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I couldn't agree more with you. One game that comes to mind mainly because my kids play it and always want the newest one every year is FIFA. I know that this year was the last Fifa and things are changing next year from what they told me but over the years it's been a brand-new game with barely any changes, and you are basically paying retail price for a game you already have with a few updates, and it seems crazy. Having one base game release and then firing out patches for new updates would definitely be the way to go and I really feel it's time for them to adapt. Unfortunately, I feel like some game developers just get greedy and will continue with the yearly releases which is a shame.

I agree, even myself when I am playing games such as Fortnite and even the new Just Dance game, you can tell how much the console is struggling with newer games, especially the more they update as well, and I feel the only way the Nintendo Switch is going to keep up is if Nintendo do release a newer more powerful and more upgraded Switch. I agree, it's been rumored for a while now and usually when we get a lot of rumors, there does seem to be some truth in them. Time will tell I guess but definitely for them to continue in the console world they will need to stay up with the newest games.

Yes, I really do feel that tablets do have a future in gaming for sure, even now so many games are bringing their own mobile version to tablets and phones, one of the more recent ones was Warzone and Apex Legends. I see more games in the near future doing the same if I am honest. I know myself especially with some games I would much rather play them on a tablet than say a phone purely because of the bigger screen and it's just easier for me to play with a bigger screen.

In the end I always feel that everything becomes retro, it just varies on how many years it takes before it is classed as retro or before people refer to them as retro. Things like the Xbox Series S & X or the PS5 are going to be a while before they are ever classed as retro, but I don't see either Sony or Microsoft stopping there with their consoles and eventually things will progress and become better when technology gets better and eventually these will be retro consoles. Things like the original Xbox and the Xbox 360 I would say could be classed as retro to some extent much like the Super Nintendo, Gameboy and even the Sega Master System are now what we call retro.

This is amazing and with cloud gaming becoming more and more popular it's definitely something you can jump on for that price and take advantage of cloud gaming. It woudl be amazing to see just what games they have to offer and I am definitely going to keep an eye out for more reviews as well just to see how good it is compared to as you say the Steam Deck. As much as I would love to see Xbox bring in a handheld console, it seems other places are doing it before them with the cloud, makes me wonder depending on what games they have to offer, will it ever be worth Xbox releasing one?

I see it's gone back up in price now so definitely only a price for Black Friday it seems. Still that was a bargain price for anyone who still needs to pick it up and I would expect them to maybe drop the price again at some point in other sales if I am honest. Do they do sales nearer Christmas? If so, that could be a great time to check again to see if it's dropped to that price again.

I do feel that it has become somewhat of a gimmick if I am honest especially with just about everyone jumping on the VR train and releasing their own. I know my youngest keeps asking me for a VR headset, but I have often been put off by the price as they are not exactly cheap and I also feel that if I was to purchase one, I would purchase it for the whole family and not just one person especially for the price. I guess my concern would be that I myself and also my youngest suffer from motion sickness and I had heard that VR can bring on motion sickness and I would hate to have purchased one and then some of us not be able to use it.

I would love to see Simpsons Road Rage or Simpsons Hit and Run brought back or remade if I am honest. I remember especially with Simpsons Hit and Run I loved that game and spent so many hours on it just playing through, completing everything. I think in the end I finally completed the game 100% I had that much fun with it. To be able to go through it again now especially after it's been so long since I played it before and go back to it in better quality on a newer console would be awesome. We can only hope they choose to remake them or bring them back someday.

I think if they were to release another portable console, they would have to get it as close to their PS5 as possible but in handheld form for it to be a hit. Many now want something that they can use when on the go and at times when they can not take their PS5 with them, something like a handheld with cross-progression would be amazing for those who want to be able to game on the go still. If they were to get it as close to their PS5 but for on the go, I feel it would be a huge hit for PlayStation fans.

I have often been annoyed by the fact that I have to add people, or they have to add me using a friend code rather than just a username or a gamertag like with PlayStation and Xbox. I don't mind adding people the friend code way, but it can be a pain doing that and making sure you get it right when a username would be so much easier to do to add someone. I am hoping that one day they will change their online service and get a better online network where you can use usernames or gamertags rather than friend codes, as of yet though, no word on if they will ever change this.

At the moment I still have the grey joy cons that came with the very first Nintendo Switch console and I did buy some third-party ones a few years ago for my kids so they could all play Just Dance together at Christmas, and they are orange and blue. My current official joy cons do have stick drift, so I am looking to get new ones in the future. The ones I have been looking at and do like are the Orange and Purple official joy cons mainly for the purple color. I would love for them both to just be purple, but it seems they only do one color for both in third-party, I haven't as of yet seen any official ones that are the same color aside from the grey ones you get with the console.

The fact that people are willing to sit and code a fan made version of a game is just amazing and as you say, some of them are just amazing and definitely worth being looked into my game developers in possibly bringing them in to work for them. I can only imagine the number of hours they must put in to get the game to get it where it's playable with limited problems and get barely any recognition for the game is very sad. Hopefully one day developers will pick up on those who make fan made games and appreciate them a little more than they do now.

