With the Rumours of MS going third party what platform are you going to be playing there games on from now on?

Ironically, I could myself getting an Xbox Series X for BC reasons.
I have a hunch I'll be able to easily find a cheap second hand one if all this comes down.
 
The 1st party PS5 games are doing sweet FA for me last 2 gens so it is looking likely I'll be going PC and Switch only coming up. Series X just got sold.
 
reinking said:
The way console prices rise if MS leaves the market is if MS actually goes through with their plan to let other manufacturers sell Xbox branded consoles. Those companies will need to make a profit on the consoles being sold similar to the 3DO days. It will not be Sony causing the console price increase but I do fear they will follow if other consoles are sold at a higher price.
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Sony pricing a console too much puts them in the cross hairs of PC console killer builds.

There are different ways to ensure you have a stronger profit margin without just price increasing it to hell.
 
I hope the rumors are untrue and they still continue console development.
If they are true then I will play them on PC (Xbox) when I am able to and. If my PC can't run it then console.
 
PC/Steam Deck. I have a PS5 but can't see myself buying into the next generation Sony console. The only franchise I care about is God of War and with talk of most (if not all) Sony games coming to PC, I don't really see the point in owning the console moving forward.

Nintendo ill probably buy into because Mario and Zelda but we'll see.
 
They need to get everything running on their PC store ASAP. If they sort that out I will play on PC and hook up a laptop or gaming Nuc, Fractal Terra into my bedrooms. This is only if they drop high end hardware. If they go back on gamepass now I'll just migrate to PC and steam with a ROG ALly type device for back up.
 
PC. Will probably still get an Xbox for my kid as long as gamepass is still a thing. If PS keeps bringing games to PC... likely no console beyond Switch 2
 
It's a crime that there is no Platinum trophy for any Halo game.

Playstation for whatever comes over.
 
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GHG said:
The price that they deem to be the sweet spot for their proposition.

You need to understand these companies are not stupid. Monopolies and excessive pricing can only exist in instances where incumbents make it impossible for new entrants to enter the market. That isn't the case in the console industry, and it isn't the case in the discrete GPU market.

The reason that's an important point is this - if a company abuses their market position and puts prices up too much then they are putting themselves in a vulnerable position whereby it becomes easier for new (or existing) businesses to enter the market and steal market share. Excessive pricing makes consumers more receptive to alternatives, not the opposite.

So in summary, if they want to continue to do well in the long run, excessively whacking prices up isn't the way to do it.
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Ummmm. What alternatives? If MS leaves the console space there is no competition for PS (not that is much of a competition even with MS there). If literally one of the biggest companies in the world entered, competed and lost, who has the capital to do it. Google? (Stadia failed), Apple? The ABK discourse highlighted that the high end console market only had two players. PS3's price point drove me away that generation and only came back for PS4/5. WTF does PS6 look like?

At least I'm excited for the health in PC because that is where the definite value will be moving forward. Console growrh has also been stagnant, PS will have no other choice than to invest even more to continue expanding their market. Heck they are dominating right now and continue to move more support to PC. Helldivers is a new precedent with day and date release.
 
RGB'D said:
Like layoffs!
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Was more thinking along the lines of reduced leaps between gens, multiple SKUs for various price ranges etc etc.

Layoffs are possible in this climate, but I think Sony isn't in as much of a need as others.
 
What platform will I play them on? Same as now.

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Was more thinking along the lines of reduced leaps between gens, multiple SKUs for various price ranges etc etc.

Layoffs are possible in this climate, but I think Sony isn't in as much of a need as others.
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(Just for clarity I am not endorsing layoffs; just highlighting that it is textbook corporate playbook for when they want to increase profit margins).

Yeesh I hope not with reduced leaps between generations. There already is hardly any benefit beyond load times with this console generation. Graphics are better, but we have reached diminishing returns in the console space. Also how many generations are truly left before consoles are obsolete? They have been at console market saturation for a long time and the younger generations interests are dominated by PC/mobile/switch.
 
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RGB'D said:
Yeesh I hope not with reduced leaps between generations. (Just for clarity I am not endorsing layoffs; just highlighting that it is textbook corporate playbook for when they want to increase profit margins). There already is hardly any benefit beyond load times with this console generation. Graphics are better, but we have reached diminishing returns in the console space. Also how many generations are truly left before consoles are obsolete. They have been at console market saturation for a long time and the younger generations interests are dominated by PC/mobile/switch.
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Scope creep has become a problem for gaming devs in the west particularly.

You look at something like Palworld or V Rising becoming a success on a shoestring budget and the endlessly inflating budgets become even more ridiculous to behold.
 
This is all quite the trick. MS knows their current titles have gotten to the end of the line so why not make more sales? They release these old exclusives and hook some Sony ponys then bam, Elder scrolls comes out as an Xbox exclusive and Sony ponys get mad and have to buy an Xbox
 
Ribi said:
This is all quite the trick. MS knows their current titles have gotten to the end of the line so why not make more sales? They release these old exclusives and hook some Sony ponys then bam, Elder scrolls comes out as an Xbox exclusive and Sony ponys get mad and have to buy an Xbox
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If a game is considered to be end of line after under 6 months on the market... and that is normal for Xbox, then we can chalk that up as a new problem they have.
 
Mr.Phoenix said:
If a game is considered to be end of line after under 6 months on the market... and that is normal for Xbox, then we can chalk that up as a new problem they have.
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Blame the Todd father.

