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One thing ubisoft has going for it is R* level game engine optimsation. Watch Dogs Legion is one of the only AAA games on the Series S to have full RT in a game.

You can expect Skull and Bones to run well as the final game of the old gen engines used.

I expect thier new teardrop engine to run very well on Series S with the new Avatar game and Star Wars Outlaws next year.

I like both games. Both games look good. The RT on Forza is impressive. In terms of gameplay I think I prefer Forzas driving and simple career mode. GT7 looks fancy with the carpg elements but the mtx put me off.

I'm about 55 hours in. I haven't played it much the last couple of weeks due to so many new games coming out but whenever I do jump in I have a great time and 3-4 hours just fly by. It is one of those games I can not play for weeks or months and instantly enjoy when I play it again. I am about halfway through the story but I am discovering new missons and large settlements on planets constantly. Some side missons can last an hour. I haven't even started the factions stuff yet! I think it's a 9/10 so far. With some addtional QOL patches and strong long term support this could easily be my Xbox game of the generation. I can only imagine Fable will challenge that title for me. GTA 6 or Persona 6 will probably be my actual game of the generation.

still got that lighting glitch sadly

Guessing this is just the disc version, which these days is just a licence to download the digital version.

I've had quite a few visual glitches since the 2.0 patch and DLC came out.. a big shame really. Now I just want to finish the DLC and uninstall.

It's a £250/$300 machine, a stable 30fps is fine.

@InterceptorAlpha they are both hardware devices. They can cancel anything at any time they choose. I'm not saying they will but they can. Nothing silly about logic.

@InterceptorAlpha I mean Phil Spencer himself said some things have changed. They canned their xbox cloud streaming box after spending millions on R&D. The controller may show up in may as the same format or altered. It might come out later in 2024, or later or it could be canned. It's certainly not silly given MS track record to pivot and change over 12-18 month peroid (presentation is at least 18 months old). It's silly to promise yourself something is coming out based on old information.

This controller looks nice!

@InterceptorAlpha That leak isn't confirmed yet - I have a feeling they might delay or can that idea given how hard they are going with the current controller options.

Is it fair to compare the two - no. Is it pointless to compare the two - yes. Just apreicate them for what they are and play what you enjoy.

It's the best racing sim for sure.

After spending quite a while with VRR on both Xbox still offers by far the best VRR exp.

I'm having graphical issues in Dogtown on the quality mode. Like a white noise flickering on the screen after a few seconds of moving. I hope they fix it soon. I'll focus on other games in the meantime.

I'm about 60 hours in and loving it so far. I'm looking forward to mods on console and upcoming dlcs to expand the stories.

If you can't use your own imagination I can imagine you'd struggle with this game.

@RazputinAquato "Andreja loved that" haha

I still think Sony (and MS too) will move in the direction of GaaS more heavily over then next 5-10 years. For Sony and MS the main parent company CEO's make the descions on the corperate strategy of each division. I don't think Jim Ryan leaving will change much because it all about perception. A lot of the work he has done over the last 4 years will only really out over the next 4 years, as with previous CEO's like Shawn Layden and Andrew House. If the new CEO is deemed to be more fashionble in hardcore gaming circles then they could do the same things are Jim mostly and be lauded.

I really don't think 2024 will be much kinder to be honest.

Xbox has Avowed and Hellblade 2 while PS has games like Wolverine and Rise of the Ronin.

And then we might be getting critically aclaimed sequals like GTA 6 and Persona 6.

I'm sure there are plenty other huge games too.

Throw in revised systems for Nintendo, PS and Xbox and yeah I think November/December this year would be fine if they market it well.

Mid to late November would be a decent time to launch.

Some good steps in the right direction for career mode but I am sad about the cut intros.

The new Flight Sim and Eiyuden Chronicle 100 Heros are 2 other big GP launches.

@Rmg0731 I don't think that is actually confirmed yet as the information is old and there is also a lot of missing information around what direction they are taking right now as opposed to 2-3 years ago.

Campaign is decent and worth having in the library if 2024 has a quiet summer launch schedule.

