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[M1chl]

As always they don't have a plan, they just throw stuff on the wall and expect something to stick

 

[Kerotan]

They want everything out before GTA vi so spacing them only a month apart is their only option. There will be a lot more the second half of the year.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Halo MCC came top of the recent poll of games they could port

So I'd recommend getting that out soon if they want to make a quick buck.

 

[awwr999999]

Can't wait for Phil's praetorian guard to tell us that MS is playing 4D Chess and they are actually winning.

MS already won by getting both Nintendo and Sony to fully abandon esoteric HW for modified consumer PC HW.
100% of modern gaming takes place on either Nvidia or AMD HW and anyone who cares about clock speed will always be drawn to PC with the highest specs.
These Nvidia and AMD based 'consoles' are easier to emulate with PC so each GOTY on console today is a free GOTY on PC down the line.
Sony could go back to investing in R&D and return to esoteric HW but for Nintendo that's an impossibility.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

All of them are backlog titles already so I see no problem. MS is just building a swift presence on PlayStation before their own HW sales collapse to zero. Sad, but totally understandable.

 

[Perrott]

Outside of Halo and Doom those games don't really have all that much in common and it's not super likely that many people are going to be buying all of them.

For starters, not many people are going to be buying The Dark Ages, if the initial commercial performance of Eternal is any indication.

 

[DAHGAMING]

They can play all that old shit while were busting out goty contender Avowed

 

[The Pleasure]

Halo/Gears in the summertime lull is a good release window

Summertime Halo and Gears?

 

[MacReady13]

Makes me laugh- last year Phil said that those first 4 games were a test. See how they go then decide what will come out on PS5. Now all of a sudden EVERYTHING is coming out! Must have super quick developers there working under Microsoft...!

 

[DryvBy]

There's a giant variety. Its smart and shows Phil had nothing to do with this idea.

 

[GigaBowser]

switch 2 releese

 

[VAVA Mk2]

I think they want you to get GamePass to get them all....

 

[sendit]

Rip off the bandaid

 

[SteadyEvo]

I'm a bit puzzled by this. We've never seen such a high number of major IPs flooding the market in such a short time. What's especially unusual is that Microsoft's goal—to expand their audience and maximise revenue—could actually backfire with this approach.

Most players won't buy Age of Empires, Halo, Indiana Jones, Doom, and Forza all at once; there's simply not enough time to play them, so they won't pay full price upfront. On top of that, releasing everything so close together could split the PlayStation userbase, making it harder for these games to build a strong community.

How can any of this work if all these games are launching at the same time?

All those are different genres. Shouldn't be a problem.

 

[diffusionx]

Most players won't buy Age of Empires, Halo, Indiana Jones, Doom, and Forza all at once;

most players aren't going to buy all those games, period.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

This is normal for them.

Just now they saturated gamepass with COD BO6, Stalker 2, Indi, and Avowed Thats upcoming.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Where are you getting this information that they're releasing everything this spring?

 

[NickFire]

If this is true I don't see a problem. Companies get lots of money. Console players get lots of options and mor likely than not, some quick sales on some of these. Wins all around.

 

[Heisenberg007]

That's how desperation works. Microsoft is getting desperate for revenue and profitability from XGS.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Kind of crazy how many of us pointed out that Phil Spencer's oddly timed interview was going to have pretty immediate ramifications.

It was only 10 days ago that Phil had his interview and since then Microsoft has announced 3 games (Forza Horizon 5, Age of Empire, and Age of Mythology) for PS5; and this was after the developer direct where 4 of the 5 games shown were coming to PS5, including Doom and Ninja Gaiden 4 which are published by Microsoft.

I think we can expect we're going to hear a lot more in the coming days and weeks.

100% agree. They've just done their financials and Phil has been let out of his crypt...( they call him the Ozempic Vampire in circles of the underworld, or so ive heard)

I think this year we see a large dump of many titles so MS can see how that affects their future numbers.

 

[MrTired]

If you followed Microsoft quarterly results and specifically Gaming division you would know why they're releasing so much content as quickly as they can.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

How can any of this work if all these games are launching at the same time?

