserved.

Xbox now admit being on GPU hits your sales HARD.

If you are begging to be on GPU, your game is full of DLC… is looking like it won’t sell so you’ll take a lump sum or is MTX heavy….

Or multiple of the above.

These are strange old GPU propaganda stories these…. You can try and convince us GPU is good for everyone but the evidence more and more is suggesting it might not be.

And I say this a long time subscriber.

Some people will justify and big up GPU at every turn… even these comments here. Lol.

Impossible to choose between PGR and Hit and run. Both stone cold classics.

Xbox should 100% get on a new or remake of PGR.

They won’t… but they should and Rallisport.

@Kilamanjaro it’s the paint festival thing from the game. The powered paint they throw about.

I’ve got the Anniversary one and the Forza one.

I wanted the halo console but missed out.

All three controllers are lovely.

@Baler ditto and Star Wars.

I’m glad to see reviewers have stayed professional. Although most seem at best ill informed at best, and seemingly want to alienate a huge group of their readership by opting to take sides. Which is a real shame. I did expect better of both pure Xbox and push square.

It’s good see at least the game was reviewed fairly.

At $15 a month I can’t see many going for it at all.

Surely it won’t be that price.

@Skedaddle “us” have a day off. I’ll poke fun at anyone that calls Xbox Sony or Nintendo us!!!

Hahaha.

Do you own shares?

I’m a consumer of all three and a top tier subscriber on all three. I’ll criticise all of them.

You are clearly too invested in the brand

Do not support GaaS games and ignore the GaaS aspects of games even if they are “free” on GPU.

Live service games need to die.
Don’t spend money on FTP games…

Force the industry to change

Disgusting that the solo campaign is being taken away. Refunds should be given.

@trev666 not all businesses are laying off ten percent of their workforce.

Try not defending Xbox at all costs and remember these are people with families and this is their livelihood.

@Would_you_kindly but everyone here told me, money isn’t an issue and GPU makes them billions; they can do what they want?

Do you mean to tell me some people here don’t have a clue what they are talking about? An Xbox is a business and not a passion project in the end.

Hahaha. How can such a statement be a mistake?!?!? Someone typed it up and it won’t be easy to get a statement like this posted.

It’s a U turn (for now) - Xbox best feature is PR, they are amazing at PR….. in recent months, it’s gone horribly wrong, they will lose a lot of momentum if bigger PR mistakes are made.

Sony has terrible PR. Always doing and saying stupid stuff. It’s why Xbox had built up such good will.

Unfortunately it can be eroded quite quickly. I hope they turn it round and stop saying and doing stupid stuff.

As others have said, the actual statement itself isn’t that bad at all. It’s the “it was a mistake” statement that’s worse. How can it be a mistake? Lol.

As for shopfronts closing. Unfortunately that’s modern gaming. See comments here and you see everyone is critical of anyone not keen on the closure and not the other way round.

Although the folk here we are probably in a bubble and more a “protect Xbox at all costs kinda vibe”

Balance is a thing of the past. We must protect large corporations we like from evil neysayers online like we’ve been personally insulted.

Some of you are amazing at it. Xbox will be forever grateful.

Modern gaming where games die quick.

@carlos82 cheers. That sounds way better.

Thanks

Which of these are BC and NOT available any other way?

I’ve already got Off-road and Daytona for sure, I think orange box.

I hate delisting at the best of times but this seems even worse.

I’m not in a position to fire up my old 360 this week and won’t be able to.

Bad form Xbox - bad form. Give a month or more notice. You must have known!

@FreqMode can you read?

I’m talking about IPs that are dormant.

Why are you bringing Sony into it. Yes they sleep on plenty of IPs too.
I’d love to see Motorstorm, Killzone, Wipeout brought back.

Xbox does sleep on their IPs…… why you so defensive? Do you own shares in Xbox?

I’m not entitled. You are a typical online troll. You’ve failed to read the comment, you’ve taken it personally and then you’ve insulted me.

I’ve read your next comment and you say “us” lol.

Ironically Xbox could have made all these games without Bethesda. Ok Bethesda talent is involved but they are original IPs.

That’s my issue. When will we see the big Bethesda IPs…. Xbox sleep on enough of their own big names they don’t need to buy up all these and sleep on them

Also all these big studios have to fit in a sustainable GPU calendar. We would have before or could have got a Bethesda, Xbox studios and activision game all close together. Now we never will.

Anyway any of you spin it - the more they gobble up the less games we get.

I know a lot of you are greedy and selfish. But I’d rather pay for exclusives and have GPU without the exclusives or smaller exclusives and get more games.

I’m a GPU subscriber.

All of you claim last year GPU was amazing value and sung it’s praises all year so why do we need all these big games free?

Let’s have more games, deeper games, less GaaS games from Xbox and get back to what they used to do…… brilliant immersive “only on Xbox” experiences:

I’d stay subbed to GPU AND buy the Xbox only games.

Do it……. Breakaway from a model that’s cause them to buy up all these third party studios to feed to greedy masses.

Make us pay for good games and make the campaigns and experiences as far from GaaS as you can.

@Banjo- playtonic would be my first choice but I haven’t kept up with who is still working there but I’d rather the actual creative forces behind the original games were involved and not just the new license holder - if that makes sense.

@Banjo- no i wasn’t. Someone posted a JPEG about Banjo Bee coming in 2023. Since i posted that I’ve now found out it’s a figure. Second time today I’ve been hyped and then deflated. Star Wars battlefront 2 the OG coming to ps5… awesome news…

It’s the psp version.

It’s like the industry is mocking retro fans.

Genuinely believed we were getting a new game and a classic Star Wars game on ps5…..

As usual my bubble has been burst

@Banjo- not really…… they are made to do that but they don’t….

On better news looks like a new banjo game is coming