Xbox Series X/S

[Jason]

They finally showed gameplay for the new Indiana Jones game at today's Xbox showcase and I thought it looked like shit.

For starters, the game is in first-person. Second, the name is ridiculous (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle). Third, the graphics were not impressive at all. They should have had Eidos or Crystal Dynamics make the game.

Update: Apparently I'm in the minority with my opinion of the game based on what I've been seeing online.

[Ted]

They finally showed gameplay for the new Indiana Jones game at today's Xbox showcase and I thought it looked like shit.

For starters, the game is in first-person. Second, the name is ridiculous (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle). Third, the graphics were not impressive at all. They should have had Eidos or Crystal Dynamics make the game.

Update: Apparently I'm in the minority with my opinion of the game based on what I've been seeing online.

Maybe they're paying review farms to hype it.

[Jason]

That shit happens with anti-virus reviews all the time, which is why Norton and McAfee are always rated highly even though they're complete garbage, so I wouldn't be shocked it if was common with video games too.

On a funny note, my younger son now refers to our over weight cat as The Great Circle.

[Jason]

I'm debating whether or not I should get Madden 24 while it's on sale for $20. I've haven't bought a Madden game since '21 and have been getting the itch to play a football game with the playoffs wrapping up.

[Jason]

I'm debating whether or not I should get Madden 24 while it's on sale for $20. I've haven't bought a Madden game since '21 and have been getting the itch to play a football game with the playoffs wrapping up.

I had $5 in Microsoft store credit, so I ended up getting it.

[Jason]

It'll be interesting to see what Phil Spencer says next week with all the leaks about Microsoft games going multi-platform. It's going to be a sad day if Microsoft exits the console market.

[Brad Company]

They're going to lean heavily into publishing, but I think one more round of hardware may still come out. Their problems are serious though: Gamepass really has killed the cash flow from a mediocre crop of exclusives recently. Developer costs are higher for the platform because of the dual hardware requirements, and console sales for them have been atrocious. Lowering Series X to $350 didn't move the meter at all. The company overall is in serious cost cutting mode and games and services is getting hit hard.

[Jason]

I hope you're right about them releasing a 10th generation console. After that, I'll be too old to give a shit anymore.

[Brad Company]

I was more then right, new hardware in the future, no blockbusters heading to PS5, and ABK games coming to Gamepass. CRISIS AVERTED

[Jason]

Yes, very good news today, especially since they emphasized that we can have "confidence" building our digital libraries on Xbox.

I doubt their next console will be the "largest generational leap" we've ever seen, but I'm glad that's their goal.

[Jason]

The Xbox Spring Sale starts on Thursday, April 4th @ 4pm Eastern.

[Jason]

I was disappointed with the Spring Sale. The prices for most of the games aren't any cheaper than previous sales. I could have, and probably should have, bought Forza Motorsport digitally from Amazon for $40 two months ago yet it's $45 directly from Microsoft during the Spring Sale. I was hoping it would be available for $30 to $35.

I bought the digital version of Street Fighter 6 for $30 from Amazon during the holidays yet it still hasn't dropped to less than $40 on the PS and Xbox stores.

[Brad Company]

All of these sales are the same deals every time, and it's 90% last gen stuff. You really should be on Gamepass.

[Jason]

To celebrate the release of the show, Fallout 76 is available for free from Amazon Prime Gaming on PC or Xbox. I just grabbed a code for my copy on Xbox.

[Jason]

I also bought Fallout 4 GOTY Edition for $10 on Xbox. It's supposed to be one of the best in the series and a next-gen upgrade is coming out on 4/25, 10 years after the game was released.