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"stop enjoying things reeee"

new Sega console spotted at 0:16 btw, the devs are clearly having fun with this. Hope it translates into a good game

@BBB As an eye user yourself, please watch the footage before complaining for the sake of it

@BBB you do understand that a JSR sequel would be indistinguishable from a remake as this point. The games barely have a plot

I would actually pay money to not be subjected to anything Ubisoft.

what they mean by AAA is that it will be a live service game.
They have tested this model before with some Crazy Taxi mobile games. They were actually pretty fun.

To people who would turn their nose at the mention of "live service", how else can you make money out of a pure arcade game these days? Seriously think they're investing on the franchise for the first time in 20 years to release a 20$ minigame?

@Reptilio Shenmue was the most expensive videogame for over a decade, how much more AAA can you get really

Lara looking good

@GuyinPA75 PS5/6 bro. I play on PC as well, but always love consoles. I came into Xbox from the Dreamcast

@Kaloudz people are calm because we've accepted that Xbox will never go back to its original vision, no matter how hard Phil or whoever tries to.
At the end of the day, MS is interested in making more money, not on making the best gaming console experience with the best games.

Even if Xbox continues to exist in the future, this is the last Xbox console i've bought. Most people i know that have been playing Xbox for over 20 years have said the same thing.
Not even angry, just sad it's time to move on

Don't put the blame on Xbox fans for the complete blunder that MS executives are making of the situation.

Have you ever for a split second ever thought Nintendo were about to drop off the market? No. Then why are the fans to blame for the stupid decisions that have led to this conjecture about Xbox?

Can't wait to use it to play Halo on the PS5

@Kaloudz personally i'm being a downer because (at a smaller scale) i've lived through this with Sega in the early 2000s.
Same sort of conflicting reports about first party games being available on competitors but not pulling the plug on the Dreamcast.
And then they pulled the plug on the Dreamcast. It's all very deja-vu to me personally.

In this case, i believe MS will continue to sell some Xbox console for game pass, but from a "core gamer" point of view: what's the point? Especially if i can get the games on other (better supported) platforms?

I'm not an "exclusives" guy, but without ANY exclusives the platform as a whole will just die. Xbox will become a 3rd party dev (a big one, maybe even the best one), but the console space will become a Sony v Nintendo thing

it's not about the "ecosystem"
If i can get Xbox games on other consoles consistently, why would i play on Xbox at all? Doesn't make much sense to limit my choices.

The end-point is obviously Xbox as a 3rd party publisher.
Nothing wrong with that. But people who love Xbox aren't happy to see the console going away (or becoming a limited 3rd party games machine)

These reports read exactly like the ones i read about Sega when i was a kid.
The blood’s in the water, just a matter of time now

More like UNEMPLOYING am i rite

@themightyant people just vote on the games they like, regardless of the category. Don't take it at face value

@Chuffer it's not satirical. It's people voting on the games they like, regardless of the category.
Many were already dogging on Starfield since the original announcement trailer. The "mixed" reception was always a given. But a LOT of people really enjoyed it and moved on, because they have a life and don't spend every second online coping because others enjoyed a game they didn't.

It shows complete lack of awareness to not understand that one of the year's most popular games is one of the most beloved, even if it isn't as good as other games that came out

Yes. They should apologize for using the tech they are spending billions on to push.

What.
It doesn’t even look bad

Looks terrible tbh, regardless of what critics say

Save corruption/deletion issues have always been a thing.
Understandable that it's frustrating, especially if the systems in place to avoid it malfunction. But i feel it's just a part of gaming since the beginning. Sometimes you just lose that save file.

Recently lost all save files for all my Switch games. I didn't have the subscription, so they weren't on the cloud, and i lost it all changing to a new console. It is what it is

This was way beyond my expectations!
VF6 can wait for a bit, a lot to be excited for at the moment

The M30 is an excellent controller. Just wish it could work wirelessly on Xbox

starborn: we f** in the starfield bed

@Juanalf bold assumption. I’ve played PlayStation since 98, way before Xbox even existed. And i have little to no preference for Nintendo, particularly because I’m a massive Sega fan and their “sega sucks lmao” quips irk me.
It’s just the way it is. The brand that is on top has the most obnoxious fans. And since the “battle” is just between PS and Xbox, well..

