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I just don't understand the need tbh. Why pay £850 for a handheld when the new xbox/pc box will probably cost close to if not slightly more. It makes sense to save that money for the next gen box.

I don't buy games, I rent them. I mainly use my XsX as a gamepass console.

I got an Xbox for Bethesda/Arkane games mainly so I really hope it turns out great. If it launches like Redfall then it won't be good for MS.

I don't know why but I had very high hopes for this game and was really hoping Arkane would smash it out the park. I'm not a huge dishonored fan but I loved prey and wish they made a prey 2. I was just hoping this game would be the vampire hunting game that I and others have been looking for but as I spoke to my bro today who has been majorly hyped for this, his words were "I can't believe how disappointed I am about this, they messed up what could have been such an amazing game" and that is a major statement from my bro who like I said was really really looking forward to this and wouldn't listen to my criticism about 30fps lol. As it's on GP I guess it's a wait and see what they do game rather than a I'm playing this ASAP game. Sad 😮‍💨

The weird thing about this is the CMA specifically mentioned Cloud and then MS does a deal for cloud based gaming. All they have done here is reaffirm what the CMA said, that they will hold a massive share in cloud gaming and doing deals shows again that MS get to make calls on those deals and MS terms as its thier games they want to stream through other providers. I don't think this is a good look and I think the CMA will be looking closely along with other regulators. Just my opinion though and I could be very wrong indeed.

Look I get that MS is angry but to start throwing around idle threats about investments etc isn't a good look at all. They need to pull thier trousers up and take it to appeal and wait for the decision. Sometimes saying nothing is the better option because if they carry on they will do nothing but anger the CMA and the UK gov and that won't end well for MS or any UK gamers.

Wow and now this gets dragged out for longer. Personally I don't see this deal going through and this also shows that indications of the deal passing is just smoke and mirrors, we actually have no idea what will come when it's decision time. Will be very interesting to see what the EU and US will do in the future for sure.

This was a day 1 for me but I'll wait till 60fps before I jump in. Plenty of other games to play until that's sorted so I'll sit back and wait patiently.

I think it's the right call by MS. Musk has destroyed Twitter with him trying to claw back money over his forced purchase of twitter. 44billion on a company he didn't actually want to buy haha. I hope more companies do the same. Twitter now is just a bigger parlour full of shouting nonsense blue ticks.

@grumpypotato Wow what a take, you must be great fun to be around, something akin to Abe Simpson shouting at clouds 🤣.

As for this, this could be really interesting if Netflix are entering the console/PC gaming space. More competition and hopefully some decent games will come our way.

I want it delayed but I also don't want people to miss out who are willing to play day1 with 30fps.
I get this game is a big deal for MS but this game will launch to a terrible reception now and if it's mediocre then it will be crucified even if it's a good mediocre if you get what I mean.
Will MS and Arcane be willing to keep polishing and fixing a game that to gamers is Complete turd?
I really hope the game is very good and thus guarantees the further work needed to make 60fps happen.

Holy wow, Twitter has gone into meltdown over this. I really hope MS and Arkane take note and take the L on a delay until its fully ready.

This is a 1st party title and it can't even launch with 60fps, I just don't get it. The series s/x is more than capable and the series X is touted as the most powerful console on the market but yet the devs just can't seem to push it to it's full potential.

As other have said, this has now gone on the pile of "wait for patch before play" such a shame as I was waiting for this.

I can't wait for this, I absolutely loved the 1st one but riptide felt more like a dlc to me. Me and my bro have been waiting for this game for soooo many years and now I'm just happy to have the sequal. I really hope it's not to different from the first because what I loved about the first was that it felt so grounded and gritty but also funny. My main issue with the first was the vehicles, It really didn't need them as I enjoyed walking everywhere.

I do wonder as games become more graphic intensive if the Series S will be left behind, I got a series X because I didn't want to worry about games not running at it's best possible potential and I worry that the S might have the undesirable effect of holding games back due to developers having to get a game that works great on the S when really they could have spent all Thier time making a beast game for a more powerful console. I hope I'm making sense haha.

@Moonglow Considering this was a hearing not relating to the takeover and had no bearing in the conversation, I think it's very revealing.

Thank god this all might be finally be over even if I'm not a fan of huge take overs. What this whole sorry saga has shown me though is...

1) how petty and slimy big corps can be.

2) How after all this time that console wars are still a big thing which actually makes gamers look really bad!

It's honestly been embarrassing to read what has been said by some on this site and sister sites by certain individuals and when gaming can be such a beautiful thing that can bring people together, it can also be a thing that causes anger and resentment.

Such a shame to see. I also include myself in my disappointment of being swept up in the madness.

@themightyant Me too, hell for 500k I would turn up to court butt naked and painted green with the xbox logo haha.

MS HAS DONATED 500K TO THIS SENATOR.

She can say what she wants but when someone is receiveing payments from a company and then they try to defend said company then surely her opinion is majorly biased.

