Thirty7ven
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I think you’re right, it all traces back to Halo lan parties.
Its a possibility also.. I agree.... but they also have to do something different and can't go head to head in the same launch year of the ps6 ... they have to differentiate itself from Sony.I don't think a new console will do anything other than loss them some of their fans.
I'm sure if it's much more powerful than a ps5 Pro people will buy it and sub to gamepass, but when the ps6 comes out it will sell like hot cakes. What then, another new gen after 3 or 4 years.
They aren't every going to win anyone back with that strategy.
A better strategy would be to ditch tradition consoles and move to a different space, a more expensive device that is just a curated pc branded as xbox that costs about $1000 that can plug into the TV or just be used as a Windows box on a monitor with some sort of built in game mode
This mentality confuses me?
If Microsoft made games that you liked you wouldn't want to play them just becuase they are on xbox, or would refuse to like them becuase of the platform they are on? It just sounds odd to me.
The dudbro thing started with halo lan parties on the first xbox. Xbox would have been nothing without that. My only experience meeting up with people was for fighting games and that was on average a macho crowd as far as gamers go, but nothing compared to a good halo party. You had straight up jacked & tan meatheads shotgunning budweisers and gaming all night. It was kind of amazing, actually. I remember thinking it was great how these guys I would never assume would blow their whole weekends playing games were enjoying it so much. Xbox really would have gone nowhere if not for that.
Rogaine.Name the next system/company for me to kill with my support.
Yah, more like Xpencer Xcrement.The Xpencer XperienceTM
It's the only way they can compete at this point.They should really just buy the whole industry at this point.
Was that thread deleted?People are taking the piss out of Wedbush bullshit (Probably from Michael Pachter).
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Oh absolutely, you can bet on that.When you put it like that, these are just horrible numbers, and $350 XSX isn’t going to push the needle up whatsoever.
I mean frankly these sorts of numbers should have Phil explaining shit to Satya on what the fuck has he and the team been doing last 4 years (including the run up to X Series launch).
So I can absolutely see Phil throwing a Hail Mary and launching XSZ or whatever in 2025/2026 despite how terrible that decision might be.
Damn, I've seen some people saying that Xbox sales are like this because MS was too focused on the Activision acquisition to properly market the console.
So these are the excuses we've had throughout the years:
- Release - 2021: Supply issues (I'll give them that)
- 2022: Lack of games
- 2023: Too focused on acquisition
- 2024: ?
That's what I do. I absolutely love the Ori games, so I played those on PC. I didn't need to buy a new console just for 2 games.If MS releases a game I want, I'd get them on a big discount on PC. Xbox is irrelevant.
If MS releases a game I want, I'd get them on a big discount on PC. Xbox is irrelevant.
If MS releases a game I want, I'd get them on a big discount on PC. Xbox is irrelevant.
I have a brilliant pc and xbox is far from irrelevant. It actually makes the consoles more relevant for me, but each to their own.
In my house I have 3 beastly gaming pcs. 2 zboz series x and 2 series s and a rog ally.
Xbox is the best eco system for me because I get play anywhere, instant cloud syncs etc.
Playing ganes persona 5 mobile anywhere I need to be in the house is amazing.
Like I say, each to their own.
So you have seven devices that do exactly the same thing?
A total of four current gen Xbox consoles?
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Literally couldn't be any further of being representative of the average consumer if you tried.
So you have seven devices that do exactly the same thing?
A total of four current gen Xbox consoles?
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Literally couldn't be any further of being representative of the average consumer if you tried.
It's like having a girlfriend with 7 vaginas. You only need one vagina.
Yup, I have two ps5s a rift s and quest 3. Three nintendo switches and then onto old stuff like vitas Nd 3ds xls.
I'm a nerd.
