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[MatrixReloaded101]

End of an era …

 

[Idleyes]

Yo, I'm tired of yawl bitch slapping Xbox on this thread. Knock it off or I'll do something drastic like wear matching sox!

 

[Rambone]

As far as I'm aware, Microsoft has to pay for shelf space and retail presence. From what I've seen at my local stores like Target and Walmart, there are hardly any physical Xbox games left, and console hardware is almost never in stock. Honestly, I'm more surprised they didn't pull out of retail sooner just to save cash instead of wasting it on empty retail space. This generation feels pretty much dead for them, and it's no wonder they're trying to pimp Game Pass so hard and market everything as a Xbox (since nobody can afford or find the real thing).

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

I'm afraid we put some innocent lives on the Titanic

The Activision purchase basically had Titanic making a pitstop to load up even more passengers before they go to the iceberg.

 

[Sooner]

Walmart takes seriously the "everything is an xbox"

Someone tally how many times this joke has been made in this thread.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

He remains the face of the current gens failure and will take the brunt of it and its rep damage and when the transition out of hardware is done, he will probbaly be replaced by Sarah Bond etc.

What made you think Sarah Bond would survive? She is the current Head of Xbox. If Xbox dies she is tied to it by the hip.

On the other hand Phil Spencer is head of Microsoft Gaming. He can wash his hands of Xbox hardware and continue to run the software division.

Yes, there is rumor of Sarah taking Phil's job a few months a ago, but that had assumed that there will be a new Xbox console. If that is no longer true, I fail to see it happening.

 

[SABRE220]

What made you think Sarah Bond would survive? She is the current Head of Xbox. If Xbox dies she is tied to it by the hip.

On the other hand Phil Spencer is head of Microsoft Gaming. He can wash his hands of Xbox hardware and continue to run the software division.

Yes, there is rumor of Sarah taking Phil's job a few months a ago, but that had assumed that there will be a new Xbox console. If that is no longer true, I fail to see it happening.

Because she was not the head of Xbox when it's whole strategy for this gen was established and put into practice the whole game pass and acquisition push gamble was Phil Spencer's baby and once it crashed and burned Sarah bond was brought in to play a fresh new face to change the face after Phil was facing serious criticism after going back on his claims. Phil is being kept in this new ceremonial role for now because sacking him now would make Xbox and Microsoft gaming look even weaker and more unstable when their survival is being questioned all over the media and customers are worried about their ecosystem and libraries.

Why would Phil survive? He fucked up royally at his job and tanked Xbox into oblivion after given insane funds and support. Sarah would survive in the form of Phil's replacement and she is already poised to do so by transitioning from the head of Xbox to Microsoft gaming as the transition reaches its end. I don't know why you think Phil's job is safe and how exactly he is suddenly free from any responsibility for the downfall of Xbox just because he was given a new ceremonial title and Sarah bond must go down with Phils Xbox ship lol just because she came into the position a year in to damage control after the damage is done and the wreck is going down.

 

[Talonz]

The thing about looking for games at Walmart is that you have to actually go into a Walmart

It's better than having to go into Gamestop and getting asked 50 million questions trying to just buy one thing. lol

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

I don't know why you think Phil's job is safe and how exactly he is suddenly free from any responsibility for the downfall of Xbox just because he was given a new ceremonial title and Sarah bond must go down with Phils Xbox ship lol just because she came into the position a year in to damage control after the damage is done and the wreck is going down.

Because the class cliff is a thing. Bringing in someone for the job of taking the blame is not a new thing.

 

[SABRE220]

Because the class cliff is a thing. Bringing in someone for the job of taking the blame is not a new thing.

Microsoft went really heavy on diversity, inclusion etc and you think they are going to fire their first female African American CEO who they brought in a year ago as the new shining face of their gaming division? Do you think they will want to face that fire when she goes onto tell the media why she was thrown under the bus for a failing incompetent aging *white* ceo ? Social media would go rabid over that shit.

 

[64gigabyteram]

My refrigerator doesn't have a disc drive either, because, like your pc, it's not a gaming device.

my dvd player has a disc drive. it is infact not a gaming device

 

[Sorcerer]

I don't disagree they are trying to kill Xbox on purpose but I doubt Game Pass is going anywhere. Game Pass is their main business model and they won't back down from it even Xbox dies. Their logo has changed to "play anywhere" and "this is an xbox" so it is logical that their next step is to be a publisher first with their product available everywhere they can fit.

The only thing I can see surviving from Xbox are Game Pass and their controllers, and only that.

