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It’s ironic considering how much Phil goes on about how important game preservation is.

I agree that FC 3 was the peak but I have to say 6 is decent too!

I like the name Prime but it does make me think Amazon, Transformers and the drink…

Seeing as console generations are seeing massive diminishing returns between new generations now I’d rather wait another 5-8 years for new consoles.

The XSX and PS5 have plenty of life left in them.

It does look really good this one, hopefully I’ll grab it at some point!

Mike was always a nobhead when he worked at MS. Seems not much has changed.

Nothing with ‘X’ in the damn title!

Looks like they were wowed with avowed

@Titntin agreed the world of outlaws is superb. I feel that game got an unfair reception when it launched. Thought it was brilliant myself!

I’m continuing to get my ass handed back to me in wukong 😂

One other thing to consider if MS bring halo/cod6 to switch 2 (and any other fps for that matter) is the possible joycon “mouse” control.

That’s not confirmed but if switch 2 supports that control type it could end up being the best place to play any fps.

Lots of “ifs” there though!

@TeiGekiLord yes you’re right. MS have a history of just throwing money at problems because they can.

After being pleasantly surprised by outlaws I have high hopes for this!

It isn’t confusing is just MS being sneaky as usual with their wording:

“we can confirm that the delay is not due to Xbox platform limitations that have been raised to us”

The keywords here are “that have been raised to us” meaning the devs haven’t made known issues with series S development, not that there aren’t any. The fact they added a line also about “other platform holders” blah blah makes it seem like there was a PS deal.

This is deceitfully clever wording.

Kudos to Ben for sticking to his guns with his score. It must be easy to be tempted to just add a 9 simply because it’s an Xbox title and everyone else has.

Fair play in sticking with your own views. Reviews are subjective we should remember.

@Banjo- I doubt Sony would make a proprietary handheld like the vita again.

After the success of the switch it’d bet it would be more along the lines of combining with the home console or playing ps4/5/6 games via download. Probably similar to Xbox’s.

I think this makes sense with MS already having two tiers of console power in X/S. A third would be too confusing.

Xbox are advertising? Whatever next!?

So… make acquisitions, close studios, lay people off and then repeat?

Why not keep the teams you already paid for?

I’m excited to see what this is but at the same time MS are masters of PR.

I’m not sure we’ll ever see a leap like we did, for example, between SNES and PS1 again.

Good to see Kojima gain control of his IP.

Wish he owned metal gear too!

MS being elusive and dressing up their successes as usual.

How about some transparency with your customers Phil? It goes a long way.

Nice, insomniac are one of my fav developers.

@Wisegamer how about MS money-hatting (read: buying) half the industry? Surely that makes making a few timed exclusives pale in comparison?

@Major_Player just fyi ps5 digital is currently £335 in the uk after a temporary but official Sony price cut.

So are Konami officially game developers again or just handing out remakes to other devs?

Maybe they should have titled this shattered expectations?

Not got round to this one yet but it’s definitely on my list!

@NotoriousWhiz lol well done! Now let’s hope unicorn overlord 2 is out soon 😂

Favourite Xbox game would probably be unicorn overlord but overall it’s between astrobot and stellar blade.

The new Zelda in a few weeks may or may not change that!

@mcdreamer yeah is a shame but I wonder if that situation is being mirrored here in the uk also. I went into a major electronics retailer here at the weekend and while paying they had loads of ps5 peripherals and games behind the counter, also quite a lot for switch and literally just a couple of controllers for Xbox.

Granted that’s just one example but if that’s replicated elsewhere it’s not a good look.

Astrobot for me and think it’ll end up being my GOTY!

@MinervaX you know the uk price already has tax included?

I was interested until I saw the price 😮 damn 700 is crazy

Agree with Larry here. You only have to look at Nintendo to see how it’s done!

Amazing what a bit of bad publicity will do!

Jeff Grub has said Sony may have helped the devs with development and they may have prioritised ps5 due to Asia’s larger install base rather than an exclusivity deal.

Who knows, we don’t!

“Windows Central which summed it up as the closet thing to "perfection" and gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars”

Wouldn’t that be 4.9 out of 5?

@Savage_Joe is this 60fps on ps5?

Weird how it’s not on series x then seeing as it’s supposed to be more powerful. Or is it being held back by series s?

@Banjo- what did “some people” anticipate in terms of sales? This was a test from MS as even they didn’t have any idea of sales except for estimates which I’m sure 1m for this game would be at the top end of their projections?

Remember this isn’t a AAA game, is old and hasn’t been out that long. I would have thought Rare would be quite happy with those numbers.

The likes of Indy and Forza I’m sure would perform much better.

Like others have said elsewhere, Phil needs to stop making Xbox’s problems appear to be industry-wide problems.

Also after spending $100 billion surely they must be more sure than “just think this [strategy] will work for us?”

@Halucigens you mean you “couldn’t” care any less.

Think about it.

@NEStalgia yeah you’re spot on though that’s nothing new.

Consoles have always been behind PC tech even as they launch.

I think I just feel (with maybe the exception of ratchet and clank warping through worlds) no game has really screamed next gen to me.

@theduckofdeath ah gotcha, was a sizeable increase for sure!

So like a MS Portal then and not running games natively?

@theduckofdeath not quite dude. Sonys market cap is about $105b currently which is about 75x the increase you mentioned.

I’m looking forward to this but it’ll have to be special for it to beat stellar blade as my current GOTY.

The lines between generations is definitely blurred and there’s no way I’m ready for an “upgrade” while this gen is still waiting to lift off.

I might just stick with current gen for the next cycle seeing how well ps4 has been supported this generation.

This looks cool and a welcome break from what I’ve been playing. Might give it a shot!

They really are starting to try to claw back some of that acquisition money!