XboxEra Community Hangout |OT12| The Dirty Dozen

https://x.com/vgc_news/status/1758071858035855591?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ

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If anything this just shows that Xbox was comparable with the wider market, considering Xbox (with Bethesda and ABK) had significantly more employees than Embracer did. If anything it could have been much worse.

Xbox was also around 8% of it’s workforce which included merger/duplicate staff. Embracer does not have this same excuse.

Planet of Lana is nice. For some reason I assumed it was a simple sidescroller indie game where you walk and climb a lot but the critter/cat is a nice surprise. Cool!

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Yeah I was pleasantly surprised with it too when I found It’s in that LIMBO/ISNIDE genre

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https://twitter.com/MergeGamesLtd/status/1758080509454745694

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https://x.com/vgc_news/status/1758091192347029710?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ

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That Dune expansion for FS is great. Just like the Top Gun one, hearing the music gave me goosebumps.

I played it in XCloud and I had a great experience. It makes you think about how an ornithopter could work in real life. Missions are simple but quite tricky to do fast. Can’t wait to see the movie in theater.

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Apparently Elex 3 were one of these games. :frowning_face:

So far I’m enjoying Jusant. It’s just very chill, it’s not challenging or anything and that’s perfect. Gotta love Game Pass, all these many different genres and experiences. Might go for some demon slaughtering later with Doom Eternal and end the evening with some Lana.

And this is when quick resume is the shit!

29 games? Man that’s depressing.

Damn. Poor Piranha Bytes. I have yet to properly play the first one, but i had no idea a third one was going to happen. Has the studio been closed too?

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It’s really, really good. If not for Starfield, it would’ve been my GotY. Unless you’re made of stone, prepare for some emotional moments as the game progresses.

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Yes. I didn’t used to juggle between multiple games like I do now thanks to quick resume. And if a game doesn’t support it, oof, really upsets me.

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Early days of Xbox Series there were plenty of games where it wouldn’t work for me, both older and new but especially newer ones. But lately lots work!

It’s legit criticism of corporations and shareholder capitalism but it’s used (by many) in bad faith just against MS/Xbox.

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Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely disgusting how workers are treated in this market. But the current discourse doesn’t help.

https://twitter.com/PrivateDivision/status/1758175594490036494

https://twitter.com/Okami13_/status/1758165162702348680

https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1758182156910596202

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All these canceled games, man

https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1758197019053596814?s=20

Remember when Xbox was the only evil company to cancel one.

Not even a skeleton crew. The face of PB left in December. Basically just a shell.