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iPhone_7
02/06/24 10:54:29 PM
#51:


who?

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Unknown5uspect
02/06/24 10:54:36 PM
#52:


Punished_Blinx posted...
But then it raises the question what's the point of Xbox hardware at all?
I got an Xbox because the UI and controller are better and my friends game on it. I got a PC too but it's a PieCe of crap.

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Fenriswolf
02/06/24 10:56:55 PM
#53:


Punished_Blinx posted...
This shift is happening precisely because Game Pass subscriptions have plateau'd and Xbox Series console sales are on a downward trajectory. That's going to get even worse if it has less games than Playstation in every way while PlayStation has almost everything. It'll snowball.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PlayStation_5-only_games

Like what, 15 games that you couldn't play on another platform?

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viewmaster_pi
02/06/24 11:00:46 PM
#55:


Fenriswolf posted...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PlayStation_5-only_games

Like what, 15 games that you couldn't play on another platform?
how much are they paying you to run interference like this

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MC_BatCommander
02/06/24 11:02:56 PM
#56:


Lmao, seeing these influencer shills get all hot and bothered because the giant corporation doesn't care about them is pretty funny

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Punished_Blinx
02/06/24 11:06:47 PM
#57:


Fenriswolf posted...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PlayStation_5-only_games

Like what, 15 games that you couldn't play on another platform?

I'm gonna assume that the remaining Xbox audience don't want to primarily play on PC. Otherwise they'd already be doing so.

But yes it will snowball.

They're obviously not going to get Playstation first party games. Those Halo, Gears and Forza die hards may decide to shift to Playstation if those games end up on there.

Rumors are also pointing that it will be a digital only console soon. So anyone who values physical games (and note that one of the ways they gained momentum with the Xbox One was their backwards compatibility program) will also leave to Playstation.

Xbox is currently spotty with Japanese game and indie game support. If hardware sales continue to dwindle not only will that not improve it'll get worse. Then other developers and publishers may also leave and stick with Playstation. Playstation can continue to bury them with more timed exclusivity deals to really finish the job.

If Game Pass subscriptions dwindle due to the above then chances are they have less money to get content too. Which will also lead to less subscribers.

So what are we looking at in 5 years time if Xbox are still in this?

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pokeweeb30
02/06/24 11:25:07 PM
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As a Nintendo fanboy its pretty hilarious to see this happening to Xbox, after years of Nintendo will go third party!!!!!

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Punished_Blinx
02/06/24 11:27:46 PM
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pokeweeb30 posted...
As a Nintendo fanboy its pretty hilarious to see this happening to Xbox, after years of Nintendo will go third party!!!!!

Court docs leaked an email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer with this quote
It's just taking a long time for Nintendo to see that their future exists off of their own hardware. A long time......:-)

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Deutschenlied
02/06/24 11:32:32 PM
#60:


I lol'd at "Killing off Game Pass would have been a better idea"

LMAO

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Returning_CEmen
02/06/24 11:35:06 PM
#61:


Xbox influencers is the funniest/saddest thing Ive heard today.

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Unknown5uspect
02/06/24 11:35:19 PM
#62:


Deutschenlied posted...
I lol'd at "Killing off Game Pass would have been a better idea"

LMAO
Bro completely lost the plot on that one lmao

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Boombam99
02/06/24 11:38:49 PM
#63:


I just want them to bring Forza Horizon to playstation
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ArsGoetia
02/06/24 11:39:33 PM
#64:


i just want them to fail
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Punished_Blinx
02/06/24 11:40:39 PM
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Can you imagine the shitshow if Xbox backtracked on their Game Pass promise? Good lord.

That's sort of their big issue here. They're at the end of the rope. How much longer can they be given? It has been over 10 years since Xbox has been relevant. The TV/Kinect gamble didn't work. The Play Anywhere/Game Pass gamble hasn't worked.

Minecraft works. I'm guessing the Call of Duty revenue works. So logically...

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viewmaster_pi
02/06/24 11:42:08 PM
#66:


Punished_Blinx posted...
Minecraft works. I'm guessing the Call of Duty revenue works. So logically...
i see where you're going with this... Craft of Duty!!

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Fenriswolf
02/06/24 11:52:05 PM
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Punished_Blinx posted...
That's sort of their big issue here. They're at the end of the rope. How much longer can they be given? It has been over 10 years since Xbox has been relevant. The TV/Kinect gamble didn't work. The Play Anywhere/Game Pass gamble hasn't worked.

LOL comparing Gamepass with Kinect. There are more GP subscribers than Kinexts sold. And plenty of people are still waiting for COD games on it.

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Punished_Blinx
02/06/24 11:54:06 PM
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https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/10/24/game-pass-growth-missed-targets-satya-nadella-pay-xbox

In FY23, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadellas performance-based pay targets were no longer tied to Game Pass growth, as opposed to the previous three fiscal years. This comes amid uncertainty and a lack of officially disclosed data about the current state of the subscription service.

