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I'm hoping for a little more than "pretty awesome"

I'm also not afraid to say that I hope this game makes me a "no lifer" just as Morrowind, Skyrim and Fallout 3 did to me

Looking at that diagram I'm leaning towards using the disc on a local network. So you could put a disc in your PC/Laptop and you would be able to play the digital version on a phone or console connected to the same network that doesn't have a disc drive. Seems like a good idea if it is possible.

Obviously this means you would need to use the disc everytime to play but would certainly help Series S owners who have a physical collection. Doesn't really "convert" to digital but still gives access

I think the Xbox ecosystem could have done this sooner. With cloud streaming now on Xbox Ones, their first party studios should be concentrating on Series consoles only.

It would definitely sell more GPU subs for those who don't have the current gen. Even if it was just one month subs so people can play the latest game.

I was there for Thief 1 and 2. Me and my brother even made a couple of missions for Thief 2. I was around 10 but would draw the maps on paper and my brother made them into missions. Thief 3 was excellent but the reboot didn't do it for me. Too many loading screens kinda broke the immersion. I have tried a few times to give it another go but it never really clicked.

I'd love to see a collection ported to console of all 4, I don't have a PC anymore but would love access to some of these classics. A new entry in the franchise could be amazing with modern tech, I always felt the reboot was limited by hardware.

Finished Lost in Random this week. Loved the art style and setting but found the game really easy. Tried out Trek to You last night and although the game looks incredible the combat is so boring, can't see me picking it back up to be honest.

On a whim I've downloaded Dungeons of Nael....Nel....Nowherebrook. Wanted a bit of turn based action and although the game is super cheesy it's RPG and battle mechanics are surprising in depth. Think I may stick this to the end.

I'm sure I read an article last year about how PCF received no money from the Game Pass deal. Something about they only receive royalties from "sales" of the game so SE kept all the money from the game pass deal. Pretty scummy move if so.

I really enjoyed the game, the New Horizons update was excellent, gave me a reason to jump back in and try new builds/classes. The lore and world building was top notch in my opinion for a new IP. Looking forward to the Worldslayer DLC and shall be jumping in day one.

I've got all the achievements already 😅

Maybe the studios will get some creative freedom away from SEs unreasonably high expectations. Crystal Dynamics can drop The Avengers live service bs and make a completely stand alone SP experience.

More Deus Ex, I'd love a remaster of the first or even just a console port, give Thief another shot. Tomb Raider, all top IPs that require the limelight again.

Hopefully get Lost in Random finished this weekend, for the first time in a long time I haven't got anything planned for after.

All aboard the hype train 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

This is great news and something I have moaned about before. I wasn't going to bother with the season 2 BP because I knew the customisation items wouldn't work on my Mark Vb core. This may change my mind

@Dezzy70 I'm guessing/hoping it will be current gen only. I know Warzone 2 will be current gen only and I assume this will be closely tied to that.

I said it in the other thread Morrowind remaster please

I can dream but I'm still hoping for a Morrowind remaster

@themightyant I use it all the time on my One X in the bedroom and it is silky smooth, running on a 100mb/s internet connection. It's great to just go an instantly pick up whatever I was playing when I get kicked out of the living room.

It is usable on certain, less reflex based games when using 4g on my phone but as soon as I'm on WiFi it's great again.

Love the feature and the addition of streaming on consoles as well has been great

Why did they not just add this to PC game pass and leave console out? I can imagine some bad reviews being posted about the game, when, to my understanding it's a good laugh on PC.

As others have said the fact you don't need a Series console to play Xbox games is a real testament to the power of game pass. The hardwork that has gone in to making the Xbox eco system something that people want to be a part of has to be commended. Even if the lack of 1st party output is still up for debate (which I don't think it should be), people have to admit that Xbox offers value for money.

Hopefully the success can push PS now's overhaul to great heights and everyone wins.

Weird West for me, just finished chapter 2 and already looking forward to a second playthrough to make some different choices. My only gripe is the lack of voice acting but I know it's a low budget game. I just find it irritating when lines of dialogue appear above people's heads in the middle of the action, if you could turn them off it would be perfect.

@trev666 reckon I'll give it a go too. I was lucky enough not to run into any of the launch issues and really enjoyed it. The New Horizon update was really good too so high hopes for this expansion.

It's not like GP to add something like this, all I can think is the deal has allowed funding to update the console version and that update will coincide with the release.

Not the first trip up by game pass though, I still feel sick thinking about Skate Bird.

@Kopite not enough love for Viva Pinata here.

Can they let me finish some games first. Just started weird west and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a time sink.

