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@Banjo- That would be the best possible outcome. Being able to play any game from our library at home with Helix, then continuing seamlessly on the go with the Ally. Having all our games at our disposal at any given time seems like a dream come true. Really hope that's the future they're planning for us!

@Millionski Personally, I'd be more interested in a handheld iteration than Helix itself as I'm planning to go on an exchange program in Japan starting next year. But the way Xbox Ally was made just doesn't work for me, as I have a huge backlog of Xbox games, most of which are not Play Anywhere titles. By making it able to play these games my problem would be solved!

@FraserG I must've been living in a cave, I didn't know that!

Also I haven't watched the interview yet, so it's good to know there's still interest on a handheld device. Although if the plans of unifying PC and Xbox libraries ever reach the ROG Xbox Ally, I guess there would be no need for another one. At least that would make me interested in getting the Xbox Ally as my priority is my Xbox games.

Thanks for the reply!

So far I think she's been doing an amazing job! Hope by the time Project Helix is released, things will be going in the right direction.

One thing we haven't heard lately is about that supposed first party Xbox portable device. Anyone know if it is still a thing?

I'm totally fine with two days of delay. I'm not ok, however, with a 6-year delay (I'm looking at you, Square Enix).

@Dodoo I have kind of a trauma with the L3/R3 buttons, managed to break some of them on other consoles due to overusage. I'm ok with pressing them sporadically, but running is a move we tend to use often. Unfortunately, I don't think they will implement button mapping to this game, seeing as they offered two predefined control schemes... 😕

Played a little bit of the demo and I can say this game is shining. Loved almost everything about it. My only complaint is that you can't customize button configuration (I hate running with the L3 button).

Good to know. I have just voted for Silent Hill Downpour to be relisted. Fingers crossed!

I just tried a little bit of the demo on Series S and frankly am quite disappointed. Performance mode makes the graphics so blurry that it seems like a Nintendo DS game upscaled. I'm not exaggerating, it's just really terrible!

The game has two performance modes, but both targeting 60fps. I'd be happy if they made one of them focus on 45fps with higher resolution instead.

Unfortunately I guess I'll have to play it with 30fps, which is something I never bothered before with any other game on my white Xbox.

Really, I'm still incredulous...

One thing I'd like to have is a way to get a previously unlocked achievement (without receiving gamerscore points, obviously). Sometimes I'd wanna feel like playing a game for the first time.

Hope they relist Silent Hill Downpour. It's the only one I'm missing to have all mainline games playable on my Xbox.

Xbox Power for the high end model
Xbox Light for the modest variant

Mine has been preloaded since December 20.

Bought them the moment I noticed the discounts were in place. Y0DC was 70% and Kiwami was 90% off.

Infinite Wealth all the way through the weekend and the weeks to come.

Got a few Tales of games to catch up to, but I'm waiting for some deep discounts on them. This is just another addition to the list.

Now they are releasing this on the same day as Resident Evil Requiem?! That's kinda crazy.

I know nothing about this game, but I would certainly buy it if it comes to Xbox just for the sake of annoying Sony's zealots.

Bought mine in 2021 and it was the perfect choice for me, as I am not a cutting edge tech user and my TV is still 1080p to this day. The console is so small and silent. It's small size also compels me to take it with me on my future exchange to Japan in 2027. Being digital-only doesn't annoy me at all, as I've been a MS Rewards user since I got the Series S, so most of my games were bought with points, which makes it the most economic device I have ever had. Hope to play on it for many more years yet. ❤️

It's so good to finally see Sony losing these exclusives. The game is really just around the corner, I just hope they price it correctly.

Glad to see the few remaining reasons to have a PlayStation fading.

I feel nothing

Yakuza 3 was my least favorite game in the series, so I'm very happy they're remaking this one. Dark Ties also looks great!

However, I can't believe they're going to release the Y0 Director's Cut as a standalone game instead of updating the original one. C'mon, dude!

Well deserved success. I'm hoping the next Metal Gear related news from Konami would be the Master Collection vol. 2 (including MGS4, for God's sake!).

I'm hoping they'll reveal the release date for FFVII Remake.

I despise this feature. Even disabling it in the settings does not remove it entirely from the A button as there are certain places where it pops up when it shouldn't. I think in my game library, when I try to open something that's already installed, it appears. So. F******. Annoying.

After almost going out of business for their exclusivities with Sony, they'd have to be crazy to keep on with this strategy.

Not interested at all in supporting Sony in any way. They could go bankrupt for all I care.

Unless they make every console game a Play Anywhere title or merge the console and PC libraries, this device is not meant for me.

Just went through the entire catalog of Play Anywhere and found a whooping number of 4 titles from my console library that are compatible.

After 5 years of waiting... I'm so happy! 🥹

I think it's just a matter of time. They'll port everything previously released on PS on Switch 2 eventually.

