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Watch it live on You Tube on the big telly

Who needs to pay millions for a marketing deal when you can make one post for free - a great marketing move from Xbox for once

Hopefully achievements for OG games and more back compat titles can be completed in one go - its about time they updated on the strategy around this

A great launch for a great title, they have probably made back the development cost, just shows what a great game from Xbox can really do without including other console platforms so exclusives can work with the right titles

and despite this it won't be in the Game awards GOTY shortlist thanks to Geoff 'Pony' Keighley

Yes I got it, happy with it so far

@dskatter - I was on holiday - they are comparable, game announced for a platform then things changed - have to agree to disagree, lots of other more interesting topics on the agenda now - have a good day

Xbox needs to clarify what is happening here as soon as possible as there could be nothing happening which will be disappointing, or something small like being able to buy the xbox titles through the Xbox PC store (which would be also disappointing to myself)

I have it but never played, could be a good time to try it out

Placing my preorder this week so its downloaded ready for Friday (after work Friday unfortunately )

In addition to Xbox I expect this to have a great launch on PC however due to the phased release the concurrent peak won't be as high as it could - however it still could set a record for xbox games on the steam platform (currently held by Starfield at 330k)

We will find out in 1 month all of the release dates and confirmations of platforms (hopefully)
These are my updated thoughts
Halo in June (this will remain on PS5 but may be the only title like Gears Reloaded)
Sept makes sense for Gears as Doom was at wrestlemania and released a week later (IMO This will be the first xbox only title to start building the xbox only porfolio, the platforms needs exclusives like every other platform and Sharma needs to deliver for the fans)
COD in Oct
Then we know GTA is in Nov
Fable will slip to first quarter 2027 (although I agree with others it does not need to miss GTA as its on game pass and PC whom won't have GTA to buy - it also could be xbox only)
Forza won't make an appearance on PS5 until next year to avoid GTA and Wolverine (could also become xbox only)
Whatever happens it is certainly a great second half of the year to look forward to

@dskatter my point was that Project eve (Stellar Blade) and Black Myth were announced for xbox launch on day 1 by their respective devs before Sony's cheque book changed this (into an exclusive and timed deal) hence it is a valid comparison (i.e games are announced and then plans were change) - anyhow I am looking forward to Friday

Xbox now own Gun and Singularity so these 2 should be simple
I am sure I saw some time ago an article where Hasbro were happy to re-license the Transformers to xbox

@dskatter it not that I think it is going to happen, it is something that Xbox will be considering as It is the best title Xbox has to pull people to their platform (as you said it did well) - as no date and pre-orders have not gone live (and the PS logo has been removed from the most recent trailers) there is still time to pull the rug (like Sony has done many times on Xbox, Black Myth, Stellar Blade for example)

The Spider-man games
Original COD
The delisted Konami arcade titles (Xevious, Track and Field)
The delisted Sega arcade titles (Afterburner, Sega Rally)
Hunted Demons Forge

Give it to ID or the Coalition

May have a long wait to play it on the PS Pro, if its not cancelled first

Sony will launch PS6 late 2027 as they are a slave to keeping hardware numbers high so I expect xbox will align however its good to hear they are not committed yet which makes me believe they are being more price sensitive than the previous regime

9/10 - Xbox need to capitalise on Forza to shift consoles so I don't expect to see a PS5 version until next year at the earliest (or it could just be cancelled as sales of consoles are worth more than copies of a game on a rival platform)

May be worth mentioning the ACA titles are all Play anywhere

Xbox need to be clear on this to the marketplace
All studio's need to be called xbox studio's going forward
The branding needs to be clear on all product for all studio's
make the xbox version of games the lead platform, like Minecraft for example
Timed means no one moves so It has got to be full exclusivity apart from COD/Minecraft to get people on the platform
Cancel PS versions of Forza, Halo, Fable etc.
For those that are multiplatform its time to bring incentives to play on the xbox platform version

Looking Forward to He-Man, we got plenty to play so get it right

This is for netflix for streaming not competing platforms where normal versions of a lot of these games don't exist

Why are these CODs not play anywhere?

