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[PresetError]

Maybe I'm the only one that missed that tweet from Major Nelson retweeted by Phil Spencer but I've seen it today and my mouth dropped to the floor.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[Unknown?]

We'll see about that. Something tells me Major Nelson and Greenturd won't be able to keep their mouths shut if they do really well in the holidays.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Maybe I'm the only one that missed that tweet from Major Nelson retweeted by Phil Spencer but I've seen it today and my mouth dropped to the floor.

He's right, it is over, Microsoft lost.

 

[Derktron]

There was a war?

 

[iconmaster]

The console war only ends when all the consoles are cheap enough for most gamers to own all of them.

MS and Sony are not moving in the right direction for that.

 

[GHG]

But Phil said there is no console war?

Now he's retweeting this?

I can't keep up.

 

[HotPocket69]

Larry Herb can eat my ass

 

[Tesseract]

the war is over when valve crushes the industry

 

[Notorious_Roy]

Why is the tweet an image and not an actual tweet? Now I have to click to Twitter for the source myself. #lazy

 

[alabtrosMyster]

Many of us have got to feel like these Japanese soldiers who held islands for decades after WW II.

 

[PresetError]

Why is the tweet an image and not an actual tweet? Now I have to click to Twitter for the source myself. #lazy

I wanted to capture Phil's retweet but here you go.

 

[DESTROYA]

There is no war if your always on the loosing end.

 

[GHG]

the war is over when valve crushes the industry

GabeN has already spoken.

Xbox wins.

 

[The Hamburglar]

But Phil said there is no console war?

Now he's retweeting this?

I can't keep up.

Phil Spencer; lie dispenser

 

[Arkam]

There was a war?

More of a small regional conflict.

 

[Derktron]

More of a small regional conflict.

Damn that's rough, hope everyone is okay.

 

[Kuranghi]

Cool. I'd like to see gameplay thats as good as the 2nd level of Halo: CE now please.

I rewatched it today and it wasn't even nostalgia in my mind thinking it was better than the Halo Infinite reveal, the landscape was way more dynamic, the AI was better/existent, just taking the final zone with the three dropship areas: it was basically the same size as the Halo Infinite section and way more exciting to watch.

I think I'll just replay the trilogy in November if Halo Infinite is going to be shite. So disappointed still.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[PresetError]

But Phil said there is no console war?

Now he's retweeting this?

I can't keep up.

He also said Sony wasn't his competition anymore but Google and Amazon. And then jabbed at Playstation saying he wanted the games making the noise and not the console. And then he said he felt pretty good after watching PS5's event. It's very hard to keep up with the goal post moving.

 

[FrozenFlame]

You guys realize that he's just retweeting this article that basically says that the war is over because each company is going for different things, right?

 

[LightofRohan]

Well I mean the article states that the "console war is over" because each company is going for different things. Microsoft going for more of an ecosystem that supports multiple platforms (cough - sega), Sony going for the mainstream hardcore gamer that wants new exclusives and Nintendo just doing whatever they do.

Microsoft bowed out of the console race when they announced they will no longer make exclusives...

 

[Tesseract]

There is no war if your always on the loosing end.

that's the only game worth playing

 

[vaibhavpisal]

They want to calm fanboys so they can stop making/sharing Halo Infinite memes.

 

[Abear21]

The burning embers of console war fallout will always be red hot on video game message boards. He's just trying to stop the memes. Good luck with that.

 

[anothertech]

Holy shit. They're putting Halo on PlayStation aren't they.

 

[Venuspower]

 

[tryDEATH]

You guys realize that he's just retweeting this article that basically says that the war is over because each company is going for different things, right?

Don't piss into their kool-aid, let them have it. Its just another console warrior bait thread. This is now the standard operating procedure on here.

 

[FunkMiller]

The fucking cheek of people like Nelson- who were quite happy to stoke the console war flames when their products were doing well - coming out and quoting shit like this, now that they've realised their poor business decisions have resulted in the 'war' being lost, is quite staggering.

