Because a few months ago we was getting articles like these .
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IGN: PS5 is outselling Xbox Series X/S 5:1
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ShaiKhulud1989
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This is Ziff Davis we’re talking about, so I’m sure this article exists solely for massaging public for something unpopular among Xbox crowd. Like Starfield reveal for PS5.
ResilientBanana
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Even Nintendo came back from the dead from the Gamecube and the Wii U and they're not nearly a quarter as rich as Microsoft as a whole. We will just hope and pray that the next Xbox is worth a damn to keep Sony on their toes.
Sooner
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Not after resorting to putting Mario and Zelda on PlayStation.
PauloRoberto
Member
But Nintendo found a niche and bet everything on hit (portable => portable hybrid, but still portable). In this case, MS should found its niche... problem is, MS does not know how to find a market.
It's actually worse because PS2 had a headstart but PS5 did this to Xbox Series while releasing at the same time with Xbox Series having a cheaper model
ResilientBanana
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Fair point. Truth be told, I'll never buy an Xbox again, unless there's a mega sale or something as I got my series S for $150, which I will use for BC. But it's difficult to bring myself to buy a PlayStation either. PC is my home along with a Switch.
James Sawyer Ford
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Humdinger
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IGN be like
Haha. It was my bad. I skimmed the video because I dislike IGN, so I only heard the bit where he referenced generational sales numbers and then dropped the 5 to 1 statistic, as if it followed from what he just said, which it didn't. I had skimmed past (missed) the part where he referenced the 2024 Statista data. My bad. I should learn to hold my nose and watch the whole IGN video before commenting.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
How do you live with your massive 12 inch dick?
OuterLimits
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Least surprising news ever since Microsoft essentially waived the white flag many months ago when it comes to hardware.
Humdinger
Gold Member
Just kidding.
I can understand the Wii U and Series X. The Ouya is a bit of a head-scratcher, though. How did you like it?
gotta drag it around behind me like Pyramid heads sword
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
The first thread you linked is completely about games and specifically says "As a publisher, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with". That hasn't changed in the slightest.
The second thread is literally about an article saying Xbox's future is looking bright because of their move into third party and that we're seeing promising early signs when looking at their software sales on Playstation.
The third thread links to an article that, once again, is about the good software showing they had at their developer direct and focuses on the games they are soon to release.
Literally no one claimed Xbox hardware sales were going to make a miraculous turnaround.
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Zacfoldor
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I went over to a friends one night and they were playing one, we had an unreal time playing Towerfall Ascension so I picked one up.
Just kidding.
I can understand the Wii U and Series X. The Ouya is a bit of a head-scratcher, though. How did you like it?
we had a few more fun nights playing Towerfall and Duck game, but the UI on mine was glitchy and didn't work well. Never knew that it was such a massive flop until years later.
reinking
Gold Member
You're now getting Microsoft games with Pro support?
The question was why are people surprised those click bait articles are the reasons .The first thread you linked is completely about games and specifically says "As a publisher, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with". That hasn't changed in the slightest.
The second thread is literally about an article saying Xbox's future is looking bright because of their move into third party and that we're seeing promising early signs when looking at their software sales on Playstation.
The third thread links to an article that, once again, is about the good software showing they had at their developer direct and focuses on the games they are soon to release.
Literally no one claimed Xbox hardware sales were going to make a miraculous turnaround.
alabtrosMyster
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You don't understand.... I'm not gonna explain it to you, you can read the words, but understanding is the most important part.The first thread you linked is completely about games and specifically says "As a publisher, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with". That hasn't changed in the slightest.
The second thread is literally about an article saying Xbox's future is looking bright because of their move into third party and that we're seeing promising early signs when looking at their software sales on Playstation.
The third thread links to an article that, once again, is about the good software showing they had at their developer direct and focuses on the games they are soon to release.
Literally no one claimed Xbox hardware sales were going to make a miraculous turnaround.
Radical_3d
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Whatch some 2014-2015 Xbox’s E3 conferences. The man Spencer over promised and under delivered. I did sold my SX when it was obvious that they were going third party. But even so by the time I did sold it last year I barely had any game in it. Ah, and don’t forget that late 360 era was not only Kinect. It was Halo 4. And when we thought things couldn’t get worse Halo Guardians and Infinty came. Guardians was better… ish, but the story was utterly fucked.
FTFY.All hail the console that killed Xbox:
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Unknown?
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Huh? I think the series consoles were first major brand launch with no exclusives. That was worse than being over priced.
JerryinSoCal
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Remember when he said that games on the One X would be native 4K no excuses? there were a good number of native 4K games but most of them were not native 4K as time went on, to be fair it had the best console version of every game for the rest of that generation but it was also $100 more and came out a year later than the Pro. The fact is though he said native 4K no excuses and then that didn't turn out to be true and the gaming media never called him out for it, they rarely call him out for any of his BS.
Whatch some 2014-2015 Xbox’s E3 conferences. The man Spencer over promised and under delivered. I did sold my SX when it was obvious that they were going third party. But even so by the time I did sold it last year I barely had any game in it. Ah, and don’t forget that late 360 era was not only Kinect. It was Halo 4. And when we thought things couldn’t get worse Halo Guardians and Infinty came. Guardians was better… ish, but the story was utterly fucked.