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One thing that is hard to understand is that a lot of people never tested a Xbox enough to know of their advantages and quality of life implementations. When I play on PS5, if I power off my console immediatly there will be problems with online saves. So I have to get out of the game, close it, then make a save verification. Each time. I never tested Xbox, but if they do it better it would be a great upgrade for me. But I have no reason to go Xbox as I love Playstation IPs and can use my PC for whatever Xbox got if I want to. There is a lot of phones out there with great hardware and at a small cost. But they are not Samsung/ Apple ones and are not considered as a result. It is the same for Xbox in my opinion. You boast of many consoles and PCs. Great for you. This is not the norm. Like having more than one car, this is rare. When you have less money, one is more than enough. And choosing Xbox instead of PS when we in Europe have a great history with it is difficult. And they are not doing what they need to, giving us games that can make us forget about PS exclusives.I have a brilliant pc and xbox is far from irrelevant. It actually makes the consoles more relevant for me, but each to their own.
In my house I have 3 beastly gaming pcs. 2 zboz series x and 2 series s and a rog ally.
Xbox is the best eco system for me because I get play anywhere, instant cloud syncs etc.
Playing ganes persona 5 mobile anywhere I need to be in the house is amazing.
Like I say, each to their own.
Because you’d need a subscription anyway if you wanted to play the game online? Might as well get gamepass ultimate then.Why would you pay £10 a month to access it when you can buy it and 'own' it forever for £70![]()
One thing that is hard to understand is that a lot of people never tested a Xbox enough to know of their advantages and quality of life implementations. When I play on PS5, if I power off my console immediatly there will be problems with online saves. So I have to get out of the game, close it, then make a save verification. Each time. I never tested Xbox, but if they do it better it would be a great upgrade for me. But I have no reason to go Xbox as I love Playstation IPs and can use my PC for whatever Xbox got if I want to. There is a lot of phones out there with great hardware and at a small cost. But they are not Samsung/ Apple ones and are not considered as a result. It is the same for Xbox in my opinion. You boast of many consoles and PCs. Great for you. This is not the norm. Like having more than one car, this is rare. When you have less money, one is more than enough. And choosing Xbox instead of PS when we in Europe have a great history with it is difficult. And they are not doing what they need to, giving us games that can make us forget about PS exclusives.
Ahh, the real desire of gaf’s majority is pouring out nicely in this thread… it’s almost like an orgy lol
Ahh, the real desire of gaf’s majority is pouring out nicely in this thread… it’s almost like an orgy lol
Ahh, the real desire of gaf’s majority is pouring out nicely in this thread… it’s almost like an orgy lol
Ahh, the real desire of gaf’s majority is pouring out nicely in this thread… it’s almost like an orgy lol
Ahh, the real desire of gaf’s majority is pouring out nicely in this thread… it’s almost like an orgy lol
Post email leaks yeah, I’m really trying to hold them at arms length.This mentality confuses me?
If Microsoft made games that you liked you wouldn't want to play them just becuase they are on xbox, or would refuse to like them becuase of the platform they are on? It just sounds odd to me.
You should care because xbox selling so poorly could have a direct impact on the eco system.Speak for yourself!
Seriously though, none of us are a representative of the average consumer.
Go check the hot uk deals threads on series x and there's a few messages about ps5 outselling xbox 20 to one etc in Europe and nearly every normal person's response is "why should we care, or even be interested in that"
Which is completely true.
Does it actually do anything for your situation in your house knowing playstation is outselling xbox? That switch is killing both of them? Of course not. What matters is a great eco system, console and games.
Xbox just hasn't got the last part quite right. I alot of good content but nothing truly incredible for the mass market adopter.
What this guy says, couldn't say it better. I want the Xbox brand to burn, they're nothing but a blight on the gaming industryPost email leaks yeah, I’m really trying to hold them at arms length.
This company wants to buy Valve and Nintendo. That’s not whimsical locker room talk, they presented this at board level and have the backing should the opportunity arise. They are willing to destroy Nintendo for one man’s ‘career moment’.
We can all only vote with our wallets in life and put our money in the places we think are worthwhile. And for me I can’t give money to MS anymore. There’s hundreds of world class games on Nintendo and Sony’s platforms, there’s nothing that could force me back in to the Xbox ecosystem.
