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@Mephisto2869 Why does it not count if it's multiplatform?

@Kaloudz Been trying to figure that out for my whole life. My Dad says he's my Dad and my Mom says he's my Dad, but I don't believe them. My combination of traits cannot occur from my parents genetics. I am more than likely adopted and they just won't tell me. My guess is that they found me in the trash can at the gas station, but that just may be a false memory.

@electrolite77 I would abandon the ecosystem if they stop making hardware. Actually I've already pretty much abandoned the ecosystem because of ads. But if the ads thing didn't happen, it would be if they abandon hardware. That's where I draw the line. I'm not going to participate in the gaming industry if they take away physical software and hardware. I already have enough hardware and software to last me the rest of my life, so I really don't care if they come out with anything new at this point.

@Mephisto2869 I feel the exact opposite and that is exactly why we have so many options.

@Mephisto2869 Starfield, Avowed, Redfall, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush. I'm sure there are a lot more that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

@Kevw2006 It doesn't matter how you get there as long as you get there. Anyways, it seems like Nintendo is 100% stale, PlayStation has a few new ideas and Microsoft is buying up everything and at least trying with new ideas and IP.

@Dr_ENT My hand and my common sense won't let me get used to the PlayStation controller. It has been absolutely ergonomically incorrect since the Dual Shock 1 was hacked together to complete with Nintendo.

@Dan1283 I agree that Sony makes some good games but not the best. Nintendo on the other hand, keeps re-releasing the same games over and over and over, just updating them. They have been milking the same series and IP since the beginning. Seriously are they incapable of coming up with something new and creative. How many Mario Kart, Mario Party and Mario whatever games do we need. No first party makes the best games anyways. If you want my opinion, I think the next gen or the one after that, Xbox, Playstation and Nintendo will be 100% in the cloud with no hardware. You will just load up the apps on your Smart TV, Roku, Apple TV, PC, phone, tablet, etc. I'm sure it will be where you can still purchase digital games or subscribe to a service like it is now. You will just connect your favorite controller and stream away. That is what I want no part of until they rewrite the ownership rules/laws of digital media and guarantee access and preservation as well.

Ok, first I'm accused of being an old man. Now I'm being accused of being a child. I'm starting to feel like Benjamin Button.

@Mephisto2869 Now why would they do that when PlayStation and Nintendo are pretty much just a bunch of loser clowns at this point and neither one of them can be trusted any longer. Xbox is about to demolish the competition without even trying. I say that while I am currently upset with Micorsoft and the ads situation on Xbox.

@ebony-shabba It's all irrelevant now. I purposely rubbed all of my disc games on the concrete, stepped on all of the cases and then let them soak in the pool all night to ruin the artwork. Then I drove that soggy mess up to Gamestop and dropped them off so they can deal with them. Then I took all of my xbox hardware outside and smashed it on the street and then ran over whatever I could afterwards with my car. My Microsoft account is now for sale with over 500 xbox games on it if anyone is interested. Screw Microsoft for becoming worse than Google, Apple and Sony. I'M OUT!!!! --- Drops mic --- Haha.

P.S. This site is just a bunch of ads for Xbox anyways. Its no different than the xbox dashbaord lately.

I think Phil should worry about building trust with the customers and that doesn't happen by converting paid for hardware and software into ad supported behind the customers backs. Bait and switch doesn't work.

@IOI That wasn't a next gen system. It was just a discless Series X. I think it has a little more power though, I forgot. Definitely not next gen.

@OldGamer999 I wonder how much horsepower Microsoft is putting out. I wonder if they have a turbo too.

@Zochmenos I am not concerned with money losses. That is for shallow people. I am most concerned about freedom, respect and integrity.

@ebony-shabba The ease of dismissal isn't the problem. It's the reason the dismissal exists that is.

@Zochmenos if you're referring to me, why do you keep referring to me as an old man? I am anything but. Though, I am someone who stands up for myself and what I think is right. I find it disgusting that so many people are defending a mega corporation that only exists to take your money any way they can. It's like you are pulling your pants down, bending over and begging to be fist f_u_c_k_e_d in the a_s_s constantly. The indoctrination of the weak minded is REAL.

@J_Mo_Money Those things you just listed happened on Nintendo and Sony platforms. I do not own any of those so I have no need to say anything about them. I do agree that what they did was wrong but it doesn't affect me directly so I have no need to speak of about it.

@Zochmenos Freedom is the endgame.

@GeeEssEff I agree. I just to enjoy playing good games and want to enjoy the platform I use. I don't care what brand it is until I'm done wrong. That's when I say something. I will not defend a brand or company for being a brand or company. I technically don't care for any of the companies, I just pick the most tolerable.

@Zochmenos That noise is what brings change, silence brings nothing.

If nobody says anything, they will assume that is ok and and we like it.

@Zochmenos If they do not reverse what they have done, I definitely will get rid of my stuff. I did it with Sony and my Playstation stuff years ago when they stole my purchases on my account. I also sued them in court for it and won. I guess have fun with your 30 minute infomercial that you will have to watch before you get to your dashboard ad on your AdBox Series Ad in the near future.

@theduckofdeath Just because it isn't important to you, does not mean it isn't important.