I would much prefer to hear from someone who isn't financially tied to either company.

Ouch. Even if this was supposedly an open secret this isn't something that should have been said while the CMA are doing what they're doing. Not a great look no matter how you look at it and definitely not good with certain comments made. Will be interesting to see if this is bought up at all by any Authority.

This should blow the doors off when it comes to graphics, This is aimed at next gen consoles and it should be expected that this game needs to show off the power of the Series S and Definitely the Series X. If they bounce on Graphics then that's not a great look at all. This needs to be Thier Xbox beast.

I don't actually think you know what bullying is if you believe that is what I've done here. Stating that people take this Acti deal to personally and thus make comments that are very much beyond normal headed comments is not bullying, it's a very true observation that you seem to have taken offence with which is fine but bullying, that's definitely a reach there.

@JayJ As I said you do you. I'm happy to stand by my observations and you seem like an argumentative person, not my style but you crack on. Take care now and have a good day.

@JayJ I don't think so but you do you. I much prefer people to debate something rather than throw console war rhetoric around. People should take a step back and realise its not personal and thus doesn't require anger or petty replies. It can be debated with clear minds.

Another acti article and the same people throthing at the mouth about sony being the biggest enemy in the world to all people 🙄. Its funny because what's happening in this whole thing is actually easy reading compared to the comments that tend to come by the same people each time, I mean I understand you want your platform to get this deal but seriously you guys need to chill and let it play out and not act like it's actually yourself doing the negotiations haha. It's kind of embarrassing to read what's typed by some here.

@NEStalgia I never knew about thier funding to be honest as I never looked very deep into it, I guess I as many others just felt as I said "The 2nd should be multiplatform due to the 1st one being multiplatform" but I never thought about the actual development of said games and the money needed etc. While I'm definitely not a fan of follow up games being made exclusive, you have made me think about it a different way. I absolutely loved OW1 and I'm very glad that it's getting another game in the hopefully bigger franchise. Thank you for your detailed reply, I appreciate you taking the time. Cheers mate.

@NEStalgia I don't believe that the amount of time it takes to create a game makes any difference at all when we know that the OW2 would have launched Multiplatform like OW1 and I as many others would believe that a sequal would release to all the people who played the first one and not be locked behind a certain ecosystem. I have to admit I would be very interested in the numbers to see how many players play it at launch compared to the first.

@anoyonmus Yeah maybe but still the outerworlds launched as a multiplatform game and thus I feel should stay one. Xbox can create games left, right and centre and make them exclusive and fair play but when you take games that launched multi plat that's a dirty practice. No company should do that.

This really bugs me. They say they won't take games away from players but yet the outer worlds that launched as multi plat has been made exclusive to xbox and thus you can't play the outer worlds 2 unless you join the GP ecosystem. Taking games away that launched Multiplatform is such a terrible practice!

Sweet. So glad I waited and didn't drop cash on it. GP to the rescue on this one.

Tried Soul Hackers 2 and wow it was a bore fest. The battle environments are dull and lifeless and the interaction between certain chars is just nail scratches over blackboard stuff, was so bad haha.

It's weird that Octo 2 is on PS and not on Xbox after the 1st one not being on PS but that doesn't stop the whole "sony paid to stop it" nonsense, I mean we actually don't know what's happened here without actual proof.

Seriously though I don't think its right that this game has been taken away from Xbox when it was on there to begin with but I also feel the same with the acti buy out. Games that launched multi plat should always stay multi plat.

@Zenszulu Exactly. Same for me.

My series X is a game pass machine and that's it. I buy games for my PS and rent games for my PS. I prefer my PS to the xbox, I'm not a big fan of the cluttered UI. I think the series X is great but my ps5 is my go to console.

Will be interesting to see what concessions the EU have suggested and if Xbox is happy with them. Anyway the deal will go through but with major concessions.

Wow and the comment section here is why most people prefer not to comment at all. None of these companies (Microsoft /Sony) care that you're all arguing over them. They will do what ever they want to do in the scope of law and governing bodies. Sheesh folks just relax and wait to see what happens.

This is from Patcher 😂😂 the guy who should be at least half right some of the time but is never right 100% of the time lol.

This deal will go through but with major concessions that will hopefully be for the benefit of gamers as a whole. That is what all of this should be about, gamers as a whole and not about who is better than the other. This deal will not close while there is issues with any governing body not unless Acti/Microsoft want to say good bye to those $$$ which they obviously won't want to do.

As others have said, there is reasons that this deal can go through and reasons why it shouldn't but using a TV show sure isn't the way to try and get it over the line especially when MS has one of its biggest franchises Halo also has a TV adaption.

@themightyant Here here. For me Ep3 is the highlight of story telling, the pinnacle of cross media adaption and creation. They took what was a rather grim story in the game and turned it into an amazing true love story. The acting was phenomenal. I was in awe.