Post email leaks yeah, I’m really trying to hold them at arms length.
This company wants to buy Valve and Nintendo. That’s not whimsical locker room talk, they presented this at board level and have the backing should the opportunity arise. They are willing to destroy Nintendo for one man’s ‘career moment’.
We can all only vote with our wallets in life and put our money in the places we think are worthwhile. And for me I can’t give money to MS anymore. There’s hundreds of world class games on Nintendo and Sony’s platforms, there’s nothing that could force me back in to the Xbox ecosystem.
You should care because xbox selling so poorly could have a direct impact on the eco system.
I wish I realized just how comically insane this guy was before he was perma'd. I would have extracted much more hilarity from our exchanges.
WiiUI can see Microsoft doing a relaunch of their Xbox in 2025. They need to dump that stupid Series shit, and call it a normal name. Xbox 5, Super Xbox, XXXbox, anything so people understand it's something new and fresh.
They have the worst brand.
those emails explain why Spencer and greenberg follow timdog coltwood and other shillsPost email leaks yeah, I’m really trying to hold them at arms length.
This company wants to buy Valve and Nintendo. That’s not whimsical locker room talk, they presented this at board level and have the backing should the opportunity arise. They are willing to destroy Nintendo for one man’s ‘career moment’.
We can all only vote with our wallets in life and put our money in the places we think are worthwhile. And for me I can’t give money to MS anymore. There’s hundreds of world class games on Nintendo and Sony’s platforms, there’s nothing that could force me back in to the Xbox ecosystem.
You mean the last two gaming generations? You are describing the last decade, and people seem to have had plenty of fun in the last decade. Xbox had been selling poorly the entire time, we just didn't know how badly until the court-case leaked it.You should care because xbox selling so poorly could have a direct impact on the eco system.
Xbox selling poorly is the status quo. Most people barely remember a time when it was selling well. If it had an impact it seemed to be a good one for those not on Xbox.
Xbox ending console production would have no real impact on anything.You should care because xbox selling so poorly could have a direct impact on the eco system.
I do think that the Activision acquisition was a distraction.
They didn't know if it would be successful or not, so they were in a status quo mode for a long time, where they probably could have and should have bought some smaller studios/publishers to get content up in front earlier on.
Activision gives them basically nothing in the short term and maybe even little in the long term.
I think to your point everything stems from the lack of quality/build up of XGS in the first place and it makes sense on paper why they would want to buy their biggest producers from their most successful time period (X360), but the reality is that those companies didn't create system sellers, they created highly consumable games that were more popular on PC but that popularity flowed over to console.
T2 would have done WAY more to shift the needle for them than ABK and would have come at half the cost. CDPR would have given them a franchise on par if not more popular than God of War in the Witcher and the funding that they could have put into Cyberpunk would have rivaled GTA.
Same. I have given Xbox plenty of money over the years. After those email leaks, however, I haven't purchased anything from them - not for even a single dollar.Post email leaks yeah, I’m really trying to hold them at arms length.
This company wants to buy Valve and Nintendo. That’s not whimsical locker room talk, they presented this at board level and have the backing should the opportunity arise. They are willing to destroy Nintendo for one man’s ‘career moment’.
We can all only vote with our wallets in life and put our money in the places we think are worthwhile. And for me I can’t give money to MS anymore. There’s hundreds of world class games on Nintendo and Sony’s platforms, there’s nothing that could force me back in to the Xbox ecosystem.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/eight-legs-seven-vaganiasIt's like having a girlfriend with 7 vaginas. You only need one vagina.
We are 10 days away from Xmas. When are these sales supposed to start?Jesus this is brutal.... Sony have December and Xmas sales to announce yet
PS5 Pro next year and the exclusives they're going for the jugular.
I'm not a fan of MS and Xbox at all anymore but it's still sad to see as a market leader with little competition leads to stagnation.