RetroGamingUK
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Where’s the denial?
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Xbox devices… like pc and cloud.
Doesn’t say Xbox consoles.
Xbox is the brand. Sneaky wording there that’s all.
Doesn’t say Xbox consoles.
Xbox is the brand. Sneaky wording there that’s all.
Shakka43
Member
"Screw the women, fuck the poor and hang the homos" -Future Little ChickenTime for some....
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Fortuneelsewhere
Member
who cares? Xbox series x and s are dead at the present moment…
Long live the Xbox Next…
Long live the Xbox Next…
Bernardougf
Member
The ability to talk and dont say anything direct and concrete in MS PR is something to behold.
Negotiator101
Member
What do you think that means?
So let's look at it from a straightforward point of view. It has been available and it will remain so, nothing has changed at all.
Little Chicken
Banned
inshallah
alphachino
Member
Probably just a restructuring to streamline operations. Maybe integrate middle-east countries into European operations. I doubt even MS is dumb enough to just pull out of a whole region, but it wouldn't surprise me either.
ShadowkillXNA
Member
"Are available" - present tense. Not future tense.
When these rumors initially cropped up, our sources denied that Xbox had any plans to exit Saudi Arabia, or indeed any region where they are presently operating.
Ami Silverman, Xbox Chief Consumer Sales Officer responded with the following statement:
"Xbox devices are available in all current Xbox hardware-supported countries, including Saudi Arabia," Silverman emphasized. "Console availability may vary by country but Xbox games can be played on consoles, PCs, and on phones, tablets or TVs where Xbox Cloud Gaming is available." Silverman also noted that players can head to xbox.com/regions to see where Xbox will continue to be available, and what types of support you can expect per region.
Source
"Flying off the shelves"Exactly! They aren't taking them out the Saudi stores
But what happens after they sell them all?
Just goes to show how far Microsoft is "de-emphasizing" the series consoles. The towel has been thrown on the hardware front. But Xbox the brand will continue onwards on PC and mobile. Their streaming offering is absolute garbage quality wise so prob not enough for the gamepass ultimate crowd at $20 a month, when regular PC gamepass is $12. I'm guessing cloud streaming will be coming to PC gamepass as some point, doesn't make sense to lock it into the $20 a month plan along with the Xbox live gold.
GHG
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Astray
Member
Happy to see Xbox continue their presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The tradition of creative collaboration between Microsoft and MENA endures.
Xbox forging paths to peace in the middle east
That's indeed the source they're relying on. Major distributors.
They did a discord discussion (in Arabic) and published the recording on Spotify if anyone here would like to take a listen:
mansoor1980
Member
Jez is dying a slow death on this xbox hill that he refuses to come down from.
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Astray
Member
It's just hilarious to me how much cyberbowling he takes for Phil and co. He's one of gaming's biggest lolcows.
I just hope he has some sort of job at Microsoft, or is at least promised one, because doing all this for free would make it even more embarrassing.
Little Chicken
Banned
Ffs
King Dazzar
Member
Imagine if Xbox actually said something sincere and openly honest.
Astray
Member
GHG
Member
Jez and the other Xbox media shills are about to find out what the Middle Eastern media is like for attacking their integrity. They will get dragged.
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Fahdis
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MisterXDTV
Member
Sure they are denying, because they are counting devices that are NOT Xbox consoles...
LOL
Never change MS....
LOL
Never change MS....
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Astray
Member
jataple
Neo Member
believing jez corden after he said "xbox games going Multiplatform is fanboys thinking" or something like that and then he deleted the tweet
he saying "having sources" inside Xbox but not knowing what games were going to PlayStation...
he doesnt knowing indiana jones was 100% the one going to playstation while nate the hate 100% confirmed it on twitter
tom warren saying halo CE remake is under consideration to go into playstation consoles and jez corden not knowing any of this...
for real.... when bad news about xbox are out jez corden ALWAYS denies it according to his "sources" but when he gets something wrong he deletes the tweet or says "you are a fanboy"
jez corden is not a reliable source at all in my opinion
he saying "having sources" inside Xbox but not knowing what games were going to PlayStation...
he doesnt knowing indiana jones was 100% the one going to playstation while nate the hate 100% confirmed it on twitter
tom warren saying halo CE remake is under consideration to go into playstation consoles and jez corden not knowing any of this...
for real.... when bad news about xbox are out jez corden ALWAYS denies it according to his "sources" but when he gets something wrong he deletes the tweet or says "you are a fanboy"
jez corden is not a reliable source at all in my opinion
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Bojji
Member
Is this his new wife?
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
It wasn't a denial. It was just them saying you can still buy Xboxes there...for now.
While stock lasts. They're already not selling the Series S & X refreshes in the country or most of the Middle East. That should tell you everything.
So basically Jez is running interference? He's about to eat a mouthful of crow in a few weeks and try pretending he never denied anything.
While stock lasts. They're already not selling the Series S & X refreshes in the country or most of the Middle East. That should tell you everything.
So basically Jez is running interference? He's about to eat a mouthful of crow in a few weeks and try pretending he never denied anything.
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XXL
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mayham2199
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Jez's podcast should be interesting today. That other dude Rand is pretty good at calling BS when he see BS so I wonder if he'll call Jez on his reporting and MS's clear avoidance of the question.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I can smell that burning from here.
He better stay the hell away from any Saudi embassies...
Mr Moose
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Power your dreams, buddy!
After the stuff early this year I have a theory that Jez does, in fact, have a connect with some people at Microsoft Gaming (as do Tom Warren & Parris), but they're forced to deny rumors until MS gives them the OK to confirm them.
Because that's exactly what Jez did early this year with the Discord leak rumors talking about more Xbox games going to PlayStation & Nintendo. Then suddenly he's one of the first to get an article up with quotes directly from Phil? That's some deep access IMO.
But again, until his secret boss Phil gives the OK, people like Jez have to play stupid and deny deny deny. MS could even be telling them upfront it's not true...but only for now. Then to just email them in a few weeks and go "PSYKE!! We lied! Go run this story for us, would you darling?"
Astray
Member
Well luckily for us, we don't have to wait for Jez's confirmation.
Another local Saudi media personality supposedly went out and corroborated the news. Supposedly the stoppage of orders is through an official email?
I personally believed the original reports because they accurately reflect what i see in my home market, but still, this guy I'd consider to be less reliable than True Gaming, so feel free to take this confirmation with a grain of salt.
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mayham2199
Member
Like I thought Jez tried to bring up MS's response and Rand called BS on the comment by MS and said it was a non-answer and made him even more worried about the future of Xbox in MENA.
GHG
Member
I did tell you, these guys won't let go. He's going to get dragged for the rest of his days.
