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EA should have made Sim City now.

I supported Kinect, the game-focused stance of the Xbox One X, and even Mixed Reality and Windows Phone. However, I don’t really like the current approach Xbox is taking toward games. It’s all about studio closures, canceled projects, price hikes, and endless talk of AI. Even the few games that finally get released don’t generate any buzz, and when I play them, all I feel are political messages that prevent me from immersing myself in their worlds.

After replaying CoD BO1 and BO2, I tried the campaign of CoD BO7. It was terrible. The world and characters they had built up until now have collapsed, and it has turned into a game where you fight strange aliens. Just like with Halo and Gears, for some reason the masculine, war-themed characters are being increasingly neglected.

They are definitely making new hardware. However, the current Xbox Series X|S has been almost abandoned. This can be considered the era in Xbox history where the least effort has been put into hardware.

Halo 4 was an ambitious project and one of the most visually stunning games on the Xbox 360. However, I didn’t like the idea of unraveling the Forerunners. Around this time, the series also began paying unusual attention to the depiction of women, which I felt diminished its military tone.

I thought the maps, characters, and story were terrible. However, the action was fun.

Are they learning why Dragon Age failed?

“His games were full of imagination and always let us try something new. The games in today’s video game need him.”

I wanted it to be reinterpreted like FF7 Remake.
Halo CE has far too many reused maps and tedious sections.

This is really interesting. It feels like a true successor to Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2, and the new systems are excellent. On the other hand, the only thing that concerns me is that the new character designs don’t quite have the usual Team Ninja feel.

I don't like the unstable network connection with smartphones.
Can't we at least make it work with a webcam?

@wildcat_kickz Xbox Play Anywhere

Since the price has nearly doubled, a double Day One title is justified.
Of course, games of Call of Duty caliber should also double.

Only a title with a new political meaning will appear on Day One.

I'll always hope for the return of Perfect Dark...

The developers of ReCore also stated in a Japanese interview that they hoped players would appreciate the fact that the game could be played all the way through on release day. It seems the development time was truly short.

@Jenkinss The new avatar system is not from Rare. It's from Microsoft.

Instead of incorporating prosthetic arms or wheelchairs, they created avatars that can't be used in the game!!

I was surprised by how they translated it in such an astonishing way.
Only the cutscenes have dubbed audio.
During gameplay, it seems they found it too much trouble, so it's subtitles only.

Apparently, reusing the Xbox 360 audio data is quite a hassle.
Still, considering the Ultimate Edition wasn't translated at all, this is a significant step forward.

Now is the time to revive “Diddy Kong Racing.” Xbox owns the rights to characters other than Diddy.

They have yet to make an official announcement regarding the studio closure or development suspension. The only source of information is the leaked email.

Will Xbox Wire not disclose the information?

“Shredders Revenge” was entertaining, but the subsequent works appear to be inferior imitations that merely capitalize on its popularity.

It's convenient, but I wanted the option to choose the Xbox One version.
There are many games I want to play on the Xbox One X version to save storage space. For example, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.

I haven't played either the first or second games because they haven't been translated.
I'm very interested in them, so I hope they will be translated.

They raised the price of the game hardware and did not advertise it at all.
There was no way the hardware would sell.

I enjoyed all the titles, but Halo 5: Guardians was the most ambitious. The marketing and story were a bit off, but the multiplayer—especially a year after release—was definitely solid. If we're including the campaign, then I'd say Halo 3.

Rumors about Banjo and Kazooie come up every year. Yes, really every year. Has it ever come true?

The Forza Motorsport series was a really good game. It stumbled with microtransactions in 7, and I didn't really understand the new Forza. It's too late to improve it with updates. It's really disappointing.

The reason I bought an Xbox was because of Perfect Dark Zero. It may be time to move on.

When examining the leadership of recent games developed by Xbox, it is often surprising to find that individuals with little to no track record are in leadership positions.
In fact, it is not uncommon for their subordinates to be more experienced.
This is clearly an inappropriate personnel decision, and most of these games have failed.
Let us put an end to this peculiar culture. Please focus on creating quality games.

Turn10 has clearly been acting strange lately. I want to believe that downsizing isn't necessarily a bad thing.

They destroyed gaming culture by investing in what they thought was politically correct. The recent Xbox Game Studios lineup is terrible. (Bethesda, Activision Blizzard, and Obsidian Entertainment are great, though.)

Turn 10 was the best studio until Forza Motorsport 6, and Forza Motorsport 7 was a decent game.

The latest Forza didn't feel like it had any love for the game at least at the time of release.

Will Quake Wars make a comeback?

PlayStation Plus offers a rich library of classic games—something only possible with its long history. Of course, when it comes to retro gaming, one could argue that Nintendo Switch Online is even more lavish. Still, there are many titles you’ll only find on PS Plus. Xbox Game Pass, on the other hand, feels like a different kind of service altogether, since it focuses on offering access to the latest titles.

I haven't seen Xbox being sold as new in stores for several years, nor have I seen any advertisements for it.

Although it hasn't withdrawn from the market, I don't think it has any presence outside the US.

It was a show where Obsidian Entertainment was the only one putting in any effort.

Where have all the first-party games that have symbolized Xbox since its inception gone?

Please perform the cross-play update. It is absolutely necessary.

As a result of their continued disregard for Xbox users, some Xbox users have developed a distaste for the brand.

Who would be interested in purchasing a downgraded version at full price at this point?

Looking at Turn10, it seemed that fewer people were passionate about cars than before.
The result is Forza Motorsport 2023. It has improved considerably with updates, but like 343 Industries' Halo, it seems that by the time it improved, people had already moved on.

This may have been the biggest surprise at this year's Xbox Games Showcase 2025. I'm delighted that this Xbox 360 masterpiece is making a comeback.

I understand that this is an event aimed at making it the Obsidian Year. However, I think The Outer Worlds 2 is a bit too much to be the highlight of this year.
I wish there had been a little more information about a big title like Call of Duty Black Ops 7.

Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Barbie Project Friendship

These games have not been translated in my country.

Basically, it's time to play other titles.

I really wanted it, but with the next-generation Xbox on the horizon, I don't want to buy peripheral devices that may not be compatible.
I'll make do with the built-in storage.

In theory, their argument seemed valid. However, in reality, considering the decline in game quality and release frequency of Sony's first-party game studios, it appears that Xbox is in the right.

I'm a big fan of Kinect, so I really want it to make a comeback.

If it is not released to PlayStation, it will not receive due recognition. So I am in for the release of the PlayStation version of Starfield.

It's a good game and definitely an IP that Microsoft should have nurtured. They should invest more in Rare's game titles, including Banjo, Conker, Pinata, etc.

It was the best game. I cleared it with Game Pass, but I will buy the Premium Upgrade when the sale comes.

I like Indiana Jones, DOOM The Dark Ages.

It's just a shame that while Bethesda and Activision Blizzard are great, Xbox Game Studios' titles are not doing so well.

I wish XGS would bring back the glory of the Xbox 360 days.

I have played up to chapter 20 and it is the best game I have played this year.
I find it the most interesting in the series since DOOM 2016.