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[S0ULZB0URNE]

They aren't.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Muh Competition™

Strange how this is not ever brought up in the OS arena towards this $3-4T company.

You even got this monopoly playing victim to Steam of all things, not just Sony.

Clowns.

 

[SNG32]

Because nobody will buy it.

Xbox is already dead.

They've done very well building up their install base this gen.

If they ship a PS6 at a ridiculous price point, when they've already set the precedent this gen that hardware prices will not come down quickly (or even at all in the case of this gen), then the message will be this is not for their core audience, but a 10-15% subset of hardcore mass affluent only.

Everyone else will either fuck off to either Nintendo or give up on gaming altogether.

I know Sony have been quite stupid of late but an act of desperately aggressive self-harm is perhaps a step too far.

First of all no one is fuck off to Nintendo to play triple a games. Sony could even do some type of subscription like in the uk for the console. Plus you can always get a PS5 or PS5 pro for cheaper.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Because they are so arrogant and stupid

Go on....

 

[Durin]

Certainly would be nice for Sony to have more direct competition...but they will still over time be competing with computers, tablets and smartphones encroaching on the living room, because you can just connect an HDMI cable or stream to the TV with any wireless controller these days.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Cool story. Anyways, I'm going to keep clowning on Microsoft for their incompetence.

 

[Sooner]

Xbox only gave PlayStation real competition for about a 4 year period their entire life cycle and Sony has been just fine.

 

[DavidGzz]

Xbox only gave PlayStation real competition for about a 4 year period their entire life cycle and Sony has been just fine.

And then the PS4 was a banger. It was nice. PS5 has one must have exclusive give or take one depending on taste. For me, it's just Yotei. Sad.

 

[Rising_Hei]

I checked psprices.com and Demon's Souls and Returnal go on sale frequently at $30 for digital. When do Nintendo first party games ever go on sale at 50% off?

In the PS1-PS2-PS3 and even in the PS4 era (despite the lack of a platinum line), those price drops would have been permanent.

 

[KanKamAndNob]

You're making this worse and should probably stop with this childish line of thinking. Your McDonalds/WalmartAvatar comparison makes zero sense. The thing is, popular doesn't equal fine dining. It also doesn't equal low IQ. You're confusing "mass appeal" with "intellectual deficiency," which says more about your ego than anyone else's taste. The difference is, I can dislike something without assuming everyone who enjoys it is intellectually inferior or "low IQ". That's called emotional maturity. You should try it dude.
Also, needing to call millions of people morons for liking certain games like COD or GTA: Online isn't an argument.......it's just insecurity. I'll leave it at that.

Cool stuff.

At least you're not so stupid you agree that popular =/ good. And no, those people are idiots. Someone can enjoy consuming literal shit if they want, but I'm still going to call them morons for doing, just as they would call me shit like nerd or whatever for the stuff I like. Your little jabs about "maturity" to ironically make yourself seem like you're above me doesn't change that. We're both on the same site arguing about the same stuff. Neither of us is more "mAtUrE" than the other buddy. I just hate sugarcoating shit for people like you.

With that said, you can fuck off now and I'll leave it at that as well.

 

[Brucey]

The Xbox division brings in $25 billion dollars annually. That's about 20% of the market cap of Sony Corporation as a whole. Don't get it twisted. While the branding on the plastic box may look different next time around, Xbox isn't going anywhere.

I think some people live in a fantasy world where Xbox is Sega circa 2000 bleeding cash and on the verge of bankruptcy. Let's not get carried away here.

Revenue is not profit. Microsoft never reveal profit or loss for the gaming segment, or any other area where they dont want direct comparison with its competitors. In those cases they talk about percentages and revenue. And then they show overall profit for entire business, all divisions combined.

 

[RPS37]

Never forget they greenlit Concord. And then murdered it shortly after.

 

[Three]

Never forget they greenlit Concord. And then murdered it shortly after.

I'm not sure if you're happy or sad about this. End of the day they even refunded all the people who purchased it too. Hardly "arrogance" due to lack of competition.

 

[laynelane]

Strange how this is not ever brought up in the OS arena towards this $3-4T company.

You even got this monopoly playing victim to Steam of all things, not just Sony.

Clowns.

During the ABK acquisition, MS had that whole 'poor, little company being bullied by big, bad Sony' shtick going on. It was absolutely laughable then, but given the aftermath (layoffs, studio closures, varying quality on game releases, service price increases, hardware price increases, etc.) you'd think people would finally catch on that MS just may not be the most consumer friendly company or one that embraces healthy competition. Given that, it's remarkable that we still have people going to bat for them, even going so far as demonizing any companies that would dare to be successful in areas where they want to be (Sony, Valve, etc.).

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

/thread

We had competition, Xbox lost, it's OVER. Market has spoken OP, get over it.

 

[nordique]

Xbox 360 PS3 Wii DS PSP era might have been the best era for gaming

 

[DavidGzz]

/thread

We had competition, Xbox lost, it's OVER. Market has spoken OP, get over it.

