On this week’s Salient Points: Microsoft celebrates 20 years, surprise drops Halo: Infinite‘s multiplayer, updates backwards compatibility titles, and says that their console exclusives “aren’t meant to punish other platforms.”
Dalan, Luis, and I talk about that, Call of Duty: Vanguard‘s sales being 40% down, Sony and Valve cutting production of PS5s, Steam Decks — respectively — GTA: The Trilogy having launch issues, Outriders upcoming updates, expansions, and more.
Games featured: Otogi, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Elder Scrolls 6, Back 4 Blood, Metroid: Dread, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Metroid Fusion, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Forza Horizon 5.
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