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The Monday letters page wonders what\u2019s in store for Xbox<\/a> in 2026, as one reader agrees that Tomb Raider needs to go back to basics.<\/p>\n Games Inbox<\/a> is a collection of our readers\u2019 letters, comments, and opinions. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE: We are currently preparing articles to run over the Christmas<\/a> and New Year break, so if you\u2019ve been thinking of writing a Reader\u2019s Feature now would be the perfect time to send it in. It can be on any subject you want, as long as it\u2019s a minimum of 500 words long.<\/p>\n Promising previews That makes me think next year might be a bit of a special one for games. This year was as well but really only for indie games<\/a>. I think most big name games were a bit of disappointment and overall there wasn\u2019t really that many of them \u2013 this Christmas is as quiet as I can remember it in recent years.<\/p>\n Just for me personally, the games I\u2019m interested in next year include Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>, 007 First Light<\/a>, Pragmata, Saros, GTA 6<\/a>, High On Life 2, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel\u2019s Wolverine, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis<\/a>. I won\u2019t get them all, obviously, but they\u2019re all of interest to me.<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t include any indie games, so if you add that on top we really could be looking at an all-timer. Of course, 2025 looked a lot better this time last year and then we had an underwhelming Switch 2<\/a> launch and a GTA 6 delay. So, I guess the trick is not to take anything for granted. \t\t\t\tExpert, exclusive gaming analysis\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter<\/a> for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n Highest bidder Or maybe it\u2019s just because that\u2019s not my sort of game, but I was encouraged by how many interesting looking single-player games there were and how much attention Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was getting. If that means lots of more similar games in the future, that aren\u2019t super expensive and don\u2019t take forever to make, then I\u2019ll be very happy and actually optimistic about gaming in the future. GC: Everyone pays for their trailer slots at The Game Awards. Presumably Highguard paid more than anyone else.<\/p>\n Reject the reboot This new game needs to focus on proper puzzles and platforming, that take real skill, and on making Lara Croft someone you like. A decent story that you can remember for more than two seconds after it happens would be nice too, but I\u2019m not going to go crazy with my demands. Not now I know dinosaurs are in it. Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n The year ahead Someone said about how all their games this year have been a flop and it\u2019s hard to disagree, even though we don\u2019t get sales figures. I do think they could do better next year though. They\u2019ve got Forza Horizon 6, which is a guaranteed hit now that the series is on PlayStation 5, and you\u2019ve got Fable, which surely has to be out soon.<\/p>\n If it\u2019s not I\u2019d question whether it\u2019s ever even going to come out. If Microsoft is in a money saving phase right now then spending another year on the game, plus all the money needed for marketing, it may genuinely be cheaper to just can it and cut their losses. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s likely but in a way it might be useful, if it puts publishers off relying on such massive, expensive, and unmanageable games. 18-rated action I\u2019m never been a fan of these types of games because I can\u2019t be bothered to learn combos, but it has a few basic moves that keep me going and I just check the tutorials every so often to get a few extra moves.<\/p>\n It\u2019s so violent and the kills are super satisfying. It\u2019s a real gem. Nintendo after dark I put this down to Nintendo being too cowardly to try and make her a proper character, so it can hide behind letting the player make up their own idea of what they think she\u2019s like. If they were to do it properly they\u2019d have to deal with her having a difficult childhood and having communication problems (to put it mildly!) as an adult.<\/p>\n But, as was said, Nintendo never deals with that sort of thing. Nobody in Nintendo games has real-world problems and I think they\u2019re not comfortable with addressing that sort of thing. They\u2019re probably right too, it\u2019s not what their family friendly audience want to hear. But then again, Metroid is not the kind of game the whole family is going to be interested in.<\/p>\n Either they need to invent some kind of Nintendo adult label, which they\u2019ll never do, or at make Samus Aran a simplistic stereotype like Myles and his crew of losers.