@TJ81 PS5 hardware is basically the same as Xbox so 60fps would be a push with that CPU. The graphics may not be next gen but it is a CPU systems heavy game which means peformance cost is greater on the CPU rather than the GPU. Todd Howard would have made the same choice even if Sony had brought them out as they are fairly hands off with 2nd party AQ's like Bungie. PC's with the right CPU can run 60fps already.

Just an honest question - where did this this information come from? Is it a confirmed plan or is the CEO just responding to speculation?

Very much feels like a online narrative to stir up anti Xbox sentiment after the leak.

Other platform holders are afraid of the spending power Microsoft hold.

So what if Microsoft wants to go with the Man City approach of buying the best? They'll end up winners in the industry by the end of the decade.

@somnambulance you have brought 20 or more games launched in 2023! That's a big investment! I thought I'd brought a lot and I've brought about 12 so far with a couple left.

My No1 and Hogwarts Legacy is my no2

I'll prob do the game trial on my PS5 and XSX. 20 hours right there.

This was a really good show! No need for my PS5 copy of Like a Dragon Gaiden now.

@Tharsman I got swept up by the hype and was expecting a lot more than what a got. Certianly a good game though!

@Tomato_Goose Act 3 is where i really struggled with the game on PS5. The fps was very poor and there were a few softlock bugs. The PS5 version should have launched in Novemeber really. I'm sure the Xbox version will be fine with all the updated optimsations. I can see why Series S can't do spilt screen though. I still think it is a very good game and 8/10 is a great score. It's just not a 10/10 RDR2 kind of game.

I'm really looking forward to getting stuck inot 2.0 tomorrow and the DLC next Tuesday!

After 130 hours with it I would rate it 8/10. It's a decent game but not a 10/10. Didn't really see any real innovation. The PS5 port was pretty unstable and buggy. Split screen was very poor. I hope the Xbox port is more stable.

As I was saying most of what we will see will be very different. I saw a lot of "content creators" staying all this old info to be fact. The Xbox haters were out in full force today but they will have egg on thier spotty faces.

Just watch MS can all these plans now haha

@OrfeasDourvas I don't think anyone was resoanably expecting BG3 to be GOTY. Most people didn't even know the game exsisted until the review window. The fact they even had it on the list is pretty smart thinking.

Well I certainly hope BG3 comes to gamepass. Good to see that had it in consideration.

Not sure why Phil Spencer would commit to making comments on games several years out esp as he probably won't be the the CEO of Microsoft Gaming by that point.

I'm loving this game - I'm about 50 hours although Xbox like to tell me it's basically 2 whole days of my life haha.

HL must have sold an insane amount by this point! another great game this year - and it hasn't even hit Switch yet!

100% will be playing Forza. I am no racing fan in real life and but I do love a CarPG . The new aproach is really appealing to me. GT7 got me with unique mechanics too. I will also check out City Skylines 2.

@FatalBubbles Bandai will want to sell this as a double pack to new players because money. If they don't make the base game a requirement they won't be able to justify like double pack sadly. Cybperpunk 2077 is doing the same thing.

Probably my game of 2021, really please there is a DLC. I can't wait to jump back in.

I tried Fallout 4 this afternoon and I can't believe how similar it is to Starfield, down to already knowing all the controls and game mechanics! I can see why some reviewers could knock BGS for not innovating. Luckily for me I love the formula so I'm enjoying both games.

100% FF7 double pack coming to Xbox next year. June 2024. I have seen the leaks. Also on gamepass. Thank me later.

@GunValkyria I wouldn't be so sure that MS hasn't already done a deal. They are doing a lot of deals with SEGA/Atlus at the moment for marketing and gamepass partnerships. At very least I feel like it will be multiplat as this 1000% needs to be on the next nintendo console.

I would say if it could only be on just 1 console it should be a nintendo console as they have the biggest JRPG player base and just player base in general.

OG Tomb Raider was the first video game I ever player back in Dec 1995!

Persona 6 on Xbox, make it happen Phil.

Hey is it only the Xbox one version that you can download? I cannot find the X/S version anywhere?

The more Atlus puts games on Xbox the more I am convinced Persona 6 will be on Xbox too.