TheGiraffe

I wanted to like this but the child within was grossed out by the gore.

More gory than CP77 which is a stretch already for me.

Any horror game is the same for me, no go.

Each to their own.

@jesse_dylan

I think it has single player storyline as well, I'm hoping

The world-year appropriate Terminator Survivors is just around the corner instead

Star Wars Outlaws Gold Ed. at 1/2 price and after 5 Main Title Updates makes the time is right for this one now

One of the biggest companies in the world that went "all in on gaming" ain't going to stop making hardware after 30 years. Microsoft also makes many other types of profitable hardware. They can just make the next Xbox slightly more expensive and profitable out the box, for the "fanboys/girls".

Worthy of a PX write-up?

I would have played this

As a sci-fi fan, Arc Raiders is a definite free try for me. Play a few rounds until it's familiar/done and the f2p gatcha gambling nonsense kicks in.

The Year of The End of Xbox360 Remasters and Live Service!

Starfield always doesn't get enough praise for being the only kinda-realistic open-world first-person space sim on Xbox like Star Citizen, wherein you can do a huge number of different activities every play session on many different beautiful worlds/environments. Loading screens are an issue though.

This is such a useful article, credit to the author/team, thanks!

Personally I don't really get BC because the gaming technology is moving forward and the old games look terrible and play awfully clunky compared to newer ones. I get that maybe you like the story etc. but I just can't get past the oldness. I can't be the only one like this.

I even have an entire dump group on my Xbox Series X essentially called "Xbox360 and earlier clunkers" which are basically unplayable to me and wish I hadn't even wasted time trying. Perfect Dark Zero is a particular example to me, as it's a game that I should really really enjoy in theory, but I just can't get past the clunkyness. So looking forward to the Perfect Dark reboot instead.

Just my two cents

Nacon's new Terminator: Survivors just finished its Steam Beta and will be here shortly:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator:_Survivors

No need to bother with old-school 2D stuff imo.

Terminator is my favourite franchise of all time, along with Garfield.

@IGN_Commenter

You and me both. But it's more 'enjoy' than 'love' for me. And my mums out of hospital so I'm back playing a little daily (see above comment).

I still play a little Starfield almost daily. Sure the loading screens and bobble-head NPCs aren't good, but like I've said before on here it's the only kinda-realistic space sim on Xbox like Star Citizen (less sim than that is good also). I've been doing UC Vanguard, TMD Sample, and Mission Board missions, going to various planets and seeing the sights. It's cool!, until a newer better single-player space sim comes around.

This better have a Racing Story/World/Campaign mode like
CTR Nitro-Fueled, and not be some Free-to-play gatcha garbage like Disney Speedstorm

@PSme

Thanks, but I'd have to check what the Intergalactic story was really all about first, and also to justify an entire console purchase I'd have to find more than one exclusive that I really want to play.

My top pick from the reveals!

Top picks for me as a sci-fi and kart racing fan:

Turok: Origins

Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet - but I don't own a PS5

I used to play for 1 or 2 hours a day, but lately been just like 10-20 mins, doing Starfield role playing as UC Vanguard. Been doing Alien Sample Collection, Terramorph Clean-up, and Vanguard Ship Battle Missions. I don't really like getting trapped in closed quarters on-ship and in enemy outposts, so said Missions work for me and let me get to explore/see new beautiful space/planets. Starfield is such a good game for sci-fi/space fans.

@IGN_Commenter

Oh and yeah I struggle to alternate so just was playing 1 Kart Racer in the morning and 1 Sci-Fi Shooter/RPG in the late afternoon.

@IGN_Commenter

My mum has been in hospital so I stopped recently and was worried that all the shooting was giving me a sad violent heart/spirit. I donno might go back, but also might just skip it. God bless you.

Make something that vaguely looks like me, or "someone cool" via auto gen, and get out before I get annoyed at the 2-3 minute mark.

Why would they do this?

Robocop is too violent/gory for me. Terminator Resistance from the same AA team was better, but kinda AA-clunky.

Am I the only person here on PX that plays Starfield a little almost daily? Probably.

It's the only kinda-realistic space sim game like Star Citizen (but more fun-factor and less sim) on Xbox, that's why I like it. I just now ignore the bobble head NPCs now.

The only MS game I play/like is Starfield.

And I churn monthly Game Pass when there's something new to try.

So to MS, I'm an "Unprofitable customer", lol!

@Banjo-

Yeah I'd be more worried that Sony would stop their Games Division one day than MS who have invested way way way more.

@TheSimulator

Waves upon waves of enemies rushing at you is pretty much what a COD campaign shooter is all about since the originals. But that doesn't work for non-War settings like terrorists etc., and hence why you say unrealistic. Then again, it's a game, so doesn't have to be realistic at all I guess. I don't really like COD campaigns for this same reason as you.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner

Yeah a visual stunner, but all those random 'main mission' radio calls to hit XYZ RDA outpost got tiring.

Story DLC 1 was more of the same, but the Great Games stuff was different.