Be playing this day 1, its my most anticipated xbox game this year (even ahead of GTA and Forza)

IMO this will be resolved at the Xbox showcase in June, if the first game out of the blocks is not introduced by the 'Exclusive' voice with it being Gears EDay then exclusives are not coming back and Asha will have all her credit wiped from the state

If these numbers are to be believed the juice is not worth the squeeze, its time for Xbox to put the brakes on PS ports and concentrate on their platform

This is actually in the Steam top 10 sellers 1 month before release, it is going to be massive

DF - the site that said they would ignore xbox going forward (unless its a negative point of view it seems) - I don't give them the time of day, people have bought the S to play games not count pixels - their days are numbered, jog on DF

She's a PR machine, a new positive announcement in being launched almost every other day at the moment

Kiln being a MS owned game and only being on Steam this wend is an own goal - thought we saw the last of this crap now that Asha is in charge

Marvel is on the wish list

What happened to the years worth of RAM Sony had to keep HW pricing on hold? So far we've seen Sony Shuttering studios, introduce dynamic game pricing, Marathon has not met expectations and now a massive increase in console pricing - Asha and Xbox now need to make hay whilst the sun shines, this is the opportunity, are they going to take it? I doubt it unfortunately

The new team are putting the Console first so putting Gamepass on other platforms is not happening IMO

Marks off as there was no Stellar blade

One small thing I would like to see now that Asha is running the show is for Xbox continue to put the Console first at this show by dropping the other platform logo's for each trailer - they have to put Xbox ecosystem first like the other platform holders do (Sony did not even mention Xbox on the Marathon trailer at the SOP despite putting PC on it as well as PS) - game side would love to see a surprise announcement for Stellar Blade

95% on Xbox store and I will pick it up

More evidence that Xbox should keep with multi year timed exclusive - the best sellers are those that have been out for a while and built a fanbase (Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon and now Starfield) those coming out day 1 are ignored like Doom and Outer Worlds were not hits

In the run up to Helix there are going to lots of improvements, this is another welcome one

They should at the minimum add the games from ABK they now have the licenses for such as the original COD (and other versions not on the service), Gun and Singularity (which they released on PC)

Great news, lots more next week during GDC I expect

Lets wait for official confirmation from Sony first
The last thing they did was issue a State of Play which had everything coming to PC, most of it day 1

She needs to make a change and quick, this endless round of PR is already becoming tiring
They need to stop being so bloody nice to competitors such as Steam, Nintendo and PS
Exclusivity for the Ecosystem (Windows and the Console)
As others have mentioned above sort out the release cadence so nothing overshadows another's release
Align game pass pricing across PC and Console
Remove the MP pay wall
Stop promoting other platforms such as PS5 and Switch at your own events - at the State of Play they never mention Xbox even for their own releases
Stop doing all the damn PR interviews, everytime Phil did one he stepped on a rake and it was misinterpreted, best to stay quiet like the others
They need to take some pain now for longer term gain if they really want to turn things around

Yes I agree, they need the pull Forza, Gear, Halo and several other titles to keep them only on Xbox console and Windows store - they need exclusives to get ppl in the ecosystem not just feed Sony and Steams ecosystem

Sure it is.....coming out the same day Halo Master Chief Collection is out for PS5 and Switch - been rumoured for so long now won't believe it until I see it

Already lost 66% of its player base as ppl like to announce - however wait until it launches before judging, lots of ppl just don't like to participate in server test and wait for the main launch

Add in PA into ACA 2 then bring Console Archives and the missing ACA games to xbox then we are set

He-Man and Batman for me, great Batman trailer

Its not worth the effort to do Pro updates for any dev, its the smallest install base, will have a low attach rate and for this game its been out for a year and most people have played it already on xbox and PC

Day one Series X (just like I did with GTA IV and V)