Yeh sure I don’t see why not to be honest, Who says there only has to be the one each year. Plus it’s always interesting to see what announcements there could be and what games are shown also.
Depends, Should you be able to get one for decent price then absolutely but probably best to avoid the original Xbox One consoles as they’re starting to have technical problems being over 12 years old now.
That’s interesting, I never knew there was any date limit on the Xbox 360 but it’s so strange for it to be only 20 years after it was brought out. Like, Why even have any limit to the date or at least make it longer than that.
Absolutely can not believe some people, they have to be 12 year olds that spread this about. Nintendo would not have enough money to buy Xbox. Probably would be the other way round to be honest and Xbox would buy Nintendo.
Xbox One because that’s the only Xbox console I have and even though it’s been starting to mess up on me recently, with having to do couple factory resets but so far it’s still going strong for me to continue to play on it at the moment anyways.
Being able to use the store on the phone app is great do I’m happy you can now do that but like what others have already mentioned, It should have been something you could do well before this.
Definitely the right thing to do, It’s about time to be honest because Black Ops and Modern Warfare have been done so much recently they need to freshen things up.
Already have gaming laptop so as much as I think this looks cool with the console design and being able to play steam games, I don’t see much benefit for me to be honest.
They could make up for the delay and bring out the anticipated but obviously not confirmed GTA IV remaster. That would be far and beyond better than this free online week.
Before reading the article, I got my hopes up and thought Sony would be bringing Gran Turismo onto Xbox consoles. Sadly that day will probably never come. They’ve decided not to sell their soul unlike Xbox.
Please not another Crash Bandicoot kart racing game. Trust me, I loved the recent one but I’d rather play a proper platformer because that’s what Crash does best.
Breaking news to absolutely nobody lol. This had to be expected and I’d like to think other developers and publishers with any games due to be released next year would have had a plan to cover for this already. Sucks but I’m not too let down to be honest because it’s not a big surprise to me.
They should definitely have games that are backwards compatible be available for digital purchase also, rather than certain games only working with the disc.
Let’s hope it’s better than what people have said about it on PC but I’m sure they will probably do updates over the year to fix any problems. Just hope that’s the case and they don’t abandon the console versions.
Absolutely epic to have Battle Royal mode now for Battlefield. Looks very good in my opinion. I’d definitely be interested in playing it but need to upgrade and get PS5 or Xbox Series.
Definitely tells you so much when they continue to bring back the same maps they have already brought back over and over before. Black Ops 2 has some decent maps but feels like they’re doing it more every year with the retro maps.
That’s very fast to reach that number already but it’s brand new Battlefield so I can’t say I’m surprised to be honest. I’ve always liked Battlefield so it’s good to see. Sadly I can’t play it because I don’t have an Xbox Series X or S.
Yeh it’s always complicated these days with COD for some reason. Anyways I will download it and give it a go but probably will be far too fast for me like Black Ops 6.
Bought FC26 on release day for the standard edition and have to say I’m proper happy with it at the moment. Looks good, Feels so much better to play and I actually like the authentic mode.
Perhaps it’s just me being in my 30’s now and having played so much COD over the years since MW2 in 2009 but this looks boring to me. It’s the same thing we’ve already seen and played over and over. Probably the last COD I was actually excited for was Modern Warfare 2019.
Don’t have much problem with them removing the modern day sections because I’ve never cared much for them to be honest but that’s only my opinion of course.
Looks cool and it’s free to play so going to try this and see what it’s like. Only did play Skate 3 before but I’m surprised this is free to play, So I already expected micro transactions with that being the case.
Being honest I think it’s pretty cool but do we really need an Xbox everywhere? Kinda feel like it’s more special being able to play at home on the couch or bed rather than backseat of a car.
Wow the match graphics look so much better than before. Also helps to have the Premier League rights now too. I’d have to agree tho with the above poster, The older Football Manager games are better since they’re the perfect balance and not too over the top.
They should have done this way back. There’s no doubt I’d go to cinema to watch it. Suppose I’m probably an absolute sucker but it’s COD so could be good if done right.
Love the console wars, Don’t care what anyone says. Banter back and forth, cheap shots. We won’t have any of that ever again. They’re too friendly and nice now.
