TheArCadeBot

I'm sorry Ed, but I just feel like you haven't been paying attention to Xbox or the industry at all.

Yes, he's a former Xbox exec and did a lot of great stuff for the brand when it was starting out, but holy hell he's clueless about everything going on right now.

Is Japan a place Xbox does super well in? No. Lifetime sales for the Xbox One in Japan were like 114,000. That's not very good. BUT! In less than two years, the Series S & X have sold more than 200,000 in Japan. That is an absolutely huge improvement! And, sure, stock availability has a lot to do with it but just last week we saw a report that for the first time since 2014 Xbox outsold PlayStation consoles sold for a week.

None of that includes the fact that more Japanese games than ever before are available on Xbox now, plenty of Japanese developers have shown interest in Game Pass, and, for the first time, Xbox owns Tango Gameworks. A Japanese studio! It's not monumental, enormous, multi-trillion dollar success by any means, but they're growing in Japan. There is literally no reason to think that it's a bad idea.

Ed, love ya, but geez you've been out of the game for too long, man.

One day they’ll acknowledge Mountain Time in a game release map….one day…..

Not so sure about Game Pass Fares? Well, I’m still not so sure about video games that are less appealing, watered down versions of movies.

@Grot
Completely agree with you. Very well said.

It is unfortunate that the dev’s original remarks are what brought forth the studio’s update. His remarks also could have been said in a much more appropriate manner. However, I think what spurred him into commenting on the issue in the way that he did is not something to be ignored. The internet hivemind of gamers can be incredibly entitled and difficult to put up with. Colorblind support is great and it should be celebrated, but the culture of impatiently harassing developers needs to stop.

Once again: good. They should take all the time they need to not only make the game as fun and functional as possible, but they should also allow their devs to avoid crunch as much as possible.

Perfectly fine. Cyberpunk 2077 should serve as a valuable lesson for all gamers. If the game isn’t ready, don’t release it.

I played some of it last night. I’m really, really, really going to miss it.

This isn’t exclusive to the Series X and S, but I can’t get over how much I love Game Pass. Growing up, anytime I got a new game was a huge moment for me. Even if it wasn’t one of the best games ever made, I loved getting new games. Just this week I was able to download Greedfall, Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Unto the End, SuperHot: Mind Control Delete, Dragon Quest XI, and even more and it’s crazy! It’s never something I would have ever thought possible. Game Pass is the ultimate money saver and it is an absolute dream come true.

Darksiders 3 never makes me sit through super long load times just walking from point a to be anymore. No frame dips, no texture pop in, and even feels more responsive.

River City Girls?!? Hahaaaa! That’s awesome! I’d been waiting for a spare chunk of money to get that. Can’t wait!!!

Now, the question I have is how pre-ordering this would affect the purchasing of the final product. Would you get a discount?

I am definitely going to be grabbing this either way. The combat looked incredibly unique. 10 more days!!!

David Cage doesn’t understand the crucial differences between a video game and a movie. There literally isn’t a single “developer” out there that I take less seriously than him.

I’m thinking games like Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 or anything Bethesda has already talked about will be on PS5.

Any new stuff they’ve got cooking will probably be exclusives.