@Elbow I will admit I never got into GTA Online. Tried to in the early days on the 360 and it was such a buggy mess and I just kept getting stomped by higher level people so that kind of killed it for me.

@McKeownPlayz So thats where we are going ok then. First off it's ok you can remove you head from Asha's ass its ok you dont have to do that here we are all gamers you dont have to agree with the bad business decisions MS makes you will still be able to post here.

Second it has nothing to do with her sex, or race or anything like that shes a coroporate puppet nothing more to put in perspective I was this critical on Reggie when he took over as President if NOA. Trying to sell us waggle.controls and memes and last I checked he had a pair so it has nothing to do with a.persons sex. I dont like corporations treating their customers dumb that's all.

And judging from your responses you know its true otherwise you wouldn't have responded with insults or name calling. As I said earlier sorry to shatter your perfect picture. 😘

I wonder if they havent revealed the price yet because they are debating to make it $80 or not. Still I wont be pre-ordering it due to my finances right now but when I do get it it will be on Steam so I have it ready for the Steam Machine when that comes out.

So many questions about this. Are they a remake/remaster? Are just going to connect to the current Blops and Blops 2 PS3 servers so will I be playing with people who still play these game on a PS3? If so what about the hacker problem?

Its an interesting idea but so many questions.

@Banjo- You realize that Asha doesnt have any power and is just a mouthpiece.

Ah GTA V the game that never dies. I have only played the game and finished it once on the Xbox 360 during the Xbox 360 Gen. I still dont understand how this game can keep going for this long. Its become basically the video game counterpart of The Simpsons.

Absolutely disgusting at what Xbox has become. Its big wigs weren't getting the money they deserve so now their true colors show. Way to go Asha Sharma you really are for the players.

So this is the great Asha Sharma huh? Where's all her kiss ass fans now? Oh she's fixing Xbox, all hail Sharma. So why is she letting this.happen? Maybe she should take a price cut or quit her job to save money, shes not doing anything anyway.

If you are an achievement hunter dont sleep on Unpacking. You can easily 100% in a few hours.

@FraserG Sorry for the double post but on a side note yesterday I went to the store for a few things and saw bags of Trolli Gummi Worms with the Forza logo on it. Appearently they are running a promotion where you can get a car just from buying their candies. Migjt be worth mentioning in an article so people can get a unique car.

@FraserG OK yeah the two times I saw my son play it nothing like that happened to him. Glad they fixed it though.

@FraserG What exactly was the exploit that cause The Eliminator to be shut down? I keep hearing that there was one but never seen anyone using it to my knowledge.

@carlos82 Exactly You can tell that really she has no power now and is just going along with what the Uppers in MS say.

@TheGameThrifter Wow. You can remove your head from Sharma's ass, you dont win any points here for that.

Where's the praise for Sharma now?

@somnambulance It might be made from the ground up, but its not a new game its a mobile game from 2015 that recently shut down. They claim that they removed all mobile gameplay and the pay to wins aspects but I wouldn't be surprised if they have some of it in game. I would need to see more and read more reviews before I will think about getting this game, but thats just me.

As much as I want Simpsons Hit and Run I dont see that happening because of Disney. I would think they would due a remaster instead and charge $60+ for it.

Of curse the games without licensing would be the easiest especially if they are 1st party. While I would love to see Forza Horizon become BC I dont see that happening due to the car's licensing.

@somnambulance I was thinking about Final Fantasy Resonance but the fact that its a remake of a mobile has put it further down on my list. Still looks good though. I just cant help to think that there will be some mobile mechanics thrown in.

Played the demo and enjoyed it immensely. Definitely is on my radar just dont know when I will be able to get it in my current financial situation.

Not surprising at all. Lets get rid of the true Xbox key people like they did Phil Spencer and bring in more puppets like Sharma. They are making it hard for me to want to support MS.

Disgusting, nice work there Asha. How bout you take a pay cut instead of throwing people out on their a$$e$. Absolutely disgusting.

So the wizard finally stepped out from behind the curtain. Whats the matter Asha not delivering your messages to your satisfaction?

