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I think ES fans would actively mutiny if Fallout 5 got bumped up.

Remasters and remakes of Fallout 3/NV wouldn't require much work from the core Bethesda team and most of the work could be done by another studio.

They could also expand the Creation Club concept and approach modders like those working on Fallout London (or the Play Fallout _ in Fallout 4 mods) and worth with (and pay) them to make an "official" version of their mods as standalone Fallout releases.

I like that this has a "lower resolution, higher graphics and higher FPS" mode even if it's weirdly consigned to a weird auto setting.

Sidenote: I would like games that offer different performance modes actually explain/show the difference beyond "game go 60" and "game go pretty" I really don't want to have to dig up comparison videos everytime I load up a game.

I just wish we could have a wireless version of Xbox, I get Xbox not wanting that.

I'm not a pro gamer or a "hardcore" PVP player so I don't need the milliseconds of improved latency a wire provides but I am a 30+ gamer who has the trauma of consoles going flying with wires stretching across the living room floor, and my own kids are easily 5x as chaotic as my siblings was.

That'll be a fantastic place to work on the four days of British sunshine.

note I know that's not how it works

Come on, just let people connect the Quest to the Xbox like the Quest link/air link/steam link. Let devs release VR games on the store, there's basically no risk for MS as it's Meta actually making the headsets. Then if it's popular release their own.

Apprently I am. Enough to make me not pick the originals in the sales because the remake is coming (at somepoint)

@BowsersBuddy I've been burned by that before too.

I thought about that, "take the bullet" for the rest of us but judging from how this has played out my purchase ends up being the tiping point that makes them delay the gamepass roll put.

Sure is a lot of acti-bliz titles for sale.

@NintendoByNature they did an amazing job of that. Making it interesting for both fans and non-fans alike.

Nice! I was worried this was going to be a classic case of "streaming show gets popular, streaming show gets inexplicably cancelled" destroyed by whatever obscene alchemy of "streaming metrics"

I'm guessing No.

There will be newer "fresher" games that will come out between launch and awards season, and I'm sure there is going to be a narrative of "Game's good but it's let down by Xbox hardware".

Which is a shame because the game is shaping up to be very good.

Ubisoft is an odd duck.

Usually, their "gold editions" aka game+season pass (aka that thing people keep saying they want "I'd pay more to get all the content and not buy DLC") are usually cheaper than other companies' ultimate editions (game+dlc) but their own ultimate editions (Game+season+extras) are insane

I don't think I'll be all that interested unless there's some shake ups. I'm just not interested on yet more destiny. I think I tapped out of Destiny 2 just before they started vaulting stuff.

Maybe if they did something like Helldivers (not so much the GM thing, though that might be cool) but having the players be taking part in an evolving story. I mean these games are unplayable offline and can and will remove content they might as well embrace that.

I saw he also expects there to be big game droughts whilst the industry corrects itself

I want this to do well because A) then we get more Fallout and it sounds like we aren't getting that in game form anytime soon, and B) I want this "spin-off in a different medium" approach to be standard when adapting "choices matter" RPGs like Mass Effect and Baldur's Gate. I much rather see a different story from their worlds than weird "best guess" canonised versions of those game's stories.

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Who would imagined Ubisoft would have such trouble remaking one of their classic games?

I am sure this will be interesting but I probably won't watch it until after I finish the game.

At this point I just can't care about Next Gen, this gen just hasn't got going which would be fine if the X1 wasn't also a holding pattern.

games.

Games

GAMES!

Don't get me wrong, yay and I hope this includes a external drive that carries on between generations.

But this is reminding me of the BC and FC talk in the past. Where MS pushed hard on the consumer friendly angle because they had nothing to show. Which is insane conaider8ng their massive line up of studios.

Arcade Paradise was such a pleasant surprise I'll be double dipping on the upcoming VR port.

The same thing actually for Medieval Dynasty too, I was expecting it to be "just a survival crafter" but it was more.

Let me guess Gear 6 in 2026
@BIG3 Tactics 2 would be great.

Solo: Still working my way through Dogma 2, I finished Control Ultimate and Wake 2 is on sales, so maybe that.

Co-op: Probably some Ark.

VR: hopefully finish Asura's Wrath II. Its just not gripping me as I hoped.

As I've said before my concerns aren't "Ps FaNs No PlAy OuR GaMz" my concerns are the continued existence of Xbox consoles, the ability to access my digital library, and handing Sony a hardware monopoly.

If the "important" Xbox exclusives aren't exclusive then why buy an Xbox? Gamepass? but if console sales are bad why would people put games on Game Pass or even make games for Xbox as a platform when everyone is "belt-tightening"?

Obviously, IF Sony also starts sharing exclusives the problem goes away, or if future Xbox consoles can also play PC games.

"It depends" a whole stinking lot of "it depends".

Like horror games require a certain level of suspense and you just can't pad that out. So shorter is better than longer.

Conversely wouldn't want a monster hunter game that took 10 hours to finish.

I don't like a game to drag or feel like it's gone in a flash.

Man it's been ages, I can't wait for a new Gears. I'd also take another Gears Tactics in the meantime. I hope they aren't working on a Gears trilogy remaster, simply because that can be outsourced.

It boggles my mind that MS has, what, 30 studios and theres just 3 confirmed games coming this year (excluding COD and existing Acti-bliz projects). At this rate MS would have released more games on PS5 and Switch than they did on Xbox this year.

