KelticDevil

Sales charts like this are antiquated these days, for several reasons.

Digital sales don’t count. The new consoles just launched, so the user base is small, & with Game Pass (when Microsoft does start popping out their 1st party games) Xbox players will just download the game there.

It was a surprise to not see Demon’s Souls on there, though. But like I have been saying...... that was a low selling, niche game back on the PS3.

The hardcore fanbase probably lapped it up, but I still thought it would get a huge boost from it being a launch game & not much else going on for PS5 (other than Spider-Man DLC). I guess not. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Kefka2589

Well played. 🤣

Yea those are pretty ugly. Lol.

Mass Effect. Dead Space. Dragon Age. Battlefield. Etc.

Tons of great games on EA Play & it’s great that we get them in Game Pass! 👍🏻

@NEStalgia

I completely agree!

@NEStalgia

They are buying it in droves because it is a PS5 launch exclusive. And if you utter the word “exclusive” to a PlayStation fan, they lose their minds, rip out their wallets, start pumping off, & just feed Sony any $ they want.

And since it is a launch game & PS5 has not much going on in the big games department (apparently, the only thing Sony fans care about. Indies are what? Lol) other than Spider-Man DLC, then it’s gonna sell big.

And PlayStation fans will act like they love it because it’s an exclusive. Even though Demon’s Souls on PS3 was a very niche game that sold so bad that Sony didn’t even want to fund the Souls series going forward.

Smart move by them, as usual. 👍🏻 Lol.

My point is.....if Microsoft remastered Halo 3 for XSX, is that really a “new, next-gen exclusive”? Nope. I would say the same thing, even though I am a huge Xbox fan.

@Krzzystuff

Exactly!

@BlueOcean

I am about to play Killer Instinct on Xbox One for the first time. I get that you think it is good?

@FraserG

In that case, I picked “Agent Under Fire”. 👍🏻

Also, well done making it Xbox only. It makes it way more interesting that way.

Fake.

But I am about to replay RDR & then play RDR2 for the first time soon. So, this collection would be great.

But......fake.

@NEStalgia

I agree. GoldenEye on the N64 was the best Bond game ever. And it’s not even close.

@NEStalgia

I hear ya. I hated Demon’s Souls when I had a PS3. It turned me off the the whole Souls series, in general. It was brutally difficult, clunky, & just beyond annoying. It had almost no story to it either, which surprised me at the time. I just remember that was the one PS3 game I wanted to bring outside & smash the disc on the sidewalk. Thankfully, I just sold it back to GameStop & moved on. Lol.

To be fair, I am sure the Dark Souls series of games cleaned a lot of that crap up. I’ll never know, though. I was done with the series at that point.

@NEStalgia

That’s probably because Sony fans flock to Spider-Man DLC, Demon’s Souls (a PS3 remaster) & probably Sackboy?

I still find it funny that buffoon Jim Ryan says “nobody plays old games”, but they also slap a nice, shiny coat of new paint on a PS3 game & sell it to you for $70. 🤣

@NEStalgia

Well, it is EA. 😉

But yea, I think EA wants to forget the game ever existed.

@NEStalgia

It’s really good. It’s not on the level of the original trilogy, obviously. But not much is.

I can’t speak for how it played at launch, but it still has some bugs & glitches. EA abandoned it after they patched it. It’s a shame we never got the planned DLC.

@Tharsman

Haha! This is why we should never listen to the internet.

I am still playing Mass Effect Andromeda. Already like 70 hours in & no end in sight. Lol.

@swedetrap

I sooooo loved my Vita. I have no idea why Sony ruined it’s potential with overpriced memory cards & a lack of game support from Sony only 2 years after launch.

I don’t understand why Sony doesn’t catch more flack for this. It made me vow to never buy another product from that company again.

@Kefka2589

I loved PSTV! It was kind of like a Switch concept, before the Switch. Playing Vita games on my TV was awesome, especially Killzone Mercenary. Persona 5 too.

And I am playing Mass Effect Andromeda right now. I am having a lot of fun! It’s not as good as the original trilogy & is still buggy at times, but it’s a really good & ambitious game.

@Kefka2589

I completely agree with everything you said.

And Killzone: Mercenary was my favorite Vita game! Don’t get me started on how Sony left the Vita by the side of the road like a dead animal carcass like 2 years after they released it. 🙄😡 One of the reasons that I am no longer a Sony fan to this day. But I won’t go on about that. Lol.

And I hear you about loving the classic games of my collection. I am in my 40’s now & have been playing games since the Atari 2600. Xbox’s backwards compatibility has been HUGE for me.

I love how I can play so many games, from different generations of Xbox, on my current console. I have less and less time to play games these days, so why not enjoy games from our past too?

And KOTOR is my favorite RPG of all time & I went nuts at Microsoft’s E3 when they announced OG Xbox backwards compatibility. Because I knew KOTOR was coming back to me on my Xbox One. Haha.

@Kefka2589

I liked Uncharted at first. I think the first one is actually underrated. And Uncharted 2 was basically my favorite PS3 game. But while I was playing Uncharted 3, I got so bored with the repetitive shooting mechanics & gameplay. It was like I was just playing to get to the next cutscene. And I didn’t much care for the story in that game, so the series became stale to me.

