saintjules
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And not formatting their post into paragraphs? Nuh unh.
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Got rid of my Series X
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And not formatting their post into paragraphs? Nuh unh.
thatJohann
Member
Yeah I got rid of mine a long time ago. I do miss my BC collection across all the Xbox generations but I just wasn’t using it for anything new.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
If only you'd met the OP sooner we could have had a win-win.
Alan Wake
Member
Of course. Xbox has had good showcases many times now and yet we're waiting for that great game. I have high hopes for Indy, since Machinegames are talented developers, but so many games at XGS have ended up in developer's hell that I won't fool myself and get overhyped about future Xbox games anymore.
Alan Wake
Member
To be fair, they did. Xbox and Xbox 360 did great things. They just don't do it anymore.
Gaming nerds like us use to say that Xbox has lost (again) but I actually think Microsoft are pretty content with where they are. The ABK deal is done, Game Pass is expanding to new platforms and screens. They are finally moving away from hardware, which has always been a necessary evil for them, and can focus on what they really want to sell: games and services. For me, Xbox has always been a gaming platform, a good console with a great controller, an ecosystem that offers something different. So I probably won't stick with them for much longer. I mean, if I can play most of their games on PS5 anyway...
SportsFan581
Member
Good for the new buyer I guess. It's a great piece of hardware that makes a lot of 360/og Xbox software look almost remastered out of the box.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I bought the Series S at $150 figuring I’d jump in and out of GP a month here and there. But since then I got a Steam Deck and Steam family sharing and a guy in there adds practically every Xbox game. So I’m not even using my Series S or doing a month of GP occasionally.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
MIne's been turned off for a full month as of today, the last game I played was Chernoblyte cause gamefly only had the PS5 copy physically. I'm leaning towards selling it after games like Sh2 later in the year too, but might keep it cause at least having 2 consoles mean broader rental coverage.
Krappadizzle
Member
I still haven't bought a console this gen. Been waiting. I'd buy a cheap series X for $250 or so simply to play Baldur's Gate 3 with my Dad, but I won't pay $500 for essentially a 4 1/2 y/o console. I can wait, either I'll find one for cheap, or BG3 will get crossplay. Hopefully just 1 more patch away.
Astray
Member
It depends on how much power the Switch 2 has, and whether it has strong adoption or not.
I think Playstation will logically have to look into getting deeper into handhelds and the PC space in order to expand their market size. Nintendo might think to try going back into the high-end console market again, given that this ocean is getting a lot bluer now with Xbox leaving.
Fess
Member
I’ve only used mine for the Stellar Blade demo this year.
They’ve messed up the equation for me. Feels like I lose however I do it. The games they’ve released I’ll rather play on PC and I don’t want to buy them twice and they don’t talk about when the ports may come or even hint it. So, wait an unknown number of years or essentially pay $140 for every game. I understand why they do this but I still hate it.
However, Astrobot looks fantastic and I’m not sure that will ever come to PC so I could see myself buy that.
King Dazzar
Member
I got rid of my launch date one a while back. But just recently picked another one up, primarily so I can have access to my BC Xbox digital library. I see it as an access point to my digital library from the past. All my library investment, for the past couple of years and moving forward is with PlayStation.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I've stopped buying new games on Xbox because there's really no point to any more, but I keep mine because of the back compat library. There were a few years last gen where some multiplat games were best on One X and I don't want to re-buy them. I still play a lot of old 360 games on it, too. Going forward I'll be buying multiplat games on PS5 or Steam.
Moriarty1889
Member
Same here. I missed the PS3/360 gen so much I recently picked up both and a bunch of games. Am enjoying the games more than anything this gen has put out. The amount of franchises and games that gen were amazing. Games like FEAR, Dark Sector, The Darkness, Medal of Honor and so many others to pick from. The variety was unmatched imo. Xbox wasn’t the same after the One released and has gone downhill so much. Sad because I also agree Sony needs competition for them to be at their best.
Little Mac
Member
2023 was rough for Xbox fans. I’ve been a diehard xbox gamer since the disastrous ps3 launch, but 2023 kinda broke me. Late last year, I traded in my launch Series S and instead of upgrading to an X like was planned, after much deliberation and advice from a handful of gaf members I respect, I ended up buying a ps5 slim. As 2024 unfolds, I know I made the right decision.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
marketing working as intended
ChorizoPicozo
Member
end of an era for many?
