XBL Deals - 2019

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

12/31 - 1/6

12/17 - 12/23


[*]:xb1: Dead or Alive 6

[*]:xb1: Doodle God: Ultimate Edition - $5.24 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Doughlings Bundle - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Escapists: The Walking Dead - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Golem Gates - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Illusion of L'Phalcia - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: NeuroVoider - $5.59 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: PixARK - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Runbow - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Sun and Moon - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Surf World Series - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: UnExplored - Unlocked Edition - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: War Tech Fighters - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Worms W.M.D - $7.49 - 75% off - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Guardian Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Gunstar Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Jet Set Radio $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Phantasy Star II $2.49 - 50% off
12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: It's Quiz Time - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: King's Guard TD - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: OlliOlli2: XL Edition - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Outcast - Second Contact - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Overruled! - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Project Highrise: Architect's Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk of Rain 2 - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Royal Roads - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Stories : The Path of Destinies - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trailmakers - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Uncanny Valley - $3.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Vertical Drop Heroes HD - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Capcom Arcade Cabinet - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Daytona USA - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Fighting Vipers - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 9 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 10 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 14 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 15 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Rise of Nightmares - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:360: Sonic Free Riders - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - $7.49 - 50% off

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 12/31 - 1/6


[*]:xb1: Metagal - $3.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Solo: Islands of the Heart - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tanky Tanks - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - $14.99 - 50% off
Last Chance Sale - 1/3 - 1/9


[*]:xb1: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Ark: Survival Evolved - $14.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Atlas (Game Preview) - $25.49 - 15% off
[*]:xb1: Black The Fall - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Borderlands 3 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]:xb1: Civilization VI Expansion Bundle - $37.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Code Vein - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]:xb1: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Dark Souls III - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dark Souls: Remastered - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Deadbeat Heroes - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $4.49 - 85% off

[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry HD Collection - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 4 SE Demon Hunter Bundle - $8.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 5 (with Red Orbs) - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $11.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: EA Sports FIFA 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: eFootball PES 2020 Standard Edition - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Fear Effect Sedna - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Forgotton Anne - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: GreedFall - $29.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Indivisible - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Jump Force - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 3 - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 4: Reloaded - $13.99 - 65% off

[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season - $3.39 - 80% off

[*]:xb1: Life is Strange 2 - Complete Season - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $9.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 - $23.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 PE + Injustice 2 LE - Premier Fighter - $59.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Murdered: Soul Suspect - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: NHL 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Octahedron - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh My Godheads - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Okami HD - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Onimusha: Warlords - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Outer Worlds - $44.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Remnant: From the Ashes - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 2 - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 5 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $8.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - $23.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition - $23.99 - 40% off

[*]:xb1: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf - $5.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - $24.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tekken 7 - $14.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Terraria - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $11.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Thief - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - $9.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: World War Z - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: WWE 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

Spotlight - 12/17 - 12/23

Spotlight - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Tango Fiesta - $1.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Woodle Tree Adventures - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Xenon Valkyrie+ - $1.99 - 80% off
Family Time Sale - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: America's Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack - $3.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man - $0.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Harpy's Feather - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Twin Masks - $12.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Battle Worlds: Kronos - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Battleship - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beach Buggy Racing - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beast Quest - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Ben 10 and Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Bundle - $30.09 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Big Crown: Showdown - $2.59 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Bridge Constructor Portal - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Cars 3: Driven to Win - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Child of Light - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob 2 - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Deadcore - $1.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: DiRT Rally - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Double Cross - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Earthlock - $8.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Far: Lone Sails - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Fearful Symmetry & the Cursed Prince - $0.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Feudal Alloy - $6.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden: New Home - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - $4.68 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $15.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard and Crayola Scoot - $33.59 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Hungry Shark World - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Jeopardy! - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Just Dance 2020 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The King's Bird - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Lego City Undercover - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego DC Super-Villains - $17.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego The Incredibles - $14.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Jurassic World - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel's Avengers - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie Videogame - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie 2 Videogame - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $12.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Worlds - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lock's Quest - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Lumines Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Plus - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: The Mooseman - $4.19 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: My Little Riding Champion - $10.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots - $0.99 - 90% off
[*]:xb1: Oceanhorn - Monster of Uncharted Seas - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Eyed Kutkh - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Hundred Ways - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man 256 - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Path of Motus - $6.74 - 55% off
[*]:xb1: Project Cars - GOTY Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Pure Farming 2018 - $11.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Purple Chicken Spaceman - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Rayman Legends - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Ride - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Riptide GP: Renegade - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riverbond - $19.99 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rogue Stormers & Giana Sisters Bundle - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Scribblenauts Showdown - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Snake Pass - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: SolSeraph - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Spectrum - $3.59 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: SteamWorld Dig - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Super Dodgeball Beats - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Tembo the Badass Elephant - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tennis World Tour - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: The Tower of Beatrice - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Trackmania Turbo - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - $6.99 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon + Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition - $14.84 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Rising - $12.49 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Trivial Pursuit Live! - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Tyler: Model 005 - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Uno - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Wheel Of Fortune - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Wizard of Legend - $11.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle - $38.24 - 15% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $2.49 - 75% off

