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@BartoxTharglod
I liked Perfect Dark Zero as well. Not as much as the first but it was still fun to play and a solid launch title for the 360. Crazy that was almost 20 years ago.

If Call of Duty was exclusive I'd say you'd see the jump instantly. With that not being the case, it'll take a while to get there.

Would love to see PGR return. 3 and 4 were some of the defining games of the early 360 days.

@Royalblues
I'll second this. I love the first Lumines but Live is even better.

The 360/PS3/Wii era was the last time I think I truly loved gaming. Not to say there aren't a lot of games today I still really enjoy but things just seem so watered down now and boring as far as the mainstream AAA games. Just corporate cash grabs and you can tell. Not that they weren't before but it's definitely more obvious these days.

Saints Row 2 is an awesome game that I'd recommend to people who don't have it. Beyond that, it's a meh group of offerings in comparison to what will be on PS Plus.

My standout memory of Xbox 360 was the day I bought the console. It was about 2 weeks after launch, I was home from college for Thanksgiving break, got back to the house, set everything up and dove right into some PGR 3 and it was an awesome experience. Fantastic graphics, even on the older non-hd tv I had, and eventhough multiplayer was the draw for many, I had lots of fun with the single player.
Another standout memory was the launch of my favorite game from that era, Halo 3. That series showing up on the then current-gen was a huge deal, and it was the first time I went to a midnight launch for anything game related.

@Fenbops
Not only the current climate but basically a new staff at Rockstar and given some of the changes made to the remasters of the trilogy and current-gen version of GTA V. Zero faith they get this right.

Given the crazy times these consoles launched into, I'll be interested to see where both end up in 2027 or 2028 (7-8 years seems to be the standard generation cycle now).

@YouTrash
Pretty much spot on. Intersted to see how this turns out, though I can't say it'll be a day one buy. GTA IV disappointed me, V had a good campaign but I didn't love a lot of the other stuff Rockstar did with the game and the remastered trilogy last fall was botched to the highest degree, just completely unacceptable.

FH 2 - Storm Island.

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Bright Memory: Infinite.

Great game that I'll be replaying quite a bit. The gun and sword play is really fun. Visuals are very impressive for a game made by just one person across multiple systems. Can't comment on the Series S version specifically but the Series X version is a looker for sure.

This game is way better than the reviews, including this one, are suggesting. Yeah, it's on the short side but it's extremely fun to play and looks great. Definitely worth the money, very impressive effort.

Cool. Hopefully it'll be out by 2024 at the lastest.

I like Bright Memory, despite its flaws, so I'll definitely be getting this.

Bright Memory Infinite is the one I'm most hyped for.

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.

I didn't use my Xbox One a lot so I never realized how good MS' rewards program is until I got a Series X. Already have earned a $10 card at the end of the month, twice, and it was pretty easy to rack up the points to do so, even with the limited time I have to game.

@NEStalgia
I actually did drink Game Fuel, almost daily, back in 2007. Not the wisest decision I've ever made but I thought it tasted good.

I was concerned about the change to first person when it happened for RE 7 but I ended up liking it, however, third person is definitely where the series belongs. Happy to see this added to Village, would be cool if Capcom could patch it into 7 at some point as well but understand if it doesn't happen as that game is a bit older now.

D. Would've been lower if not for the Japanese section at the end. Team Ninja, Atlus and Kojima saved things a little bit.

Nice! I've been waiting for TMNT more than any other game. I'll probably go ahead and buy it, however, eventhough I do have a GP sub.

A year ago I would've said Resident Evil 2 remake, but the further we get away from it the more I realize I was a 'prisoner of the moment' in 2019-2021, overlooking its flaws because I wanted to love what was a modern update of my favorite game of all-time. It's not the worst remake ever, but it doesn't hold a candle to the 1998 release and in terms of how to update a game can't touch what Resident Evil 1 remake was in 2002. At least it was better than the dreadful RE 3 remake but that's about the nicest compliment I can give it and that's not really impressive to be better than one of the worst remakes in history.

Now that I've taken a few steps back and am viewing things these days without nostalgia-tinted glasses, I'd have to go with 8 as my favorite followed very closely by 7 and the Code Veronica (still despise tank controls, however, even back in 1996 I hated that set up).

These companies are too difficult to predict these days so I'm going into this the same way I did the recent State of Play... no expectations at all, just hope what's shown is good and that maybe we're getting some games sooner than we thought.

Unfortunately, 'one of the better tennis games in recent years' doesn't really mean much when recent tennis games have been mediocre at best and, in most cases, just bad. Sucks because tennis is one of my favorite sports to watch, play and play in video game form.

Gears of War 1 is easily among my favorite games of all-time and the series itself is by far my favorite in the third person shooter genre. I had played a lot of great 360 games by the time Gears 1 hit the market but that was the first one that truly felt like it delivered on what the console promised.

