Another big eff you by Microsoft. Dont worry though Microsoft as Im nerfing my gaming time and spending on Xbox by concentrating and spending my money on other platforms.
This doesnt suprise me to be honest. I had actually turned off my auto renewal a couple of days back and looking at this I am glad I have. Realistically any game thats on game pass that i want I would be able to pick up for the monthly fee or less anyway and with my online gaming days long behind me then the cheaper options offer me no benefits at all.
Left PES after it moved to the free to play model.So decided to download this for a try. Started the game and saw there was no single player option so deleted. Cant stand the fact that a single player option in a sports game is an afterthought. Maybe it will change as its only a beta at the moment.
And with the way that Microsoft are doing everything possible to shoot themselves in the foot and destroy the Xbox brand it could be 10 to 1 by Christmas.
More back compat games would be nice. Plus get as much Activision and Microsoft back catalogue as you can on the store. I get there are licensing issues but why were OG Fable, Halo and others not included.
Make more games available to purchase too, It would be nice to get a digital purchase of Ridge Racer and try and add titles back on the store such as Halo. Why was Halo removed with next too no notice.
Finally, promote and advertise the back compat and put money in to getting older titles available. Pay Sega, Ubisoft etc to let you add titles as would live to play the old school Rainbow six and Ghost Recon again.
Wny not deny the rumours instead of making us wait a week.I honestly think they have been caught out by all these leaks and are panicking by putting this message out.
Way to many physical OG Xbox and 360 games but only a handful of physical for Xbox one and Series X. Sadly since most titles are constantly updated or added to and the fact that games are mainly online there is no sane reason to buy physical anymore.
1v100 - Great game and its live service elements were ahead of its time and would work today.
Bioshock - Amazing game that never was topped by its sequels
Gears 2 - A sequel which improves everything with amazing online play to boot.
Geometry Wars - The og xbox live arcade game. Cheap, good and hard to master. Still play every now and then and still holds up. One of the few games the wife used to play on the 360 too.
Lost Odyssey - Wonderful RPG that for me ranks as one of the best.
PGR 3 and 4 - Some of the best driving and had many awesome sessions of Cat and Mouse and Last Man Standing with top end cars v mopeds 😀
Wow, so many amazing gamrs and I can name so many more. Great games and one of the best consoles ever.
@Meehanuk_1987 Defo agree there. The highlight for the year on Xbox was Hifi Rush. Everything else has dissapointed or been subpar. Not really into openworld RPGs like Starfield but yeh not a great year. Tbh for me this year the Switch has probably been the best of the three and has blitzed it with there releases.
Always tempted by new consoles but what really drove me to picking up the OG Xbox was seeing Championship Manager available for the Xbox. However, seeing preview footage for the upcoming Splinter Cell as well as gameplay for PGR, Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta pretty much sealed the deal.
Not a fan of this update at all. Tons of clutter which can't be removed. If we could customize and get rid of the intrusive ads etc then it would be OK. Sadly that's probably not going to happen.
Yeah it was a great announcement and feature but then they canned it. A shame really but maybe just maybe with the ActiBlizzmerger we can see some titles added.
Hoping that a free trial period is offered as the cloud aspect could be a concern for many gamers. Especially if they have to pay upfront for something that might not work well.
Some nice reveals but with the exception of Starfield and Forza coming this year most of the reveals were either coming 2024, Coop or expansions to existing titles. Also was kind of hoping for Hexen thanks to the T Shirt he was wearing at the end.
Next up in this saga will be Microsoft reveaing the Playstations console numbers whilst not revealing the amount of Xbox numbers. Therfore showing Sonys market dominance.
I really hope so as we keep hearing this year in and year out. I do think that 2023 is key for Xbox and Gamepass. If lots of titles get delayed to 2024 or titles fail to materialise next year then it could see many leaving the Xbox brand.
Great game with a great play and feel to it. I fire the game up every now and then for a quick tournament. I actually miss the dedicated Euro and World Cup games. The free updates just dont cut it.
@Deljo Try using XBSX2 emulator. Amazing emulator for PS2. Been playing quite a few of my older titles at 4k60. For the most part games run and look amazing. A few titles need to be changed to software rendering but give it a go and you shouldnt be dissapointed.
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Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Confirms Handheld Plans, But Don't Expect One Anytime Soon
Just like everything else he spouts it will probably never arrive.
Re: Capcom & Microsoft Find Solution To Bring Two New Fighting Collections To Xbox
Although a great outcome I would imagine that by the time it comes out on Xbox anyone wanting this would have purchased elsewhere.
Re: Enotria: The Last Song Dev Blasts Microsoft Over Indefinite Xbox Delay
I genuinely think MS dont care about Xbox now.
