Xbox Project Helix, Playstation pulls PC plans, Major game launches + more!

Duration: 08:13

Timestamps:

0:00 i love video james. a big Jamer

0:11 Xbox 'Project Helix' plays PC games

1:45 PlayStation single-player games skip PC

3:01 RE: Requiem, Pokopia launches

4:24 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:33 AC: Resynced, AC: Unity patch

5:09 Marathon, Slay the Spire 2 launches

6:16 Highguard shutting down

6:49 FF11 locks down another server

7:26 GameDate !

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

GOT PC GAMES INSIDE MY DNA

New Xbox CEO announces "Project Helix", code-name for next-gen Xbox console, will "play your Xbox and PC games"

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-ceo-confirms-next-gen-project-helix-console-will-play-pc-games-204654357.html

https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2029645713962156149

Official Xbox tweet https://x.com/Xbox/status/2029646886408515623

2024: Phil Spencer said he wants third-party game stores like EGS, Itch.io on Xbox

https://www.polygon.com/24108670/xbox-epic-games-store-phil-spencer-interview/

The lines have already been blurred for some time, thanks to the Xbox Play Anywhere program

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbox-play-anywhere

PCs, including handhelds, can play many Xbox games

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/handhelds/rog-xbox-ally

Launch next year? AMD CEO Lisa Su: “Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is progressing well to support a launch in 2027”

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-reveals-next-gen-xbox-could-launch-in-2027-ceo-says-semi-custom-soc-ready-to-support-launch-in-2027

NO PORT IN THIS STORM

Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC which is a 180 from their 2022 target of having half their games available on PC and mobile: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/sony-wont-bring-any-more-single-player-playstation-games-to-pc/

Original source - Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

Quote: https://archive.md/uhm2i#selection-1663.0-1679.38

The reason for the strategic shift is likely due to many factors, including ports not netting significant revenue for playstation https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sorry-first-party-playstation-games-arent-coming-to-pc-anymore-152128980.html

Quote about several reasons for the shift

Which admittedly could have been because of the inconsistency in the application and the intermittent requirement for Playstation account sign in.

Quote The company was inconsistent

But the real reason is likely the next xbox is going to be a windows PC: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/the-next-xbox-is-a-pc-with-all-of-windows-strengths-will-it-come-with-its-weaknesses-too

And the idea of having playstation games playable on Xbox didn’t sit well with Sony: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-has-reportedly-returned-to-console-exclusivity-in-part-because-some-within-playstation-are-worried-that-releasing-games-on-pc-may-hurt-sales-of-ps5-and-even-ps6

Quote:Meanwhile, Bloomberg suggested the prospect

HORRIFICALLY POPULAR

Mar 2 - Resident Evil: Requiem hits 334,214 concurrent players over launch weekend, breaking franchise record

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/resident-evil-requiem-hits-334214-concurrent-players-over-launch-weekend-breaking-franchise-record

https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e260304.html

Steam chart(Editor please draw the eye to the all time peak 5 days ago)

https://steamdb.info/app/3764200/charts/

Resident Evil Requiem Physical Editions Are Sold Out Across Major US Retailers

https://twistedvoxel.com/resident-evil-requiem-physical-editions-sold-out-across-major-retailers/

People are having nightmares about the spiders from resident evil requiem - https://www.ign.com/articles/it-fing-sucks-and-in-a-way-is-a-compliment-resident-evil-requiem-is-proving-tough-for-fans-with-arachnophobia-though-the-inevitable-thomas-the-tank-engine-mod-is-here-to-help

Also arguably a horror game is the new pokemon game,

Mar 3 - ‘Pokopia’ is the best-reviewed ‘Pokémon’ game of all time

Launches March 5th

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pokemon-pokopia-is-the-highest-rated-pokemon-game-since-x-y-on-metacritic-and-its-not-even-out-on-nintendo-switch-2-yet

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/pokopia-best-reviewed-pokemon-game-of-all-time-3932497

Clip of Ditto turning into a human: https://youtu.be/-zpr21HzJ9Q?t=14

Gameplay Clip: https://youtu.be/-zpr21HzJ9Q?t=98

It also features this poor Pikachu:

https://x.com/Dexerto/status/2029567636976148632?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

QUICK BITS

IT’S NOT A SPRINT, IT’S A…

Marathon Server Slam stirs Steam with nearly 150,000 concurrent players day one

https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-server-slam-steam-players-concurrent

Reviews were somewhat mixed with this guy from forbes hating it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/02/27/i-am-not-loving-the-marathon-server-slam-so-far/

Quote of this guy saying he thinks it’s a time waster: https://archive.md/oLECM#selection-4769.0-4769.212

And this guy from ign loving it: https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-review

Marathon promises to avoid stressful FOMO-inducing battle passes, and that there's "no pay for power" microtransactions

https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-avoid-stressful-fomo-inducing-battle-passes-no-pay-for-power-microtransactions

It’s still struggling to keep up with the sequel to a beloved indie game that launched IN EARLY ACCESS at the exact same time

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now-in-early-access/

Steam page showing spire leading ahead of marathon: https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topselling/CA

WE SHIVERED THEIR TIMBERS

Mar 4 - Ubisoft Finally Confirms Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced https://www.player.one/ubisoft-confirms-assassins-creed-black-flag-resyncedremake-game-coming-soon-162354

https://overclock3d.net/news/software/ubisoft-officially-confirms-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced/

Statement from Ubisoft: https://lmg.gg/jdJyS

Patch for AC Unity for 60FPS too, it's kinda weird. The game is super old

https://gameinformer.com/2026/03/04/assassins-creed-unity-60-fps-patch-hits-playstation-5-and-xbox-tomorrow

Launch trailer clip: https://youtu.be/RxF6fonBDUA?t=21

OUT LIKE A WILDLIGHT

Developer Wildlight Entertainment says that, even though Highguard reached 2 million players, the game will be shut down permanently on March 12th.

http://theverge.com/games/880206/highguard-shut-down

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/with-1-week-to-live-highguard-is-going-out-kicking-with-a-final-update-adding-a-new-character-speedy-account-progression-and-more-as-devs-thank-everyone-who-has-played-the-fps/

Twitter post: https://x.com/PlayHighguard/status/2028923492125819287

Steam chart: https://steamdb.info/app/4128260/charts/#max

https://kotaku.com/highguard-final-update-shutdown-concord-toxic-2000675964

They are still releasing that content patch though for people to enjoy the update for a whole week!

ODIN UP THE LINE

Mar 4 - Final Fantasy 11 locks down yet another server as overpopulation continues to hit Final Fantasy 14's predecessor, over two decades after its original launch (Oh no, my steak was too juicy and my lobster was too buttery)

https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-11-locks-down-another-server-due-to-overpopulation

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/final-fantasy-11-is-closing-off-yet-another-major-server-to-new-players-due-to-overpopulation/

They keep fucking up their other games, so people just keep coming back to this one

https://frvr.com/blog/final-fantasy-11-closes-off-its-third-server-to-new-players-as-the-ageing-mmo-struggles-with-overpopulation/

Official statement: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics/ff11us/detail/40148/detail.html

TINDER 4 GAMERS

[Grayson]

Mar 4 - Youtuber named Batty made a website to revive dead multiplayer games and to schedule play dates called GameDate

https://massivelyop.com/2026/03/02/gamedate-is-a-site-for-finding-groups-to-play-older-or-underpopulated-games-together/

https://www.gamedate.org/

It even has a message board, along with a pretty cool retro vibe https://gamedate.org/discuss

Announcement video: https://youtu.be/SFBCNnOhYgs?t=21