Artistic
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Why not?
Being an Xbox fan in 2025
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lordrand11
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I bought both at the time but quickly upgraded my PC gaming rig because I wasn't a fan of either UI and the games looked like crap to me compared to the PC versions at the time (that plus the modding scene was booming too)
There were a few games that generated my hype for each console though, Rare Replay, Halo MCC on XbONE and the last good God of War game GoW 3 & The Last Guardian on PS4. The rest was pretty much take it or leave it.
ReasonBeing
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A brand that represents a corporation is a fickle thing. One who does this is bound to be disappointed in the long run. I'm not saying to not be a fan, but when we tie these brands to our self identity, it becomes a part of our self worth. I don't think that's a good idea.
CentralScrutinizer
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"World Premier"
Boo Who?
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Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
I am what happens when someone waits for a decade through all the empty PR promises for a console maker to return to its old ways. That Halo Unreal Engine trailer was the last straw.
Were you hacked or something? My god man lol.
Anyone who enjoyed OG Xbox/360 and Bungie's Halo will feel like that.
Some solid games released on PS5 this gen. You can proudly make it your identity.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
I just mean that your response makes no sense. The conversation was about Xbox games releases, so he mentioned Keeper which comes out in 4 days. Then you thought pointing out that he was only talking about studios Xbox owned was some gotcha? You were just not following the flow of the conversation.
Bernkastel
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I just want to ask you one question. You played Final Fantasy XI (or did you play Phantasy Star Universe?) on Xbox 360. Back then both Final Fantasy XI and Phantasy Star Universe did not force you to be a Xbox Live member. Do you support Microsoft's modern console forcing you to pay 10$ to play online in addition to the subscription for Final Fantasy XIV? Only one platform requires you to pay to play online in addition the subscription price for Final Fantasy XIV.I just mean that your response makes no sense. The conversation was about Xbox games releases, so he mentioned Keeper which comes out in 4 days. Then you thought pointing out that he was only talking about studios Xbox owned was some gotcha? You were just not following the flow of the conversation.
Bonfires Down
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Unfortunately, since I think Xbox has some serious advantages over Playstation.
- Free cloud saves
- Unlike on PS, it seems like third party keys can often be found for Xbox which can save you a lot of money
- Game Pass, yes more expensive now, but at least you have the option of playing first party games there day one
- Quick resume
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
No, that's dumb if you have to be a Live member but you don't need PS+. To me though it's irrelevant as I will never play an MMO ever again. Just too time intensive for my life these days. But yeah, dumb requirement. I did play PSU very, very casually, but was all in hardcore on XI for years.
ReasonBeing
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I have owned an Xbox console since the launch of the OG in 2001, and I don't 'feel like that'. Obviously your opinions don't inform the rest of humanity, so why act like that is the case.
Two things can be true at once. One can recognize that Xbox has continually fumbled the bag while also still enjoying the hardware and the software that one has access to. I continually find myself playing on my PC more and more, but that doesn't mean that I have to hate my Series X. I enjoy it for what it is, and don't get upset for what it's not. This is lesson that many learn while growing into adulthood. This idea that is a zero-sum game is just false.
All of this.
LectureMaster
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Bernkastel
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Wouldn't that mean you are essentially supporting the corporation who destroyed what you loved?
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
The company I work for this year I could create a Netflix series about in the insanity of fuck ups and what not do. It would be the worlds most watched show.
The tag line would be what a co worker told me a few months ago when I had to tell her bad news : "It would be funny if it wasn't so sad."
So you hit the nail on the head. None of this Xbox shit is funny anymore, and it's pointless to get angry, or invest any emotion in it.
Only a retard would support this brand any further.
ReasonBeing
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LOL, destroyed what I loved? My Xbox still works bro. I don't 'love' game consoles either. Your interactions on here make a lot more sense.
Bernkastel
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Destroyed Halo. Destroyed amazing exclusives coming to Xbox. Or did you never like them?
ReasonBeing
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I can still play the Halo games I like, they are not 'destroyed'. When I look at something I own, I don't get angry at what it doesn't do. If I find myself enjoying the things that it does do, I'm good. Again, at some point in my life (maybe 16-17) I learned to enjoy things for what they are, not what they are not.
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Bernkastel
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Yeah after what they did to the IP and you don't care. You must not be a Halo fan.
ReasonBeing
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The literal definition of a 'no true Scotsman fallacy'.
Edit: I just got you to 20,000 reactions. You're welcome
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Bernkastel
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Its true. If you like Halo you won't like Modern Xbox. Ask any old school Halo fan.
ReasonBeing
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Using a fallacy as a basis of your argument isn't going to get you anywhere. It is illogical in the truest sense of the word.
Bernkastel
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An old school Halo fan seeing what happened to the IP and not supporting the corporate suits that destroyed what he loved is not illogical.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
But do you really need to when nothing is exclusive? You can play them in other platforms.I'm still playing my series x every day when I'm off from work. Nothing has changed for me
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It was on PC. It's the number one reason ppl cite this console generation has(almost) no exclusive games.