Re: Microsoft Rewards Is Nerfing Its 'Weekly Console Bonus' In The UK
Another big eff you by Microsoft. Dont worry though Microsoft as Im nerfing my gaming time and spending on Xbox by concentrating and spending my money on other platforms.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Changes Partly Because Microsoft 'Isn't Seeing Strong Growth', Claims Analyst
Somehow I dont think increasing prices will help either.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Gets Price Increases And New 'Standard' Subscription Tier
This doesnt suprise me to be honest. I had actually turned off my auto renewal a couple of days back and looking at this I am glad I have. Realistically any game thats on game pass that i want I would be able to pick up for the monthly fee or less anyway and with my online gaming days long behind me then the cheaper options offer me no benefits at all.
Oh well its been a good run.
Re: UFL Open Beta Review (Xbox): A Surprisingly Fun Football Game With A Lot Of Potential
Left PES after it moved to the free to play model.So decided to download this for a try. Started the game and saw there was no single player option so deleted. Cant stand the fact that a single player option in a sports game is an afterthought. Maybe it will change as its only a beta at the moment.
Re: Talking Point: Which Has Been The Most Reliable Xbox Console For You?
With exception of the 360 they have all been really well built and reliable.
Re: Analyst Claims PS5 Outsold Xbox Series X|S Almost 5:1 Last Quarter
And with the way that Microsoft are doing everything possible to shoot themselves in the foot and destroy the Xbox brand it could be 10 to 1 by Christmas.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox's New 'Game Preservation' Team?
More back compat games would be nice. Plus get as much Activision and Microsoft back catalogue as you can on the store. I get there are licensing issues but why were OG Fable, Halo and others not included.
Make more games available to purchase too, It would be nice to get a digital purchase of Ridge Racer and try and add titles back on the store such as Halo. Why was Halo removed with next too no notice.
Finally, promote and advertise the back compat and put money in to getting older titles available. Pay Sega, Ubisoft etc to let you add titles as would live to play the old school Rainbow six and Ghost Recon again.
Re: Talking Point: Which Backwards Compatible Xbox Games Still Hold Up In 2024?
Currently playing Burnout revenge. Shame servers are down now as that was always a blast.
Re: Warner Bros. Wants To Move Away From 'One And Done' Console Games
And they wonder why Warner Brothers is hemorrhaging money and struggling.
Re: BG3's Physical Version Runs Into Storage 'Limit' For Xbox, Will Now Ship On Four Discs
@GeminiReign With you there on that.
Looking at you Monkey Island 2 with your 11 disks
Re: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 26 - March 1)
I totally forgot about Dark Forces coming to console. Win win.
Re: Xbox Petition For Helldivers 2 Goes Viral Overnight, Aims To 'Redefine The Console Wars'
Haha not a chance.
Re: These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (February 6-20)
Guess a bit of Madden before the SuperBowl would be nice
Re: Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
Wny not deny the rumours instead of making us wait a week.I honestly think they have been caught out by all these leaks and are panicking by putting this message out.
Think Spencers days are done for at Xbox though.
Re: Poll: How Many Physical Xbox Games Do You Have In Your Collection?
Way to many physical OG Xbox and 360 games but only a handful of physical for Xbox one and Series X. Sadly since most titles are constantly updated or added to and the fact that games are mainly online there is no sane reason to buy physical anymore.
Re: Talking Point: What Was The Greatest Xbox 360 Game Of All Time?
Hard to say as such a great generation.
1v100 - Great game and its live service elements were ahead of its time and would work today.
Bioshock - Amazing game that never was topped by its sequels
Gears 2 - A sequel which improves everything with amazing online play to boot.
Geometry Wars - The og xbox live arcade game. Cheap, good and hard to master. Still play every now and then and still holds up. One of the few games the wife used to play on the 360 too.
Lost Odyssey - Wonderful RPG that for me ranks as one of the best.
PGR 3 and 4 - Some of the best driving and had many awesome sessions of Cat and Mouse and Last Man Standing with top end cars v mopeds 😀
Wow, so many amazing gamrs and I can name so many more. Great games and one of the best consoles ever.
Re: Unsurprisingly, Capcom Wants To Develop More Resident Evil Remakes
How about Onimusha and Dino Crisis remakes too.
Re: Xbox Users Appear To Have Spotted More 'Nerfs' For Microsoft Rewards
Noticed over the last few weeks that the "view a game for points" on the xbox store have practically disappeared
Re: Xbox Leadership Features In TIME's Top 100 Climate List For 2023
@Meehanuk_1987 Defo agree there. The highlight for the year on Xbox was Hifi Rush. Everything else has dissapointed or been subpar. Not really into openworld RPGs like Starfield but yeh not a great year. Tbh for me this year the Switch has probably been the best of the three and has blitzed it with there releases.
Re: Poll: Which Has Been The Best Generation Of Xbox So Far?
Without question it was the 360 era.
Re: Talking Point: Have You Ever Bought An Xbox For One Specific Game?
