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As usual, MS paying a price for announcing games far too early.
There's a perception that MS have trouble developing games to conclusion that's supported by them announcing games which are little more than ideas with an FMV trailer. But they continue to do it.
It's always been the case that a large proportion of games will fail and get canned, that's the nature of this business, but those games should never have been announced in the first place until it looks clear they are going to deliver.

Herdling is definitely my type of game. I suspect I'll buy it rather than rent it as its likely to be cheap enough.
Nice enough additions, but nothing head turning.

I've no need for a handheld, but its a smart looking unit and I'm very interested in how it performs in terms of the OS.
I hope it's brilliant for all those waiting for it.

Apparently it's a 13 hour game. I want more game per $ than that so I'll pick it up maybe when its half price and not before.

@Banjo- Sorry, was only referring to ps5. As you say, I dont think you could on ps4.

@Banjo- "the start-up beeps of PS are annoying" Just for info, you can turn it off or indeed adjust the volume to low/medium if you want.

Edit: Sorry, old news I see someone already mentioned it!

Nothing to tempt me back here. At least I have more time to clear the backlog!

I loved this game, really enjoyed it.
I'd be happy to see more people get a chance to play it, but I completely agree with @Fiendish-Beaver - this is the very definition of people clutching at straws. It's pretty funny to see it tbh...

Great that this is wireless as well. Decent price considering its specs...

Vanity editions only make sense if you are selling the original item. Who's gonna buy it? There's only so much you can milk the salwart few who hang on.

It's gonna be awful anyway, Ken Levine was the soul behind what made 1 & 2 such memorable games. I don't trust Take 2 to do anything interesting with a 4th title.
Judas is the title I really want to see.

Thats right up my street I must say. Id definitely like to play this. Maybe if theres a couple more titles on GP that interest me I can resub for a month and give it a try, otherwise I may consider purchase elsewhere as my wife would potentially enjoy this as well. I think its a nice gp addition.

Still enjoying Dragons Dogma 2, despite some oddities!
Itching to try Banishers so I might start tomorrow..

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun.

$5b GP revenue seems dissapointing? It only implies something like 30 million subs and given the bangers that have been launching on GP, I'd have certainly expected a bit higher.
As many people have said it would be nice to see the profit, but that completely depends on accounting decisions. Im pretty sure it must be fairly profitable.
Though a statement like this is carefully crafted to present data in the most favourable light, I genuinely believe MS has picked a path to great steady profits, and their publish everywhere philoposhy is clearly the way foward for continued success.

@FraserG Be awesome if you remember. It doesn't matter much of course, but I think it every single time

@Fiendish-Beaver You are not the only one mate it really irritates me as well. They are not Xbox games, they are games releasing on Xbox, its poor english.
Having said that, I'm glad that there's a lot of em!

After such a wait, its almost certainty an anticlimax now.
I do wish them well though, I enjoyed the last release a lot untill it got too difficult for me to progress 😂

@HonestHick Yes mate I agree completely. Im well up for a console PC (Ive a lot of games on Steam), so if xbox gets this right I'll definitely be on board for the journey, it will be fantastic.
Im a little concerned that some people who have invested in current xbox may lose access to games they paid for as so many dont have windows equivalents, but thats certainly not an issue I need to be worried about.
Whilst I couldn't be less interested in a portable pc, the front end and how they manage updates/security/drivers etc could be really exciting to check out as its how they will approach their 'Steambox'.
Exciting times.

Its an Xbox in name only imo. But interesting to see how it does and if the front end wrapper is a proper job.

@Millionski ...and the next xbox will be called an xbox while its running windows 11, so I wouldnt expect a job description to make that distinction!
I would happily take that bet as I think youd lose your money, but I have little stake and as stated, were I to be wrong it would not bother me. We already mainly use the two ps5 pros we have, and I have a series X for the times I think its worth subbing to GP.
It would be good to see the games on the series machines, that way everyone enjoys them, but it wont happen.
However Ive noted that you will definitely have bragging rights over me if it does, so we'll revisit this next year maybe😀 Hell, maybe even before xmas this year, if they are going to do it, no point in waiting!

I purely see this as recognition that Xbox will soon be a windows 11 platform and sony are already making games for windows.

