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I must be one of the few gamers that really doesn't care all that much about framerate. Obviously it's a problem when some games drop to 20/25 fps at times (looking at you Dark Souls and Bloodborne!) but for the most part I'm perfectly fine with 30fps and will even choose it over 60 if it gives me better resolution and graphical quality.

I don't play a great deal of first person shooters though which probably benefit most from the smoother gameplay.

If you lie, you're gonna get called out on it.

Absolutely baffled they tried billing it as this

Trust EA to get picky about this. Their games are worth peanuts 9 months after release anyway so no idea why they're being awkward here

So many Yakuza games!

One day I'm gonna catch up with this series. One day.

Put gameplay in quotes please

I've had a little go on the early access PC version and the controls feel quite nice.

The game world is so empty though. Presumably they've got some plans for the full release but it's a little concerning and they haven't really showed much off of what the gampelay entails (other than the skating of course).

Still, even if the game is completely barren, it could still be fun to whack on a few tunes and finally have a nice little gaming skate session again. It's been a while.

Will be around here with you lovely lot

They definitely do seem to be setting up for something special.

They've seemingly got the most powerful console again, they've got a fantastic offering in Game Pass, and if they can really nail the streaming side of things they've potentially got the likes of Stadia dominated there as well.

It seems to me like they're really setting up on all fronts this coming gen.

It's looking like even if people don't buy the new Xbox they can still join the platform, be it through an Xbox One, a PC, or streaming on their phone or a computer.

The final piece of the puzzle is of course the most important though - the games.

Streets of Rage! Only played about half hour or so but really enjoyed it. It feels like it's as great as I'd hoped.

The fact it's on Game Pass is an absolute joy and I've already convinced a couple of friends to make sure they download it and get playing soon.

Hmmm. These are all still pretty playable via back compat anyway so not too fussed for a remaster of any of these tbh.

We do badly need a new Skateboarding game, although there are quite a few in the pipeline, so I'll go Skate 3.

Awesome. Xbox really making so many strong moves at the start of next gen it's great to see

Less go!

The next few months should be interesting

If they chuck xCloud in there with the game pass subscription still being below a tenner a month that's just insane value.

Are there really 90 million xbox live users? That seems a hell of a lot

Oooh I didn't realise this was going on Game Pass.

Really enjoying this feature.

Another great selection. I gotta go with THUG though. Not my favourite Tony Hawk game but man we really need a decent skateboarding game again.

Game Pass continuing to absolutely kill it with deals like this.

Love the show. Not sure this game will do much for me but we'll see

Hit & Run for sure. What a game!

There's no wrong pick here though. All great games that I've spent a lot of time with over the years.

Only if you're giving out Jaffa Cakes like PS..

Edit: done

360 for me.

I was intrigued by the original Xbox at the time but already had a PS2 and GameCube and couldn't really justify getting my parents to buy me yet another console. Main reason I wanted one was for Blinx the Time Sweeper (yes!) and Oddworld Munch's Oddysee.

I got a 360 about a year or two after launch along with Virtua Tennis 3 and John Woo's Stranglehold (what a game!). The 360 was my main console til PS3 took over.

Right now I've got 3 OG Xboxs, 2 360s, a One S and a One X.

Nothing on Xbox that stands out to me this week

Love these games.

Runs in 4K apparently. Not sure how it'll benefit from that but that's cool.

Yeah Skater XL looks dope. Really hope that holds up gameplay wise. It's been way too long

This is absolutely right imo.

Whether people like it or not the potential of game streaming is huge and I think it's great that Microsoft are covering themselves for the future.

Hmm something not right about this.

Might be just me but I can't imagine ever playing a Sonic game on an Xbox lol. I've only just gotten used to them being on PS.

Xbox Game Pass >>>

Best of luck with the relaunch, Fraser.

Hoping to see the community grow alongside the new Xbox.

Well Snakeybus has me intrigued!

Shaolin vs Wutang is meant to be decent too. Might check that out and whack 36 Chambers on alongside it

Outside of that it's all about Resi 3, of course.

Cool. Hopefully this one is better than Man of Medan which was mostly a mess, unfortunately.

Cool. It's nice to have options and maybe there'll be some good deals on here in future

I always thought it was a bit weird with the Xbox One but quickly got used to just having a couple of sets of rechargeables ready.

The benefits are probably worth it despite it being a bit odd

It's pretty important to me personally but I still see it as something of a bonus tbh.

I wanna check out the new Ori game soon, although shamefully I'm yet to finish Blind Forest so should probably tick that one off first.

I haven't been playing a great deal lately but have been digging my way through Steamworld Dig on Stadia and feel like I'm getting close to the end.

Probably smart to get ahead of this one just in case there are a few exceptions. Certainly sounds like they're aiming for it to be as close to Xbox One as possible though with regards to this, which is great.

Ooooh that's a pretty solid list.

• Freedom Finger is good. It's a standard side-scrolling shooter but the soundtrack is great, it's got a good sense of humour with the likes of Nolan North and John DiMaggio in the cast, and the gameplay is fun enough to keep it entertaining. (8/10)
• Bears Can't Drift is a basic kart racer that controls well but is ultimately pretty empty. Can be quite fun in multiplayer though. (5/10)
• Duck Souls is an enjoyable little platformer as well. Along the lines of Super Meat Boy but way more pixelated. (7/10)

Gimme a Conker or Cuphead one please and I'm in.

Awesome. Looks like the extra time spent polishing this up was worth it and we have another great DOOM game after 2016.

Welcome back PX!

Game Pass is excellent, as is the One X, as well as the back compatibility of the console.

The Series X sounds really exciting too. Looking like some great times ahead for gaming and Xbox

Edit: Oooh the new Elite controller is a win too. Very nice.

Absolutely one of my favourite games in recent years. I keep meaning to try to finish it on hard mode but I'm not sure I have the patience or skill to do that.

Hopefully the DLC won't be [i[too[/i] far away now.