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Definitely want it but still am working through way too many games - Pragmata, Crimson Desert, Resident Evil Requiem (nearing the end on that one) and now Forza Horizon 6. Will be #1 on my wish list though!

@AI-Generation I also said 93 on a different gaming forum and was snarked at for it. But we were indeed close!!!

@Kezelpaso Midnight local time confirmed. I’m flying to New Zealand tomorrow!

https://x.com/forzahorizon/status/2054577567638708655?s=46

@Kezelpaso Hope the NZ trick does work. I ordered the premium add-ons and my wife will be out tomorrow night, so I want to play before midnight!

Hmmm, everything I’ve read elsewhere is that it’s a simultaneous worldwide release. The game will release a midnight EST but 5:00 AM in the UK, for example.

I hope your story is right and everyone else is wrong because if it’s midnight local time, that would mean that the New Zealand trick would work!

Forza Horizon 6 is by far the best one I’ve played following today’s leak….. just kidding. But absolutely crazy that the whole game leaked already!

For the love of God, where are the Project Gotham Racing games? And Blur? Great racers done before their time. And I know licensing probably dooms there chances.

Yeah, I always use OpenCritic since it includes all platforms. With this one there’s a wide discrepancy between even PC and PS5 on MetaCritic so you aren’t getting the full picture.

OC solves that issue. Only time platform specific ratings can be helpful is if there are performance issues.

94 on OpenCritic so far!! Highest rated game of the year!

Surprised there hasn’t been any reviews of it yet. Guess the devs didn’t send out codes prior to the actual game launch. Hoping it turns out as well as the original hype!

I like it and also like that the sound is more subdued. Would hate forgetting to turn the volume down and waking up everyone in the house when I needed to restart my Xbox, lol.

I don’t hate CoPilot. In fact, I use it regularly at work (granted, that’s at the heavy promotion of my leadership to use it). But whoever thought it was a good idea to put it on console needs to find a new career. Just plain stupid.

Does seem dumb on the other hand to kill it off on mobile, where more people are using AI for answers. But what do I know…

Weird how they do these surprise adds on the same day as the announcements but then don’t bother to put it in said announcement.

In any case, I had been eyeing this game happy to see the GP “shadow drop”.

@Skinny-Pete The Orange Box already is backwards compatible.

Blur and the Project Gotham Racing games please!

Damn. Had high hopes for this game. Sounds like it didn’t hit them. Oh well, might try it on a rainy day…but have a huge backlog to choose from so…

I picked the 360 version but honestly the one that just came out may be the coolest yet.

Damn. This is a kick ass month. FH 6, Mixtape, Echo Generation 2 and Subnautica 2 are all games I’m looking forward to. And there’s others there that sound promising.

This is just the titled already confirmed. They haven’t even officially announced the full line up!

I mean if you’re already subscribed to Discord Nitro, why wouldn’t you want a free benefit to get a taste of Game Pass? Seems like a good way to get gamers seeing what GP is like and perhaps get them to subscribe to higher tiers. Don’t see the harm and should be a win-win situation for Discord and GP.

I had fun with it the brief amount of time I spent with it. Love Double Fine and sure they just wanted to try something new. That said I hope more of their incredible single player games are on the way!

Should just change the name of these showcases to ID@GamePass!

I actually totally forgot this was happening, lol.

Yeah, the funny thing is that you save $84 with the price drop of GP, which is less than one CoD release. So fans of CoD can buy the game and still save $14 a year….until they raise the price of games to $80.

Looking forward to most of the day one games: Vampire Crawlers, Kiln, Aphelion, HoMM (if my laptop can run it well) and TerraTech Legion.

Trepang2 is a fantastic shooter in the vein of the FEAR games. Definitely recommend giving it a go if you haven’t already bought it.

@Jcsp2004 What game are you even talking about? Vampire Crawlers isn’t even coming out on mobile any time soon. It’s launching on PS5, Steam, Switch and Xbox.

Kiln is the latest from Double Fine and certainly won’t be on mobile.

None of the games listed are mobile games.

Gorgeous. Looking forward to this!

It was the worst one but then the devs on Black Ops 7 said “Hold my beer.” Only CoD that I found the campaign in particular to be almost unplayable. Stopped playing about an hour in and have no desire to go back to it.

As usual, a big old goose egg for me. Microsoft hates me. 😭

Just today Replaced is out and an Xbox console exclusive.

Super excited for this. Was wondering when the review embargo is up. Regardless, can’t wait!

Will be getting this eventually but have too much to play and am also psyched about Replaced and Hades 2 coming to GamePass this week.

