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BIG get from the UK and European audience!
Hopefully they add official mouse support for the Xbox version this time around, rather than having to use the unofficial hack, then we're golden!

Quite an ironic acquisition.
Sony closed down 'Studio Liverpool', developers of Wipeout, in 2012. The remnants of that studio formed 'Firesprite'.
And now they've come full circle with Sony buying them.

Hopefully it's a worthwhile remaster and not just a lazy up-rez.

@JohannVanDerSmut
I personally have no interest as I've played it on PS5 and will play the sequels there.
But from a business point of view, why wouldn't it hit Xbox?
The paid deal with Sony expires towards the end of the year.
It's already leaked to be a paid exclusive on PC with the Epic Store.
Do you think Square-Enix wouldn't accept some nice Game Pass money for an Xbox port?
Just curious as to what your thinking is?

Just a shame no ray tracing mode for #2 and #3.
Seems to be a lower budget remaster for those games.

As a PS5 owner, this doesn't bother me.
But I feel for all those people stuck on PS4 who can't get their hands on a PS5 who now are expected to pay £80 for the 'Dual Entitlement' version, or simply buy the PS5 version at full price later down the line.

Getting major PS3 vibes from Sony this gen.
Hate to see it.

I just want more Japanese games on Xbox.
Let's hope for FF7 Remake and Persona news.

Hopefully Xbox give them the budget for more language support and a physical release.
This is a serious GOTY contender right now, and it's bonkers to think it doesn't have a physical release on store shelves.

I think the multiplayer is going to be superb and already seems very polished. No concerns with that.

It's the campaign that worries me.
If rumours are true, the game went from a Far Cry style base clearing game under Chris Lee to being totally reworked when Joseph Staten came in back in August 2020.
So how much can they realistically change in 14-16 months?

As someone with limited free time, I just want to play the game and have fun.
I don't want to have to spend my limited time grinding specific challenges and taking the fun out of the experience.

@metroid02
If I remember correctly, the multiplayer is F2P and the campaign is developed by Remedy and is paid content.

Nice to see some class from Hermen Hulst.
When the competition does well, it pushes everyone to strive for better.

Makes sense.
Avoids overshadowing Forza Horizon 5 and makes the Game Pass line-up for December much more attractive.

@AgentGuapo
If it was that simple, I'm sure loads of games would be dropping these sort of patches!

Amazing scores!
Can't wait to get hands on with the game on Series X!

I'd be playing the campaign solo first time around to fully enjoy it anyway. Would have been nice to play co-op after that, but 3 months isn't a deal breaker.
Never bothered with Forge, so again, no deal breaker for me.

Does make you wonder what state this game was in to launch last year....

If it's also on Switch then I can only assume it will look like ass.
Was hoping for more of a remake than a remaster.

I'm failing to see how that SCUF Instinct Pro at £190 justifies that price over the Elite Series 2 at £160?

Not really a fan of point and click games, but I'll give this a shot since it's on Game Pass.

Hopefully will be picking up an OLED with VRR support on Black Friday, so I'll be taking advantage of this.
Frame rate over ray tracing any day of the week for me.

@uptownsoul
Unlikely.
Series S is aimed at 1080p next gen gaming, although it can be higher depending on the game.

The reaction should be making FIFA Ultimate Team a F2P mode, but EA won't do that as most of the people that flock to buy the game each year are addicted to that mode and rarely touch the rest of the game.

Resident Evil Village has been the best game I've played so far in 2021 on any platform, closely followed by It Takes Two and R&C Rift Apart.
I've enjoyed Flight Sim, but it's more of the game I'd play every now and then for a nice relax to take in the views.

Still plenty of big potential GOTY contenders to come in 2021;

• Halo Infinite
• Forza Horizon 5
• Battlefield 2042
• Far Cry 6
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Dying Light 2

Always have plenty of time during a multiplayer session to stop and shoot some fruit to test out the destruction physics without getting a bullet through the head! LOL

Having already bought this game on PS3, Xbox One and PC, Rockstar won't be taking any more of my money for the same again yet again.
Campaign isn't worth replaying again and GTA Online should be F2P anyway with the amount of microtransactions involved in that.