Well this locks down the chance of the merger happening for a Yr or so. It's very interesting to see them highlight that MS has lied to European oversight about not making games exclusive, I believe this will hold weight but I also feel that games like Deathloop etc shows that MS won't renegade on deals already struck but once they have passed then it's up to them which I guess can be argued in court in favourable terms or negative depending on who says what. I think overall this has just been ugly from the start for everyone involved and I don't think this has done any company any good really, it's a hell of alot of PR talk but we don't truly know what's going on. Will be interesting to see where it goes from here but I believe it will still go through but with more concessions, one's that we're not privy to until it's done.

I think it will go through but with certain concessions such as a very long long long time on PS, I think it will end on a 15+deal or it will be allowed but not if it goes to gamepass etc. Like I said, Will go through but with major concessions to appease the UK, the EU and stop the antiTrust lawsuit in USA.

I agree with take two. Look for 3rd party game developers it doesn't make much sense going to GP or sony day 1 but 6 months or 1yr after then sure, get that money while you can. Microsoft can afford to do it with thier 1st party games due to having a huge purse but if for some unforeseen reason that money was to start drying up them Microsoft would have to rethink its GP model and how it launches 1st party titles to make up for the losses. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

@Fiendish-Beaver As you're going through the major releases on the PS5, after you're done with GOWR, I highly recommend Ghost of tsushima.... That game is hands down one of the best games I've ever played, the story is amazing, the combat is phenomenal and the setting is just awe inspiring. Highly highly recommend.

Prey without a doubt for me, the story was good, the guns and gunplay was great and the shape-shifting creatures and the zero G was epic. I really enjoyed it and I wish Microsoft would pull the trigger on a 2nd one.

Overall what should be the main thing to discuss and poll is... Will this acquisition be good or bad for gamers? If the acquisition goes through and Xbox make it exclusive to thier eco, is that good for players on both consoles? If micro buy and sign a contract that guarantees cod on PS for the next 10yrs, is that good for players? Is it good for players if the deal doesn't go through at all? All I care about is the players and so should everyone else, Multiplayer gaming can be and usually is a community building thing, something that can bring us all together to enjoy online gaming. Can this deal result in gaming communities being ripped apart? Remember this game was created and launched Multiplatform and thus created a HUGE franchise, taking it away from multi millions of people isn't a good look for anyone no matter what company was or is going to do it. Do the players gain or lose in this? That should be the ultimate question. IMO.

I'm very interested. Mirage really gave me vibes of the original AC and that's a good thing, I also like Basim and I look forward to seeing his story. Out of all of the announcements in AC I would say that Red is something that's got me thinking about what kind of game it will be, will it be more like Valhalla that is very action based combat with added stealth or will it be a pure stealth game with added action based combat if you wish like AC1, 2, Etc. Either way I'm along for the ride and unfortunately the very long wait for it all.

@BlazeGawd007 I get you but I don't buy into Sony blocking games going to gamepass, I'm not saying they don't do it but I don't know, same as you and any other random doesn't know, right now that's only speculation. I mean the whole cult of the lamb thing was blown by the devs stating that sony didn't block them from gamepass but obviously when proof is shown then I'll believe but I don't really listen to rumours and gossip.

Mate in the UK right now our energy bills are so high that alot of people including myself are cutting back on excess just to cover the energy prices, I'm very lucky because I was bought my series X as a Bday present from my family but right now £250 on a series s is way way out of scope on what's available to spend. Obviously gaming is a luxury but now more than ever gaming will take a back seat.

For so many people, gaming as well as other sectors are going to see less revenue due to people cutting costs, I foresee Netflix being in even worse trouble it already is in and Disney pus losing revenue as well as any streaming service including gamepass and ps extra. The next year is going to really hard but also interesting to see how bad businesses are effected by loss of revenue.

Edit: This comment isn't meant to be an angry reply or rude in anyway and I apologise if it comes across like that.

@BlazeGawd007 I'm sorry but I don't believe that's why PlayStation gamers are angry because the games you mention are first party games created for that console like marvel spiderman for playstation and Halo for xbox. I believe it's because a game that was created multiplatform is possibly being taken away from a platform and obviously due to playstation being the platform that cod could be removed from then that's why they're angry and I believe that if the tables were turned and it was xbox where cod could possibly be taken away then the anger would be coming from xbox fans.

@gollumb82 All good, I'm sorry my reply was rude. I fully understand where you're coming from. I just firmly believe that a game shouldn't be taken away from gamers because they didn't own the correct console at the time and thus that's why I think games that launched Multiplatform should remain multiplatform. If Sony had bought Activision I would be saying the exact same thing and Xbox users would be worried about the prospects of cod no longer being on Xbox in the years to come.

@gollumb82 I also own both and obviously my comment is my own opinion, I thought that would be very obvious considering I'm just someone commenting on an article like you. Your tone about sony fans though is very telling and I'm thinking you should seek some sort of meditation to lower your blood pressure, have a nice day 😊