@FraserG sorry Fraser, it was not a dig at anyone in the team in particular. You guys write for the audience you get. It's just that with the overwhelming success of the PS brand a significant part of the community became loud, obnoxious and mean spirited.
This is something i hope never happens to the Xbox community, even if success hits in the future

@Nightcrawler71 PushSquare is terrible. Love PureXbox, NintendoLife, TimeExtension. Can't stand PushSquare, even when i was maining a PS4

@Kevw2006 most steam users own consoles, it’s not a mutually exclusive market

i find it hard to be excited with the prospects of MS increasing revenue. Couldn't care less.
i've played Xbox daily since the og came out, and never have i felt the company as dissociated from what their core audience wants than now.

Even after the Xbone presentation that almost killed Xbox, there was a corporate response by having a leadership change and going back on many of the plans.
Right now, as long as it makes them money, they'll follow. Games have been underwhelming, and acquisitions haven't had the effect we fans desired, at least so far.

So i hope with the increase of revenue comes a significant increase in game quality, not only at a technical level, but at understanding how gaming fits into culture and lifestyle overall.

in some months the mod dev kits are released and it will end up back into positive. It is what it is. Most of the "mixed" reception comes from people mad the game isn't on PS. Tough.

@BAMozzy what are you on about, Sega owns several successful large IPs: Sonic, Persona, SMT, Yakuza, Bayonetta, Football Manager, Total War, Hatsune Miku, PSO2 etc

Not to mention the dormant high potential stuff like Virtua Fighter, Crazy Taxi or JSR and the buttload of classics

For a while Nintendo tried to rebuild its reputation as a serious gaming platform by having Bayonetta, a Sega IP, centerfold.

Sega is way bigger than what people think because their mind focuses instantly on Sonic

Fully agree with previous sentiments. It seems like 10 year old games are still capable of standing tall against modern games. This would always happen eventually, but i feel sad that it has been accelerated by the lack of polish from the games industry overall. Games are more and more focused on being ‘profitable’ instead of ‘fun’

@BobaTheFett sure thing bud

@BobaTheFett everyone “missed” it because of the way you communicate. Maybe you think being verbose and wasting time arguing in a comment section for a sonic game means you have wits.
Congratulations on being so smart bro. Wish everyone else could see it

@BobaTheFett thanks chatgpt

@BobaTheFett great, you’ve visited opencritic yourself. Not sure why you’re continuing this conversation, since all the information you need on reviews is there.
And drop the smug act, makes you look childish

@BobaTheFett the game has a 76 on opencritic, so reviews are mostly sitting between 7-8. Different opinions! Shock!

We are in this weird post-renaissance era for Sonic where the games are great but reviewers rate them low because they have “sonic game mechanics”. What a load of bollocks

The game has received the most scrutiny I’ve ever seen. Some people have been criticizing it for over 3 years. In the end all they have to show for it is some funny BSG jank.

It’s been a overwhelming success. I had immense fun with it and will continue to for years to come.

Starfield
I mean.. it’s probably Xbox’s game of the year, easily

@TABZ420 not sure if lazy development or not, but defense is indeed terrible this year. You have the same toolset as last year but it just doesn’t work anymore.
Sure the classic “hold A to contain, B to tackle” wasn’t the best system, but it’s been years and they still haven’t gotten it right.

And please fix the goalkeepers. Seems like an animation issue atm, but it has happened with trials before and they eventually patch it out

@InterceptorAlpha the PS3 controller didn’t even have vibration at first.
The dual shock 3 had a slew of problems: thin brittle plastic, convex triggers, terrible battery, bad wiring, loose analog sticks, etc.

I would take the Xbone/Series controller over any of the ones you mentioned. It’s the best controller period.

@InterceptorAlpha the PS3 controller was absolutely terrible. What a weird take

@The-Grezzly-Bear you have a 10 hour trial on game pass right now. It’s enough for 10 matches

@fabisputza007 the reason PES died was specifically because it refused to change at all since 2007

Badge of honor at this point

That sucks. But not unexpected

@ChromeMud no

Hope this leads to the development of FSR and wider adoption over DLSS

@GamingFan4Lyf so what. FSR is open and available for all GPUs. DLSS is proprietary of nvidia.
No one with two braincells should be rooting for DLSS