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I don't care about anything Xbox right now unless it's backwards and or relisted licensed Activision games.

@Arcticpandapopz Backwards stuff rarely goes on sale period anymore minus the same handful of games on rotation.

I'll have to sit this out like the Persona games - I simply can't enjoy any game that puts me on a timer, least of all an RPG where I instinctively want to just grind for sessions. And I don't wanna either be forced to use a guide or be forced to replay a 100 hour game multiple times.

"One Lucky Xbox Owner Could Become A Millionaire", not in America, half that will be taken for taxes.

What could they possibly announce? They're actually gonna remove the hackers that can ban your account? Microtransactions to buy Spartan Points? A poorly done Halo 3 Anniversary added as a $20+ DLC?

I'll believe things changed when we see it. Halo CE is a very unique FPS even in it's own series, and they didn't get it right the first time with the Anniversary Edition. And considering each of 343i's entries feel less Halo with each game, currently it feels redundant to make new games now that Microsoft owns CoD.

I really hope for their sake it's not just for PR, because changing a company's name doesn't fool people anymore when any Google search about Halo Studios will show it still says '343i' under the new sticker.

That'd be pretty bad if a Game Pass Core game in Vampire Survivors left.

I assume Cheats disable Achievements like in the past versions?

Outright Games is the current LJN just making trash licensed games so this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Even for the games where there's a solid or good idea, it'd require them to actually try for it to matter. Though even with a good idea, the best execution, & a lot of luck, the best I could see from them is a 7/10.

The 360 Transformers, Spider-Man, & Marvel Ultimate Alliance games for me. If we're talking remaster/remake territory, Simpson's Hit 'n Run, X-Men Legends, & specifically the 2007 movie Transformers DS games, which were San Andres w/ Transformers.

@GuyinPA75 So are you gonna answer how or why it's so good and different or not, because you're exclusively proving my point doing this.

@GuyinPA75 If it's not correct then why can none of you explain why it's good? No duh if you liked Starfield you'll like the Starfield DLC, and that's all any of the people who like this DLC can say. No talk of a great story, characters, enemies, missions, areas, set pieces - just 'it's more Starfield and I liked the base game'. Which is the majority view of the DLC - it's more of the same. Nobody's saying or has been saying you can't like Starfield and any DLCs it gets, but can you all please stop getting moody when other people don't share your objectively niche enjoyment?

Bought FEAR 3 and MX vs. ATV Reflex, as I don't think that one's been on sale in a good while either.

Aside from the weird, unnecessary changes they made to appeal to people that don't play games, it's fine for what it is. But... it's just a Remaster. Again. Of a almost 20 year old game. It's the best way to play it I'm sure, but prettier graphics and QoL improvements aren't gonna change anyone's opinion on the series that's very much an acquired taste.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner All Reviewers are off the mark because they disagree with the minority opinion that it's amazing.

@Markatron84 Tragically that only applies to games they can make characters uglier in.

@nomither6 See but Sonic Generations is an exception because it was only available on 2 of 4 modern Platforms and they're adding new content. This is the same game that goes on sale for under 5 bucks, but 4K. And it's a Lego game.

Did we really need a Remaster of the LEGO Harry Potter Collection...?

@TheEstablishment I could see it - we know they have 2 Transformers projects scheduled for 2024 still, and considering October's around the corner with only CoD confirmed that'd certainly be the time for a chunk of other Activision games.

There's a few more Remakes for games that actually could use it, but other than that, not really. If they're gonna rehash older stuff I'd rather see more well done Collections like the MvC and Capcom Fighting Collection, things that aren't super available otherwise. But I think most people would rather see new games for existing IPs or new ones all together, and they feel that way for most of the industry.

I mean yeah, a constant lack of new games people wanna play will certainly reduce energy from console usage. That's certainly a way you can spin it. At this rate I imagine they'll not only meet but surpass their goals for 2030.

Feel like you could've found a better Con than "$60 feels pretty expensive for a remake of a 2010 Wii game", because the past decade has been a ton of Remasters and Remakes that range in quality this could be slapped onto. Like the Dead Rising Remake that just came out.

@Tasuki That actually makes a lot of sense.

@Titntin 60? You been through this song and dance with the people coping about Sega as they were spiraling? lol

It's just gonna be a bunch of ports every other system already had. Unless they drop something super random like a Blue Dragon Remake/Remaster this is the part of the show the audience checks their phones.