I don't expect this to mean games for Series S/X, but I have no issue if it does - the more gamers can play these titles the better, as I think they are best gaming experiences of the last 5 or so years bar none reaching quality standards that very few match and doing so without filling the titles with MicroTransactions. It would be great if those that wanted to could access these on their current Xbox.
But I don't expect to see it...

Another poor GP month imo. I let my sub drop 3 months ago and I've missed nothing at all I'm interested in. I'll sub again when they have titles I want to play, but the days of having choice and 20+ titles a month appear to have long gone. It seems it's only a cracker when MS have some decent first parties to release now.

@Fiendish-Beaver
Xbox have already stated they are going to be windows 11 gaming.
Given that Sony already port for PC and these jobs will be for overseeing future projects, they will definately be porting to Xbox, when Xbox is all windows. It seems crystal clear to me, but I guess we will see

Still working my way through Dragons Dogma 2, most enjoyable.
I have an urge to play Banishers soon as Ive been highly recommended it.

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun.

Im not a fan of infinate, but I do see a lot of issues that are not engine dependant. It may have been easier to bring more timely updates or create some different art assets with UE, but it wouldnt have fixed the game for me.

Id expect this to include Starfield, which will allow MS to make decent money Id expect.
Im glad I tried it on gp as its not a game for me so no money wasted and definitely no double dipping.
Its not really news now, as their 3rd party publishing ambitions are obvious to all. Xbox remains a good machine and Game Pass remains its reason to have one. I do tend to play elsewhere by choice, but GP keeps me coming back occasionally.

I'm glad, but if anyone honestly thinks MS has a consistent direction this has to be another nail in that coffin of belief. They could say anything, they could do anything - you cannot rely on what's happening or being said at any one moment.

@Dodoo I'm afraid I also had real problems with motion sickness and the Indie game. The net is full of others that suffered similar.
I got the best settings I could, bought some wrist bands with beads that push into you to help with sickness, and played for 90 minutes to 2 hours max and got through the game that way, but it still gave me headaches.
Unless a sequel is much better, I wouldn't persevere again.

There was apparently never any exclusivity deal, so you might have thought they would have brought it across sooner. Nice to see it now though.
I think I'd enjoy it though, so maybe if I catch it in a good sale or it comes to GP or PS+...

I'll definitely keep an eye open for this, having enjoyed the original film quite a bi.t
I always wanted one of those cubes in the film - and having just looked there are some pretty decent ones up for sale, so maybe I'll get to visit in person!

This looks like really good fun. I was a big fan of the 'SSX' series back in the day, and though this isn't as madcap, it looks like it could scratch that itch.
I'm not currently on GP for a bit, but as soon as I am again, I'll definitely try this..

The projected sales are obviously much smaller on xbox because of the install base and spending habbits. If they genuinely cant handle making for xbox and ps5 at the same time and have to make the choice, then it was obvious.
I would have bought on the PS5 anyway, but I really hope they dont take too long to release on xbox too.

Loved this game but for some reason I moved on while I was about 80% through. Maybe this will get me back to finish the game. Its a very beautiful world..

I think its been a great boon to have the EA games on GP and I hope the deal lasts another 5 years....

It seems like a fine idea for the cost of a tile. Its more useful than the advertising.
I also think its another step in the direction of the 'play anywhere' initiative, so I think its interesting...

@Kraven Thats a great point and its one of several reasons Im invested in the Trophy system, sometimes it can add a lot of value to a game Im loving...

I own one game on Xbox, FH 4, bought before it was discontinued.
Everything else is played on games pass.
I buy between 40 to 60 games a year, but I buy them on PS, very occasionally switch.
Im old, seen enough to know trusting MS is a fools game, so Ive been certain to not invest in the eco system despite always buying the platform. Game pass is enough to ensure Ive played some great memorable games on Xbox platforms, and publishers get plenty of my cash when I buy elsewhere...

Dragons Dogma 2. It really is a great world to get lost in, Im really enjoying it.

Whatever you are playing this weekend, I hope you have fun!

Just another piece of the jigsaw. I don't even want to see the whole picture anymore, as we all know what it is.

