@Titntin realistically games made for ps4 and Xone with no Ps5 and XSX version that get ported to NS2 should run and play best on NS2 since it’s the most powerful of the 3 (it’s a ps4 pro/Xone X with DLSS support) so Tomb Raider 2013 should’ve been a slamdunk on NS2.
The NS2 version being significantly worse than ps3 and 360 is just insanely lazy.
It’s a shame FM8 wasn’t given a second chance through a Ps5 port. It deserved better. I’ve always been a PlayStation/Nintendo fan(girl) but Forza is still my reason to get an Xbox. To many it’s Halo and Gears but to me Forza (and Fable) is what Xbox is.
@fatpunkslim I mean CostCo and EB Games actually pulled their Xbox offerings worldwide just last month. It’s not weird to think more stores will follow.
@NobodyDom search engine optimization. Sad reality of modern journalism but sadly a requirement with how horrible google’s algorithm is. A need for PureXbox to stay visible and gather new readers (and NintendoLife and PushSquare.)
@RetroMan71 do you mean Hollow Knight is highly praised? Silksong hasn’t released yet so people can’t know if it’s good yet. Reviews aren’t out yet either.
@kezelpaso Ninja Gaiden 4 is not a first party game. It’s developed by Team Ninja, Platinum Games and Koei Tecmo. Microsoft only does the publishing. It’s like calling Dragon Quest 11 a first party Nintendo game because Nintendo published it on Switch.
@BAMozzy it’s sad and completely unnecessary. When children do it I understand, they can’t just go “I’ll play on everything and then some” but adults (that aren’t in a poor financial situation) absolutely have the ability to play on anything and no reason to argue out of brand loyalty.
Saw a post on r/gamecollecting recently about a guy saying with rumors the next xbox is all digital they feel like they bet on the wrong horse and people told him to collect multiplatform and he kept responding that he’d never buy PlayStation or Nintendo because he’s loyal to xbox and always will be, said he’d quit gaming before collecting for the “other teams”.
I’ll rewrite my comment more “nicely” The console wars aren’t a thing, haven’t been for years. Some people convince themselves they exist for various reasons but it’s unnecessary, the only actual console wars that happened was the SNES v Mega Drive. Most people these days either own all platforms, a PC or just don’t care about waging a “war”. And that’s a good thing.
@Elbow the peacemaker leak is 9 months old now and likely fake Gorillaz and B&B where based on datamines while Peacemaker is “insider info” and 9/10 times “insider info” leaks are fake, even coming from the big 3 leakers.
As long as these age old games are cloud based and not native emulation I don’t care. I’ve seen footage of this at ok internet speeds and a few kb atari 2.600 games should not have buffer and render issues and cost lots of data to play.
@Kaloudz well because 1.) the Tolkien estate is squeezing money out of the IP atm and 2.) I think if they would wait on the IP to lapse they still couldn’t air it in the US without licensing it.
It’s the same reason why Sherlock Holmes has to be renamed to Herlock Sholmes so often. The books have been public domain worldwide for years except for in the US where the Arthur Conan Doyle estate still owns the character.
@Kaloudz correct. In Europe and most of the world tolkien’s works are entering public domain soon. In the US it will take a few more years and it’ll be a book by book situation rather than all his works like in most of the world.
@Tasuki this isn’t that kind if a petition If this reaches 1m signatures the EU is obligated by law to seriously consider and debate this subject and it’s a topic that already has a lot of support within the EU senate.
@Kaloudz they’re hoping the EU will force always online games that go offline permanently to either add offline capability if the game supports single player, add peer to peer capabilities so people can continue playing online or make the servers open source so fans can continue to run servers.
@SingleStooge mario Kart World definitely doesn’t look like one but when you’re actually playing it it sure feels like one. Still doesn’t justify it but damn is MKW a high quality product.
@JumpingJackson sadly this and all future Xbox Game Studio games have been announced to be a code in a box on all platforms starting with Outer Worlds 2. No more second hand buying 😢
@Lup are you playing all 8 God of War games or just the 5 games made by Santa Monica? If the latter I would atleast recommend Ghost of Sparta as it’s amazing.
@Fiddleroyolanda @FraserG it’s a remake that calls itself a remaster like similar games (crash bandicoot, spyro, spongebob, THPS, Dead Rising)
It’s a trend that started after Resident Evil 2 and FF7R where companies started calling remakes “remasters” if it didn’t completely change the gameplay and story
@FraserG developed by Sony Japan Studios in collaboration with Clap Hanz. SJS also made Patapon and Freedom Wars. Other games they own are Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, Loco Roco, Ape Escape, Forbidden Siren, Gravity Rush and much much more. (They churned out so much between ps1, 2, 3, psp and psvita.)
