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As someone that goes out of my way to earn them, I can tell you it's not worth it. One of the reasons is it seems they're using a new-ish AI to try and stop people from using bots, scripts, etc. to earn points. Except anyone who does all the daily stuff for long enough will likely trigger the AI and get flagged for Suspicious Activity just for being consistent. If you just wait a few days it'll likely go away on it's own, but it's just another layer of BS that makes people not want to bother.

Was it not already confirmed quite a bit ago they were ending development prematurely due to poor reception of the base game, story DLC, & just general bad monetization? Out of the big 3 Fighting Games that released within a year of each other, unlike Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 MK1 was not that well liked even at launch. Anyone surprised by this simply wasn't paying attention.

Who's idea was it to lock a skin for one of the most popular FPSs out there to a pizza place with only a handful of locations, half of which are in California?

This makes me wonder if the MCC will actually get a PS port or if they'll just wait for the CE Remake that's being made.

Little Kitty, Big City is only 5 hours at max to do everything. It's not gonna be the kinda game that leaves a lasting impression, but as a Game Pass game it's a fun and quick experience.

@Toot1st Except they didn't. Only the physical Switch 2 games cost more and it's because they're using a new kind of cartridge. Digital games will still cost at most $70, and even then Nintendo releases most of their games for $60 still, so most of the physical games will only be $70. What's Microsoft's excuse?

It's completely artificial value added to Game Pass. The Switch 2's physical games will cost more because it's a different kind of cartridge, and as such only the physical games will cost more. What possible excuse could Microsoft (and inevitably Sony) give to justify it, when they can't even get people to buy their games for current $70? And of course Xbox will charge more for Game Pass to, you're crazy if you don't think that's getting a big price bump too.

I don't see Microsoft making consoles after the inevitable upcoming game industry crash. They might have near infinite money, but they're not gonna keep throwing it at the Xbox brand that's been tanking for the past decade anymore. Microsoft will continue to make and Publish games like Sega as a Third-Party, and Game Pass will exist on other Platforms, but not in it's current form - it'll be like EA Play and exclusively contain games under their brands.

All those articles clowning on the Switch 2 prices really aged like milk huh?

MultiVersus would've been a success if WB hadn't insisted on live service. Though it feels like that can be directly applied to every game they've made in almost a decade that's failed.

I'm gonna hold out until how I hear it compares to the original from people I know once I get a bit into it. A bunch of people just going to the Xbox Store page and giving it 5/5s with a meme attached isn't convincing just because it's a massive install. If it's mostly just improved graphics I'd rather just play the backwards original.

@YeyoFairy It's because the PS4 & Switch versions dropped. Used to go on sale for 9 bucks before that, but Rockstar didn't want anyone buying the 360 one for too much cheaper I guess.

It's insane to me it took getting a new game released and another new game announced for the backwards Ninja Gaiden games to start going on sale. Do these people have some sort of tunnel vision with their IPs where they just, 'forget' about them until they make a new one?

Looks like Concord 2.

Ubisoft lawyers should get used to not owning their jobs.

It's like it took Microsoft releasing two new games for them to remember they could put the backwards Ninja Gaiden games on sale.

It's not really comparable in my opinion. First off, only physical Switch games that are $70 digital will be $80 physical. And Nintendo's gonna have them be $60/$70 or $70/$80 on a case by case basis. But people still buy physical for Nintendo, where as they don't buy or make many physical games for Xbox between digital sales and GP, and Sony is trying to push for digital-only. The markets between the three consoles are too different for direct comparisons like these. Another example is Xbox, PS, & Nintendo all have Subscription Services for online, but with all the different tiers, their pricings, & their offerings, they can't be compared one to one.

I really don't like articles like this, because it feels every 6 or 12 months Steam updates or runs routine maintenance on everything, and people think it means something's coming. And it's always a nothing burger.

I hope they do it a few games at a time, and I hope they do that to add Cross-play to the Campaigns. Because as far as I'm aware, the Multiplayer is all Cross-play between Xbox and PC, however only the Halo 3 and I think ODST have it as far as Campaigns go.

It could also just be worded or thought out poorly, as, well yeah, the MCC wouldn't contain 5 or Infinite which would be 'all' the main Halo games.

@JayJ They're gonna lay off well over a thousand people after the restructuring they talked about because of this. Personally waiting to see how news sites and people try and spin it as a positive.

Tried either Horizon 4 or 5 for Game Pass Quests, but it's just not for me. I'd rather play a pure Arcade Racer than one mixed with any Sim elements.

Ridiculously hyped for Marvel Cosmic Invasion since it's done by the Shredder's Revenge team. Also hoping it has the same effect and we see plenty of re-releases and Collections of classic Marvel and Spider-Man games.

The Powerwash Sim DLCs would be great for one of these deals. Buy one Crossover you know you'll be more interested in and get one for free you're not sure of.

I don't think Xbox has had a single game for the Series X Gen I've been interested in that wouldn't have run just as well on an Xbox One X. But I also don't have normal taste in anything, so it doesn't mean much. If I had to pick one I guess Shredder's Revenge. My first Beat 'Em Up and it made me fall in love with the Genre.

Technically? Yes, it's about time by usual standards. But for most it doesn't feel like the Series/PS5 console gen has even started yet. And I think it's gonna be a hard sell for most to upgrade considering companies still see profit in making XBO/PS4 versions and there haven't been any must-have games. Even if there are, I'd see more Series & PS5 sales than whatever comes next. A few bells 'n whistles aside, they really feel like Microsoft and Sony's own Wii U's, just reversed - Wii U had good games but bad hardware, while PS5 & Series have good hardware but no games.