TheGodfather07
Member
I was considering selling mine too, but in the end I decided to keep it for backwards compatibility and emulation purposes.
Hohenheim
Member
I also sold my SX last year, but not because I dislike MS's output. It's just because of PC Game Pass, since I prefer playing on my PC.
The app still lacks a bit, but it's better than it used to. And for the MS games I know i'll be playing for a long time, I prefer to get them on Steam.
The SX is a great console though. Overall, I absolutely prefer it to the PS5. Quick resume, very quiet and nice design.
If I was mainly a console player I would definitely been using it a lot.
The app still lacks a bit, but it's better than it used to. And for the MS games I know i'll be playing for a long time, I prefer to get them on Steam.
The SX is a great console though. Overall, I absolutely prefer it to the PS5. Quick resume, very quiet and nice design.
If I was mainly a console player I would definitely been using it a lot.
FlyyGOD
Member
The games have already started to come out and I don't see them stopping with so many developers with projects almost completed.
FlyyGOD
Member
You say this after seeing Sony's future roadmap? I'm not seeing what Sony has coming out that moves the needle.
RAIDEN1
Member
How slim is the PS5 really? For me I don't regret not buying a PS5 and just sticking with the Series X, more so because of its backwards compatibility (For Sony they don't give a dam about there PS1-3 legacy) yet some of the games from those eras have not been bettered to this day...the PS4 Pro for me remains, and will likely remain the last Playstation console I get...unless PS6 is something REALLY special
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reinking
Gold Member
Sony does not need Microsoft in the console business to be arrogant. MS isn't giving them significant competition this generation and it looks doubtful for the next generation. MS has moved on from the traditional console market being a priority regardless of what they bring next. People act like there was a time MS was not in the market. Both Nintendo and Sony will be fine if MS bows out. If not, someone else will step in or we will all move on to another hobby. MS/Nintendo/Sony does not control the market, collectively we do and the market will go where people spend money (unfortunately in some cases).
As for OP selling his Xbox. When I first saw this post late last night I had the wanking gif in my mind. Now, I am actually leaning toward selling mine and picking up a stop gap handheld. I already know I am not going Xbox console next gen (unless it is a kick ass Xbox branded PC or handheld). It has nothing to do with not playing Xbox games but I have been playing them on PC mostly this gen anyway. Phil got his wish; I do not need a console to play Xbox games.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Generic
Member
Sony increased the price of the PS+ before Microsoft did the same with Gamepass.
reinking
Gold Member
Is it wrong that it makes me sad? To me, from the outside looking in, Phil ruined a good thing....
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
There will be offerings next gen but they will look way different than what PS offersIs it wrong that it makes me sad? It seems like to me, from the outside looking in, Phil ruined a good thing....
But yeah I hate it too because I prefer the Xbox hardware (I know boo hiss from team blue)
The big boy Xbox may be a pass for me just all depends on how closely they can align with GTA6 launch
Generic
Member
Yes. People will argue that the Xbox isn't really a competition anymore, but Sony only introduced new PS+ tiers as a response to Gamepass.
Competition is good.
Borowski_1
Member
If 2023 was bad for Xbox, what can you say about Sony? It was even worse
Mobilemofo
Member
You clearly forgot about arrogant Sony pre PS3 launch. "People will work two jobs", he said. No. No they didnt and that reflected in the early numbers. Nobody wants arrogant Sony. Nobody.
Borowski_1
Member
Wish MS was more clear about the games remaining exclusives or not. Are Indiana Jones, Hellblade, etc coming to PS5 or not?
And spare me the "just buy a PC" talk. PC players and console players have different priorities
And spare me the "just buy a PC" talk. PC players and console players have different priorities
Shake Your Rump
Gold Member
It's bizarre that they went out of their way to release an updated "series" controller, yet left the same rumble from 2005 inside. Sony learned from Nintendo, so why didn't Microsoft?
drganon
Member
What bizarro universe are you living in?
Borowski_1
Member
Xbox: Starfield, Forza, Hi-Fi Rush
Sony: Spider-Man 2
I mean, i'm not math genius, but i think 3 is more than 1
drganon
Member
kikii
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Always get a little sad when people get rid of their console. I get money problems, but it’s still a product getting games developed for it.
