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@Balaam_ I think they just do that to drive clicks through search engines, etc.

Hopefully they’ll bring the first two over before then.

@Fiendish-Beaver Almost every company talks in terms of revenue and never profit in these calls/recordings, even if it is profitable. Revenue makes companies look better and they’re there to impress the stock market and will frame it the best way possible. It’s just the way it is.

I’m too busy eating popcorn and reading the freakout about Sony seeming to be looking to push more multi platform titles to Xbox and Switch.

(Honestly shocked that there hasn’t been a story about it yet here but guessing they may be short staffed this weekend)

I like it but I suck at it. That’s a pretty common refrain from most of these type of games for me though.

I don’t think even Xbox hardcore fans defend Nadella. The guy is truly a ****

Doesn’t matter to me. Just keep bringing in the money to help keep GamePass as stacked as it has been!

@Scrubchub I mean I still buy games too but GP is a healthy part of my gaming diet.

But GamePass is dead, right? Subscriptions aren’t the future! /s

I like it but the star of the show for Xbox features has definitely been quick resume. It’s totally changed my approach to gaming and, whenever I play my PS5, I miss it dearly.

@Fiendish-Beaver There are hundreds and hundreds of games coming out. I can’t even keep up with all the great games that have been coming to GamePass. (And yes, I do buy plenty of games, including Ready or Not just yesterday)

So I don’t mind about waiting two years for a game like this because I’m drowning as it is. And will be for the foreseeable future.

Could it be that the studio didn’t have enough resources to port it to all consoles at once? That sounds familiar. Probably just like No Rest for the Wicked that everyone is jumping on to say that Xbox is so over. Surely it can’t be something less sinister, right?

Also remember that this is a studio that Microsoft didn’t want to even work with because of this:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/moon-studios-devs-accuse-founders-of-poor-management-bullying-unprofessional-behavior

Studio is also almost bankrupt.

What is Microsoft going to say “makes sense for Xbox”? Release the game for it?

@DaveTheRave I was being sarcastic. Just saying that even Sony got rid of the digital movie selling business (except for the small Sony Core thing which only has their own studio’s movies). They clearly didn’t think it was profitable to keep around either.

@Sindayl Since PlayStation did the same thing a few years ago, I guess that ship must be sinking too.

Think I’ll give Blades of Fire a shot.

Six more day one games. Three are already on PC and have “very positive” reviews on Steam. The other three are new to PC as well. Nice, especially considering we just got Tony Hawk 1+2 as well!

I honestly think it’s underrated. No it’s not a masterpiece but it’s far from being the joke that many make it out to be (and I suspect many of those people haven’t even touched the game).

I think it will sell well. I played it at launch on my PS5 but honestly, it eventually grew old. It’s a good game but do think it’s a tad overrated. But I still think Xbox is a better place for multiplayer games and it should be well received by the community.

@Kienda For me they’ve been killing it. I’ve loved Indiana Jones, South of Midnight, Avowed, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (yes this was published by MS and wouldn’t have happened without them), Oblivion Remastered and even the latest COD (campaign was great for once).

And that’s not even all that MS has published in the last year!

Fine for you to not like them but to say Sony is “delivering” with one game when MS has not is utter BS.

Needs to be an option on the poll for “I already own it on PlayStation!”

@Kienda As far as games, Microsoft has more than delivered of late. In spite of the layoffs yesterday, they’ve had far more first party games than Sony in the past year and 40 more in the pipeline.

Honestly wouldn’t be surprised. I truly believe the guy loves gaming and is probably just tired of all the corporate *****.

Only thing gaming wise I’m saddened about today is Perfect Dark. Really was looking forward to that but also obviously and more importantly my heart goes out to all those affected as well.

@Romans12 No crap. Where did I say there would be no Xbox layoffs? I didn’t. I just said that not all 9000 would be at Xbox.

Educate yourself by reading a post before replying.

Updated stories say MOST of the 9000 jobs cut today aren’t even coming from Gaming so people need to settle down and not act like this is all happening at Xbox. It isn’t.

OpenCritic has Clair Obscur #1 and that’s mine in addition to being one of my favorites of all-time.

Glad that High on Life is returning. I never finished it the first time and now with the sequel coming, I’m going to dig in (when I can squeak it in with the backlog).

