Ya seeing a lot of these comments that are writing this game off for some random stuff. Labeling it as AI Slop... eh I feel like it is getting way too much hate before we have had a real look at the game. Being free to play, I will give it a chance for sure. Some aspects of the trailer actually looks pretty sweet... But I see where the trailer does feel a bit over the top. After watching the trailer again, it honestly has me somewhat feeling like I did when I first saw Marathon... That game looked like straight trash to me a few months ago. But now that they have actually explained the game much more detailed with the last trailer, the game looks a lot cooler. Highguard really does need to explain how their game works. The game mode in the trailer looks like you capture bases or something... I feel like they could really help themselves by actually explaining everything.
I have been expecting a trailer that really broke down the game in the last week or so, but now I sorta feel like since these are the devs from Apex Legends.. Maybe they are going to just drop it (similar to Apex, but Apex didnt have a trailer a month ahead of time haha). I hope it comes out this week and is fun.
For those whining that Xbox isn't getting this game for the console version of Game Pass... This game isn't even on console, it's currently PC only. I am assuming that most of you have Game Pass Ultimate, right? Well then you have PC GP too. This game can be played on most pc's.
@GuyinPA75 Next gen you will be able to play Spider Man on Xbox... Through Steam. Nearly every game PlayStation makes by its first party studios, are put on the Steam Store. So you will be able to play all of them when Steam is available for your Xbox... Which if you have the ROG Xbox Ally X that could be right now.
@PURE XBOX Can you do an article that is something like this, "2025's Top 5 Xbox Controllers (3rd Party)".
We all know the Elite Controller V2 is a special controller. But anyone who has had one for a year or two has also had a problem or two with the durability. I even bought the "insurance/warranty" on my last one from Amazon... Just a tip guys, do not waste your money doing that. All they did was cleanthe controller, and sen t it back wit hteh RB button still not working (as well as keeping the Xbox 10ft USB cord that I went with it because I didnt read the fine print, so that was my bad but still sucked).
But yeah, I wanna get a new controller with back buttons, similar to the Elite V2, but not that. And there are actually a ton of great controller for half the price and have even more features. Currently I have my eyes on the FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro. It has some insanely good joysticks, "Lever Joysticks" I believe, that are better than Holofect for more than just the anti stick drift.... The controller has the four back buttons that look very much like the Xbox Elite, but as well it has 2 extra buttons inbetween the RB/LB and the RT/LT that are mapable. plus it has two more mapable button that really bring me back to the OG Xbox Duke controller, the Black and White buttons, but instead of being above the Y button its under the the A/B.
And that controller is anywhere between $75 and $99 depending on if you get the case with it... it does include a nice charging dock as well.
But that is just one option, I am curious to hear about what controllers the writers/community at Pure Xbox are using and really liking. I hope you guys at least think about doing an article on this, or at least a reply haha. Thanks again!
Currently I am assuming we will get our first trailer for the game as either the "secret" extra/3rd party game that gets featured along with the other 4-5 1st party games in the Xbox Developer Direct mid January.
If it doesn't turn up there, then I still think we have a good chance of seeing it this year... and I am thinking they would put it in the Xbox Summer Showcase.
Both places give the studio a nice amount of time to really let the players know what the next Toys for Bob game really is in an in-depth way. Lets hope its at the Dev Direct!
I bought the game cause I have wanted it for a while n wanted to support a studio making cool games.
On my second race, I was in first place, and out of no where my car fell through the road. This has happened to me 3 times now... and damn does that just totally kill all my motivation to keep playing.
I truly hope they at least get the game running better
@norwichred "I spent hours looking for reviews and there weren't any" LoL... you spent HOURS. That is just sad how obvious that is BS. Dude, I was super high on this game before launch and actually did spend the time to look into the game before buying... and not only were there plenty of reviews all around 5-7.5 out of 10 scores, as well as gameplay that all had buggy gameplay. I am still very interested in buying this game, and have been keeping an eye on "deals.gg" waiting to grab it on sale after seeing how few people are playing the game. The night it launched on twitch there was literally only 6 people streaming it, n only one was an English speaker.
I am confused if they are saying they are still going to be adding these new features or if they are saying, these are features we were going to add but since the game didnt sell enough now we aren't going to get these features...?
@somnambulance Yeah, if this is your first time using a Stean Deck/your first modern handheld, then I really would suggest that you dont try putting Windows on your Steam Deck in attempts to play GP games natively on it.
I have two steam decks, and I have Windows on my launch LCD one... it doesn't matter what you do, I have spent ao much time trying to fiddle around with the damn thing in order to get games (game pass specificallÿ), and only very low demanding games like Ball x Pit or Vampire Survivors are going to play decently... even those dont play as well as you would expect.
Your point of buying this game is cheaper than a month of game pass (ultimate)... that still doesn't really quite add up to being a better value to buy it flat out than playing through GP. Routine is $25 first off... and unless you are Bill Gates son or something, who the hell is paying full price for game pass? I got a year of it, after the price hike for $18 a month. This game doesn't feel like a game you are ever going to go back to after beating it. So paying $7 to own it, when it has such a variety of review scores... I would rather be able to test out the game via game pass, and get Fortnite/Rocket League Crew, and the other 400+ games. Game Pass Ultimate definitely got too steep of a price increase this Fall, but people really need to take into account the price is really whatever it is being sold on Cdkeys or deals.gg that is what the price really is. 3rd party sites have always sold GP at 30 to 60 percent off... something that Sony doesn't participate in, and are currently being sued for it in the UK. "Sony has monopolies its digital storefront and charged unfair prices" lawsuit by consumer right advocate Alex Neil UK.
