based on this gen will you buy 'xbox' again in the ps6 generation ?
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Ceadeus
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I'm not getting neither an Xbox or the next Playstation. We're looking at a full digital future and i'm less and less attracted to what they're offering. If I can find everything I need into Nintendo and PC, then I should be happy enough.
Like, right now I'm having a blast playing Switch 2 and Tainted Grail on PC. I might get the urge to play ps5 or Xbox someday but idk, I feel like i've too much shit plugged in the livingroom and it's distracting.
Like, right now I'm having a blast playing Switch 2 and Tainted Grail on PC. I might get the urge to play ps5 or Xbox someday but idk, I feel like i've too much shit plugged in the livingroom and it's distracting.
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Jaguar Victory
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If it's a cool combo XBOX / PC then yes, 10 toes down. Love it. I get to play the best sellers on PlayStation (Xbox games) and I can PC game in the living room.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
I hope the future brings us good things as soon as possible.
FoxMcChief
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At this rate, I'm not buying the next Xbox or PlayStation.
DavidGzz
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I take my PC tower to work now over my consoles cause of Steam. The Series X is 1/4 the size. So yes.
It's not exactly portable but fair enough, who am I to judge. I'd recommend you just buy a gaming laptop at that point though. No reason to be packing and lugging a chunky series x about. Especially as gaming laptops can outperform it now too.
Ceadeus
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There ARE many good games, but I feel like many are brought to us half baked, in need of continuous updates and content updates. Also I don't like that most of the game data are not on the disc. It's all digital and not tangible, not yours. Then, I know they're popular, but I'm personally less and less interested into playing GaaS. Rushing throught limited timed content and event to collect useless junk over the years for games which eventually shut down.
This is not the type of shit that got me into loving video games. I love honest and simple video games, made with a beginning and an end when the credit rolls.
Again, there are many good games, I just wanted to share that.
DavidGzz
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I've had nothing but bad luck with gaming laptops. From Lemons after a couple of months to overheating issues. They are also 3 times the cost. If the next Xbox is powerful and has Steam, that's an attractive Steambox+Game Pass machine. I have plenty of monitors at work to connect to.
CashPrizes
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Done with them since the Xbone. Just doesn't make sense if you have a PC.
Geometric-Crusher
"Nintendo games are like indies, and worth at most $19" 🤡
yes, no, maybe
DarkShadowXI
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Nah, they lost me as a customer by releasing everything on PC. If that's what they wanted, then they nailed it.
No exclusives? What's the point?
No exclusives? What's the point?
OLED_Gamer
Member
Xbox- unlikely. I threw in the towel with them when they abandoned exclusivity. I went ahead and built my PC.
PS- maybe. Young kids here so if I buy a "simple to use" platform it will be PS considering they offer exclusives to a degree.
PC will likely be my main going forward although I do enjoy my PS5 Pro a lot. Steam is private so no shareholder pressure to become evil. PS at least offers physical media and most games are printed on them.
PS- maybe. Young kids here so if I buy a "simple to use" platform it will be PS considering they offer exclusives to a degree.
PC will likely be my main going forward although I do enjoy my PS5 Pro a lot. Steam is private so no shareholder pressure to become evil. PS at least offers physical media and most games are printed on them.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Old school Sega fanboy here. I would quit gaming before owning a Sony so Nintendo and Microsoft it is.
Radical_3d
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I still need one last machine to play all the Xbox classics. Would that be a discounted Series X or a Magnus? We'll see…
bitbydeath
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Guardian Monkey
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Xbox controllers, sure.
Ashamam
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I don't see how anyone could answer that now. Don't people need to see whats actually offered and at what price point?
I'll say that its not looking good for Xbox though. They are putting profits before everything else. Makes me wonder about hardware pricing, but in some ways worse, monetisation strategies. Will ads become more and more prominent, eg in dash and in game. Will games be designed around forcing MTX. Will games be cut down to the bone to allow Day 1 releases that are really 1/2 a game and DLC is paid and gets you the full experience. I would put nothing past them at this point. Sony too has accountants in charge, but I feel like their culture is 'stickier' and gouging will be more around the edges.
There is a huge opportunity for Valve in all this, either their own Steambox, or just their OS desktop for use in non Xbox branded Magnus consoles. That is certainly something I'll be looking hard at next time around instead of both consoles that I did this gen.
I'll say that its not looking good for Xbox though. They are putting profits before everything else. Makes me wonder about hardware pricing, but in some ways worse, monetisation strategies. Will ads become more and more prominent, eg in dash and in game. Will games be designed around forcing MTX. Will games be cut down to the bone to allow Day 1 releases that are really 1/2 a game and DLC is paid and gets you the full experience. I would put nothing past them at this point. Sony too has accountants in charge, but I feel like their culture is 'stickier' and gouging will be more around the edges.
There is a huge opportunity for Valve in all this, either their own Steambox, or just their OS desktop for use in non Xbox branded Magnus consoles. That is certainly something I'll be looking hard at next time around instead of both consoles that I did this gen.