It's a thread about how competition is great for gamers, he doesn't even own an Xbox. Fanboys always do this. If you're not shitting on Xbox and laughing at them 24/7 you must be a fanboy of MS. That's one of the mental deficiencies that come with the fanboy affliction.

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[DEAD ORIGINAL]

Playstation, Nintendo, PC all thriving, Not many care or would notice Xbox not existing anymore.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Its just more that I constantly see people wishing for the death of Xbox, when that in fact would probably not be best for consumers in the long end.

fuck Xbox

now what?

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

They already are, since the end of the PS3 era.

 

[Prodyhig]

When the PlayStation 5 generation ends and it will be longer than its predecessor—there will be many more first-party titles from Sony. Surely, when the PlayStation 6 has been on the market for a year, many will say that the PlayStation 5 generation was the best... nostalgia certainly plays a part for some.

For me, the PlayStation 5 is already by far my best generation, not only because I enjoy games much more in a more mindful way, but also because at the beginning of the generation, it even made me money through speculation.

I buy physical games, and in my case in Spain, once I unlock all the achievements, I put them up for sale, and in most cases, I recoup my investment for another title. Simply fantastic.

 

[gimmmick]

A's a dad of 2 at 41, I'm perfectly happy woth my ps5 and switch 2. It's a blessing that MS titles are releasing for ps5, i don't think ill ever own anything else than these 2 moving forward.

 

[Ziglax]

This platform war for videogames is long overdue. Software should be able to run on any platform that meets the requirements. Hardware manufacturers shouldn't have a say on what software developpers should do.

 

[yogaflame]

Its not alone just because MS Xbox is dead. We have Nintendo switch 2 and steam. That is still competition.

 

[Cyborg]

No competition is bad for us gamers (look at Nvidia). As of now PlayStation has no competition, I see Nintendo as an add-on console that you have next to your main console. And PC I mean its popular now but with the recent developments this will become a thing only for the rich. Either way we are screwed because arrogant Sony will be back

 

[MMaRsu]

fuck Xbox

now what?

Lmao what do u think im sort of Xbox fanboy?

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Lmao what do u think im sort of Xbox fanboy?

I never said that, why?

 

[MMaRsu]

I never said that, why?

Ok

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Because they are so arrogant and stupid, just think of the ps3 days. Hell even on ps5 right now we see barely any good first party titles

These companies need the competition from eachother, yes MS has been flailing around like a headless chicken for years, but to hope for MS to fully quit Xbox is like giving Sony the keys to the Mansion and saying "go wild"

Unless you want monthly psn subs to become crazy expensive, Sony not caring about their core players etc..

Competition is HEALTHY for consumers. We WANT these companies fighting for our wallet.

Sony is arrogant because Xbox fucked up badly?

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

It's a thread about how competition is great for gamers, he doesn't even own an Xbox. Fanboys always do this. If you're not shitting on Xbox and laughing at them 24/7 you must be a fanboy of MS. That's one of the mental deficiencies that come with the fanboy affliction.

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Xbox needs to die because they have failed as competition, and their refusal to retire is preventing fresh faces from showing up. We laughing at Xbox is us giving them hints that they are clowns who should leave stage right.

If SEGA got given a bag of money to keep themselves around, there would never have been an Xbox. It is time for Xbox to do the same as what SEGA did, for a future console. Your refusal to realize that only nutjobs want Xbox to stay forever is killing your credibility.

 

[MMaRsu]

Sony is arrogant because Xbox fucked up badly?

No in spite of it

 

[The Mad Draklor]

No competition is bad for us gamers (look at Nvidia). As of now PlayStation has no competition, I see Nintendo as an add-on console that you have next to your main console. And PC I mean its popular now but with the recent developments this will become a thing only for the rich. Either way we are screwed because arrogant Sony will be back

Correction, no good competition is bad.

Other than 2005-2009 + the 360 BC program, Xbox has never been good competition.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

This is always funny to me. If you don't think as Nintendo as a true direct competitor (which I don't really), what has Sonys competition been the last 15ish years? Phil spencer lead Xbox?

Nothing has really changed

 

[PeteBull]

Playstation, Nintendo, PC all thriving, Not many care or would notice Xbox not existing anymore.

I would agree but before they vanished they bought out half of AAA devstudios, and not gonna lie, quality of products coming from those studios fell flat.
Example being starfield, it sold gangbusters(basically only true xbox console exclusive that did proper sales numbers) but quality of the game is far from what we got used to with fallout 3, 4, vegas or elder scrolls mainline games, for other games im not worried but as a bethesda/wrpg genre fanatic i really want ES6 to be good and by now i cant be sure it will be anymore, still hyped af for it but hopefully i wont get slapped in the face

 

[noob smokes]

Id love for xbox to get competitive again like 360 era & pump out banger exclusives & features


But how how can u trust them when they too busy blowing themselves up evey 10mins
The market is dominated by sony & Nintendo cuz ms shat the bed for 2 gens runnin