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Borderlands 4 seemed like a forgone conclusion, but nice to get confirmation. I guess?

@OldGamer999 I agree, but that hasn't stopped me from liking platformers (3D or 2D) that other companies have made.

Spyro 4 but not Xbox exclusive.

Gears of War is pretty good. So is RDR.

I'm just waiting on city maps and new transportation modes to jump back in.

I played my Xbox about as much as normal, which is a few times per week. A lot of my play time is dependent on when my kids/wife are using the TV.

I'd do what I did with X1, just wait until the next console releases to buy a new Xbox. People say the jump between X1X and even XSX is pretty small. I noticed a huge jump between X1 and XSX because I skipped the 1X so I feel like waiting paid off. I doubt that will change this time around, either.

Plus, let's not kid ourselves, the games for the latest Xbox and PS have been lackluster. There haven't been many compelling reasons to buy them other than at this point companies have mostly moved on from the older systems. Xbox and PS mains are almost experiencing their Game Boy Color moment, albeit much more expensive...

The games are good. And quick resume is good.

I'm excited for another TV series based on a Microsoft property, this one looks better than Halo.

Primarily that MS seemed to care about creating exclusives in the traditional sense of the word. Not only that, but they seemed more adventurous with IP. There was a Banjo-Kazooie game, Perfect Dark, Kameo and Viva Piñata. While 2 of those weren't that good compared to their predecessors, they were still fun.

Then there was the third parties. Where we got amazing games like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon. It was random exclusives like that that made me decide to stick with Xbox the generation succeeding the 360 (I had a Wii, PS3 and a 360 and ended up with way too big a backlog to manage, so I decided to scale back for my secondary consoles). Also, playing certain third-party games were just more enjoyable on 360 than PS3 for me.
And then X1 being a blunder at launch made me assume MS would double down on exclusives but they kind of didn't...

Long story short, it was a combination of the games and overall experience.

Anyway, tangent aside, that's why I really liked Xbox 360.

I actually do remember those talking very briefly popped its head up more than once around that time. Funny enough, PC was "dying" in 2004. Handheld gaming was dying in 2011. Everything is dying!!!

The second tweet predates the first one, so I'm more inclined to pay attention to Jez in this instance.

Well, as long as the shareholders are happy, everything is great! Amirite?

Cool, I just want those city maps. That's what is stopping me from continuing this game.

When Nintendo does these, I love it. So I'm sure this will be entertaining.

Nice, now I just need to beat the first 3 games...

Absurd price notwithstanding, it's about time these finally go on sale!

@STX that's not even indirectly. Game Freak is a completely separate entity from Nintendo.

At least there is going to be an option for physical on Xbox.

No, but that's because I already have an Xbox.

@Tasuki this is an Xbox focused gaming news site. I can go to IGN to find out something is going to a non-Xbox console.

Nothing for me, then.

My Xbox can't talk, should I return it?

I might actually buy Indy on Switch 2 (a lot of speculation in that phrase) but I'll absolutely partake in Avowed. Something about first person RPG's just makes sense for Xbox, to me.

I understand the thought process, but will most consumers? That remains to be seen, but I don't think so. Most people will just assume everything is coming, eventually. And those kinds of situations are self-fulfilling prophecy.

I'm mutuals with someone on Twitter who has said since 2021 that Grounded is coming to Switch. I guess we'll find out relatively soon if that comes to fruition.

If it makes anyone here feel any better, they also said that Metroid and/or Donkey Kong could go to Xbox. They were not specific on which ones, how many, etc. but they said that around the same time as Grounded came up.

It answered questions without answering all of them. Not that I have any, but a lot of people will begin asking themselves why they should invest in an ecosystem with fewer exclusives than its competitors.

Never bought one or saw the appeal.

With all the rumors swirling, some of which were and still are dubious, I guess he kind of has to do that. In any case, we'll find out their plans soon enough.

Dang, I was going to throw out my Xbox!

Kidding, I plan on buying them as long as they keep selling them.

@raftos you do have a point on a few aspects of your response. Especially since MS shifting to PC has forced Sony's hand (though their implementation is different) to put their exclusives on PC and this may lead them to do that with their exclusives (put some of them on competing consoles). And yes, companies generally care more about shareholders happiness when compared to customers'. That's just a fact.

Edit: I forgot that Sony has already put one game on competing consoles, it's just that the MLB forced them to.

Tbh, I would like to know which games are going to be multiplat before I feel too much. My initial reaction is that it's a bad idea to release any of their games on competing systems if they want to sell consoles and that they don't have a strong enough library of exclusives to gatekeep a few (Halo, Gears, Forza) but maybe there is something I don't know about the market that MS does.

Looking forward to this and maybe I'll actually play through it more than once.

Tbh, I trust Pure Xbox on reviews because they have less of an agenda than most sites. I know many people are inclined to trash this game but even its biggest detractors concede the story is really good.

I have a Switch but I won't play this there since I already beat it on Xbox. I guess MS wants to expand their audience and that's one way to do it, put certain exclusives on other consoles.

Probably about 50 from the Xbox 360 era. Xbox One on I have maybe 3.

A 3 Trillion valuation is very high, but not indicative of a company's profits.

That being said, it's a bad look for this news to coincide with layoffs. Whether intentional or not.

I get there are redundancies, but why is this affecting Zenimax? That feels off.

I'm liking that we are seeing reviews on this site. I was beginning to think this was purely a news outlet 😉.

I want a shadow drop, like Hi-Fi Rush last year, but since they said "no" to that, I will watch to see Indy footage. Everything else is a bonus.

I think it will make the jump even though it's been far too long, imo.

The short answer is "no."

Avowed and Indiana Jones. Very nice.

Add it to Game Pass Core, MS!

@Dround87 don't you dare criticize achievements, which are perfect!!!!!!!

Avowed. Though I'm playing through the first Hellblade and 2 is sounding like a good proposition, atm.

MS doing this probably isn't a good idea for them to sell consoles. Not that some of their games wouldn't sell well on other devices, it's just I'm not sure why they would do that.

Then again, as I always say, they ARE a software company first...

Plus, let's not kid ourselves. Halo, Gears and Forza aren't going anywhere and those are their main IP.

Mostly Splatoon 3 and some Dishonored Definitive Edition.

Capcom is one third-party that's good about play anywhere. I got RE7 for Xbox and didn't realize that I could also play on PC if I wanted. That was pretty cool!