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Microsoft has instructed Xbox social media accounts to go dark today to avoid criticism
King Dazzar
Member
So a few days ago I posted this:
Now when I go to look it literally only has this:
They've been reducing availability of hardware on the UK store a for a while now. Consoles still fine. Accessories, buy else where.
Now when I go to look it literally only has this:
They've been reducing availability of hardware on the UK store a for a while now. Consoles still fine. Accessories, buy else where.
FUBARx89
Member
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
They should never be allowed to acquire another company again.
RetroGamingUK
Member
So a few days ago I posted this:
Now when I go to look it literally only has this:
They've been reducing availability of hardware on the UK store a for a while now. Consoles still fine. Accessories, buy else where.
Xbox is winding down
Or Rebranding
ChuckeRearmed
Member
At least they learn.
Cyber_hunter026
Member
Or Gavon west, hey Gavon?! React laugh if you’re still alive!!
SweetTooth
Gold Member
The entire division has been going dark since 2010 
Orbital2060
Member
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Honestly not a bad strategy people have the attention span of a goldfish and there's always a new scandal coming up.
reinking
Gold Member
I hope they did not get spooked with all of the crap being thrown at Sony for $700. Most people have to know that consoles are going to be more expensive as we move forward. Not just consoles, electronics in general. I am wondering what the sticker shock is going to look like for things like the Steam Deck and other devices. I do not expect them to be cheap.
I might not buy the next Xbox because MS has reinvigorated PC gaming again but I do want the option.
HeWhoWalks
Member
Because the Concord/Pro "disasters" are quite overblown. One is a high-priced mid gen refresh and the other is one game in a flurry of bangers. Hardly a brand-ending situation.
The only brand truly in bad shape is Xbox. No amount of "but Sony" can blend them in with anyone else.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Wait a minute.....the day of the last closures microsoft hit social media tp announce a controller with the tag line...feel the burn....
...what in the actual fuck is wrong with this company.
...what in the actual fuck is wrong with this company.
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Klayzer
Member
Not going to lie, I kind of miss his nonsensical tirades, on how Xbox was about to takeover the industry.
Astray
Member
This is a smart thing to do internally (keeping people in the loop so they don't fuck up and embarrass themselves), but it's very undercut by someone briefing the press about it.
Very odd news piece tbh.
Uncharitable view: Someone upstairs gave a strict red light to the project and it's all over.
Very odd news piece tbh.
Charitable view: they locked down initial specs and want to tone down the talk so Sony doesn't work things out quick and try and launch something with them.
Uncharitable view: Someone upstairs gave a strict red light to the project and it's all over.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
I think this news is not getting too much attention anyway
SEGAvangelist
Member
That's what $699.99 does. Microsoft timed this well. This is usually how Sony does it.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
And split back off the publishers (Double Fine, Zenimax/Bethesda, ABK) they already acquired before they’re too far gone.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Age of Mythology at the start of September, the next one is Ara History Untold in a couple of weeks and after that the Starfield expansion and then Indiana Jones in December. Avowed was supposed to release this month based on internal dates before it got delayed.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
HeWhoWalks
Member
No, it isn't.
What's "better" is irrelevant since they aren't being compared by anyone that matters. Xbox, as a brand, is in a permanent shift. That has nothing to do with Sony and they are not a $3+ trillion because of Xbox. They will drop it like a bad habit if it comes to that and it looks like that is slowly happening. At least, the hardware.
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RodriGames40
Member
Interesting... I'm intrigued now.
possumarmada
Banned
Without MS Double Fine would have closed years ago.
semiconscious
Member
a while back. what a gen it's been: first they went 'lite' (series s), & then they went dark...
Skifi28
Member
If I had a euro for every time I've heard this crap I'd now have a pro for free.
Chad Warden
Banned
With that feel the burn controller and all the other comical controllers like Oreos, Doritos and whatnot, It comes across that Xbox release new gimmicky controllers more than exclusives.
Kataploom
Gold Member
I've reading the history of communism in Europe and all these news about Xbox these days feel a lot like the last few years of the URSS. It's sad because I've always liked Xbox way better than PS, I hope they close their minds and stop forcing a market that nobody wants. It's like they're doing all of this for the promise of the future instead of actually convincing people in the present that they're a great choice so they can build a good future.
Just for the single "day of silence/respect" or forever going forward?
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Until Xbox speaks officially on their hardware
Klayzer
Member
Watch how quickly price becomes a non-factor, if that scenario happens.
Theres no way Satya is greenlighting another generation of Xbox consoles imo. Phil got lucky and blew smoke up his ass like a master and got a bunch of extra years of funding. But the proof is in the pudding. But I'd be surprised if Xbox actually formally announce an end of hardware, still plenty of inventory in the channel, keep the cherished words of Sarah Bond wafting around for false hope.
We never even saw that game changing new haptic controller. Which is a whole lot less effort than whole generation.
GHG
Gold Member
Based on what their "next gen" hardware was rumoured to be and the suggestion that it was going to be on the premium side in terms of pricing, I have no doubt they will be watching the response to the PS5 Pro price very closely.
Sooner
Member
They've basically already confirmed another console, haven't they?
Jinzo Prime
Gold Member
I think they are going the OEM route. Next Xbox will be like the Surface: a premium device that shows what OEMs should aim for spec and features wise.
It'll run on Windows 12 and the Xbox button on the controller launches the Xbox 'Big Picture'- like mode. Maybe some big gaming optimizations under the hood for Windows 12.
TLDR: Next Xbox = Surface strategy + Valve strategy.
SyedDanishAnwar
Banned
Console gaming for sure. But I don't think PC gaming is down.
In fact, things look bright at the PC front.
I have had the most fun playing dozens of recent games on PC at a heck of discount, esp. Elden Ring, BG3, etc.
I had spent more time spent playing on PC than PS5 this generation. PC only gaming looks the future for me.
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Bernardougf
Member
Xbox has gone dark.
Quantum253
Gold Member
Okay, but what does that have to do with a controller?
Here's what Sarah Bond said (could be almost anything or nothing)
"Dina: "Xbox itself's heritage is in console. The energy around the console right now is a little challenged, many of the hardcore long-term consumers are worried, worried about the release on other platforms, worried that it may indicate that Xbox is defocusing on its own hardware. What do you say to them? How do you make them feel that Xbox is still for them?"
Sarah: "Yeah, at first the worry that I see is happening across the industry and I think that a lot of what we see is just industry all up. But specific to core gamers, my focus has really been on engineering and building that next-generation hardware experience that really, really, taps into their needs. I talked about this a little bit publically a few months ago, that our focus was on delivering the biggest leap ever. And that's about really thinking through every aspect of what that hardware and what that experience delivers with the core gamer in mind. And that is about power and performance, absolutely a part of it.
"But it's also about the ability to be able to play all of the games. I mean we have people who have been playing on Xbox for decades and have invested thousands and thousands of dollars and hours with us and being able to take all of those games with them into the hardware of the future. So one of the decisions made when I came in and became president of Xbox was to establish at team dedicated to that to game preservation and ensuring that future generations, future iterations, that you get to take those things with you forward."
Microsoft’s Xbox refresh can't compete with its leaked roadmap
Microsoft showed off three new Xbox models yesterday, but anyone following the mass of leaks last year may have been surprised at how little changed for this mid-cycle refresh.
www.engadget.com
ChorizoPicozo
Member
waitwaitwait...is there a conspiracy afoot?.
Cyber_hunter026
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