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Like many others, I'm finally pulling the trigger on Persona 5 Royal. I debated for years buying it, but for some reason never did on PS4 and now that it's on game pass and I simply have no good reason not to. The trouble is I'm an adult with responsibilities and a child's birthday, so I won't get as much time with it as I'd like...

I would've played it sooner on PS4 if not for that long playtime. Now that' it's on game pass, I might just have to give it a go. Though I never finished DQ, so maybe I shouldn't bother?

Alan Wake and Bioshock are two of my all-time favorites. Also really liked Resident Evil 7 and 8.

I love the look of it and wouldn't mind paying extra since it comes with a matching charging stand, but $200? Not a chance...$100 regular price and I'd still wait for a sale!

Looks pretty sweet! There have been plenty of indie games that I've played via game pass that I probably never would've played and it looks like this may end up being one of them. Tunic, The Gunk, Beacon Pines, and The Artful Escape immediately come to mind and I've enjoyed them all!

Also Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion...no way I would've played that one without game pass and I loved it!

I've bought Outer Worlds and Control after playing them on Game Pass. I feel like there's another game I bought after playing on Game Pass, but my memory is failing me. I don't do it a lot, but I will pay for games I want to make sure stay in the library and when I simply want to support the developer.

So I don't know much about the games on this list. Are any of them a quick completion for gamerscore? I'd hate to miss out on an easy 800-1000...

@Dusk_Actual that's the plan!

Still haven't finished Origins, so there's that. I do want to try Beacon Pines as my affinity short, simple games is growing as a busy adult.

Still trying to finish Origins main story, then I'll maybe start Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice.

Just finished Artful Escape...now on to finally play through Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice

Anyone heard any rumors of US cost? I read $25 monthly somewhere, but I don't know how reliable that information is.

As soon as my wife saw the teaser for this she declared "we're getting an Xbox!" I've been very happy with that decision, but she is anxiously awaiting this one and I'm looking forward to it as well. I enjoyed Fable 2, Fable 3 was fine enough, but I didn't care much for Fable (Anniversary).

Halo Infinite was my introduction to the Halo franchise after I was lucky enough to acquire a Series X. I enjoyed the campaign and thought the gameplay was really good. I've never been much of a multiplayer person and the content in the game did little to change my mind. I simply didn't see anything interesting to it. Despite not knowing much about the franchise, I still thought the show was absolute trash and could have been good had it been restricted to a traditional film length and not an episode show. It does seem to me that whomever is running things with the franchise is not doing it justice and there needs to be a massive house-cleaning at the top to fix it.

Maybe this will finally persuade me to complete Witcher 3. I've started it so many times, then get sidetracked with a different game or petty real-life responsibilities. It's been on my backlog for a long time.

@BartoxTharglod also true. 10-hour work days make things tricky to game because I have adult things to do. I'm lucky if I get 6 hrs a week to game.

I wish I could get 2 hours a day consistently. Damn kids and their activities...

I haven't played a Far Cry game since the original on PC...maybe I'll give it a shot.

Immortals and AC Odyssey

@Dusk_Actual thanks for the tip...haha!

@OliverOwen I loved that game!

I'm excited for this one...I like those short, story-driven romps

@OliverOwen That was on 360, wasn't it? I do miss that one...

I'm finally going to dive into Destiny 2. I've been curious and kicking the tires for years and I'm just going to do it. Also some time playing Assassin's Creed Origins.

Seems like all the same games go on sale with the exception of newer releases that get a sort of sale.

Initially my wife and I traded back and forth between the original Xbox and PS2 several times (remember EB games?). I had an Xbox 360 and never owned a PS3. I bought a PS4 after the Dan Mattrick unveil debacle along with the initial mandate of Kinect. I was satisfied with the PS4 so I never saw a reason to get a XBone.

I was able to buy a Series X through Gamestop in a bundle last year after trying for months to get a PS5. I saw value in game pass and it was the primary seller for me. I've been very happy with the Series X and given the decisions Sony has been making the last few years I don't see much reason to get a PS5 at least until the inevitable slim redesign, if at all.

AI: The somnium files with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands sprinkled in.

@GamingFan4Lyf In fairness it is not restricted to the gaming community, it's people on the Internet in general. I'm sure you've seen the meme of Mike Tyson saying that the Internet has made people way to comfortable about saying whatever they want and not getting punched in the face for it. Pretty sad when Mike Tyson is a voice of reason.

It's also the double-standard: gamers want games now, then bitch about incomplete products being released. I'm hoping Microsoft and others are changing things so that studios can complete their work before release.

This really should be a pick 3 poll. I had to choose High on Life simply because of the surprise factor and how good it looks, but I'm also really excited for Atomic Heart. Starfield has my interest, though probably not as much as others on this list.

I only get to play on the weekends, so hopefully get the majority of the way through Tiny Tina's Wonderlands story. Sprinkle in some Assassin's Creed Origins as I try to complete that story as well. I'm looking at The Park for a game that I can maybe complete during the week when my time is limited since the game is on sale and I've been curious for a while.

Never heard of this game until the showcase...now I need it in my life!

@Dusk_Actual If I were buying it myself, I'd say the same thing! I think my wife found it for $47 at Best Buy.

Everybody is raging about TMNT, but for Father's Day my wife bought Tiny Tina's Wonderlands for me. Probably play some co-op with her or my son.

I had no idea this was happening. I'm actually really excited about this one! Soon I hope they'll release the X-Files point and click game, too!

When are 3 parts are completed and eventually released in one big collection it is still possible for an Xbox console to get it, but I doubt it. I breezed through the comments, but I think people are forgetting how tight Square Enix is with Sony and how critical the 2 have been for each other. Sony isn't going to allow Square to publish it anywhere else...they've already backed the money truck up. If the Activision-Blizzard acquisition becomes official, you'll see Sony buy Square Enix. Little doubt in my mind.

Thanks to the internet there will be negativity no matter what. Did I see everything I wanted to see? No. However, I saw things that I didn't know I wanted to see (High on Life) as well as plenty of stuff that looks awesome! If you watch an entire presentation of this type there will be 3-5 things for you and a lot of stuff that simply isn't geared towards you depending on your taste. I thought the show as a whole was fantastic! I don't normally watch these shows when they're live but I did this year and I wasn't disappointed.

I feel the same way I do with most presentations like this: people are disappointed because they wanted to see a certain thing even though it was never announced in advance. There were some good surprises, some games I had never heard of I want to play now, and some stuff that was just "meh." I thought it was a good showcase overall especially given everything had actual gameplay footage instead of just pre-rendered trailers.

Back and forth between Assassin's Creed Origins and Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion with maybe some Gears of War Ultimate mixed in.

I started Gears of War Ultimate Edition a while back and got drawn into other games since. I'm going to go back and finish that one (hopefully). Adulthood gets in the way a lot...