@Pabpictu It really doesn't matter if these smaller projects make a massive profit in comparison to what was spent. Because companies like Microsoft are stupid, and instead of looking at a good return for a smaller investment, they complain it didn't make as much as Fortnite, Call of Duty, or GTA and can everyone involved. I'd be terrified if I was a smaller or Indie studio that could be bought out by such inept people right now.

@anoyonmus I can't see it any other way as they either found something damning, or they found something to stretch into a reason.

@Utena-mobile If it's a Perk by default I'd assume Ultimate only. I haven't seen an option to claim it, so I'm guessing they give it on log-in.

Seems the patents in question are related to ''database management, simultaneous server quarries, and object management within a virtual space'. So the stuff related to the PC/Storage, of all things. This feels like an out of court settlement unless they have some damning evidence it was flat out ripped... or are that insecure about the quality of the Pokemon IP as of recent.

@Markatron84 It looks good visually, but Local-only Co-op for any Beat 'Em Up made past 2005 is sinful.

@Markatron84 It's a great Beat 'Em Up. I'd say PS & Switch can have Battletoads 2020 but that might have the opposite intended effect.

@Balaam_ Steep discou- it's the same prices they've been at on every platform for years!

IDK why anyone's surprised. It's not like Bandai themselves are super behind porting their own games to Xbox, let alone one from Sony. Though TBH the only small PS games I'll be devastated if Xbox doesn't get should they get re-released are things like Dragon's Crown and Tokyo Jungle.

Now the Backgrounds can be ads too!

@vrubayka Most big companies like Microsoft don't see the value in funding smaller projects - they don't care if it made a massive profit for what it was because the profit wasn't AS big as the AAA games. Which is especially stupid for Microsoft of all companies, who have a subscription service that could really use those smaller releases that can be made at a faster rate.

@Mazitron I'll always call BS on that 'we ran out of things we could add' excuse. You're telling me the sequels to Deathspank and Sonic & Sega Racing were on the table but not the first games?

Yet despite countless devs and publishers saying as much, some people here just won't accept that Xbox isn't relevant in Japan and will argue that Xbox is beloved there.

The fact that an issue like this randomly popped up along with a few others makes me wonder if they are doing something behinds the scenes related to Backwards Compatibility. Kinda like how all the old CoD servers 'randomly' got fixed a few days before the Activision acquisition went through.

That sounds like a ridiculous demand and choice to make because of it, especially with the monthly mass layoffs in the gaming industry. I wish them the best but don't wanna hear any 'woe is me' stories from the team.

I don't think they'll make backwards and relist a ton of Activision games... that'd make too much money and earn them some actual goodwill.

@MrList Same. If I knew there were gonna cut it the year I'd bought one I wouldn't have bothered.

It's just the base game right? Missing out on anything major by not having the Gold Premium Ultimate Super Turbo HD Remix v1.8+3 Editions?

The game that's doing so well the Ubisoft investors want the CEO fired.

The 'perks' really should be with Standard or Core. Core's equivalent of PS+ Essential is the one they give perks with, and they're not only more plentiful but better overall. If things like the P3R Pass aren't going to be the standard instead of the very rare exception, I don't see a reason to try and pass it as justification for paying more for Ultimate.

By the time games specifically made to actually be current gen release we'll be near a new console Gen anyways. I don't feel like I got my money's worth out of the Series X, and things aren't looking better from here.

Considering they were only Timed Exclusives, even if it took a long time, this is less surprising news than Microsoft already working on 2 Transformers projects immediately following the Activision purchase.

Why can't they do this with the Backwards Sonic 1, 2, 3, & CD that were delisted for Sonic Origins? I'd buy that.

Patiently waiting for them to revive NBA Jam from the dead for like the third time.

It would be one thing if GWG was gone but they put the money into GP in some way, but they didn't. Core's line up is a bunch of games you could buy on sale for almost the same price as a year of the service, we didn't see an increase of quantity or quality of GP games, and the Perks w/ Ultimate are the same if arguably worse than they were when GWG was around, the Persona 3 Reload Pass being the single exception.

What makes AAA games being filled with so much worthless bloat even worse, is it's the SAME worthless bloat across all games, for 10 years. I'd rather play a 6-20 hour game multiple times than play a 100+ hour slog once. That's why you get more people hyping up re-releases of things from over a decade ago instead of what the corpos think will be their biggest hit of the year.