@dreadful I have never paid full price for gamr pass since it became a thing. I get all the whining about the price of GPU now being 430 a month. But doesn't everyone buy GPU codes off of CDKeys type websites, with "deals.gg" being the best. I paid $14.50 a month for the next year, so pretty much half price. So stop pretending you are going to buy these games later when they are on sale. The best part about GP is that it gets you to play so many games that you really never would have because they are just a download away. I can tell you already, Routine is a perfect GP game, because it is going to feel very indie. Only 4 people made the game apparently, and any game that takes that long... gonna be a bit jank I am sure. I just hope it is fun, or has a cool story. Keep expectations low though
I have a quest 3, the better one, with all of the games... I think it is fun, and still sadly I have to pretty much force myself to play the thing. usually with the thought it will be good exercise. It is just a little bit too much of a B to move everything to make a place to play
@Fiendish-Beaver Mouse PI For Hire seems like it should certainly get a Game Pass drop wouldn't you think?? I mean not only did they pretty much do a 10 minute dev direct feature on the game n studio during this show, but this has to be the 3rd time I have seen Xbox showcase this game at its different events over the last 2 years. I could have sworn that originally it was connected to game pass
@somnambulance Tango was sold after they made their pitch for Hi Fi Rush 2, and asked for an increase in the studio size by 35%-45% as well as a timeline of 4-5 years to make the game.
Hi Fi Rush was a rad game, critically it was championed. But the game didn't sell for *****. Shadow dropping it like they did for sure had a big reason for why it didn't sell on Xbox, as well as being on Game Pass day 1. But it sold horribly on PS5 too. So it sounds like when the numbers were crunched, what they wanted (tango) to do with the sequel was just way out of budget for how the game preformed financially, not critically.
@somnambulance I dont feel that way at all... I feel like it shows that Xbox isn't going to fund a games development for forever... and why should they? Because they have trillions of dollars? How do you think Microsoft got so much money... Not by wasting it on projects that are never going to release. If you don't have most of the game finished after 5 years, and there are obvious problems where things aren't turning around so Xbox should expect to have to wait at least 2 more years before getting a product to sell from a studio they are paying for... Sounds like they probably should have canceled these projects sooner.
They should have made that deal with Take 2.. they have zero plans of using the Perfect Dark IP again now that this project fizzled out. Stupid decision to not make the deal over a old defunct IP honestly.
@themightyant
So you didn't actually read the article but still decided to comment on how this change wasn't very well thought out... Smart.
You just hold the Xbox button a little longer n the controller turns off.
The Series S did not hold this gen back. Last gen held this gen back!!! We are still seeing plenty of games being launched on the PS4 n Xbox One, it is so lame. We have never seen games like Call of Duty n Madden launching on the last gen consoles 5 years into the next gen before.
@Coletrain I bought a Switch 2 and a Pro controller on launch day and just that alone cost me around $615 out the door after taxes. Thats over $600 just to play 1 game, let alone paying $50 for the enhanced online subscription to play gamecube. N I HAD to buy some grips for the joycons cause they may be slightly bigger for the Switch 2, but they are still flat little things that make my hands genuinely hurt a lot after more than 15 minutes of play with them
@Tasuki Well I certained hope you are not holding your breath! You would be long dead before you ever got even a screen shot of Scalebound at this point. Someone mentioned it in the comments already, But Xbox got totally taken for a ride when they funded SB n Platinum. It is widely known that Platinum took the money from Xbox, even going back to Xbox n asking for more money than originally agreed upon, and used it to help fund Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2. If you see actual game play of Scalebound, the game ran like absolute trash, actually more like a slide show of a Dumpster. With average framerates around 20 with drops.
Platinum must have had a good sales pitch, and told Xbox they could make a game that far exceeded what they could realistically pull off.
@CenturianShark It is very obvious that you completely have lost the plot with Xbox and the gaming industry as a whole. Xbox isn't making exclusives anymore... They have proved that they will make much more money releasing games on multiple platforms. After Hell Divers 2, it wont be long until Sony does the same. Making exclusive games had nothing to do with creating a list that fanboys could brag about, rather it was to make content that showed their hardware in the best light possible. But aat the end of the day, the corpo's true goal is and always will be, to make the most money possible.
@armondo36 We are talking about Xbox, not PlaayStation. Sony really has canceled more games than released first party games this generation. Xbox released over 10 games this year, and has been on a roll ever since ABK has started to really fall into the fold over at Microsoft/Xbox
@Stocksy LoL Wow I am pretty shocked they thought the base game was a 6/10.... I thought it was at least an 8 and could see how some people thought it was higher than that. You would think an Xbox related website would give it extra brownie points... but the site is now owned by IGN, and they sure as hell do not give any extra points to anything Xbox related LoL.
@Trmn8r Just to make sure I wasn't tripping, I did. N guess what, it worked. Even the $35 "Upgrade", that is exactly what it is... and upgrade to the premium version if you already have the game digitally in the standard edition. How did most of us play Indiana Jones? Through Game Pass, which includes the standard edition of the game. SO if you do not want to pay $35 bucks, you buy just the DLC ($19.99), not the Upgrade (which includes one skin n a digital art book-100% not worth $15).
Just like every other game on Game Pass. If you want the DLC you have to pay for it separately from the game pass subscription. But as long as you have Game Pass, you dont need to buy the base game to play that DLC. Hope that makes sense. I totally get why multiple sites would state that it is $35 bucks for the DLC, because on the Xbox app right now, it still shows the upgrade for $35 to me and I Have the DLC. Xbox is obviously going to push that over the DLC by itself.
