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@Ricky-Spanish If the way Switch 2 game prices translate to £, then it's more like £74.99

@HonestHick @RBRTMNZ I plugged the UK Series X launch price in the inflation calculator and said that equates to £561 in today's money, so I guess it "only" costing £499 represents the "savings" we'd normally see.

(out of interest, I reversed it, £499 in 2020's money is £360)

As it stands, I do not see a reason to buy the next Xbox, it makes more sense to me to buy whatever 2026/7s PC handheld of choice is or upgrade my PC, and have access to ALL PC storefronts, all Xbox games, many PS games and CHEAPER Game Pass.

Don't get me wrong, I'm really hoping Spencer's "We're going to be at Sony on features, not by withholding exclusives" manifests something and I'll happily buy NeXbox instead.

100%

However, whoever is in charge of scheduling needs a kick in the bottom. Having Oblivion drop 2 days before Clair Obscur was silly.

I think this shows just how much the term Remaster has been abused over the years to the point where Oblivion, Dead Rising, or Tomb Raider are heralded for doing what Remasters are supposed to do, improve the graphics and controls to let fantastic games find a new audience.

Don't get me wrong, the Oblivion Remaster is riding the very edge of the difference.

@Kaloudz I fear we might be stuck with "deluxe remaster" thanks to Dead Rising...

I'm really excited about this game but I'm not sure about bouncing between oblivion and it.

Could be cool, provably wont work on either of mine.
LG TV support is "weird". Like Paramount+ isn't supported on my 4K TV but is on my HD one.

Hopefully, more people are actually playing through it. I was taking my time, doing a chapter a day and missed several days, and every "complete chapter X" achievement was Rare with an incredibly low %.

@Kezelpaso When everything unlocks, it's a good base. I did find myself wanting a combo list, something I could play with without making the actual mechanics more complex.

Fantastic game let down by the most "okayist" combat that ever did "fine" in the history of "eh".

@Ricky-Spanish I'd be surprised, purely because the last few day one game pass titles have been dropping at 5PM

I'm not fully on board of replacing the app remote play with a browser-based solution. I would gladly be happy to be proven wrong, but it seems like that's less efficient than a dedicated function within an app.

Don't get me wrong, it's a step in the right direction but I still smile at the irony of championing "your games your way" requiring a subscription to stream games you own. (I still think between this and the "everything is an Xbox" push there should be a stream only tier)

Again, fully understand they need to control the number of people using it during "beta", it's more complex, and it has to be funded and all. I get that

But it's hard to ignore that I don't need a sub to stream, my purchased content on Amazon or Sky Store on other devices.

Don't get me wrong, it's not all that better, but it is still... humorous that the "definitive" console experience for an Xbox game is on PS5.

I have no idea about these games but it is feels that Xbox "we have trouser snakes in our version of Conan" has taken such a stance against it.

Don't get me wrong, finally get to play 33 but also ooo Dredge.

Don't get me wrong, looks nice but what's up with the tree density?

(obviouslty the shot is slightly different)

Now, assuming this isn't Disney/EA's attempt to get in the Gacha market, I am so in.

After Destiny 2 launched and had to relearn their lessons they learned with Destiny 1 and charging us for the experience, I'm gonna be passing.

I suspect the fact they added offline modes to the other online only games after this is going to work against that if it gets to court.

@Gloki_junior It does feel like some monkey paw wish.

So far, Pirate Yakuza.

@CallMeDuraSouka I think we're sticking buttered toast on the back of a cat here.

I do find the symmetry of the idea that Titanfall 3 is a Skunkworks project in the shadow of the larger work on Apex Legends (and Jedi) appealing, as that's how Apex itself came to be.

I don't think Respawn has distanced itself from Titanfall; it's widely agreed that EA killed Titanfall 2 by launching it between CoD: Infinite and Battlefield. Respawn making Titanfall 3 (and realising the engine wasn't up to it) is how they ended up with Apex Legends.

I think it's more than they got busy. Apex took off in an insane way, and they got the chance to make a Star Wars game

Not to "slam" Outer Worlds but it's kinda weird to me it's getting a post Not-E3 showcase, that's usually reserved for their big tentpole release of the year.

I am really enjoying the game, was not expecting it to punch my in the heart.

I wouldn't be surprised IF it exists they don't want it overshadowing South of Midnight. They'll want that to breathe for a bit and then drop it.

Said it before and I'll say it again I have no interest in a Xbox handheld if it's just an Xbox-branded handheld PC. There's already a bunch of those that are going to be cheaper/better than whatever this is (which is almost certainly an Ally with an Xbox button.)

I'm funny like that, I want an Xbox handheld to play my Xbox Library.

