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Never played an armored core game, what's to expect? Open world but in a mecha?

@Kaloudz Thinking about it I think a cool game would be a Mario party style game but with Crash, Spyro and Skylanders characters.

I suppose Microsofts main selling point for gamepass is it's exclusives getting added day one so would lose a lot of popularity otherwise.

It would be like Disney+ without the marvel/star wars films and TV series.

@Moonglow overwatch 2 is free so I'd reccomend you try it, it's still a good game but I just think they were being greedy making it a sequel, this is coming from someone who put 200 hours into the first overwatch so I was highly anticipating the sequel but it's 90% the same game, it had three new maps and two new characters at launch which was dissapointing, then locking new characters since behind the battle pass. Then there's the missimg co op missions that was promised.

So to me it was sham to call it overwatch 2, they only called it a sequel as an excuse so they call make millions off batlle passes.

But the core gameplay is still great and for newcomers I would still reccomend you try it.

No, because if they remove their exclusives from gamepass then I'm pretty sure they would double down on getting more AA and AAA third party games on the service to help it keep growing. And I would assume they would still put their games on the service but maybe after 12 months like EA does.

Let's just get this deal done now, I couldn't care less about call of duty, and I've lost interest in overwatch and crash bandicoot as Activision have destroyed those IP's.

What I'm looking forward to is Diablo 4 being on gamepass so i will hold off buying it on release day. Also looking at their IP catalogue I wouldn't mind them bringing back Prototype and maybe even another game like Kings Quest.

@mousieone I'm also a fan of whatever Nintendo make so I know first hand that Nintendo isn't just for kids. I think sometimes it's down to what people perceive as for kids, are they looking at the games art style and just assuming its kiddish which if so then that's ridiculous. I also get that a lot at work as I play pokemon and some guys laugh saying it's a kids game or something they would of played 20 years ago. It's just the Casuals perceptions.

@mousieone @Sebatrox "Never heard anything like that about Xbox" that's what my comment was aimed at about xbox making more games to get kids attention, game like banjo, skylanders and crash bandicoot, and maybe a new ip that's based off a popular franchise that's down with the kids these days. Yes kids do play roblox and sports games on xbox but that's against the norm, id wager if you ask a child what console they want 9/10 would say a switch or if they were high school age (teenager) then maybe playstation/xbox for call of duty, GTA online and fifa etc

Fact is more kids aged between 5-11 would of heard of Pokémon, Mario and Splatoon, but not of God of war, Banjo, Sackboy or Gears of War etc

That's why Nintendo stereotypically gets labelled as a kids console which at the same time is also untrue as more adults play it, but also definitely gets more younger players than xbox/playstation.

On PS5 i have just started God of War Ragnarok and oh man I don't think I've ever played a game with a better first hour. I will also be playing some more Atelier Ryza 3 and Ghost of Tsushima DLC

On switch I will be continuing with Harvestella and will be starting Bayonetta Origins, I'm hoping to get these two done before Zelda comes out.

On xbox ive decided to drop Atomic Heart so I can focus on getting Ghostwire Tokyo done, it's a pretty decent game and via streaming im not really seeing any performance issues, I may also give Minecraft Legends a try as its giving me Pikmin vibes.

@Sebatrox There's definitely way more kids playing the switch than playstation/xbox for sure but Adults have just as much fun with it.

Maybe PlayStation and Xbox should get more child/family friendly games, that would increase their sales and gamepass growth, revive banjo and make a Mario party style game with crash bandicoot etc make a smash bros style game with xbox characters or make a fun shooter that's not hyper realistic.

@Belkan That's just an assumption though, they had an info graph a few years ago that showed more adults played the switch than kids, whilst yes I agree it's definitely a more child/family system than Playstation/Xbox but Adults play those games too. Nintendo also a getting more older rated games as well such as Bayonetta, Metroid, Xenoblade chronicles 3, Shin megami tensei 5, Astral Chain etc those are not games for children. Whilst games like Mario, Pokémon and Kirby are definitely more child friendly games. Also I'd say Zelda is definitely not a children's game due to its combat and difficulty, but maybe it's the art style that gives you that impression. That would be like saying Crash Bandicoot, Banjo and Ratchet and Clank are children's games also.

