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@Sol4ris “it’s just 4 games.”

Wow wow wow. Just need to know more about the price and performance and I’m almost there…

@Bob_Tempura 100% agree. If Microsoft want to put games elsewhere then OK… I guess… but those things aren’t an Xbox. It’s killed the brand. At least push the hardware and say ‘our console is the best place to play, but if you are elsewhere then play our games there too.’

I love having Microsoft studio games on PS5 (and PC) but that’s because I sold my Series X when they went multiplatform.

Just go software and be done with it. Just limping on now imo.

@BossBE wow. lol. Made me laugh. Press X to pay respects!

The ad shows an excited child pull a PS5 out of wrapping paper. This is an Xbox

@OldGamer999 I hear you but the campaigns are pretty much a tutorial and tech demo in these games. It’s all about the MP. I’ve got it pre-loaded and can’t wait.
That being said I have really enjoyed COD WW2, Cold War and new Black Ops campaigns. BOps campaign was actually better than the MP.

@Ricky-Spanish with respect I don’t think so. Call of Duty skins have become a joke, embarrassing and disrespectful (like Nikki Minaj in World War 2.)
Franchise has jumped the shark multiplayer wise. I still like the slightly more realistic aesthetic of the campaigns though. Really weird that campaign and MP are so different.

Amazing game. Any idea on DLC price? I know there is a £35 upgrade path for premium version with DLC and other bits but any idea if DLC will be standalone price?

Playing Bioshock on my Steam Deck this week actually. In no way needs a remake. I believe all the games are 60fps on console too with the trilogy always dirt cheap. Like people say, Infinite was deemed ‘lesser’ when it came out but the game is stunning and more appreciated now.
And no I don’t believe Ken Levine was involved as he is making his unofficial Bioshock game called ‘Judas.’

Xbox [on] PS5.

“Just 4 games.”

@Dodoo how so?

P45 - this is an Xbox.

Brand is going down the toilet quick.

“Microsoft Gaming.” The endgame of Xbox console has begun.

@Jenkinss yeah it’s heading towards the end game. #Just4games was the start. Game Pass surely unsustainable. Giving away £70 AAA games for £10 a month or less stacked. No chance. Too good to be true.
Just wish they would announce software only and be done with it.

@Fiendish-Beaver I could be wrong but I suspect it’s a third party PC with an Xbox sticker. Microsoft Gaming is software only going forward. #FullSlate #Just4Games

This game is fantastic. Just finished it on PC. Excellent campaign. I really liked how squad members would throw you medic and ammo packs etc. Seriously recommend the campaign but I’m not sold on the MP. If I’m not mistaken it was Nicki Minaj skins in a WW2 setting. Disrespectful and jarring.

I have zero interest in this.

Just got my code for Xbox PC. Nice touch so thanks Xbox! 😁

@stefan771 what reviews though??? Biggest red flag since the Soviet Union.

I will give my ‘minds eye’ here: PR stunt.

It was OK. Clockwork Revolution looks a must play to me.

COD looks bland and I suspect a poor seller. Looks like they are just recycling the popular ‘Black Ops’ moniker rather than it being a Black Operations type game like the last 2.

Sounds like 2026 could be incredible if they do Gears, Halo and Forza. That will be like the golden era again. Crazy to think they will be on PS5.

Licenced to thrill. Get in!

@Millionski Series X is a really good console as I’ve said before.

I think third party licenced Xbox PC type consoles are the future but who knows.

What I do know is that Microsoft are producing a conveyor belt of quality games now. Looking forward to the showcase

Feels like it’s going all software.

@Qu1n0n3z why? “It’s just 4 games.”

@Sindayl it’s just 4 games.

Does anyone miss the days when Xbox was an actual, you know, Xbox? I guess not enough as not enough people bought it

Feels like a software and third party licensing type pivot to me. The plus side is that I can play great Xbox games on PS5 (if a bit weird.)

They’ve been pretty decent the last few…
Microsoft have an awful lot of good games to show these days.

Everything is… not an Xbox?

Disc: The Dark Ages.

Have that for free! 😂

@SMJ 100% agree. The companies clearly want to move on from disc but for some reason they are doing this comedy compromise which has led to this farce.

