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[digoutyoursoul]

You don't help your enemy when they are on the ground, you kick them. It's what Sony always did in the past (the kicking that is).

If this was a handful of titles like Days Gone, Spider-Man, Uncharted etc I would likely agree with you, it isn't .

Xbox needs a hell of a lot more than a Helldivers 2 port to fix things, they are their own worst enemy and continue to be so.

"When everyone plays we all win" Microsoft like to push, with a majority one way stream of their games.

If Sony and Nintendo started putting a substantial amount of games on Xbox, they would help a bit, that's not what has happened

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Cool. I might get it. One of the few Sony games that interest me. Other ones include occasional baseball gaming, old school GOW games (GOW 1 and 2 on PS2 were great, never played GOW 3 or Ascension) and if Helldivers 2 can come to Xbox maybe one day awesome Dead Nation will too. Played a bunch of DN on my bro's old PS3 back in the day.

 

[Astray]

If I'm Arrowhead I feel hard done by or bitter because Sony are out there purchasing Bungie and a bunch of unknown/unproven GAAS studios instead of them. Not because they can't port their game to Xbox.

Nah they were talking to Xbox fans that wanted a port and said they wanted one too. It was definitely something they wanted.

You gotta stop looking at it like that lol, some of the top selling games on playstation right now are from Xbox Games Studios. There's absolutely no reason for them to be needlessly antagonistic.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was an agreed upon 'exchange' thing for Gears coming to PS.

The two companies must have had some sort of peace agreement happen.

Like consider that Sony is not going gaga over Xbox games being announced etc, no inflammatory comments either.

It's all been oddly chill lol.

 

[GrayChild]

Xbox can't stop winning.

 

[SamuraiEdge]

I was wondering how long it would take Sony to do something stupid, not even 24 hours.

Amusingly with last Xbox cuts the whole PSN Sign in region issue for HellDivers 2 occured at the same time. History repeats itself ten fold.

 

[GHG]

Then where is Hot Shots golf and Patapon?

Most likely in the works with a whole host of other stuff.

Can see Xbox getting the likes of Returnal tbh. They will port what they feel is appropriate for the demographic there.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

If this was a handful of titles like Days Gone, Spider-Man, Uncharted etc I would likely agree with you, it isn't .

Xbox needs a hell of a lot more than a Helldivers 2 port to fix things, they are their own worst enemy and continue to be so.

Tbf, it's almost like an act out of pity, since Spencer was personally port-begging for HD2 on Xbox.

It's quite insulting, even. Lol

 

[adamsapple]

Now we're on the same boat.

 

[Roberts]

Bought it when I borrowed my old PS5 earlier this year. My PS5 bros either didnt buy it at all or already left when I started and I am not really into playing games with strangers so I bailed fast. Just didn't feel interesting without friends. Might buy it again mostly because I have tons of xbox friends and at least 4 should be interested in it.

 

[lastmessiah]

And here's the crux of the matter.

They shouldn't be wasting resources on making those types of games in the first place.

what should they be wasting resources on? Intergalactic The Heretic Prophecy? Maybe another Last of Us remaster?

 

[twilo99]

Helldivers 2 on Xbox. Well this is awkward...

I really thought we would see Halo multiplayer on playstation before this...

 

[DenchDeckard]

Holy forking shirt balls. What's happening?

I'll double dip if my account moves over.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Tbf, it's almost like an act out of pity, since Spencer was personally port-begging for HD2 on Xbox.

It's quite insulting, even. Lol

Let's see how it sells on there.

 

[GHG]

Nah they were talking to Xbox fans that wanted a port and said they wanted one too. It was definitely something they wanted.

And so what? People want things all the time.

Do Nintendo give us PC ports when they see millions of people downloading and using their emulators?

At this stage I can only conclude that current management at Sony have no idea how to protect their moat, and as a result they will suffer the same fate as Xbox.

 

[Edder1]

You gotta stop looking at it like that lol, some of the top selling games on playstation right now are from Xbox Games Studios. There's absolutely no reason for them to be needlessly antagonistic.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was an agreed upon 'exchange' thing for Gears coming to PS.

The lack of competition will destroy gaming, just watch. What you will get in the end is Disneyfied low effort stuff because there's no pressure and threat of competition. Best games from Sony and Microsoft were made because of fierce rivalry. Due to this rivalry many second and third party games were also funded.