<\/p>\n Some generic quips and basic dialogue, along the lines of any other ordinary action hero, would still have been a lot better than a grown woman standing around ignoring people as they talk to her, and them treating that as if it\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n Or, and this seems the most obvious thing, just put her in a setting that doesn\u2019t have any other people around, like most of the Metroid games. Metroid Prime 4 creates so many problems for itself that didn\u2019t need to happen that I couldn\u2019t even enjoy it for the graphics and exploration. Christmas gift Thank you to everyone who helped me in choosing the right PC parts for my new PC this year. I am currently 70% through Bioshock 1 Remastered on my new PC. A new hope Having all new characters seems a bit of a negative at first but I think it\u2019s easy for fans to forget how long it\u2019s been since the originals, which without the remake are not something younger games are likely to enjoy.<\/p>\n So I think a new crew, and probably connections to things like Andor and the High Republic, which didn\u2019t exist when the original games were made, would be great. I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll throw some cameos in anyway though, especially someone like HK-47, who doesn\u2019t need much of an excuse to still be around.<\/p>\n Combine that with the new racing gaming and I\u2019m suddenly feeling very optimistic about Star Wars games, after feeling that probably companies were pulling back from it after Star Wars Outlaws. It\u2019s a real shame about that game, because I did feel it was pretty good, but I do hope we get something else set in the seedier side of the universe and hopefully Battlefront 3.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not sure if EA are really on board though, as I don\u2019t think they\u2019re the publisher on either of these new games? Which is understandable as both are being made by people that used to work at developers they own! GC: They didn\u2019t say who the publisher was, other than Lucasfilm Games. But up till now they\u2019ve not handled anything directly.<\/p>\n Inbox also-rans That new Street Fighter movie<\/a> looks freaky. I\u2019m not sure going for \u2018so bad it\u2019s good\u2019 from the off is really a good idea. The costumes are funny but it\u2019s going to have to have a really good script to not be a total embarrassment. Especially as they can\u2019t rely on the amazing Raul Julia. Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n The small print You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader\u2019s Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page<\/a>, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot.<\/p>\n You can also leave your comments below and don\u2019t forget to follow us on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow
I thought that was a pretty good The Game Awards on Friday<\/a>. I didn\u2019t stay up for it but despite all the leaks I thought it was pretty interesting and there were still a fair few surprises. Some of the games were a way off but I was glad to see quite a few were relatively soon.<\/p>\n
Futterman<\/p>\n
I would overall say that was one of the more watchable The Game Awards, with lots of actually interesting games and at least some surprises. I was very excited by the Star Wars games and Tomb Raider and I don\u2019t understand why one of those didn\u2019t end out the show as the mic drop at the end, because it seemed like the whole thing was going well and then it just went out with a whimper with Highguard.<\/p>\n
Tacle<\/p>\n
I agree with the Reader\u2019s Feature<\/a> that Tomb Raider needs to skew to the older games not the newer ones. They\u2019re not bad games and yet there\u2019s not really anything I would keep from the reboot trilogy in a new set of games. Everything that was good about them had nothing to do with Tomb Raider and could\u2019ve been in any competent third person action game.<\/p>\n
Iceman<\/p>\n
So, I see we\u2019re back to Microsoft making homework style excuses again, this time about why they weren\u2019t at The Game Awards<\/a>. Sure, they do always have a showcase early in the new year, but they also used The Game Awards to announce the Xbox Series X. Or maybe that\u2019s why they didn\u2019t want to do it again, considering how that went!<\/p>\n
Xane<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I\u2019m guessing Ninja Gaiden 4 isn\u2019t talked about because it was a flop! It\u2019s PlatinumGames at their violent best though and almost as good as Metal Gear Rising.<\/p>\n
Simon<\/p>\n
Completely agree with the criticism of Metroid Prime 4 over the weekend, particular the Reader\u2019s Feature blaming the characterisation of Samus Aran<\/a> \u2013 or rather the complete lack of it.<\/p>\n
Wotan<\/p>\n
Hope all Game Central readers, Underboxers, and GameCentral staff have a good Christmas and get the game or games they would like. On Epic Games Store on PC currently, until Thursday 18th January, you can get Hogwarts Legacy free!<\/p>\n
Andrew J.<\/p>\n
Very excited to hear about Star Wars: The Fate Of The Old Republic<\/a>. A complete surprise and for once everything about it sounded perfect: single-player, the original director, and Andor references!<\/p>\n
Tim Rogers<\/p>\n
This is the second year in a row we\u2019ve had bad loser at The Game Awards. Last time it was Black Myth: Wukong and this time it was Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2<\/a>. I don\u2019t get it though, how could you not think it was going to be Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, whether you like it or not.
Sophus<\/p>\n
Benson<\/p>\n
New Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. Readers\u2019 letters are used on merit and may be edited for length and content.<\/p>\n
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