I would love to see Xbox release a portable console if I am honest and it's been something I have longed to see them release and as of yet, they haven't. I think this is the only thing they have not gone for in terms of Microsoft and Xbox and now with the Cloud and the ability to game anywhere even with a phone and a tablet, it does make me wonder if they will ever consider a portable console or they will just not bother due to the cloud option. I will still keep my hopes up though for a portable console from them as you never know with Microsoft and Xbox.

This is awesome and the first I have heard of this. I do still have an original Xbox upstairs that I kept that I could try this on just to be able to go back. It would bring back a lot of memories to be able to go back to the Xbox Live 1.0 service. I remember how basic the first Xbox was and their online service so being able to go back to that and just see how much things have changed over the year would be amazing.

I am a true believer that if you are interested in a game, you should totally give it a whirl as you can never know if you will enjoy it unless you try it. I myself have played State of Decay 1 & 2 and I enjoyed both of them, but I am a different person and what I enjoyed may not be something you enjoy. If you are able to snag then at a bargain price, I say give it a shot, you may be quite surprised and at least if you didn't like it, you didn't waste a lot of money.

I am not sure how popular amiibos are now, but I know they were really popular at one point. I myself didn't end up collecting any but my brother was one who would collect them, and he had quite a few of them and was always showing me the ones, he had collected. They were so cute, and I would have loved to collect them myself but money wise, it wasn't something that was in my budget at the time.

At the moment I have one wired third-party controller for my Nintendo Switch and they official joy-cons that I got with the Nintendo Switch when it was purchased. My third-party controller is a newer one that I got on offer a few weeks ago due to my current controller having a lot of stick drift. Unfortunately, my official joy cons also have stick drift, and I would love to be able to replace those but at the moment, I haven't been able to get around to it.

I think having a game that solely focused on say Goombas or Koopa Troopas would be a fun game to play. We have definitely never seen anything like that and it's something I feel would be a big hit if they were to release it. They are enemies to Mario, and we always see them from that point of view so seeing them from another point of view where maybe Mario is the enemy would be a great experience.

I have to agree with this and the one game that springs to mind is Super Smash Bros for me. As much as the one on the Switch is still somewhat difficult, it's really not as difficult as many say it was before the Nintendo Switch. I remember as a kid I would sit and play games on my Super Nintendo and would get so frustrated with parts of the game that were difficult, I play a game now and it doesn't seem half as difficult as it used to be when I was younger. I think it's the same for everything now though, no matter what console you are on. One thing I noticed is how when I was younger you would have so many lives and once, they had gone, you started again. You don't see that as much anymore in games which I feel does make them easier than they used to be.

I feel with Nintendo they are always so unpredictable with what they may release next or where they may take their consoles next. I feel with the Nintendo Switch being such a huge success for them, a console that takes the Switch but makes it a little more powerful maybe would be a good way for them to go. Saying that, when I sit here and think of the Switch, I honestly cannot think of any ways they would possibly be able to go even better but, Nintendo are always out for surprising us. I guess in time we will find out where they take their console next.

This game looks like a ton of fun and definitely a game me and my kids would have a lot of fun on if we played. I can't believe I missed this game being that I was such a huge fan of Kirby when I was younger. I have a Nintendo Switch myself so I am going to be looking into this game and how much it is to snag it and see if I will be able to jump on it. I was just saying in another post how I would love to try a Kirby game on the Switch just to see what they are like now; this looks like the perfect one to go for.

I absolutely loved Kirby as a kid when I was growing up and the one game I remember playing so much when I was a kid was Kirby's Dreamland on the Gameboy. I spent so much time on that game just playing through and even now when I sit here and think of those playthroughs I can hear the theme and the noise Kirby made as well. I honestly haven't played any of the newer Kirby games on say the Nintendo Switch, but I would love to play them just to see how they are now compared to when I was playing when I was a kid.

This is the first time I have seen this game if I am honest it does look like a game, I would play but I am not sure if it would be one that I would play for a long period of time. It seems like it would be one of those games that I personally myself would play every so often to pass the time or if I needed a break from a game I was currently playing through. I am curious though so I will be looking more into this game.

I would absolutely love to see the burnout games make a comeback if I am honest. I remember playing Burnout Paradise and that game was amazing, but I can't say I have seen any other Burnout games released since then or if they have, I have missed them. Burnout Paradise is definitely the one that sticks out to me and to have something similar to that make a comeback would be amazing!

I wouldn't say that I do this all the time, but I have found myself to move in the direction of the game especially when I have had to as you state maneuver around things and also in racing games as well, I have been known to move my body in the direction of the way the car is going in the game. One thing I have also noticed is that when I am playing say a battle royale game and I am getting closer to winning, I will move myself more forward towards the screen as if it helps me concentrate more, it's very weird. It doesn't always help me though lol.