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It’ll be the silliest name possible, guaranteed.

I’d have respect if they went for “XBox McXboxerson,” though.

@darylb24 I’m aware, I’m just saying that I’m always concerned when a game gives CP2077-launch vibes until proven different.

My play will be on PS5, but I hope for good real-world performance on both console platforms!

@themightyant That’s why I said “little or no” as I know they’ve shown very little.

After the Cyberpunk 2077 Heard Round The World, I don’t trust ANY dev that shows so little console video, especially this close to release.

I hope my fears will be proven meaningless.

Still find it odd that little to no console footage has been shown.

@themightyant For my team green friends, I hope so. It’s rather ridiculous that this wasn’t noticed before release.

…did no one at Ubi actually PLAY the game before releasing the patch? How does this sort of thing slip by whatever QC they have, if any?

@ilyn It says a lot that STS2 doing well was a forgone conclusion…but a game made by BUNGIE doing well is less so!

@Cherip-the-Ripper Apparently the original game was well loved! I got the first one ages ago via (I think) PS Plus and never bothered to try it, but maybe I should…

@Balaam_ If they’d remade the original Marathon trilogy, I’d have bought in instantly. I cut my teeth on those back in the day.

Slay the Spire 2 is destroying Marathon in player count currently on Steam.

I offer this as information only, without casting shade on Marathon. Other than using the word “destroyed,” of course.

Huh. I stand corrected.

I’m man enough to admit when I’m wrong.

I came close to deleting the app, it was getting so bad. Probably got 50 notifications before it finally stopped.

“I didn’t expect such scrutiny”

Then someone failed to warn her how dedicated the internet is to researching new people put in charge of the things they love.

That said, the explanation makes sense. Weird that someone ostensibly in charge of AI things didn’t understand how this would go, though…

Gosh, you mean neglecting your actual customers in favor of chasing one that doesn’t exist is a BAD thing?

Huh. Whodathunkit.

It’s blindingly obvious she didn’t play any of those games herself and this is an utterly disingenuous “hello, fellow gamers” moment. Also notice she didn’t say WHICH Halo, just “Halo.”

Amused that this article doesn’t express any doubt as to the validity of this response or this account’s very improbable achievements in such a short time. Either this was an intern under a deadline to boost that gamerscore, or she’s been training AI on those games using her account.

@Millionski I haven’t trusted MS since Windows 95. Hell, since DOS.

I totally believe the previous head of AI development that no AI slop will be used. Especially when her X replies seem generated from AI and her gamertag has only existed for a few months with easily AI-trainable games being the only ones played on said account.

I totally believe this will be a great thing!

“MS decided I wasn’t needed anymore, but we’re pretending this is my choice.”

I’m sure the person in charge of MS’s AI initiative will TOTALLY not shove AI into games left and right.

Totally.

Never forget that, as stupid as MS can be with studio closings and firings…Sony can be just as idiotic.

Seriously, I kinda hate MS (tho I own a Series X) but Sony is doing nothing to endear themselves to me right now. And I’ve been a PS guy since the original, as well as a Nintendo guy since the NES.

The rate things are going, I might just focus on Switch 2 games and call it good.

@chesheer Looks like they had backing from Tencent. I think they qualify as greedy, even if not the actual publisher.

@themightyant So you’re saying that Gamefreak needs to start outsourcing the Pokémon games! I can get behind this.

It’s truly amazing that THIS is coming from the same company that gave us those barely-worth-bothering graphics in the last few Pokémon games.

@HonestHick It just boggles my mind that they’re willing to pony up the cost for a full 64GB game card…but they couldn’t do the lesser cost of a second disc for series X/PS5.

Sigh. The life of a physical gamer can be an annoying one! Still, I support real physical releases and I will reward them with a double-dip on S2!

@HonestHick Again: Multiple disc releases exist already. Hell, the standard XBox game case is MADE to hold multiple discs since the Series X can’t use the high capacity discs the PS5 can.

A dual disc release would be far cheaper than using a 64GB S2 game card. Discs are cheaper to produce.

Bethesda boggles my mind sometimes. But I will likely be buying Indy on S2, even though I played it on GP and own it on PS5 digitally!

Bethesda just confirmed on Twitter that Indy will be fully on Switch 2 game card, not a game key.

Which of course begs the question…why did they give us a game key disc for PS5 and series X? Or two discs?

