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Well, this is probably a 2023 release, so if they were still supporting last gen at that point, then I'd be concerned!

I feel bad for the Jason Ronald and his team.
They do all this hard work to get titles working and fully tested with FPS Boost.
Then developers see the benefit and extra sales in attracts and do an 'official' patch, rendering the FPS Boost pointless.

Evil Within 2 is superb and I suggest any horror fans check it out on Game Pass.

Hopefully with MS's backing and Game Pass taking the pressure off actual game sales, Xbox can greenlight #3 to finish off the trilogy.

Hopefully they can drop this into EA Play early next year and the game could take off even more.
I know they did the free friend pass for the co-op, but it just seems like this kind of game is perfect for EA Play/Game Pass.

I grabbed this for some couch multiplayer antics and I've enjoyed it greatly!
The actual gameplay mechanics are about as close to Smash Bros as you can get outside of a Nintendo console. The characters are fun and varied.
I've not had any of the technical issues described, but I've been playing on a LG C1 OLED with VRR enabled, so that probably hid any issues.

I do feel like the major let downs are no voices or licensed music though. I definitely agree with that.
If the game did well enough and they could patch that in, I think we'd have a real winner.
At the moment, this is a 7/10 for me.

Really enjoyed The Outer Worlds. Just felt a bit rough and low budget, which let it down somewhat.
Can't wait to see what Obsidian can do with the full backing of Xbox behind them now.
And hey, at least we'll get this before the next Elder Scrolls to keep us busy!

So glad this is in Game Pass.
Makes it much easier to play with friends rather than trying to convince/hope they'll buy it.
Also a nice zombie game for the Halloween month!

I know COD will still sell like crazy as usual, but for me, it's all about Halo Infinite and Battlefield this year.
If I want to play COD, I'll play Warzone for free.

@BobaTheFett
The reflections are the same on each console.

Quote from Alexander Battaglia from Digital Foundry;
"I was asked if the screen-space reflections in FC6 looking different between the premiere console versions. They are the exact same quality setting, which is unchangeable on PC, mind you. Differences in camera position, resolution, or surface animation (water) lead to differences".

Ha. Rockstar can go F themselves.
£70 for what will be bare minimum effort ports of 3 very old games.
No thanks.

Well, if they've gone from 18m in January to even 25m in October, that's crazy impressive.
And that's before the big holiday games start to drop as well.
You can see why MS have gone all in on this strategy now with Xbox giving them serious backing with cash.

With over 25 studios, and most of these studios having multiple teams, I'd expect great things going forward on a consistent basis.
Phil Spencer said the goal was to have at least 1 first party game every 3 months, so let's see if they can hit that goal.

@Dezzy70
The thing is Series S is selling out in the US and in some lower income markets such as Brazil.
It's also doing very well in Japan, a market that didn't really exist for Xbox One.
Just seems to be the UK and some parts of Europe where Series S sits on store shelves.

I can understand the frustration, but the game is PvE, so maybe newbies due to Game Pass are jumping in now, and the option is there, if they are happy to pay, to skip ahead levels easier.

If this was PvP game with pay to win elements, then fair enough.
Bare in mind lots of other single player games these days offer these boosters such as Valhalla and recently Tales of Arise.

I think there's been some confusion here.
On Series X, the HD Texture Pack is a forced install. If your file size is 68GB then you already have it installed.
You can confirm this by checking on the main menu, top left, it should say 'Far Cry 6.1.1.0 - HD Pack'.
If your file size is 40GB, which was the preinstall size, then that is without the texture pack, which I assume is what the Series S is using, but don't have one to confirm.

Hope that helps clear the confusion!

Don't forget they also use the Kinect technology for ghost hunting!
A very versatile bit of kit. LOL

Don't know who's worse. FIFA or EA. Both as bad as each other!

Where's the heat sink on this thing?

And this is why I'll wait for the inevitable £30 sale price at Christmas.
Far Cry needs a reboot the same way Assassin's Creed needed one after Syndicate. They drastically need to change the formula up.

One of the few games I miss after selling my Switch last year.
Superb game.

I've gone for Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
I need my Smash style fix and it was £31-32 to preorder digitally.
Hopefully it plays as good as the videos suggest and could be a great couch multiplayer game!

I'll skip Far Cry 6 for now, as that will bomb in price as usual. Expecting £30 on disc around Christmas.

They are improving but still a long way to go.
They need to ensure they get not only day and date future games, but also work of getting older games.

@NEStalgia
I think xCloud could be the way in for Xbox in Japan.
The market is mostly dominated by mobile games and Switch these days, so with the great internet infrastructure they have, it has the potential at least.
MS just need to ensure they keep a steady supply of Japanese games coming to Game Pass with xCloud support and ideally touch controls.