Almost done with Sea of Stars on Switch, I was recommended to pursue the true ending. Not sure what to play next yet but Octopath Traveler 2, Elec-Head, Grapple Dog, Jedi Survivor and Princess Peach Showtime are all on the shortlist.
I just beat Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on Ps5, close to the platinum too as I only have a handful of things left like 3 more crewmates, beat amon, donthe minatonsubstories and complete the baseball minigame.
Besides that I started playing Bakeru on my Switch which I’m thoroughly enjoying at the moment. The plan is to start either Sea of Stars or Star Wars: Jedi Survivor after.
Is a Reddit post with not even 200 upvotes really news worthy or representative of “Xbox Fans”?
I’d like articles on the individual indie games from the xbox indie showcase instead of a single article that links to their YT trailers, that’s actually news related to this website and the platform. Or does indie coverage not garner any clicks?
Edit: even pushsquare and Nintendolife covered the ID@Xbox showcase more than PureXbox.
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Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition On Switch 2 Is 'Cut Back' Even From The Xbox 360 Version
@Titntin realistically games made for ps4 and Xone with no Ps5 and XSX version that get ported to NS2 should run and play best on NS2 since it’s the most powerful of the 3 (it’s a ps4 pro/Xone X with DLSS support) so Tomb Raider 2013 should’ve been a slamdunk on NS2.
The NS2 version being significantly worse than ps3 and 360 is just insanely lazy.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
@Kezelpaso well then wikipedia NL is wrong because it says 16th of November 🙂
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Is 24 Years Old Today, What Do You Expect From Next Year's 25th Birthday?
Funny posting this anniversary post a day before the 360’s 20th anniversary
Re: Reaction: As Gran Turismo 7 Gets A Major 2025 Expansion, Forza Motorsport Deserved More
It’s a shame FM8 wasn’t given a second chance through a Ps5 port. It deserved better.
I’ve always been a PlayStation/Nintendo fan(girl) but Forza is still my reason to get an Xbox. To many it’s Halo and Gears but to me Forza (and Fable) is what Xbox is.
Re: Report: Resident Evil 0 Remake In Development For Release After Requiem
At this point they’ll remake Survivor, Dead Aim and Degeneration before they’ll remake Code Veronica.
Re: Microsoft Issues Statement Denying Target & Walmart Are Pulling Xbox Products
@fatpunkslim I mean CostCo and EB Games actually pulled their Xbox offerings worldwide just last month.
It’s not weird to think more stores will follow.
Re: Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2025 So Far
So since these are day 1 launches they’re all ultimate except for the PC game right?
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Getting A Major Overhaul With New Names, Games & Price Changes
While I already stopped renewing monthly I still got gamepass bi monthly.
They have now lost me as a customer entirely. Was good while it lasted.
Re: Talking Point: So, Is Hollow Knight: Silksong Worth The Hype On Xbox Game Pass?
@NobodyDom search engine optimization. Sad reality of modern journalism but sadly a requirement with how horrible google’s algorithm is. A need for PureXbox to stay visible and gather new readers (and NintendoLife and PushSquare.)
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (September 4)
@RetroMan71 do you mean Hollow Knight is highly praised?
Silksong hasn’t released yet so people can’t know if it’s good yet. Reviews aren’t out yet either.
Re: Talking Point: Next Month Is A Big One For Xbox Game Studios, And We're Here For It
@kezelpaso Ninja Gaiden 4 is not a first party game. It’s developed by Team Ninja, Platinum Games and Koei Tecmo. Microsoft only does the publishing. It’s like calling Dragon Quest 11 a first party Nintendo game because Nintendo published it on Switch.
Re: Xbox & PlayStation's New Social Media Ads Make Fans Question Whether 'Console War' Is Over
@BAMozzy it’s sad and completely unnecessary. When children do it I understand, they can’t just go “I’ll play on everything and then some” but adults (that aren’t in a poor financial situation) absolutely have the ability to play on anything and no reason to argue out of brand loyalty.
Saw a post on r/gamecollecting recently about a guy saying with rumors the next xbox is all digital they feel like they bet on the wrong horse and people told him to collect multiplatform and he kept responding that he’d never buy PlayStation or Nintendo because he’s loyal to xbox and always will be, said he’d quit gaming before collecting for the “other teams”.