@Trmn8r Yeah you are understanding it incorrectly. I do fully agree that the article that you linked does make it genuinely look as if you have to pay $35 for the DLC if you are a Game Pass member who played it through the subscription initially.
But just like with every other game that you only get the base game with game pass and dlc is sepperate... You can just buy the DLC and continue to play the base game through game pass. I only suggest doing this with games that are first party though because all of the third party games will eventually leave GP. But yeah you can just pay the $20 or $17 with GPU and play the DLC if you still have GPU (That gives you IJ base game)
@Dimey You really thought the base game was a 6/10?? Wow, well I guess everyone has their own taste... But I feel like the overwhelmingly majority of people who played the base game ended up giving it more of an 8.5 to a 9+ when it released.
I got about 28 hours in, and that was within a week of launch... But I got stuck in the dumbest glitch. I am stuck on this mission where after I make it through this crazy batch of enemies and into this base looking place, the guy who I need to talk to continue the mission just doesnt spawn. I have tried everything, including going back to an old save that was like a hour plus before this and I have gotten to the same place only for the guy to never spawn it is so damn annoying. I am really hoping this engine overhaul actually helps me get passed this *****.
@Nintendo4Sonic Why complain about an optional poll? Also, the poll isn't asking your review of the game. It is asking how much you like it so far? As in, what you have played of it. Not your impressions of the complete game. So, saying most game pass users don't finish games (Also where did you find this little factoid? Oh its just some BS you thought sounded true? Cool) doesn't really matter, Because the real fact of it is that most gamers don't finish games. N that isn't a made-up fact.
It really just reminds me of how often I fall asleep with the console still on... I always have crazy long time in games that I really have barely played haha
@InterceptorAlpha LoL You have some bunk information and sound as if you have just heard of this game honestly. They did not cut any game modes out you mark. Trying to embellish something you don't know much about is always easy to notice by anyone that does.
@IOI You really dont seem to have Xbox Game Pass with a statement like Game Pass is nothing but games being ported to PS and some indies.
Just in the last 3 months Game Pass has been stacked. N I am sure that August will have much more than just those two games coming. This week they dropped Robocop, Brand New Tony Hawk game, and Little Nightmares 2.
@FATHER Well if you would have gotten it on PC in the last few years... The game would have even more gore and severed limbs. They had to tone things down to pass the approval testing for console (Xbox and PlayStation).
I'll be making my way up to LA to watch it with everyone I watch on YouTube pretty much haha. I'm really excited for this show! Xbox has had an A+ year already, N to think its only been 6 months and they have stuff unannounced ready to show in a week!
@LogicStrikesAgain LoL You gotta be kidding me with some of the titles you put on that list... I get you are trying to make it look long and expansive. But when you have "Project Gummies Bears by Studio LFG (Which doesnt mean Lets F***ing Go, But rather Looking For Game LoL). Have you seen the description of Gummy Bears? WTH is a Frog Like game LoL!? Not gonna lie I couldn't help but cracking a smile when I saw that you listed Baby Steps as well. That indie game seems almost like the complete opposite of a game PlayStation gamers would enjoy. But when you are trying to fill a list, I get it.
N yeah Xbox doesn't have a big list of exclusive games. But they do have a big list of games. Just this first 6 months and the holiday of 2024 they have released so many damn games. They may not be exclusive, but they are included day one on Game Pass. That is the value that Xbox still offers that PlayStation doesn't. I know I am happy to not be paying for Expedition 33, Doom Dark Ages, and Oblivion in the last 2 weeks. And seeing as you can very easily buy your GP subscription off a 3rd party site for half the price at anytime, those games alone pretty much cover the year of Game Pass. I paid $120 for a year of GPU last time I got it. So I mean if you only play one game all the time then I dont see that being very beneficial for you. But if you like playing new games all the time, GP has really balled out this year so far.
Having Xbox make a console PC hybrid is the coolest most innovative thing they could do in the console space. People are making way to big of a deal about getting to play PS games on Xbox through Steam, when it is all the other Steam games that would be the real game changer. Along with al of the sales. Plus I am really hoping Xbox keeps the Quick Resume feature, I love that and its something you cant get on any PC currently.
Lastly, what wil really be the colest part of a hybrif Xbox console... Game MODS! That would bring so much more value to Xbox being the only console that could mod its games. So if you had GTA6 on Xbox, you would be able to mod it, and you wouldnt be able to on PS6. Just saying
@TheGiraffe Games like Star Field that launched exclusively, and before Xbox made its change to being a full blown multiplatform publisher dont really count in my eyes as being timed exclusive. If it was launched right now, you bess believe that the game would be multiplat.
Pretty much all games being made by the big studios, studios that are used to developing games for multiple platforms, such as ones acquired with Activision. Their games wil just launch everywhere day n date. Games like South of Midnight, developed by a smal studio that had been developing the game only for Xbox the whole time... they aren't going to launch on PS5 (obviously the game is out, but I hope I am getting the idea across).
People online have been using exclusives as nothing but ammo for their list wars. Exclusives and 1st party games honestly make up like 1% of games that come out every year. And Astro Bot should be proof enough... you can have a literal Game of the Year wining quality game and it didn't bring in jack ***** for sales for games or consoles for Sony. Astro Bot sold 1.5 million copies.
I just got a dope ass new $400 flight stick thing from Turtle Beach for $1`75 off Jawa.gg. The game is downloading presently and I'll be flying my ass off for a while! Looking forward to trying out some of the crazy jobs they added to 2024.
@Mincey0 How are you really still trying to run with the Series S is holding the industry back argument??
Sounds like you are a PlayStation gamer, and that is fine.... But how have you not become aware that 50% of the PlayStations userbase is still playing on the PS4.