Sure wonder why that is

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Lordgold666
02/06/24 11:58:15 PM
#69:


Who?

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gu-gohan
02/07/24 12:02:45 AM
#70:


R_Jackal posted...
I can't understand having loyalty to something that could not possibly care less about you. Unless it's bought loyalty, in which case why the fuck does this even matter.
I don't get it either.

I criticized the GP model in the past several times, but not because I "hate" Microsoft or because I'm rooting for another company. Nevertheless some Microsoft fanboys called me Sony pony. They always try to drag any discussion, any criticism on their favourite toys, into a console wars even though I just criticized one aspect. I'm a multiplatform gamer through and through and don't care about console wars. I play on all consoles and enjoy franchises from all console companies. That doesn't mean though, that I defend any and all actions they make.

But yeah... fanboys are a curse, regardless of which company they root for. I mean, it's okay to have a preference. Someone who likes one more than the other, that's fine by me. But this blind brand loyalty... Definitely no.

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DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC
02/07/24 12:20:51 AM
#71:


Xatrion posted...
Looks like we got us a good ol console war. Place your bets folks.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/eb543032.jpg
I was a Lieutenant during the Browser Wars. The things I saw left me scarred to this day.

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Letsago
02/07/24 1:03:06 AM
#72:


Solar_Crimson posted...
I mean, the games are still releasing on Xbox platforms. I don't see the problem except console fanboyism.

This reminds me of the outcry when Fina Fantasy XIII was revealed to be releasing on Xbox 360 as well as PS3.
And now you can play FF13 on Xbox One and Series, but not PS4 and PS5

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HeroFlyChao
02/07/24 1:19:58 AM
#73:


People keep saying the next Xbox is going to be digital only. Me? Im gonna be hella surprised if we actually get another Xbox console. Microsoft clearly wants out of anything hardware-related (theyre downsizing their PC accessory business like mad right now, for instance) and Im guessing they want to bow out of consoles as well.

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Axiom
02/07/24 1:23:05 AM
#74:


Lol nerds. Xbox one was a massive money sink. They need to recover somehow otherwise they might as well just let Sony and Nintendo have the gaming market
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PraetorXyn
02/07/24 1:23:28 AM
#75:


I mean, if Xbox sales are any indicator they were shit at their jobs anyway, so no big loss.

The question is how much more is Microsoft paying Ferris than these guys?

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CrimsonGear80
02/07/24 1:26:53 AM
#76:


MC_BatCommander posted...
Lmao, seeing these influencer shills get all hot and bothered because the giant corporation doesn't care about them is pretty funny

the problem is these "influencers" were actually followed on social media by Xbox leadership like Spencer and Bond and Greenberg and giving swag and shit by MS because of their xbox devotion. MS went out of there way to make it look like they did give a shit about these fanboys fighting their console wars for free publicity so it's no wonder they would also take it this hard when MS "betrays" them...

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Fenriswolf
02/07/24 1:28:33 AM
#77:


CrimsonGear80 posted...
the problem is these "influencers" were actually followed on social media by Xbox leadership like Spencer and Bond and Greenberg and giving swag and shit by MS because of their xbox devotion. MS went out of there way to make it look like they did give a shit about these fanboys fighting their console wars for free publicity so it's no wonder they would also take it this hard when MS "betrays" them...

Says the resident Sony shill

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CrimsonGear80
02/07/24 1:29:19 AM
#78:


Fenriswolf posted...
Says the resident Sony shill

here's one of them right now, clearly very upset.

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R_Jackal
02/07/24 1:30:14 AM
#79:


CrimsonGear80 posted...
the problem is these "influencers" were actually followed on social media by Xbox leadership like Spencer and Bond and Greenberg and giving swag and shit by MS because of their xbox devotion. MS went out of there way to make it look like they did give a shit about these fanboys fighting their console wars for free publicity so it's no wonder they would also take it this hard when MS "betrays" them...
It's like these people don't realize they got free shit because they were a walking commercial. Also, that stops when they stop.
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Fenriswolf
02/07/24 1:30:29 AM
#80:


CrimsonGear80 posted...
here's one of them right now, clearly very upset.

So you aren't denying the fact that you're a Sony shilling coming here to gloat based on rumors? Remember your claims that the Activision acquisition would be rejected? LMAO

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CrimsonGear80
02/07/24 1:31:51 AM
#81:


Fenriswolf posted...
So you aren't denying the fact that you're a Sony shilling coming here to gloat based on rumors? Remember your claims that the Activision acquisition would be rejected? LMAO

no I don't remember those claims.

maybe YOU should have hoped it was. look what it's led to for you...