These character skins are stupid and they suck. I can’t stand them, I would love the option to disable them when playing like others have mentioned. Keep that nonsense to Fortnite and not COD please.
Better than doing nothing about this whole ads on the dashboard situation but like others have already said, I’d rather they didn’t have any ads or at least provide the option to have no ads should you have an Xbox subscription.
So many cool looking Xbox controllers being released but I only need the one for now and it’s working fine so far but at least there are plenty of alternatives these days.
I’d actually play Busby 3D remaster to be honest so long as they do update the controls and of course the graphics so they actually put some effort into them unlike the original.
Do like the option to be able to use batteries on an Xbox controller and I use them more than my actual Xbox battery pack because I can’t be bothered to charge it lol.
Being able to play COD on Switch 2 would be epic and as others have mentioned, I’m sure they should be able to get it to run on the console but definitely not surprised if they needed more time to get if working right.
Interesting but I never understood why people like clear looking consoles. I’d rather it be behind some cover and like others have mentioned. Good to see people here feel the same way I do about this!
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Re: Rumour: Xbox Might Be Planning A Second Developer Direct Showcase For 2026
Yeh sure I don’t see why not to be honest, Who says there only has to be the one each year. Plus it’s always interesting to see what announcements there could be and what games are shown also.
Re: Is It Worth Buying An Xbox One In 2026?
Depends, Should you be able to get one for decent price then absolutely but probably best to avoid the original Xbox One consoles as they’re starting to have technical problems being over 12 years old now.
Re: Phil Spencer Reveals 'Xbox 25' Logo And Shares Video Message Ahead Of Developer Direct
Hope this can be an amazing year for Xbox so Happy 25th anniversary and let’s have some more good years to come over the future!
Re: Exclusive: Xbox 360 Fan Talks To Us About Completing Their Collection After 20 Years
Fair play no doubt about that but good luck being able to get every single achievement on Xbox 360 lol.
Re: Xbox 360 User Shows What'll Happen When It Reaches Date Limit On December 31st, 2025
That’s interesting, I never knew there was any date limit on the Xbox 360 but it’s so strange for it to be only 20 years after it was brought out. Like, Why even have any limit to the date or at least make it longer than that.
Re: 'Nintendo Buying Xbox' Begins Trending After Hoax Goes Viral On Social Media
Absolutely can not believe some people, they have to be 12 year olds that spread this about. Nintendo would not have enough money to buy Xbox. Probably would be the other way round to be honest and Xbox would buy Nintendo.
Re: Talking Point: How Much Time Have You Spent Gaming On Xbox Consoles This Year?
Xbox One because that’s the only Xbox console I have and even though it’s been starting to mess up on me recently, with having to do couple factory resets but so far it’s still going strong for me to continue to play on it at the moment anyways.
Re: Two New Features Highlighted In The Xbox December 2025 Update
Being able to use the store on the phone app is great do I’m happy you can now do that but like what others have already mentioned, It should have been something you could do well before this.
Re: Rumour: COD 2027 Will Be A New Sub-Series With 'Completely New Characters' On Xbox
Definitely the right thing to do, It’s about time to be honest because Black Ops and Modern Warfare have been done so much recently they need to freshen things up.
Re: The Xbox Mobile App Is Finally Adding A Store, And Here's Your First Look At It
Happy about this, I’d say it’s better late than never but should have been done so long ago.
Re: Sony's Purchase Of Former Xbox Studio Bungie Isn't Exactly Going To Plan
Bungie should have stayed with Xbox and continued to do Halo but perhaps also could have done Destiny and made it an Xbox exclusive.
Re: Talking Point: What Does The 'Steam Machine' Mean For Xbox's Next-Gen Console Plans?
Already have gaming laptop so as much as I think this looks cool with the console design and being able to play steam games, I don’t see much benefit for me to be honest.
Re: To Make Up For GTA 6's Delay, GTA Online Is Free On Xbox This Week
They could make up for the delay and bring out the anticipated but obviously not confirmed GTA IV remaster. That would be far and beyond better than this free online week.
