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Early access for me! Kicking my wife off the TV tonight!

I like it but as with most of these, it isn’t all that “dynamic”.

I have PS Extra through 2/25 but will dump it after that. GamePass is a better fit with the focus on newer games. PS Extra has some good stuff but it’s mostly older games I’ve already played or had no interest in.

The upcoming GamePass lineup is amazing and hope the bangers keep coming!

@FenIsMightier There’s a lot more than just those coming. But do what ever floats your boat. It’s fantastic for me.

Have this in mobile and honestly think these games work best there.

@Chaotic_Neutral Yes because other big games like Lies of P and Forza Motorsport and highly anticipated indie Sea of Stars are worth nothing. There are a TON of great games already announced for GamePass even without Activision-Blizzard.

Guessing there likely will be some bugs with the console version of this so hopefully we’ll get the new and improved version when it gets to Xbox. Always glass half full.

Gave it a C only for the shadow drop of Age of Empires 4 (drop itself an A). Rest of the show was disappointing IMO.

Went ahead and preordered the Starfield one. I can see it selling out.

Don’t sleep on Everspace 2. It’s fantastic! This is the space game I’ve been waiting for.
Thanks GamePass!

If you’re having trouble downloading Everspace 2, developer is telling people to change their region to New Zealand then switch back after it installs.

https://x.com/everspace_game/status/1691489856982278144?s=46

Hopefully they get the issue resolved.

Surprised they didn’t just make this period through the 6th so they could include Starfield.

Small list but Texas Chain Saw is a $40 day one and Sea of Stars $35. Looking forward to both of them!

It’s out in the US but strangely can’t get the install button to work.

Definitely will give this a shot but looking forward to Everspace 2 more this week. Hoping it goes live tonight.

Everspace 2 costs $50 on Steam. That’s a “cheap indie game”?!?

Looks awesome and is already well regarded on PC. Can’t wait!

FWIW, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre also costs $40. So it also isn't some cheap $10 indie.

Not that face value is everything as some have noted there have been $70 AAA have been awful.

I’ll definitely play this when it comes but not really a fan of CRPGs on consoles. Maybe this one will change my mind. In any case, Starfield (and plenty of other games) will more than tide me over until the Xbox release.

Odd to see an article about a game going to PlayStation on Pure Xbox. Must be a slow news day, lol.

@Dan1283 Maybe because they’re putting much better indie games like A Short Hike on GamePass. Played this on PS5 and it was overrated IMO.

All well-reviewed quality indies… Can’t wait to finally try Everspace 2 in particular!

60 FPS…at 480p. 😃

Hmm, I don’t see how people think GT7 is better looking. I own it and honestly was disappointed in its graphics. To me, from what I’ve seen so far, this has the edge but to each their own.

In any case GT7 was a disappointment all around. Worst GT game in years so really looking forward to this!

Commenting on this but where is Pure Xbox’s story on Final Fantasy 14 coming to Xbox?!? It was a mic drop moment at the FF Fan show today with Phil Spencer dropping in!

Awesome game. Glad it’s finally coming to Xbox, let alone GamePass!

Only disappointed because I own both of them. Why? Because they’re good games. People shouldn’t be immediately dismissive of them as “crap”.

Not sure why people are so dismissive. These are both good games. Not crap IMO.

Been using this for about a month and love it. Great to finally see our backgrounds more prominently. And it’s easy to find things like new GamePass additions. Nice to hear it’s finally getting an official rollout to everyone!

Finally. This really turned me off the dev when the upgrade was only for PS5. Honestly did not expect it would ever come with all the time that’s past. Probably want to patch things up with Xbox owners before Robocop comes out.

I mean I’m not happy about Tencent, but if they were struggling financially then it’s better to see this than have them go under. Don’t know the financial situation though.

I wouldn’t buy it if it was just early access but I will be wanting the expansion so am thinking about it.

And BTW, there’s a lot of this going on in the industry outside of Bethesda / GamePass. Look at EA, for example, they do it with deluxe editions for almost every game. So it’s not just some sort of GamePass grift.

