stvevan

just announce wether you are having a show or w/e.

im an adult i dont need pointless teasers that say nothing.

where is @dezzy70 he wanted more Xbox advertising

MHR by far and AoE

@Dezzy70 good for current GP owners. but are they system sellers to get new subscribers?

the exclusives (1st or 3rd party) are what drives GP growth

@banjo

nail and head there.

no need for this bundle or any bundle of GP game.

the only bundle should be one with a years GP sub (at like 50more than just console)

wow the conspiracy theories get more and more stupid in the comments the longer this drags on

some good looking games, heres hoping most are on time and relatively bug free.

just curious, why do it with % off? why not just put price?

CDPR just arent as good as they build themselves upto be.

Hopefully people remember the issues when it comes to buying CDPR day1 in future

XSS - A (great value at 190)
Controller - F (stick drift within a month, and feels cheap)
GP - C (some good titles, but in short time ive had it, more seems to leave than added at min)
first party - D (halo poor)
2023 -at this moment -D/ Potential of A (theres no release dates)

overall D, slightly disappointing but cautiously optimistic for 23

Merry Christmas everyone

got the S solely for GP.

Mostly i buy physical for resale.

but probably will pick bits up in sales

CK3, 2point Campus, P5.

mentions for plague tail, pentiment among others

regarding SE, i think an article over on pushsquare highlights why Xbox doesnt get games, in Japan 35 XSX and 900XSS sold in a week.

big bad Sony again

@Sifi i own both consoles.

i say MS will get the deal done.

Sony are no saints.

i just dont get why people dont understand its Sonys job to oppose it. it happens in any type of large merger.

dates etc on first two would be nice

@FraserG its fine, i understand that it drives you clicks and revenue, everyone needs that.

its just boring reading 'Sony are evil' in all comments

i should also say ABK shouldnt openly say this.

more likely to annoy regulator and them look harder.

just let them do what they need to, and it will go through.

hell even useless Jim is quiet for now

every other site, is doing festive year of gaming feature types.

PX is just getting this nonsense with no new info,

why not focus on what xbox have for now?

@Sol4ris

SE skipping Xbox isnt Sony's fault.(bar some exclusive)

its a business decision at MS ultimately.

(if it was Sony, Phil would be shouting it from the rooftop)

@NEStalgia man i love your detailed replies but could do with a small recap at the end. so much to take in!

@Tharsman @Sol4ris it may be 40% of the market, but its how many of those would buy the game. id like to hope both SE and MS have good data on that.

obviously somewhere the numbers dont add up, else the games would be there

@Cyberpsycho you totally miss the point but nvm.

@Cyberpsycho

it is Sony job to block the deal, why cant Xbox fans understand this?

if Sony was trying to buy ABK, do you think Phil would be saying 'this is great for gamers' etc.

simple. its $$.

MS wont pay what SE want.

or SE dont make enough from porting to Xbox.

again it will go through, with concessions.

Sony is literally doing its job by opposing the deal.

if the shoe was on the other foot. MS would do EXACTLY the same.

@GuyinPA75 genuinely curious - when did Sony do this?

coz MS sure dropped the ball letting that happen

@Cyberpsycho there will be compromise. always is with mergers this size, then it will go through.

MS really need King and honestly they will happily share CoD.

going to drag on for whole of 23.

but this part will fail along with rest

@themightyant im getting great value out of GP, but i feel @dezzy70 is right. MS needs AAA and fast for it.

pentiment and some indies are great, but that wont get Casuals to sub, look at netflix they added lots of average content and people got fed up. GP doesnt want to go like that.

next years big hitters need to stick the landing, be it first/third party.

@themightyant whilst it will be far closer to ps4, 2023 going to be interesting now you can get ps5 easily.

very happy with my S so far

could you imagine the response if this was Sony?

but because its MS its ok....

Ads should be kept away from gaming.

too many young children game. they should be kept away from it.

@K1LLEGAL if MS bought exclusive content/timed, no one would care.

you think when the likes of ABK/SE etc, get an offer from sony, they dont reach out to MS to get one? Its MS who decide its not worth to outbid.

difference between that and buying a publisher for 69bil no?

at this point some things should be kept behind closed doors.

few strange comments are being put out.

MS risk damaging the good PR job done so far.

@Friendly MS is a 2trillion dollar company, around 15x the size of Sony.

@Trmn8r #27 so how is MS using 69bil, from outside Xbox dept fair in the gaming market

@GhanaViking

people so naive. its Sony job to oppose it.

if it was Sony trying to buy ABK, you think MS would wave the deal through?

MS wont take it from Sony, too much $$

pretty sure its more than just CoD regulators looking at.

the MS best pay pay its PR teams a good bonus.

@FraserG indies generally dont create excitement.

your average (non gaming site visitor) gamer. dont want to watch budget titles.

they wanna see those AAA blow your socks off bangers.

plus if all you can show are indies, then it shows gaming on your system is poor.

@themightyant you speak truth.

sadly Sony are evil here.

we dont even know what MS wanted in fees. hardly going to be free.

the focus on CoD detracts from the main issues

@Dezzy70 because Sony is the big bad monster, so it has to be their fault.

Phil can do no wrong

@Somebody games like ff16 have release dates in June. so you would hope MS could announce one of the 3.

create some excitement heading into 23

@Moonglow so by your logic so is Sony, but with VR not subscription.

if the xbox way was best for everyone then they would surpass Sony without ABK, games are already on the platform.

2bil is spouting nonsense, growth is slowing at what is it 50mil subscribers?

@trashboxlastplace you created a troll account.

at least have a proper discussion.

not be a total idiot

@BAMozzy and MS cant buy any timed exclusive? behave.

you think ABK/SE didnt run to MS to try to get them to offer more?

ultimately its MS who decided timed exclusive isnt worth it.

theres a big difference of that to paying 70b. many cant grasp that. and it is Sonys job to oppose it. its like they think MS would wave it through if Sony was buying ABK.

both Jim and Phil are giant c**kwombles who only care about making $$$. none of the tweets from either side look good, it shouldnt be aired in public until all info is out.

@uptownsoul careful you are talking sense.

stupid comment.

of course Sony grows by taking sales off Xbox.

just as Xbox grows by taking sales from Sony.

only so much organic growth to be made

i will hold judgment until there is a real statement from the EU. little strange they only gave info to one outlet. when many would be clamouring for a response

@Neither_scene because with only highlighting positive things. it doesnt give the full picture.... there was the articles saying how well it did at BF, how its in the running for most sales of the year.

i never mentioned it had to be market leader to be successful. i just believe all relevant good or bad should be given