You would think Microsoft wants Gamepass to survive, but I have been hearing how the cancellation portal has been crashing since they raised the price. Not sure what to think about Microsoft's move there.
As for the controllers, they can survive everything Xbox because they simply work with Windows with no hassle. I guess that's why they constantly come out with new colors, but no Elite 3 as of yet. The Series consoles do not even have their own first party specific pro controller which I find strange, but maybe they make more money having others make them and selling the "official license".

 

[RetroGamingUK]

You would think Microsoft wants Gamepass to survive, but I have been hearing how the cancellation portal has been crashing since they raised the price. Not sure want to think about Microsoft's move there.
As for the controllers, they can survive everything Xbox because they simply work with Windows with no hassle. I guess that's why they constantly come out with new colors, but no Elite 3 as of yet. The Series consoles do not even have their own first party specific pro controller which I find strange, but maybe they make more money having others make them and selling the "official license".

Xbox and Gamepass go hand in hand, if one goes the other follows.

Microsoft's priority is now multiplatform game sales, Gamepass is counter to this.

 

[Ellis]

Games?

Games??

Oh…

This is what the majority of GAME stores look like here in the UK. Just headsets and third party controllers in the small Xbox sections.

GAME is basically our GameStop equivalent. The only big name dedicated gaming store left here.

 

[mckmas8808]

Xbox and Gamepass go hand in hand, if one goes the other follows.

Microsoft's priority is now multiplatform game sales, Gamepass is counter to this.

And Xcloud Gaming. I can't believe MS will be putting most of their eggs into Xcloud being their main focus.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

 

[demigod]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Didn't know that. Did you tell them there was a senior that kept returning the handhelds?

 

[Moridianae]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Yeah, it's probably retailers deciding to cut them out on their own. It *could* also be on a store basis by, like..volume.

My town's Walmart is clearly phasing Xbox it seems, but I can say that it doesn't move here at that price point as it isn't a particularly affluent town and it's a much ovrrall lower volume Walmart than probably a lot of them

 

[Magic-DEI-Hire]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Enjoy that well earned retirement!

 

[Brucey]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Ultimately with xbox embracing a glorious "all digital future" it seems inevitable that they would suffered a decline in retail support. Bunch of owners have series s, and now can't even get a series x with disk drive.

That series hardware sales have fallen off the cliff just hastening things along. With so many unsold units in the channel they may have never resumed production after their "temp production shutdown" a while back. Curious what the production dates are of recently purchased units.

 

[mckmas8808]

When the heck are we supposed to get Circana data for the month of August?! Got dang man..... It feels like we haven't gotten numbers for months

 

[Topher]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Enjoy retirement man. More video games!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Congrats on your retirement!

 

[RetroGamingUK]

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

These things are going to end up buried in a desert aren't they

 

[bitbydeath]

So I have been upfront that Best Buy is a cooperate partner of mine and I have worked closely with them for 20+ years doing early days of radio and TV ads and various other things

I had a phone conference with them this evening as my contract is expiring at the end of this year and wanted to give them a heads up I would not be renewing simply because I am going into full time retirement and not renewing any contracts

All that said one of the guys I have always dealt with I have known personally for close to 40 years and he said there is no master memo that at least Best Buy has gotten

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Stealth retirement brag.

 

[Crayon]

I cannot imagine them having any kind of console for next gen. It makes no sense. A pc badge thing like the rog system maybe. But look at the prices. That's not going to seriously compete with ps6.

 

[Toots]

Next thing to do is to start the disarmament program and have everyone return their xbox products in exchange for playstation or nintendo stuff, so by 2028 when Fable releases no on can actually play it and be disappointed.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

But with 2-3X the install base to sell them services and games with a 30% cut to themselves. It's beyond me.

Games cost more than 3x that to make now

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

He did say Xbox stuff simply isn't selling and they have sold MAYBE 6 Series X consoles in the last several months and they are sitting on about 50 of them in one store.

So there ya go for whatever its worth

Normally if that happens and the supplier doesn't want to lose the spot, the supplier can just PAY "rent" to keep that shelf space, But obviously Xbox is not in the position of spending money like that. The warchest is empty, commercial reality is kicking in.

 

[Radical_3d]

Games cost more than 3x that to make now

Way more if you cancel 3 games for every one that you actually release.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Way more if you cancel 3 games for every one that you actually release.

So which games are next for the chop?

I would be surprised to see Rare and Ninja Theory go next.

 

[Radical_3d]

So which games are next for the chop?

I would be surprised to see Rare and Ninja Theory go next.

Those two have their games in PS5 and Rare with relative success so maybe they have some hope. But yeah, NT sounds too artsy to be alive under Microsoft.