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He's not wrong about the passion. They need the right people in charge and creating the games. Problem is it doesn't look like that is happening for most of Xbox even currently after Phil/Sara.

@Crecca probably not just trying to think positive for their 25th anniversary after the ***** storm Sharma has unleashed this week.

Definitely a new world over there at Xbox. We literally have no idea how strange/sad it's about to get. The right word for it is 'dire', which is really crazy as the brand is profitable currently. Either they are planning to bare bones it into the ground or trying their hardest to ***** up people lives before selling it off.

It would be nice to have something positive to talk about with Xbox sometimes.

Negative, FIFA Road to the World Cup 98 for Nintendo 64. Likely will never be topped.

They have no idea what they are doing besides making random games exclusive. They should do what they are doing (previously) or just fully rip the bandaid off. Bethesda and Activision aren't Xbox Studios just make all Xbox Studios game exclusive if you are doing this.

Horrible. I'm done with the Hellblade IP. They needed to move on, terrible decision.

I assume $599 right? Looks cool but unfortunately timing in the state of the world.
@oopsiezz basically the opposite in my eyes, with font on one side of the controller? Yeah that's bunk imo. Console looks awesome and is to match the Halo 2 OG Xbox that came out.

Really nice gesture to fans of Xbox. Truth be told a good use of Microsoft money vs dumping it into AI. Feels good just to hear they are trying to recommit to the console, which means over time cheaper hardware. Equals more people can play. All good news.

Pretty interested in this as a Ghost Recon/Army of Two hybrid. Hopefully there is a way to do 2 player online co-op.

@oopsiezz totally different dev team for X so just understanding who is making this versus that game is important.

EX-BAUX option missing.....

No poll? This was the only series I have in the past but +$50 (even key sites), nah.

You have to be out of your mind for what 2-3 extra days?
I've been split 50/50 if the expansions were worth the money in the past.

Also, this game while reviewed well seems to be "living with the Horizon jank" I thought would go away when Xbox One support went away. Not much damage, flying through all the trees, and super odd/still humans in story moments.

Also, also gives me a few days to install it on and find time to play it for a few hours.

Better than a detachable drive for at least BC games they have already committed to on previous consoles. If not there is zero reason to get the console. Like 110% no reason but if they do BC physical only then they will have my attention. New games are such a lost cause in Xbox sadly. I barley could name a new AAA game with a physical copy fully on disc. Remake I know DQ7 Reimagined is.

@Banjo- we actually do not know what type of Windows will it run. Full exe or anything applicable application able to open OR just simply allows PC game stores to be installed AND be sandboxed in another VM with limited flexibility.

Those two things ARE TOTALLY different situations. Full blown open Windows is still something I doubt. It's still probably a partially locked down Windows OS and don't be shocked if Microsoft pulls the later for Helix.

It's what they are doing and have been for 360, One, and Series consoles anyway. They run on a version of Windows and the games are just VMs. This is probably just expanding the compatibility of their gaming OS. They have done limited Windows OSs for decades. Windows 10S or early Windows ARM OS anyone? This isn't 'new' for Microsoft.

It's been discussed the BOM for a while should be around ~$900 USD via the codename Magnus info. My gut reaction months ago was $750-$850 and we know ram/SSD prices are still climbing.

Unfortunately if it doesn't have a disc drive for older games $900 is my limit or $1k with a disc drive for BC for older games. Still though it's basically gonna be a copy of my current PCs power just easily able to put near a TV, still could be worth it for many people.

Gaming is so important to Microsoft you put someone that has done nothing with gaming in charge of gaming. Does she even play games. Even had an Xbox ever in her life?

To quote Bobby Hill I am concerned about Xbox as his purse:
"That's my purse I don't know you!"

The trajectory of Xbox behind the scenes has been okay for about 1-2 years now when things are looking generally positive for games, publishing, and a next gen console we....do this.

If the core team focus has been less on AI (this was the push to get Sharma to get Xbox to making money again) and this is Microsoft of old mentality to get Xbox really back to a strong 360 place without exclusives they better continue pumping out internal games as quick as possible to make this positive for gamers.

Either Phil got pushed to retirement and/or asks to leave for replacement but that person wasn't Sarah nor anyone in Microsoft related to Gaming at all.

It's embarrassing and I totally understand why she left. She got stiffed by someone that likely isn't qualified or knows d*** about video games.

It's just strange Sharma didn't have a position on Xbox for 1-2 YEARS before this. It's just too abrupt to make any sense.