I have the deluxe version so am going to try DLC 2 later also.

Sci-fi Single-Player Open-World Endgaming, trying to find which has the most fun for me:

Starfield
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora
Starlink Battle for Atlas

With some morning Garfield Kart, my favourite Kart Racer (big Garfield fan).

@NEStalgia

Thanks for the support, but sorry I can't waste a single second more trying to fix something that I shouldn't have ever had to (I'm annoyed by even the idea of PC Gaming now lol).

I'm glad PC Gaming works for others to enjoy, but I'm out for good on it.

@NEStalgia

Thanks for your help/advisement, and I can fix every game I want after a while, but it's just so much troubleshooting work and every game I buy I don't know if I 'm going to need to spend 3+ hours just fiddling with settings and driver garbage just to get functional/playable.

If I can put links in PX, here is an example:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starfield/comments/166syzg/comment/jz5tpln/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

This is headache inducing and those hours would be much better spent just playing the Xbox version.

I got so frustrated with this all the time that about a month ago I upgraded from Series S to OG Series X. I'm a big fan of role playing in Starfield (more fun-factor-ish than Star Citizen) and am between 200-300 hours of playtime in. This alone makes the Series X purchase worth it at AU$2.5/h.

@NEStalgia

Most problems relate to alt-tab in/out issues and scaling rendering on a 4k TV (both Fullscreen and Fullscreen boarderless). If I was trying to PC Game at the native resolution of my monitor/TV, then I'm sure I wouldn't have had so many issues, but I'm trying to push 1080 internal res upscaled to a 4k display.

@NEStalgia

Basically every AA game doesn't work right straight off the shop, I tried about 10-20 of them. Every AAA game works but with various issues, I tried about 10 of them. I feel like I really gave PC Gaming a good chance to "just work".

@IOI

Oh, I didn't even know that about PS5 game pricing.

You are however not correct in thinking that MS doesn't care about Xbox consoles. It's just that they see it as a piece of the offering to Gamers, not the only offering.

MS is a massive company with many arms and they have been making different types of hardware for decades. Them saying they are 'all in' on Gaming is good news for fans, and they back it up with massive $ acquisitions. They are not going to abandon their like 30 million (or whatever it is) most loyal fans. They will continue to make a console just for them, even if they price it to make a profit not a loss. They might switch to a Cloud Only Device in the long-term future though, but by then it will probably work well.

@IOI

No! MS is too big to fail and they need a non-techy alterative to endless-troubleshooting/annoying PC gaming.

I've built about 5 computers from parts in my lifetime, and I can tell you that PC Gaming is buggy/troubleshooting/annoying garbage, for people that play lots of different games.

My RTX 4060 gets 0% of my time (regret buying it).

Xbox console is fine, it's a non-techy works-mostly-straight-out-the-box alternative to PC Gaming for the living room/TV, and will always be around as long as MS and USA is.

This is the correct business approach for Xbox/MS, since they tried to lock up games to their console to sell more consoles but the consumer wasn't having it.

The consumer also wasn't having VR.

The consumer also wasn't having 3D Movies.

The consumer also wasn't having HD-DVD.

The consumer also wasn't having laggy/blurry Cloud Gaming (not ready yet).

The consumer also wasn't having Endless Divided Movie & TV Streaming Services.

The consumer also wasn't having DEI injection in the Movie & TV shows.

So all these companies, like big ships, will slowly pivot to the basics that work for consumers.

Don't believe the lies! New Zealand isn't New Jerusalem, which every eye can see.

They didn't need to offend billions of people on earth with a Fake Religion based around Satan/The Great Serpent and joining it in a space-sim.

Endgame milling around in my Sci-Fi FPS Open-World Single-Player games:

Starfield
Mirrors Edge Catalyst
Avatar

With a little Kart Racing in the morning:

Garfield Kart

I got a months Ubisoft+ sub for this and ended up using it just to play and finish Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Lol!

3rd person perspective just doesn't work for me. It feels like some kinda dev mode artifact view, playing as a camera behind the character, with both the character and the environment moving brain-confusingly at the same time.

@Balta666

I also don't like Horror, my least favourite genre. So I was annoyed when the Premium Edition got me this Horror-esque DLC Story Expansion.

Ironically 666 (see your name) and The Truth of The Holy Bible are mirrored in this Shattered Space Horror Story. When God's Holy Spirit protecting people from The Unholy Evil 666 Spirit is taken away from those that Worship Satan (great serpent) and don't know Jesus, they go insane and kill each other and themselves.

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is fun and I paid pre-order full price

Avatar DLC 1
Atomic Heart Main Campaign

I only play 2 genres basically:
Kart Racers in the morning
Sci-Fi FPS single-player campaigns in the afternoon

Better be 1st person viewpoint

There's no Heaven for Criminals. Makes sense.

@MiltonHolmes

Yeah!, need more varied POIs on every planet to explore.

Not enough giraffes

Starfield exploring with buggy