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Can’t wait for another game from the Marvel Disappointment Universe!

Gosh, no sequel news for a game that’s barely a week old? You don’t say!

But definitely sign me up for Avowed 2. Day one.

I’m so tired of hearing how GTA6 will be the biggest game ever that I’m not even looking forward to it anymore.

I get that it’s a big franchise but please, calling it the biggest video game ever is hyperbolic and premature.

...and the shareholders were thrilled that virtually no money was spent making this thing into a true, proper Xbox but gave the gaming division a reason to issue a press release or two.

And now back to the slow, steady decline of the Xbox brand, already in progress.

If this is a bad ass gaming PC with a forward/backward compatible Xbox 'layer' then I don't really care what it costs. I'm in regardless.

I would 100% buy this right now except that it isn't a Play Anywhere title. Considering literally 95% of what Square Enix is putting out these days IS Play Anywhere, I don't get why the omission here, but it's definitely keeping it off my Xbox, Ally, Cloud, etc. for the time being.

Does it even have cross-save? Doesn't look like it.

Based on the high percentage of respondents that own the 2TB card (which is WAY more than I expected) I would venture to guess this will be in higher demand than most think. I'll get one. I love having even my old Xbox One and 360 games on one of these whenever possible. Loading screens are for suckers.

I had zero interest in this based on the earlier teaser but holy crap did this drop it in first place on my want list. Wow.

Day one buy for me. My Ally is already my favorite gaming device - deeper xbox integration just makes it better I would think.

Eh, whatever excuse I need to play the originals all over again. I'm here for it. And if bringing in a few million new PS players is a bad thing, then I'm too old to care about petty console wars (and own both anyway so whatever).

@Kaloudz Yeah, some kind of licensing thing that I never fully understood. Such a bummer.

@Kaloudz Couldn't agree more. Friday the 13th felt ahead of its time and was a blast to play with friends or even strangers. Every copy of it since has felt contrived or somehow inferior. Even Dead by Daylight is all rather meh in my opinion.

I'm still not sure what makes the SoM combat all that much different from the combat in games like Bayonette, but whatever. Either way, my Game Pass subscription has paid for itself with the latest CoD, Indiana Jones, Avowed, and now SoM. I've never been happier with a subscription. I'd like to think we're just now starting to see the fruits of the labor that all of these studio acquisitions have bought; no reason to think it'll end anytime soon.

I'm over the $1000+ incremental bi-annual graphics card updates for PC and I'm REALLY over the console "wars" at this point. What I want is an Xbox that acts like my ROG Ally: all of my Xbox stuff, Steam stuff, Epic Store stuff, and GOG stuff, all in one box. If it has a portable component to it, great, but I'd love a set top box that does all of the above and I've got $800 or more to throw at it. I don't care if its 5090 level graphics because honestly, I can barely tell the difference between my 3xxx card and my 5080. I want 4K60 and I'm happy.

Right now, Game Pass is still by far the best value in gaming for my household. We have every console + PC and the Xbox still absolutely reigns supreme. My kids shrug at the news of the Switch 2 and haven't touched the PS5 in months, but the 8-10 new GP games every month keep them from getting bored. I'm continually amazed at the sheer diversity of titles we're getting for $20/month here. Yeah, a lot of it is indie stuff, but for whatever reason, that "indie stuff" resonates more with my kids than almost any AAA title. The ONLY game we've bought in the past 9 months was Monster Hunter Wilds, all the rest have been on Game Pass.

The future for Xbox is a lot brighter than the average console warrior seems to grasp. I blame Sega vs Nintendo for that mindset. It's time we all moved on, every other industry has.

@whmchrish What? You didn't want the FFVII outfit for an additional $20? Or the paw-print jammies or whatever? Yeah, this whole idea that every single game needs three editions at three different price points is absurd. This one was one of the bigger offenders.

I love the original Life is Strange and mildly enjoyed the game after it but c'mon, these games are SO similar to one another that whatever uniqueness and originality one might have found in the first is completely lost by the 3rd or 4th game. I distinctly remember rolling my eyes when this was announced, out of sheer fatigue with the whole concept. Just because it was cool once (maybe twice) doesn't mean we need 19 of them. Move on already.

The kids in my house literally have thousands of hours into these games, going all the way back into the 3DS era. I've tried most all of them, starting with a pair of them on PSP to present and the only one that's managed to hook me for any length of time has been Worlds, and even that one only got about a dozen hours out of me. I just don't get it. I really WANT to get it, but I just don't. Something isn't clicking. I'll no doubt try this one too in hopes that this will be the one; I have to buy it for the kiddies anyway.

I'd give it a solid 9/10, if only because the control scheme just feels 'off' to me somehow. Like I can equip a wand in one hand and a spell in the other but when I switch back to a sword I still have a spell equipped that I can't use? Why? And this stops me from blocking? What am I missing? There's been a few irritations like that - all related to the controls. Otherwise I absolutely LOVE this game.