@RingOfLite666 The Early Access PC version of The Wondering Village has 89% rating with over 3,300 reviews on Steam. Yeah, shovelware indeed.

@RingOfLite666 Almost everything on PS Plus Premium is already on GamePass. They may be AAA games but they’re old AAA games I already have. So it does nothing good for me.

Yeah, sucks we’re getting brand new games in addition to those kind of games that are already on GP.

Also betting that MS was expecting to put Activision games on GP this month but that’s obviously been delayed a bit.

There’s several day one games in that group, including The Wondering Village, which is supposed to be excellent. I honestly don’t think it’s a bad batch of games if you don’t mind indies.

And remember that GP is really going to be picking up the rest of the year with this just being a partial list of things to come:

Everspace 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sea of Stars
Starfield
Party Animals
Payday 3
Cocoon
The Lamplighters League
Forza Motorsport
Persona 5: Tactica
Lies of P

Yeah, don’t understand some of the comments here saying Xbox Live has gone downhill. Sure GwG has but the actual online portion of Xbox Live has been rock solid. It’s BY FAR the best and most reliable online system. PSN has improved a lot but it’s still not XBL to me.

I have both systems and play all my online gaming on Xbox because it still is a smoother experience IMO.

Just got about two years worth of Ultimate for $117 using 3-Month XBL codes at Eneba. So about $5 a month vs $16.99.

If you want cheap Ultimate, I’d advise doing it now with XBL codes (convert at 3:2). Can’t beat that price!

@Kaloudz No, I just found it poorly designed and didn’t stick with it long. Was glad I got to try it for “free”.

But with it on GamePass, won’t hurt to see if you like it better.

Played it on PS+. Isn’t very good.

Looking forward to all three of these but Everspace 2 especially!

Hasn’t gotten much attention but looking forward to Exoprimal. Enjoy EDF style games and had fun with the server tests. Not sure I would have paid $60 for it but should be a blast!

Played some of Sword and Fairy last night and it’s pretty good so far. Never played a game in the series before now.

Played it on PS5. It’s not a bad game but it’s way overrated IMO.

And FWIW, I could easily name a dozen games that came out on Xbox this year that are better to me.

BTW, both MS and Activision stock is up, a sign even investors think the FTC is losing their case.

Of course people talking to Sony’s big wig are going to say they don’t like GamePass. Would you go to the owner or Burger King and tell them how much you love McDonald’s fries?

And if Sony thinks it’s so bad for publishers, besides day one games, what makes PS Plus Extra any better for them? Was the dev of Stray saying how horrific it was to be on their gaming subscription?

So it’s only anticompetitive when it’s Call of Duty. Sure. Makes sense. /s

Booty even says “a different view to the general view below might be” so it’s one person’s view out of a group of people discussing the topic. It was not Microsoft’s collective view.

Outstanding value to me. So many good games, even indies like the recent fantastic RPG Cassette Beasts on Day One. I have PS Plus Premium too and while they have some good games , it’s almost all older games that I have already played or played on GamePass. So GP is a better value to me and this $1 increase is a drop in the bucket compared to the value I get.

Big bombshell today from an exchange from Sony’s Jim Ryan that was revealed:

“It is not an exclusivity play at all,” said Ryan. “They’re thinking bigger than that and they have the cash to make moves like this. I’ve spent a fair amount of time with [Phil] Spencer Bobby [Kotick] and I’m pretty sure we will continue to see Call of Duty on PlayStation for years to come.”

Hmmm, so there goes one argument.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/22/23769790/sonys-playstation-chief-microsofts-activision-deal-xbox-exclusives-ftc

Been playing Final Fantasy 16 and while I almost always choose performance mode in games, the quality mode for it just feels better at 30 FPS than the extremely inconsistent 60 FPS on performance. It’s all over the place with performance and that isn’t as massive of a game as Starfield is (most levels are very linear despite it being made out to be “open world”.)

So FF 16 is making me a convert of when a solid 30 FPS is better. If Bethesda can achieve that (following the clips showing dips) then I’ll be happy.

No problem with this. GamePass remains well worth it for me.

Another showcase that puts Sony to shame…