Xbox Canada

If we want to say one major console manufacturer is 'winning' over another, the current edge goes to Microsoft and their Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Thing is, it's pretty easy to win when you are technically the only system with a firm pricing structure and release date. But even further than that, Microsoft is starting the next generation off right, in three big ways.

Here are this weeks ID@Xbox releases, which includes a fantastic title in Divinity: Original Sin 2! Be sure to check out that title, and all the others!

Sea of Thieves is a game that is LOADED with potential, but little of which is released at this time. It's also a game I will keep coming back to from time-to-time to see what has been changed and updated. What is hear is great, but when you are asking 59.99 USD for the experience, it quickly becomes apparent that what's here isn't worth the retail purchase price. On the flip side, for those looking at it via Xbox Game Pass, there is plenty of value here for your $10 a month entrance price.

Yesterday afternoon, Xbox Canada unlocked Sea of Thieves for reviewers, and I quickly jumped in for a few hours to see all the exciting content that wasn't public during the alpha and beta phase of the game. Right from the get-go, Rare did not disappoint, with much more content ready and waiting for me the second I walked out of the tavern and down to my ship. Whether it was looking for chests, taking on undead pirates for loot via a washed up Message in a Bottle, or wrangling a few animals, my first few hours in Sea of Thieves have been pretty fun. that ...

Last month, Xbox Canada was nice enough to send over a code so we could try out the Xbox Design Lab process. We've already detailed the design phase of product which you can read here, but now it's time to look at the actual product, compare it to the design, and determine how worthwhile this expensive adventure really is! Let's dive in and see how well Microsoft was able to construct the controller I designed!