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@darkswabber I got lost in the fourth idolasphere in TMS and dropped the game. I need to get back to it. I really like the combat and the game was fun.
I enjoy playing on switch a lot more than WiiU. The novelty of using the gamepad to get texts wore off really quickly there, especially since I preferred using a pro controller.

@FatalBubbles This is 343 you're talking about. It took them like 5 years to get the Master Chief collection right...

@NEStalgia I pre-ordered it and played about 2.5 hours. It looks great and plays fine to me, but feels like a slog already. I can't bring myself to pick it back up again.

@AdamCorela If anything it will be Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight!

Looking forward to playing this on series s. Also glad I picked up Soul Hackers for $10 on sale last year in the 3ds eshop.

Final Fantasy X on switch.
I got Deus Ex Mankind Divided, SW Squadrons and Everspace on the lunar new year xbox sale, so I'll be checking those out too.
Got them all for like $22. What a deal!

I only have gold for the multi-player but that doesn't stop the disappointment every month.
We've gotten some heavy hitters in years past. Now it feels like an afterthought.

Bobby K's days are numbered! Good riddance.
I think Microsoft would be crazy to make CoD exclusive. That's a lot of money to leave on the table.

@Xiovanni old school team armor colors would be great. I've been killed because I didn't realize players were on the other team.
I also miss the post round stats from older games where you could easily scroll through all the players.

KOTOR, Bloodstained and Halo 5 / Infinite mp on XSS. I reinstalled Infinite to give it another chance. I still think it pales in comparison to 5 for mp.
I may try to push past the blitzball tournament on FFX on switch.
I'm also getting the urge to start SMT strange journey redux on 2DS xl.

First cat ears, now a neon mohawk. I'm surprised they don't have an actual halo ring. Maybe that's next season....

I can finally get those cat ears I've been dreaming about.

I'm tempted to get start wars squadron. That new game Chorvs looks like a better space shooter, but it's not on sale so I'll wait a while on that one.

I was poking around on the xbox store a couple weeks ago and saw that the add to cart button was active for the halo edition series x. I couldn't belive it, so after a moment's hesitation I added it to the cart but it kept erroring out when I tried to check out.
I looked again the next day, but the button was grayed out.

These customizations are destroying the aesthetic of the game. It feels like they're burning the house down to make some fast cash.
They're going to chase the diehards away with this crap. Who will be left once the novelty has worn off and people move on to the next hot f2p shooter?
I personally don't like infinite mp at all. To me it's a big drop in quality from halo 5 so I won't be around to see it happen..

I'm pretty tepid on Infinite mp so far. Maybe swat or super Fiesta will change that.

I'm holding out for the $20 Gucci skin!

It's annoying to have such limited free customization.
I for one won't be buying anything.
It's too bad because changing armor and colors is a fun way to kill time between matches. I liked the halo 4 model the best, where you earned customizations as you went along. I've got over 600 hours in halo 5 mp and I still don't have everything.

I was holding out for a series X but saw that the series S was in stock a few months ago, so I got one. I love it.
The fast boot and load times are awesome, but the real winner for me is the HDR enhancements. Old (and not so old) games look and run great.
For me it's been a worthwhile upgrade even though I have yet to play a next gen game on it. Of course, that'll change on Dec 8.

@Richnj @SplooshDmg - Thanks. I must have really been out of it yesterday to totally misread that!

I'd grab the star wars games for nostalgia if they're bc.
Red red redemption might be good too so I could check out the undead dlc.

I got Underworld and Anniversary. Can't resist $3 games.

This sounds cool, but I wonder how many people are going to fry their consoles trying to save a few dollars.

Where was I? Reading about it rght here at pure xbox!
At the time I thought it was ugly. Who knew I'd be a happy owner a year later...

That is one ugly controller.

I love my series s. No regrets at all.

I'll definitely be picking this up. The rest of this year is loaded with releases I want, so it may have to wait a while.

I'm looking forward to checking this out. It's tentatively on my list of winter games so a demo is welcome.

Halo 5 has a 97 gb install size on my xbox.
Honestly I don't care what size it is. I'm installing as soon as it's available.

I don't care if they make me vulnerable, I love assassinations. Especially when they're followed by 'retribution '.
I just hope they're like halo 4, where the type you got was based on your attacking position and not those stupid cards in halo 5.

Keep the jrpgs coming!

This could be good for practicing with specific weapons.
I thought they were going to include a noob matchmaking option. I would be there day one for laughs before going to normal matchmaking.

15 of 20. Lots of lucky guesses...

I'll be buying a series x without game pass later in the year. I had it for 8 of the last 12 months, but it wasn't worth it for me. I'm better off going with gold for multiplayer and buying the games I want.

I play mp with Exuberant Witness on halo 5. It's nice to know someone is eager to see how well I perform.

@FraserG
Sounds like a future soapbox article!

I force quit so seldom, I didn't even notice it changed!

No new Xbox for me this year. My plan now is to pick up a series X next Christmas.
I did buy a PS4 this summer but I returned it two days later, so not counting that.
I also took my og xb1 apart, cleaned it out and put in an ssd this year, replaced the fan in the power brick too, so I don't mind waiting another year.

@nessisonett
Agreed. This game could be funny if they were actually grown women and not sexualized children.

This is too bad. Xbox needs more Japanese games and unfortunately, I think games like this are part of the deal.
This may end up being a cautionary tale for other developers. They had the game developed and ran into problems with Microsoft during the final ROM review.
I wouldn't blame other developers if they continue to avoid Xbox.

Update: I just watched trailers for these games on steam and I feel dirty.....
I had watched one for switch about a year ago so it wasn't fresh in my mind.
I want to see more JRPGs and creative / unique games from Japan on Xbox, but they can keep this crap.

Props to Microsoft for maintaining them this long. The last time I tried joining a halo 4 game was about two years ago and it took a LONG time to find a match.

Take your time and get it right.

I just ordered the shock blue controller from Amazon for $44.99 in the US.
I couldn't resist.

He's got a point that series S won't age well, but you'll probably get a solid 3-4 years out of it before needing to consider an alternative.
That being said, I'm still using my OG Xbox one, so unless people's tv's die they may happily use them for the whole generation.

@nessisonett My Persona 5 crack was tongue in cheek, but I would love for it to come to other consoles.

Persona 5 on Xbox???

Giant, two toned with fins... And I thought the PS3 was a hideous bloated monster when it came out.
I'll wait for the mid gen revisions for both and see which one I like better.

I love that they're doing this. They've had games across console generations, but smart delivery is a game changer. Plus being able to enjoy launch titles on my OG Xbox One will be nice.
That being said, I've lost interest in Halo and have moved towards JRPGs. And even though there are a good number on Xbox, the Atlus games can all be found on Playstation. I may end up going w/ Sony this gen. Of course I'd rather just have more Atlus games come to Switch...

My game pass subscription expires in two days, so I'll be playing halo 5 and Nier: Automata.

@gingataisen
That's true. It didn't occur to me that they would still produce them after the series x launches.