The Year Without An Xbox: How will Xbox not putting forth an effort to sell Xbox Series consoles this year affect the gaming industry going forward?
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Unknown Soldier
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Gaming existed before Microsoft and it will be better after Microsoft
Kacho
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Can you expand on this? What objective data are you using?
Tobimacoss
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Xbox Cloud Gaming with Game Pass Up 45%, Now Available in Nearly 30 Countries - Xbox Wire
Xbox Cloud Gaming continues to spread around the world, bringing the excellent Game Pass catalogue to more players than ever before.
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Cloud Gaming grew 45%. They aren't worried about selling few more consoles. They just expanded into India, which is the largest gaming market, over 500 million gamers.
For hardware, they are going after the premium hardcore userbase of Pro consoles, with Magnus. Users with the highest spend capacity and usually highest attach rate.
I mean this holiday the other devices are front & center being bought up for the holidays while Xbox consoles are pretty much sitting this one out.
Kacho
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So just "trust me bro."I mean this holiday the other devices are front & center being bought up for the holidays while Xbox consoles are pretty much sitting this one out.
If you had data that proved a VR headset and accessory device were selling more because Xbox is selling less, that would have been a more interesting thread.
Xbox 360 slim
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Xbox is a controller company for me, nowadays.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Xbox 360 slim
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Iconera is that way>>>>
I don't even know what that is
Made what up?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Please stop it never ends well .
ChorizoPicozo
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Expanding the user base? You mean Xbox refugees seeking asylum on Play Station, Steam and maybe some on Nintendo.
But that's it. Those are the effects of consolidation; the weaker ones go bye-bye.
But that's it. Those are the effects of consolidation; the weaker ones go bye-bye.
MrAlwaysRight
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My brother in law asked for a series S for Christmas, his last console was an OG xbox one.
My sister in law paid more for a Series S than she could have paid to get a PS5, but he was adamant he wanted an Xbox, what on earth.
My sister in law paid more for a Series S than she could have paid to get a PS5, but he was adamant he wanted an Xbox, what on earth.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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Methos#1975
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I hear that stated quite often, but that demographic isn't anymore interested in a next gen Xbox than any other demographic is. I am in that core demographic but after this gen, I wouldn't even contemplate purchasing the next Xbox.Xbox Cloud Gaming with Game Pass Up 45%, Now Available in Nearly 30 Countries - Xbox Wire
Xbox Cloud Gaming continues to spread around the world, bringing the excellent Game Pass catalogue to more players than ever before.
Cloud Gaming grew 45%. They aren't worried about selling few more consoles. They just expanded into India, which is the largest gaming market, over 500 million gamers.
For hardware, they are going after the premium hardcore userbase of Pro consoles, with Magnus. Users with the highest spend capacity and usually highest attach rate.
EverydayBeast
ChatShitGPT Alpha 0.001
When it comes to series consoles they were scrambling for chips, it's an opponent for SONY. I think Microsoft will support consoles
These fanboys have no idea what a true one console (switch doesn't count) ecosystem will do.
You need choices
Tobimacoss
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Which demographic are you referring to?
Xbox Cloud Gaming with Game Pass Up 45%, Now Available in Nearly 30 Countries - Xbox Wire
Xbox Cloud Gaming continues to spread around the world, bringing the excellent Game Pass catalogue to more players than ever before.
Cloud Gaming grew 45%. They aren't worried about selling few more consoles. They just expanded into India, which is the largest gaming market, over 500 million gamers.
For hardware, they are going after the premium hardcore userbase of Pro consoles, with Magnus. Users with the highest spend capacity and usually highest attach rate.
bitbydeath
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There was a thread about them decreasing prices and everyone bitched.
There's no pleasing people.
Methos#1975
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The hardcore gamer
DeltaPolarBear
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You mean the PS2 era? The era everyone loved to bits?
semiconscious
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a better question might be 'how would putting forth an effort to sell xbox series consoles this year affect the fact that no one really seems to want one?'...
memoryman3
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Selling more Xbox hardware decreases their profit margins, and CFO Amy Hood set a 30% margin target in 2023. Coincidentally that is the year where we started to see Xbox hardware sales backslide.
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Perrott
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Sure, Phil, sure.
ShaiKhulud1989
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Xwhat?
- EU, Asia and other non-Anglophone regions, probably
- EU, Asia and other non-Anglophone regions, probably
Memati187
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Nah, sony having competition was good. Ps3 vs x360 era was legendary. Now everything is fucked because xbox fucled up and they didn't even try to unfuck it.
I swear I had a conversation about MS not wanting to sell Xbox Series consoles somewhere around that time
Post in thread 'In the event that PS5 Pro does release in 2024 but there is no new Xbox Series console because there is already Series S & X' https://www.neogaf.com/threads/in-t...-is-already-series-s-x.1654173/post-268253214
You could sell almost anything with the right amount of effort.
Right now Sony is selling a Remote Playing device & you think Xbox couldn't sell a cheap Xbox Series S right now?
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Tobimacoss
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So you think a hardcore gamer wouldn't be interested in a console that's 35-40% more powerful, free Cloud saves, and possibly free multiplayer, and third party PC stores?
semiconscious
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well, you could also sell more series s' at their former price ($380) than their new one ($450), so, you'd have to ask ms whether or not they actually think so...
Humdinger
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I mean this holiday the other devices are front & center being bought up for the holidays while Xbox consoles are pretty much sitting this one out.
Phil would make a good heat miser. I feel a song coming on, but crafting the lyrics would take more effort than I can muster...
They made decisions that helped landed them in that position even though it was outside events that made it worse.
dragonyeuw
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As long as Sony and Nintendo are able to maintain 100m+ userbases alongside the push for everything( outside Nintendo) to end up on PC, Xbox's participation as a hardware manufacturer nowadays is neither here nor there. Just them even releasing another Xbox now seems more like having something on shelves for hells sake and not because there's wide market demand or hype for the brand at this point. I mean I dont think this has been a great( strictly speaking first party output) gen for Sony but clearly even with shit market conditions and economic downturn they can still move consoles. Many of the issues affecting Xbox are because they've become extremely proficient at pointing a shotgun at their own foot and never missing.
OmegaSupreme
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They deserve to lose and I'll be glad when they're gone for good. The gaming industry will be better off without them.
ChorizoPicozo
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Harsh but true i
MisterXDTV
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Nobody cares about it, otherwise this wouldn't be happening
Xbox actually has a large following but I think that following turned more people away than added to it.