That is what is "holding the industry back", the platforms unwilling to fully leave last gen and its massive userbase behind.
The patch notes just keep going!! And adding Assassins Creed content! They should have done this sooner. It got me to reinstall it haha. This has so much more content than the other drops I'm guessing this was going to be 2 or 3 of their regular smaller content drops
@Millionski As someone who plays on Cloud pretty often, and use an Android phone and also am an Xbox Insider in the Alpha Skip ahead tier... Xbox on Android is not where it needs to be. Xbox really needs to team up with Nvidia and Geforce Now. Streaming on Geforce Now's top tier with the 4080 machine setup... It is near flawless when using good internet. It actually shocks me still to this day and I have been using it for over 2 years. I beat all of Black Myth WuKong on Geforce Now, and that is a tough game that needs precision combat throughout the whole thing.
@Hexamex-Tex Well do you currently not have a library of games on your Xbox?
Or do you really just only play games you have gotten access to from Game Pass?
If that is the case I get leaving for PlayStation next gen if you are that annoyed by the 1st party games going everywehre.
But for me, I have like 800+ games in my library on Xbox. So I wouldn't abandone that just because other gamers are going to be able to play the same games that I can play, but have to pay $70 each instead of being included with my Game Pass membership (currently $9 a month by buying Ultimate off 3rd party sites). Pretty much if you buy one game and pay for PS+ then you are paying the same amount of money... and it looks like Xbox has enough studios to where they will be putting out much more than one game a year.
playStation on the other hand... More and more 3rd party studios/publishers have been going against taking the exclusivity bag from Sony and have realized they are making more money off of putting their games everywhere.
The third party games are going to be coming to PC and Xbox eventually. Rise of the Ronin will be on Xbox next year, and Stellar Blade will be on PC and probably Xbox eventually. Square Enix is going to be putting anymore games besides the final chapter if FF7 Remake just on PS. And PS has had such a big fumble this generation when it has come to getting their big high production 1st party games to the finish line and out to the players. They are getting like one game out a year... and for me, I won't worry about leaving Xbox as my main platform for PS over one game.
I do also have a PS5, but I rarely use it and would for sure not have bought it if I could rewind time
If this is really going to be the case... And my PC is really an Xbox too... Then they need to set it up where EVERY game I have/own on my Xbox Series X is playable on my PC and have my cloud saves there as well. I know they are the only console to do duel entitlement... But that is only with a handful of games, certainly not the majority.
@Balaam_ LoL Well guess you bess get a Playstation... Xbox is going all digital. PC has been all digital. Nintendo doesn't do discs. So looks like you might wanna go all in on PS5... but as far as exclusives, if you count remasters... then you are golden!
They should spin up another CoD studio for 2029... Give them enough time to get running and produce a brilliant game. And for 2025, just make it a year that gets a bunch of DLC for Blops 6... Including plenty of Zombies DLC.
If the hardcore CoD fans knew that every Cod game would be getting 4 years instead of 3 years of development, especially after how great this years has turned out to be, I think fans would be fine with that.
@nomither6 LoL I bought the 20 year edition of the Duke and it feels crazy!! It has the OG Xbox start up animation in the middle of the controller when you hit the Xbox button
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Re: Talking Point: Do You Think The Game Awards FPS 'Highguard' Will Actually Hit Xbox Next Week?
Ya seeing a lot of these comments that are writing this game off for some random stuff. Labeling it as AI Slop... eh I feel like it is getting way too much hate before we have had a real look at the game.
Being free to play, I will give it a chance for sure.
Some aspects of the trailer actually looks pretty sweet... But I see where the trailer does feel a bit over the top.
After watching the trailer again, it honestly has me somewhat feeling like I did when I first saw Marathon... That game looked like straight trash to me a few months ago. But now that they have actually explained the game much more detailed with the last trailer, the game looks a lot cooler.
Highguard really does need to explain how their game works. The game mode in the trailer looks like you capture bases or something... I feel like they could really help themselves by actually explaining everything.
I have been expecting a trailer that really broke down the game in the last week or so, but now I sorta feel like since these are the devs from Apex Legends.. Maybe they are going to just drop it (similar to Apex, but Apex didnt have a trailer a month ahead of time haha).
I hope it comes out this week and is fun.
Re: Xbox Announces Surprise 'Day One' PC Game Pass Addition For Monday, January 12th
For those whining that Xbox isn't getting this game for the console version of Game Pass... This game isn't even on console, it's currently PC only.
I am assuming that most of you have Game Pass Ultimate, right? Well then you have PC GP too. This game can be played on most pc's.
Re: 8BitDo Unveils New 'Pro-Level' Xbox Wireless Controller Built For 'Serious Players'
@GuyinPA75 Next gen you will be able to play Spider Man on Xbox... Through Steam.
Nearly every game PlayStation makes by its first party studios, are put on the Steam Store. So you will be able to play all of them when Steam is available for your Xbox... Which if you have the ROG Xbox Ally X that could be right now.
Re: Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From The Pure Xbox Team!
@PURE XBOX
Can you do an article that is something like this, "2025's Top 5 Xbox Controllers (3rd Party)".
We all know the Elite Controller V2 is a special controller. But anyone who has had one for a year or two has also had a problem or two with the durability. I even bought the "insurance/warranty" on my last one from Amazon... Just a tip guys, do not waste your money doing that. All they did was cleanthe controller, and sen t it back wit hteh RB button still not working (as well as keeping the Xbox 10ft USB cord that I went with it because I didnt read the fine print, so that was my bad but still sucked).
But yeah, I wanna get a new controller with back buttons, similar to the Elite V2, but not that. And there are actually a ton of great controller for half the price and have even more features.
