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Most Upvoted Feedback on Xbox Player Voice (so far): Exclusives
- Thread starter Topher
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Topher
Identifies as young
I voted for achievements. That's trivial to some but I enjoy a good achievement system and I think Xbox (and Steam for that matter) could use some work.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Let's welcome back the age of money hatting and buying studios as if it's 2008.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
More games being added to back compat would be so nice.
//DEVIL//
Member
Topher
Identifies as young
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Hardcore games.
Coloress_Kafka
Member
Exclusives only make sense with drastic budget cuts…… but maybe the plan all along was to fire a bunch of people and replace them with generative AI.
Grildon Tundy
Member
Exclusives. Since the PS4/Xbox One gen, I've been waiting for Microsoft to give me a reason to buy a console.
Video games are one of the few things I splurge on, and even as a single dude with spare cash, they never offered me something I wanted and couldn't already get on PC or PS4/PS5.
Video games are one of the few things I splurge on, and even as a single dude with spare cash, they never offered me something I wanted and couldn't already get on PC or PS4/PS5.
LordCBH
Member
That was my vote. Plus a way to extend that program to Windows for 360 titles (though I doubt I'll ever be that lucky)
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Yeah, going to be too hard to walk that one back unfortunately. They could do Windows Store Exclusives but that's not what people mean.
poodaddy
Gold Member
I voted backwards compatibility.
I'm thoroughly of the opinion that most of the good games that will ever exist have already been made. I would like to maintain my access to them above all else. I don't care about achievements or exclusives whatsoever. A new family plan would be nice though.....
I'm thoroughly of the opinion that most of the good games that will ever exist have already been made. I would like to maintain my access to them above all else. I don't care about achievements or exclusives whatsoever. A new family plan would be nice though.....
ChorizoPicozo
Member
What a crazy timeline. Now Asha is expected to unfuck Phil Spencer's 10 year mutiplatform grift?.
ReasonBeing
Member
If these people really like Microsoft games, they should be careful wishing for exclusives. Xbox is not going to out PlayStation the PlayStation. Xbox exclusives would just ensure less investment in Xbox games
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Tobimacoss
Member
I voted free online, although it doesn't affect me personally. I sub to Gamepass Ultimate for the Cloud Gaming and Day 1 games. I just think it makes zero sense for Helix to charge for online if they do full convergence and allow PC stores. If they are no longer subsidizing hardware, don't charge for online paywall.
As for Exclusives, I am ok with whichever direction they choose, though I think multiplayer games like Halo, Gears should be multiplatform. And current popular IP should remain multiplatform.
Only NEW single player games should be 6-12 months timed exclusive, then if the game turns out good, make it longer term or permanent exclusive.
That should be Xbox long term strategy, fund, publish, acquire massive permanent content for Gamepass. Keep the good stuff exclusive or just extend to 18-24 months.
6-12 months timed exclusive on new single player IP is the least riskiest, until the awards season is over.
As for Exclusives, I am ok with whichever direction they choose, though I think multiplayer games like Halo, Gears should be multiplatform. And current popular IP should remain multiplatform.
Only NEW single player games should be 6-12 months timed exclusive, then if the game turns out good, make it longer term or permanent exclusive.
That should be Xbox long term strategy, fund, publish, acquire massive permanent content for Gamepass. Keep the good stuff exclusive or just extend to 18-24 months.
6-12 months timed exclusive on new single player IP is the least riskiest, until the awards season is over.
memoryman3
Member
Xbox doesn't need to end PlayStation versions for some form of "exclusivity" to happen btw.
playbignbox
Member
Exclusives are the only thing that would make me consider buying an Xbox, but luckily Xbox remains multiplatform and I don't need any additional hardware beyond what I already have.
yogaflame
Member
Just imagine of xbox made subnautica 2 and forza 6 exclusive, it could have been big for xbox. For all console competitors, exclusives is important for quality, for better competition, to make a console enticing, and for growth of fanbase just like the success of past consoles in the 90's and early 2000.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
If it's there, someone vote XBLIG for me on that site.
