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@Scrubchub I probably have a 2003 backlog somewhere.

@Isolte Luckily I picked up the original on sale as I saw this game getting hyped. I'll give that a go and see if these games are for me but so far they sound a bit too difficult and time consuming for my taste.

Really having my doubts now about this game. Oh well, there's plenty of other games to play.

@NattyKing "High-end console" is redundant when gaming PC's exist. Consoles are going to be low cost alternatives to a gaming PC.

@Isolte I think Microsoft has been trying to make Xbox and PC gaming basically the same thing. Turning Xbox into a 3'rd party publisher is a big part of that, and I think the Xbox hardware will just be an alternative to a gaming PC. It seems like traditional consoles just aren't what they used to be anyways.

I think The Show 22 was the best one this gen and they only seem to be getting worse. The Show has the same problem I got with most big sports franchises these days, too much needless bloat. These games don't need to be over 100GB.

For me Sniper Elite basically replaced the Metal Gear games when it comes to stealth action. They just play so well and somewhat similar IMO. Love the franchise.

Series S was always a great idea, could never understand what some people have against it. Like oh boo hoo devs have to make games that can run on lower spec hardware, sounds like every PC game ever.

This game has definitely improved dramatically since it launched, I've been enjoying it as a Forza Horizon alternative.

Console sales were notably down all over last year. Not a good year for the gaming industry.

Wow, finally, another ski game. It's rare to see something that isn't yet another soulslike action RPG

Reminds me of the Halo controller S I got with my Halo edition original Xbox way back.

THPS 3-4 remastered needs to happen!

Happy New Year everyone!

Thanks, almost forgot why I stopped listening to industry "analysts" and "experts." What a joke, so out of touch.

let me guess, lots of "influencers" got one.

Honestly I think this will be the last generation I will really care to be a part of. I haven't been happy with the direction the industry has been headed in for about the past decade and this gen has just been a joke, both Sony and Microsoft can't seem to produce anything in the way of exclusives I could care about, and I can't think of anything outside of Nintendo that appeals to me that I can't get on PC.

@JustinTimberlake Never been a fan of their hardcore difficulty-only approach. The whole "git gud skill issue" thing just doesn't do anything for me. I don't care if I'm good at their games or not, because they never really grab my interest. Worlds are just boring IMO, no real life to them, you just have to kill everything you come across. Difficult boss fighting just isn't my thing either, never liked the repetition and having to slowly hack away at something. I just won't touch anything they make anymore and I won't trust any praise for their games either. One of those developers that has a strong fanboy backing by hardcore gamers so they really get pushed on people on gaming sites and their fans can get really aggressive about their games.

Been saying it for a long time, people need to get over this old primitive concept of consoles being these standout stand-alone platforms. Xbox is truly becoming the PC of consoles in a sense where it's not trying to be restricted to one hardware maker or a specific console. I think this could end up being the biggest advantage for Xbox, it's just going to be a far more open, accessible, and standardized means to playing video games.

Very cool article, I do love the FH4 map and the game is still one of the best games ever made IMO and exactly the sort of thing that has kept me interested in video games all these days.

One thing I really loved about FH4 was the seasons, each season feeling and looking very distinctive. In FH5 the seasons mean little more than just "raining more often" and the occasional rain/sand storm.

@xxk7xx Agreed.

The Series S is a criminally underrated console and it does serve as a good point for playing games on a handheld.

Can't say I'm concerned with how much energy my game consoles use, they are already highly efficient compared to a gaming PC and not even a blip on the radar compared to large appliances.

I miss the days when military shooters just had everyone running around as soldiers wearing uniforms and none of these "look at me" ridiculous looking skins. It's made everything look so cartoonish.

Surprised by how many people never played the Spyro trilogy.

@LogicStrikesAgain Well you seem desperate to argue with people on the internet.

@LogicStrikesAgain Well have fun trying to play this very online oriented game on Playstation without PS+

Well it makes sense more people would buy the game on Playstation as they are forced to buy it on Playstation while it's free for online subscribers on Xbox.

