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[Doom85]

Microsoft has more money than anyone on earth (well almost) this Xbox endeavor is just for fun for them.

Which kind of makes what happens to Xbox turning out this way even more embarrassing. Tons of money doesn't mean much against bad decision after bad decision.

 

[ByWatterson]

Should I sell my Series X?

 

[Sooner]

Should I sell my Series X?

You haven't already!?

 

[Artistic]

Y'all keep making these threads, ima keep making this same meme over and over.

Post of the year.

 

[dezzy8]

I'd trade Sega's entire library for the first Halo trilogy.

That's craaaaaaazy

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

In no known or unknown universe or dimension is Microsoft capable of releasing something with the nuclear blast-levels of sheer joy and fun as Crazy Taxi.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Umm… no, not really.

The history of Sega consoles:

1. SG-1000 (Mark I) – 1983
2. SG-1000 II (Mark II) – 1984
3. SEGA Mark III / Master System – 1985 (Japan) / 1986 (Worldwide)
4. SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis in the US) – 1988 (Japan), 1989 (US), 1990 (Europe)
5. Game Gear – 1990
6. SEGA Nomad – 1995 (US only)
7. SEGA Saturn – 1994 (Japan), 1995 (US/Europe)
8. SEGA Dreamcast – 1998 (Japan), 1999 (US/Europe)

The history of XBOX:

1. Xbox – 2001
2. Xbox 360 – 2005
3. Xbox One – 2013, Xbox One S / One X – 2016 / 2017
4. Xbox Series X and Series S – 2020

Microsoft started to decline with the launch of the Xbox One, especially outside the United States.

 

[Gambit2483]

I did. Got $420 for it. Don't feel like I've missed out on anything for it.

You should probably keep it at this point. There's no way you'll get more than $300 for it.

 

[UltimaKilo]

As a third party, maybe

After the huge layoffs and closures along the threats of more, I'm not sure now

They need to fire many more people still before they can have a redemption arc. They can start with Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond.

 

[recursive]

Should I sell my Series X?

Yes

 

[nial]

1. SG-1000 (Mark I) – 1983
2. SG-1000 II (Mark II) – 1984
3. SEGA Mark III / Master System – 1985 (Japan) / 1986 (Worldwide)

These are basically the same console.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Which kind of makes what happens to Xbox turning out this way even more embarrassing. Tons of money doesn't mean much against bad decision after bad decision.

In reality tons of money actually makes the outcome worse in this kind of scenario. When there is no penalty for failure, there is no sense of urgency, and no motivation to actually produce a good product

Which explains all Microsoft products and services actually, not just gaming

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

 

[Crayon]

Everyone's the same when they're dead.

 

[dragonyeuw]

I wasn't really tied into the meta of what was happening behind the scenes with Sega in the late 90s ( I doubt many were back then), so I was shocked when the plug was pulled on the Dreamcast. From my POV I was having the time of my life with that system when it was out.

But they're really nothing alike, asides from the obvious difference in scale. Microsoft just seems so sterile and cold by comparison( and that's in relation to every other major console manufacturer the past 30 years, not just Sega), just a giant ole mega-corp whose tried to buy its way to success in lieu of the creative will and talent to nurture enduring legacy IP. I wish they'd just sell off some of their properties to someone who may actually do them justice. At this point I'm just waiting for them to announce that Fable is getting cancelled. I was a huge OG Xbox/360 fan, but they're losing me.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Y'all keep making these threads, ima keep making this same meme over and over.

Better get used to it.

We're witnessing the death of a console brand.

 

[crazyriddler]

To be fair the Series has sold over 32M, Dreamcast only sold 9M. In fact the Series is more on par with Nintendo 64 which sold about 32M as well and 11M more than Gamecube which sold about 22M.

 

[Radical_3d]

Y'all keep making these threads, ima keep making this same meme over and over.

I wonder why there would be so many "Xbox is dead" threads? Just when they axed several studios. After years of not giving numbers in their reports. With an Asus 3DO scheme in the horizon. And after all their games coming to the rival platform…