@Prestige-worldwide Is your sarcasm meter broken or did you just not have one to begin with?

It's an Xbox game, so of course it'll be somewhere in the mid-70s. A like for like PS title would definitely score a 93, win Best Game at the Game Awards and receive a standing ovation from Kojima himself via X/Twitter.

@GrumpyMert I've made a game out of counting the number of "I don't like it because like to buy my games!" replies to all of the Game Pass articles. It's amusing how many people seem to think that's some sort of argument. Like, "that's nice, and? you do you, boo."

Personally I end up trying 20x the games I normally would because Game Pass gives me access to them. I don't see an argument to it being a good thing beyond blatant self-righteousness.

If people want to buy a PS5,67 whatever and pay $69+ for a game, physical or not, cool - there you go.

If people want to buy an Xbox Whatever and pay $19 a month and just use Game Pass, cool, you have that too.

This whole idea that you're either in the blu-ray or Netflix, digital or physical, PS or Xbox camp is so dated and stupid. The world changed a long time ago - blame Steam if you want to blame anyone. Xbox's biggest crime to date in my mind was still being a decade too early to the inevitable all-digital future with some of the worst messaging ever, way back in 2013. As I sit here and look at my dust-caked PS5, I think "gosh, I'm glad someone somewhere enjoys using these things but I haven't touched mine in ages, and probably won't until Ghosts of Yotei finally comes out." PS is wonderful for those once-a-year PS single player adventure games but that's like 20ish hours of my gaming year. Hanging my hat entirely on that alone ain't gonna happen.

As for Nintendo, we seem to keep forgetting that they've stumbled before (cough, Wii U, cough) and could again. Switch is great I guess, but to be honest, the sheer amount of shovelware on the thing has relegated it to collecting more dust in my house than the Playstation does at this point. I want to play what's next, not yet another Mario side-scroller. Been there, done that.

@Boogaloo_Jenkins While I don't really care for it, there always seemed to be a LOT of people playing Skull and Bones whenever I tried to play it. Like Star Wars Outlaws, I suspect it's one of those games where the Internet opinions of it didn't match up with reality very much at all. I have a few friends that absolutely love it and have hundreds of hours into it.

Ridiculously excited for this one.

@Rodimusprime13 Good sales, sure, but only relative to one another. 20 years on, the entire market is contracting on the console side, despite overall industry growth. The switch has been a big success, no doubt. PlayStation has only been a success measured against Xbox. Failing to improve sales against each of their past console generations is most definitely not something any business would want to hang their hat on. The global population has grown by 25% since PS2 and the gaming portion of that population by an even greater percentage. If anyone thinks Sony is happy to be touting their 2nd Gen console as the best selling when they're 5 generations in, they're crazy. They'll say they are, sure, but that's a PR spin.

Satya is forever bent at the knee for his shareholders, just like every good CEO should be, and much to the detriment of Xbox fans everywhere.

Like your Windows Phone? Too bad, Satya killed it.

Like your Microsoft Band? That's a shame, it's dead.

Enjoy Surface hardware under Panos? Aw shucks, he's out.

Satya will change his tune depending on the direction of the wind at a moment's notice and not give the first damn about you, your investment in their gaming platform, or anything else.

Unfortunately, he's also responsible for taking Microsoft to heights no one thought possible in the 21st century in a post-Gates world.

Let's face it, this console generation sort of sucked. I love my Series X and I tolerate my PS5 for a (very small) handful of exclusives, but everyone utterly failed to demonstrate what made this 'next' generation so much better than the last, and COVID certainly didn't help.

Will it improve in the coming years? Probably not, at least not in terms of dedicated hardware. The whole concept of a gaming box is so rooted in the 90's and earlier that its almost absurd. We don't use DVD players, CD players, etc. anymore, so why are we using gaming consoles? I ask this question myself almost constantly, even though I have all of them - and play about 30% of my games via cloud these days via subscription. Do I care about "ownership?" Not really. I care about playing what I want to play, where and when I want to play it. And I'm not in grammar school anymore so honestly, who cares which stupid plastic box is "better?"

The key to growing Game Pass has virtually nothing to do with console sales and pretty much everything to do with Samsung/LG televisions and Amazon Fire Sticks, etc. As console sales continue to slow for everyone, Xbox will need Game Pass subscribers on other devices in order to have a chance. We keep hearing how amazing it is that the Switch has almost sold as many units as the PS2 but the PS2 was 20 years ago – in other words, a lot of devices have replaced console gaming given the growth in the industry and the increase in the number of people playing games. If Xbox can't find a way to get those people to part with their monthly subscription monies, they're pretty much screwed. Personally I love game pass and I'm glad they kept going but I'm not holding my breath that any of the big 3 are conducting business in 10 years in the same way they are today. The market has just changed too much.

