Powerballad

Mum bought me an N64 for Christmas.
I saved lunch money for two weeks to buy ocarina of time.

Such a seismic fall from grace for the Xbox brand over the years.
The 360 did well, and then the Xbox one and Xbox series consoles were a huge disappointment to me personally and I don’t think that I’m alone in that.
How they dropped the ball so incredibly hard is amazing considering they had Crackdown, Halo, Gears of War, Titanfall, Forza Horizon to name a few.
Will never touch another Microsoft console with a bargepole.
The only reason they now have any say in the gaming sphere is because of windows, steam user base (which they probably seriously regret not getting that digital storefront off the ground themselves) and their financial clout.

I seem to recall them constantly peddling corporate wish wash about “for the gamers” etc.
It’s all well and good saying things like that, but everyone’s wise to the fact that they hype way beyond their capacity to deliver and I think most are now aware and ignore.
They need to install some actual creative talent into senior positions so the corpo’s don’t flatline the brand.

They could have at least given 40% off for the 40th no?

DLSS has come a long way since its initial inception, to the huge benefit of mobile & lower power drawing chipsets.
It does require compute power to actually work its magic so I’m intrigued to see how resource efficient they can get it running on switch 2 over its lifetime.
I would also really like to see a solution that’s easy to inject into game engines that don’t support it such as Elden Ring, then we may actually see it release!

This is the first Pokémon game in a long time I’m interested to play.
Moving to the switch 2 hardware should allow for more complex living worlds, gameplay mechanics and nicer visuals that can let the art vision shine.
It’s a shame it comes at the detriment of switch owners, but I think most people agree Z-A was a disappointment.
The wave animations stand out already.

I’m interested in playing this one due to the world.
This looks visually like a huge step up from Z-A.

Most disappointing switch 2 related news for me last year was the Elden Ring delay.

Code in a box is such a horrendous plastic dump it shouldn’t even be allowed.

Disappointed not to see anything about Elden ring or anything more from Ubisoft.
Would have loved some Division, Ghost recon or and AC Odyssey/Origins collection.

Looking forward to playing this on the train to work!

Played this to death on PC when it launched. It’s a truly excellent survival game which is significantly elevated when played with others.
If you haven’t played this you’re in for such a treat.
Still remember the first time I crafted a Viking long ship and me and two friends set sail to the next biome. Epic

Starfield , Forza Horizon , Elden Ring , Expedition 33, Kingdom Come , Division.

Elden ring shadow drop please

Saw this coming a mile off. And in all honesty, why not just be forthright and just announce you’ve cancelled it? Paused development, lol.
Happy to be proven wrong, but I suspect this will never see the light of day.
Played on PC and it was alright, it didn't blow my mind.
It’s a shame that it wont be available for switch 2 players who wanted it, but quite honestly, a 30fps version would have felt rough.

I own this on ps4/ps5 and now switch 2.
They’ve done an excellent job with this port and anyone yet to play it is in for a treat if final fantasy is even remotely their thing.
Really looking forward to rebirth coming out on switch 2.

Didn’t enjoy it after the first couple of hours myself. Traded it in.
I really wanted to enjoy it.
I don’t have the time nowadays so things need to click quite quickly for me to keep playing games.

I’ve put Metroid prime 4 down and struggling to find a reason to go back to it. It just hasn’t clicked with me.
Hades 2 however has swallowed my work commutes whole.

Good luck for the future Felix , and happy new year.

Not interested in the slightest , but glad for those that are.
I have concerns over storage requirements for any modern COD making its way to switch/switch 2.
Absolutely ludicrous amounts on other platforms.

RIP , and at such a young age too, very sad.
He was part of some excellent games during my lifetime.
Would love for Titanfall series to be ported to switch 2 one day.