So it sounds like they might have outsourced the Game Pass PC version based on those comments?

@BAMozzy
I agree 100%.
I always felt both State of Decay games had amazing potential, but both felt pretty low budget.
Fingers crossed Xbox let them go for a Days Gone level of production values, but obviously staying close to the online aspects.

I think they need to do a mini advert like the good old Sony "This is how you trade games" one from PS4 launch.

In all seriousness, both have pros and cons.
If you are remotely tech savvy, installing one in your PS5 is fairly simple.
The main issue is how Sony haven't tested drives and approved them, leaving any issues firmly at the feet of the customer.

Seems very mixed.
Sitting at a 64 on Metacritic at the moment on Series X and 75 on PC.

Well GTA 6 is nowhere in sight, so why not!

I think my August on Series X will consist of;

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris
• Hades
• 12 Minutes
• Psychonauts 2
• Song of Iron

One of the rare months I can think of where GWG is actually better than what PS+ is offering! Remember this date! LOL

Surely the "500 million subscribers" is a mis-quote?
By his logic, MS would be making almost £5.5 billion a month revenue!
I think 50 million subs, making almost £550 million a month revenue, is probably what he actually meant.
And take into account these games are still sold at retail and digitally for even more revenue outside of Game Pass.

Does anyone know how you can take screenshots with all the HUD elements?
Was trying to take a few dramatic ones last night but the HUD ruins it.

I think Flight Sim will be one of those games I'm in awe with in terms of graphics and rendering the entire Earth, but just mess around with due to the difficulty, whereas I can see myself getting fully drawn in to The Ascent.

@NeutronBomb
Exactly my thinking as well!
That 58GB could be another next gen game installed on the internal drive!

@SplooshDmg
Wouldn't shock me if they are at 25m+ subscribers by now.

Might be OK if gaming at a desk or something and you can't afford an Elite Series 2, but for everyone else gaming on a sofa at a distance from the console...no thanks...

Like a few have mentioned, Game Pass gives indie devs the perfect platform.
They get funding, marketing and exposure to a 18m+ subscription pool of gamers.

So people with a physical release will get to play this first? Cheers Xbox...
What happened to midnight releases?

I'd be happy with the good old one melee hit from behind.

@Ocat
Rise of the Tomb Raider has no FPS Boost.
The high frame rate mode is 1080p 60FPS.

Only Tomb Raider Definitive Edition and Shadow of the Tomb Raider got FPS Boost.

Or maybe they are just using the tag as it's optimized with FPS Boost without a resolution drop like some games?

To me, this is what FIFA Ultimate Team should be, a F2P mode with microtransactions, instead of tagged onto a full priced game.

Konami clearly know that's where the money is at, so if the gameplay is good, they have a chance.

@masofdas
It's the upgrade path people aren't happy with.

Should have been;

• Free PS4>PS5 base game upgrade
• Optional $20 for DLC island

Instead, you have to pay $30 if you want to upgrade to the native PS5 version, even if you might not want the DLC island.

No one is bothered about the actual Director's Cut bundle, as like you said, it's essentially a GOTY edition with a different name.

The comments here are a blast.

As someone who's just finishing off Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, this game looks brilliant and all the previews are signing it's praises.
I can't wait to give this a shot on Game Pass and love to see MS have provided the funding for a native next-gen version.
Roll on August 25th!

I like the idea of this but surely you need very good internet speeds for this to work?

I get a decent xCloud experience on my 70Mbps connection, but if my wife starts streaming Netflix in 4K or something similar, the lag begins.
So I'd assume for this to work they would have to seriously throttle your game download for the xCloud stream to be playable?

Ubisoft need a wake up call.
Stop chasing the trends and create them instead.
How many failed F2P games do they need to make before they get the message...

How long before Tencent make a console?
The amount of studios they now own is probably more than Xbox and PlayStation combined.
They also have something like 40% stake in Epic Games that could be increased in the future.
Crazy...

So this will be basically Ubisoft's answer to COD Warzone?
A F2P FPS Battle Royale milking the Tom Clancy IP?