I'm expecting a wave of Xbox games to come into the PlayStation ecosystem and then Microsoft to have timed exclusives from now on dropping on Xbox then to PS later. Similar to how PlayStation does PC. It'll give people a reason to continue playing on Xbox and perhaps entice sales if someone wants to play months in advance after tasting what Xbox has to offer.
 
I've been an Xbox guy since the 360 days, mainly because I prefer their games (Halo, Gears etc).

If they start releasing all of their games on PS, I will have no qualms about buying that console. I have absolutely no allegiance to hardware other than it needs to play the games I want.

If all these rumours are true, then the only way Xbox can survive as hardware is to ensure that their games will always release first their own console. 3 months, 6 months, 12 months? I'm pretty sure 3 months as exclusive would be enough to keep me, the cheap whore that I am.
 
BigLee74 said:
I've been an Xbox guy since the 360 days, mainly because I prefer their games (Halo, Gears etc).

If they start releasing all of their games on PS, I will have no qualms about buying that console. I have absolutely no allegiance to hardware other than it needs to play the games I want.

If all these rumours are true, then the only way Xbox can survive as hardware is to ensure that their games will always release first their own console. 3 months, 6 months, 12 months? I'm pretty sure 3 months as exclusive would be enough to keep me, the cheap whore that I am.
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Thanks for volunteering to beta test for the rest of us.
 
Ribi said:
Blame the Todd father.

I'm expecting a wave of Xbox games to come into the PlayStation ecosystem and then Microsoft to have timed exclusives from now on dropping on Xbox then to PS later. Similar to how PlayStation does PC. It'll give people a reason to continue playing on Xbox and perhaps entice sales if someone wants to play months in advance after tasting what Xbox has to offer.
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That's a fairly optimistic way of looking at things.

Hope that works out for them.
 
Mr.Phoenix said:
That's a fairly optimistic way of looking at things.

Hope that works out for them.
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Well it makes sense from a marketing perspective. You get your extra sales while also keeping your initial sales from your fan base because they might want to play it day one. Now it will depend on if MS can release a game that is worthy of a day one purchase, and that's been their problem for a few years now which is how we got into this mess.
 
I just realized this is a thread from last month.

What a week.
 
More casual gamers will jump to PS5.

Also, this: if anybody is on the fence about buying/selling anything, the market and pricing are likely to be changed very soon for everything: Xbox, PS5, PC components. Better hurry up.

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Heisenberg007 said:
More casual gamers will jump to PS5.

Also, this: if anybody is on the fence about buying/selling anything, the market and pricing are likely to be changed very soon for everything: Xbox, PS5, PC components. Better hurry up.

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Walked past cex earlier and Series Xs are selling for £330 already, probs £180 cash if you hand one in.

Sad time xbros.

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If there is one game I would like it would be Master Chief Collection. It's not a personal must for me but I just want to see what the fuzz is all about.
 
Cyborg said:
If there is one game I would like it would be Master Chief Collection. It's not a personal must for me but I just want to see what the fuzz is all about.
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Having never played any Halo game, I bought the MCC on Steam sometime ago. Couldn't play for more than 30-40 minutes.

Maybe the game is just old at this point. I found it really difficult to keep going. I'll probably give it another go sometime in the future, but I'll keep my expectations in check if I were you.
 
PC - same as it's been for the past few years. The only console which doesn't collect dust in my house is our Switch.
 
Heisenberg007 said:
Having never played any Halo game, I bought the MCC on Steam sometime ago. Couldn't play for more than 30-40 minutes.

Maybe the game is just old at this point. I found it really difficult to keep going. I'll probably give it another go sometime in the future, but I'll keep my expectations in check if I were you.
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Yeah, you have a point. Could be outdated and not up to the current standards.
 
Heisenberg007 said:
Having never played any Halo game, I bought the MCC on Steam sometime ago. Couldn't play for more than 30-40 minutes.

Maybe the game is just old at this point. I found it really difficult to keep going. I'll probably give it another go sometime in the future, but I'll keep my expectations in check if I were you.
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Currently my only console is a Series X and this news isn't going to make me just go and sell it. I will keep this console until we get to the next logical transition and weigh things up at that point. To be honest, I don't want to go Sony because I don't trust them in a market where they are the only competitor, not interested in Nintendo unless they come up with something powerful enough to not compromise on the 3rd part ports. Which leaves just PC... I have a (fairly old now) gaming laptop and not really too interested in building a new desktop at this point. Yeah, i'm not sure at this point what I will do. If Xbox leave the hardware market entirely then I suppose it leaves an opening there for maybe a third party console like a Steam machine.

Nintendo could be a dark horse here though, imagine they do release a powerful console that can play all their own games and the Xbox stuff?

Nah, who am i trying to kid :(
 
PC, Nintendo, vr/ar (future), and possibly whatever tv shit I can stream in the future as well. No point in owning a console/PS outside of that, for me at least.
 
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kurisu_1974 said:
Japanese games on PS5 and Western games on PC. Just like I have been doing since forever, never really saw the point in owning an Xbox since the 360.
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Isn't most Japanese games coming to Steam also, or do you mean native Japanese editions (PSN JPN) with all text & UI in Japanese?

Such versions can be hard to get through for example an EU Steam account IIRC.
 
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