Ever since the arrival of the next-gen consoles in the form of Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and that PlayStation 5, numerous games have been updated, enhanced and then fully optimised for the power of the new hardware. The latest game to take that route is Descenders, yet not only is it now coming in super shiny form, but a full physical release joins the usual digital option.
Extreme sports games are something I love to get involved in, and so Descenders was always going to be one I was excited by. Now calling downhill mountain biking 'extreme' may seem a little like we’re pushing it, but with no properly exciting mountain bike game to speak of on console since Downhill Domination back in 2003, I’m willing to call Descenders whatever it wants - so long as I get a decent thrill without having to throw myself around some mud-soaked, hazard filled course in real life!
It's been sitting in Early Access/Game Preview since mid-2018, but now it's time for the downhill biking sensation that is Descenders to jump into the big time, with a full launch on Xbox One and Steam.
For me, the last time I can truly remember racing around on a mountain bike in the world of gaming is either down Mount Chiliad in GTA V or back in the day with Downhill Domination on the original Xbox console. Unfortunately, these days, the best we have of getting in on some serious downhill madness is by watching the Red Bull Rampage events on the TV.
It seems we’re not alone in our wish for an exciting mountain biking game though and thanks to the team over at RageSquid, we can now finally sink our teeth into some procedurally generated courses and hurtle our way downhill once more as Descenders is on Xbox One.
If you like extreme downhill freeriding then Descenders should be on your radar. And very soon it'll be coming to Xbox Game Preview. Want to know exactly when?
It's the procedurally generated extreme downhill freeriding title that has been created by the team at RageSquid, but as the game arrives on Steam, confirmation has come about that it'll soon also be available on Xbox Game Preview. But what game are we talking about? Descenders of course!
Ripping apart and sunsetting the old, rather tired, Games With Gold scheme (something that we think they should have ditched a good three years ago), Microsoft are adding in Xbox Game Pass Core.Â
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