How about they start releasing games for the IPs they own and don't seem to plan on touching first?

The dialogue is insufferable and I'm not playing any home console game muted the whole time.

It was a classic 360/PS3 Era game that people really want more of these days, instead of more 100 hour open world games that all feel identical. Hope that after 3 does well they redo the first ground up so it's playable on modern hardware with the other 2.

Hasbro is also working with Saber Interactive on something, and considering their in-house game engine specializes in vehicle physics, that screams Transformers or G.I. Joe.

Looking forward to it, both Local Co-op and shared progress online well justify a new version.

Prepare for the original 360 one to get Delisted regardless of how different the original and Remake are.

@SMJ Just off the top of my head, the 360 Halo games, DOOM 1993 and DOOM 2, and the Double Fine XBLA games that Microsoft either personally chose to delist or to no re-list because they want you to pay for Game Pass infinitely instead of own them.

Ubisoft's IPs are worth more than the company while costing less, which is why you hear companies talking about wanting to buy the IPs and not Ubisoft itself. I don't really care who gets Assassin's Creed as long as they change it back to what it used to be, instead of another generic Open World grind game. Rayman would be a good fit for Nintendo, because every game could be the wackiness of Mario Wonder and more difficult than Donkey Kong making it stand out from their other Platformers.

Maybe they should meaningfully evaluate their games instead.

Microsoft and Sony still haven't convinced people they need the current hardware, I doubt many are anticipating the next that aren't already gonna buy them regardless. If anything they might sell more PS5s and Series Xs when the new consoles launch for the people still playing on PS4 & XBO.

@Ricky-Spanish I wasn't talking about Forza.

@JON22 How are they preserving games when they constantly delist their own and do nothing to prevent old games from getting removed?

Much less than a million after taxes. Still potentially life changing money if you use it correctly though.

I'm still shocked they fumbled this game like they did... I'd be willing to ignore the vast amount of nothing, even on the main planets that should be covered in cities and only have one settlement. But the gameplay is so dumbed down and lacks any meaning that it's just not enjoyable. It just had to be Fallout 4 in space... but the only thing they learned from Fallout 4 was the voiced protag was a bad idea. So Fallout 4 was a bad Fallout game because it was made to be Starfield's prototype, but the prototype was better than the end product.

@themightyant No, it's more than just Japanese fans. The controversies have gotten to the point where the non-gamers in Japan are mad too. A major tipping point was them showing off destroyable environments that happened to be a religious shrine, which outraged a lot of people.

Even if you don't care about the endless controversies that got the entire country of Japan to hate Ubisoft, the fact that the majority of devs working on Shadows have never worked on a game before means it's probably not gonna be a good game.

Why even bother including 4 if you're gonna completely gut it? There's a chance it'll still be good as it's own thing, sure. But it won't really be Pro Skater 4, and now we'll never get a proper Remaster of it.

@BacklogBrad Another point of consideration is if the 360 Gears games get delisted and the servers shut down after a Collection releases like Halo.

PvP Multiplayer would be nice, but if it came down to it I'd take just Campaign Co-op and the Hoard Mode.

The thing about the new Lego games is if they don't stand out as unique are aren't just flat out great, they flop badly. Because why would I buy a meh new Lego game for $60-70 when I could get half a dozen meh Lego games for half the price with the frequent sales they have?

I find it so bizarre they were willing to make a backwards compatibility program but not do anything to maintain the library of games it offers from being removed. By virtue of the sale licenses expiring and devs delisting their own games, within the next few years it'll get to the point where if you don't already have the games, it's not a feature you can use. To the point it'd likely be a waste of resources to make it work on the next Xbox console.

Aside from that, while I'd love the Activision games being added, I'd rather have the ability to play things like War for Cybertron of MUA online, even if it meant paying for a Remaster.

@FatGuyInLilCoat I mean if we're including things like CoD, no Microsoft original ever will be their top game for a year ever again.

Stopped using Game Pass Ultimate since the first butchering of the rewards program and haven't missed it in the least. Won't pay for Core as it's a massive scam for someone who owns all the old and cheap games it offers, effectively making it $60 for online and nothing else. I'll gladly buy the MCC again on PS5 to play it online as PS Plus is amazing compared to Core.

I'll never understand investing money in a game that's gonna stop being supported within the calendar year, especially one more people are just renting through Game Pass now. But $20 a Turtle sounds about right as I think SF6 was the same.

I'm of the opinion we need more spin-offs of established IPs in gaming as a whole, it'd especially benefit Microsoft having their own subscription service. As an example, I feel a Halo: Spartan Assault sequel made for console instead of mobile would be a great addition. Have a 5 or 6 hour Campaign with Co-op, a Survival Mode, upgrades, Skulls, & in-game Challenges to unlock for replayability, and make it a budget release in the $20-30 range. I don't know why they're not making more smaller scale, XBLA-style games that'd really do well for filling out the Game Pass catalog.

Really enjoyed the 2 360 Sonic & Sega Racing games (stupid that the first isn't Backwards BTW) and I'm glad to see this will be a culmination of ideas that worked. Team Sonic Racing wasn't a bad idea, but something like that works better as a side Game Mode than a main concept.

@Kaloudz Shame the online doesn't work.