Also apparently late ports make them not count anymore.
Apply same two rules and 18 of top 20 sellers on ps2 were not exclusive. And the two that were, are both GT, so nothing has really changed this gen.
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Js562
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Yes true nothing is exclusive anymore but I've been building the library since the 360. It just doesn't stop and I'll buy random shit here and there. Shit is a lot and I'm just use to the layout of the controllerand ecosystem of Xbox. Don't get me wrong I like exclusives and all but if it doesn't pull me in I won't even look at it. I do got a PS5 and switch as well but they are collecting dust right now . Last thing I bought was silent Hill 2 and the last of us 2.
ReasonBeing
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Where are you going to move the goalposts next. So I shouldn't enjoy my Series X because the Halo sequels aren't as good as the original trilogy. Also, I'm not a true Halo fan, even though I still to this day play the original trilogy. Any other nonsense I should be concerned about? You should look this over as it's obvious that you don't even realize what you are doing. https://www.logicalfallacies.org
vaibhavpisal
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ReasonBeing
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?? I don't think whether someone "needs" to do something or not is relevant. If a game is available on his Xbox, then he can also play it there. Why does it matter if a game is available on other platforms? If a game they want to play is exclusive to another platform, then they can play it there, obviously. Are you purposefully being this obtuse?
Js562
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ReasonBeing
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The irony of someone calling others 'corporate shills' due to them not playing on the accusers platform of choice.
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Matsuchezz
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Destin is the ultimate Xbox fan. If them xbox fans are all cut with the same scissor, they all must be very sad and in full denial state.
I can understand they like the games MS produces which are on a regular basis very mid and that is ok. That's the kind of games they like. What astonishes me is their endurance to endure all the corporate lies and disappointment through decades, they are masochists!! Good for them god bless them.
I can understand they like the games MS produces which are on a regular basis very mid and that is ok. That's the kind of games they like. What astonishes me is their endurance to endure all the corporate lies and disappointment through decades, they are masochists!! Good for them god bless them.
Artistic
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This isn't true.
Unknown Soldier
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The problem with that is Xbox has no fans in 2025 except for Jez Cordon?
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Vanillaware Games, Shin Sakura Taisen, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Bloodborne, Demons Souls. Plenty of games not on PC.
Depends on the platform.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
You essentially are supporting the people who destroyed this IP. So yes you are not a true Halo fan.
Why would I or anyone else invest in a platform if there are no exclusives? Like Ninja Gaiden IV is available everywhere.
Artistic
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Speaking for yourself right?
GriffinCorp
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Fans: Talking about pissing your money away. Microsoft Executives: No no we're in this together. No one is leaving. - I can't believe a company this big and continue to shoot themselves in the foot over and over. I think maybe this is going to be a turning point with jumping Gamepass up to $30 a month. As a fan, why would I need to buy another Xbox console? I will buy another Xbox controller for my computer. I think next gen is all about PC and PS6.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
But I am not supporting the people who destroyed Halo. Or atleast I did until they revealed "Halo in Unreal Engine".
Artistic
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What don't you like about current Halo?
Outside of Unreal Engine on a game we haven't necessarily played or seen yet?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I am an Xbox fan in 2025. Just... of the OG Xbox, not whatever the fuck this company has been for the last 15 years.
ReasonBeing
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Again with the 'No True Scotsman', I promise you that there are very good reasons why one shouldn't use this line of argument. Your premise is based entirely on assertion rather than data or evidence.
You aren't some arbiter of Halo fandom that gets to decide what specific beliefs 'Real Halo Fans" must adhere to.
If I said 'Do you like the movie Terminator? Well you aren't a real Terminator fan if you watch CBS, seeing as they own the IP and produced that last sorry excuse of a Terminator film,' you would rightfully point out that I sound like an idiot. Now recognize you are doing the same thing.
Your second argument is only relevant if someone was stuck using a singular platform. There are a myriad of reasons why someone would prefer to play on any particular platform, and if they want to play another platforms exclusive, they can simple play that exclusive on the other system. And to be clear, no one cares where you invest your money.
Like bro, it's ok that you don't like Xbox, but this crusade to convince others that they should feel obligated to do the same is just weird.
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If you can find me a PS2 that plays BB and Demon Souls (Maybe even the remake? ;P), I'll happily agree to anything you say.
Also TLG and Demon Souls are both on multiple systems, so they wouldn't count either - the arguments of late aren't just about PC.
Also none of those (the ones actually on PS2) are even in the top 50 sellers. The point I was making was that any 'true' exclusives (by this updated definition) on PS2 were highly niche stuff most system owners never even knew about.
demigod
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This is true but you sound like a bitter ex after cheerleading the series consoles.
Edit : ahhh, i see that you've finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, congrats.
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nial
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Matsuchezz
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Hahaha these are awesome!! Too bad that it didnt matter.