The New Year is here, and so it's time to look ahead at all the confirmed release dates for Xbox games in 2024.
Ridge Racer joins PlayStation Plus Premium.
Sigh.
I just tune in for the classics, and this drip fed release system is killing me. At least more than 1... please?
Also, Ridge Racer? Thanks, I guess.... hope it has trophies at least.
Yeah i know the release system is so terrible, it’s way too slow. I’m not subscribed anymore ever since the price increase and i wont be until there are many more of the classics available.
I might subsribe for a month if Dino Crisis 2 and the Medal of Honor games come to premium in the near future though.
That's the secret: i only upgrade at the end of my yearly Extra for maybe one or two months, to play classics that would interest me or for them easy plats.
Tekken 2 and 3 I'd bought.
Keep in mind that if you bought the ps1 classics back in the day you get the new versions for free. I got dino crisis, re2 and re3 even though I'm not subscribed to anything.
So if you bought Dino Crisis 2 back then check before you subscribe when the new version comes out.
Okay, who is disagreeing and why? Are you content with drip fed classics that are mostly mid to less than mid selections? Some without trophies?
Ape Escape 2 still hasn't been patched to fix the issues it has running on PS5, and while I certainly don't expect ONLY banger releases, when they randomly come out with good ones like SkyGunner and Jeanne D'arc... trophyless Ridge Racer 1 doesn't exactly hit any high notes especially for nostalgia because it's not aged well. Not everyone are playing the classics for trophies, but it certainly does breathe new life into these older titles imo.
It could be better and especially for the price of the tier to receive them "without paying", this is sadly comedic that we only receive 1 title a month typically instead of 2, or even 3 (one for PS1, PS2, and PSP).
Sony's classic catalog is pretty bad. It should be twice its size. At least , probably 3x the size. They are taking the square Enix approach where they wait so long to give their audience what they want that most of their fans are dying/dead. They are chasing failure with this one and there is no one in leadership with the balls to succeed. Thats how I feel about their classics program.
The disagrees come from the fanboys who believe Sony can do no wrong. sigh.
And you're right about the classics, I only play them for the trophies. At this rate, i'd rather downgrade to the Extra tier the next time I resub. Premium my a$$.
You said something less than glowing about someone's favorite box. Does not matter if it's true or not. The tribalism demands pushback.
Didn't disagree but with old games that haven't been popular enough to get real remakes, I mean, won't can't just ignore that they don't own the games. The founder of night dive has talked about how it's a huge pain to figure out who owns some of these games and some of the Japanese companies in particular actually have this bizarre belief that a game should only be available for a limited time on the platform they were meant for. Or they just don't want to engage in negotiations at all because they got the IP in some merger or acquisition and they don't want to waste any time on understanding if it's a good deal to rerelease it at *whatever someone is offering*
There's also the fact that the classics are done in house by the company that does the emulators which are cross platform and they apparently only have so much bandwidth. Not a lot of money in these.
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Great month for me been wanting Like a Dragon and Expeditions for a while, glad I held off on the sales.
Looking forward to Ridge Racer but it's a shame it's not the arcade archives version
Sadly, Ridge Racer is probably the only game I’ll end up playing.
Bring us Ridge Racer 5 up-rendered without the nauseating jaggies of the original PS2 version.
Avowed is headed to PS5 this February 17, 2026, as an Anniversary Update that houses new content for free has been announced too.
No physical = no buy... and none of that empty launcher disc nonsense (Doom The Dark Ages)
You can expect it to be EXACTLY like Doom the Dark Ages and Indiana Jones IF it has a physical copy.
PlayStation might have got the Mickey Mouse RPG, Avowed, but it will NEVER get Starfield - and you can quote me on that!
Listen man, Xbox already lost its three biggest pillars to PS5. Halo, Foza, and Gears. It's just a matter of time for Starfield.
"Just four games" said some guy.
Avowed >>> Starfield. I've put over 100 hours in Starfield. I gave it its due. Avowed is just better gameplay, story, voice acting. Hands down. The problem is it's just not everyone cup of tea for an RPG setting/concept. It's more like Fable. But it's good.
So bragging about Starfield not going to PS5 is a very weird flex, IMHO. It got carried by the Bethesda name. If someone else had put it out, it would underperformed.
Now, on the topic of 'losing another one'. I'd be fine if all exclusives were timed. Give it 2 to 4 years exclusivity on a platform and then just splurge it everywhere. I don't see this as Microsoft losing anything. They had their biggest sales potential on their platform, now get more elsewhere.
Has to be s joke because SF is rumored to be slated for PS5. Listen everything is going over. Thought we were past this a long Time ago.
@Christopher et al. Regarding PlayStation 'NEVER' getting Starfield, I was merely meme-ing the many who vehemently said and believed the same the same thing! Now the holy trinity has been confirmed I thought it obvious to everyone that means the whole slate is going to PlayStation.
Also, 'tis true I have not played Avowed for myself, but the reviews I read and watched when it launched were mostly critical, hopefully the big update fixes all that. As will the big Starfield update should so that PS5 players get to experience the game it was always meant to be.
You do know that Starfield for PS5 is heavily rumored right..
And also Starfield was a really Bad game.
Like the words of Connie Marble..."We'll just see!!" XB is now a third party developer, it's just that some & I mean some of their newly released games may be timed exclusive on the XB gaming console then it'll eventually release on the PS5 gaming console.
So is Avowed as big as Halo and Forza? (Agree for this) Or more of the same level as Sea of Thieves? (Disagree for this)
why would you ever think a one-off RPG like Avowed would compare to storied franchises like Halo and Forza?
I think you already know the answer to your question without even needing responses.
Honestly I never heard of Avowed. I just wanted to know how big Avowed was when it was on xbox
@maximusprime - totally different game from the ones you mentioned. I don't think it moved any needles, although it getting a second chance on the PS5 isn't a bad thing for the game.
Avowed isn't one-off. It's in the Pillars of Eternity slew of games and continues the story after Deadfire.
@Christopher - fair enough, I don't know enough about the entire story. I just don't feel it compares to more established franchises like Halo and and Forza.
Slightly above Sea of Thieves I'd say. But Sea of Thieves sold well on PS5 at release. Avowed is a niche RPG due to its setting and lack of nostalgia behind it. But it is a traditional Western RPG that mostly indies are providing nowadays. It's nice to see bigger studios continuing to support them. Especially since BioWare seems to be dealing with internal issues on their end.
TV: "We're in the midst of the awards season, and our staff at Twisted Voxel has put together our list of Best of 2025 Xbox titles."
HB2, Stalker 2, Flight Sim 2, South Of
Midnight, Avowed are in 2024. A game that I completely over looked was Double Fines new multiplayer game called Kiln. Might get shown off this year.
3rd party such as 33 Immortals in 2024 while Stalker 2 is actually Q1 of this year. Looks like a good year to me from Xbox.
Can I get a meh
"Confirmed Release Date" doesn't mean much. Everything has the potential to be pushed back, way back. Look at Starfield, got pushed back by almost a year. I can't get hyped for a game unless it's within around 2 months of release, pretty unlikely they're going to announce a delay at the last second.
Looking forward to the console exclusives. Will find my house again in Flight Sim hehe, then do some Hellbladin’
And this Xbox list is pinned in the PS5 article section why exactly?