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Yes looking forward to this one, it'll be a nice Christmas treat

I didn't really like it and voted ok, special effects and acting was good, but feel the transformation between 'scenes' too jarring for me. Like wtf just happened?
hope it works better for the general public who it's for, maybe not for the gamers who come to these sites...

Brilliant solution, hope it all works out, really don't like Apple, (and Amazon, and Sony, lol).
Hope they expand web access for laptop & win 10 too instead of a dedicated app

@Bmartin001 exactly what I was thinking, though wasn't sure if you were joking... I'm not lol

It'll be a fair few years before my TV is 8k. Just got a half decent 4k 65" to replace 4k 55" , so no way... Still at least I'll be future proof on the console front for now

@Pi3rc3y I feel your pain. Have an old 360, just finished Thief. Relying on my faithful switch now

I wish I could be streaming gamepass to pc , as I've traded in my xbox1x . Might try Android app again...

Thanks for clearing that up, I had wondered, but wasn't too fussed, as I'm not a huge racing fan.
But of course now that here's a freebie I'm definitely going to give her a rattle when I get the xsx !

@Lupaie79 agreed, when I got GP, I couldn't understand why this was missing. @senua said about licensing, but surprised car images or music (?) would have stopped it turning from "buy outright" to "subscription" , but then what do I know

Think I'll wait til it's on game pass - is that a thing?

Looking forward to getting a few previews of what we can expect.
I think the problem with releasing game footage for this gen is to make sure it looks sufficiently better to what we've had before.
MS have talked a lot about 60 fps & 120 fps, the very low latency between controllerconsole, and (as with ps5) the SSD. But very hard to actually show that on the web (stills or videos)
The only thing to really go all out on on, demo wise, is ray tracing, and it better be good enough to stand up to to fair bit of analysis (like the latest Spider-Man game was by DF and others).
Remember in the early days of 3D games when specular lighting became a thing? the bleeding effect was everywhere on everything in every game, even whenever it was not really needed.
Saying almost jokingly that ray tracing will be the same as that effect - it will all look very nice, don't get me wrong, but is going to be shoved down our throats at every opportunity
And that's because that will be be the visual thing for screenshots to show how much worthwhile this generation actually is.

One of the reasons I traded in my x1x for the xsx

Was excited for this before my OCD of playing games in order kicked in, just cannot face it as haven't played Doom2016 yet.
Mind you, I've traded in the X1x, and only have 360 for now, so didn't matter for the next 7(?) Weeks anyhow...

Probably ACVal but want to find something for ray tracing if I can - browsing GPUlt for that
will spend time moving games from 2tb HDD to internal, eg BL handsome!
@fraserg should there be a similar article How are you doing in your time (eg for those who have traded in old box)?

I got the feeling that it was going to be a decent lineup to further tempt people towards game pass ultimate and 'prove' how great the whole synergy etc, was better than PSN, Especially with the next gen coming up.
Fail

All these articles are very heartening to hear. Can't wait to get my hands on mine in launch day.
Console is definitely my place to be, have hardly used my 1070ti at all, just happy to know it's there more than anything, but will never ever be spending £600+ on a new GPU.

Glad to have my external ssd, even if it's quite small,
on saying that it'll take me a while to fill up to the 802 internal

802? Yeah, guess I was expecting about 825 same as ps5, certainly wasn't expecting 1024!
But fine my me, & happy with 6 slots for fast resume, less wouldn't have been great
Might not be as lightning fast as the ps5 but these are still fast speeds

Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to boot a specific generation sound, even if it was the same animation? (Or random Xb, xv360, xb1, xsx)

Had forgotten all about this! Even if it isn't Skyrim in Space (lol) it's still going to be AAA. How good will this look on XSX!?

No interest in the title, but another string in the bow for MS being more "for the players" than Big Blue ever were.

I was first in line at local Game UK. Wouldn't even consider ordering online

I played all 3 a couple of years ago on BC, so not too interested in this remake, but yes, ME1 was looking dated then.
Will be worse now...
Traded in my X1x and struggling to enjoy 360 Thief game, is so dated persevering as not much else to play!