I truly do not understand the publishing decisions made anymore.

@themightyant It was awful for me. I very much disliked it. And I own it on disc!

It’s almost like two different people can have differing opinions on the same thing!

Team Green can keep Starfield.

But as an owner of all three current consoles, I love seeing this.

@Cakefish Yup. Somehow it isn’t an issue on PS or PC, but MS’s nanny censoring makes it an utter joke.

12.7 billion instances were people playing FF14 and censoring the in-game chat words “Thanalan” and “class” due to rear-related letters being contained within.

…you may think I’m joking, but these examples actually happened. The FF14 chat censorship on XBox is pretty much why I’ll never play it on my Series X again and only on my PS5. It is utterly ridiculous.

I hope the tens of tens of people who played this game appreciate the effort.

Hilariously Woot has WWE2K24 for $4.99 for XBox right now.

I’m sure this will attract tens of tens more players.

I love seeing this game succeed. Thanks to my Team Green brethren who continue fighting for Managed Democracy against the alien hordes!

I saw this news and am ready to bust out my PS4 disc copy for a hopefully free upgrade. Hopefully my primarily Team Green friends will get the same treatment!

Cloud and…AI strength.

Touting Copilot, one of the things responsible for making hardware more expensive, is a bold strategy. Especially while touting more cloud strength…since people will start to not afford new hardware.

Am I the only one annoyed by that little combo?

The Series S version running better than the Switch 2 version should be an automatic assumption given that it is not a hybrid console and doesn’t have to account for a portable mode as well.

The fact that the Series S and Switch 2 are as close as they are in performance when the S2 draws around 18-20W of power docked and the Series S draws from 50-85W is honestly a testament to just how well the Switch 2 performs.

presses X to doubt

@Rangers420 Wow, it only took 26 comments for someone to bring some form of politics into this for no reason. Congrats on being that post!

With all those cancelled projects, I suppose they have the time to finally get these upgrades done.

There is a LOT of Xbox fanboying happening with that XBoxEra review, good grief.

Makes me want a current-gen FF13 trilogy port so a PS site can say the same thing and then add, “and our FF14 chat isn’t censored to a stupidly excessive degree, so WE are once again the premier platform for Final Fantasy!”

You know, just to stir the pot a bit more. Keep the rivalry fresh.

I will laugh if the date comes and goes without a peep from them.

It looked like such generic slop, and I find it hilarious that this was the “one last thing” that they were so proud of at those awards.

Of course, Persona 4 Arena got a full Ultimax release on PC, Switch and PS4 back in 2022, while skipping the XBox.

Still feels weird that they didn’t port that over to run natively outside of BC for team green, or at least make the digital version accessible. Especially with Atlus being very XBox focused in their promotions these days.

Isn’t Unity the company that tried to make people pay per installation at exorbitant rates?

If so, he’s probably better off looking for another position anyway. Unity still has egg on their face from that.

@Dm9982 Whatever my opinion of the game itself is, Outlaws is a prime example of what the S2 can do. The fact they squeezed that game into a portable console made by Nintendo without sacrificing more than they did is astonishing.

@OldGamer999 It is! But one screwup with my account and boom, access to all those games goes away.

Convenience IS wonderful, and for some games I absolutely went for it. Helldivers 2, Mario Kart 8/World, etc. Games I knew I’d want instant access to at a moment’s notice. I’m not a total stick in the mud.

@OldGamer999 No, thank you. I’ll keep my discs so I actually own my games. Same with my blu-ray collection for movies.

This oldie will stick to physical media anytime it’s possible.

@Dm9982 PS5 has a large install base compared to the Switch 2, at least for the moment. S2 is outselling PS5 right now but obviously Sony has already gotten the PS5 into more hands. Remember that those existing consoles don’t magically disappear.

MS would be stupid to exclude one or the other. Making an X game run on the S is a good parallel for making a PS5 version comparable to the X and then a Switch 2 version on par (or slightly below, possibly) the S. Though they’d have to drop it more for portable mode.

Either way, I own both so I’ll be content!

@swedetrap You can’t play GT7 offline at all beyond some tutorial stuff, so I’m not sure I’d use that as an example.

Of course Fable will get a PS5 port. Hopefully a Switch 2 port as well.

In a world where Forza Horizon 5 is on PS5 and 6 will be after a delay, it’d be silly to think Fable won’t get the same treatment.