I feel with Remedys work on Quantum Break and Control they will do them justice. I haven't played CrossfireX but I never thought a standard military shooter was a good fit for the studio.

Looking forward to Lost in Random, looks quirky and I was waiting for the EA Play drop

Good review and will probably be my next game when I finish ME legendary edition. Another win for GP

Just depends how I feel. Last year did a play through of the Gears games, Lost Odyssey and Psychonauts. This year I have played Blue Dragon. It is nice to look at my digital library and see 4 generations of games available to play.

Psychonauts, Flight Sim and Forza Horizon 🤷🏼‍♂️

"Diversity in business models", tell that to Games with Gold 🤣

About the poll, pretty much everything I play is from game pass. I do buy some Indies I really like and pick up the odd digital game in a deep sale.

Haven't purchased a physical game on Xbox for years. Buy physical on the Switch though, those games keep their value.

If I could just buy the story mode I may have dipped in to my pockets. I feel this is would have been the way to show Rockstar that people want more single player content.

Hopefully the PS sales can show this but then it doesn't really matter because Rockstar win whatever. It's all cash for them, adding stuff to an old game that modders had already done on PC years ago.

Really enjoying it, glad I held out buying it.

@Bleachedsmiles you can change the strength of the slow down in the difficulty settings. Put it right up to 1 and it stops the action. I found it really useful to organise the chaos.

That's how I remember the 360 version looking

Xcom 2 is one of my favourite games of all time. Absolute steal at that price for all the DLC too.

Bit of a kicker compared to PS prices. Was going to purchase the SP for £9 but not for £20. Not played it since the 360 version.

Need to have a crack on infernax but for me I sunk a lot of hours into Dreamscaper. I hope we get a Total War console port, seems like the biggest hitter on that list but my PC struggles to run Paint

I love the Infinite MP, I really do, but 2 new maps after 6 months is pretty poor. I hope it's more. I'd also love for them to scrap this Spartan Core idea and just open up customization properly.

@CrazyJF have you ever considered a career in casting? That's an ace list.

Now this is a video game movie I can get behind. Love the Gears universe

No need for me. FH5, Warzone, Halo, Sea of Thieves and Hades are always installed. Anything else I delete once I have finished with it. Normally sat with 2-300gb free space.

It's nice for people who want it but storage is not an issue for me. I might need one in the future as game sizes get bigger but for now I'm happy.

I miss the Lionhead start up logo from Black & White that you could warp with the mouse

@Krzzystuff just logged on myself to do the quests and noticed the changes. They have also removed the Install 5 Games Via the App (25 points I think) and Play 10 Games (Again I think 25 points). There is only 1 weekly game related quest as well so there is another 25/50 points lost.

The demo didn't really do it for me. Would have given it another shot if it was on GP.

The music also became really repetitive from the demo. I know the full release will be different so I'll see what reviews say.

I honestly can't remember the last physical game I purchased for Xbox. Has to be XCOM 2 or SW Battlefront 2. Got rid of the Battlefront disc when EA Play joined game pass and just recently picked up XCOM digitally for a couple of quid so I am completely disc free now.

Will be picking up Elden Ring on the first sale probably, gonna finish Mass Effect first.

Looking at review scores makes me want to play it but then I never really got on with Dark Souls so I'm still on the fence. Might wait for the first sale.

There will always be naysayers but Phil and his team have done amazing work in turning the Xbox brand around. That can't be denied. Much deserved.

We played the arena a couple of times to try and improve our PvP skills and it just solidified how much we sucked at PvP.

As the statement says I think the sandbox mode will only benefit from this decision and that's is where we find our enjoyment.

@nofriendo Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, best single player pirate game ever made. Sea of Thieves is more a sandbox so you have to make your own fun.

@nofriendo my honest answer is no. The game is absolutely incredible when played with family and friends but being a solo player in an open world against crews of up to 4 is not healthy.

Nothing worse than doing a mission on an island/underwater to return to your ship and find it sunk and another ship sailing off with all your loot.

The Pirates of the Carribbean stuff can be played solo though as it all takes place in unique instances just for you or crew.

Honestly, sick of hearing about it now. If they feel that badly about it they should finish the game and release it for Xbox without Microsoft's involvement. Building bridges and all that

It makes sense for them to try to get some more sales out of it with this upgrade. The fact Witcher was on GP for so long tells me this will get there in time.

I'll wait for the inevitable GP drop before playing, can't see that much improvement from the video.

Wish my PC could play Total War, other than that, this has probably been the worst month of GP for me for a long time.

Just finished Dreamscaper though and that was fantastic