 

[Kacho]

Most likely in the works with a whole host of other stuff.

Can see Xbox getting the likes of Returnal tbh. They will port what they feel is appropriate for the demographic there.

I'll believe it when I see it, but that would be wild.

 

[Kilau]

Now we're on the same boat.

Now kiss

 

[Jinzo Prime]

The buck still stops with Sony. They have to say yes or no in the end.

One day, what if Sony Santa Monica or Naughty Dog say to Sony that they want to publish God of War or TLOU on Xbox? Will Sony allow that, too?

Arrowhead may have pushed Sony, but it is ultimately on Sony to allow this or not.

It has been established by Sony that they will publish games on other platforms when it is appropriate for that game, like Lego Horizions on Switch.

Sony carefully considers which games to publish outside Playstation and hasn't ever thrown the baby out with the bathwater. I don't know why this time it is so triggering to Playstation fans.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The best Xbox news of the week is coming from PlayStation

 

[mckmas8808]

Thread 'Sony Is Allegedly In Preliminary Talks To Bring Helldivers 2 To Xbox Series X|S'

Apr 21, 2024

Sony Is Allegedly In Preliminary Talks To Bring Helldivers 2 To Xbox Series X|S

Sony is allegedly in preliminary talks to bring Arrowhead Game Studios' cooperative third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, to Xbox Series X|S.

twistedvoxel.com

Sony Interactive Entertainment is in preliminary talks to bring Arrowhead Game Studios' cooperative third-person shooter, Helldivers 2, to Xbox Series X|S, based on the latest rumor.

Speaking during the latest episode of The Xbox Era Podcast, co-host Shpeshal Nick mentioned that there are some very early discussions on-going regarding the possibility of Helldivers 2 being released on Xbox Series X|S. He believes that the current PlayStation boss is a little more open to "certain things", hinting at the...

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Looks like this rumor ended up being true.

 

[Astray]

And so what? People want things all the time.

Do Nintendo give us PC ports when they see millions of people downloading and using their emulators?

Nintendo is Nintendo tbh so who knows.

I personally can definitely see them releasing stuff on PC using their own launcher with esoteric encryption methods and maybe even costing more.

 

[Loomy]

If I'm Arrowhead I feel hard done by or bitter because Sony are out there purchasing Bungie and a bunch of unknown/unproven GAAS studios instead of them. Not because they can't port their game to Xbox.

Arrowhead had no interest in being acquired.

Arrowhead Games: "We want to be the next From Software or Blizzard"

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead on the success of its game, what comes next and dealing with toxic players

www.gamesindustry.biz

"We pride ourselves on being an independent studio," Pilestedt says. "We have to see what the future holds, but there's nothing in the plans where we want to be acquired by somebody. I want to see how high we can fly. And bringing Shams on board, we have a good potential to realise that future of turning into the next From Software or Blizzard."

And here's the crux of the matter.

They shouldn't be wasting resources on making those types of games in the first place.

Fair argument, although I get why they're doing it.

 

[adamsapple]

I'll believe it when I see it, but that would be wild.

I can see Returnal coming to Xbox not too long before Soros releases so they can try and entice people to check out the sequel on PS5.

 

[GHG]

Nintendo is Nintendo tbh so who knows.

I personally can definitely see them releasing stuff on PC using their own launcher with esoteric encryption methods and maybe even costing more.

Not a chance. They are so protective of their platform to the point where it's even hostile to their own paying customers.

 

[Astray]

Sony carefully considers which games to publish outside Playstation and hasn't ever thrown the baby out with the bathwater. I don't know why this time it is so triggering to Playstation fans.

People don't want to start losing list wars on Twitter.

 

[graywolf323]

honestly this seems like a dumb decision to me, how many copies will they really sell on Xbox at full price a year and a half after launch?

 

[Trekinspace88]

Holy forking shirt balls. What's happening?

I'll double dip if my account moves over.

What's happening is Sony is following MS footsteps and are stetting the stage for all 1st party games to be released on Xbox. I do fully expect games like Wolverine, Ratchet and Clank and even Intergalactic to be on Xbox and hopefully Day 1 with the PS release too.

 

[lh032]

Lmao the stream is already over. That was it, no new content drop, nothing.