Wonder when we’ll start seeing Replaced reviews? Hoping that turned out as good as it has looked!

Replaced looks absolutely fantastic and sweet to play it day one on GP. That and Hades 2 make this a great week ahead. Probably pick up Pragmata at some point.

The last COD sucked. Not being on GamePass wouldn’t have fixed that.

@BAMozzy Not sure if you’ve read any of the other previews but it sounds like the structure is going to be much different in FH6. More progression rather than just random events. I’m excited for both the structure overhaul and the Japan location. Sounds like the great racing fans love but not just “more of the same”.

Hades 2, Kiln, Tiny Bookshop and Replaced just in the first half of the month is amazing. And good stuff already known for the back half. Keep ‘em coming GamePass!

@FraserG From what I understand VRR has a larger framerate window it can work with on Series X than PS5. So any variations outside of that will cause stuttering on PlayStation.

Hope people really give some of the indies on this list a try. Minishoot Adventures, Absolum and Easy Delivery Co. are all fantastic games and I was happy to have them come to Xbox let alone on GamePass day one. All of them were very well loved on PC.

Planet of Lana 2 is also a nice sequel, though admittedly I haven’t had as much time to play through it yet.

Those four games alone made this a great month for me — not the older AAA games. Eating well on GamePass!

OpenCritic combines all platforms and that’s what I use. It’s currently 79 there. Roughly 8/10 is a nice score. Not sure why that would be expected to drop.

Looking forward to it later than week!

Lots of good looking stuff in there. Hades 2 on day one is an awesome get. Super Meat Boy 3D could be good and coming next week!

The Expanse, Stranger Than Heaven and Alien Deathstorm are all games I’m interested in seeing more of.

This game looks pretty cool in a Yakuza kind of way. Awesome that it’s coming day one to GamePass!

@jesse_dylan It is F2P and I hate when Microsoft says games like this are on GamePass. All it means is that you get “perks” for the game.

@oopsiezz Hope you’re going to be the one to tell Aaron Paul that he’s AI.

@Titntin Not sure what you expected. It’s a partner show so much different than an Xbox showcase. No first party games. This is what all of these are usually like.

@FraserG Unrelated but just saw on True Achievments that Easy Delivery Co. is launched day one on GamePass tonight. Was a pretty big hit on PC!

Absolum is fantastic. Best original beat ‘em I’ve played in years. Don’t miss it if you like the genre! (And at least give it a try if you don’t.)

Cross posting from the CAG community:

So I did end up getting Crimson Desert and I’m really loving it. Yes, the controls take some time to learn and there are a lot of things that make you question some design choices.

But the combat is absolutely incredible. It kind of gives me the feeling of fighting games and the Batman Arkham trilogy. It’s really deep and fun to put into action.

I haven’t had many true bugs but simple things like talking to NPCs is much more difficult than it should be. An arm wrestling match that’s part of the main quest is a pain in the ass and should have been optional (or at least make it so you don’t have to actually win).

It runs really well for me on my Series X in “balanced” mode (40 FPS). I do have VRR so that could be helping but I’m happy with that aspect. It also looks great for the most part. Lighting looks really nice even with the low ray tracing. NPC characters are a bit meh looking but the overall world is beautiful to look at.

The first two chapters have some fairly meaningless main quests. But it seems to be serving as a long tutorial to get you used to the controls and systems. I’m probably 5-6 hours in.

Anyway, overall I’m really enjoying it and love getting sucked into its world. I think the overall scores are fairly accurate. As of now, I’d give it an 8/10 (and it’s currently 79 on OpenCritic and 78 on MetaCritic).

Hoping they address some of the pain points.

I’ve really been looking forward to Screamer. Love arcade racers and car combat and this one’s been on my radar for a long time. A few previews I’ve read have gotten me even more excited so can’t wait.

Oblivion was by far my favorite Elder Scrolls game. Just hooked me more the Skyrim (and Morrowind). It’s a masterpiece despite the usual Bethesda buggyness.

I really am liking the new forward facing direct communication coming from Sharma on social media. Phil Spencer kind of slid into the background for the past few years (I personally think this is because he didn’t agree with the changes being made but we’ll never know for sure).

Getting a little bit better feeling about the state of Xbox. Got a long way to go to turn the ship around but it’s turning ever so slightly.

@Fiendish-Beaver @Kezelpaso There were technically four day one titles in March. Minishoot Adventures, Planet of Lana 2, Overthrown and Absolum. I’d have to check for January and February .