If this breaks out of the norm and actually IS something like a Phantasy Star V, a Panzer Dragoon Saga 2, or OutRun Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast, I'm going to be WAY happier than a simple "hey, here's FF16 you guys. Enjoy!"

Rather than microconsoles or more Duke controllers is various colors, I'd like to see AA budget development of some of the classic franchises:

• Midtown Madness
• Project Gotham Racing
• Amped
• Crimson Skies
• Banjo and What's His Name (not my thing but everyone else seems to love these games)

None of these games need $200,000,000 budgets - just smaller teams that love the source material and want to do right by it. They don't need to be open world, or live service elements, or anything else - just give us the 2005 experience in sequel form with 40k60 and some updated gameplay. We'll get Fable and Perfect Dark for the big stuff.

$5 says we get a surprised 5th preview.

I remember when I was so ridiculously stoked for Exoprimal to come out. Then I played it. Fast forward to reading this article and honestly I don't think I've even thought about it since until just now. Such a shame.

@GuyinPA75 Once upon a time, I agreed with you. Alas, some of us have mild gambling problems and friends that we're constantly needing to 1-up.

I'm still popping back into Infinite from time to time. Aside from Black Ops 6, its my favorite PVP FPS. (Almost) nothing else out there feels quite as good to play, even in 2025.

As a fan of both Hot Wheels games I ALMOST preordered LEGO Drive but put it off due to gamepass. So happy I did because man, that game did NOT do anything for me at all for some reason.

I don't see why Disney would do this. Clearly they would've read Pure Xbox's review of the game and know it's trash and have already moved onto Moana 5, the Live Action Video Game Film, exclusive to Amazon Luna.

@InterceptorAlpha All good points but my primary concern is really to be able to play between console, handheld and cloud without having to make multiple purchases. I’ve never been into mods much and I VR on Meta Quest 3 because my old Vive was always such a pain to set up.

As for sales, yeah, that’s always a good point but I find that I never end up playing 90% of what I bought on Steam sales anyway - I’m not sure why. Those sales lead to a lot of impulse buys for me that never really pan out. YMMV obviously.

Regarding Indiana Jones and Steam player counts, and purely personally speaking, I’m not sure why I’d ever buy a game on steam if I could get the play anywhere version from the Xbox store. I get every Atlus and Sega game via MS now for that reason - and I pretty much buy all of them as I’m something of a fan. Steam hasn’t given me many reasons to be loyal to them beyond an annual sale of decreasing annual value. And ever since I traded off my Steamdeck for a ROG Ally that spends half its time playing game pass games, steams relevance in my life continues to dwindle despite my 300 or so game backlog.

Looking forward to getting Carrion back but am definitely getting Cyber Cowboy day one if it’s priced reasonably.

One has to wonder if Flight Simulator 2024 would’ve placed higher if not for all of the launch issues. It’s definitely in my top 10 now but wouldn’t have been had they not fixed it a bit since launch.

Finished Indiana Jones and have moved onto The Casting of Frank Stone, which is like going from the best book you ever read to reading the back of a cereal box. And not a kids sugary cereal box.

Somewhere between 40-50 because they've had some great sales this year and Gamepass is the gateway drug for 3rd party publishers - there's no way I'm ever letting go of Persona 3, as example.

0% physical though. I don't need more coasters.

Indiana Jones is a given. So happy to see Hellblade 2 rated so highly among site visitors though. I was under the impression that it wasn't very well received, but maybe that was just general lack of press coverage (and Xbox's rather mediocre marketing around it).

Contradiction for contradictions sake. I could see where Stalker 2 isnt for everyone but when yours is literally the only poor review in a sea of praise, yeah, you need attention.

@king_bear Need a tissue for your tears?

Why would I expect to see anything from Xbox on the world's longest butt-kissing Sony PlayStation infomercial? Surely, you're joking, right?

They've literally created a category where you can "win" Most Anticipated Hideo Kojima Game so that Hideo and that ass-clown host that I shall not name can snuggle on-stage, any semblance of objectivity about game quality be damned.

The whole thing is a bad joke. I simply can't wait to see Nintendo "win" Best Family Game as a consolation priz....NOPE! That'll go to (the admittedly great) Astro Bot!

A FULL PLAYSTATION SWEEP and they had only one original new game.

@NostromoXP Your assessment of Eurogamer is 100% on the money.

The 4/10 Stalker 2 received here has only served to make it so that I don’t take Pure Xbox reviews seriously anymore.

Solution: put it down as a “review in progress” and at least check elsewhere. A lot of us, myself included, have yet to experience a single bug - lucky me, I know - but it’s a great game and I can’t help but think this is all just clickbait at this point.

This alone might get my crap PSVR2 out of back of the closet it’s currently sitting in. GT in VR was great but I was already over GT by that point anyway so this might just be what the doctor ordered. I wonder if it’ll have cross progression though - I’d hate to start all over.