Re: Reaction: As Gran Turismo 7 Gets A Major 2025 Expansion, Forza Motorsport Deserved More
Before reading the article, I got my hopes up and thought Sony would be bringing Gran Turismo onto Xbox consoles. Sadly that day will probably never come. They’ve decided not to sell their soul unlike Xbox.
Re: The Original Modern Warfare 2 Appears In Xbox Game Pass Premium Ad
Lucky enough I can play MW2 using the Horizon mod on my Laptop these days which is an amazing remaster which people should check out.
Re: Xbox Hasn't Given Us A Crash Bandicoot Game Yet, But Beenox Might Be Working On Something
Please not another Crash Bandicoot kart racing game. Trust me, I loved the recent one but I’d rather play a proper platformer because that’s what Crash does best.
Re: It's Official, Rockstar Games Has Delayed GTA 6 To November 2026
Breaking news to absolutely nobody lol. This had to be expected and I’d like to think other developers and publishers with any games due to be released next year would have had a plan to cover for this already. Sucks but I’m not too let down to be honest because it’s not a big surprise to me.
Re: Delisted Xbox 360 Games Are Apparently Reappearing As 'Coming Soon' In Certain Regions
They should definitely have games that are backwards compatible be available for digital purchase also, rather than certain games only working with the disc.
Re: Football Manager 26 Release Times Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
Let’s hope it’s better than what people have said about it on PC but I’m sure they will probably do updates over the year to fix any problems. Just hope that’s the case and they don’t abandon the console versions.
Re: Battlefield REDSEC Is Available Now As A Free-To-Play Battle Royale On Xbox
Absolutely epic to have Battle Royal mode now for Battlefield. Looks very good in my opinion. I’d definitely be interested in playing it but need to upgrade and get PS5 or Xbox Series.
Re: Halo: Campaign Evolved Officially Announced, Coming To Xbox In 2026
Alright boys and girls, That’s it. Xbox is done for good. Halo going to be on PS5, Actually can’t believe this.
Re: Black Ops 7 Season 01 Revealed Before The Game's Even Out, And It's Absolutely Stacked
Definitely tells you so much when they continue to bring back the same maps they have already brought back over and over before. Black Ops 2 has some decent maps but feels like they’re doing it more every year with the retro maps.
Re: The Crew 2 Will Now Be Playable 'For Years To Come' As Ubisoft Adds Offline Mode
Yep this should have already been available to play offline from day one but at least they listened to people for once.
Re: Report: Battlefield 6 Sells Over 6 Million Copies, And A Good Chunk Of Those Are On Xbox
That’s very fast to reach that number already but it’s brand new Battlefield so I can’t say I’m surprised to be honest. I’ve always liked Battlefield so it’s good to see. Sadly I can’t play it because I don’t have an Xbox Series X or S.
Re: How To Download The Black Ops 7 Beta On Xbox
Yeh it’s always complicated these days with COD for some reason. Anyways I will download it and give it a go but probably will be far too fast for me like Black Ops 6.
Re: Review: EA Sports FC 26 (Xbox) - A Fresh Take On The Series Thanks To Its 'Authentic' Twist
Bought FC26 on release day for the standard edition and have to say I’m proper happy with it at the moment. Looks good, Feels so much better to play and I actually like the authentic mode.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Major Overhaul With New Names, Games & Price Changes
Xbox doing their absolute best to confuse people even more with another update to the names for Game Pass.
Re: Activision Shows Off First Proper Look At COD: Black Ops 7 Multiplayer
Perhaps it’s just me being in my 30’s now and having played so much COD over the years since MW2 in 2009 but this looks boring to me. It’s the same thing we’ve already seen and played over and over. Probably the last COD I was actually excited for was Modern Warfare 2019.
Re: If The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Is Real, It Could Be Very Different From The Original
Don’t have much problem with them removing the modern day sections because I’ve never cared much for them to be honest but that’s only my opinion of course.
Re: The New Skate Is Getting All Sorts Of 'Mixed' Impressions So Far
Looks cool and it’s free to play so going to try this and see what it’s like. Only did play Skate 3 before but I’m surprised this is free to play, So I already expected micro transactions with that being the case.
Re: Start Your Engines! Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Coming To A Car Near You
Being honest I think it’s pretty cool but do we really need an Xbox everywhere? Kinda feel like it’s more special being able to play at home on the couch or bed rather than backseat of a car.