Microsoft wants to maximize revenue, it's clear Spencer got the order from Nadella to recoup ABK acquisition as soon as possible. Indiana Jones and Age of Enpires do not have necessarily the same user base, even if they do you would still be competing with all the other new games by staggering releases. So in the exec of execs the best thing is to release all asap to maximize release window revenue, then be strategic with sales for the long tail. Nowadays at least on PC sales are nowhere where they have been 2-3 years ago, publishers got smart. BG3 never dropped below 45€ on Steam AFAIK.

 

[Bojanglez]

Maybe they are planning to launch a first party Gamepass variant on PS and need a critical mass of compelling content.

 

[Shmunter]

Xbox has no games!!!

Xbox has too many games!!!

We want Xbox games on our PS!!!

Ok well not that many!!!

Xbox fans are like the Japanese holdouts - soldiers who, stranded on remote islands after World War II, continued fighting for years, unaware that the war had ended.

Xbox has become Activision, not the other way around. Celebrate the games now, everything else is pointless.

 

[Varteras]

Can't wait for Phil's praetorian guard to tell us that MS is playing 4D Chess and they are actually winning.

Crackin set of tits you got there bro!

 

[RickMasters]

I remember there was some research which showed that PlayStation users are highly affluent, so this shouldn't be an issue.

I think it read the same research…. Said they all have yachts benzes too . and all of them sport issy myake aftershave.

 

[RickMasters]

Xbox has no games!!!

Xbox has too many games!!!

We want Xbox games on our PS!!!

Ok well not that many!!!

What did you expect…. This is the GAF

 

[RickMasters]

Can't wait for Phil's praetorian guard to tell us that MS is playing 4D Chess and they are actually winning.

Well….. as long as they are making money I guess they are.


Probably gonna fair better than those abysmal Spiderman reviews on steam eitheway….. I mean…. If this is all about money and survival……

 

[jm89]

Probably gonna fair better than those abysmal Spiderman reviews on steam eitheway….. I mean…. If this is all about money and survival……

Spiderman 2 sold over 11 million copies on ps5 as reported mid this year, most likely sold a few million since then. Steams sales and reviews are irrelevant.

 

[RickMasters]

Indy needs to come out ASAP to help its sales

Doom is just a day and date lunch

Forza is different enough to attract a certain audience

Don't see the issue

Halo/Gears in the summertime lull is a good release window

Between COD, halo, gears, dorza horizon 5, minecraft…. I feel like MS are gonna lock up player engagement on PS.


Turns out, People loved Xbox games more all along…… interesting times we are in for sure. But I'm actually glad to see it happen in a weird way.

 

[Kerotan]

Maybe they are planning to launch a first party Gamepass variant on PS and need a critical mass of compelling content.

Oh yeah I can definitely see an EA Play type app launching. MS are gone balls deep in making their money back. But they'd be wise to wait a while so many ps5 players choose to buy them instead.

 

[Kerotan]

Between COD, halo, gears, dorza horizon 5, minecraft…. I feel like MS are gonna lock up player engagement on PS.


Turns out, People loved Xbox games more all along…… interesting times we are in for sure. But I'm actually glad to see it happen in a weird way.

A bit of a stretch to list cod and Minecraft as Xbox games considering they were loved on PS before Microsoft bought. Sea of thieves is a better example.

 

[RickMasters]

Spiderman 2 sold over 11 million copies on ps5 as reported mid this year, most likely sold a few million since then. Steams sales and reviews are irrelevant.

And yet Sony wee not happy with those numbers. 11 million sound like a lot to me or you for sure but we ain't the ones who had to foot the bill, nor are we the share holders saying…"this wasn't enough"….. we are just people with joypads who gear the words 11 million and get amazed. Typical gamers, who don't know better about the cost of these things.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Between COD, halo, gears, dorza horizon 5, minecraft…. I feel like MS are gonna lock up player engagement on PS.


Turns out, People loved Xbox games more all along…… interesting times we are in for sure. But I'm actually glad to see it happen in a weird way.

If they did they'd have bought an Xbox already.

 

[RickMasters]

A bit of a stretch to list cod and Minecraft as Xbox games considering they were loved on PS before Microsoft bought. Sea of thieves is a better example.

Simple question……if spend money on any of those games right now…… who gets the money? Who owns those studios?……

 

[MonkD]

I'm a bit puzzled by this. We've never seen such a high number of major IPs flooding the market in such a short time. What's especially unusual is that Microsoft's goal—to expand their audience and maximise revenue—could actually backfire with this approach.