It works well for me but have heard others with streaming issues. Would be nice if they were downloadable. Hopefully it improves so everyone has as good of an experience as I do.

@FraserG I think that would be an EA Play trial so that’s where they may be getting that one but if all those others are on the list, I will be ecstatic. Shadow Labyrinth and Ragebound are games I was planning to get day one. Hope I can just get them on GamePass!!!

So Microsoft literally already announced next gen hardware and we’re going to believe the words of someone who hasn’t been there in years?!?

Sounds a bit like sour grapes if you ask me.

@FraserG Not sure where Screen Rant already got a complete list from but it it’s accurate July is going to be absolutely fantastic:

https://screenrant.com/xbox-game-pass-new-games-leaving-july-2025/

Shadow Labyrinth and Ragebound are awesome surprises especially!!!

I personally have always preferred Revenge and it looks and plays wonderfully on my Series X. Also like it far more than Paradise. There’s yet to be a racer that’s given me the sense of speed it has. An all-time favorite!

Clair Obscur without a doubt. Not only my GoTY so far but probably my favorite game of all time. Just amazing in every way.

@itzlucas420 @DaPrince Maybe console doesn’t have “way more”. But if you scroll down this page on the Xbox site to see the full library on console and PC, there are 453 total games on PC and 495 on console.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/games#PCgames

So I have no idea why you’re saying “that’s not even close to true at all.”

The fact is that are more console GamePass games than PC right now. Pretty easily proven.

@Kaloudz I think Rare is very safe. Sea of Thieves is a big money maker and has done extraordinarily well on PS5. Grounded also did well and the sequel looks promising. I still wish they’d go back to some of their old properties, but even if their newer games aren’t for me, Rare is definitely still contributing well to the bottom line.

Against the Storm is fantastic and well worth at least giving a try on console. I’m anxious to see how well they did with the controls!

@Fiendish-Beaver I’ve honestly thought the opposite. There’s usually way more console games than PC ones on GamePass. I own both so doesn’t matter to me as much but I’m glad to see PC get a bit of love this time around.

@Questionable_Duck There is. It’s actually a free upgrade for prior owners.

“At launch, players who already own a digital copy of Little Nightmares (2017) on PlayStation, Xbox and PC will automatically receive the Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition for free in their library on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC.”

It’s in their FAQ.

https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/little-nightmares-3-q-and-a

Across the Storm is a great game and am interested to see how well it works on console.

Hard to believe but I’ve actually never played a World of Warcraft game. Don’t game too much on my laptop but think I’ll finally give one a try.

I’d be curious to know behind the scenes why the ABK games are being dripped out. Is there still some licensing involved? Is there pushback within Activision about dumping its entire library on GP? Or does MS just see benefit to a title here and there?

I know gamers originally expected a huge dump when the deal went through. Obviously didn’t happen.

@InterceptorAlpha Not sure where you’re getting that it’ll only be BC with PC versions of games. Sarah Bond said “maintaining compatibility with your existing library of Xbox games.”

If it were only games with PC versions, there would be hundreds of Xbox games gone from BC. And they wouldn’t be from “your” library if you owned them on Xbox. You’d have to buy them all over again. That’s not what she’s saying. And if she is then she better backtrack ASAP or have a lot of unhappy Xbox fans accusing them of outright lying.

Jez is an idiot. Not saying this particular rumor is true but I don’t trust a word that comes out of Cordon’s mouth. He’s arrogant and talks a big game but he’s wrong more often than not.

Whether or not this is true, Microsoft has taken by far the most consumer friendly approach to backwards compatibility of the big three. It’s one of the reasons I’ve stuck with Xbox.

I’m kind of disappointed TBH. I’m a big fan of Remedy, but this feels underbaked and not all that fun to me.

If they’re working with an emulator developer that may even suggest general backwards compatibility of the full catalog. Probably shouldn’t get my hopes up but that would be sweet!

I think Steam probably is the “multiple stores” with rumors already that they were working with them. Fingers crossed!

It would be a dream machine for me if it plays Steam games, Xbox games (including BC) and GamePass keeps trucking the way it is now. Anxious to hear more!

I love Remedy (Alan Wake 2 is one of my favorite games of all time). But even watching the trailers of this had me thinking this wasn’t going to be great.

I’ll still check it out but keep my expectations low.