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Apart from KOTOR 1 and 2 I own all the pre Xbox One titles it seems. They must have all been Games with Gold at some point.

Not watched DVDs in a while but tend to use my little DVD player as it plays all regions. I assume the Xbox is still region locked?

Yes, if I didn't already have a Series X. The backwards compatibility and the rewards system still gives you a lot of content for less.

The key for these games is the story. A graphical improvement isn't really needed. I also assume they will delist the originals when the remasters come out.

A little icon letting you know which games support it would be nice. I bump around a few games and it's like a lottery when you first start a game as to whether it quick resumes or starts from the beginning again when you start it a 2nd time. Quick resume has made me dislike the 1-2 minutes of forced gubbins before you start a game now.

It's a bit like choosing your favourite food. Chocolate, steak or garlic bread starter? They are all good and all bring something different to the table. These are not necessarily my favourite foods.

Never seen the advert. Assume people who aren't into gaming won't have seen it either. Not sure it was money well spent.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the game I am eyeing up. So many games on Game Pass to play though but may as well use some of my Reward Points.

@Dezzy Just below the Reward Yourself/Earn More boxes on the Rewards App it is showing for me. Headed "Easter Sale". A bit early as the sale hasn't started yet but fingers crossed it's open for everyone by tomorrow.
Just checked and it is on the Rewards webpage too.

Looks like there is 5000 bonus points if you spend £35 in the sale. Last time I spent vouchers I had collected with reward points which counted towards this. They are just giving games away at this stage. Doesn't save me any money though as I just spend money on Switch and PlayStation games instead.

If Microsoft issue a bundle of new backwards compatible games to rub salt in the wound I will chuckle.
Just started playing Okage Shadow King on the PS4 last night. Strange game to be picked from the PS2 to be given a PS4 version. Hopefully with the PS3 store closure, the PS2 games start to come through again. I can but dream.

The first one had Tom Bombadil in it if I recall correctly and for that it gets my vote and it wasn't made by EA, who I have heard it's popular to dislike in the land of the internet. It's also the only one I played and I enjoyed it at the time.

Activision showing people that you shouldn't assume anything in life, especially from a company who likes to make a quick buck whenever they can.

I lost 70+ hours on Oblivion in a different way when my Xbox was stolen. That and the almost complete Burnout Paradise saves were my biggest losses on Xbox. My PS3 and Wii that were stolen also annoyed me no end too. Luckily Xbox has the cloud saves now but back at the end of 2009 I don't remember them being a thing.

Currently £2.36, £4.99 and £12.49 for each separately if anyone just needs one of the series. Don't think there is any difference in the separate titles.

I have owned the game on disc for almost 5 years and not played it yet and I also have the sequel so probably give it another few years before I get to it.

I was shocked when I fired this up today and it did quick resume and said you have been away for 1837 hours, do you want to continue. That was when the last Game Pass quest was.

Apart from a bit of painting in the real world I am dabbling with Asura's Wrath. Absolutely mental game although not recommended if you don't like QTE.

Best game title ever. Just rolls off the tongue.

@BlueOcean Never thought of that. I'll add that to my daily searches now to help the cause.

It's the perfect sale if you haven't been an Assassin's Creed fan since the first entry or you are cheap fan like me and wait for deep discounts. Waiting on at least a 50% discount on Valhalla before I bite.

I never knew about this. Makes me cautious now to fire mine back up to play a few classics if it still works.

I added it a few years back when it was GWG and it updated this morning.

I just wonder what they are doing with my search history. Dhhdbdbbd, dgdikcjjd or xjdbbdbdbdb. Never thought typing a random bunch of letters would save me money.

Original Xbox. I really enjoyed Otogi back in the day.

Shadows of the Damned is great fun and well worth knocking out over the weekend before it disappears.

Online game perks aren't perks for me. The anime would be nice but it's not available in the UK. Oh well. Guess I will have to make do with the "perk" of around 200 games on Game Pass.

Does it fit all head sizes? Some people have big heads!

@VenomousAlbino I often play for 30 min stints and have to go do something. I may play 3-4 of these stints a day. Sometimes it can take about a minute to get into a game. It all adds up in a week.
Now I have used it I don't like going back and the frustrating thing is when it doesn't work at all on a game. I can handle the odd time it not working but not at all puts me off a game a bit now unless I can get a longer session in.

Any 360 games I play don't seem to use the feature. Other than that it is extremely useful and has saved me an hour or 2 already I think.

@101Force That's a lot of dreams you have there. Be nice if even one came true whether MS purchase them or not.

The only person who cares what game I am playing is me. I have taken a couple of screenshots of glitches in the past but that is just so I can look back and chuckle. More titles working with quick resume should be a bigger priority in my opinion. Less time waiting for games to load rather than more time watching others play.

What I read into this is a heavy focus on microtransactions!

If you just want to play F2P games then a Series S is a very good choice for those on a budget now. Hopefully not too little too late.

If you are increasing the price you do so incrementally over time so people don't kick up a fuss. A dollar a month wouldn't be that bad or 5 for the 6 months would have been reasonable and then next year another increase. It doesn't take an expert to understand that.

So 6 months is an ever so slightly worse deal than 2 x 3 months!

They won't offer smart delivery when they can sell the game for a third time? People will buy it to keep it in the charts even longer.

@Hypnotoad107 I agree. I avoid them at all costs as if I see an influencer promoting something it influences me not to buy it.

So in 10 years we'll all be plugging the Xbox Series XXX directly into our brain and Phil will be there showing it to us!

The main problem is that people believed the marketing. Never believe marketing. Trust your own eyes. I always used to buy Assassin's Creed games on release but didn't have an Xbox One when Unity came out luckily. Not pre-ordered an Xbox One game since I had it due to that game. Always best to wait. You play a better game and pay half the price.

If they are offering refunds are they then going to have to pay people for the time they wasted? Or is this just for the lawyers trying to make a quick bit of cash?

£5 for me! That will soon go on something in the sale.

@XBontendo I must have picked the wrong few games to try. May have to try a few more. Alan Wake is an amazing game. So long since I played it.

@NEStalgia The 360 titles I tried don't seem to work and Forza Horizon 4 has been intermittent since launch for me. When it does work it is an excellent feature. Hopefully the bugs will be ironed out and it works for all titles soon.

I priority quick resume game would be nice. It would never get cleared no matter how many other games you play.

I got a feeling of déjà vu reading those descriptions.

Come the new year I assume they will be readily available and hopefully the scalpers will be stuck with them.

@Bloodborne75 I enjoy it but perhaps not quite as much as you. 😂 I am just trying to 100% it before moving on. Just Test of the Wilds achievement to get. It is a fun game that doesn't outstay it's welcome. Satisfying chopping heads off orcs and uruks.

Just about finished Shadow of Mordor after hearing the servers were being switched off at the end of the year. Will probably head straight into Shadow of War after that. The quick resume on the Series X has saved me a lot of time opening games over the past few weeks. Plus I have to finish my Luigi run on Super Mario 3D Land to unlock the final level.

It's tempting but the £100 I make versus the time I will save on load screens in the short term means my Series X will be staying plugged in at home.