Currently I have my eyes on the FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro. It has some insanely good joysticks, "Lever Joysticks" I believe, that are better than Holofect for more than just the anti stick drift.... The controller has the four back buttons that look very much like the Xbox Elite, but as well it has 2 extra buttons inbetween the RB/LB and the RT/LT that are mapable. plus it has two more mapable button that really bring me back to the OG Xbox Duke controller, the Black and White buttons, but instead of being above the Y button its under the the A/B.
And that controller is anywhere between $75 and $99 depending on if you get the case with it... it does include a nice charging dock as well.
But that is just one option, I am curious to hear about what controllers the writers/community at Pure Xbox are using and really liking. I hope you guys at least think about doing an article on this, or at least a reply haha. Thanks again!
Re: YouTuber Thinks They've Found More Evidence Of Xbox Making A New Spyro Game
Currently I am assuming we will get our first trailer for the game as either the "secret" extra/3rd party game that gets featured along with the other 4-5 1st party games in the Xbox Developer Direct mid January.
If it doesn't turn up there, then I still think we have a good chance of seeing it this year... and I am thinking they would put it in the Xbox Summer Showcase.
Both places give the studio a nice amount of time to really let the players know what the next Toys for Bob game really is in an in-depth way. Lets hope its at the Dev Direct!
Re: Wreckreation Dev Launches Patreon Campaign To Keep Development Going
I bought the game cause I have wanted it for a while n wanted to support a studio making cool games.
On my second race, I was in first place, and out of no where my car fell through the road. This has happened to me 3 times now... and damn does that just totally kill all my motivation to keep playing.
I truly hope they at least get the game running better
Re: Wreckreation Dev Suffers 'Heartbreaking' Situation Less Than Two Months Since Launch
@norwichred
"I spent hours looking for reviews and there weren't any"
LoL... you spent HOURS.
That is just sad how obvious that is BS.
Dude, I was super high on this game before launch and actually did spend the time to look into the game before buying... and not only were there plenty of reviews all around 5-7.5 out of 10 scores, as well as gameplay that all had buggy gameplay.
I am still very interested in buying this game, and have been keeping an eye on "deals.gg" waiting to grab it on sale after seeing how few people are playing the game.
The night it launched on twitch there was literally only 6 people streaming it, n only one was an English speaker.
I am confused if they are saying they are still going to be adding these new features or if they are saying, these are features we were going to add but since the game didnt sell enough now we aren't going to get these features...?
Re: Routine Is Getting All Kinds Of Review Scores Ahead Of Its Xbox Game Pass Launch
@somnambulance
Yeah, if this is your first time using a Stean Deck/your first modern handheld, then I really would suggest that you dont try putting Windows on your Steam Deck in attempts to play GP games natively on it.
I have two steam decks, and I have Windows on my launch LCD one... it doesn't matter what you do, I have spent ao much time trying to fiddle around with the damn thing in order to get games (game pass specificallÿ), and only very low demanding games like Ball x Pit or Vampire Survivors are going to play decently... even those dont play as well as you would expect.
Your point of buying this game is cheaper than a month of game pass (ultimate)... that still doesn't really quite add up to being a better value to buy it flat out than playing through GP. Routine is $25 first off... and unless you are Bill Gates son or something, who the hell is paying full price for game pass? I got a year of it, after the price hike for $18 a month.
This game doesn't feel like a game you are ever going to go back to after beating it. So paying $7 to own it, when it has such a variety of review scores... I would rather be able to test out the game via game pass, and get Fortnite/Rocket League Crew, and the other 400+ games.
Game Pass Ultimate definitely got too steep of a price increase this Fall, but people really need to take into account the price is really whatever it is being sold on Cdkeys or deals.gg that is what the price really is. 3rd party sites have always sold GP at 30 to 60 percent off... something that Sony doesn't participate in, and are currently being sued for it in the UK. "Sony has monopolies its digital storefront and charged unfair prices" lawsuit by consumer right advocate Alex Neil UK.
Re: Xbox Confirms Its First Two Game Pass Titles For December 2025, And They Both Look Brilliant
@dreadful I have never paid full price for gamr pass since it became a thing.
I get all the whining about the price of GPU now being 430 a month. But doesn't everyone buy GPU codes off of CDKeys type websites, with "deals.gg" being the best.
I paid $14.50 a month for the next year, so pretty much half price. So stop pretending you are going to buy these games later when they are on sale.
The best part about GP is that it gets you to play so many games that you really never would have because they are just a download away.
I can tell you already, Routine is a perfect GP game, because it is going to feel very indie. Only 4 people made the game apparently, and any game that takes that long... gonna be a bit jank I am sure. I just hope it is fun, or has a cool story. Keep expectations low though
Re: Xbox Adds More Perks For Game Pass Members (December 2025)
I have a quest 3, the better one, with all of the games... I think it is fun, and still sadly I have to pretty much force myself to play the thing. usually with the thought it will be good exercise.
It is just a little bit too much of a B to move everything to make a place to play
Re: Roundup: All The Reveals From October 2025's Xbox Indie Showcase
@Fiendish-Beaver
Mouse PI For Hire seems like it should certainly get a Game Pass drop wouldn't you think??
I mean not only did they pretty much do a 10 minute dev direct feature on the game n studio during this show, but this has to be the 3rd time I have seen Xbox showcase this game at its different events over the last 2 years.
I could have sworn that originally it was connected to game pass
Re: Perfect Dark Studio Head Issues Final Statement As He Leaves Team Xbox
@somnambulance
Tango was sold after they made their pitch for Hi Fi Rush 2, and asked for an increase in the studio size by 35%-45% as well as a timeline of 4-5 years to make the game.
