The big highlight of this week's Xbox Partner Preview event was the shadow drop of STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it seems to be going down a treat so far.
That's according to the reviews on the Xbox Store, which are filled with almost unanimous praise at the moment. In the US, the STALKER trilogy has a 4.7/5 rating based on over 170 reviews - definitely not a bad start whatsoever!
Here's what some of those Xbox reviews are saying about STALKER: Legends of the Zone Trilogy:
CodeRed8Five on Xbox: "If you are looking for a solid port of a survival game, buy this ASAP. 3-ish hours of play and no issues. Plays surprisingly excellent on a controller. Game has a decent learning curve and is a solid challenge. If you are starving for something to play, this is a buy."
eXodusArise on Xbox: "Control mapping is surprisingly smooth. Would love keyboard and mouse support but the integration for controller works well enough I can't complain. It's simple to use and easy to grasp for both rookie and veteran STALKERs. It actually does raise my hopes on how STALKER 2 will work being released as a console title."
TacticalTurt744 on Xbox: "The hype I had today was the same when I picked up the original many years ago. Port is awesome and in keeping with the original. Like finding a long lost friend".
It's not all positive news though. Some have pointed out that the three games are quite "janky" and very difficult in nature, which obviously won't suit everyone. There are also complaints about the sound of the crows being far too loud in the Xbox version, and the lack of mouse and keyboard support is another downer as things stand.
Aside from that though, it seems like the STALKER trilogy is off to a great start on Xbox! We're currently playing the game for ourselves and will have some hands-on impressions to share in the near future, and in the meantime you can check out 16 minutes of our exclusive Xbox Series S footage in the video at the top of this article.