I'm looking forward to seeing what this is even if it isn't a 15+ game. That's not a big issue for me
The next few years with these studios Microsoft has bought up there's going to be a wide range of games to suit all tastes. Cannot wait

Let's hope it was a fairly high number, and not, like, 100, lol

Such an important area of modern life.
I hope all parents get to grips with this even if they're not gamers themselves.
It's another string to Microsoft's arsenal, even if it doesn't make the big news, such as SSD prices, preorders and takeovers.

I'm hopeless at twitch based shooters but will definitely be first in line for this, as I've got game pass ultimate. Loving life

By now I'm very used to only playing one or two games at a time, so the 2tb HDD, and 250gb SSD will do me fine

A lot of good points raised above. I just think it's a good move and hope it works out for them.
One of those studios they have is bound to be working on something for that market.
Money is a good motivator and the XSS is a great next gen machine, so good luck over there!

Thankfully my new 5.1 (not Atmos) is ARC so every thing through hdmi (out), but that means I lose one of the three hdmi on the telly, so XsX, ps5, switch, pc... Mmmm

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@BlueOcean @kelticdevil agree with you both, with all those companies we will get diversity, and game pass ultimate will give us variety (so that we don't have to fork out money on games that might not be out first choice but that we get into and surprise ourselves!) I'd never eg buy a racing game but EA NFS yes please lol. Similarly, I'll never buy or enjoy a brawler ever, but it's there for others. So need variety.
But the reason I'm getting a ps5 is cos of those block busters that are story driven (etc), and they are missing from the GPUlt ATM. Great news about The Initiative.
If I want signed up already, I'd be signing up again

@BlueOcean thanks for the list longer than expected and a few big names really do jump out and shine.
Now we need something really big to happen like Uncharted, The last of us, ratchet &clank
A big exclusive that really slaps you in the face

I came to this thread because I'd realised there is a series X version due at launch
But it worries me that there is no one Central character to play... I didn't really mind the first two games at all but it had a beginning a middle and an end, without a main character, I don't know how they can achieve that and make it personal

I'm afraid the 4K Samsung 65-inch we bought in February is only HDMI 2.0a.
Will be a long time before that baby gets replaced

If it's 24th Dec and wee Johnny is expecting one, parents will pay anything

That is just unbelievable news, well done to the big MS! I'm so bought into the whole ethos, it's such a good direction.
I'm hoping that they will keep a few exclusive games for 6 or 12 months before they launch with Sony consoles.
See how they like it lol

These announcements are why I'm all for the big green X ! It's been a really great year for the fans (and Xbox players, lol)
(I'll get a ps5 and a few exclusive games but no PSN)

I'm intending to use my switch for the next decade! It's an almost perfect machine.
The man is an idiot

Too rich for me I'm afraid, even if it was the newer XSC, XSS controller.
Looks nice though!

Nice for XSS users, I'll be at the XSX though

Definitely in favour of this approach.
Hated both Sony and retailers for the way this handled.
Attempting to get both consoles, and what they did doesn't help!
I'll be queueing from 7am on Tuesday

At that price, it'd be hard to turn it down to see some next gen goodness

Omg, traded in oneX for voucher (guess why!)
Suffering withdrawal symptoms from Borderlands 2 (handsome collection)
Pulled out old 360 and found Thief, played a little before deciding on a film... I'll go back to Thief during the week

@FraserG ouch

I like the line up, gonna hold of on the ps5 til ratchet and clank...
@fraserg any word on the Witcher 3 patch? Holding off for that ray tracing patch, lovely, that will be a worthy one

Have to throw my hat into the ring re swearing... I do it, but I that doesn't mean I like it on TV and games. Well said about "it's not the game I remember"
Ok saying that I'll probably be a day 1 for it. Looks incredible.
Also, shocked the boss man is leaving... Can it really live up to his vision? Advice - do not rush it!

This isn't for me... And I don't like the thoughts of my money going on this to subsidise anime. I don't mind subbing eg racing games or strategy games that I might never play, but never video content.

@KelticDevil love this idea, taking the mickey out of the 2 Sony big wigs!

Game Pass Ultimate has really sold the XSX for me, nice library of games to tap into, (some come in, some go out, hey that's life!)
Plus all those day 1 first party games from some pretty darn good studios
I will get the PS5 at some point, (only to play the new ratchet, lol) but for this next gen, big green has it for me!

"Microsoft is advertising GAME and Smyths Toys as the only two retailers that will be providing the service in the UK"
No they aren't.... To be accurate it's GB, not UK.