FTFY.
Radical_3d
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That was the least of One’s problems. I’d play 720p games if they are worthy but I did skipped that Xbox generation and once I had a SX I only bought the Halos. 7 years and nothing worthy. Four more years after that and with a fantastic machine (SX) and still nothing. 11 years of nothing and then they buy some great exclusives only to become third party because the decision made of switching to game pass during that period of nothingness. Spencer said that you can’t win Sony making games but that’s complete bullshit because he didn’t even try that.
Rambone
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3rd world problems.
demigod
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Someone shop phil and jimbo plz.
demigod
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I didnt see anything, damnit.The first few months of the PS4 camera and Ustream oh boy the things I saw.
Indeed good memories.
Live From PlayStation was the Wild Wild West lolThe first few months of the PS4 camera and Ustream oh boy the things I saw.
Indeed good memories.
It really did set off a whole new era of live streaming before people started live streaming.
JerryinSoCal
Member
Oh yeah he is a pure salesman/politician yet so many people online act like he's their buddy and a true gamer because he wears videogame t shirts lol.
Jormatar
Member
Microsoft isn't going anywhere. It's just that days of Xbox being seen as a desired gaming console for people are gone now. They had to deliver some heavyhitters to market and so far we have seen none from them, despite all the usual early gen promises.
JerryinSoCal
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The total sales of PS5 and Series consoles isn't 5 to 1 because it didn't start out that way, that's about what the ratio has been more recently and it's likely to continue but the generation didn't start out with that big of a differential, they both had shortage issues for a while.
Ritsumei2020
Report me for console warring
Totally agree. MS couldn't save Xbox because despite all their trillions they don't know how to grow talent.
Well, you do get used to walking with a limp after a while.
Oh, and you do have something more useful then a Xbox series X to play with, so there's that....
Alan Wake
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"How's that working out for you?"Throwback.
Alan Wake
Member
Spencer has a boss too. I don't know what the purpose of the ABK acquisition was, but now it just feels it has nothing to do with Xbox. Maybe Microsoft just wanted to grow into huge publisher, period. Spencer trying to paint everything they do as in favor of "the health of Xbox" is obviously just PR talk.
ToadMan
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There's a kind of casual boycott of US stuff so ... well yeah. Xbox was tanking even without that extra pressure from the rest of the World.
But people also said Xbox stocks are drying up, so won't this be infinity : 1 soon? Can't sell what you don't have - or indeed what you don't make.
But people also said Xbox stocks are drying up, so won't this be infinity : 1 soon? Can't sell what you don't have - or indeed what you don't make.
Badlucktroll
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DenchDeckard
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Its crazy to me how much PS has steamrolled Xbox this gen. I think.MS has so much against them they could and never will be successful in hardware.
They're a company that no one likes and those that do...well look at the photos and Jizz.
Ive always enjoyed the platform and for me personally, have seen the benefits from programs such as play anywhere and cross buy etc. They've pushed free cloud saves for years. Great (compared to the competition) refund policies but none of this cool stuff can cut through how fucking useless they are at the day to day running of the business.
I think they could have really made some cool changes to policies happen within console gaming if they could have only just figured the basics out. I'm not saying running business is easy, far from it. Im jist saying you gotta deliver on the core principles or you end up where they are now.
Money is not the answer to good business. Strong individuals with good ideas that they execute is what matters. And MS have failed at every step on that front.
Third party will save them and make them a monster in the publishing of software world but ultimately I think we will lose out.
PS will absolutely destroy the xbox now as you would have to know exactly what you are signing up for to buy an Xbox this gen.
I perosnally don't feel Sony deserve the sales they are receiving this gen and I think their fans are far too soft on them as a business. Sony fans should be demanding free cloud saves and other benefits but that's another convo. The ps5 has clearly done what ever it needed to do to kill off Xbox but I dont think it's going to be sunshine and roses from here on out, unfortunately. But, maybe I'm just bitter and old
They're a company that no one likes and those that do...well look at the photos and Jizz.
Ive always enjoyed the platform and for me personally, have seen the benefits from programs such as play anywhere and cross buy etc. They've pushed free cloud saves for years. Great (compared to the competition) refund policies but none of this cool stuff can cut through how fucking useless they are at the day to day running of the business.
I think they could have really made some cool changes to policies happen within console gaming if they could have only just figured the basics out. I'm not saying running business is easy, far from it. Im jist saying you gotta deliver on the core principles or you end up where they are now.
Money is not the answer to good business. Strong individuals with good ideas that they execute is what matters. And MS have failed at every step on that front.
Third party will save them and make them a monster in the publishing of software world but ultimately I think we will lose out.
PS will absolutely destroy the xbox now as you would have to know exactly what you are signing up for to buy an Xbox this gen.
I perosnally don't feel Sony deserve the sales they are receiving this gen and I think their fans are far too soft on them as a business. Sony fans should be demanding free cloud saves and other benefits but that's another convo. The ps5 has clearly done what ever it needed to do to kill off Xbox but I dont think it's going to be sunshine and roses from here on out, unfortunately. But, maybe I'm just bitter and old
Now they want to listen to me & do something different & also add new features to the controller.
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