I miss the good old days of getting the XOM and getting absolutely hype over games that never actually came to fruition.

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Couldn't fit the rest of the post on the title (200 character limit) but here's the rest of it here - Last June, Xbox Series was seeing impact of the May price increase and the Switch 2 launch. So, big % growth on a smaller base last year. Still, good month for Xbox Series.

Hi,

As I explained here a few months ago, for quite some time now, I've been trying to identify the weekly XBOX Free Play Days lineup before the official XBOX Wire announcement.

The goal is simply to give players a chance to start downloading and playing a little earlier (sometimes up to 16 hours before the XBOX Wire post). I also usually try to create a cover image similar to the official one to share the information 🙃

Note: XBOX Free Play Days events usually end on Mondays at 7 PM UTC. Some games are often playable starting on Wednesdays at 11 PM UTC.

Games identified so far (based on my findings)

From now until Monday, July 27, around 7 PM UTC:

• METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
• METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
• Tides of Tomorrow

As always, additional games may still be revealed during the official XBOX announcement later today, as it can be difficult to identify all the selected titles (especially since games that are playable without a subscription are harder to spot)

Which game are you planning to try this weekend?

Yvan_Dureve / Olio 🙃

If you have a Halo disc for Xbox or PlayStation 5 the evolved campaign works now. After downloading the preload/update, it started running great on my Xbox Series X. It’s also working great on PlayStation 5 Pro for those with discs. No NZ trick just discs are working now.

I bought this game on XBOX a while back, but despite that, it says I also own the PC version. If you were to download this game on PC from the Microsoft store however, you’d only download a small, unplayable file.

>As a member of the Special Tactics Group Commando detachment, Dom was trained by Sgt. Bernadette Mataki on combat survival techniques while infiltrating behind enemy lines. He is no stranger to infiltration missions and is often selected for operations deep within UIR-controlled territory. No matter how dangerous the mission, Dom always makes it back on time for Raven extract.

>Pre-order Gears of War: E-Day to unlock the Exfil Dom Character Skin and the Exfil Weapon Set in-game at launch.

>Plus get Early Access to the Open Beta, starting August 6th.

I'm playing Ryse: Son of Rome and I don't know why I waited this long. I've had it since it was free on GWG but never installed it and I really shouldn't have waited this long. What are you playing?

So recently, I have been gifted an Xbox One for helping a friend move. I haven’t been in the Xbox Community since Early Xbox 360, I experienced the Red Ring of Death & my brother ended getting the PS3, never looked back. I have always been a fan of the Xbox but now that I have been gifted this, I want to take advantage but Is it still good to use?
I guess the online or is it still being updated?

Any Suggestions?

Found these on sale at my local target. Any of these worth picking up? Thanks guys!

EDIT: thanks for the help everyone!! I bought the Steelseries Arctis pair! I got lucky it was the last pair!!

With the news that backwards compatible games are going to get achievements and playable on PC, I’m looking to purchase more titles. Any games you are interested in picking up on the sale?

Also anyone know if there an easy way to search/filter on store or somewhere else? Google hasn’t been helpful and don’t see anything on store.

To join the insiders program you just download an app.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/account-profile/manage-account/xbox-insider-hub