Most players won't buy Age of Empires, Halo, Indiana Jones, Doom, and Forza all at once; there's simply not enough time to play them, so they won't pay full price upfront. On top of that, releasing everything so close together could split the PlayStation userbase, making it harder for these games to build a strong community.

How can any of this work if all these games are launching at the same time?

A lot of the games they are releasing are relatively old. I think this might be the better way to do it, and have the sales build over time.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Between COD, halo, gears, dorza horizon 5, minecraft…. I feel like MS are gonna lock up player engagement on PS.


Turns out, People loved Xbox games more all along…… interesting times we are in for sure. But I'm actually glad to see it happen in a weird way.

Anyone saying Xbox has no games in XB Series era is simply not a gamer.

 

[RickMasters]

If they did they'd have bought an Xbox already.

Loving Xbox games and hating MS is an actual thing tho….. we all know the reason peope never bought Xbox by the tens of millions seas MS bad management. But that ever stopped gears, halo, forza etc from being hood games. That will be obvious when they dominate PS charts.

 

[RickMasters]

Anyone saying Xbox has no games in XB Series era is simply not a gamer.

And yet people say it. Wish the platform gone……. Curse out and disrespect the people who own Xbox's…many of them on These very threads.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Loving Xbox games and hating MS is an actual thing tho….. we all know the reason peope never bought Xbox by the tens of millions seas MS bad management. But that ever stopped gears, halo, forza etc from being hood games. That will be obvious when they dominate PS charts.

Still stuck in XBox One vs PS4 mentality.

Game has moved on way further ahead.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Loving Xbox games and hating MS is an actual thing tho….. we all know the reason peope never bought Xbox by the tens of millions seas MS bad management. But that ever stopped gears, halo, forza etc from being hood games. That will be obvious when they dominate PS charts.

Halo and Gears were only good during the 360 days

Our poll shows Halo MCC could do well, but there's little interest for Halo Infinite or anything else after Reach.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Look at Xbox's business strategy over the last ten years. Did any of it make sense? No. Does this make sense? No.

I applaud a company with consistency.

 

[Borowski_1]

Since Playstation is not giving its players new games, Xbox does

 

[Kerotan]

Simple question……if spend money on any of those games right now…… who gets the money? Who owns those studios?……

Sony get 30% pure profit and MS get 70% return towards their 70BN etc etc.

 

[RickMasters]

Halo and Gears were only good during the 360 days

Our poll shows Halo MCC could do well, but there's little interest for Halo Infinite or anything else after Reach.

Ah yes…. Because the GAF poll says what gamers en masses are feeling….. can we just be done now?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Ah yes…. Because the GAF poll says what gamers en masses are feeling….. can we just be done now?

Please

You really need to go calm down for a bit, bitterness seems to be pouring out of you right now.

 

[RickMasters]

Sony get 30% pure profit and MS get 70% return towards their 70BN etc etc.

Cool…. I know I'd rather be getting 70% in the situation that's about to go down Than The 30…. Plus money of subs on my own platform. Then another 70 off Nintendo.

 

[jm89]

And yet Sony wee not happy with those numbers. 11 million sound like a lot to me or you for sure but we ain't the ones who had to foot the bill, nor are we the share holders saying…"this wasn't enough"….. we are just people with joypads who gear the words 11 million and get amazed. Typical gamers, who don't know better about the cost of these things.

How do you know they were not happy with those numbers?

And no "oh they wouldn't put on pc if they were" isn't proof.

 

[RickMasters]

Please

You really need to go calm down for a bit, bitterness seems to be pouring out of you right now.

I'm calm you know…… I got 50 reply's over one comment. But I'm the one who's triggered? Really? …. You are SERIOUSLY gaslighting bruh!




Fact of the matter is….. I have never responded to a comment the way people responded to mine. This is laughable bruh….. you can't be serious right now

 

[jm89]

Cool…. I know I'd rather be getting 70% in the situation that's about to go down Than The 30…. Plus money of subs on my own platform. Then another 70 off Nintendo.

Your 70% is gonna go towards paying off marketing costs and dev costs leaving you with a much smaller share. In the end Sony may end up making more profit from ms games