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Mistere_Man
02/07/24 1:41:52 AM
#82:


DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...
The things I saw left me scarred to this day.

Look I have apologized for that, and again that picture wasnt meant for you.


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Fenriswolf
02/07/24 1:46:54 AM
#83:


CrimsonGear80 posted...
no I don't remember those claims.

maybe YOU should have hoped it was. look what it's led to for you...

LOL your trolling on the Xbox board is well known

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/264564-xbox-series-x/80578960

Defending Sony's poor handling of the 2010 hack?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/264564-xbox-series-x/80602352

Defending Sony laying off employees?

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ForsakenHermit
02/07/24 1:49:36 AM
#84:


Xatrion posted...
Looks like we got us a good ol console war. Place your bets folks.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/eb543032.jpg
And some people wonder why I want PC fanboys to have the tables turned on them one day. Not by consoles of course.

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pedro45
02/07/24 1:50:58 AM
#85:


I'd hope someone else would join the market if Microsoft left. It'd be boring with just Sony and Nintendo. Like, where would any drive and competition to push the envelope come from?

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Guide
02/07/24 1:53:22 AM
#86:


Hey look, don't bring that here. Every single person on the console boards put together couldn't add up to a three digit IQ.

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Guide
02/07/24 1:54:25 AM
#87:


ForsakenHermit posted...
And some people wonder why I want PC fanboys to have the tables turned on them one day. Not by consoles of course.

Tables turned how

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ForsakenHermit
02/07/24 1:55:22 AM
#88:


Guide posted...
Tables turned how
I already posted how and you dismissed me out of hand. Not itt, but in one of many topics that have since been purged into oblivion.

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Guide
02/07/24 2:01:05 AM
#89:


ForsakenHermit posted...
I already posted how and you dismissed me out of hand. Not itt, but in one of many topics that have since been purged into oblivion.

Huh. I only do that if it's painfully obviously ridiculous.

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viewmaster_pi
02/07/24 2:03:10 AM
#90:


Guide posted...
Tables turned how
two words:

Y2K. 2.

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Guide
02/07/24 2:06:08 AM
#91:


viewmaster_pi posted...
two words:

Y2K. 2.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/04048e9c.jpg

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Punished_Blinx
02/07/24 2:07:39 AM
#93:


pedro45 posted...
I'd hope someone else would join the market if Microsoft left. It'd be boring with just Sony and Nintendo. Like, where would any drive and competition to push the envelope come from?

If we're being realistic who else could that even be if Microsoft couldn't do it? I could only see Apple and they'd be even worse.

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Rika_Furude
02/07/24 2:07:39 AM
#92:


Guide posted...
Tables turned how
Some type of computer that isnt controlled by a keyboard and mouse so he can pretend its not a computer

which is what consoles already are. Sort of. They can also be controlled by a KB/M
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Kradek
02/07/24 2:09:51 AM
#94:


RIP Timdog

For real though I just can't comprehend the mentality these people have.

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02/07/24 2:10:10 AM
#95:


viewmaster_pi posted...
two words:

Y2K. 2.
Nah, PCs aren't going anywhere. But I don't think they'll be #1 forever. One day the secrets to total immersion vr will be unlocked and I firmly believe that once it happens it'll be on machines too expensive for home use. By then Moore's law will be long gone and safety concerns on full dive vr will keep it in public gaming centers. When that happens the premiere gaming experience will no longer be on PCs.

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pedro45
02/07/24 2:10:59 AM
#96:


IDK. Be great if sega came back.
Maybe LG. Maybe some random electronics company was waiting for this moment. Samsung

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02/07/24 2:12:48 AM
#97:


pedro45 posted...
IDK. Be great if sega came back.
Maybe LG. Maybe some random electronics company was waiting for this moment. Samsung
I'd love it if Samsung entered the gaming market. Video gaming and animation are the two modes of entertainment that Korea hasn't come to be a powerhouse in and the day that changes will be a good one.

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Punished_Blinx
02/07/24 2:14:18 AM
#98:


Plenty of companies can make a console. That wasn't Microsoft's problem.

The problem is having the games and developers people care about.

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Enclave
02/07/24 2:15:00 AM
#99:


ForsakenHermit posted...
I'd love it if Samsung entered the gaming market. Video gaming and animation are the two modes of entertainment that Korea hasn't come to be a powerhouse in and the day that changes will be a good one.

You're much more likely to get Apple. If Microsoft actually does try to get out of the console game you might see them sell the console hardware side of Xbox to Apple. Apple has had an interest in the console market for a very long time.

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02/07/24 2:16:21 AM
#100:


Enclave posted...
You're much more likely to get Apple. If Microsoft actually does try to get out of the console game you might see them sell the console hardware side of Xbox to Apple. Apple has had an interest in the console market for a very long time.

What's there to sell? Apple are fully capable of developing hardware.

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