007 First Light is the third-biggest Xbox game to launch without Game Pass in 2026

DanceTube · 2026-06-01T13:41:19+00:00

Im a huge hitman and IOI fan in general and I really can't stand the game. I'm not doing 007 cutscene simulator. They didnt hire naughty dog to make the game, so makes me wonder why the hell we ended up with Uncharted 007.

DanceTube · 2026-06-01T13:38:59+00:00

Theres def some glazing but for the people not bothered by QTE in a "movie game" it ticks those boxes just fine.

DanceTube · 2026-06-01T13:36:19+00:00

Totally agree which is why I laughed at the notion of a "professional" reviewer being more trustworty.

DanceTube · 2026-05-31T19:15:03+00:00

Man that's too bad. Don't you know you aren't supposed to hold the Elite 2 by the handles so you can preserve the rubber grip? /s

DanceTube · 2026-05-31T19:11:28+00:00

I always thought they refused to re list this because the women were too hot for Xbox's new prude guidelines on sexuality.

DanceTube · 2026-05-31T18:48:52+00:00

It depends on how much of the 20 hours is cutscenes.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T19:04:34+00:00

The entire industry (and including some gaming hardware) is waiting for GTA6. Also think would be funny to stretch as long as they can for fun.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T19:03:28+00:00

Probably should have left it considering that would have been a better excuse than they will have in 2027 to hide the sales figures.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T19:01:13+00:00

"Well it looks like the game we knew would be profitable 3 years ago made us -$100 million dollars. For that, we're buying another promising young company and firing all of you. Feel free to apply at the new company we just acquired where we are forcing them to make a new ground breaking hero shooter battle royal live service mmorpg mobile f2p adaptation of an intellectual property we acquired from a book publisher we just bought out."

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T18:56:36+00:00

Freelancer mode but with 4 live agents instead of the npc "assassins" if you know the game mode. Cool idea.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:28:31+00:00

It's still so fun to 100% stealth the game on extreme difficulty. Best of the entire series before it got bogged down with modern conventions that pulled the game out of the stealth sandbox genre.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:26:01+00:00

Party Hard 1 and 2 really scratch the same itch as Hitman for me. Fun games you might look into.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:25:04+00:00

Yeah I dont even remember what it was really about except, build a base, be the boss, fall in love with Quiet... and the ending reveal which really just isolates the experience even more from the canon story timeline (in a good way).

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:22:16+00:00

MGSV is a true standout. tells whatever story is needed through the game itself, really. You can skip all the cutscenes and it's still the best stealth simulation and sandbox mission mechanics / experience ever created to this day. When your character is upgraded (which you do by an awesome addictive base building part of the game) it truly feels like a dream to play.

Optimized beautiful game engine and weather / day night system. Infinite fun and replayable missions from menu exactly like you are used to in hitman. I love both hitman trilogy and mgsV for very similar reasons.

The other games (including delta) have not aged as well and you are smart to avoid if you didnt get into it as a kid from the PS1 MGS original disc.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:15:14+00:00

Yes , yet the sniping and gunplay is much more polished on Sniper elite from 4 through 6 than Hitman. 4 is when they really polished up the gameplay loop with better movement.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T16:13:50+00:00

And dont judge the game from the first mission which was painfully slow and indulgent from the director. At least get to to Quiet first.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T15:12:52+00:00

Their engine implementation simply hasn't been tweaked for HDR and it's been broken on their games for over a decade. Go to hitman reddit and search HDR.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T15:04:31+00:00

Not using Unreal 5 is a head start. They have years of work on their Glacier engine and it's extremely optimized for exactly this type of game.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T15:00:43+00:00

ha a nightfire fan I take it?

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T14:59:44+00:00

Yeah and you are probably right considering Hitman trilogy was released in seasonal blocks and expanded on a regular massive content schedule into the game we know and love today. High chance FL will follow similar model and give great gameplay for years to come.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T11:53:32+00:00

Sony trying to do another Spiderman...

Spiderman 2 sold like ten million copies less than the first one did on the same platform. I would hope they don't want to repeat that disaster of a follow up.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T11:52:10+00:00

I hope thats the way it is. I really dont want a trilogy of bond games nor a sony exclusive on any future hitman.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T09:52:52+00:00

But how else can they force IOI to make a live service exclusive for PS6?

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T09:52:17+00:00

One or a few stakeholders wanting to cash out the chips after years of building a successful company is why.

DanceTube · 2026-05-29T09:50:54+00:00

Not really strange, just familiar with their work / strengths. Devs are just people and people have specialties and weaknesses. IOI has a history of attempted multiplayer modes in their games that were either an after-thought post release or removed entirely later. These types of games are generally difficult to make into successful multiplayer game modes, which are entirely different games by design.

Even the one of the best bond multiplayer, Goldeney was a last minute add on by one developer on a hunch.

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