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Miss Ben in the comment sections. Glad to see he’s doing some good stuff. Other than the other good stuff he was already doing. Read more

I was originally sort of the same way, with the original Xbox anyway. I had a PS2 and a GameCube with absolutely 0 desire to pick up a Xbox. There were a few games I wanted to play for it, but having always been both a console and PC gamer, those were the type of games I preferred on PC and didn’t really care for… Read more

Great article. When I was a kid a neighbor of mine had a Famicom and a disk drive with hundreds of Famicom games copied to disks. It was like discovering that magic was real. I wasn’t even aware that controller 2 had a microphone at the time. In an alternate universe they made a great curling game that uses this. Read more

I don’t think I’ve ever played a game that just... made me happy. That is, until I played this game. It’s manages to find the balance between no combat / conflict, yet still dodges the trappings of a “walking simulator,” enough to make it really engaging and fun to run around the island. I really love this game and… Read more

Same. In the entire history of Xbox I’ve never once wanted one, because they simply don’t have any exclusives that I want to play. I think there’s a clear divide in audience between Sony and MS: MS seem to have a strict ethos in their top titles of focusing very heavily on their competitive aspect, which always leaves… Read more

I’m glad you tried it but may I ask what exclusives you enjoyed on other platforms? If you don’t try the best that Xbox has to offer you shouldn’t say they don’t appeal to you. There are great games in other genres and a great third party selection to choose from on game pass. Just trying Indy games hardly seems like… Read more

I’ve never wanted to own an Xbox console, if I’m being completely honest. Read more

Dude I was the same with a PlayStation. I hated the controller. It gave me cramps, the handles were too short and the angle is too steep. Read more

agreed. cannot unsee. Read more

Game pass is what Phil was talking about taking onto Google and Amazon, plus of course the combination of it with Xcloud. Read more

I really pay zero attention to Xbox...but if the attraction is Gamepass, couldn’t you just play that on your computer?   Read more

I have been an Xbox fan since the first, but never a launch purchaser I’ve waited years to pick up each round. I only just got the Xbox One X this christmas and with the first 3 months of game pass for a $1 a month the amount of value I’ve received from this console and service in incredible. I’ve played and beaten… Read more

Even without a single game, the Xbox One S all-digital is an excellent media streaming box. I already had a One X for gaming but on Black Friday when all-digital was $150 I jumped at it, no regrets. Read more

Just in time for PSO2! Read more

I am disappointed that they aren’t Llama Lloops. Read more

Either way, hopefully I’ll see you all in 2021. Read more

Cheerios game is strong. Even the basic non-flavored stuff is damned good.
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I don’t eat cereal every day (usually randomize it a bit with waffles or sausages with pancakes forming a hot dog bun :)), but that Kisses cereal doesn’t sound bad...but then, my breakfast earlier was a small bowl of Hostess Powdered Donettes Cereal o_O

I will always maintain that there is no such thing as a bad flavor of Cheerios. Read more