Wouldn't surprise me if they wait until January to officially announce the new sub numbers once they've had AoE 4, FH5 and Halo Infinite to take into account.
Plus they've got xCloud in Japan now, which could be huge for them going forward.

For me, I'd be voting for Zelda: Ocarina of Time or MGS1.
However, the IGN fanbase are probably all too young to have played these games upon release!

Can see this being just a simple up-res port to make some quick and easy money.

Will definitely help boost Avengers player counts if PC users can cross-play with Xbox.

Was just a matter of time.
Great porting/remaster dev.

For me it will be Guardians Of The Galaxy and Fatal Frame.
I'll wait for the usual Ubisoft price drop when Far Cry 6 will be £30-35 by December. LOL
I'll be giving Back 4 Blood a go on Game Pass.

@Dezzy70
100% agree.
The people that want to upgrade to next gen right now want the best tech, so the Series X or PS5.
The people that will long term want a Series S will still quite happily be playing COD and FIFA on their One S or PS4 this year.
Maybe these types of deals and bundles may tempt a few sooner though.

I'm on Series X and the two bugs I've encountered so far is the goal kick instruction 'Press B to long kick' stays on the top right of the screen for the entire match. And some times it feels like the game stutters for a brief second, maybe dropped frames like another user stated.

I've been using this for a while now on my LG C1 OLED.
Looks superb.

@WallyWest
Avengers was only on PS Now for 3 months and only the PS4 version.
I imagine this is just a case of trying to keep the player count up as the PS version will get Spiderman soon whereas Xbox and PC will be left waiting for the next free character DLC.

Well, other than legacy titles added to Game Pass, we've not actually felt any benefit as Xbox owners yet.
Hopefully 2022 will be when we see the deal paying off with Redfall, Deathloop and Starfield all releasing.

@armondo36
Can't really blame the dev here.
This is an indie game and the dev's first game as well, so if Sony and Epic come along giving them money up front for timed exclusivity, they will bite their hand off!

I wonder if these was the 'big' news between Xbox and Nintendo that had been hyped up for towards the end of 2021?

@Dezzy70
It's a remaster of a former Xbox exclusive game to setup the audience across all consoles for a potential sequel or heavier cross-over with Control.
So I will give this a pass unlike other lazy cash-ins.

2021 has been sparse for exclusives though.

Just to add to this, it's been confirmed you get a 10 hour trial for each version.
So if on Series X/S, you can get a total of 20 hours by downloading both the last gen and current gen versions.
Very helpful if you want to start your Ultimate Team ahead of full game release.

I still remember the day I read the news, and literally had to stop in disbelief.
Never in my 20+ years of gaming have I seen such a massive deal be completed and out of nowhere as well.
Will be crazy for Xbox once all the timed deals are completed and they are fully part of the Xbox eco-system.
Will be great to have Redfall, Deathloop and Starfield on Game Pass in 2022.

Still of the fence with this remake.
Aspyr have only done ports and remasters.
Can they handle a proper remake FF7 style?
Jury is out for me until we see actual gameplay down the line.
Would have preferred Bioware to be back on dev duty.

Mine is a bit boring with the Resident Evil 1 Remake.
I remember being blown away with the graphics at the time and loved the original on PS1.
Also a big fan of MGS: The Twin Snakes on GameCube.

This is why I love Game Pass.
I would never have bought these type of games and would have missed out of some gems.

That's a shame.
If they want to be serious about Japan they need BIG Japanese games on Game Pass with xCloud support and ideally good touch controls.
New games like Tales of Arise, Demon Slayer etc.
Or even older games like Persona 5, Scarlet Nexus, Sakura Wars etc.
These are games that would help shift consoles and Game Pass subs.

Astria Ascending and Sable for me I think out of this batch!

I'm fully wired up with ethernet and worked flawlessly for me.
Obviously, I would expect a different experience if I tried on a laptop over Wi-Fi.

@UltimateOtaku91
I imagine so, as Europe is a much stronger market for PlayStation than the US.

It's a weird one.
On one hand, I'd love a high quality superhero game from a 1st party studio.
On the flip side, that means you're missing out on a studio creating an original IP.
I'd personally prefer the superhero games be left to 3rd party studios.

Even though I have a PS5, I feel no urge to buy this game for some strange reason.
I can only assume all the constant marketing has put me off for now. LOL

@roe
But how can they resell a free patch for £70/$70?

The original was a masterpiece, but I'm concerned that Aspyr Media don't have the pedigree for a remake.
They've only ever handled ports, so I'm on the fence with this.
Should have gone back to Bioware.