The original Xbox for me. Great console that I'd put in my top 10 all-time and helped MS gain a lot of credibility which led to an even better generation with the X360.

@xboxjapanfan
And that won't be happening. A big company such as MS, especially in the current climate, is not going to remove two prominent women in the games industry from positions of power even if it would be the right decision.

It's important to have a presence there to get more Japanese games than just something like Resident Evil. Would From Soft be making games for Xbox if it wasn't available in Japan? I'm not so sure. I'd also say, however, a company with less disposable income, it's probably not worth it to try. MS has the money to have a presence in Japan so it's better to be there than not.

1. Halo Reach
2. Gears of War 3
3. Halo 4

I still have the demo discs from and most of the mags from when I subscribed to OXM. Miss that stuff as well as getting proper manuals with games.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the Top Spin games after 2 but I'd still look into a new one just because it'd be a game with a higher budget and production values and would at least be competent. The other recent tennis games are all on small budgets and it's noticeable.

The one I want to see the most actually is Grand Slam 3. I still play 2 to this day and would love to see that dev team return for another round.

The series I'd love to see return, although I guess it's impossible, is MVP baseball.

Something definitely needs to be fixed with the app. Hell, I can't even open it from my home page on my Series X, it's just blank and I get a message that says 'We can't get this content right now. Sorry about that. Try again in a while.' Been that way for a week or so. I can still open the app from my games and apps but hopefully things will be sorted out so I can open from the home page again soon.

I do like how the rewards app is used, much better than on PlayStation, it's easy to rack up the points and get $10 cards so I appreciate that.

It was fighting/wrestling games for me this weekend... King of Fighters XV and Rumble Roses XX.

I'm having two issues. Doing a replay of the Halo Infinite campaign and I've collected a couple Spart Cores that didn't register, still says I have 0. And on the rewards app, I activated the Forza Horizon 5 punch for this month's challenge and I've recorded 7 achievements since. Still haven't gotten credit for those 500 points. Wondering if these are related to the server issues or not? I can still play all my games, physical and digital, DLC for all of them work and achievements are still popping.

I do think what's going on is a big problem, and not just an MS issue but one throughout the industry, I don't love the all-digital, online-heavy focus. You can make online an integral part of the console without the other nonsense, Xbox 360 is a perfect example.

Built up enough MS Rewards points last month that I got one of the $10 gift cards so I bought Lumines Live. Can't believe I waited so long because I've always liked the other Lumines games I played.

One of my favorite 360 games. A surprise hit in 2012, imo. I thougth it would be ok but there were other racing games that year I was more hyped about. Then the games released and FH 1 simply destroyed the competition.

Always appreciate free games so I will add all these. Not sure I'll ever play any of them but I know Braid got great reviews.

Would definitely recommend Hydro Thunder Hurricane to anybody who hasn't played it, terrific game. Also since it's a 360 game I believe you get to keep it even if you let your XBL Gold subscription run out, unless that policy has changed.

Both very longshots (more like slim to no chance) but I'd love to see a new Splinter Cell or Ninja Gaiden 4.

Perfectly fine with how this works.

While I'm sure there are casual gamers who might, the majority of people aren't going to drop $500 on a console just because they can get it now. If somebody wants a PS5 they won't 'settle' for an Xbox Series X/S, especially if they have a sizeable PS4 library built up which can be played on PS5. Stock does play a role but I don't think it's the only factor, MS has done a pretty decent job turning things around from the dreadful start of the Xbox One era. Backwards compatibility, great hardware, Game Pass, all this stuff has put Xbox in a better light. I don't think, when it's all said and done, that Series X/S will outsell PS5 once stock issues are sorted but I do think this gen is going to be a lot closer, and that's a good thing. We've already seen Sony back off some decisions this gen that I don't think it would have during the PS4 days and that's because MS, and Nintendo for that matter, are much more serious competition than back in 2013-2017.

@awp69
Yeah, certainly not impossible. I believe 360 actually ended up as the top selling console, even ahead of the original Wii, here in NA. This market loves that brand, Xbox One also sold reasonably well considering how that gen started. MS does have to start pumping out some more heavy hitting exclusives, imo, when it does that's when things should really take off.

On Xbox Series X, the game I've gone back to the most (on any platform) this year... The King of Fighters XV. Really been enjoying SNK's fighters again in recent years. Also love the Samurai Shodown reboot.

Hope he enjoys the time off. Helped bring us Sunset Overdrive, I'm thankful for that.

I won't be buying, was interested but I already have Genesis copies of Sonic 1 and 2 and the nice thing about Xbox is you can play the XBLA versions of 1-3, Knuckles and CD through backwards compatibility (believe they can still be bought through the old 360 marketplace or 360 itself as well). Still interested in Frontiers, hoping they don't mess that up.

Xbox Series X - Sonic Colors Ultimate

Switch - Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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