It is in part thanks to the console X-COM EU, that I was made aware of Xenonauts. After I saw that Xcom was coming out I did a little dance, then I saw it was turn based strategy and danced some more. After my spontaneous bout of jigging, I ran to my laptop to see if I could get my hands on a copy of UFO EU, and TFTD. As my XCOMian nerves were tingling. It was during this research that I happened across a reference to the upcoming project Xenonauts.
I found the console game a great laugh, but missed the depth of the old games, feeling a somewhat linear story developing on the console (My favourite moments when playing through the original games was generally in my own head, reveling in the achievements of my squads, and giving stories to the members),
One premium preorder of Xenonauts later I am a happier man, as the work the team here is doing is astounding and filling me full of joy. I enjoy both games, I know Xenonauts will dominate my time more thoroughly however. I thank Firaxis for incensing me to find Xenonauts. And I hope that more people will find Xenonauts because of the console game release. As I personally think that you can never, ever spend too much money in the name of planetary defence.