@FraserG I am in the same boat man wont be playing much video games due to the World Cup. The USA squad is looking good!!!

Anyway I will be playing Forza Horizon 6 doing some quick races in between World Cup matches. I am almost done with the Discover Japan portion as I just need the last sticker there.

Thanks again to FraserG I am half tempted to dig out my Xbox 360 and play a few rounds of 2010 World Cup South Africa.

@FraserG Also notice that they updated the display for playing time from days to hours.

Cause a new boot up screen is so much more important then backwards compatible games. Give me a break.

I noticed yesterday when I went to play Forza Horizon 6 that they changed the play time display from days to hours which I dont like. I dont want to have to do math to figure our how long I have been playing a game. Wish they would add an option to change it back.

For me I am getting more The Crew vibes especially 1 rather then Forza Horizon vibes. Which is good because we dont need another FH wannabe like Crew Motorfest or the latest Test Drive game. Will be keeping my eye on this one.

Well we cant expect Asha to take a pay cut can we. 🙄

@FraserG Thats my biggest problem with this game. I love it and its my favorite soccer game of all time but not to the point where I want to drag out my 360 from storage and then figure out if I can hook it up to my current tv. I understand why they dont want to make it backwards compatible but its just sad that it isnt.

The problem was MS was hoping to get CoD all to themselves of course with Sony b i t c h i n g and getting the FTC involved that idea fell apart. At that point MS should have cut their losses and forget about the merger.

Now I dont know if it was to far along to stop by the time Sony pulled their s h i t or they were trying to stick it to Sony or what but the moment they couldnt get CoD all to themselves they should have let it go. Thats why its not worth it.

Umm because your boss said to to pacify the Xbox fanboys.

@Balaam_ Well yeah, that why they got rid of Phil and Sarah Bond and got Sharma.

@8th_Observer Too true which is yet another reason why I dont like Sharma. She just wants to start trouble and cater to the Xbots, not to true gamers.

Well I can tell you the answer to question 3. Because MS doesnt want to do exclusives. The only reason they made Gears and tht other game exclusive is to shut up the Xbox fanboys.

But where are the exclusives????

So in other words the sky is blue and water is wet.

So basically its ready to go multiplatform when Xbox feels its done pacifing its fanboys. Just like I predicted.

@Ooccoo_Jr Basically. They will do whatever it takes to pacify the Xbox fanboys. They will release an exclusive here and there to keep them happy but major games like Halo and Fable will go multiplatform.

The problem is saying its Limited Edition that just invites the scalpers. Scalpers pray on people's FOMO mindset and by stating something is limited you create that. If you didnt want scalpers just say it was an alternative version of the Xbox or something along those lines maybe an Anniversay editon but the moment you said Limited Editon you lost to scalpers.

@Qozmyk Right at this point you are not going to get PS5 owners to ditch their PS5s nor really are you going to get any Sony fans to switch over. What you can hope for is Sony fans and Nintendo fans to pick up an Xbox as a second console and the way to do that is exclusives, I understand that. If you cant play Gears on a PS5 or Switch then I guess I am going to have to get an Xbox. Problem is I dont see that happening anymore. With console prices skyrocketing not to many people are going to be a multiconsole household.

As I said before exclusives wasnt the reason I buy a second system it was the non-existant 3rd party library of Nintendo that made me by an Xbox or PS but I guess I am the minority, I dont know. Now granted thats not a reason for PS5 owners to get an Xbox obviously casue most third party games come out for Xbox and PS.

So where does MS stand with exclusives? Honestly I think the only reason they are making Gears and that other game exclusive is to shut up the very vocal groups that for some reason feel the need exclusives to buy an Xbox. What I find funny though is those screaming the loudest will end up buying an Xbox anyways exlcusives or not because they are Xbox, there is no way they will buy the PS thats the enemy. They MS uppers could have easily made Halo or Fable exclusives as well they just didnt want to why because I am sure those game will sell more regardless of being an exclusive or not.

