Gavon West
Spread's Cheeks for Intrusive Ads
If it's abysmal, why are you here talking about it? How many other "abysmal" companies or games do you actually talk about on these forums?Mediocrity requires that it be in the middle of the pack. Xbox is not mediocre, it is abysmal. We are discussing how abysmal Xbox is as a failing division of Microsoft, that is why it is a popular topic.
Xbox doesn't come second in gaming; it came in THIRD.
By all means, enjoy your Xbox and your games. Nothing anyone else say or do would invalid any joy you derive from your gaming experience. The same way Dreamcast players have all the reason in the world to play the best arcade ports the industry had to offer. But your enjoyment doesn't change the direction the wind is blowing.
3rd or not, especially after the ABK acquisition, not one of you naysayers will be able to sleep soundly until you actually see what Xbox plans to do with all those studios. How many studios are working on brand new exclusives that won't hit PlayStation. How well the Xbox division is doing once ABK is fully integrated. If Sony can stand the tsunami that's well on its way after.
It's one of the reasons why all of the sudden console sales are back at the top of discussions (even though it's been the biggest open secret that Xbox isn't dependent on solely console sales for years) and Sony fans continue to take Phil's statement out of context. There's a whole ass ongoing discussion about Xbox going out of business if "console sales don't improve by 2027". The whole discussion is made out of a straw man argument.
It's also why there are threads upon threads about Starfield being a flop or failure even though there have been numbers stating empirical facts and the absolute opposite. It's text book denial and the definition of living in an echo chamber. I've never seen a collective of gamers lean so heavy on misinformation and delusion in all my years of gaming.
Xbox may be 3rd but they move like the top dog. The whole industry is feeling it and sees it. I could go on but, there's no reason to. I'll leave it here..
2024 will be very interesting, indeed.