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@Fiendish-Beaver Nice collection of systems.

I have;

Xbox OG - modded so that all games US+EU for the system are stored on the HDD
Xbox 360 e
Xbox One X
Xbox Series S
Xbox Series X

I always avoided Kinect like the plague and can't help but wonder how different last gen would have been with a £399 Xbox One and no Kinect. I know a lot of people who switched from 360 to PS4 because of the price difference and Kinect.

Xbox is still suffering a major hangover from the Xbox One and it's very concerning how far ahead the PS5 is at this point in the current gen.

Sony need to be kept on their toes to avoid the arrogance they had after the PS2 generation.

I sold my white Series S for a decent price on eBay and bought the 1tb carbon black model. It's still a nice machine but I actually miss the 2 tone of the original. The new one is kind of bland. I'd like to see a grey or silver model and for Microsoft to offer more colour varients for both X|S.

@Scummbuddy It should have released with an NES controller.

I can't get enough of this series. I really hope that Dead Souls is freed from its PS3 prison.

@ChopperCampbell @Raw_Dawg Thanks for the info and I'll make sure I give it a go. 👍

I've always had this in my 'play later' list on Game Pass but have never played it. I don't even think I'm sure what kind of game it is.

Does anyone know if this will include controller battery packs?

I also have a 16tb Seagate HDD attached to my Series X. It's not Xbox branded like some of the smaller ones but this better not stop working.

@Vipor007 I really want a remake of Quake 4. I'd even be happy with an updated port at this point.

It won't happen here obviously but hopefully sometime soon.

And people on Push Square are still begging for Starfield saying that it isn't fair. 🤣

@NintendoByNature The disc tray mechanism was initially very poor. It was literally a grey elastic band and flimsy as hell.

@Sifi The yellow light of death was a big issue but thankfully I was able to return faulty machines because PS3 was easily available compared to the Xbox 360.

The only other issue I had with PlayStation consoles was the shelf life. After 3 years or so they would really start to fail.

@InterceptorAlpha That's incredible luck! I don't suppose you'd like to share any lottery numbers with me? 🤣

I had the Elite and then an S and finally an E so fortunately never experienced it personally.

I did, however, work as a manager at a games retailer before and during the 360's lifetime and I had nothing but trouble. Our demo unit failed over 10 times before the system even launched (the enclosed casing definitely didn't help). I had around an 80% return rate on launch systems and people threatening to punch me when I told them that I wasn't allowed to accept their faulty machines and that they had to go directly to Microsoft for a return/refurbishment.

Not my favourite career highlight.

My bank balance hurts already.

On a separate note, it's amazing how many times my comments on Push Square are removed compared to here or Nintendo Life. I'm constantly removed for "trolling" on Push Square when I mention anything even slightly resembling a negative about PlayStation.

I own all three systems and have no allegiance to any platform over the other. However it seems that over there people can't listen to facts.

I'm assuming that the CMA will block this.

I would have thought that Microsoft would have come up with a solution by now. I suggested some sort of trade in system of discs for codes to Phil on Twitter ages ago but he never got back to me.

I can imagine this happening with the already leaked Series X digital edition.

Hi-Fi Rush is still my favourite game of the year. Absolutely loved every minute of it and hope there's a sequel in the works.

I'm so sick of this. Why can't it be over already?

R* really have become just like Valve. Barely develop games and milk fans through online purchases and subscriptions.

I would prefer it if games that leave Game Pass were just deleted or were shown in a separate tab. Showing disc games is useful but again it would be easier if it was another tab or filter option on the main list.

Seems like they've half arsed the implementation of this.

I hope that any design of a digital only Series X doesn't end up being a cylinder. Awkward looking and unnecessary.

People who jump on Phil are usually people who want every Xbox first party game to be on PlayStation with nothing in return.

Phil is giving gamers far more choice on where to play Xbox games compared to Sony. But that doesn't mean they need to give away the farm.

Wow. Very uninspired.

The Xbox HDMI adapter from Kaico works amazingly well for around £50. I've been using mine for well over 2 years and it's brilliant. Available easily on Amazon too.

@InterceptorAlpha Agreed. And back buttons.

@Liam_Doolan Thank god for that! Thanks.

@JoakimZ Wasn't Phil Spencer wearing a Hexen shirt at a presentation at one point? Great game.

Is that supposed to be the actual controller? It looks just like an Xbox version of my Galactic Purple PS5 controller.

Surely they'd be slightly more creative in name and colour???

What happened to the remake/remaster of Kingpin?

@JakobU Well said Sir. I'm currently playing through Shadow Warrior. Decent enough and I know I don't have to give up my wife and pets for it.

I've really grown tired of games that demand hundreds of hours of gameplay as I've got older. Give me a nice, linear 10 hour game and I'm happy.

Every positive about this controller is cancelled out by a couple of negatives.

Something really needs to be done about game preservation.

There are so many PlayStation fanboys here trying to make noise. 🤣 Grow up.

Are people really struggling with this dashboard or just complaining for the sake of having their voices heard???

How about you play some games instead of whining about a UI that works perfectly. If I want to play a game I either put in a disc and move my control stick to the right to select it OR move the control stick up to select a game from my library.

Where's the issue???

This is still my game of the year so far. Absolutely loved it and really hope we get to see a sequel.

Quake 4 please.

@Mauzuri I like the Switch dashboard as it's almost overly basic. Perfect for anyone who uses it in handheld mode. The PS5 dashboard is good but there are silly little things that annoy me. I also have no idea why they haven't introduced folders when it was there on PS4.

This new Xbox dashboard is the best of the 3 though in my opinion.

Mine arrived today and I have to say that I really like it. I guess if you use more than the home screen it's probably less fun to use but it's pretty perfect for me.

Push Square is going to go mental.

Don't scroll down then.

How much have the lawyers made during this whole thing?

I always appreciate a good person who seems to represent the best of the games industry regardless of platform bias.

Good luck in the future Major. Thanks for all good times.

This is my game of the year so far. It's obviously not going to appeal to everyone but I love everything about it.

I am so f***ing bored of this now. I bet the lawyers are loving this.

If it doesn't happen then I'm fairly certain that Xbox will go scorched Earth on this and buy Sega, Konami and Capcom.

@NintendoEternity I hope to God that this is an ironic post. 🙂

This is potentially great news!

I actually really liked Quake 4 and am still surprised that it was never made backwards compatible.

The gunplay kind of reminds me of Black. Looks fantastic.