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[Sorcerer]

I was deep into console gaming when Steam happened, so might be wrong here, but didn’t Valve force people to use Steam with the Half-Life 2 release and that was basically how it all took off?
I definitely think it could be done again. SteamOS required

I completely forgot about that!!! Good Point!!!

 

[Humdinger]

MS buying Nintendo?

Phil wanted to. He said it would've been a real "career moment" for him.

 

[clem84]

This doesn't really make sense. The market is growing, not shrinking. If MS played their cards right, worked hard to develop strong exclusives, and fought to get the rights to popular exclusives, they would do good and the market would absolutely be big enough to support 3 consoles.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

That would be a dream come true. Segas new console debits with phantasy star online 3.

In fact, it’s already happening.
I wonder why there isn't a thread to discuss this, are the fans waiting for Sega to say ''hey our PS6-like console is coming ok''

 

[mckmas8808]

Was a bit confused by that but msft can negotiate a split in revenue as this would be a pc where the big gainers are platform holders and publishers.

Also I would believe msft has data as to what games are most played in their ecosystem. Steam would not be an issue but valve ftp games might be competitive. The future for msft is being the biggest publisher, getting more subscribers, mtx gains and hiding their assets.

Michael patcher (yes him) made a good point about msft needing to find a way to profit off their 800m vs Sony 120 mau. An example used was battlenet coins/tokens used to pay for avowed.
My point is if msft can make mtx items out of thin air ( feds ability to print) then one store wins if they can legally tie it to a prime store.

I'm sorry, but with all due respect this just isn't possible.

 

[mckmas8808]

Consoles are going to be what the ipod was after the iphone came out

I can see what the Xbox fanboys will be saying in 2026 now. Man, you guys switch up fast!

Now consoles are obsolete?

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Competition from who? Closest they had to competition in the handheld space was the PSP and the DS still outsold it almost 2:1.

BOTW, TOTK, and Odyssey all sold a shit ton (20-33 million each) and people very much love.

Sony has had success in the handheld space, vita excluded. Steamdeck and other PC options seem to have some following, plus the rumored MS handheld. Maybe none of them pan out but I think it's pretty clear they are gonna get some resistance in that space.

 

[nordique]

Nintendo

Although anything could happen, Nintendo being Nintendo could still fuck things up

While spoiler is fair, it’s amazing how Nintendo was at brink once during GameCube era in terms of mind share

We know the Wii U among gaming circles but your average gamer just think Wii -> Switch

Switch 2 if it launches with MK9 will be insane

 

[GrouchyGamer]

Just think if Nintendo also had the strongest hardware like they used to