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30fps is fine. I really don't know why framerate is spoken about so much tbh. For some games sure, but most really don't matter.

I really don't understand why it didn't get a proper mention though. Same with the Cuphead DLC. Just show something.

The 3 stand outs for me were: The Medium, As Dusk Falls, and Tell Me Why.

The Medium looked like it wanted to try something new, which should always be exciting. It also just looked awesome. Really hyped for that one.

The latter two just look like the sort of narrative games I usually enjoy despite their flaws.

Just doesn't really seem worth it tbh.

I already have a One X and a decent PC so I can play all these exclusive games for a while yet.

By the time Hellblade 2 and Fable come out, who's to say there won't be another new Xbox console coming out?

I don't really understand the marketing plan either. I'd have thought they'd have wanted to go as big as possible to really make a splash in the mainstream media. It seems like they're always saying "and we've got even more to show later".. but when?!

I don't think there's anything here that's gonna make an article on the BBC for example, like the recent Sony showcase did.

I give it a C. Cool that everything is coming to Game Pass. Forza, Fable and Hellblade seem like they're a long way off. Little reason to get a Series X early now.

The Medium looked very exciting.

Disappointed at a lack of personal favourites (ie no Banjo, Conker, Cuphead etc)

@carlos82 I'm considering it but only because it's a game I've wanted for 20 years. I may well wait now though as the asking price is a bit much for a game like that imo

Unrelated to this article but I'm fascinated to see how well the new Crash Bandicoot game sells at launch given the price it's being listed for.

I don't think the universal increase is gonna happen like many thought a couple weeks ago.

While of course game development costs have risen, a major reason for that is because the profits are hugely up as well.

I just don't believe it's a good move financially for the vast majority of games. They'll sell less copies early doors and even more people will just look to sales or buy less games.

@Royalblues yeah. It's not quite the same as smart delivery as EA have put a window on the time you can redeem the Series X version.

Jeez that cover is a mess.

'Dual Entitlement' is also not something I ever thought would be used as a slogan on the front of a video game box haha

Yeah, I'll be here!

Looking forward to it. I feel like this is the biggest showcase for Xbox yet.

Xcloud works well enough but playing on a phone will never really be my thing. If they can get it on iPad, then I'll be a lot more interested.

I'm mostly more excited to see when they bring the service to PCs and the Xbox console itself. That's when Xcloud really has the potential to take off imo.

I always get a bit disappointed that these kind of showcases aren't being first aired in 4K anymore. Appreciate times aren't ideal at the moment, but feels like we're going backwards.

Will be watching along here on Thursday though

In for Battletoads!

Cuphead DLC release date? Or is that too wild?

Halo Infinite looks good
Banjo Three-ie
New Conker game (would even settle for another Project Spark at this point..)
New Fable
Battletoads is out at launch
Hellblade 2 is out at launch
Announcement of new 3rd person story-driven game similar to many of Sony's latest exclusives
Something else new that catches my interest

50% of those and I'll be fully on board with the Series X.

Remastered from the ground up is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?

Launch with a new Banjo or Conker game or we riot, Phil. Don't mess this up!

Very cool idea. Will try and check a few of these out at some point this week

Xbox Series Z Pocket Go Elite Lite Arcade Pro Edition One S

Isn't having "smart delivery" on the box a bit redundant as well given that it's already listed for Series X and Xbox One?

The whole naming scheme is just a bit too weird.

Makes sense with the 8bitdo controller coming out then as well.

Very excited to see this continue to grow.

Ooooh very interesting.

I definitely think they should phase out Live and make multiplayer gaming free, but would it work out financially well for them?

Do we know how Live subscribers they have?

This is cool.

I respect Alanah quite a bit, Gary Whitta is good, and SnowBikeMike has a ton of heart and passion.

Hope it takes off. It's an exciting time for Xbox as well so obviously can see why a lot of people will be jumping into stuff like this

Far Cry 6 but not massively hyped for any of them tbh.