It's my "current coop game" but me and my friends are all "deep in dogma" atm, so not played it yet.

My only real complaint is that it doesn't have co-op, don't get me wrong I get what it doesn't but I enjoy the combat and how player and pawn interact

Tony Hawks comes screaming to mind, then dose a little trick.

I look forward to playing Crash/Spyro and introducing my kids to them but Tony Hawks is the game I've resisted buying since the merger started.

I am so there for Jump Ship.

I'm interested in Sandland.
Currently really enjoying the anime, the demo was... unconvincing but some previews I read said it was a poor demo, so I look forward to seeing some reviews.

I wonder what exactly the problem is. I played the beta and it felt like a "classic CoD" which was what they were aiming for. Didn't encounter any major bugs or network problems.

I can't remember because the Ark remasters journey has been full of twists and U-turns but dose this include the DLC?

I enjoy playing Halo infinite, but half the time I'm in lobbies with people taking it way more seriously then I am. Had a teammate in a big team battle about my weapon choice because it's "ttk was too high". I'm just looking to have fun not seeking some meta.

@AshKirin19 I knew I was done playing online FPS when it became nessirary to screw around with settings to produce zero recoil optimised auto aiming.

Granted that's a CoD thing but it speaks how online FPS community has changed over the years.

I was so excited for Boltgun and then I when I played it.... nothing.

Didn't like it or dislike it. I played it until something else distracted me.

I suspect this has more to do with there being some many things done with the whole "boomer shooter" resurgence and Boltgun is "just" a 40k Boomer Shooter.

I have a Series X, I don't see why I'd replace it with one that's exactly the same but missing a disk drive.
Granted its used more for BC titles and Bluray than for "new" games but it is used.

Hmm. Free play days have been very effective at getting me to buy Ubisoft games but that's usually because I spent so much time in the trial I'm invested i want to see the rest. 2 hours might not be enough for that particular trick to work

Reminds me of an old PC tower.

I reckon this is aimed at Series S owners, those who have it as a second "gamepass" machine.

@Sol4ris Yeah I think undercutting the PS5 is the best play

I suspected the "fall of consoles" as the "primary" form of gaming was going to happen, I just expected consoles to limp on for a few more generations until Xbox and Sony go "We're cloud first, hardware is for the hardcore". I wasn't expecting Xbox to basically hand Sony the market on a plate.

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I really hope Microsoft isn't expecting us to keep buying Xbox consoles as Game Pass machines.

Now assuming they don't manage to convince Sony to ALSO drop exclusives or future Xbox are also PCs

It goes like this. Xbox drops exclusivity, console sales stall, third parties don't want to invest in Xbox versions of their games as PS sales increase, Xbox user base shrinks, and third-party game pass support dries up, leaving only Xbox-made games on gamepass, which according to spencer is looking to be, what, 4 games (plus a couple of smaller ones) a year? Imagine if Disney+ of Netflix announced we'd only get 4 films and 2 TV shows for the entire year?

That's the same doom spiral that nuked the Wii U. Sales slowed, third-party support dropped, huge gaps in the lineup as it basically fell on Nintendo to supply all the games, and the sales dry up.

As the article notes, sometimes it's really impressive (metro), but many times it isn't much (Cyberpunk).

@Sixor I have noticed this gen the option to drop the resolution in favour of graphical is basically dead. I've recently been "banished" from the main 4k TV to my 1080p monitor, would be nice to not be wasting resources of the Series X on 4k.

In the rest of the interview he talks about how exclusives budgets are insane and it's damaging because you don't get growth.

Maybe try not producing 300 million mega-blockbusters? BG3 cost what 100 mil? Nintendo doesn't (reportedly) spend much more.

Here's a novel idea for Xbox, release some exclusives, give folks a reason to buy an Xbox.

Every series console they've sold to date has been done so on hope and Starfield, time to pay off having all those studios.

@CutchuSlow unless it can play it xbox console games. It's literally the only thing a Xbox handheld can bring to the table that's not just a handheld PC with a X sticker on.

@BIG3 they'll be looking to nab some Switch (who dont own a next gen system) owners, tap in to the "buzz" of handheld PCs to nab some others, and doubling Dipping from people who own a series X/S

Ofcause their hardware problems stem from software, namely not having enough compelling releases to drive sales. A frankly insane problem for a 30 studio company.

I will only buy an Xbox handheld that actually plays my Xbox games.

Not a "handheld PC", that are plenty of them already and I don't think putting an Xbox sticker on one is going to matter. Not a "cloud unit" I like the cloud but again I have devices that do that anyway.

It needs to be able to play my entire Xbox digital library, basically a series S as a handheld.

double checks current streak

Phew, I'm on 39 now and have this week's to finish.

I almost booted 4 up again but like the others here my brain went "next gen update" and didn't.

I did play a one-shot of the Fallout TTRPG, so there's that.

Glad my "I'm not buying the Ark Remaster" stance is reward with access to it anyway.

Yay? wonder what it is.

I prefer the idea of a handheld Series S over a Series Xx.

I think the extra power isn't much of a problem here. It'll suck that Xbox is behind there but the upscale worries me more.

Frame rates have been a bit damming this gen. You can have Ray tracing or 60fps, you have have nice graphics or 60fps, you have full resolution or 60fps.

Having a PS on the market that says "why not both?" Is gonna look real bad. (Yes I'm aware it's not "real" performance, but from a sales point it is)

I hope it arrives "later" simply because I'll be deep in Dragon's Dogma 2 after 22nd