I don't understand the dislike towards the Xbox consoles
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FIREKNIGHT2029
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The hardware isn't necessarily the problem, it's the company behind it. MS is so shitty that they've completely destroyed whatever good will they built during the 360 gen by making some of the most insanely idiotic decisions in the history of gaming thanks to greed and laziness.
All you need to look at is the current market now. The hardware is overpriced and significantly more expensive than the competitor's hardware while providing no true benefits. GamePass on he console is also overpriced for what it is, and 80-90% of the "exclusives" on Xbox can be found on the cheaper PS5 consoles where they look and run better or have more features (eg. MS Flight Sim 2024 on PS5 getting VR support while Xbox doesn't).
If Xbox existed in a vacuum it wouldn't get as much hate but the truth of the matter is that it doesn't. It's supposed to be in direct competition PS5 and in indirect competition with the Switch 2. It's just not competitive at all compared to the other two brands, and it's mostly thanks to MS and their dumb business decisions, and lack of care for the brand.
With that said, whether one likes or dislikes the console is up to personal taste and no one should be able to tell you to like or dislike the console. What I'm posting is just a couple of the reasons why the console gets a lot of hate here and also does poorly in retail.
All you need to look at is the current market now. The hardware is overpriced and significantly more expensive than the competitor's hardware while providing no true benefits. GamePass on he console is also overpriced for what it is, and 80-90% of the "exclusives" on Xbox can be found on the cheaper PS5 consoles where they look and run better or have more features (eg. MS Flight Sim 2024 on PS5 getting VR support while Xbox doesn't).
If Xbox existed in a vacuum it wouldn't get as much hate but the truth of the matter is that it doesn't. It's supposed to be in direct competition PS5 and in indirect competition with the Switch 2. It's just not competitive at all compared to the other two brands, and it's mostly thanks to MS and their dumb business decisions, and lack of care for the brand.
With that said, whether one likes or dislikes the console is up to personal taste and no one should be able to tell you to like or dislike the console. What I'm posting is just a couple of the reasons why the console gets a lot of hate here and also does poorly in retail.
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bender
What time is it?
I wish all of humanity was as thriving as the Xbox community.
DavidGzz
Member
Negativity towards Xbox helps Sony fans cope with this being the worst console generation Playstation has ever had. MS also seems to not care about Xbox as much as they should. They seem to be more and more a third party while also acting like they care about their consoles. They make an easy punching bag since people love hating on large corporations like MS.
nial
Gold Member
Barely? Besides Keeper there was Hi-Fi Rush, from the studio they literally closed (before Krafton went on to buy all the related assets).
Klayzer
Member
The only answer.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
Pentiment, South of Midnight, Avowed, Age of Empires 2, Hi Fi Rush, As Dusk Falls, Grounded and more. I like the lineup. Not listing other bigger games or multiplat stuff. Even Starfield I consider unusual and unique. Its clearly not for everybody.
nial
Gold Member
I don't think AoE, As Dusk Falls or Avowed are particularly unique even in the current climate. Grounded is 50/50. Pentiment is fair, that's a good pick.
Punished Miku
Gaslighter Pro: 16.7 Fireflops
Clockwork Revolution also looks very interesting.
bighugeguns
Gold Member
Ye, it sucks balls, dude. Testicles.
Edmund
is waiting for Starfield 7
No. I am a Pony.