If it's on disc day one on the better version. Whatever it is Series X or PS5 Pro. If no disc version or delayed disc version then I might wait until it's out for PC instead. It's up to Rockstar to ***** this launch up. Good luck.

First one I heard about and that's just unfortunate for Xbox only users, it looked good.

Where's my physical copy?

@Weebleman Correct, even if it's Xbox in name and the app is named Xbox and it does indeed play Xbox games in backwards compatibility via a launcher or a VM window and pops up in front of other windows on the desktop it...is...still....a P...C... If someone wanted that they would have it already. The Windows OS SUCKS on a TV. It's bad, really bad. The biggest problem Microsoft has with a hybrid box is getting the OS to handle a controller just like the Xbox Series consoles does today and has since launch.

If they cannot do that day one next console/hybrid people will complain even if it's a $500-$600 box, let alone a $799-$999 prices box. People want a streamlined OS experience not a very non-controller friendly Windows OS with a start menu. This is their biggest hurdle. Not price. Not lack or missing some 3rd party games. It's the damn OS experience. It's going to ruin the 'Xbox' brand if they cannot get a good solution and the new Xbox full screen experience is not it. It might be a 1/4 of the way to where it should be, maybe. It's bad on the Xbox Ally X, that is like a alpha of a concept of a plan.

I just don't understand why they cannot expand the other way from the Series Windows OS and make it compatible with x86 applications and apps. Using Windows 11 as the place to start ain't it.

No surprises every single game on top 10 was in or still is in GamePass. This is the monster Microsoft created and needs to understand what it did to the platform moving forward.

Enjoyed Avowed, TOW2, and Doom TDA a decent amount. But Ball X Pit, CO:E33 and Ninja Gaiden 4 were the highlights for me this year at least within Xbox eco.

@TheOfficialJW because there are still exclusives or console exclusives locked to 360. This is like you know common sense.

Sure I play my PS5 and PC more often but I have a Morph4K hooked up to my 360 for 720p -> 1440p on a 4k tv.

I did notice years ago leaving messages made the UI slower, though I don't have 1000+ friends. I haven't seen significant slowdown unless I'm downloading games/updates and/or jumping in and out of a game.

Not even the upgrade is on GamePass Ultimate, super embarrassing.

Great hardware no doubt. Quick Resume is magical for single player games. BC rules for the games there. But past that point...yeah not much vs other consoles/PC.

5 years in it's starting to age though with zero of it's own generation exclusives. Feels like no other console in history due to this situation. Still enjoy mine but only turn on for the next GamePass game to try. Next summer (when my GPU is up) it will be my legacy games console only.

It's really good some of the Fallout games are getting better versions but not 3 or New Vegas... Old games that need it MORE. It's like they don't even understand which Fallout made the IP so popular on a broader scale also. I get not Fallout 1 or 2, which I hope are getting remade completely in first person but that's exponentially more work.

EDIT: Missed comment @themightyant yep I knew I wasn't the only person that thought his.

All of sudden we have Ninja Gaiden 4 and Outer Worlds 2 to play. Almost too much at once.

Even a person that just buys one Xbox a generation and looks online once a week for game reviews will see these articles and piece that after their massive ABK on GamePass and consoles over and over within 2 years will see that Xbox as a brand struggling. They are unable to sell more of any game or hardware versus all other platforms every single time. Then they see the prices of ROG Xbox Ally | X devices and see $600 for the base unit and realize next gen is gonna be at least $600+ for a console. It's not looking good for the brand just from a marketing, announcement, and data info standpoint for the consumer. No matter how good the experience is right now on their console. Does it suck this is happening? Yes I hate to see a great ecosystem and platform seem like it's fine crumbling after each new official announcement or rumor.

48gb doesn't math on 192-bit bus. It's probably gonna be 36gb at most with the limitations of 3gb GDDR7 chips in 2025. Likely only if 4gb nand exists by then will it be 48gb of ram. I'd have to research if 4gb chips are planned by Samsung or micron even in the next few years.

It need Hall Effects or TMR joysticks otherwise it will be trash like the previous. It's one thing paying $40-$60 on a entry level Xbox controller just because the feel of the controller it's another paying $150-$200 on a controller without premium hardware. If 8bitdo can on controllers in the $50 price range Xbox can for sub $100.

@Simu001 yep I totally get it out of the devs hands and was started/completed since before this was even a thing. I'm thinking Split Fiction/BF6 are my last EA games I play unfortunately.