Re: Football Manager 26 Unveils New Match Engine With Huge Graphical Improvements
Wow the match graphics look so much better than before. Also helps to have the Premier League rights now too. I’d have to agree tho with the above poster, The older Football Manager games are better since they’re the perfect balance and not too over the top.
Re: 007 First Light Gets Massive Gameplay Deep Dive, Hits Xbox In March 2026
Damn we have to wait until March? That feels like ages away at the moment. Can’t wait to see more, Looks epic!
Re: Call Of Duty To Receive The Movie Treatment As Paramount Inks Deal With Microsoft
They should have done this way back. There’s no doubt I’d go to cinema to watch it. Suppose I’m probably an absolute sucker but it’s COD so could be good if done right.
Re: Xbox & PlayStation's New Social Media Ads Make Fans Question Whether 'Console War' Is Over
Love the console wars, Don’t care what anyone says. Banter back and forth, cheap shots. We won’t have any of that ever again. They’re too friendly and nice now.
Re: Call Of Duty Team Responds To Feedback That They've 'Drifted From What Made COD Unique'
These character skins are stupid and they suck. I can’t stand them, I would love the option to disable them when playing like others have mentioned. Keep that nonsense to Fortnite and not COD please.
Re: You'll Soon Be Able To See 'Personalised' Ads On Your Xbox Dashboard
Better than doing nothing about this whole ads on the dashboard situation but like others have already said, I’d rather they didn’t have any ads or at least provide the option to have no ads should you have an Xbox subscription.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Looking Forward To This Week's Big Xbox X PlayStation Crossover?
Who ever would have thought we would have seen this day come? Absolutely bonkers but here we are.
Re: Opinion: Delta Force Is Solid On Xbox, But Another Upcoming FPS Runs Rings Around It
That’s some bad luck for Delta Force developers that BF6 was announced and ready to be released soon after this was brought out.
Re: Former Call Of Duty & Apex Legends Dev Joins Halo Studios As Creative Director
Yeh good luck to him, He’s going to need it that’s for sure. Hope the next Halo is better.
Re: ASUS Unveils The ROG Raikiri II Xbox Wireless Controller
So many cool looking Xbox controllers being released but I only need the one for now and it’s working fine so far but at least there are plenty of alternatives these days.
Re: Official PlayStation Website Adds Big Xbox Advertisement For Helldivers 2
What in the heck is this weird timeline we find ourselves in now these days lol.
Re: One Of The 'Worst Games Ever' Is Getting Remastered In A Beautiful Collection For Xbox
I’d actually play Busby 3D remaster to be honest so long as they do update the controls and of course the graphics so they actually put some effort into them unlike the original.
Re: Poll: Should The Next Xbox Controller Support AA Batteries Again?
Do like the option to be able to use batteries on an Xbox controller and I use them more than my actual Xbox battery pack because I can’t be bothered to charge it lol.
Re: Report: Microsoft Has No Plans To Bring Black Ops 7 To Switch 2 At Launch
Being able to play COD on Switch 2 would be epic and as others have mentioned, I’m sure they should be able to get it to run on the console but definitely not surprised if they needed more time to get if working right.
Re: Bella Ramsey Leads The Cast In New Co-Op Chicken Run Game For Xbox
Flip, I didn’t know Chicken Run was still a thing lol. Actually never seen the first movie.
Re: Football Manager 26 Is Coming To Xbox, And It Looks Like A Major Overhaul For The Series
They have the Premier League rights this year? Nice one! That’s a proper big bonus to finally be able to have them.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Say About GameSir's 'G7 Pro' Xbox Controller
Looks interesting, I don’t usually go for white controllers but that one looks nice to be honest. I might consider getting one at some point.
Re: This 'Clear Edition' Xbox Series X Is Going Viral Right Now
Interesting but I never understood why people like clear looking consoles. I’d rather it be behind some cover and like others have mentioned. Good to see people here feel the same way I do about this!
Re: Pick One: What's Your Favourite Battlefield Game On Xbox?
Also loved Bad Company 2, That was my first one and like others have said, Wish they would bring out Bad Company 3.