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Misc Drops


[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360:  :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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Just got my most rare cheevo ever. Overwatch. 0.15% for Winning Junkensteim Endless on Hard with No Door Damage. Nearly impossible. Also got a .36 cheevo the same game for surviving 4 bonus rounds. Good stuff.
 
The Pokemon stuff that just got announced is downright bizarre, if I'm understanding it right they want to sell your sleep data...

https://kotaku.com/new-pokemon-games-hardware-services-announced-1835079940
Seems like a hard pass for all of the "games". Masters could be cool in theory but I feel like that's guaranteed to be lootbox based. Pokemon Bank was obviously going to need to the Switch for the first real Pokemon game, so I guess it's nice they're adding features. I wonder if that will affect it's $5 a year price.

 
Yeah I'm just a little bit outside the Pokemon age range, even for the OG gameboy versions so I've never played one to know the appeal of anything. The sleeping game and that they are making actual hardware for it was a pretty amusing read. I know it's also the Pokemon company and not just Nintendo but maybe the heartbeat sensor will make a come back, or are they just selling all this data to big "mattress" ;) 

 
Yeah I'm just a little bit outside the Pokemon age range, even for the OG gameboy versions so I've never played one to know the appeal of anything. The sleeping game and that they are making actual hardware for it was a pretty amusing read. I know it's also the Pokemon company and not just Nintendo but maybe the heartbeat sensor will make a come back, or are they just selling all this data to big "mattress" ;)
I don't really get all these weird games, it seems like they're just throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall to see what sticks as far as mobile goes. I started with Blue, played until Crystal, then left for a long time coming back with Black and Y. I'm going to be all in on Sword/Shield since we're finally getting a real console version. Spin-offs in general have been a part of the series since basically the beginning with Pokemon Snap, so seeing all the other stuff over the years has never been surprising.

As for the appeal, Pokemon's world is just very easy to enjoy. Pretty laid back JRPGs while still having very complex mechanics available to dive into if a player wants, nice art/character design/music, fairly consistent and deep lore that's been built for decades, and other stuff that's harder to articulate. It's just a world that you want to live in, and I think Detective Pikachu's understanding of this appeal is why the movie works well even with the mediocre at best story and writing. I've never been the most hardcore fan because Game Freak/The Pokemon Company have never been too keen on innovating the formula all that much from game to game, and in later years have made some questionable design choices in the hopes of making the series appeal to kids (basically leading to less interesting writing for the rival and the players friends), which doesn't make a ton of sense to me as it has never stopped doing this since day one. Why try to push toward it harder, especially while also wanting to appeal to people who never dropped the series.

Anyways, I wish more games could scratch the itch of Pokemon, just as I wish the series itself would try to get a bit riskier with new ideas. There hasn't really been anything comes close to Pokemon's overall appeal that I've played on Xbox, though Slime Rancher kind of hits some of the same vibes for me in a different way.

 
Has Rakuten.com gone strange for anyone else? It won't let me conncet when I'm on my VPN and when I turn it off, the page looks like a copy of ebates or something. Very strange, and not what the page used to look like at all. Has Rakuten been hacked or have I?

 
Has Rakuten.com gone strange for anyone else? It won't let me conncet when I'm on my VPN and when I turn it off, the page looks like a copy of ebates or something. Very strange, and not what the page used to look like at all. Has Rakuten been hacked or have I?
I believe they renamed Ebates as rakuten so they’re making it look like that to ease those consumers into the transition.
 
So that’s what Mueller’s press conference at 11 is about. Russians interfering with our Games With Gold. Never thought they’d go that far.

Metro 2033 perhaps?
I definitely would have read the report if I thought it was going to affect GWG. :)

It's funny to think about how many people would tear through a thick briefing on investigations, congressional testimony or a 2000 page healthcare bill if it had Shift codes, Easter eggs or other stuff like Borderlands 3 teasers, Avengers trailers, etc.