Oh well, I just played the original Syberia 1 and 2 last month on the PS2 emulator, and Syberia 3 on Switch in order to play the most recent one, The World Before (which I haven't played yet as I'm waiting for a discount).

Truth be told, the first and second games are infuriating puzzle-wise. I hope this one makes things more streamlined so that we don't need to open a walkthrough guide every five seconds.

By the trailer, I'd call it a remake rather than a remaster. It's visually stunning and seems to be using the same gameplay mechanics as The World Before. I'll be looking forward to it.

There are two things I'd like them to do, though they have more to be with functionality than customization. One is to get the Game Hub mapped to the X button instead of A, because that s*** is driving me nuts (I know there's an option to change it for the home screen, but all other screens are kept mapped on the A button). The other thing would be to show the profile icon of who's using which games on Quick Resume.

@krzysztof81 I did buy it last night and was comparing to the Switch version... Yeah, on the big screen the Switch port is pretty bad looking.

And also I found out something interesting: for the cross progression to work properly, both platforms need to have the same content. On the Switch I have the Complete Edition but on Xbox I got the base edition. The result was that I could transfer my save to Switch with no problems at all, but transferring the save back to Xbox simply didn't work, it showed me a list of things I needed to have installed for it to be compatible. The good news is that most of the DLC is free and buying only the expansion pass ends up being cheaper than if I had gotten the Complete Edition on Xbox. Lol

That'd be the ideal scenario IMO. The dockable handheld would replace the Series S as the lower spec device while the next home console would replace the Series X for tech enthusiasts.

Most certainly, yes. Xbox Series S has so many good features that I never felt I needed to go to their competitor's side.

1. It was the most affordable next gen console when I bought it.

2. Very welcome features like FPS Boost and Quick Resume. Besides, it is a very silent console, which is great.

3. It's a powerhouse machine for emulation, especially for PS2, Game Cube and Wii consoles. Most of the time their games run great on it.

4. Microsoft Rewards program alone has allowed me to get several games without having to pay with my own money.

5. Game Pass is a nice support to play games that you wouldn't buy otherwise.

There are probably other things that make me love my Series S that I am forgetting to talk about, but these are some of the reasons why I don't think about leaving Microsoft's side anytime soon.

@Kraven I know the game has cross progression between platforms, so the Switch version will have its use thanks to the portability.

@Ricky-Spanish @MadCaptain2207 Guess I'll do that when I get home then, though I'm not planning to play immediately. First I wanna watch the Netflix series and then play The Witcher 2 (been on my Xbox 360 backlog forever).

I've had the game on Switch for years, yet never played it. Should I get it on Xbox instead?

I'm confident FF7 Remake will be announced soon. I've been waiting so long for this game, but I wouldn't pay full price for it anymore.

I'm actually frightened with today's news. The way things are going, next gen hardwares and games will have prohibitive prices. We're living in dark times.

I got Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Have already played it when it was on Game Pass, but I'm trying to have all games in the franchise on my library.

I was really tempted to get Syberia: The World Before too, but seeing as it's 60% off and it has reached 80% off once, I think I'll wait a little longer to purchase this one.

Is Lost Planet worth it?

I got one of these once, but don't think I'd be lucky enough a second time.

I just tested the Remote Play through the browser and it's amazing to be able to play Xbox 360 games like that. I thought I'd never see it happening. However, I noticed some pros and cons in this method.

The pros:

• Access to the store and backwards compatible games during remote play work just fine
• It even works with Joy Cons. All the buttons worked perfectly (in contrast to the Xbox App remote play, which the ZL and ZR buttons are not recognized)

The cons:

• Some icons keep invading the screen
• The (...) button sometimes doesn't close completely
• The screen doesn't turn to landscape mode automatically
• My phone's screen kept dimming while playing with the controller
• Had some horribly bad lagging for a while

The are lots of improvements to be done, but the good things are very welcome. Finally being able to play backwards compatible games on remote play feels like a dream to me!

Was waiting for Syberia: The World Before to go on sale to buy it, but now I'm disappointed. Last sale it got 80% off, now it's just 60% off. Might get Like a Dragon: Ishin instead.

Are you sure it's not free for 48 hours only? Like the free play days for GP members?

I'm installing it right now, yet the game was not added to my library either, just like @Kaloudz .

The two things that interest me the most would be Final Fantasy VII Remake and the handheld device.

After Nate correctly reported on the Switch 2 news coming on January 17 (or was it 16? I don't remember...), I firmly believe that Final Fantasy VII Remake will be released on Xbox this year. Even though it hasn't been announced yet, maybe it will be released simultaneously with the Switch 2 version.

Yesterday I opened a complaint when I noticed it was taking longer to cooldown bing searches. I thought it was happening only to me, but now I see they have f***ed up everyone again.

My current cooldown has been in place for over 3 months. I'm on the verge of sending them all to hell at this point.

Xbox Mega and Xbox Mini.