I was somewhat interested in Valhalla when I heard about it being Nordic themed, but everything I've seen/heard so far hasn't really got me.

Similar with Watch Dogs Legion going to London. I was excited for an open world game in London, but again what they've shown so far hasn't appealed to me.

So I'm left with Far Cry, a franchise that I'd like to love but always find a bit too repetitive. This looks like pretty much another copy and paste revolution story, albeit with their highest budget voice actor yet.

Agree with the comments here.

There are already too many little labels and tags on game box art in general for my liking, so of course I'm not too happy with the giant "Optimized" logo taking up a good chunk of the case.

I feel like it's somewhat unnecessary as well.

3 out of 10 haha. Very tricky one this

Just make a boxing game ffs

Cuphead >

Already played it but would be happy for more people to get to try it out. I also thought it would've been on Game Pass by now

He's not wrong to be fair.

Hmm. Let's see what Valentina is all about then

Interesting question.

I'm not a big fan of them in real life (not that scared either though). In games they do creep me out a little, but I'm generally fine with them.

The Outside Xtra videos where they get Ellen to rate how scary spiders are in games always cracks me up.

£65 for a yearly sports title is a bit too much imo. I don't mind a price rise for some games, but not every title is worthy of full price and an increase will only make that stand out more.

All bumping the RRP up does is gatekeep new releases, which I don't think is good for gaming as a whole. More people will just wait for sales

This is the vertical gen coming up.

I've already got a bit of space either side of my TV where I'm planning to put the PS5 and Series X. At the moment my PS4 and Xbox are underneath it, so not sure what I'll do with that space if I move both previous consoles out. Maybe use it for some accessories or something

Crash 2 is the best game in the series by far imo.

Voted Cyberpunk just purely for the sheer scale of it. It's set up to be one of the most important upcoming games.

Crash 4 speaks to me as it's something I've wanted for 20 years though.

Star Wars means nothing to me.

Cool to see this break out into more than just a game. There's definitely potential there.

Still anticipating the DLC

Oooh quite like the sound of this.

It's hard to describe exactly but I just want some fresh new titles that seem polished and look like they're ready to push the industry forward.

It sounds a bit pointless to ask them to exactly copy what Sony have done recently, but something along the lines of a God of War, Horizon, TLOU or Uncharted would be brilliant.

I don't love it, but the gameplay is what I was hoping for so I can't complain too much. And maybe I'll come to love it if the game holds up

Yeah for sure. It would be great to see another platform push the technology further and add competition to the VR market.

SSX Tricky is probably more playable now but man 2K5 was so good at the time. Genuinely felt like watching a tv broadcast at the time

I downloaded Session on a trial the other day. Found it to be pretty poor tbh. Can see why it's still in game preview.

For a physics based skating game, it's just not tight enough and there's very little depth to it.

I wonder when about in 2021 this is planned. They seem quite slow in rolling out xCloud overall, so I'm imagining this upgrade coming at the back end of next year.

It's not a bad thing that they're taking their time though. This is a service they'll absolutely want to get right when they do fully launch it.

Awesome. Looking forward to this.

A little concerned they might somewhat ruin it with a tacky gimmick but hopefully they've learnt from what worked in the N.Sane Trilogy and can just repeat that gameplay for a brand new title.

Oh for sure. It was already something of an issue when the current gen launched with 500GB as standard, it's definitely gonna come up again here.

Hopefully though transfer speeds between external storage and internal will be quicker and Xbox's solution of custom expansion cards seems like that could be a good fix.

Depends a lot on the game for me but generally I prefer better image quality and resolution over framerate

This seems kinda obvious, does it not? They've been pushing Game Pass as an essential service for a while, would be weird if they left it behind now.

Still nice to see them reiterating their "smart delivery" system again though to hopefully spread the word a bit more.

3 from 10..

Even got tricked by the RE3 one!