For me it was always the fantastic industry leading backwards compatibility and how great of an upgrade console the One X was for it's time, especially given the way it introduced enhancements for older games. That and I always greatly preferred the Xbox One controller over the PS4 controller.

I think the 360 aged spectacularly well. Games still look good, far better than PS1/2 these days, and it's 1080p output can still look great on a modern 4K display. That and everything besides the launch consoles has HDMI support. It's crazy how current it can still feel for something nearly 20 years old.

@Dalamar73 How am I trolling? I would advise you to learn how to cope with contrary opinions. They're just video games. People should be free to express their opinions on them. It's fine if you're a fan of whatever you like, but don't expect everyone to side with you. It shouldn't be considered some sort of offense to simply express discontent. These comment sections aren't supposed to be an echo chamber. The entire purpose of them is to allow the public to express their opinion on the article's subject matter. Who says they must contribute to your preferred discussion within it as you see fit?

@Dalamar73 The part I don't get is why I should care about some games that other people like.

@Kieduss Same. When I saw this my thoughts were the Jeremy Clarkson "Oh no! Anyways..."

This is typical of big new releases these days, always some problems and need for patching.

This is one of the main reasons I want to stick with the previous release. It seems like it's capable of actually running on it's own, while 24 is basically entirely dependent upon it's online services.

That and I don't have the best internet service as it is, in fact I'd say it's very mediocre at best, so I never liked the concept of having to stream something this sophisticated.

Good long term thinking there.

Both the best and worst games of the year available for free2play the same weekend. Impressive.

10/10 huh? Well that's a score I couldn't disagree with more.

I still think PGR3 is one of the most impressive launch titles of all time.

Oh wow, another PJ review I highly disagree with. I thought this game was incredibly overrated and overhyped back when it first released and I bought it just because it was so hyped. When I played the game again on my PS5 with the director's cut upgrade I was like "yeah, this is the same awful game only slightly better graphics." I mean I guess some people love it apparently, and good for them, but it's totally not for everyone.

Sega must be working on new collections for the Dreamcast, Saturn, and Genesis.

@burntends I was very impressed by how good a lot of games ran and looked on my Series S. Lots of FPS boost support as well. Only thing it's missing is X enhancement support and there's a few FPS boost games that will only run enhanced on a Series X, but outside of that it's quite impressive. Very cool for a smaller, cheaper, lower power console that I got setup with an attached flip-lid monitor. Out of all the XS games I played only a few seemed to struggle on the S, and even then it wasn't bad.

@Blofse Been the same way for me really and I blame the general feel of this entry. Past Forza titles were the type of thing I could play forever because they just had so much depth to them as someone who enjoys building and tuning my ideal versions of cars. With this latest entry it's like so much of the experience has been compromised around making it an online focused live services experience, and if you're not into that it's just lacks anything to do really besides doing hot laps with cars. I mean for me the solo career was over rather quickly and then it's just the occasional monthly special series that feels more like a chore for me than something I want to do. Then I'll play something like World of Outlaws Dirt Racing 24 and be reminded of what a real racing career should feel like.

It's like they got it all wrong with this latest Forza Motorsport. Pre-race practice feels mostly pointless, there is still no real qualifying, and you have nothing to do with the majority of the cars you can acquire, like there is no championship series or anything outside of what you can setup as a free-race. Even take GT7 for example, there's loads of races and series for all kinds of cars, some simulating longer endurance racing with pit stops, something that Forza completely failed to capture.

Now everyone can experience how overrated it is!

@Lup Could also just be spin and wishful thinking. EA have never been trustworthy.

@Savage_Joe Yeah there is a lot of really weird stuff going on with this game. You can tell they have been working overtime trying to manipulate the public and their feedback when it comes to this game. It's all so odd for a video game.

Sorry but this obvious butt kissy tweet isn't going to win me over. This new entry lacks what was good about the old ones. The Mass Effect Andromeda of Dragon Age games.

@ZYDIO We can only hope.

@DEATH2SONY Couldn't be more obvious how you're here just to troll.

The last COD I bought had a lot of praise and I thought it was awful. I'll wait for Gamepass and even then doubt I will be able to justify the download.