@Sebatrox It was mainly the other two bashing the switch, and yes I agree but it's impressive how fast they can get first party games out. Only thing I dislike about Nintendo is the amount of ports from the WiiU/Wii.

@Sebatrox I agree with you with there, third party support is pathetic on the switch, that's why I fully believe that switch owners should also get an PS5/Xbox series console as well to enjoy the big third party games.

But it's still not a reason to bash the switch you can't deny it's success and like you said that's just for its exclusives, imagine if Nintendo did actually make a powerful console that had the big third party games, they would be the market leader not sony.

@Dezzy70 Just ignore them mate, there's more and more hate on here lately towards Playstation and Nintendo, this site wasn't this bad a year ago.

Fact is Nintendo hasn't sold 120 million units on luck, it has some of the best metacritic scoring games and it's games are always winning awards in different categories. Nintendo are also releasing exclusives at a more consistent rate compared to Playstation and Xbox, I mean look at this year January was Fire Emblem Engage, February was Kirby and Metroid Prime Remastered, March was Bayonetta Origins, April is Advance Wars, Fire Emblem DLC and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC, May is Zelda TOTK and in July we have Pikmin 4. From Playstation and Xbox we have had.....

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold over 52 million, that alone is insane and no other game can achieve that being on one system, same with splatoon 3 and Smash Bros Ultimate with insane sales. Nintnedo's games are just pure fun, Mario is more iconic than any franchise playstation or xbox have period, Even the film has broke all records for a game based film in just two weeks. They hate the fact that even Pokémon is bigger than any franchise they have.

Yet people seem to bash the switch non stop, it's just jealousy and a coping mechanism.

Bring on May when Zelda TOTK comes out, me and you will be having a blast.

@InterceptorAlpha Haha true, but I meant as in its fixed, you can't change to normal weapons you only have dual wielding magic, and you can't change it to third person etc

And now Jeff has turned his attention towards playstation, apparently showcase is in may/June, I've heard that before.

@FraserG As you say his track record is pretty darn good.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/o1yk6t/analyzing_reliability_of_jeff_grubb/

The fact that Microsoft themselves have commented back to him just goes to show he carries some weight behind what he does.

Still don't understand what kind of game this is, is it a moba style game similar to Pokémon Unite where you bank orbs (wumpa in this case) instead.

@Fiendish-Beaver Depends what Microsoft deems a success, for playstation and nintendo it's high sales figures, for Microsoft it's the amount of players on gamepass playing those games they were well chuffed with the amount of forza horizon 5 players and deservedly so as that game was a success. Maybe they are comparing Hi-Fi rush to that and it fails in comparison, but it's a different type of game so surely understand that not every xbox first party game is going to be as successful.

@NEStalgia The Backbone is the clear winner for me, the fact you don't need Bluetooth for anything as it connects straight to the usb port and has an aux port for headphones means no lag at all, whilst on tablet (latest ones) you have to atleast connect the controller or headphones via Bluetooth which has always created input lag/audio delay for me.

Also there's portability as you can take it anywhere to play and is simple to set up, but with tablets being bigger and taking an actual controller with you may seem a bit too much.

Although there is one flaw with the backbone depending on the game you're playing and that's the screen size, I tried Battlefield 2042 and I couldn't see players in the distance lol but on a bigger screen I could. I would definitely say its not for multiplayer shooters.

@Fiendish-Beaver Yeah that's what I was thinking, there's a lot of factors especially for first party games. It's probably more simple for third party games as Microsoft just pay them a lump sum for going onto gamepass, but for their own studios how do they divide up the revenue to the studios. For example an extra 2 million people may sub to gamepass when redfall release but a million of those might of subbed for other games instead.