Considering the current situation Sony should be giving away absolutely nothing. Do you think Nintendo would? Hell, do you even think Xbox would if roles were reversed?

They've fucked up this gen so bad that they need to go to Xbox for some crumbs.

perhaps sony hope to attract some xbox owners to the PS ecosystem.

 

[Astray]

Not a chance. They are so protective of their platform to the point where it's even hostile to their own paying customers.

Exactly, so the idea of them doing the most hostile PC launcher is not impossible lol.

(I have seen way too much crazy shit go down for me to dismiss anything out of hand rofl).

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Dont worry Sony fans.

I'm sure lots of Xbox gamers will get the game (I probably will). Sony makes some money off Xbox gamers. And I doubt hardly any PS fans will dump their system and go Xbox.

Or maybe someone will bring up that old dumb Trojan Horse theory...... Release H2 on Xbox so when H3 releases on PS6, all the Xbox gamers playing H2 will switch to PS6.

 

[Skifi28]

"Sony, give us Bloodborne on PC/PS5 already"

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Looks like this rumor ended up being true.

GHG getting GHG'd

We live in the darkest timeline

 

[mayham2199]

Wow this is crazy. All I can think is that Sony is in the know of what Xbox's strategy is and no longer feels they are threat.

 

[skyfinch]

I just logged into my computer today, after being away from the internet for the past week.

Heeldivers Xbox port is outstanding news for the Xbox community! The future looks bright!
Ok, gonna skim through Xbox related news from the past few days.


Edit, fuck!!!!

 

[GHG]

Now we're on the same boat.

adamsapple right now:

 

[DenchDeckard]

Sony is third party now. This is wild. Last of us collection when?

 

[mckmas8808]

Nah, I think they are just that stupid and they are scrambling around for scraps of revenue at the moment because of how much their GAAS decisions (and the Bungie purchase) have cost them this gen.

Sony can be VERY stupid at times. But they clearly know Xbox is on their last legs and doing this wouldn't harm the overall Playstation brand. I still agree with you that this move is VERY stupid.

 

[Heisenberg007]

It has been established by Sony that they will publish games on other platforms when it is appropriate for that game, like Lego Horizions on Switch.

Sony carefully considers which games to publish outside Playstation and hasn't ever thrown the baby out with the bathwater. I don't know why this time it is so triggering to Playstation fans.

It's not triggering. I own the game on both PS and PC.

It's a stupid decision, though. Exclusives matter. You don't give your direct competitor more games to strengthen their platform. This is business 101.

Sony is making the same mistake that Xbox is making.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Sony is third party now. This is wild. Last of us collection when?

God I want to emotionally hurt you

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Wow this is crazy. All I can think is that Sony is in the know of what Xbox's strategy is and no longer feels they are threat.

If they have only come to the realisation of that now then that is concerning. They haven't been a threat for years, they have been a disgrace.

 

[Jesb]

Funny timing. I thought Sony would kick them while they're down.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Now we're on the same boat.

"tera gham mera gham, ek jaisa sanam."

 

[adamsapple]

Sony is third party now. This is wild. Last of us collection when?

Only if it's on Game Pass

 

[DForce]

When there's no competition in the console space.

 

[Kilau]

Funny timing. I thought Sony would kick them while they're down.

They would have ported Concord for that.

 

[Skifi28]

God I want to emotionally hurt you

How much more can Dench take?

 

[GHG]

GHG getting GHG'd

We live in the darkest timeline

By fucking adamsapple of all people as well.

And imagine, this is what I posted just yesterday:

News  Post in thread 'When Winds Meet is confirmed to be a 6 month PS5 console exclusive'

Jul 2, 2025

Completely unnecessary given the current state of the market, but fuck it, twist the knife retards.

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Sony are retarded. Bring back Jim Ryan.

 

[Griffon]

This mostly just means Harrowhead is getting let go by Sony.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

This mostly just means Harrowhead is getting let go by Sony.

Hope they put Helldivers 3 on gamepass so i can fucking refund it

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Nah, I think they are just that stupid and they are scrambling around for scraps of revenue at the moment because of how much their GAAS decisions (and the Bungie purchase) have cost them this gen.

Xbox is on its last moments as a console and Sony knows that. Why not get some extra revenue from those 30M users while they can anyway? Why is that a bad decision?

It's not like they are porting everything lol.