@Zochmenos It is not an agngry fit. It is me standing up for myself and others. Change doesn't happen by being silent. Businesses operate to provide a service people want, not the other way around. I like a lot of what they are doing in the games and on the hardware side. I do not like my device slowly and secretly converting itself to an ad supported device even though I paid full price for it. It's like others are saying, "it's a slippery slope". First it was those little squares on the dashboard and then the recent dashboard update that converted the dashboard into a full fledged ad space for game pass and now full screen ads when you start the console. THIS IS NOT OK MICROSOFT! Again, as others have said, "this is a slippery slope" and I will not stand for it. I will speak up about it. If they don't change it, they loose a life long customer. Also, I am totally ok with paid DLC as long as it is good quality and I am not OK with unfinished games releasing. I can't grasp the concept of someone who is ok with unfinished products and giving free ad space to a giant corporation on property that you purchased from them. I'm having my attorney send Microsoft a cease and decist with the ads on my property and a fee scedule if they do not comply. All legally binding in court. Everyone should do this as well and they will rethink their strategy.

@theduckofdeath Your statement just describes what is happening. It does not mean it's ok at all.

Well that was the straw that broke the camel's back. I have lots of Xbox stuff for sale if anybody wants it. I just crossed 1,000 games. I have quite a few ground up refurbished Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One consoles as well as relatively new Series X consoles for sale. I also have countless refurbished controllers and accessories. I'm not doing this s_h_i_t anymore. I'm the customer, not the product and I refuse to do business with a company that treats me any differently. This sucks, because now I have to switch everything to Linux as well, so I guess my Microsoft account is also for sale which has about 500 games on it. I just purchased over a hundred disc games in the last month so I'm kind of extra pissed off about this.

@Zochmenos indoctrinated much?

@theduckofdeath That's because no one complains about it and people aren't voting with their wallets.

@Blue_Rover I always feel a bit wobbly when I'm high too. 😁

@cburg Brownie maybe?

@cburg And here is your cookie. 🍪

@shoeses I got it for $4.49 as well and then I was going to buy another one as a gift for someone else and it was back to $14.99.

@RIghteousNixon Your comment is like I wrote it. I have spent $1,022 in the last 30 days on Xbox games and I also just surpassed 1000 Xbox games in my collection. That includes digital and physical. I have a reason for going on a buying spree though. I'm moving out of the country soon and I won't have access to physical games like I do here.

How about a new, modern Pitfall game.

Still working on Jedi Survivor and Mars: War Logs on Series X. I've actually been pretty busy adding over 120 games to my collection. I raided the game stores before I moved to a different part of the country and now that I'm in a different part of the country I raided the game stores around here.

@Krzzystuff Didn't it say they were modular analog sticks? That means replaceable hopefully. I find that funny because you probably won't need to replace them if they are using hall effect sensors.

@Krzzystuff Same here, except for I thought the controller was ugly. It just doesn't look right with the way the grips are.

@Kaloudz What kind of boots do you wear?

@JayJ That's why I have been investing my money and getting physical copies of original Xbox games, Xbox 360 games, gathering up multiple consoles of each and refurbishing them. I've been buying up the good Xbox One and One X games and I buy a Series X game every once in a while if it's awesome and I can get a good deal on it. I have accelerated my hunting for the older games and get them pretty cheap actually and I'm only buying complete in box copies. A lot of these new games have pretty graphics and are huge and have lots of stuff to do, but the lots of stuff to do seems mostly meaningless, repetitive and boring. All anyone has to do is fire up pretty much any good Xbox 360 game and the first 5 minutes will blow your mind. Nowadays I'm 30 hours in wondering when the fun is going to start. That's okay though because I'd much rather buy 5 to 15 original Xbox and Xbox 360 games than spend money on 1 or 2 newer games. I think a lot of what's going on as well is how much money it's costing to make these newer games and it's at a weird spot right now where the developers and trying to save money, but also put something out they can make money on.

@JayJ They shouldn't even call it Grand Theft Auto anymore, I'm going to start calling it: Gonna Take Alot........to keep me interested. I'm almost scared to see what scaled down, neutered concoction they're going to come up with and try to disguise an open world game with good graphics as something great when in reality it's probably empty and unsatisfying and full of politically correct everything everywhere. I want the opposite of that, I want to be walking down the city streets and look to my left and see some hooker giving a blowjob and a handjob at the same time to two dudes that just made some bank at the casino and the pimp comes up behind them and knocks their asses out and takes all their money and leaves them in the alley unconscious and broke with their dicks hanging out. That's the Grand Theft Auto I want. At least I still have all of my hard copies of all of the games.

@Judas I agree, society has become quite weak and it's disgusting.

I wonder if these will be better than Tomb Raider Anniversary was for the first one.

@InterceptorAlpha Sooooooo...... You wanna sell yours?

@thecricket Any amount of queue time is unacceptable.

@Cashews I was about to say the same exact thing.

@InterceptorAlpha How in the hell did you get your hands on one of those? I've been trying to order one of those for years. I settled for the Pound cable and it works fine.

I'm playing The acrobatic phenomenons of Beavis's buttplug and Butthead's beav plug.Oh and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

How can they punish someone by them assuming what 3 letters means?