Am I wrong in assuming this is what avowed is also going to be like? As in first person wielding magic on both hands? If so then I may get this as an appetiser.

@mousieone Cool I may pick it up next week then, the trailer gave me persona vibes mixed with detective aspects.

@ShadowofTwilight30 I mainly use streaming via backbone one lately and sometimes my tablet. There's plenty to play but I suppose most people are just waiting for the big games like starfield and Hellblade etc The only reason I don't play it more is mainly because Im a JRPG player and I mainly game on playstation/nintendo for those.

@Banjo- I'm pretty sure you did that to me first with Sebatrox? And then you we're the first to say I'm bitter and angry, first to call me an hypocrite then went on to say I'm creating multiple accounts, and you do seem to attack me on most articles where I do mention anything to do with sony.

Again I never said I hate xbox, why would I be playing Atomic Heart and Ghostwire Tokyo on gamepass if I hated xbox. My views don't have to be the same as yours and we don't have to see eye to eye but let's not start attacking each other, let's have debates and civil conversations and agree to disagree.

I'm sorry if I've offended you at any point today I am, but I will stick up for myself.

So can we drop this now, or maybe change the subject to something positive? Heck let's even talk about Nintendo, rather that than us continue bickering.

@Banjo- Again I wasnt downplaying xbox on this article, I admit I have my moments where i stick up for Sony on here and call out Microsoft for things but only because sony get called out for the same things on here. Also I comment on a lot of articles on here that don't include talking about Sony/Microsofts, I like debates and seeing other people's opinions and answers to my own opinions without being attacked. I play xbox games weekly too so I get information on new games from this site and you're welcome to add me just to see im not one of those guys that lies about playing xbox to justify what I'm saying.

The other week I stuck up for redfall on the 30fps article yet you could of replied to that and had a conversation but you only choose my comments that go against your views on sony/microsoft and then we argue about it.

@Banjo- What hypocrisy is there? That I said forspoken had more sales than hi fi rush? Where's the hypocrisy in that, makes no sense.

@Banjo- I've not downplayed Microsoft on this article......

@Banjo- Are you an hypocrite now as well?

Literally you called me the ultimate xbox hater before I wrote that?

Does that mean you are angry and bitter also?

@Banjo- oh wow are you serious? You think I create second profiles now? I'm pretty sure the admins behind this site can clear that up for you by looking at IP/location data etc.

@mousieone On a side note I've noticed you've been playing Mato Anomalies, is that game any good as I may get it soon but it's reviews are a mixed bag.

@Sakai Yeah number 2 was a massive improvement over the first game, the inclusion of a semi open map to explore with side quests was quite unique.

@mousieone I hope so as I do like their games, I would love an horror rpg from them.

This guy definitely has more credibility than Jeff but it's still just PR talk. Just wait for Bethesda to reply to let us know if it's been a financial success for them, the more this story inflates the more likely Bethesda will actually comment.

@Sakai It was the only thing I could find that would indicate how forspoken sold against HFR lol quite hard since Square never really publish actual figures, I know they admitted it performed poorly but atleast show us the figures.

@mousieone Hopefully this means we will get The Evil Within 3

@Belkan I believe all first party games should have a standard physical edition.

@Tharsman I doubt HFR had any refunds at all, there was nothing wrong with the game. I only mentioned forspoken as someone said HFR had more actual sales (not players). Forspoken did fail but not down to it being a playable mess but because of its poor story and annoying characters.

@Tharsman I suppose people can relax more on steam and xbox, and can take more risks with purchases that way as they know if the game is bad they can guarantee their money back.

@Tharsman I didn't know that, I know with playstation they give a refund only if you have downloaded the game but haven't started it yet or its reported a broken mess.

@Belkan Yes I agree that would help, also bring out a limited run physical edition like they did with psychonauts 2.