Ubisoft take a lot of flack , and it’s fine for people to express an opinion , but they clearly are pushing their studios to factor the switch 2 into their development plans which is great imo.
I would love to see an AC collection of origins and odyssey as well as The Division 2 ported across.
Playing these again handheld on my commute , which is really my only time to game nowadays , would be epic.

Still disappointed that Elden Ring got pushed back , but if it needed the extra time so be it.
After the decent port job Ubi did on SW Outlaws I’m intrigued to see how they get AC Shadows to run.

Just done the first boss , my first impression is that the music is epic !
Hope everyone who plays enjoys it.

The download is really slow , looking forward to playing it !

@Oldstalk yeah seems an odd decision not to have had pre orders / pre loads available.

I managed to get to the basket , £16.75 or something and it crashed lol , now won’t even let me access the product page.
Pretty impressive for an indie game no matter how anticipated to crash storefronts lol.

Edit - Downloading now !

Food shopping done , errands run.
Come on 3PM !!

My gut tells me Baldurs gate 3 is coming.

I’ve been using mine daily on my commute.
With the battery limiter on (90% charge) ,flight mode enabled , playing Hogwarts legacy with BT headphones and between 60-80% brightness I have between 65-75% battery left after a 45 minute train journey.

I consider it acceptable, but nothing great.
It feels comparable to when I was using a steam deck and a ROG ally.

The triple AAA titles will always hit the battery harder.

I managed to get one click and collect from Argos on launch day , Smyths toys had some too.
A few friends are now scrambling to get one but they seem to be out of stock everywhere near me now.

What a shame about the noticeable stuttering fingers crossed for some updates to address that.
This one is definitely one of my watchlist games, I played the first two when they released on pc and would enjoy being able to experience them again on my commute.

Call an ambulance , but not for me , for every game other than Zelda releasing tomorrow.

I just scrolled to see the score , as if there was any doubt they would knock it out the park.

Bloodborne in number 4 seems high to me considering the effect some of those other top 10 titles have had on video games in general.

Picked up my new Oled yesterday and started the preload before it even went into the dock.
Come on Friday!

TOTK is going straight in at number one. My body is ready.

The launch price is a disgrace.

It was a great game in its day , but that was in its day.

Played it through on PS4 at launch and along with suikoden 2 and FF7/8 , it’s up there as one of the best jrpg’s I’ve ever played.

Enjoy

Pillars of eternity on pc , need to commit to finishing it , it's been sat on my steam library for years.

Nice click bait article for those advert hits, bravo.

I'd imagine they don't want the 4K gameplay videos mixing with the lower resolution switch gameplay videos prior to the PS4, Xbox and pc launches.

With how fickle the internet is , why damage your brand and product perception across potentially three big platforms for the sake of one before any of them have even launched.

Literally just got home from buying dark souls and tales of vesperia .....god damnit.

Games like this give me hope for a future where we can still have a laugh at stupid things without someone being offended.

He's such a cheese wheel.

I will be picking up FF7, I've been requesting it since switch launch so I feel obligated.
That and it's also my favourite game of all time , it's like a time machine to 8 year old me.

I met the developer Chris West at work in Guildford a few years ago when he just launched MM onto iPhone. Lovely guy, and he was so passionate about it asking for feedback on twitter and such.
By all accounts it looks like the game exploded in popularity.

Merry Christmas everyone, have a restful holidays and a prosperous 2019.

Of the visible leaders of gaming companies / regions , I find Reggie one of the more irritating. Sorry if that offends anyone.

He has a great product, and stellar titles to support it , with arguably a more attractive platform for indie titles to boot. I wish he would just be open about the criticisms and provide some clarity about what Nintendo intend to do to address them, if at all.

A recent statement he made about wanting to offer a different online experience to that of his competitors is a good example. It's all well and good wanting to distinguish your services, but when your fanbase raise concerns its disappointing to see him bury his head in the sand.

Nice, I look forward to pulling my friends internal organs out through their mouths as Ermac , on the go.

Never played it , would love to , but please don't force me to use motion controls.