Always tempted by new consoles but what really drove me to picking up the OG Xbox was seeing Championship Manager available for the Xbox. However, seeing preview footage for the upcoming Splinter Cell as well as gameplay for PGR, Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta pretty much sealed the deal.
Re: 'A Short Hike' Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 3)
Nice. I keep meaning to try this out sometime.
Re: It's Finally Here! The New Xbox Dashboard Has Arrived
Not a fan of this update at all. Tons of clutter which can't be removed. If we could customize and get rid of the intrusive ads etc then it would be OK. Sadly that's probably not going to happen.
Re: Xbox Exec 'Gets Chills' From The Moment Phil Spencer Revealed Backwards Compatibility
@Raffles I wished Ridge Racer 6 was purchaseable in the EU too.
Re: Xbox Exec 'Gets Chills' From The Moment Phil Spencer Revealed Backwards Compatibility
Yeah it was a great announcement and feature but then they canned it. A shame really but maybe just maybe with the ActiBlizzmerger we can see some titles added.
Re: Hands On With Antstream Arcade: Xbox's Massive New Retro Gaming Collection
Hoping that a free trial period is offered as the cloud aspect could be a concern for many gamers. Especially if they have to pay upfront for something that might not work well.
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2023
Some nice reveals but with the exception of Starfield and Forza coming this year most of the reveals were either coming 2024, Coop or expansions to existing titles. Also was kind of hoping for Hexen thanks to the T Shirt he was wearing at the end.
Re: Get Ready, It's Almost Time For The Xbox Spring Sale 2023
@IOI Thibk Quantum break is on sale this week I believe
Re: Xbox Games With Gold For April 2023 Announced
This is just laughable now.
Re: Xbox Might Have More 'GoldenEye Type Announcements' Before June's Showcase
@Grumblevolcano That was my thought as well.
Re: Xbox Exec Wants Fans To Keep Developer_Direct Expectations In Check
Oh dear. He we go again. 2023 has to deliver for Xbox.
Re: Deals: All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In Xbox's 'Lunar New Year' Sale
@shoeses add to that the Sonic tennis game
Re: These 15+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (December 12-16)
Im sure i saw somewhere that the shooter Akai Katana shin was getting released this week as well.
Re: Sony Reveals Xbox Game Pass Has 29 Million Subscribers, Admits New PS Plus Tiers 'Substantially' Behind
Next up in this saga will be Microsoft reveaing the Playstations console numbers whilst not revealing the amount of Xbox numbers. Therfore showing Sonys market dominance.
Re: 2023 Could End Up Being The Biggest Year In Xbox Game Pass History
I really hope so as we keep hearing this year in and year out. I do think that 2023 is key for Xbox and Gamepass. If lots of titles get delayed to 2024 or titles fail to materialise next year then it could see many leaving the Xbox brand.
Re: Soapbox: 2010 World Cup South Africa Might Be The Best FIFA Game Of All Time
Great game with a great play and feel to it. I fire the game up every now and then for a quick tournament. I actually miss the dedicated Euro and World Cup games. The free updates just dont cut it.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite Thing About Xbox Series X|S After Two Years?
@Deljo Try using XBSX2 emulator. Amazing emulator for PS2. Been playing quite a few of my older titles at 4k60. For the most part games run and look amazing. A few titles need to be changed to software rendering but give it a go and you shouldnt be dissapointed.
Re: Microsoft Reacts To EU's 'In-Depth' Investigation Of Activision Blizzard Deal
If the deal is quashed somehow it would be funny if Microsoft give Actiblizzard a shed ton of cash to keep all Actiblizzard products away from Sony.
Re: Final Fantasy 16 Six-Month PS5 Exclusivity Window Confirmed By Sony
Judging by the fact we dont even have FF7R yet I wouldnt hold your breath.
Re: Multiple 'Age Of Empires' Titles Are Coming To Xbox Series X And S In 2023
This is great news but im curious why 1 and 3 arent been released.
Re: Project Gotham Racing 4 Is Now 15 Years Old, And It's Still An Incredible Xbox Racer
I wish all the PGR games were back compat. Great games
Re: Harry Potter's Famous Fictional Sport, Quidditch, Is Not Playable In Hogwarts Legacy
@Shramm More than likely
Re: Pick One: What's The Best Racing Series In Xbox History?
PGR for sure. So many great memories of them games.
Re: Rockstar Will Reportedly Make Proper Single-Player DLC For GTA 6
Will believe it when I see it.
Re: Your Xbox Series X|S Will Soon 'Boot Up' Even Faster
@el_pieablo or you would forget there was a prompt screen somewhere in the loading process.
Re: Pick One: Which Is Your Favourite Forza Horizon Expansion To Date?
@RadioHedgeFund Kind of with you on the Rally add on from the first Horizon but Blizzard Mountain runs it close.
Re: Talking Point: What Were Your Favourite Xbox Live Arcade Games On 360?
For me it would have to be Geometry Wars. Even to this day I still boot it up for a game or two.