The Irony of Xbox Hardware in 20251

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Scrawnton

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Isn't it extremely ironic that these last two years when Phil Spencer put in the work and made it happen with Japanese developers in regards to de facto exclusives Sony used to get that now are also on Xbox, we now see first party software threw in the towel and went multiplatform?

It's so hilariously sad that Xbox gamers are finally getting a near full breadth of Japanese games (I say near because Falcom is still a holdout)that skipped the entire Xbox One generation, and the moment this massive third party gap gets corrected we see Microsoft throw in the towel with their own software.

This is why it makes me think Spencer had nothing to do with their multi-platform strategy. He clearly put in the work to make the Xbox line up as strong as can be, but then his boss forced him to give up with his own software.

Thread title typo. Nice!!

Yes. I'm from the future. And yes, in 20251 every living being is an Xbox.

mods don't change the title please. Jokes about time travel will be way better than console war drive bys
 
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RJMacready73 said:
I've had far too many beers to know what the hell you're talking about willus
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Phil Spencer finally got Japanese third parties fully on board with Xbox and filled a huge JRPG hole.

The moment Phil FINALLY was able to get these games on Xbox, they give up on Xbox and release their own games on ps5.
 
It's already late 20251 and Microsoft still hasn't given any hints about the reveal of the Xbox's successor
 
Scrawnton said:
This is why it makes me think Spencer had nothing to do with their multi-platform strategy. He clearly put in the work to make the Xbox line up as strong as can be, but then his boss forced him to give up with his own software.
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100%

Satya Nadella issued insane targets for console and game sales off the back of Starfield, hence all the hype from the influencers for the game.

Phil failed to reach those targets, so Microsoft Gaming was forced to go third party whether Phil liked it or not. That Activision merger had to be funded one way or another.
 
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Scrawnton said:
Phil Spencer finally got Japanese third parties fully on board with Xbox and filled a huge JRPG hole.

The moment Phil FINALLY was able to get these games on Xbox, they give up on Xbox and release their own games on ps5.
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Did Xbots really give a shit about JPRGs???
 
I agree with the most of what was said, but I would argue against the idea that going multi platform is "throwing in the towel." They are now developing for a larger audience.
 
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I don't really understand what work we're talking about. To have some japanese games after the other plateforms, it was always the case. Is that supposed to be something ambitious to "work" to get some old games port ?

They had one japanese studio, they tried to shut it off and an other publisher managed to save it.

Managing studios and releases is actually the hard work and Spencer has been terrible at it for more than 10 years.
 
ReasonBeing said:
I agree with the most of what was said, but I would argue against the idea that going multi platform is "throwing in the towel." They are now developing for a larger audience.
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Nah they threw in the towel, they finally came to realise that they would never come close to matching Playstation and the economics of leaving that many sales on the table just didn't make financial sense
 
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If Xbox manages to keep producing hardware in 20251, i think their ok puting their software on the rival platform 18k years ago.
 
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RJMacready73 said:
Nah they threw in the towel, they finally came to realise that they would never come close to matching Playstation and the economics of leaving that many sales on the table just didn't make financial sense
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Threw in the towel to what exactly? That claim seems like it should be qualified in order to make any sense. Again, they are now developing for a larger audience.
 
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ReasonBeing said:
Threw in the towel to what exactly? That claim seems like it should be qualified in order to make any sense. Again, they are now developing for a larger audience.
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They must have known releasing absolutely everything on PS5 would kill their console sales.

They knew this and did it anyway.

They conceded the console war, they threw in the towel.
 
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Scrawnton said:
Isn't it extremely ironic that these last two years when Phil Spencer put in the work and made it happen with Japanese developers in regards to de facto exclusives Sony used to get that now are also on Xbox, we now see first party software threw in the towel and went multiplatform?

It's so hilariously sad that Xbox gamers are finally getting a near full breadth of Japanese games (I say near because Falcom is still a holdout)that skipped the entire Xbox One generation, and the moment this massive third party gap gets corrected we see Microsoft throw in the towel with their own software.

This is why it makes me think Spencer had nothing to do with their multi-platform strategy. He clearly put in the work to make the Xbox line up as strong as can be, but then his boss forced him to give up with his own software.

Thread title typo. Nice!!

Yes. I'm from the future. And yes, in 20251 every living being is an Xbox.

mods don't change the title please. Jokes about time travel will be way better than console war drive bys
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It sounds like you got caught up in the going multiplatform fud. They have said one more console generation so lets see how it goes.
 
A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then, that it is the year 20251. The known universe is ruled by the Padisha Emperor Satya IV, my father. In this time, the most precious substance in the Universe is the Xbox melange. The Xbox extends life. The Xbox expands consciousness. The Xbox is vital to space travel. The Xbox Guild and its navigators, who the Xbox has mutated over four-thousand years, use the orange Xbox gas, which gives them the ability to fold space. That is, travel to any part of the Universe without moving. Oh yes, I forgot to tell you. The Xbox exists on only one planet in the entire Universe. A desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks of these deserts are a people known as the Jezmen, who have long held a prophecy, that a man would come, a messiah, who would lead them to true freedom.
 
Gonna see how the next generation goes, Series X was brilliant hardware, shame MS abandoned it

Xbox Play Anywhere is brilliant idea though
 
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