With the arrival of the Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 5, all eyes are on the next-generation of games and, right now, what the new hardware is offering in terms of day one gaming. So, this week we're asking: What is the best console launch game of all time?
Xbox Game Studios' Halo: Combat Evolved Remake is reportedly planned to release in late 2026 to celebrate 25 years of Xbox.
No official update on anything?
They replaced studio leadership
They changed the studio name
They announced the change to UE5
... all while supporting Infinite
The support to Infinite isn't what it originally should have been but they've still been providing tons of official updates over the years, and as recently as two months ago added a brand new weapon.
I think remaking Halo Combat Evolved, and going to 2 and 3 again, will help give the studio an idea of how to make a Halo game feel like Halo again
Infinite did feel like Halo, that's not what the complaints were...
The complaints were almost literally everything else. Monetization, netcode and desync, the campaign structure, story, and single biome, the weaker-than-expected post-launch content.
Dev times in modern days 4 years of silence isn't unheard of when things are running smoothly.
And around 6 months ago 343 did show a tech demo of ue5 using halo assets so it's not radio silence.
Given all the shake ups i am more surprised we're getting anything next year at all.
They coulda started with Halo 3 remake ... I know Halo CE remaster was not proper with the art style but still, remaking after a remaster seems dull, when Halo 3 and Reach have started to show some age.
Yeah I hate they used Halo reach artstyle. Hope this remake feel authentic yet fresh
Probably the simplest to work around with. They are reportedly doing it in UE5, so its just as much an Anniversary thing, as its probably the studio getting familiar and setting up their tools and processes in the engine with an actual game, to facilitate the development of the next Halo
I'm guessing combat evolved has a smaller scope in general the later half of the game features a ton of backtracking and reused assets making it a easier game to remake on a deadline
Its also a better choice if this is the first game to be multiplatform mind you I think it's pretty much a given that anyone with a passing curiosity has played this by now in some way be it pc or brought a used console for a few bucks
I would love to see Lost Odyssey come over to PS5. I would definitely buy that again. That was the first game that I played on my 360. Loved the story and battle system. One of the best JRPGs of all time in my opinion.
Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!
Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.
Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.
The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.
IGN: "Amid continued frustration and confusion from fans about how much the Nintendo Switch 2 and its games are going to cost them, we've learned that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Nintendo Switch 2 edition doesn't come with the Expansion Pass, meaning you'll have to pay an additional $20 to play the DLC on the new system."
I wonder if there will be a 90 bundle for it at launch. They might as well as there is still a pokemon scarlet + Dlc for 95 and no one cares.
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It's not. It's $60 (base game) + $20 (DLC) + Whatever Upgrade Will Cost.
Not really different than Ghost of Tsushima + Iki Island + PS5 Upgrade
The 70 dollar PS5 version of Ghost of Tsushima included the Iki Island DLC.
The 70 dollar Switch 2 version of Breath of the wild doesn't include the 20 dollar expansion pass.
Not the same.
oh yeah great clarification and misleading as well - PS4 owners who bought the game day one as a $60 title had to spend $30 to get the PS5 upgrade because Sony only offered the "upgrade" as the Director's Cut
New players, yeah they got the PS5 version for $70, but PS4 players, nope, it was $90
'So that leaves folks who don't own the game yet at all, but might want to purchase it on the Nintendo Switch 2. They can purchase a Nintendo Switch 2 Enhanced Edition of Breath of the Wild for $70, $10 more than the game initially retailed at (so basically the price of the original game and the pack). But it won't include the DLC Expansion Pack, so if you want access to that, it's another $20 on top of that. $90 total for the full Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch 2 experience.'
I'm surprised there isn't a Switch 2 edition of the DLC that's $25. Which makes me wonder, if the DLC is just the same code as the OG Switch version, then does it just run out of the box on Switch 2?
The PS5 version of Ghost of Tsushima is the "director's cut" for $70 which includes the PS5 upgrades and Iki Island DLC. The PS5 upgrade from PS4 which again includes DLC if you didn't already purchase the DLC separately is $20 and thusly makes the PS4 version of Ghost of Tsushima which originally retailed for and RRP of $60, $80 in total after upgrading to the PS5.
The PS4 to PS5 upgrade cost is total $80 if you aren't an idiot. Though, I'll outline the idiotic paths to burn your wallet below. The problem is that all pathways for new Switch 2 games cost as much as worst case scenarios or more than on other platforms, provided those players are at least of average intelligence.
Warning! Idiotic ways to burn money below, only the truest of MORONS would even attempt to blow their money by following them.
There are worse deals, you would need to buy the standalone Legends online game mode FIRST and then pay for the PS5 version of the game, which would cost you $90.
But, you could do even worse by buying the Legends online mode for either PS4 or PS5, FIRST, then buy the PS4 game for full price - all these years later somehow on a disc - forcing you to upgrade to the director's cut to be the least expensive path to get everything for $110.
Impossible money wasting options:
You'd need to buy the PS4 game, and the PS5 game both at full price - $130, then the DLC (which you can't buy now, it was $20), granting you access to Legends online, which you'll pay for separately anyway adds $20, and finally you will pay for the PS5 upgrade from the PS4 version for $20... even though you already have the PS5 game. Ultimately the burn your wallet path would cost $190 for just GoT not factoring in special editions (which like the standalone Iki Island DLC are no longer sold). So, it was possible to pay way more for GoT than Nintendo will charge players for BoTW or TotK, but only if you have severe mental retardation.
BotW is going to be $70 (base game) + $20 (DLC) + $10 (Upgrade).
TotK is going to be $80 (base game) + $10 (Upgrade).
So both will be $90 for full experience.
No, BotW base game is $60 and TotK is $70
Or in terms of the Switch 2 Editions (already with the upgrade), $70 for BotW and $80 for TotK
No idea what’s going on with Nintendo and their messaging, but this is once again just a really bad look, no matter how you spin it …
Dreamcast
Breath of the Wild for me, but I also think that Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, and Halo 1 were pretty significant. Resistance 1 for the PS3 is overlooked I feel as well.
Super mario world
You’ll laugh but I think Mario 64 left the biggest impression on me and it was the first console I got at launch. I remember a few of my friends in the neighborhood coming over after I got back home and we just played it for the whole day passing off the controller.
It might be part nostalgia but I just remember us all being “wowed” by the game unlike how we were with SNES games when we were all playing it.
Going to have to be Soul Caliber for me. Its really the first were the arcade game paled in comparison to the home version.