I did like Golden Abyss more than I thought I would though.

But I replayed all the Gears games, in a row, & never got tired of them. So take that for whatever it is worth. Lol.

Jim Ryan is an arrogant buffoon. Every time he opens his mouth, it’s like 🤦‍♂️.

And us Xbox fans can identify an arrogant buffoon pretty well. We had Don Mattrick.

Oh and also..... ?!$& Don Mattrick.

I want the Series X, but the Series S is a ridiculous deal for what it does. And you add in Game Pass, & gets even better. Way better.

@Kefka2589

I see your point about it being mostly a 3rd person shooter. But, it does have some horror elements, which I love.

I just stick to the campaigns myself. I do like Horde mode too, but I thought Gears 5 horde was too grindy for XP. I don’t go anywhere near the PvP multiplayer though. I am terrible at it. Lol.

But the campaigns are great fun & tell a pretty good story with interesting characters. Gears catches a lot of flack, for some reason, but I enjoy it way more than the Uncharted games, for example.

Gears 4 & 5 are underrated, in my opinion. They moved away from that “dude bro” kind of feeling the first three had. I loved Gears 1-3, but it turned some people off bc of that.

And you can skip Judgment, as it’s the worst of the bunch & just a side story. I liked it, but it’s the black sheep of the series.

This game will get canceled.

This is great news! It’s been too long since I have played a great Bond game.

Now.....if we could only get that new movie to finally come out.....

I figured this would get delayed. Oh well.

Lots of other games to play in the meantime.

@ThanosReXXX

Duly noted. 😉 👍🏻

@AJDarkstar

PS5 is quieter?

Not according to a bunch of people who have reported that their PS5s are making an awful coil whine noise.

In fact, everything I hear about the PS5 is about how many problems it has & it seems like it was released unfinished.

When your big, first party launch DLC (known as Spider-Man: MM) locks up & bricks systems...... 👎

@Kefka2589

I agree with everything you just said. 👍🏻

Well except the not playing Gears thing, of course. I love me some Gears Of War. 😁

@UltimateOtaku91

Oh I have civil debates with a lot people on here. But since you highjacked this comment section leaving 38 comments about Sony’s exclusives, I thought I would reply.

Obviously, I probably shouldn’t have. So I’ll do what I should have done from the beginning & just hit that ignore button. 👋

@StonyKL

The argument wasn’t PS exclusives. It was PlayStation first party games.

And I love how half the games the defenders of Sony are bringing are up aren’t even first party or aren’t even exclusive. Sony puts games on PC now too.

Too soon? Lol.

Look at all the salty Ponies over here from Push Square whining. 🤣

Don’t worry, I’m sure Push Square will write one of these articles for you guys too. The difference is most of us Xbox people won’t be in the comment section of a PlayStation website because we are too busy playing games. 😁 Game Pass FTW. 🍻

@ThanosReXXX

I completely agree with your #11 & #12. 👍🏻

@UltimateOtaku91

Pfft. Almost all of Sony’s first party games are the same.

3rd person action/adventure, single player games with either crap multiplayer or no multiplayer at all. A bunch of one & done games. 😴 There is hardly any variety there.

Obviously opinion on games is objective, but I love variety & what Xbox is offering. Plus Game Pass just makes it even better.

@Kefka2589

Haha! Yea I can’t blame ya then!! 👍🏻

And the Series S would be perfect for them.

@Olliemar28

Agreed. There are so many games to play these days.....why be impatient & waste valuable time standing in line for a chance to give them your $?

And who doesn’t have a backlog these days?

@RedShirtRod

I agree about award shows being too political. It’s one of the reasons I never watch any of them.

I can’t stand Geoff Keighley is another reason why I don’t care about the video game awards. I just wait for the news to come out afterwards about any potential Xbox reveals.

Maybe they’ll reveal what The Initiative is working on?

@Nermannn

Plug and play, as it should be. No taking apart the console is needed. 👍🏻

I am looking forward to playing Sea Of Thieves soon! 👍🏻

And this is why I always wait to get the new consoles until they are readily available.

I have no interest in going on to the Walmart website at a specific time when I’m the one giving them my $. 🙄

Is this really even a “franchise” yet? Isn’t one just a remake of another one?

Scalpers getting jacked is hilarious to me. Made my day. 🤣

It’s expensive, but I love the design & the easiness of plug and play. And prices will come down in time.

I’m glad Microsoft thought of this solution ahead of time. I’m sure PS5 owners & their memory misery would love this option.

I get my Game Pass Ultimate for free through Microsoft Rewards, which is another great option for those already subscribed.

Simply, 343 just needs to make Halo Infinite the best game it can be & the next great Halo game.

Removing the achievement tracker was blasphemy. I have no idea what the ?!$& they were thinking.

@Captain_Chao5

I am the same way. I play COD for the campaigns. But it’s hard to justify $60 for 5 hours of gameplay.

This campaign was made by Raven, so I was curious if it was any good. It’s too bad Activi$ion has ruined Raven by turning them into a support studio.

I loved Gears Of War 5 & looking forward to the upcoming story DLC in December.

(And yes, I refuse to call it Gears 5. Lol)

Game Pass just keeps getting better.