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  • DaReoCharmerDaReoCharmer148,602
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 00:30
    I'm gonna try all of them! My GP is good til January '26. NG2 Black is damn good so far. Only 5 chapters left to complete the story.
    Forza junkie since FM2. Horizons are the break I need from the track. FH4 and I HAD a volatile love/hate relationship. FH5: big disappointment
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 00:38
    Doom The Dark Ages and Avowed for me.
    Even if i still don't understand, why they didn't made Doom The Dark Ages, exclusive to the XBOX eco system.
    Sadly South of Midnight died for me, after i found out who else, is involved in this game.
    I'm not saying it, because last time my comment was deleted.
    And a action adventure, with plattformer mechanics is exactly, what the XBOX Series X needs but not like this.
    And of course Ninja Gaiden 4.
    Playstation never menaged to established a mascot. Not Drake, Alay or Helghasts.
  • AllgorhythmAllgorhythm666,640
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 03:04
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    Not to mention that Indiana Jones going to PS5 gives Microsoft a lot of incentive to make sure all glitches are fixed as quickly as possible. That will benefit all players--Xbox, PC, and PS5 alike.
  • Swinny CostelloSwinny Costello1,371,314
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 03:19
    Can't wait for Avowed. Obsidian don't miss.
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 03:53
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    “Fate is nothing until it’s tested”. - Fit for an Autopsy (Collateral Damage)
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 05:35
    Reelbiggerfish said:
    Some people are just Tools and enjoy being Tools 😂
    +1
  • HUN playmoreHUN playmore2,299,318
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 07:12
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    This. MS doesn't release any of the numbers that matter (sales, actual subscription increase etc). They said the usual as vague as it can get "it was a success trust me bro" and some people still translate this to commercial success. It was so successful it was announced to PS5 before it even came out.
  • MightyVince UKMightyVince UK1,063,484
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 07:30
    Doom looks incredible
  • Nimr0d87Nimr0d87939,385
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 08:25
    My main issue with MS and Xbox these days is the lazy integration with Activision/Battle.net, waited forever for the deal to go through so I could play through some of my favorite games of all time again with full Xbox Live support and achievements, but instead they dribble out the games soo slowly and with no support other than license...
  • Mr PeanutbubberMr Peanutbubber1,039,908
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 08:58
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    I'm confused what you mean. Are you referencing them shutting down Tango? I agree studio closures are bad, hope we see less going forward.
    I'm escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism...SPACE!
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 09:16
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    I'm confused what you mean. Are you referencing them shutting down Tango? I agree studio closures are bad, hope we see less going forward.
    After claiming the game was a commercial success, yes.
    “Fate is nothing until it’s tested”. - Fit for an Autopsy (Collateral Damage)
  • SerdeSerde540,885
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 09:25
    Absolutely mad year.

    First Person RPG, Third person action, French JRPG, The FPS and the action game. All without mentioning Fable or other potential releases this year. Sick!

    I am sitting on too many games to play any of them but its sick!
  • Mr PeanutbubberMr Peanutbubber1,039,908
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 09:27
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    I'm confused what you mean. Are you referencing them shutting down Tango? I agree studio closures are bad, hope we see less going forward.
    After claiming the game was a commercial success, yes.
    Okay, I gotcha. That skepticism makes sense. Thanks for explaining.
    I'm escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism...SPACE!
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 09:30
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Playstation never menaged to established a mascot. Not Drake, Alay or Helghasts.
  • SerdeSerde540,885
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 10:09
    GamerType1000 said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Please don't cut yourself off from potentially your favourite games because of some sort of console war in your head.
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 10:59
    Serde said:
    GamerType1000 said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Please don't cut yourself off from potentially your favourite games because of some sort of console war in your head.
    Potentially favorite games ???
    Why didn't you finish the campaign of Indiana Jones then ???
    And besides that, i realized that i dodged a bigger bullet, by skipping this game after i found out, who else besides Machine Games was involved with the game Indiana Jones.
    Playstation never menaged to established a mascot. Not Drake, Alay or Helghasts.
  • SerdeSerde540,885
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 12:34
    GamerType1000 said:
    Serde said:
    GamerType1000 said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Please don't cut yourself off from potentially your favourite games because of some sort of console war in your head.
    Potentially favorite games ???
    Why didn't you finish the campaign of Indiana Jones then ???
    And besides that, i realized that i dodged a bigger bullet, by skipping this game after i found out, who else besides Machine Games was involved with the game Indiana Jones.
    I found it to be rather slow and it didn't grip me but I fancied some treasure hunting so I went back and finished rise of the tomb raider.

    I was more referring to your constant playstation bashing, they are all just formats to play games on, there's good games on all of them and you seem to be writing them off. Let yourself have fun with your hobby.

    Wether or not I finished Indiana Jones in under 2 months is irrelevant to that. But don't let me stop you I'm not here to argue.
  • weLtaLLcLoudweLtaLLcLoud632,494
    Posted on 25 January 25 at 13:08, Edited on 25 January 25 at 13:35 by weLtaLLcLoud
    GamerType1000 said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Yeah, we can't say the same about other studios...studios like Arkane Austin, alpha dog games and roundhouse games who are still shut down...cough...redfall...cough.
    You see studios shut down on both ends...deal with it...and move on...
    weLtaLLcLoud
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 13:21
    weLtaLLcLoud said:
    GamerType1000 said:
    ChiflaGoodluck said:
    Mr Peanutbubber said:
    Lord Punchy said:
    It's only stacked if these games turn out to be good, granted some like doom will be winners regardless but promising ones like clair obscur and south of midnight may not be received as well. If they all perform or play poorly guarantee people will jump on the bandwagon of hate
    People will hate regardless of quality. Indiana Jones was a commercial and critical success but people gave Xbox shit because it's going to PS5. You can't win against irrational folk.
    After what happened with "Hi-Fi Rush" I can’t trust in anything published by MS being an actual commercial success anymore.
    At least Hi - Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks found a new home at Krafton, and being saved from getting closed. I can't say the same about other, games and studios *cough* Concord and Firewalk Studios *cough*.
    And look at all games, that are getting canceled at playstation.
    I didn't saw this many games canceled, neither at XBOX or Nintendo.
    No wonder that Jim *Crying Lying* Ryan wanted cod staying on ps so bad, because they are too incompetent, at playstation studios to make multiplayer games, let alone one multiplayer game.
    Speaking of Indiana Jones, it deserved to get hated and ignored, for exactly the reason you said.
    And if it get ignored in ps5 also, and maybe leads to layoffs, it will be the fault of those who make decisions like this.
    And i don't wish anyone to lose it's job.
    How can it be, that playstation first party games, don't get released on XBOX Series X/S, but Microsoft gives away games like Sea of Thieves, Hi - Fi Rush, Doom the Dark Ages and COD to ps5 ????
    Yeah, we can't say the same about other studios...studios like Arcade Austin, Alpha Dog games and roundhouse games are still shut down...cough...redfall...cough.
    You see studios shut down on both ends...deal with it...and move on...
    Did those studios developed a game, for 8 years just to get closed within 8 days ????
    I don't think so.
    And as far as i know Roundhouse Games, was merged with Zenimax Online.
    So at least some people kept their jobs, who worked at Roundhouse Games before.
    Speaking of Redfall i can still play this game, regardless of the studio closure.
    I can't say the same about Concord and Firewalk.
    Playstation never menaged to established a mascot. Not Drake, Alay or Helghasts.
  • Posted on 25 January 25 at 14:06
    probably avowed, atomfall and south of midnight for me
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