@Millionski Sorry to hear your experience with the pro. We have two in this house since launch and both have been rock solid. Its also extremely easy to see improvements over the base machine and we kept the base plugged in for a couple of months for easy comparisons. In several cases its a night and day difference, but if you cant spot 2k native over 1080p or notice additional RT AO then its clearly not a machine for you. Im suprised your not using a series S tbh, as your unlikely to notice softer output or jankier frame rates there either?
Only machine I have with any issues this gen is my series X, which for the last year has not been able to connect to controllers wirelessly with any regularity, to the point where I have to play it wired. It seems to be 'load' problem as the fault is constant if the machine is set to 120hz, and more intermittent if its set back to 60hz. Not the end of the world for me, particularly as its not my favoured place to play.
I hope you dont think this post is trying to invalidate your experience as thats not my intent. I just wanted to share that some of us appear to have a wildly different experience to the experience you shared.

I must admit its a bit of a meme for xbox to always say 'next year', but I hope its true. My own issues aside, its a powerful machine that I feel has not been fully utilised up till now and I'd love to see it pushed hard. Im hopefull that the Gears game will really shine as the collective normally do really competent work. Fingers crossed eh?
Have a good one 👍

Robocop is fun, but it was £3.49 in a recent sale, so its not adding a lot of value. I'd still advise anyone to try it, particularly if they grew up with the original film, its more fun than I thought it would be
I'd try fallen feathers, but I suspect I'll fall of it hard, old man reflexes letting me down an all..lol

Only Keeper interests me - and that's based on zany concept and the Devs previous output, no idea if the game will appeal really.
The rest I simply have no interest in playing, though I guess NG4 might turn out to be better than previous iterations.

There is Zero excitement for me in what GP has in store, or indeed what it's delivered in the last 2 months, so I'll remain unsubbed until there's something that's exciting for me, then I can jump in.
As Microsoft only offer monthly payments to me, it's easy to cancel till they have games I want.

Hope those that have excitement for the above games enjoy them.. its till great value if you like those those games.

I don't either game is going to set a new graphical benchmark tbh.
But it's clear to see that the Series X produces a sharper image - I guess if you are running a series S you're probably used to that by now. I'm not so sure that the frame rates on S are acceptable but it's always a balance and it's not easy to judge tech performance on a youtube video.
I think it's clear that series X in performance mode would be the sweet spot, but would be nice to hear from anyone who is playing the game. There's early talk from many that they are really enjoying the game...

I don't really understand why this premium game sub is adding titles that have been on it before - it's certainly of no value to longer term subscribers.
It's pretty in places, and the humour can definitely hit the mark if you like stupidity (I usually do), but the gameplay feels pretty rudimentary. At least they introduce new moves and guns throughout the run time so it doesn't get too boring. It's one of those solid 6/10 titles that you are glad you experienced through a sub service. I liked it enough that I completed it, but I wouldn't play it again!

@Millionski I have a couple of PCs running win 11,so I realy should take a look! Thanks for the info.

Good concept, but I would say that as I like PS5 dash!
Less Ads is always good but I expect them to double down on adverts for the future unfortunately.
I hope all their effort is going into the Windows 11 dash for their future machines, as this will determine if it will appeal to console players or not..I'd rather it succeeded.

As an introduction to how Xbox will be once its Windows 11, I'm really interested in the software and front end for these.
But it seems like a very high price to be paying for what you get, so I'd be surprised if it sells much.

@SMJ "It's funny how Push Square hasn't talked about this. It's almost like the editor is a fanboy."

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/07/xboxs-forza-horizon-5-sold-an-outrageous-2-million-copies-on-ps5-in-a-month

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/xboxs-forza-horizon-5-is-selling-extraordinarily-well-on-ps5-surpasses-1-2-million-copies-since-launch

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/04/xboxs-forza-horizon-5-adds-almost-one-million-ps5-players-in-just-a-few-days

Do you even bother reading before you comment?

Good to see the sales, its a great game and deserves them.

Love the tag line!
This looks weird enough to be interesting to me. Whenever I resub to gp it'll be one I'll check out for sure.

I tried through over 90 hours of playing, but ultimately it was not a game that warrants returning to in any way and imo is very far away from being a bethusda classic like Id hoped for. Im glad I played it on game pass, it was not the AAA experience Id expect for full price and ultimately felt hampered by legacy engine limitations and old fashioned design thinking. It left me very concerned for ES6.