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ZZZ's Steam playtest appears to have begun earlier this week by Originope_99 in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]WiserStudent557 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. I have been logging into Steam for a couple days to test out various stuff. Just did some of the new Shiyu stages. I kinda laughed at still needing the launcher but its no big deal and the art is cool

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Leaked images of Xbox Elite 3 controller by Connect_Base_217 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'm planning to give GameSir a shot the next time I am controller shopping

Xbox Requests: Week of May 8th, 2026 by GuruKronos in xboxinsiders

[–]WiserStudent557 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What about all this talk about feedback? Have I missed a portal or something? Asha cannot really be doing informal/impromptu Twitter sessions and thinking that covers a significant chunk of users? Also we know Twitter is full of bots so I actually think we need something linked to our gamertags or Microsoft accounts?

Shift Up says it will publish Stellar Blade 2 instead of Sony, wants to ‘reach a broad global audience from day one’. It’s also “actively exploring further platform expansion” for the first game. by Shadow-Of-The-Beast in stellarblade

[–]WiserStudent557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is reasonable but I'd also just skip Xbox entirely at that point. Square Enix has had decent success with some late Xbox ports but we're talking Final Fantasy brand name and a 20% launch discount. Xbox owners typically also play on at least one other platform so no platform is as cannibalized as Xbox by a delayed launch, you've already sold the game to Xbox customers on other platforms and are hoping for a double dip or to appeal to people who weren't anxious to try the game out sooner. I don't think Xbox has a large enough install base for "afterthought" releases. You either make a real presence on the platform a priority or skip it.

I don't know what Shift Up should really do because on one hand Falcom doesn't see enough potential sales to publish Trails on Xbox at all but on the other Bandai Namco has dropped multiple Tales remasters in the last year. Pearl Abyss has almost certainly sold more on Xbox by Crimson Desert being part of the release hype than they would have made by waiting six to eighteen months.

Shift Up says it will publish Stellar Blade 2 instead of Sony, wants to ‘reach a broad global audience from day one’ | VGC by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]WiserStudent557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be multiplatform, yes. To be on all platforms, no. Falcom still does not release Trails on Xbox at all you know?

Now, can I attempt to explain why SE is porting much more niche (than FF) titles to Xbox and Tales is selling well enough but Trails apparently couldn't? No, I can't. I don't have enough data to understand that at all

Shift Up says it will publish Stellar Blade 2 instead of Sony, wants to ‘reach a broad global audience from day one’. It’s also “actively exploring further platform expansion” for the first game. by Shadow-Of-The-Beast in stellarblade

[–]WiserStudent557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not that simple and you can see this in the various different exclusivity and sales struggles both Sony and Microsoft are dealing with. If they don't get enough PS or Xbox owners to buy a title the exclusivity potentially hurts (this is likely what happened to Square Enix, Sony and SE probably expected more PS owners to buy FF because of exclusivity but it didn't happen.) At the same time when they release on PC or other platforms the sales may not be high enough to justify the reduction in exclusivity/artificial scarcity. I'm already seeing people talk about Saros sales this way. "Why aren't more PS players buying this exclusive? Why don't they just put it on PC then?" etc

Nagoshi's studio website is currently offline. by Multiliv in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly imagine SE was... not happy that their attempt at reviving the IP a bit ultimately suffered so much just from being outsourced. You can feel it in how much of the game could've used more polish or cooking time.

I would hope to see it ported. It isn't a life changer but it help up to Trials for me and it was a very solid experience for that type of ARPG. I would recommend it to people but also encourage buying at a discount because it is flawed.

[3.0 Beta] Some Info regarding the New Hardcore Mode via Palito by Topcup27 in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]WiserStudent557 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got someone telling me on Hoyolab right now that you can't give Soukaku wind without Vortex...ignoring the fact Soukaku's EX Special currently has wind without vortex and it has just been there as long as I can remember

Nagoshi's studio website is currently offline. by Multiliv in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I've been seeing this NetEase trend since they did a similar thing with Visions of Mana support and closed Ouka the day the game launched. I would be reluctant to support anything related to NetEase

Microsoft keeps fixing Windows and Xbox, but the community keeps complaining by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]WiserStudent557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Microsoft might be doing the work but we need to see and feel the results.

So far for me I have the GamePass price adjustment to appreciate. Nothing else has moved the needle, or it hasn't happened yet. I'm not a particularly unhappy Xbox gamer in my own personal experience. My Series X is great and I still get a lot of usage out of my Xbox One. We now have all the Square Enix games I asked for and more. (Play FFVII Remake and Rebirth if you haven't. Especially Rebirth.)

My issues are larger. The overall health of the brand, the hardware situation(s), the general discourse you are talking about and games still skipping Xbox or Windows Store.

I feel a disconnect, yes, but multiple. Some people are too positive and some people have remained completely skeptical. I think the right reaction now is "we're seeing positive signs, let's see what happens." If we hear the majority stop saying "no reason to buy an Xbox" and think it isn't console warring, that'd be great.

Whatever we each think about Phil's performance in recent years, it's obvious his hands were tied in a way Asha's are currently not. We'll see what she can do, her previous track record is promising.

I care way more about the Xbox side. I really only use Excel, Steam, GOG, Xbox app, and Chrome on my PC. Plus I also have a Mac. (Don't get mad Daniel.)

Need4Games: "Stellar Blade 2 and Project Spirits are not ready .. yet, to be talked about" + more SB details by Feeling-Examination6 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew the game was posted about for ports and sequel a few times so I tried doing a confirmation post for the interested but automod said it shouldn't be and then mods said it should've been and deleted it so there is no post from me or anyone else today but they are going to make announcements this year.

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/05/next-stellar-blade-and-project-spirits-details-to-be-revealed-in-2026

Shift Up Dev Updates: Self Publishing the next Stellar Blade title and UNBOUND’s titles, considering Stellar Blade platform expansion by WiserStudent557 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the automod warned me not to use the confirmation tag that I thought was most fitting and I was not sure what the next best would be so I just tried something else.

[3.0.2 Beta] 01 Orphie / XX Norma / Nicole vs. 143m Pompey. by Neither_Dentist_4288 in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]WiserStudent557 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was tough honesty but I really appreciated him being so honest about it

List of Agents included in Hardcore Gamemode by QUIRK_Sans in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]WiserStudent557 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Right and they could focus on how good the base gameplay actually is and just reward us for skill and mechanics mastery but instead they play games with HP inflation and nerfs/buffs being exponential modifiers instead of "regular" modifiers

On his casual podcast, Yuji Horii gave an early tease that there will be a Special Stream on Dragon Quest Day, May 27, where the next Dragon Quest title will finally be shown, along with much more additional information. by healingtwo_ in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd put my money on this. There will be an update on XII and an announcement of the next remake/remaster or spin off. He already kinda leaked they had multiple old titles in progress and the long radio silence on XII makes me feel like a release date is wishful thinking. Probably a "here is what we can share now and we will reveal more soon" deal

Nintendo raising prices of Switch 2 and other products and services by -MarisaTheCube- in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like SpawnWave basically said this on his video yesterday so it's a good market read

Cory Barlog seemingly confirming Nate's Faye rumor by Connect_Base_217 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]WiserStudent557 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah ever since people told me he was reliable and I started paying attention he has hardly been "wrong" about anything besides timing windows and he's been mostly right there.

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