What's that got to do with introducing policies like paid online? Also you forgot that Gamepass increased prices first last year in June. Then PS+ did it after in Sept. Not that "he started it" for price increases is a valid point about greedy policies regardless.
Only for 360 titles, Series X only supports a fraction of the OG Xbox library.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
The inherent value of consoles this generation is so much smaller than it was in previous generations. The rampant greed of the publishers is rendering them largely pointless if you have a gaming PC, or want to invest in one.
Sony's market dominance in the PS2 era contributed hugely to their arrogance and subsequent failures in the early years of the PS3 generation.
"The next generation doesn't start until we say it does."
Imagine if there had been no Xbox at the time to offer an alternative?
SantaC
Member
games you can buy on other platforms.
the 360 atleast had exclusive games going on for it.
King Dazzar
Member
It certainly fucks me off. I really enjoyed the X1X and all the enhancements it got - still one of the main reasons I enjoy my XSX. They could have turned a corner this gen. We could have been eating sirloin steaks with peppercorn sauce. Instead we've got Burger King. And even the coke is flat.Is it wrong that it makes me sad? To me, from the outside looking in, Phil ruined a good thing....
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
I mainly got mine for Xbox/Xbox 360 backwards compatibility and the Rare replay collection. It's been great for that stuff, but if it was my only console I wouldn't be thrillled.
SenkiDala
Member
Seriously now, that Xbox bashing I see from some members is exaggerated.
The Xbox Series (S and X) are great consoles. A lot of great games, 3rd parties obviously (all the most popular series, Resident Evil, all Uni games, many more JRPGs than before such as Octopath Travelers and Visions of Mana, etc), but also 1st parties that are also great (still think that if someday Starfield is on PS5 the critics against the game will be much nicer), much more 1st parties coming, Indy, Avowed, Fable, Perfect Dark, Gears, and many others...
There are plenty of games to play on Xbox.
And what I don't understand honestly is the people against the GP, of course you can think that it devaluate the prices of videos games, and their "values", but it is not like you can't just buy them normally... If you want purchase Forza Horizon 5... Well, do it.
The only 2 things that are unacceptable for me are :
1) Not releasing some 1st party games in retails, boxed. Like Hellblade 2. I just don't get it, it might be to "push" people to sub to GP but... I don't think that anyway who wanted to play it on GP anyways will be "oh I could play it with my sub but I prefer to pay 50$ to play it now"... So that sucks, they need to fix this.
2) The lack of advertisement... No need to say how MS is rich. Why the fuck they don't advertise more their games ? Hellblade 2 once again almost had no ads, same for Forza Motorsports... Why ? You have the budget, you want people to sub to GP... And even recently I mean wtf they have MW3 on GP, BO6 at release on GP, they should start to make ads now on TV, on YouTube, in streets, in all big cities, but no... They think the mass market will guess by themselves that MW3 and BO6 are on GP... That's by far what I hate the most about MS, this is astonishing, really.
The Xbox Series (S and X) are great consoles. A lot of great games, 3rd parties obviously (all the most popular series, Resident Evil, all Uni games, many more JRPGs than before such as Octopath Travelers and Visions of Mana, etc), but also 1st parties that are also great (still think that if someday Starfield is on PS5 the critics against the game will be much nicer), much more 1st parties coming, Indy, Avowed, Fable, Perfect Dark, Gears, and many others...
There are plenty of games to play on Xbox.
And what I don't understand honestly is the people against the GP, of course you can think that it devaluate the prices of videos games, and their "values", but it is not like you can't just buy them normally... If you want purchase Forza Horizon 5... Well, do it.
The only 2 things that are unacceptable for me are :
1) Not releasing some 1st party games in retails, boxed. Like Hellblade 2. I just don't get it, it might be to "push" people to sub to GP but... I don't think that anyway who wanted to play it on GP anyways will be "oh I could play it with my sub but I prefer to pay 50$ to play it now"... So that sucks, they need to fix this.
2) The lack of advertisement... No need to say how MS is rich. Why the fuck they don't advertise more their games ? Hellblade 2 once again almost had no ads, same for Forza Motorsports... Why ? You have the budget, you want people to sub to GP... And even recently I mean wtf they have MW3 on GP, BO6 at release on GP, they should start to make ads now on TV, on YouTube, in streets, in all big cities, but no... They think the mass market will guess by themselves that MW3 and BO6 are on GP... That's by far what I hate the most about MS, this is astonishing, really.
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