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  1. Heisenberg007

    News Why isn't Xbox putting ABK games on Game Pass?

    It has been 105 days or nearly 4 months since Microsoft closed the ABK acquisition. They have still not put a single Activision-Blizzard-King game on Game Pass. Phil Spencer's explanation, regarding why they have not put ABK games on Game Pass, is this: This is in stark contrast to how they...
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    Discussion Microsoft's executives take big hits to compensation due to missing targets: Satya (-11%), Brad Smith (-23%) Amy Hood (-24%)

    Satya Nadella's 2023 compensation was $48,512,537 down from 2022's $54,946,310 compensation. Other C-suite members were hit even harder like Amy Hood and Brad Smith losing between 22-24%. The compensation amount for Satya Nadella is still 250-1 for the CEO-to-employee pay ratio. Every year...
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    Xbox Microsoft/Turn 10 are apparently deleting negative Forza Motorsport reviews from the Xbox PC app

    According to Reddit users in the r/forza subreddit, Microsoft/Turn 10 are deleting Forza Motorsport reviews. Other users in that thread seem to be confirming this. It'd be a good idea to keep an eye on this. As of now, October 11, 3 AM PST, the reviews on Xbox store for the Premium and...
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    Discussion Future-Proofing Gaming: Do Pro Consoles Affect Your Preferred Game Buying Platform?

    We're in a unique situation, which gives us an opportunity to have interesting conversations. This is possibly the first time ever that PlayStation might launch a Pro console, while Xbox does not, and there becomes a huge gulf in power between the two consoles that have been very, very similar...
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    Discussion Ctrl+Alt+Deceive: All The Dirt, Info, Lies, and LOLs We Found During FTC vs. Microsoft

    Here are all the dirt, information, lies, and LOLs we found during the FTC hearing case. Notes: That was a lot of work; I'd appreciate your support. Please keep it civil. This thread is very important because I wanted to compile all the information in one place for posterity and preservation...
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    Discussion FF16's week 1 physical sales in the UK surpasses Diablo 4's and Dead Island 2's

    FFXVI - 'Fantasy' Seems like a great start, which will continue as more and more people get hands on a PS5. Also, I had to ...
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    Discussion A Personal Story of How The Last of Us Saved My Life

    Today is the 10th anniversary of The Last of Us, and I wanted to share a personal story with all of you that I haven't really talked about at all with people in my life. People often see video games as trivial and futile, but I've always seen them as art. I hope this highlights the power of...
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    Discussion A New High-End Console Company: Pick Your Dream Team

    PLAYER 3 HAS ENTERED! 🎮💥 You're about to introduce a new high-end gaming console to the market. Pick your A-team based on the following. Apart from personnel, you can also pick 3 studios and 2 established IPs to start things. Rule: Only one pick per row is allowed. Note: Studios and IPs...
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    Discussion The State of Possibilities: Discussing Diversification in PlayStation's Live-Service Games

    This is Sony's first serious heads-first dive into multiplayer and live-service games, with up to 12 games in development. Some of these games will be revealed next Wednesday. I wanted to take this team and speculate on how Sony will ensure that these games are diverse enough and that not all...
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    Discussion [Opinion] April 2023 is the beginning of the end for Xbox as we know it.

    I wanted to put my thoughts on the record by saying that the downfall of Xbox (as we know it) has just gotten into 5th gear. Will Microsoft just wrap up the Xbox division? No. But I do think they will abandon their consoles very, very soon. After that, they will primarily become a game...
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    Xbox Today marks the 400th day since Xbox last shared Game Pass subscribers count

    On January 18, 2022, Xbox's boss Phil Spencer shared that Game Pass had reached 25 million subscribers. That was 400 days ago. Since then, Microsoft has not shared the updated subscriber count, except for brief vague mentions that Game Pass continues to grow. They didn't mention if the total...
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    Multiplatform Hogwart's Legacy Character Creation | I Present Thee Harry Pogger

    Share your Hogwart's Legacy custom character in this thread. Here is mine: Harry Pogger from Gryffindor. This devilishly handsome fella also kinda looks like me :cool: At least how I looked in my teenage years. 😢 Some other shortlisted names included: Harry Focker 👓 Ronny Weasle 🐀 Borat...
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    Discussion It's January 1, 2028. Predict the State of the Gaming Industry.

    Happy New Year 🎉 Welcome to 2028! What do you think the gaming industry landscape looks like now? What are Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo doing? Are there any new entrants? Which studios and publishers have been acquired? How is VR gaming doing? Make your predictions. Here are mine...
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    Discussion 40 PS things that happened since we last saw Xbox's Perfect Dark, Fable, Avowed, Everwild, SoD3.

    Happy New Year, everyone. 🎉 One more year down, and it has almost been 30 months since we last saw anything official of Perfect Dark, Avowed, Fable, Everwild, State of Decay 3, or Minecraft path-tracing mode. In the meantime, here are only 40 PlayStation things that have happened since around...
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    Discussion Movie or Book Adaption Into a AAA Game: What Would You Pick?

    If you could turn one book or movie into a AAA game, what would it be? Also, pick a developer for your dream project and add some details how it should play out. Mine would be: The Mistborn Trilogy (1-3) by Brandon Sanderson. Details: I'm surprised that no game dev has made this wonderful...
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    Multiplatform List Your Top 5 Games of the Year [2022]

    Now that 2022 is almost at the end, what are your top 5 games of the year? The list can be made across all platforms, but please do mention the platform you played a game on as some platforms can offer a different experience. The list must be in the order you rank your top 5 games. You can...
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    Analysis Ampere Analysis / Console Sales: PS5 (21.7 million), Xbox Series X|S (13.8 million)

    According to the latest Ampere Analysis, the gap between the number of PS5 and Xbox consoles sold is bigger than we initially thought. The popular analysis firm estimates that Sony has sold 21 million PS5 units (21.7 million), while Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S is at 13.8 million units sold...
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    Discussion PlayStation will win this generation in the next 6 months. Here's why.

    So far, this generation has played out very similarly to the previous generation. And if you remember, this was the time period (~20 months after launch) that PlayStation started widening the gap, which then culminated in a landslide victory. I believe PlayStation is about to bury Xbox once...
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    Multiplatform Cult of the Lamb | PlayStation, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Mac | August 11, 2022.

    Cult of the Lamb is an upcoming rogue-like action-adventure game developed by indie developers Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital. The game will be released on August 11, 2022, on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox S|X, Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Mac. Start your own cult in a land of...
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    Analysis Statista Survey | PS+ leads in the USA (41%), followed by Luna (39%), and Gamepass (37%).

    According to the latest survey by Statista, PlayStation+ is the leading gaming subscription service in the United States of America, with the highest reach (41%). Amazon Prime/Luna comes second with 39% and Gamepass third with 37% reach in the US, tied with Google Play Pass (37%). The PS+...