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I still don't understand why they made Crash 4 such a long game. If it had been shorter and more precise, maybe the next one would've been ready to go by now

It's not a one off. It's a two off

It looks great apart from the "Xbox 25" bit imo

2 exclusives at the end of a console gen aren't anywhere near enough though

1 console exclusive a year 😂

Xbox had the chance to try to compete properly in the console space once they bought up a bunch of high profile developers and IP but they got scared and backed out almost immediately. Now they have half a foot in each camp and clearly have no idea which direction to pick. Particularly given that the next gen consoles aren't likely to be huge sellers for anyone given the prices they're likely to go for

I get this is just the space it's in but this line really sticks out to me:

"Personally though, these improvements and tweaks have me really excited for what Asus will eventually do with its followup to the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X."

It's always the next one that's the one to get

Xbox 2000 in line with its RRP

Tbf the war in the Middle East has really had a big impact on V-Bucks and this had to happen to help keep the economy stable

As others have said, I reckon she might be AI herself

"Now, to give the developer credit here, the actual game itself doesn't look very reminiscent of Mario Kart at all"

lol

Played on PS5 last year and found it to be pretty great game

Currently working my way through the thrilling "anything that slightly rhymes with Jump" series at the moment so hopefully this doesn't put an end to that

Yeah I can definitely see how this could work

The new Twisted Metal show is absurd and I love it. Some kind of similar vibe for a Far Cry-based show would be awesome. Lots of potential

I wonder if they could get "Nacho" back to do Vaas again as well?

@Markatron84 haha

See you in 2030 guys!

I am excited for Wuchang and Tony Hawk will be a reliable side game as well. It's a great month already with those 2 alone for me

@Krzzystuff yes, although you will likely have to make sure the device is registered as your "main PC" and you'll have to verify this by going online once a month to keep the access to game pass games

I guess I'm a nerd and in the space so am aware if this but find it weird how people can't understand what this is

I think maybe the whole "this is an xbox" marketing is throwing some off taking it too literally

I think Clockwork Revolution was the clear standout. Looked the most "next gen" of all the teases.

Shout out to Keeper, Plague Tale and Super Meat Boy 3D though

When you see all the announcements listed like this it really was a pretty killer show overall

I think you're looking at a minimum of £500 for the "standard", with the X being around £800 if not more

These prices are OK for what they are, but still out of my price range

Although as much as I'm intrigued by the sounds of them (mainly the X in particular tbf), I'm not sure if get one even if it was say £500. It's still a lot of money for a quite specific device

Looks great but will be interested to see how/when it releases

I liked it. There was quite a bit for me there personally and felt they didn't hang on any particular game for too long as well

I give it a solid B

Unless you're really dehydrated I guess..

I'm sure a lot will have played by now but Limbo and Inside for the price of a bottle of water is ridiculous value

Looking forward to it. Glad they're doing a proper 4K 60 stream as well

I finished Cocoon the other day. So now I'm moving onto Quantum Break.

It runs a bit choppy on my Series S, so I'm thinking to maybe try and set it up on PC but I've heard it's not too great there either. Enjoying the game so far though. It's classic Remedy and a bit of a throwback

Lies of P was great and easily one of my favourite games of the last 5 years. So I'm happy to trust the developers if they want to go in this direction, but personally I don't feel difficulty modes are worth it

It's not gatekeeping, I just prefer when games are made a specific way and balanced to match the intention

Good timing as I've been looking to try Quantum Break recently so being able to stream this is a big help

It's a cool idea, and I'm sure there will be some that find this addition useful. But for me these games have been easily accessible for a long time now and I just have 0 interest in ever really trying any of them

Kind of. I do always quite like a big games showcase and I'm glad Xbox are continuing with this given that the others have changed their approach

I've been back in the xbox ecosystem so to speak for the past few weeks after picking up game pass again (there were a bunch of recent ish games I wanted to try so for the price it's absolutely worth it, at least short term)

Interested to see what's coming up for sure

Looks great. I'm aware it likely will have flaws as the others have had but I'm still excited for this

It's a nice idea but yeah this list is a bittttt meh

Great. I'll play the new Mario Kart on xbox game pass then..

@Balaam_ for real. A major reason I come here and to PS is for the humourous subtitles

@Markatron84 yeah I was gonna say there were plenty of trash games based on well known characters, shows, movies etc back then. Always has been and always will be

That's crazy 😂

Thanks for the heads up, I might dip into my savings for this

I was a Stadia "founder" and yet even I could see this thing was doomed from the start. Honestly don't know what Phil Harrison and co were thinking with a lot of their decisions here.

Aside from the terrible marketing, wasting money on the likes of Red Dead, and many other things.. Stadia actually worked alright.

But when even Google themselves couldn't be bothered to support the thing (even at the start!) you just knew it wasn't gonna last too long.

and what a game! 😍

I'm still sceptical that "delaying" games isn't just a marketing tactic at this point.

While there's initial frustration and disappointment at a game being pushed back, it only gives the public more awareness and anticipation of that game when it finally does release.

Super Mario Run 2

Game Pass is great but this is such a tired debate.

Xbox Game Pass doesn't offer PlayStation games day 1 (or at all..) either so it just sounds a silly comparison.

I also don't really take screenshots so or use the button currently so being able to change this will be great.

Horizuhhhh.. Elden Ring!

Oooooh Death's Door is a good 'un!

Cheers all and thanks for all the hard work keeping this site going with great content throughout the year.

It's been a good year for Xbox and a great year for PureXbox. Cheers x

Brilliant. Being able to check out any Game Pass game in seconds without worrying about a download is an absolute game changer.

It's not just years of waiting for Max Payne 3, it's almost a decade!

In a generation of remasters, remakes and enhanced editions, it's crazy that Rockstar never bothered to do anything with MP3.

This is the best month of Game Pass. Ever.

Well it's about time!

Damnnnnnn now that's a line up!