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[Topher]

I don't know what is more sad seeing the demise of Xbox slowly dying or how many gaffers are celebrating...

GAF is actually a lot more restrained than other places. You want to see celebration then check out twitter.

 

[reinking]

GAF is actually a lot more restrained than other places. You want to see celebration then check out twitter.

I do not want to see any console leave the market but I have seen enough of them go under in my life that I know video gaming will go on. I think the big difference in this one is we have watched Xbox (Microsoft) do this in real time while their fans cheered them on. I do believe there are some people that are "celebrating" because they were being told how Xbox was going to destroy Sony going into the ABK acquisition. I hope most of it is all in fun. I can't imagine how someone could be serious about it even though I know there are some out there that are (on both sides of it).

 

[Topher]

I do not want to see any console leave the market but I have seen enough of them go under in my life that I know video gaming will go on. I think the big difference in this one is we have watched Xbox (Microsoft) do this in real time while their fans cheered them on. I do believe there are some people that are "celebrating" because they were being told how Xbox was going to destroy Sony going into the ABK acquisition. I hope most of it is all in fun. I can't imagine how someone could be serious about it even though I know there are some out there that are (on both sides of it).

I'm not really affected either way by the demise of Xbox other than wishing PlayStation had better competition. I hate it for our Xbox bros though. No one likes to see a product they enjoy go down the tubes. Wasn't that long ago I remember seeing some mocking PS5 Pro sales. Folks like Esppiral tend to be selective when they wag their fingers in judgement, it would seem.

 

[Thief1987]

Seems like even microsoft store is pulling of xbox

https://www.microsoft.com/es-es/store/collections/xboxconsoles?icid=Cat-Xbox-QL1-Xbox-Consoles&source=lp

It's the same picture across the most EU regional stores

 

[Syphon Filter]

I'm not really affected either way by the demise of Xbox other than wishing PlayStation had better competition. I hate it for our Xbox bros though. No one likes to see a product they enjoy go down the tubes. Wasn't that long ago I remember seeing some mocking PS5 Pro sales. Folks like Esppiral tend to be selective when they wag their fingers in judgement, it would seem.

well xbox is not worth it anymore since MS didnt give anyone a reason, they weren't competition to sony for a decade now really. sony is bad too, they made their worst console ever and have no games for those that want to avoid woke dei infested games. I give a small amount of credit to nintendo, they are the only ones that are just trucking along with their style they always had and didnt conform.

 

[Topher]

well xbox is not worth it anymore since MS didnt give anyone a reason, they weren't competition to sony for a decade now really. sony is bad too, they made their worst console ever and have no games for those that want to avoid woke dei infested games. I give a small amount of credit to nintendo, they are the only ones that are just trucking along with their style they always had and didnt conform.

I haven't exactly been singing Sony's praises the last two or three years. I've said before Nintendo is really the only who knows who they are. Microsoft is trying to reinvent Xbox into everything and nothing at the same time. I still have no clue what Sony is trying to do with PlayStation, but there really hasn't been that much "woke dei" outside of Spider-man 2, from what I've seen.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

I don't know what is more sad seeing the demise of Xbox slowly dying or how many gaffers are celebrating...

It's not so much celebration as it's more "I told you so".

 

[Simpkin92]

I have been with xbox since 08 and theres no way ill buy another console with them. Im not investing in them when their vision isn't clear and we don't even know how long they will continue or in what form. Ill be buying a PS6

 

[reinking]

I haven't exactly been singing Sony's praises the last two or three years. I've said before Nintendo is really the only who knows who they are. Microsoft is trying to reinvent Xbox into everything and nothing at the same time. I still have no clue what Sony is trying to do with PlayStation, but there really hasn't been that much "woke dei" outside of Spider-man 2, from what I've seen.

My only confidence in Sony comes from the leaked specs. It looks like they are keeping costs/price in mind for the PS6. That, and they have walked back going all in on GAAS. If they screw it up though, it is on them and I would have no problem moving on to whatever is next.

 

[MayauMiao]

New Xbox is coming soon

Here it is.

 

[SneakersSO]

Huh? Thats funny - could've sworn we heard about this somewhere.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I don't know what is more sad seeing the demise of Xbox slowly dying or how many gaffers are celebrating...

Im celebrating something being put out of its misery. Rooting for Xbox at this point is like rooting for an ant to beat a cobra. It's just a waste.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I am waiting for more reputable stores to pull xbox before getting worried. Not these fly by night chains.

Walmart? Who even goes there?

 

[geary]

Never actually owned a console myself — been a PC + Steam guy forever — so I'm kind of an outsider looking in on this whole "RIP Xbox" talk. From what I can tell though, I honestly don't get what objectfully PS5 supposedly has that Xbox doesn't. Hardware-wise they're nearly identical, accessories are basically the same, and both rely heavily on third-party games (there was a topic few weeks ago with the top played games on PlayStation in the last 20 years), . The only real difference seems to be Sony locking down more exclusives and having a stronger brand image.

Yeah, Sony's first-party lineup leans into those big AAA cinematic experiences, while Xbox tends to go for more gameplay-driven, AA-style titles — but let's be real, neither approach is the magic differentiator people claim it is. You wait three, four, sometimes five years for any of these blockbusters to actually drop. In the meantime, everyone's just playing the same multiplatform stuff anyway.

It's funny, because from a purely objective standpoint, Xbox feels like it's done a lot right for the casuals — Game Pass, cross-platform support, backward compatibility — but none of that seems to matter in the console popularity contest. It's like they "lost" more in perception than in actual product.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I don't know what is more sad seeing the demise of Xbox slowly dying or how many gaffers are celebrating...

The ones trying to guilt-trip others over the demise of this garbage company... those people are even sadder

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The ones trying to guilt-trip others over the demise of this garbage company... those people are even sadder

I'd tend to agree.

This isn't the same group that gave us the OG Xbox. It'd be one thing to celebrate the demise of that Xbox. This is more like Amazon cancelling the Fire Phone.

 

[PurePlatinum]

This is what I said two weeks ago when the Costco news broke - the supply chain drying up is the biggest hint that things are moving internally. Doesn't look good.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

Huh? Thats funny - could've sworn we heard about this somewhere.

 

[MisterXDTV]

I am waiting for more reputable stores to pull xbox before getting worried. Not these fly by night chains.

Walmart? Who even goes there?

I mean I'm not american but what's bigger than Walmart and Target?

What's left BestBuy and Amazon itself?

LOL

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

 

[viveks86]

Here I was thinking MS was going to miss having their next console out by GTA VI launch window. Now it looks like even their current console won't be in stock to ride that wave.