The tightness of gunplay is better then the added jump/skipping off walls is good and not gameplay breaking. The UI is much better in 7 than 6 but past that who knows. Fine is the best way to describe it, but with all the layoffs especially within Activision what else do we expect really?

@simu001 I would be too if EA wasn't sold out now.

Feedback is: it sucks look at the data and how many people are cancelling. The resell value of the Series consoles is tanking and some stores have clearance pricing them in the USA.

It's basically over, we barely blinked hardware prices went up so did GamePass 2-3 times collectively together within a year. Killed the brand that was already struggling for the people still supporting it past a GamePass sub. Everyone I know hardcore Xbox either sold their console/stopped GamePass, stopped GamePass and will just buy games here or there, or killed their GamePass play what they have in Xbox then buying anything new on PlayStation.

Where is all the old Activision games? WoW sub added into Ultimate? We want quality not Fortnite skins or Assassin's Creed 9-13. Get with the program grandpa. Quality for double the price.

Riding out my pre-paid cheap Ultimate sub end of 2026 in some form (with or without a Series X and) on a PC.

Very unlikely I'll switch to PC GamePass again, $17 is a bit more than I think it's worth and by end of 2026 PC GamePass could be either $25-$30 or loose day one games anyways. Also I want to take note that Ubisoft+ and Fortnite Crew as added "value" is straight up insulting. Ah yes 2 ($25-$30 on sale to keep) AAA games worth of value and some skin to a multiplayer game. LMAO

I'm kind of just soured of the brand even though I liked the controller, the hardware, PlayAnywhere, the dashboard, VRR, Dolby/DTS support, and a decent attempt to keep Series X disc games at the start of the generation. Nice while it lasted.

Well this is effectively as close as you can get to killing the brand before killing it.

I have Ultimate just because a cheap conversion to end of 2026. But after that? I don't even think any version of GamePass, maybe PC but this about seals that I'm done with Xbox consoles after Series X (and not even because disc games on Xbox are about dead).

Nice run for Xbox I guess, but a big wet fart to kill itself even with still existing.

@FrenchVaniIIuxe with Satiya's and Trump's help absolutely but let's not kid ourselves many bad decisions for a few years.

The craziest thing is though how amazing the January show they had going for them but with so many other issues with communication, announcements hardware price changes, firings of employees, and cancelling internal games it feels like nothing positive happened this year for the Xbox brand.

They can really only blame themselves as they have so much money they could literally eat the costs of both of these price increases and kept the consoles at the same prices below PlayStation or Nintendo. But they didn't, it's their choice.

Good, who knows if day one but at least generally a confirmation is great for every platform. Let's just hope by 2027 on any platform.

I went from day 1 to not really carrying at all after hearing about town building and this is an existing mobile game offline.

I think the cheaper unit is a better deal overall, and potentially worthy for anyone in the PC ecosystem without a Deck, Ally, or Legion. Otherwise just look away from one of the easiest product launches to omit form memory.

Have a Switch 2 and a Deck so these seem extremely redundant. If we had OLED screen 120hz screen and powerful enough to run 1080p120hz with VRR for about $749 I'd have considered. But the problem is we just aren't there yet for handheld performance/price either.

Easy skip until 3-5 more years when a premium product will be here in a handheld for sub $800.

Need the next Virta Fighter. The wait has been too long.

Multiplayer: Battlefield 6
Campaign: Black Ops 7

Best games at the whole direct, pretty cool Square finally decided to stop skipping Xbox.

It sounds like there may not be traditional gameplay mechanics. Either they will appeal to you and something fun or it will end up as brutal to people as Heavy Rain was when it came out. Just a damn chore to play.

Marvel Token, Ghost of Yōtei, Returnal, Silent Hill 2...

Movies Anywhere has always been a great platform that generally works well until you have to re-verify logins due to policy changes every year or so. It would be nice to see it go outside the US for everyone else at some point.

Will it be PlayAnywhere? Or on disc on Xbox? That's the real questions. If it was PlayAnywhere then I'd consider it digital but that's about the only way digital Xbox. Microsoft needs to get it as a standard all games PlayAnywhere until the start of next generation. I'm tired of this half-ass approach.

It looks like more of what Battlefield 4 should have been when they talked about destruction. But still I need to see actual gameplay on console to verify it is like it was just teased.

DICE is really good about not executing what they show in teaser trailers. Actually notoriously bad just like that Killzone 2 trailer at E3 Sony/Guerilla faked two decades ago.

Cool? Physical versions? If so I might buy otherwise don't care unless it's on Steam/GoG.