Re: Xbox & PlayStation's New Social Media Ads Make Fans Question Whether 'Console War' Is Over
I’ll rewrite my comment more “nicely”
The console wars aren’t a thing, haven’t been for years. Some people convince themselves they exist for various reasons but it’s unnecessary, the only actual console wars that happened was the SNES v Mega Drive. Most people these days either own all platforms, a PC or just don’t care about waging a “war”. And that’s a good thing.
Re: Xbox & PlayStation's New Social Media Ads Make Fans Question Whether 'Console War' Is Over
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Re: Call Of Duty Team Responds To Feedback That They've 'Drifted From What Made COD Unique'
@Elbow the peacemaker leak is 9 months old now and likely fake
Gorillaz and B&B where based on datamines while Peacemaker is “insider info” and 9/10 times “insider info” leaks are fake, even coming from the big 3 leakers.
Re: Call Of Duty Team Responds To Feedback That They've 'Drifted From What Made COD Unique'
@Elbow assuming you are playing it yet, gonna play Fortnite for the current Gorillaz collab and the leaked Beavis & Butthead collab?
Re: Talking Point: Will The ROG Xbox Ally Be Your First 'Handheld Gaming PC'?
I’ll stick with the Switch 2 TYVM
Call me when PlayStation and Xbox make genuine handheld consoles instead of a screen share tablet and a pc.
Re: Seven New Games Have Joined Xbox Retro Classics In August So Far
As long as these age old games are cloud based and not native emulation I don’t care.
I’ve seen footage of this at ok internet speeds and a few kb atari 2.600 games should not have buffer and render issues and cost lots of data to play.
Re: Capcom Publisher Sale Now Live On Xbox, Alongside More Weekly Game Pass Discounts
@FraserG yeah I meant Capcom using that term in the title is misleading
Re: Capcom Publisher Sale Now Live On Xbox, Alongside More Weekly Game Pass Discounts
@FraserG @Fiendish-Beaver headsup the “remaster” terminology is misleading. It’s a full on remake.
Re: EA Insists No Price Increases Are Planned As Battlefield 6 Nears Xbox Launch
Yet it’s gonna be €80 in Europe according to leaks which translates to about $95 USD.
Re: Roundup: New Lord Of The Rings Game Launches On Xbox To Mixed Reviews
@Kaloudz well because 1.) the Tolkien estate is squeezing money out of the IP atm and 2.) I think if they would wait on the IP to lapse they still couldn’t air it in the US without licensing it.
It’s the same reason why Sherlock Holmes has to be renamed to Herlock Sholmes so often. The books have been public domain worldwide for years except for in the US where the Arthur Conan Doyle estate still owns the character.
Re: Roundup: New Lord Of The Rings Game Launches On Xbox To Mixed Reviews
@Kaloudz correct. In Europe and most of the world tolkien’s works are entering public domain soon. In the US it will take a few more years and it’ll be a book by book situation rather than all his works like in most of the world.
Re: THPS 3+4 Has Some Amazing Mods If You're Playing On PC
I like THPS3+4. Solid 9/10 but could’ve been a 10/10 with just a bit more care, especially in 4’s regard.
Re: Random: Over 1M People Have Signed A Petition To 'Stop Killing Games'
@Tasuki this isn’t that kind if a petition
If this reaches 1m signatures the EU is obligated by law to seriously consider and debate this subject and it’s a topic that already has a lot of support within the EU senate.
So opposite of a waste of time.
Re: Random: Over 1M People Have Signed A Petition To 'Stop Killing Games'
@Kaloudz they’re hoping the EU will force always online games that go offline permanently to either add offline capability if the game supports single player, add peer to peer capabilities so people can continue playing online or make the servers open source so fans can continue to run servers.
Re: Xbox Journalist Denies Report About Backwards Compatibility Plans For 2026
Jez Cordon is a grifter. I don’t see why we keep acting like he’s in the know when 9/10 times he’s incorrect
This seems to be a 1/10 situation where he’s right but that shouldn’t give his “leaks” any merit or power.
Re: Xbox Officially Has Its First $80 Game, And It Won't Be The Last
@SingleStooge mario Kart World definitely doesn’t look like one but when you’re actually playing it it sure feels like one.
Still doesn’t justify it but damn is MKW a high quality product.
Re: Xbox Officially Has Its First $80 Game, And It Won't Be The Last
@JumpingJackson sadly this and all future Xbox Game Studio games have been announced to be a code in a box on all platforms starting with Outer Worlds 2. No more second hand buying 😢
Re: CD Projekt's 'Cyberpunk 2' Now In Proper Development As Game Enters Pre-Production
I wouldn’t call pre production “proper development”
I mean it’s in the name, pre production. It’s in the very early planning stages.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 24-25)
@Lup are you playing all 8 God of War games or just the 5 games made by Santa Monica?
