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Presumably this is why Stadia are having issues with Apple as well then. Pretty pathetic that they're being so stubborn like this

Well that's a terrible excuse

If I was in the market for a tablet, I'd be tempted by the S7.

I don't think I'll get much use out of Game Pass on my phone as I'm not really into such a small screen (and my phone isn't exactly small either) but a tablet is another ball game.

If they bring it to iPad, I'd probably use it every day.

Haha make your mind up. Think this was pretty inevitable tbh.

I don't really have any interest in the game anyway though

Probably Battletoads but will likely check out all of these

I think this makes sense. It's only a little thing, but it might help Game Pass stand out more on its own rather than always being 'Xbox Game Pass'

What's with all these glitches giving games for free lately?

Yeah it's totally baffling that they chose not to show any of this at the latest Showcase. Could've been the perfect balance after a majority of the games looked a long way off to reveal that this was coming out just a few weeks later.

Oh absolutely. I've got hardly any value out of GWG (or PS+) "free" games for a while now personally. Most of the bigger titles that come to these type of services I've already played if I have interest in.

With Game Pass around as well the games offered seem even less interesting usually.

But appreciate I'm somewhat privileged to be able to get a fair few games whereas others might be more dependent on the monthly games.

Riiiight. What is it though?

@gingataisen I think they're waiting for the DLC to come out and then they'll package it all in one physical release.

It's frustrating having to wait but I'd rather that than have a copy that's incomplete

Ooooh yeah I'm actually well up for this

"Exclusive"

This is cool though. It's such a great game that taking a look at concept art, developer commentary etc is certainly worthwhile.

I think it sounds like the DLC is gonna be pushed til 2021, which is disappointing but it's good that they're making sure it's ready and not just rushing it out.

LOL

You've gotta love Rare's honesty but it's pretty weird to put out a few teasers and then admit you're not even sure what kind of game you're making.

I'm not really a Halo guy so I guess all the little nods and visual callbacks wouldn't really do anything for me but thought it was a bit meh tbh.

The close ups looked pretty poor and while the open world looked fine, it was hardly mindblowing. Almost every other major FPS from this gen has looked better imo.

Obviously it's just a demo and is being played back on YouTube or whatever, but yeah.. it's no wonder they're getting questions about it. This was supposed to be their best foot forward.

I actually think this approach kind of makes sense anyway, especially with the Game Pass model they've set up.

30fps is fine. I really don't know why framerate is spoken about so much tbh. For some games sure, but most really don't matter.

I really don't understand why it didn't get a proper mention though. Same with the Cuphead DLC. Just show something.

The 3 stand outs for me were: The Medium, As Dusk Falls, and Tell Me Why.

The Medium looked like it wanted to try something new, which should always be exciting. It also just looked awesome. Really hyped for that one.

The latter two just look like the sort of narrative games I usually enjoy despite their flaws.

Just doesn't really seem worth it tbh.

I already have a One X and a decent PC so I can play all these exclusive games for a while yet.

By the time Hellblade 2 and Fable come out, who's to say there won't be another new Xbox console coming out?

I don't really understand the marketing plan either. I'd have thought they'd have wanted to go as big as possible to really make a splash in the mainstream media. It seems like they're always saying "and we've got even more to show later".. but when?!

I don't think there's anything here that's gonna make an article on the BBC for example, like the recent Sony showcase did.

I give it a C. Cool that everything is coming to Game Pass. Forza, Fable and Hellblade seem like they're a long way off. Little reason to get a Series X early now.

The Medium looked very exciting.

Disappointed at a lack of personal favourites (ie no Banjo, Conker, Cuphead etc)

@carlos82 I'm considering it but only because it's a game I've wanted for 20 years. I may well wait now though as the asking price is a bit much for a game like that imo

Unrelated to this article but I'm fascinated to see how well the new Crash Bandicoot game sells at launch given the price it's being listed for.

I don't think the universal increase is gonna happen like many thought a couple weeks ago.

While of course game development costs have risen, a major reason for that is because the profits are hugely up as well.

I just don't believe it's a good move financially for the vast majority of games. They'll sell less copies early doors and even more people will just look to sales or buy less games.

@Royalblues yeah. It's not quite the same as smart delivery as EA have put a window on the time you can redeem the Series X version.

Jeez that cover is a mess.

'Dual Entitlement' is also not something I ever thought would be used as a slogan on the front of a video game box haha

Yeah, I'll be here!

Looking forward to it. I feel like this is the biggest showcase for Xbox yet.

Xcloud works well enough but playing on a phone will never really be my thing. If they can get it on iPad, then I'll be a lot more interested.

I'm mostly more excited to see when they bring the service to PCs and the Xbox console itself. That's when Xcloud really has the potential to take off imo.

I always get a bit disappointed that these kind of showcases aren't being first aired in 4K anymore. Appreciate times aren't ideal at the moment, but feels like we're going backwards.

Will be watching along here on Thursday though

In for Battletoads!

Cuphead DLC release date? Or is that too wild?

Halo Infinite looks good
Banjo Three-ie
New Conker game (would even settle for another Project Spark at this point..)
New Fable
Battletoads is out at launch
Hellblade 2 is out at launch
Announcement of new 3rd person story-driven game similar to many of Sony's latest exclusives
Something else new that catches my interest

50% of those and I'll be fully on board with the Series X.

Remastered from the ground up is a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?

Launch with a new Banjo or Conker game or we riot, Phil. Don't mess this up!

Very cool idea. Will try and check a few of these out at some point this week

Xbox Series Z Pocket Go Elite Lite Arcade Pro Edition One S

Isn't having "smart delivery" on the box a bit redundant as well given that it's already listed for Series X and Xbox One?

The whole naming scheme is just a bit too weird.

Makes sense with the 8bitdo controller coming out then as well.

Very excited to see this continue to grow.

Ooooh very interesting.

I definitely think they should phase out Live and make multiplayer gaming free, but would it work out financially well for them?

Do we know how Live subscribers they have?

This is cool.

I respect Alanah quite a bit, Gary Whitta is good, and SnowBikeMike has a ton of heart and passion.

Hope it takes off. It's an exciting time for Xbox as well so obviously can see why a lot of people will be jumping into stuff like this

Far Cry 6 but not massively hyped for any of them tbh.

I was somewhat interested in Valhalla when I heard about it being Nordic themed, but everything I've seen/heard so far hasn't really got me.

Similar with Watch Dogs Legion going to London. I was excited for an open world game in London, but again what they've shown so far hasn't appealed to me.

So I'm left with Far Cry, a franchise that I'd like to love but always find a bit too repetitive. This looks like pretty much another copy and paste revolution story, albeit with their highest budget voice actor yet.

Agree with the comments here.

There are already too many little labels and tags on game box art in general for my liking, so of course I'm not too happy with the giant "Optimized" logo taking up a good chunk of the case.

I feel like it's somewhat unnecessary as well.

3 out of 10 haha. Very tricky one this

Just make a boxing game ffs

Cuphead >

Already played it but would be happy for more people to get to try it out. I also thought it would've been on Game Pass by now

He's not wrong to be fair.

Hmm. Let's see what Valentina is all about then

Interesting question.

I'm not a big fan of them in real life (not that scared either though). In games they do creep me out a little, but I'm generally fine with them.

The Outside Xtra videos where they get Ellen to rate how scary spiders are in games always cracks me up.

£65 for a yearly sports title is a bit too much imo. I don't mind a price rise for some games, but not every title is worthy of full price and an increase will only make that stand out more.

All bumping the RRP up does is gatekeep new releases, which I don't think is good for gaming as a whole. More people will just wait for sales