 
Did they change something in the My Games and Apps tab? I remember I had about 530 Games in there installed & ready to install combinded now I'm under 500 and haven't uninstalled much the last few days hum..

 
So guess we may not get a GWG announcement until tomorrow?

Actually would be cool if we one up’d PS4 and got the Borderlands 1 remaster. :)
 
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Guess we’ll wait til tomorrow to hear which Assassins Creed, Lego and 5 year old free to play mobile games we’ll get with GwG
 
Pre-E3 announcements and rumors shifting into high gear today.

Avengers game will be at Square-Enix's show.

https://twitter.com/Avengers/status/1133750227922542592

Halo: Reach in MCC on PC will be streamed tomorrow. Flighting (beta testing) for PC will go live in June.

https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1133527248344997888

Death Stranding out in November, Last of Us 2 "delayed" until early next year.

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1133707224369569793

Cadence of Hyrule appears to be releasing on June 20th.

https://twitter.com/nibellion/status/1133677633592549378?s=21

And we have the Borderlands news. The announcement of the PS+ games is a good sign for that. I hope the DLC is free but I kind of doubt it. I'm curious where this will be officially announced though. It would seem like Xbox since Sony isn't doing a live show. PC Gaming show is being sponsored by Epic Store, so unless they bring Handsome Collection to the platform this announcment at their show wouldn't make much sense.

 
Damn, PS+ got Sonic Mania and Borderlands Handsome Collection. Finally a good month there, BUT WE GOT Ben Hur!
That's huge and easily beats any crap that GWG put out this year. I hope the late announcement means Microsoft got early word of PS Plus's big month and are now scrambling to put something good together.

Oh, who am I kidding? We're getting the 360 version of Pool Nation and a repeat of all 3 AC Chronicles games. Or maybe we'll get Temple of Osiris for the third time!!! Microsoft hates us.
 
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Or maybe we'll get Temple of Osiris for the third time!!! Microsoft hates us.
Ackshually, it was Guardian of Light we got twice. :bouncy:
I think that was the only GWG repeat ever aside from early Xbone GWG days where the game would be free for like 2 months straight.
 
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I don’t understand how people can say Sonic Mania and Borderlands Handsome Collection “easily” beat anything GWG has had. I know some people don’t like golf but the Handsome Collection is four years old and surely 90% of people who ever wanted to play it own it. Sonic Mania is also two years old.

Yet we get a game 9 months old and that’s considered trash?
 
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Yet we get a game 9 months old and that’s considered trash?
In terms of quality, yes.
Also keep in mind the Handsome Collection just got that nice update and has only been as low as $20 digital.
Sonic Mania is a cheap game but I'd have easily taken that over something like Marooners.
 
In terms of quality, yes.
Also keep in mind the Handsome Collection just got that nice update and has only been as low as $20 digital.
Sonic Mania is a cheap game but I'd have easily taken that over something like Marooners.
Borderlands Collection has been as low as $15 digitally. Golf Club 2019 lowest price digitally? $25.

And most people didn’t own Golf Club. Like I said most people probably already own Borderlands.

Guess I prefer newer games I don’t already own.
 
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I don’t understand how people can say Sonic Mania and Borderlands Handsome Collection “easily” beat anything GWG has had. I know some people don’t like golf but the Handsome Collection is four years old and surely 90% of people whoever wanted to play it own it. Sonic Mania is also two years old.

Yet we get a game 9 months old and that’s considered trash?
For me, the age of a game in not the gauge of quality. Sonic Mania is fantastic, and Borderlands is a collection of two awesome games and all of their DLCs. Even though I already own both of the games, if GWG had this as a month I would say it's best month in a long time.

Context is also a big factor here. The "old game" argument losses some power when a big sequel like Borderlands 3 is on the way. There are a lot of people that will want to get into the series for the first time. You also should consider that the looter shooter genre has come a long way since BL2 released, with the rise of Destiny, The Division, and Warframe all after BL2, there are probably a lot of people willing to give BL a shot for the first time. Finally, consider that both games in the Handsome Collection are originally from last gen. Plenty of people probably skipped buying it when it came out due to being too recent of all things, so now they get a collection that visually (1080p to 4K) is a vast improvement, while also getting the big 60FPS upgrade.

I'm not sure what 9 month old specifically you're referring to, but I don't care if we get a GWG that is a day one release if the game itself is trash.