If the latter I would atleast recommend Ghost of Sparta as it’s amazing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 24-25)
Hotel Dusk on the DS and Fortnite on the Switch and Ps5.
Not much in anticipation for the Switch 2. Gonna be a slow 12 days.
Re: Oblivion Remastered PC File Size Leaks Ahead Of Rumoured Xbox Game Pass Launch
That’s big for what’s supposedly a near 1:1 remake in a new engine.
Re: 'Oblivion Remastered' Images Leak Ahead Of Imminent Xbox Release
@Fiddleroyolanda @FraserG it’s a remake that calls itself a remaster like similar games (crash bandicoot, spyro, spongebob, THPS, Dead Rising)
It’s a trend that started after Resident Evil 2 and FF7R where companies started calling remakes “remasters” if it didn’t completely change the gameplay and story
Re: Lots Of Activision Blizzard Games Aren't On Xbox Game Pass Yet, But Why?
Honest answer? They still sell well, especially CoD, and adding them to gamepass would impact those sales.
Re: Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
@Kaloudz difference is Microsoft is porting their newest games.
Sony is porting 10 to 20 year old psp and psvita games.
Re: Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
@Only_station_matters account made mere minutes ago with a username clearly implying PlayStation is superiour.
Troll account.
Re: Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
@FraserG developed by Sony Japan Studios in collaboration with Clap Hanz.
SJS also made Patapon and Freedom Wars. Other games they own are Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, Loco Roco, Ape Escape, Forbidden Siren, Gravity Rush and much much more. (They churned out so much between ps1, 2, 3, psp and psvita.)
Re: Sony-Owned 'Patapon' Is Coming To PS5, Switch And PC, But No Sign Of Xbox
Seems like Sony is blocking all these ports.
They did the same with Freedom Wars, Lego Horizon and Everybody’s Golf.
Re: Multiple Games Announced For Xbox Following March 2025's Nintendo Direct
Seems like Sony’s blocking all the Bandai remasters of Sony Japan Studios games from coming to Xbox.
Re: Xbox Buying Ubisoft Would Be An Unwise Move, Suggests Former PlayStation Boss
Agreed. MS should focus on what they have, they’re huge already. And like @themightyant said, all it will do is massive job cuts.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 22-23)
Almost done with Sea of Stars on Switch, I was recommended to pursue the true ending.
Not sure what to play next yet but Octopath Traveler 2, Elec-Head, Grapple Dog, Jedi Survivor and Princess Peach Showtime are all on the shortlist.
Re: Talking Point: What Should Microsoft Call The '2027' Xbox Console & Handheld?
Xbox Range H and Xbox Range P
Continue the streak of consumer confusion.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 15-16)
Just beat Bakeru on Switch half an hour ago. Debating on wether to continue Jedi: Survivor on Ps5 or wether to start Sea of Stars on the Switch.
Re: Poll: Split Fiction Players, What Do You Think Of The Game So Far?
@fraserG you accidentally set the poll to multi answer 🫣
Unless you’re being inclusive to Two-Face and hive minds, but I don’t think they’re real.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 8-9)
I just beat Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on Ps5, close to the platinum too as I only have a handful of things left like 3 more crewmates, beat amon, donthe minatonsubstories and complete the baseball minigame.
Besides that I started playing Bakeru on my Switch which I’m thoroughly enjoying at the moment.
The plan is to start either Sea of Stars or Star Wars: Jedi Survivor after.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Excited For Xbox's Next Major First-Party Release In April?
If it gets a physical, definitely
I don’t have gamepass anymore sadly, might resub to play this.
Re: Random: Xbox Fans Want Microsoft To Bring Back 'Snap Mode' On Series X And S
Is a Reddit post with not even 200 upvotes really news worthy or representative of “Xbox Fans”?
I’d like articles on the individual indie games from the xbox indie showcase instead of a single article that links to their YT trailers, that’s actually news related to this website and the platform. Or does indie coverage not garner any clicks?
Edit: even pushsquare and Nintendolife covered the ID@Xbox showcase more than PureXbox.
Re: Talking Point: Are You Happy With The Current Xbox UI As It Stands In 2025?
No I want it to change on a weekly basis. I hate UI consistency more than Microsoft and Discord does.
Re: Marvel Rivals Publisher Confirms Mass US Layoffs In New Company Statement
“Mass US layoffs”
According to reports the US marvel rivals team support team consisted of 6 people.