I have a friend that owns a PS5 and was ecstatic when he found out Fable was coming out to PS5, as Fable is one of his favorite IP's. He always preferred PS over Xbox mainly because of their JRPGS. Now that Fable is coming out on PS5 he will buy it and thats more money for MS. Would he have bought an Xbox for Fable if it was exclusive no he wouldnt have he would have just been disappointed that he couldnt play one of his favorite IPs, and I feel thats most people's thinking who own other consoles. I feel that goes the same with Halo.

I also feel that with Gears Sony is making it an exclusive to prove a point. They are gathering their numbers seeing how many PS/Switch people may have bought Gears if it was on PS5 or Switch 2 and then that way go see look how much money we left on the table. Now let's compare it to Fable and Halo. I wouldnt be surprised if at some point the uppers of Microsoft decide to make Gears multiplatform and that point the Xbox fanbase will rage and they will get rid of Sharma saying it was her idea to make it exclusive and go back on her word. That's just how corporations work.

But yeah do I think they uppers are dumb and cant make up their minds, no they know exactly what they are doing and sadly people are falling for it. Treating Sharma like shes some kind of savior to Xbox.

@PWR3700 Well honestly exclusives are just are just dumb and MS being a software company first and foremost it makes sense that they dont want exclusives so then dont do exclusives. The problem I have is that they, including Sharma, are just telling people what they want to hear because they want to be like by everyone. And in the end it just an insult to our intelligence.

So basically if the higher ups want to throw Xbox fans a bone they will make a game an exclusive if not well.....

Finally a proper Spyro game!!!

@Kraven Well yeah shes got people interested in Xbox again because it's her job. And the only reason it seems like shes doing more then Phil Spencer is because she is going along with what ever her boss is telling her to go with. Phil couldnt do anything because they neutered him the moment his ideas didn't align with the top people. They saw PR wise that they were losing the Xbox Fanbase with their This is an Xbox campaign. Asha didnt do anything shes a mouthpiece for her boss.

You can tell that Phil wasnt keen about the This is an Xbox and the no exclusives that why he remained silent he couldnt say otherwise. Towards the end their Phil was just tired. Meanwhile Satya Nadella saw that the his ideas were driving the community away so what does he do just like any top person of a corporation he throws Phil under the bus (which at that point Phil was so tired and over it) and replaces him with Sharma who is just a PR mouthpeice. Realistically it should have been Sarah Bond to replace Phil but she thought to much like Phil. These ideas arent Sharma's its Nadella throwing the Xbox fanboys and Sharma is just mouthpiece to put a positive spin on the ideas. You are going to sit there and tell me that they couldnt make Halo an exclusive or Fable? They could have but they dont want to.

And just to be clear this has nothing to do with what console I enjoy, which I find funny that if I dont drink the Kool-Aid I must he a Sony Fanboy. I have a Series X and S, I prefer the Xbox ecosystem but I dont have to like how they do business and I damn well dont deserve to be treated stupid by corporate morons.

I was critical about Nintendo when they had their mouth piece Reggie (who quite frankly was more interested in creating Memes and crap then anything Nintendo) and I walked away from Sony when Jim Ryan took over due to how he treated customers.

The problem is now is that Xbox is now becoming more and more corporate sadly which yeah thats understandable but dont sit here and act like what you are going is good for the customer when its not. I can see through the B.S. Sad thing is alot of people cant and I just call it as it is.

About time that Castlevania gets another female protagonist.

Anything to make themselves look like their listening.

@Juanalf @oopsiezz Well yes. They know they will get more making Halo multiple platform. Dont get me wrong they would do that for the next Gears but its all part of Nadella's plan on keeping the Xbox fanboys happy. By having Sharma say Gears is going to be exclusive it calms them down and pacifies them. Just go look at the comment section. Gears was just the sacrificial lamb thats all.

@Balaam_ Exactly its just another bone that Satya Nadella is allowing and Sharma is making it sound better then it is just to keep the Xbox fanboys pacified. But looking at the comment section here and everyone other one that mentions Sharma it seems be working. Sad really that people are so gullible.