The Old XBOX Megathread

[Maxx]

Loving XCOM 2, will definetly be picking up War of the Chosen.   

Last night I had my first encounter with a (the?) Berserker Queen.  She popped up during a rescue mission, all full of piss and vinegar with her two massive health bars and big armor bar.  I was sure my squad was going to get decimated.  Immediately after her cut scene ended, I shot at her with a sniper.  Executed.  One shot kill.  Diamond level achievement.

 

[Monkey D. Lars]

So my Xbox One homescreen isn't popping up anymore. 

[Baddar]

Xbox Game Pass is getting all Microsoft Studios games, so stuff like new Halo, Forza, Gears etc. in the future will be available to download upon release. Good news for those that subscribe to it.

[King Ellis]

"Good for all those 3 exclusives they have, lol!"

But yeah, I might sub for when Sea of Thieves comes out because that's always looked interesting. Same for if/when Crackdown 3 ever comes out.

[Bobfoc]

Sea of Thieves looks as though it could be a lot of fun if you're playing with friends, but I'm not sure beyond that. From what I've seen, it requires a lot of teamwork and communication, and that can easily be undermined by a bad community.

[apsham]

The price to subscribe for one year is less than or near the retail price of a single full priced release. What the hell.

[Monkey D. Lars]

Anyone else who has Monster hunter? If you would like to hunt together just let me know!

[Baddar]

I've never used Game Pass before, so can get a month of it for a couple of quid, which is handy as I'd like to give State of Decay a go.

The game itself is showing as £15.99 on the Marketplace, but it says people with the Pass get 'up to' 20% off. I take it that would be on top of the £15.99?

Basically what I'm asking is if any of you have the Game Pass, let me know how much State of Decay is showing up for to make a permanent purchase of it.

[Baddar]

Picked up PUBG. It's great fun, even if I'm shit at the moment. I've managed 3 9th place finishes despite that though!

[Baddar]

Picked up a 3rd place on PUBG. Could've been better if I wasn't stuck with a pistol, and two rifles with no ammo.

[GoGo Yubari]

Is anyone else planning on trying out Sea of Thieves? I'm gonna activate a month of Game Pass on the day it comes out, I think.

[Baddar]

Sea of Thieves has been slammed in quite a few reviews. A shame. Didn't realise it was 100% online either, which is a turn off for a lot of people.

[Maxx]

No Man's Sea!

I could totally see it having a Rainbow Six Siege style rebirth down the line, assuming they feel like adding actual content to it.  Still, they probably should have put the game out with more than 3 mission types.

[apsham]

OG Xbox backwards compatibility has expanded!

Original Xbox games releasing on April 17:

• Blinx: The Time Sweeper
• Breakdown
• Conker: Live & Reloaded
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Hunter: The Reckoning
• Jade Empire
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• SSX 3

Original Xbox games releasing on April 26:

• Destroy All Humans!
• Full Spectrum Warrior
• Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
• MX Unleashed
• Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Star Wars Battlefront II
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Star Wars Jedi Starfighter
• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Star Wars Republic Commando

[Kyle]

There are at least 5 or 6 games on that list that I'd love easy access to.

[apsham]

I'm easily buying 4 one week and 5 the next... just insanity.

[Bobfoc]

Panzer Dragoon Orta is a particularly interesting one there. Physical copies cost a lot (although not nearly as much as its Saturn predecessor), so I'm sure this is welcome for a lot of people.

[apsham]

The first set of games is set to go live today in a few hours.

• Blinx: The Time Sweeper
• Breakdown
• Conker: Live & Reloaded
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Hunter: The Reckoning
• Jade Empire
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• SSX 3

[Dang117]

May's games with gold have been announced: 

Super Megabaseball 2: May 1st- May 31st

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: May 16- June 15th

Streets Of Rage 1, 2 and 3: May 1st-May 15th

Vanquish: May 16th-May 31st

[apsham]

I picked up Mercenaries due to my great memories of playing it back when it first came out in 2005.

Holy crap have games changed. Still fun as heck though due to the Deck of 52 system.