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@IOI and resell it if you want to.

Looks like they’ve done a mostly great job but is excessive for my needs even if I love a new gadget!

It seems all of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo “rewards” are becoming er… less rewarding.

@Banjo- yes I’m pretty sure perfect dark would’ve been among them.

Crimson skies would be nice though, loved that back in the day!

I’ll have to seriously consider a psvr2 now for this dammit!

Good for square looking for more sales on other consoles but I think they may be missing the point that this franchise isn’t as popular as it once was or they think it is.

Their expectations always seem way too high.

@Cakefish agree I thought 6 was better than 5. The pinnacle for me is still 3 though.

Also agree with Ben here. There’s enough live service out there already we don’t need more, especially from franchises that haven’t been built on that and that fans appreciate for being something different.

Do Konami even have any dev teams left after they changed their business model away from gaming all those years ago?

Would be good to see something new in the MGS world but might be a bit nervous about it without kojima at the helm…

End of the console wars? Dammit does this mean we have to be friends now?

@ElectricWizard I played it on the pro and had zero issues until completing it.

Not sure if the issues were overblown?

So happy black myth has a sequel coming loved that game!

This game is superb, absolutely loved it!

These are good consoles but goodness me that last paragraph of his quote is the biggest load of hyperbole I’ve ever heard! 🤦‍♂️

I love the idea of these and have looked into them a few times but never pulled the trigger. As it is I don’t have enough time to game and prefer to play on a TV, plus I have a switch 2.

Maybe when I retire I’ll look into it again with the Rog 5!

Concerns of job security is naturally likely high at MS studios right now so maybe he feels his job’s in danger after the recent layoffs?

Maybe their social media manager was one of those to be axed.

$5bn gamepass revenue is very impressive but means little without profit margin.

Obviously concord will be the first port

@Banjo- only difference is we don’t know the extent of Sony’s intentions, we do with Microsoft’s.

@x3King84 was motion sickness. I get it with first person games sometimes, though I hadn’t for ages until Indy for some reason.

I wonder if Microsoft will make further comments on all this or if they’ll just carry on like nothings happened…

@Fiendish-Beaver it depends what state you’re in. Different states have different tax rates as far as I understand.

I’m not in the US though so maybe someone who is can give a better answer!

Hope they bring it to switch 2 as well. I’d love to take it portable!

@EvilBear @Ooccoo_Jr it is sad, they were untouchable in the n64 days weren’t they… it felt like they just pumped banger after banger out every year.

Is a shame they’ve not been the same under Microsoft’s leadership.

Personally would have preferred perfect dark.

My favourite halo memory was managing to find the last steelbook copy of halo (or was it halo 2 can’t even remember 🤣) when I bought my OG Xbox many years ago!

I bought it at lunch during work and literally couldn’t wait to get home to boot it up. RIP Woolworths lol

How about kickstarter john?

I’ll take Forza on switch 2 please!

Devs haven’t had S2 dev kits for long so are no doubt still getting to grips with how to get the most from the system. Typically you’ll see the best looking/performing games towards the end of a generation.

"live-service game entering an oversaturated market"

I’d guess this had a lot to do with the decision. If so at least MS aren’t chasing the live service dream like Sony.

@kmtrain83 yeah good point and I have no idea! There’s a photo of one of the devs standing next to two crates of S2 consoles so wonder if they had some good contacts? Who knows!

Meanwhile ShiftUp gifted their employees a PS5 and switch 2 while Round8 gifted 2 weeks holiday, $7k cash and a switch 2.

This is sad if true.

@Isolte I was a fan of the blades too and no that wasn’t supposed to be a pun 😅

Absolutely brilliant game and one I’d definitely recommend.

Loved origins/legends so bring it on!

Glad Michel Ancel is back to help also.

@CaptainCluck they only charge the same fee as Google, PlayStation network etc so that means almost every store front has been abusing their positions surely?

I mean it looks too good to be true!

Considering the development duration and what it looks like they’ve achieved with this game, it must have the biggest budget of any game ever?

What do we reckon $500 million? $1 billion?

Delicious graphics!

Wages are barely going up, are development costs really still increasing? This excuse just feels mostly overused by now.

Ah nevermind the good thing is the new doom looks good!

Man I loved that blade design! Had completely forgotten about it though.

@FarmDog08 yeah I wasn’t expecting that twist at the end of act 1!

First game expedition 33 reminded me of was FF7 Remake thinking it was outdoing square enix at its own game!

Wow can’t wait to get started!

It’s ironic considering how much Phil goes on about how important game preservation is.

I agree that FC 3 was the peak but I have to say 6 is decent too!

I like the name Prime but it does make me think Amazon, Transformers and the drink…

Seeing as console generations are seeing massive diminishing returns between new generations now I’d rather wait another 5-8 years for new consoles.

The XSX and PS5 have plenty of life left in them.

It does look really good this one, hopefully I’ll grab it at some point!

Mike was always a nobhead when he worked at MS. Seems not much has changed.