For here, I chose free online.
For here, I chose free online.
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Guilty_AI
Gold Member
Why subnautica 2 tho
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Literally the only thing I care about on that list, at all, is exclusives. They matter.
reinking
Gold Member
I voted exclusives but quickly regerted it because exclusives do not mean exclusive on Xbox anymore. I actually think free online would be the biggest boost for a new Xbox console. It didn't really make much difference when Sony had free online and XBOX did not, but it is at least a counter to PlayStation. (I also hope it would lead to Sony dropping it).
kpopSuperstar
Member
Proper console exclusives is impossible and silly to even mention.
Mayar
Member
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Guilty_AI
Gold Member
Hard to do Windows Store exclusives too since their store is total crap (they tried at first, their games only became relevant on PC after Steam releases began)
Topher
Identifies as young
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Mayar
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yogaflame
Member
I mean recently. Halo, gears and forza should have stayed exclusive for the long term.
Guilty_AI
Gold Member
Yeah but why bring up Subnautica 2, game has nothing to do with Xbox
Durin
Member
Backwards compatibility easily for me, but the actual answer is free online.
The fact that the audience cares more about getting some games to close off to other people, vs not getting scammed for paying a sub just to play your own games online shows why we people get the industry they do.
Until they can make system-seller games, exclusivity won't matter.
The fact that the audience cares more about getting some games to close off to other people, vs not getting scammed for paying a sub just to play your own games online shows why we people get the industry they do.
Until they can make system-seller games, exclusivity won't matter.
yogaflame
Member
If MS was wise, they could have made a deal to at least make it xbox console exclusive. Subnautica 2 will still launch on ps5 soon Well my point is business strategy.
Guilty_AI
Gold Member
nah, i remeber a leaked list that showed their internal calculations for money hating games and the numbers were all hilariously wrong (like they wanted to pay 5M for BG3 to be on gamepass lmao)
DeltaPolarBear
Member
Moneyhatting a 3rd party game is WAY too expensive when you are way too behind in install base. The cost of moneyhat is inversely proportional to the percentage of the market you control. With 0 on one end and infinity on the other. Ms can't afford to moneyhat. And worse, now they can't afford to make their 1st party exclusive either. It is all because they don't sell enough hardware, the one thing they pretended didn't matter. And now they pay the price.
BlackTron
Member
It would be a pretty bad idea to have exclusive games and a $1k+ half-PC thing.
Either go third party with a token OEM box that you aren't even trying to sell, or make a competitively priced system supported with exclusives that help expand its install base.
I think they feel pretty bruised up and are tired of banging their collective heads against the wall. There isn't enough confidence in themselves that they won't be underwater again on a traditional console buoyed by exclusives. Thus the safer path where mistakes only tank themselves rather than tank a whole console business, like SEGA. Free to have bad management for all time.
Either go third party with a token OEM box that you aren't even trying to sell, or make a competitively priced system supported with exclusives that help expand its install base.
I think they feel pretty bruised up and are tired of banging their collective heads against the wall. There isn't enough confidence in themselves that they won't be underwater again on a traditional console buoyed by exclusives. Thus the safer path where mistakes only tank themselves rather than tank a whole console business, like SEGA. Free to have bad management for all time.
yogaflame
Member
Since xbox series s/x alresdy lost its practical not to get exclusivity contracts since no one wants to buy a six year old series s/x that already lost this gen. I hope Helix will be back to same principle of xbox OG and xbox 360 that made this two console competitive
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Exclusives. But I'd they're mid like most lately, that's still not competition.
Humdinger
Gold Member
I would think BC would be the most essential component. That was the reason most Xbox guys gave for wanting to buy Magnus, because it would allow them access to their Xbox library (which for many of the guys who'd consider next-gen Xbox is fairly large).
Exclusives would be second, but MS is in a difficult position there, so I wouldn't expect too much. Maybe some timed exclusives.
Exclusives would be second, but MS is in a difficult position there, so I wouldn't expect too much. Maybe some timed exclusives.
