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Gears of War: Reloaded | PC Ultra Settings | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB... youtu.be/dI23bkJk_oo?si=Chm7…

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I have a feeling XBOX will bring back the “Core” and “Elite” tier for Next XBOX, similar to what they did for Xbox 360, but with some key differences: - The “Elite” console may have a better/faster GPU - Disk drive and extra memory will be optional on both tiers to cut budget.
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After all the Xbox drama of last 2-3, I also had a “Major reset” when it comes to Xbox, I did a factory reset and sold the 2 Xbox Series S consoles we had & traded them for PS5 😂 Bought Game PC’s for my sons & Gaming Laptop for myself NS2. Kept the XSX for BC though.
Xbox is reportedly preparing for significant layoffs as new CEO Asha Sharma details an "Xbox reset." gameinformer.com/2026/06/11/…
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Microsoft shut down the studio behind Hi-Fi Rush, one of best exclusives, why? Game Pass hurt its sales. MS sabotaged own studio. Now there’s rumors for opposite; studio closure/layoffs after MS pushed teams to build around Game Pass model and lack of unique games/exclusives.
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Shifting focus every 2-3 years and devs/studios being forced to push a policy that ends up in close of studios/layoffs, while MS itself is the problem, not the devs/studios or Xbox team in general.
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* closure
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MS will cut marketing budget (according to recent reports), & Xbox division will face a new round of layoffs, end result = sabotaging HW sales, more stress for devs/studios, Xbox team as a whole. Consequence; NextGen Console / “PC console” or whatever HW, will face same problems.
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Xbox never recovered after this:
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Objectively speaking the Nintendo Direct was the best show of this year. Packed with tons of games, AAA, Arcade, Indie, 1st party/exclusives, 3rd party, casual, old-school, modern, RPGs, Sports, Unique Games, etc & no one can deny the biggest game out of all shows is OOT Remake.
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The Star Fox Demo is amazing. Without giving away any spoilers or too much details: Fun Gameplay Insane Graphics & Not just the cutscenes (NS2 is a beast!) Nostalgic Music/Soundtrack 1st Person view / Cockpit view Mouse Control is a great combo! #Switch2 #StarFox
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Thank you Nintendo for not going the cell shaded route with this game! Wow! This game is looking AMAZING! I can already tell they are going to take full advantage of the Switch 2’s power with this one! I can’t be the only one tired of the cell shaded art style from other games. Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, and Metaphor Refantazio all looked the same to me in the Direct. They’re all going to be great games, and Xenoblade Genesis and Fortune’s Weave are day one buys, but feel those games could have ran on Switch 1. Feel the cell shaded route is what devs used to compensate for a lack of hardware power, but Switch 2 is better than this. Looking at Ocarina of Time you can clearly see a generational leap that simply wasn’t possible on Switch 1. I want the same developer effort in all my Switch 2 AAA games. Switch Sports Resorts and games like that I get it, but larger games the graphical expectations should be more. Ocarina of Time Remake tease did not disappoint!
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Thank you Nintendo for not going the cell shaded route with this game! Wow! This game is looking AMAZING! I can already tell they are going to take full advantage of the Switch 2’s power with this one! I can’t be the only one tired of the cell shaded art style from other games. Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, and Metaphor Refantazio all looked the same to me in the Direct. They’re all going to be great games, and Xenoblade Genesis and Fortune’s Weave are day one buys, but feel those games could have ran on Switch 1. Feel the cell shaded route is what devs used to compensate for a lack of hardware power, but Switch 2 is better than this. Looking at Ocarina of Time you can clearly see a generational leap that simply wasn’t possible on Switch 1. I want the same developer effort in all my Switch 2 AAA games. Switch Sports Resorts and games like that I get it, but larger games the graphical expectations should be more. Ocarina of Time Remake tease did not disappoint!
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Image of Young Link. This image has not been created by AI. Source: My uncle, who works at Nintendo 🤣
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. #NintendoDirect
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That Direct was EPIC! 10/10 without a doubt! TLOZ OOT Remake, Stellar Blade (Doc was right again!), Star Fox Demo, Xenoblade Genesis, Fire Embelem, NS Sports Resort (Title is weird tho, why not NS2 Sports Resorts?), Onimusha, Duskbloods & tons of other Games! #NintendoDirect
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Microsoft’s multiplat model is one of the most greedy company decisions forced by a CEO. Game platforms (PC, Consoles, Handhelds, etc) are not all the same and forcing /- same amount of devs to work on at least 8 devices/platforms results in extremely stressful work environment.

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Gotta be hard working for Microsoft. The Coalition team worked for years on Gears: E-Day PS5 PS5 Pro, only to find out all their extra work was for nothing a few days before the “Xbox Console exclusive” announcement. Devs have to build games with multiple consoles PC in mind.

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With Nintendo I know what I can expect, great 1st party games & consoles. With Xbox you don’t know what to expect, Satya can have a bad night and all of a sudden the whole Xbox division can be closed or forced to push “a new vision” to reach 1 trillion Gamepass subs by 2030.

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You’d expect a $2 trillion company knows how to sell consoles after spending over $80 billion on acquisitions: XSX at $499 Elite Controller Gears, XSS at $299 Gears, 10-12 exclusive games output on yearly basis, free 12 month online multiplayer and aggressive marketing.

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That alone will bring total units sold above 40 million > continue from there > release one next-gen console, ditch the “low specs high specs console model”. Just $499 console free online multiplayer, heavy marketing push and release 10-12 exclusive games annually. Easy win.
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Having the best specs should not be a priority but having exclusive games, exclusive features and reasons to own the console (new tech, new controller features, innovative console features, free online multiplayer) that’s how you “win”, sell consoles and and bring back gamers.
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