Xbox fans deserve better.

 

[Hobbygaming]

This makes me wonder if Phil is just a tad bit out of touch

 

[Abear21]

Refusing to fully participate in the console space is ultimately bad for gamers. No true exclusives on Xbox is bad for gaming. Are they taking their ball and going home? Just sad, do better don't quit.

 

[Barakov]

They want to calm fanboys so they can stop making/sharing Halo Infinite memes.

If that was their grand play they failed miserably.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

They can pretend they don't care about console sales, but that's how they're going to sell most people their services for the foreseeable future.

 

[Kagey K]

The fucking cheek of people like Nelson- who were quite happy to stoke the console war flames when their products were doing well - coming out and saying shit like this, now that they've realised their poor business decisions have resulted in the 'war' being lost, is quite staggering.

Xbox fans deserve better.

What did he say? He quoted the title of the opinion piece and even put quotations around it.

 

[PresetError]

Don't piss into their kool-aid, let them have it. Its just another console warrior bait thread. This is now the standard operating procedure on here.

So you don't find it surprising/relevant the way Xbox messaging is all over the place for the past 6 months or the fact only one of the 3 console manufacturers is declaring the end of the war 4 months before a next gen launch? Ok.

 

[mercclass]

Didn't they say cross gen platforms holding the Series X back was just a meme?

 

[Hudo]

Oh no Snoybros! We lost! The Xbots got us.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Well I mean the article states that the "console war is over" because each company is going for different things. Microsoft going for more of an ecosystem that supports multiple platforms (cough - sega), Sony going for the mainstream hardcore gamer that wants new exclusives and Nintendo just doing whatever they do.

Microsoft bowed out of the console race when they announced they will no longer make exclusives...

I think it changes like the wind

One day MS is throwing shots at Sony saying "consistent power" "I feel good after seeing Sony's reveal" "we want you to hear your game" or whatever the quote was that poked fun at the PS4 console's sound

But when they're getting bad press then it's "our competitors are Google"

 

[Slings and Arrows]

the war is over when valve crushes the industry

The only way Gabe will crush the industry is if he trips up and falls on it.

TBF the dude looks less besada and more God, so it might that might be a cheap shot

 

[cormack12]

Someone needs to tell most of GAF then. Because we are over run with enlistees, and new conscriptions.

 

[Tesseract]

The only way Gabe will crush the industry is if he trips up and falls on it.

TBF the dude looks less besada and more God, so it might that might be a cheap shot

 

[Derktron]

that's the only game worth playing

Wiser words

 

[Kagey K]

So you don't find it surprising/relevant the way Xbox messaging is all over the place for the past 6 months or the fact only one of the 3 console manufacturers is declaring the end of the war 4 months before a next gen launch? Ok.

Which manufacturer is declaring that?

He didn't even imply whether he agreed or disagreed with the article he retweeted.

 

[tryDEATH]

So you don't find it surprising/relevant the way Xbox messaging is all over the place for the past 6 months or the fact only one of the 3 console manufacturers is declaring the end of the war 4 months before a next gen launch? Ok.

Its a quote from a article, not Xbox themselves.

 

[tryDEATH]

Which manufacturer is declaring that?

He didn't even imply whether he agreed or disagreed with the article he retweeted.

They are not even trying anymore and instead are just making up narratives as they go.

 

[The Pleasure]

the war is over when valve crushes the industry

Sorry but melty blood refuses to work with my controller.

 

[THEAP99]

It's over. Yet Nelson hangs around console warriors in discord

 

[JonnyMP3]

"The Console Wars are over!"

*shows a picture of Halo*

OMG! Halo Wars 2!

 

[llien]

Many of us have got to feel like these Japanese soldiers who held islands for decades after WW II.

It was one guy and he didn't really hold anything, but did continue to fight for the emperor, killing locals from time to time.