Ah cool
statutory grumble about having to wait until 5PM before I can play

I played those for a bit on my Retroid. Was fun enough but really taxed that system.
I'll give this a shot wheb it comes to Xbox. I ended up bouncing from Genshin oretty hard.
That being said my gacha quota (where I don't spend a penny) is being filled with Frontline 2: Exilum which got its narrative and sRPG hooks into me before it got... a little letchy.

@Kaloudz Personally, I'm not fully convinced yet BUT Spencer saying they plan to beat Sony on features is VERY interesting I look forward to hearing more about it.

I do like that it appears here that quality/performance modes are just resolution vs framerate and not disabling graphics options.

I might have been interested in this if it was rattle cans with realistic spraying. I have an "art" one on Quest and that's been pretty good practice for actual rattle-cans usage but that's just a wall being able to practice on 3D objects and environments would have been handy.

@RadioHedgeFund Where are you getting new films at £10 a pop digitally? Because Amazon, Now, and Apple are charging £14 a pop, and if it's premier, it's £20.

Also, what Cinema are you using? because Odeon charges £16.50 for adults and £11.99 is lethal for our family of 5

I'm not sure these are as big as wins as implied.

As noted, Sony and others were already charging for next-gen upgrades (and upgrading PS4 games to PS5 was a pain in the chair padding (look at the 2K and Activision crossgen nonsense), Don't get me wrong Xbox Smart deliver is fantastic, but if it didn't win over folks by now, they aren't going to care what the Switch 2 does.

Digitally and UK speaking, the most expensive Switch 2 games are £67 (DK is less, the gamekey games are also cheaper suggesting this is production related), that's cheaper than most AAA Xbox games which launch at £69.99. Physical prices are only £5 higher than a AAA Xbox game (if it gets a physical launch) but Switch 1 games were like £10 more expensive at launch before eventually settling down to digital levels.

Wonder if its the remastered remaster?

I'm only interested in an Xbox handheld that can play Xbox games, I'm funny like that.

I expect MS to support the hell put of the Switch 2 but I'm not expecting any to be me tinned during the direct. At best It might be Xbox games in a third party montage.

Anyone else expecting this is going to be "just" an Xbox branded Ally?

@Benjamin if the reports about next gen Xbox are true, not silly at all. I wouldn't be suprisied if on the NG Xbox, and it's reported handheld version, Xbox "mode" is just an app.

I could have sworn getting the Activision back catalogue on Gamepass was one of the (several) stated reasons for trying to buy Activision.

This bug has been plaguing my play through so far, it's hitting both as I'm getting into the game's flow, and when it's frustrating me. Neither is a great time to for a player to be turning the game off.

I wouldnt be suprised if the consoles are all digital but they offer a "legacy drive" an external device that'll "forward compatible" with future Xbox branded devices and be a huge pain in the 'buns' to get hold of after a year.

I do love that track, always said if they do ever do Forza Horizon Japan they should build the world around that track.

If anything I'm surprised it's not trailing more.
I LOVE the Series X, it's probably my favourite non-Nintendo console to play on but at this rate, I wont be buying an Xbox "prime" or whatever it ends up being called.

They are gonna have to seriously woo me with the "Sony beating features" and if the words 8K have anything to do with that I am out.

I'm enjoying Resistance for what it is "a more of the same, standalone game". Don't get me wrong if it was 6 I'd be disappointed.

@Fiendish-Beaver Narratively I think it's supposed to be happening at roughly the same time as 5 (I suspect the actual reason was to "hand a lantern" on the fact this isn't supposed to be SE 6.

@Kaloudz it's a weird thing they do Alan and Casey/Max Payne have separate face and voice actors, it's common enough in older other games but it's super weird considering Alan Wake 2 features these characters in live-action sequences.

Oh Alan's face actor also plays a separate character in live-action but actually voices him so you have this weird bit where this actor is playing two characters interacting but only one is using his voice.

I look forward to it, bought the VR one on sale.

@Kaloudz Max Pane is Sam Lake Remedy's director, he also plays Casey in Alan Wake 2 and a version of him in Qantum Break (also a version of himself in AW2 DLC).

What's wild is Alan Wake's face is one guy, his voice is another guy

@Kaloudz I played it for a few hours after I finished 2. As a remaster it's "fair" it strips out the product placements with in-universe ones, makes Alan look more like the actor, and includes the usual DLC/better framerate (target)/higher res/improved textures.

It still plays like a 360 game.

@Kaloudz So far I still have access, so that seems to be the trick to keeping these "Freebies" technically meet the requirement for the deal.

Probably should finish it before they realise... but probably wont lol.