 
Did they change something in the My Games and Apps tab? I remember I had about 530 Games in there installed & ready to install combinded now I'm under 500 and haven't uninstalled much the last few days hum..
Same. Found out games you own that also are in game pass are no longer in Ready to Install. Happened to a lot of people and it's irritating
 
For me, the age of a game in not the gauge of quality. Sonic Mania is fantastic, and Borderlands is a collection of two awesome games and all of their DLCs. Even though I already own both of the games, if GWG had this as a month I would say it's best month in a long time.

Context is also a big factor here. The "old game" argument losses some power when a big sequel like Borderlands 3 is on the way. There are a lot of people that will want to get into the series for the first time. You also should consider that the looter shooter genre has come a long way since BL2 released, with the rise of Destiny, The Division, and Warframe all after BL2, there are probably a lot of people willing to give BL a shot for the first time. Finally, consider that both games in the Handsome Collection are originally from last gen. Plenty of people probably skipped buying it when it came out due to being too recent of all things, so now they get a collection that visually (1080p to 4K) is a vast improvement, while also getting the big 60FPS upgrade.

I'm not sure what 9 month old specifically you're referring to, but I don't care if we get a GWG that is a day one release if the game itself is trash.
And I never said those two games aren’t quality. Just saying that they probably got them cheap because they are older.

It’s a good month for PS4. Just personally would say last months GWG was a better month for me since I didn’t own 3/4 games and consider Golf Club 2019 to be a quality game despite what others say.

So my statement wasn’t that it wasn’t a good month for PS+, it is. I just think to act like GWG has been nothing but trash lately is a bit ridiculous.
 
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golf club 2 is so good i could say it's better than all the tiger woods games. and some of those were really good.
Let's not get crazy ;) in seriousness though it did get kind of crazy in Tiger Woods with the amount you could control the ball after the shot later in the series, thing was ridiculous.

 
Ah, yeah I don't think Golf Club is a terrible game, but I think it's easy to see why people would be way more excited over Borderlands and Sonic over a sports game. Any month that is giving me something like Golf Club or WWE over an all around well-regarded game is at the very least going to score lower for me.

I tend not to really judge the overall month on if I own the games or not, though I still post if I think it's a good month of me personally or not. I don't consider something like Marooners a net positive just because I didn't own it. A cheap indie game that isn't particularly good feels like a wasted slot when there are so many good cheap games.

 
That's huge and easily beats any crap that GWG put out this year.
Celeste is better than both of those games. Sonic Mania is pretty good, but The Handsome Collection is a slightly enhanced Borderlands 2 (which has already been GwG) and The Pre-Sequel, a very bad game even to Borderlands die-hard fans.

Yes, they are pretty big name games, but I wouldn't say they blow Celeste, PvZ2, Super Bomberman R out of the water.

Borderlands 2 has been free on so many platforms, who hasn't already tried that yet? And it's cel-shaded from 2011, how much better do the "enhancements" really make it? (Essentially it was just another "remaster" cash grab on PS4 owners who didn't have their PS3/x360 anymore)

Sonic Mania is fantastic though, but Celeste is easily better IMO, especially when one takes into consideration that Celeste is digital only.

I HIGHLY prefer getting big name digital only Indies in GwG instead of big name physical games since Sonic Mania can be played in a couple days and traded back into Gamestop for more than one pays for it in the first place sometimes. Same with Borderlands Handsome collection.
 
^^ My example with Golf Club not being something everyone owned was okay but I agree with gldndomer that retail games are overrated as either GWG or PS+ titles. Easy to get them cheap (or rent) and a lot of people have them already.

I’d prefer a good indie game myself (and no Marooners was certainly not in the good bucket).
 
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Borderlands Collection has been as low as $15 digitally. Golf Club 2019 lowest price digitally? $25.

And most people didn’t own Golf Club. Like I said most people probably already own Borderlands.

Guess I prefer newer games I don’t already own.
My bad, $15. Price was more that the Handsome Collection hasn't been sale for $5 constantly or something.
I didn't hate the golf game but supposedly it doesn't work particularly great. Marooners was the real stinker of last month anyway.
I should specify that I tend to bitch about Xbone GWG quality rather than 360.
My only complaint about 360 GWG this past month (besides owning both) was that it wasn't EDF 2025 instead of IA.
 
Outer Wilds reviews have been craaaazy good. I'm intrigued and glad I watched that Mixer E3 stream to get it for free.
Dang, they are good. Need to get downloading that!

Should have made that a GWG instead of a Mixer giveaway and maybe people would be happy. Oh wait, that isn’t a four year old retail game that almost everyone owns so probably not ;)
 
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