Hi Fi Rush was a rad game, critically it was championed. But the game didn't sell for *****. Shadow dropping it like they did for sure had a big reason for why it didn't sell on Xbox, as well as being on Game Pass day 1. But it sold horribly on PS5 too. So it sounds like when the numbers were crunched, what they wanted (tango) to do with the sequel was just way out of budget for how the game preformed financially, not critically.
Re: Perfect Dark Studio Head Issues Final Statement As He Leaves Team Xbox
@somnambulance
I dont feel that way at all... I feel like it shows that Xbox isn't going to fund a games development for forever... and why should they?
Because they have trillions of dollars?
How do you think Microsoft got so much money... Not by wasting it on projects that are never going to release. If you don't have most of the game finished after 5 years, and there are obvious problems where things aren't turning around so Xbox should expect to have to wait at least 2 more years before getting a product to sell from a studio they are paying for... Sounds like they probably should have canceled these projects sooner.
They should have made that deal with Take 2.. they have zero plans of using the Perfect Dark IP again now that this project fizzled out. Stupid decision to not make the deal over a old defunct IP honestly.
Re: Xbox Is Changing How The 'Guide' Button Works On Windows 11 PCs
@themightyant
So you didn't actually read the article but still decided to comment on how this change wasn't very well thought out... Smart.
You just hold the Xbox button a little longer n the controller turns off.
Re: Opinion: The Value Proposition Of Xbox Series S Is Better Than Ever In 2025
The Series S did not hold this gen back.
Last gen held this gen back!!!
We are still seeing plenty of games being launched on the PS4 n Xbox One, it is so lame. We have never seen games like Call of Duty n Madden launching on the last gen consoles 5 years into the next gen before.
Re: Opinion: The Value Proposition Of Xbox Series S Is Better Than Ever In 2025
@Coletrain
I bought a Switch 2 and a Pro controller on launch day and just that alone cost me around $615 out the door after taxes. Thats over $600 just to play 1 game, let alone paying $50 for the enhanced online subscription to play gamecube. N I HAD to buy some grips for the joycons cause they may be slightly bigger for the Switch 2, but they are still flat little things that make my hands genuinely hurt a lot after more than 15 minutes of play with them
Re: Ex-PlatinumGames Boss Takes Blame For The 'Failure' Of Xbox Exclusive Scalebound
@Tasuki
Well I certained hope you are not holding your breath! You would be long dead before you ever got even a screen shot of Scalebound at this point.
Someone mentioned it in the comments already, But Xbox got totally taken for a ride when they funded SB n Platinum. It is widely known that Platinum took the money from Xbox, even going back to Xbox n asking for more money than originally agreed upon, and used it to help fund Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2. If you see actual game play of Scalebound, the game ran like absolute trash, actually more like a slide show of a Dumpster. With average framerates around 20 with drops.
Platinum must have had a good sales pitch, and told Xbox they could make a game that far exceeded what they could realistically pull off.
Re: Ex-PlatinumGames Boss Takes Blame For The 'Failure' Of Xbox Exclusive Scalebound
@CenturianShark
It is very obvious that you completely have lost the plot with Xbox and the gaming industry as a whole. Xbox isn't making exclusives anymore... They have proved that they will make much more money releasing games on multiple platforms. After Hell Divers 2, it wont be long until Sony does the same. Making exclusive games had nothing to do with creating a list that fanboys could brag about, rather it was to make content that showed their hardware in the best light possible. But aat the end of the day, the corpo's true goal is and always will be, to make the most money possible.
Re: Ex-PlatinumGames Boss Takes Blame For The 'Failure' Of Xbox Exclusive Scalebound
@armondo36 We are talking about Xbox, not PlaayStation. Sony really has canceled more games than released first party games this generation. Xbox released over 10 games this year, and has been on a roll ever since ABK has started to really fall into the fold over at Microsoft/Xbox
Re: Indiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Feedback In First 24 Hours
@Stocksy
LoL Wow I am pretty shocked they thought the base game was a 6/10.... I thought it was at least an 8 and could see how some people thought it was higher than that. You would think an Xbox related website would give it extra brownie points... but the site is now owned by IGN, and they sure as hell do not give any extra points to anything Xbox related LoL.
Re: Indiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Feedback In First 24 Hours
@Trmn8r Just to make sure I wasn't tripping, I did. N guess what, it worked.
Even the $35 "Upgrade", that is exactly what it is... and upgrade to the premium version if you already have the game digitally in the standard edition.
How did most of us play Indiana Jones? Through Game Pass, which includes the standard edition of the game.
SO if you do not want to pay $35 bucks, you buy just the DLC ($19.99), not the Upgrade (which includes one skin n a digital art book-100% not worth $15).
Just like every other game on Game Pass. If you want the DLC you have to pay for it separately from the game pass subscription. But as long as you have Game Pass, you dont need to buy the base game to play that DLC.
Hope that makes sense.
I totally get why multiple sites would state that it is $35 bucks for the DLC, because on the Xbox app right now, it still shows the upgrade for $35 to me and I Have the DLC. Xbox is obviously going to push that over the DLC by itself.
Re: Indiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Feedback In First 24 Hours
@Trmn8r Yeah you are understanding it incorrectly. I do fully agree that the article that you linked does make it genuinely look as if you have to pay $35 for the DLC if you are a Game Pass member who played it through the subscription initially.
But just like with every other game that you only get the base game with game pass and dlc is sepperate... You can just buy the DLC and continue to play the base game through game pass. I only suggest doing this with games that are first party though because all of the third party games will eventually leave GP.