My opinion for what it is worth is that it is time to move on from the waste of discs and boxes. We are now in this awkward era of discs with little to no data on them and endless patches. Physical is an illusion in AAA gaming in 2025. I’m happy to buy and download and play and enjoy and delete until or if I want to play again. Really no drama. That’s just me.

“You own nothing.” I own the experience I had playing and enjoying the game. That’s cool enough. I don’t care that it doesn’t gather dust in my house for 20 years.

Let’s just enjoy the games.

“Xbox has no games!” - Dominating the software market with wonderful games every month.

“It’s just 4 games” - . . .

Arguably a win-win at this point. Sony dominating console sales and Microsoft clearly now dominating software sales but can’t shift consoles. Console War peace in our time.

@Coletrain yes! 100% legit been using for years and years. Eneba and ShopTo are fine too. This forum is a good place to share!

@Coletrain CD Keys too pal. I either buy Xbox play anywhere or steam games there or buy the gifts cards at a discount and then buy direct and get reward points on top. Winner.

@Millionski I’m with you. Next gen is an optional and extra (£££) legacy drive but the push is digital. Gen after… it’s gone.

@PlatinumMikey if the Xbox controller had the dual sense haptics that would be perfect for me. I really like the Xbox controller on PC.

@OldGamer999 didn’t you buy a PS5 Pro for the best part of a bag of sand?
Things are expensive and the companies are not charities.
Unfortunately the day of the cheap console has gone. Especially if you want all 3.
People want better and better games and frame rates and ray tracing and it costs.

@OldGamer999 to be fair the whole point, literally, is to ‘switch’ between TV and hand held.

@MasterTanookiChief I think it needs to otherwise I don’t see what if offers compared to PS6.
Xbox Series X is a fantastic console which hasn’t sold well so it’s an uphill climb which more and more looks like a software only focus.
I’m a big Xbox fan in the UK but XSX is dead here and I now Xbox on PC and PS5. Feels like I’m the new target audience…

Remember “it’s just 4 games.”

In all seriousness it’s getting to the point of why would anyone buy the current or next Xbox?

@abe_hikura ‘death spiral’ is the best way of describing this. Insane move for a non-selling console.

Series Ex

Forza Horizon (202) 6

@andrewsqual are you OK?

I was disappointed when Xbox dropped exclusives and headed full slate. I’m in the UK and felt the Series X was a wonderful console but became neglected so I pulled out for PC and PS5. So I can see why console fans may be disappointed.
Microsoft do seem seem to have this nailed though and clearly the numbers speak for themselves and the buzz around Xbox games on PS5 is nuts. I double dipped in both Forza and Indy. Keep them coming!

Halo Infinite would get a new life and to be honest I feel it was a bit underrated on Series XS.

@themightyant from a third party publisher point of view it makes some sense (lot of outlay for the IP) but has led to the death of Xbox console. That might have happened anyway. We don’t know. What I do know is that I sold my XSX (I’m in UK) as I knew it was circling the drain and PS5 was a safer bet for my library. From a PS5 point of view, Microsoft gaming is amazing, from a former Xbox console owner point of view, it’s a bit depressing.
Microsoft Gaming is killing it though. Great games on all the platforms in due course.
There is some push-back on PUSH but the numbers speak for themselves… take out the fanboy and ‘no disc, no buy’ nonsense of the gaming ultras, the casual gamers are lapping up the games… SoT, Forza, Indy… winner.

@dskatter do you wholly own games now though? Virtually all games have multiple large patches and updates and the disc more and more is a licence key.
I understand people like to collect and feel they own but it’s dying out.
Why miss out on good games due to ‘no disc, no buy.’ In a few years you wont have a choice. I’m not saying that is a good thing, I’m saying that will be fact. I’m cool with it. It’s fine. Steam been that way forever.
Even if I had tonnes of PS2 discs say, I’d wouldn’t play them. Times change. I want new games. A few quid to ‘own’ a digital game for at least 10 years is hardly a problem. Just my opinion and I respect yours.

@HonestHick bit simplistic. I’m a PC gamer with a PS5.