Its a consistency thing, the original got a 9 yet this sequel which is apparently better in every way gets an 8, raises a few eyebrows
Its an exit strategy always was, tariffs although they are a thing are only part of the story here, xbox are trying to make consoles so expensive that they price themselves out of the market hoping playstation follows suit, they'll follow up with their new xbox which will be nothing but a branded pc, all hail windows
Why wait? The ally x is available right now unless of course that xbox label means so much to you
The ally x is twice the price of switch 2
It'll be interesting to find out if the sequel also treads the gamepass path, or now that its a highly thought of commodity whether they'll go the more profitable route of sales only.
I believe the game sold very well outside the xbox ecosystem, will those millions of players that played through gp equate to sales for the sequel?
My guess is probably not.
So are you saying those with an xbox can play their games natively on the handheld?
You absolutely CANNOT play xbox games be it store bought or xbox gamepass titles, the handheld can only play pc titles, which makes shadow T's comment 100% accurate
Is everyone relieved?
"Arkane is the Microsoft studio behind games like Dishonored, Prey, and Deathloop"
So no redfall?
Also
The studio said in 2023 that it was going to "stay silent for a while."
Apparently not!
Ouch!
Without the series s they'd be looking at around 7 million sold, no company no matter how big could mitigate those figures
"this is the perfect version to play if it’s your only option" yeah that's where I stopped reading
We've already had a taste of whats coming from xbox next gen with the rog ally xbox hand held, same rules will apply, a pc with an xbox sticker on it, there's no console coming from Microsoft
As a gamer that only plays on playstation this is great news, new ip's we've never had access to selling well, the eating is good
"The Guardian" now your post makes sense
Its not delayed on playstation, so the console version will be day one, fingers crossed for an xbox version at a later undetermined time
If you feel the need to explain how ironic your post is it failed, maybe try pedantic condescending or patronising, i think you'll have more success down that path
That deserved a thumbs up
I didn't buy it
You know it's funny, your comeback is wasted on me as I'm a playstation gamer, I don't have gamepass so to me nothing has changed, well apart from I get to buy great games I might have previously been excluded from.
I sit back enjoying my games watching all this play out and I realise it's all win for me, ALL console 3rd party, ALL console exclusive and now ALL xbox games, gaming nirvana
But but but gamepass
Its not cancelled until it is- same old same old