
Ben Bertoli for Kotaku: I’ve never wanted to own an Xbox console, if I’m being completely honest.
For the past 19 years Microsoft has put out exclusive after exclusive that don’t appeal to me in the slightest. The consistency is actually kind of impressive. Not that Xbox consoles or exclusives are poorly made — they’re just usually not for me. Even the few games that have caught my attention over the years, games like Cup Head and Ori and the Blind Forest, have found there way to other home consoles in due time. I’m well aware there’s an audience for Xbox games, a community of dedicated Xbox fans and everyday players who enjoy the selection, but I’ve never been able to count myself among them.

VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "While not carrying the same heft it enjoyed long ago, last year was one of the adventure genre's most commercially-successful years in this century. A Telltale-esque adventure eclipsing 3 million sales in three months would be the talk of the town were it not for another adventure game hurdling over 10 million sales in two. Though not all finalists reached those heights, each did share a greater amount of spotlight compared to similar titles within their respective sub-genres.
Past any sales thresholds and popularity contests, 2025 also deserves credit for its creativity; the last time our entire shortlist consisted exclusively of new IPs was for Best Adventure Game of 2020. An impressive year for the genre, with even greater potential ahead."

Bandai Namco announced today that its popular flight simulator-lite Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has passed another sales milestone.

"Nothing is off the table right now."
Gamepass is just ok, I canceled it because I don't want to support that kind of future where I don't own my game library
Give Sunset Overdrive a shot. Some great fun there once you get used to the control and movement.
Great
I played my PS4 exponentially more this generation but I'll admit lately I prefer 3rd party games on the One X. I'm a power whore what can I say.
Xbox has been in its worse position for 6 years of nothing and you thought it was a good time to jump in?
I haven't jumped in yet for that reason and I'd never say never but jump in now? Crazy.
I'll wait for project xcloud to be on my TV services.