But yeah you can just pay the $20 or $17 with GPU and play the DLC if you still have GPU (That gives you IJ base game)
Re: Indiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Feedback In First 24 Hours
@Dimey You really thought the base game was a 6/10??
Wow, well I guess everyone has their own taste... But I feel like the overwhelmingly majority of people who played the base game ended up giving it more of an 8.5 to a 9+ when it released.
Re: Indiana Jones Order Of Giants DLC Launches To 'Mixed' Feedback In First 24 Hours
@Trmn8r What are you talking about $32? Isn't the DLC $20 or $17? Do you live in a different country or something?
Re: Stalker 2 Is Getting An Engine Overhaul This Year On Xbox Game Pass
I got about 28 hours in, and that was within a week of launch... But I got stuck in the dumbest glitch. I am stuck on this mission where after I make it through this crazy batch of enemies and into this base looking place, the guy who I need to talk to continue the mission just doesnt spawn. I have tried everything, including going back to an old save that was like a hour plus before this and I have gotten to the same place only for the guy to never spawn it is so damn annoying. I am really hoping this engine overhaul actually helps me get passed this *****.
Re: Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers On Xbox Game Pass?
@Nintendo4Sonic Why complain about an optional poll?
Also, the poll isn't asking your review of the game. It is asking how much you like it so far? As in, what you have played of it. Not your impressions of the complete game.
So, saying most game pass users don't finish games (Also where did you find this little factoid? Oh its just some BS you thought sounded true? Cool) doesn't really matter, Because the real fact of it is that most gamers don't finish games. N that isn't a made-up fact.
Re: Talking Point: A Month Later, What Do You Think Of The New Xbox Game Hubs?
It really just reminds me of how often I fall asleep with the console still on... I always have crazy long time in games that I really have barely played haha
Re: Roundup: Here's What The 'Ready Or Not' Reviews Are Saying Ahead Of Its Xbox Release
@InterceptorAlpha LoL You have some bunk information and sound as if you have just heard of this game honestly. They did not cut any game modes out you mark. Trying to embellish something you don't know much about is always easy to notice by anyone that does.
Re: Two Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In August 2025 So Far
@IOI You really dont seem to have Xbox Game Pass with a statement like Game Pass is nothing but games being ported to PS and some indies.
Just in the last 3 months Game Pass has been stacked. N I am sure that August will have much more than just those two games coming. This week they dropped Robocop, Brand New Tony Hawk game, and Little Nightmares 2.
Re: Ready Or Not Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
@FATHER Well if you would have gotten it on PC in the last few years... The game would have even more gore and severed limbs. They had to tone things down to pass the approval testing for console (Xbox and PlayStation).
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Plans For The Xbox Games Showcase 2025?
I'll be making my way up to LA to watch it with everyone I watch on YouTube pretty much haha. I'm really excited for this show! Xbox has had an A+ year already, N to think its only been 6 months and they have stuff unannounced ready to show in a week!
Re: Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap From May 2025
@LogicStrikesAgain
LoL You gotta be kidding me with some of the titles you put on that list... I get you are trying to make it look long and expansive. But when you have "Project Gummies Bears by Studio LFG (Which doesnt mean Lets F***ing Go, But rather Looking For Game LoL). Have you seen the description of Gummy Bears? WTH is a Frog Like game LoL!?
Not gonna lie I couldn't help but cracking a smile when I saw that you listed Baby Steps as well. That indie game seems almost like the complete opposite of a game PlayStation gamers would enjoy. But when you are trying to fill a list, I get it.
N yeah Xbox doesn't have a big list of exclusive games. But they do have a big list of games. Just this first 6 months and the holiday of 2024 they have released so many damn games. They may not be exclusive, but they are included day one on Game Pass. That is the value that Xbox still offers that PlayStation doesn't. I know I am happy to not be paying for Expedition 33, Doom Dark Ages, and Oblivion in the last 2 weeks. And seeing as you can very easily buy your GP subscription off a 3rd party site for half the price at anytime, those games alone pretty much cover the year of Game Pass. I paid $120 for a year of GPU last time I got it.
So I mean if you only play one game all the time then I dont see that being very beneficial for you. But if you like playing new games all the time, GP has really balled out this year so far.
Re: Video: Phil Spencer Shows Off 'Secret Xbox Lab' For Next-Gen Hardware
Having Xbox make a console PC hybrid is the coolest most innovative thing they could do in the console space.
People are making way to big of a deal about getting to play PS games on Xbox through Steam, when it is all the other Steam games that would be the real game changer.
Along with al of the sales.
Plus I am really hoping Xbox keeps the Quick Resume feature, I love that and its something you cant get on any PC currently.
Lastly, what wil really be the colest part of a hybrif Xbox console... Game MODS! That would bring so much more value to Xbox being the only console that could mod its games. So if you had GTA6 on Xbox, you would be able to mod it, and you wouldnt be able to on PS6. Just saying
Re: Video: Phil Spencer Shows Off 'Secret Xbox Lab' For Next-Gen Hardware
@TheGiraffe
Games like Star Field that launched exclusively, and before Xbox made its change to being a full blown multiplatform publisher dont really count in my eyes as being timed exclusive. If it was launched right now, you bess believe that the game would be multiplat.
Pretty much all games being made by the big studios, studios that are used to developing games for multiple platforms, such as ones acquired with Activision. Their games wil just launch everywhere day n date.
Games like South of Midnight, developed by a smal studio that had been developing the game only for Xbox the whole time... they aren't going to launch on PS5 (obviously the game is out, but I hope I am getting the idea across).
