That's flat out amazing and one hell of a turnaround. They know their fan-base well

Yeah, lazy patch for sure. But the thing that has and will always separate the two consoles is mods. I added 27 mods to my Skyrim last night on the X and the difference is pretty damn amazing. Added quest, costumes, weather, textures, lighting, terrain, ect. That's when Skyrim really shines.

I could not agree more. The root problem is some games have a extremely bad progression system that I will not support (Battlefront 2) But to call it gambling makes me wonder if those who say it is have ever gambled in real life.

Its pretty obvious when devs take time and put effort into patching a game to the fullest on the X versus just a quick res bump. The Killer Instinct guys probably patched for the X in one day, whereas Halo 5 damn near looks like a new game entirely.

That game looks incredible, no doubt about it. But ACO on the X or a high-end PC still beats it IMO. That world is far more alive. But still, GG has done a incredible job here.

I could give less than a **** about microtransactions if:

1. I think the game is great fun

2: Microtransactions don't enable a player in online modes have constant unfair advantages to the point where if I don't buy I can't compete at all.

3. The natural progression system is complete bullshit.

For me, I personally have spent money in Halo 5, Assassins Creed Origins, and Forza Horizon 3 as all three felt fair to me and I never felt I absolutely had to buy anything to complete the game (ACO) or compete online (Halo 5, FH 3)

But as a die-hard HUGE Star Wars fan Battlefront 2 is the top of the shit-pile of horrible microtransactions systems. Destiny 2's progression system is damn near illegal. And I would never, ever buy anything in COD. So while I will protest certain games who's systems I personally feel are broken and unfair by not spending any of my money on them, I am not against all microtransactions as I have spent money to progress faster in ACO but played through half the game with no issues with the progression system in place. Its just I have two kids under the age of 4 and not nearly the hard grind time I used to have when playing games. And since I enjoy ACO so much I have no issue spending some extra cash to progress faster. Especially since I know if I had more gaming time in my life I wouldn't need to. Its just an adult perk in my eyes.

To close I don't think all microtransactions are bad. On a case-by-case basis considering the microtransaction system in place and natural player progression system, as well as the quality of the game those factors judge where my money does and does not go.

@KungfuKitten: When microtransactions/lootboxes are in single player games where they cant give you an advantage over another person its perfectly fine to me cause I don't have the time I used to have to grind games to death and I don't mind buying some things if I really like the game and feel its worth it. Plus if you never bought anything in ACO you could absolutely get everything in game just by following the main storyline. Having said that ACO is amazing. I highly recommend it.

@Heil68: Same with me. Not paying a single dime for this game ever outside of my EA access bill.

A few notes of disagreement.

1. Exclusive games: Halo 5/Gears/Forza 7/ Forza Horizon/Quantum Break/Sunset Overdrive/Cuphead all out now. To come State of Decay 2, Crackdown 3, Sea of Thieves are already announced. Maybe they don't appeal to you and that's cool, but to say there are none is silly.

2. Unique FEATURES: everything Xbox looks and plays better on the X, with full backwards compatibility to the original console a decade ago. Again, maybe you just don't care for or like Xbox and that's cool. But to say there are no unique features is again, silly.

3. Mildly better than PS4 Pro... Digital Foundry's take on Battlefront 2, Wolftenstein 2, CoD WW2, and Shadow or Mordor would like to have a word with you. Or maybe not, because to you the difference might be legit mild. Who knows :)

@neversummer75: I couldn't agree more. I know there will never be a day where any console made by anyone ever beats a top of the line PC. But I have no interest in building one, spending more money, and dealing with configurations and launch issues based on what video card I have, ect, ect. At my age I just want to sit down and play games that look and play great. The X legit covers that. I have mad respect for all PC only gamers as those guys build monsters. I just personally have zero interest in doing it and the X has impressed everyone I've shown it to. I only have one of out 4 buddies who PC game that is buying a X, but all were damn impressed by X's quality for its price, size, and graphics.