People online have been using exclusives as nothing but ammo for their list wars. Exclusives and 1st party games honestly make up like 1% of games that come out every year. And Astro Bot should be proof enough... you can have a literal Game of the Year wining quality game and it didn't bring in jack ***** for sales for games or consoles for Sony. Astro Bot sold 1.5 million copies.
Re: Talking Point: Almost 6 Months On, Are You Still Playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024?
I just got a dope ass new $400 flight stick thing from Turtle Beach for $1`75 off Jawa.gg. The game is downloading presently and I'll be flying my ass off for a while! Looking forward to trying out some of the crazy jobs they added to 2024.
Re: 'Hell Is Us' Continues To Look Stunning Ahead Of September Xbox Release
Styx goblin stealth game is coming back!! I found the first one super randomly n really liked it. Stoked to see its getting another game!
Re: BioWare Co-Founder Recalls 'Moronic' Xbox Advice That Potentially Ruined A Franchise
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Re: Talking Point: Will 1 Vs. 100 Ever Make A Comeback On Xbox?
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Re: Xbox Is Set Up For A 'Bright' Future, Suggests Industry Analyst
@Mincey0
How are you really still trying to run with the Series S is holding the industry back argument??
Sounds like you are a PlayStation gamer, and that is fine.... But how have you not become aware that 50% of the PlayStations userbase is still playing on the PS4.
That is what is "holding the industry back", the platforms unwilling to fully leave last gen and its massive userbase behind.
Re: These Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (December 30 - January 3)
I beat Carrion last time it was on Xbox Game Pass... ***** is good!!
Re: Ubisoft Releases Final Major Update For XDefiant, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The patch notes just keep going!! And adding Assassins Creed content! They should have done this sooner. It got me to reinstall it haha.
This has so much more content than the other drops I'm guessing this was going to be 2 or 3 of their regular smaller content drops
Re: Microsoft CEO: 'We Are Redefining What It Means To Be An Xbox Fan'
@Millionski
As someone who plays on Cloud pretty often, and use an Android phone and also am an Xbox Insider in the Alpha Skip ahead tier... Xbox on Android is not where it needs to be.
Xbox really needs to team up with Nvidia and Geforce Now.
Streaming on Geforce Now's top tier with the 4080 machine setup... It is near flawless when using good internet. It actually shocks me still to this day and I have been using it for over 2 years. I beat all of Black Myth WuKong on Geforce Now, and that is a tough game that needs precision combat throughout the whole thing.
Re: Microsoft CEO: 'We Are Redefining What It Means To Be An Xbox Fan'
@Hexamex-Tex
Well do you currently not have a library of games on your Xbox?
Or do you really just only play games you have gotten access to from Game Pass?
If that is the case I get leaving for PlayStation next gen if you are that annoyed by the 1st party games going everywehre.
But for me, I have like 800+ games in my library on Xbox. So I wouldn't abandone that just because other gamers are going to be able to play the same games that I can play, but have to pay $70 each instead of being included with my Game Pass membership (currently $9 a month by buying Ultimate off 3rd party sites).
Pretty much if you buy one game and pay for PS+ then you are paying the same amount of money... and it looks like Xbox has enough studios to where they will be putting out much more than one game a year.
playStation on the other hand... More and more 3rd party studios/publishers have been going against taking the exclusivity bag from Sony and have realized they are making more money off of putting their games everywhere.
The third party games are going to be coming to PC and Xbox eventually. Rise of the Ronin will be on Xbox next year, and Stellar Blade will be on PC and probably Xbox eventually. Square Enix is going to be putting anymore games besides the final chapter if FF7 Remake just on PS.
And PS has had such a big fumble this generation when it has come to getting their big high production 1st party games to the finish line and out to the players. They are getting like one game out a year... and for me, I won't worry about leaving Xbox as my main platform for PS over one game.
I do also have a PS5, but I rarely use it and would for sure not have bought it if I could rewind time
Re: Microsoft CEO: 'We Are Redefining What It Means To Be An Xbox Fan'
If this is really going to be the case... And my PC is really an Xbox too... Then they need to set it up where EVERY game I have/own on my Xbox Series X is playable on my PC and have my cloud saves there as well.
I know they are the only console to do duel entitlement... But that is only with a handful of games, certainly not the majority.
Re: Xbox Engineer Shows Off Console Dashboard With 'Comic Sans' Font
@Balaam_
LoL Well guess you bess get a Playstation... Xbox is going all digital. PC has been all digital. Nintendo doesn't do discs. So looks like you might wanna go all in on PS5... but as far as exclusives, if you count remasters... then you are golden!
Re: Xbox Fans Are Wondering What Happened To Series X|S Exclusive 'Contraband'
@Ken_Kaniff
LoL Woooow I haven't thought about little devil inside in such a long time!
Re: Rumour: Xbox Giving MW3 Developer Four Years To 'Lead' New Call Of Duty Project
They should spin up another CoD studio for 2029... Give them enough time to get running and produce a brilliant game. And for 2025, just make it a year that gets a bunch of DLC for Blops 6... Including plenty of Zombies DLC.
If the hardcore CoD fans knew that every Cod game would be getting 4 years instead of 3 years of development, especially after how great this years has turned out to be, I think fans would be fine with that.
Re: It Might Be Old, But The Xbox 360 Is Still An Amazing Console In 2024
@Drsnover
Weird I thought the disc always worked...
I bought the deadpool disc n it works great, and it delisted digitally.
Re: It Might Be Old, But The Xbox 360 Is Still An Amazing Console In 2024
@nomither6
LoL I bought the 20 year edition of the Duke and it feels crazy!! It has the OG Xbox start up animation in the middle of the controller when you hit the Xbox button