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it will eat a big chunk of consoles that's for sure.The best our industry has to offer
Cloud has the potential to vastly supplant local
it will eat a big chunk of consoles that's for sure.The best our industry has to offer
Cloud has the potential to vastly supplant local
And Phil essentially gave the classic breakup lineMicrosoft is doing absolutely nothing to stop this firestorm. And all its social media mouth pieces who would normally help put out these kinds of fires are jumping ship and spreading even more rumors.
I expect Phil to try and put out some fires next week with his double speak but it would appear the writing is on the wall for the future of Xbox.
No offence, but this is crazy talk. They closed ABK a fraction over 100 days ago - you think they went through with a $69bn dollar purchase and the “financial realities” of the next 100 days were so severe and so unexpected that they abandoned their plans?
The only thing that is certain right now is that whatever is happening right now is exactly what they intended was going to happen when they initiated the transfer to close ABK.
Is it what they planned when they started the acquisition? 100% no, but this fall of the Roman Empire type speculation is nuts.
Not shocked to hear you ‘used to work’ for oneSo, you think all of this is all planned do you? You think a multi-billion dollar company leaks information to every outlet without any official confirmation, as its way of imparting a planned for, and deliberate strategy?
Because guess what slappy... I used to work for one of these multi-billion dollar corporations in their communications department - and they don't fucking do that at all.
Clearly, an internal struggle has been going on, and equally clearly the losing side has panicked about what's happening, and gone to the press.
The fact Phil is waiting an entire fucking week to address the situation is indicative of how true everything is. There's no fall of Rome going on here. Microsoft are fine and dandy. XBox though? Different story.
This is probably the best take on this. Most of the rumors were guided as Xbox is considering bringing this or that. I’m sure if they were going forward with this they would be addressing this now waiting a week means that they feel the reaction is unwarranted. The most likely outcome is Sony and switch get some older games. Also how they are going to handle integrating ABK into gamepass. Microsoft now seems like they want to continue growing their gaming business and be the biggest publisher in the industry. They cannot continue to acquire if it’s seen that they’re holding everything to themselves. But with everything in gamepass it’s going to work that way. Fanboys cheering now will be on the opposite end of troll post when those games start charting on npd from Sony and Nintendo sales.
you're in denial, the tweet itself is saying its true.This is probably the best take on this. Most of the rumors were guided as Xbox is considering bringing this or that. I’m sure if they were going forward with this they would be addressing this now waiting a week means that they feel the reaction is unwarranted. The most likely outcome is Sony and switch get some older games. Also how they are going to handle integrating ABK into gamepass. Microsoft now seems like they want to continue growing their gaming business and be the biggest publisher in the industry. They cannot continue to acquire if it’s seen that they’re holding everything to themselves. But with everything in gamepass it’s going to work that way. Fanboys cheering now will be on the opposite end of troll post when those games start charting on npd from Sony and Nintendo sales.
Hahaha someone needs to quote that legendary ‘green rats’ post again.A few more attempts, lol:
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Clearly the leak wasn’t in the cards
Buying ABK killed Xbox. That will be the headline in the years to come.
Hmmm with the Jez tweet and all these rumors here's what I expect.
Phil announces that some games will come to PS5 and Switch...does not give any actual titles. Taken on a case by case basis.
Phil states that they aren't leaving the console market (pointless statement, but whatever) will say we will share plans on next gen console at the right time.
Phil somehow states with a straight face that he still believes the future of Xbox is bright.
Lastly, Phil will announce a gamepass price hike just to put icing on the cake.
Hahaha someone needs to quote that legendary ‘green rats’ post again.
Like Nokia and Windows Phone.
Putting my tin foil hat on...Microsoft PR will help play up the idea of "all exclusives coming to PS and Nintendo" then when Uncle Phil parachutes in to save the day and announce only a few are actually going there then the fanboys will applaud him for "listening to the fans". I swear they do this shit every time.
is she visiting a patient at psychiatric ward ?
Not shocked to hear you ‘used to work’ for oneCan’t imagine why they got rid of you if you are so weak and indecisive that you think going from investing $69bn 100 days ago to throwing the whole business out the window is solid strategy…
You went that far and couldn’t edit the name? Cmon now.
Him saying we hear you might mean they are listening to xbox fans, And not going multiplatform.There it is. Not denying a thing.
I wonder who this big mole… err rat was:Nope. The whole thing smacks of someone high up in the MS system who is unhappy with the strategy moving forward, and wanted to get it out to the press as truthfully as possible, before Phil was able to spin it with PR speak, the way he has with everything else.
And now he and the rest of them are scrambling to put together a coherent response that admits the truth of the leaks, while at the same time 'reassuring' the Xbox community that 'everything is actually fine - pay no attention to the man behind the curtain'. The fact a lot of them will buy the BS again is fairly depressing.
You completely missed my point, which was just that whatever is happening now is (at least largely) what they planned to happen when they closed ABK, not some panic fuelled decision based on Starfield not reviewing that well… I was responding to the nonsensical view that ABK ‘broke’ Xbox. Whether people actually like it (whatever it turns out to be) time will tell, but it’s highly unlikely to be as reactionary internally as some are trying to paint it.How is expanding their software to a massively larger player base where people buy games "throwing the whole business out the window"?
Xbox as a hardware brand is a dismal failure. 2024 Q2 was the first quarter in a year that saw Xbox hardware revenue increase and that increase was an anemic 3% because they had put the Series X on deep sale for an entire quarter. In 2023, they were pummeled by double digit hardware revenue losses every quarter. At the end of 2023, they were being outsold by Sony 3:1 despite having a significantly cheaper console option. Game Pass clearly isn't bridging the gap; If anything the cost of running Game Pass is a hindrance. Think about how much they have to pay for third party games like Persona 3 REload to show up on the service day one. Think about all the people who have used loopholes to get several years of Game Pass Ultimate at a fraction of retail price.
Expanding their reach to sell more software after spending $70B on ABK makes a hell of a lot more business sense than limiting their reach to Xbox and PC only.
Oh, I think they originally intended for the two acquisitions to power XBox forward... but then the financial realities of GamePass hit, as did the realities of very bad console sales. And now someone has panicked... and this is what we're getting.
Buying ABK killed Xbox. That will be the headline in the years to come.
Their AI is working overtime trying to come up with the right buzzwords and spins to try to avoid the inevitable.It's fucking Monday, my dude. What do you mean "next week". How do you need an entire week to formulate your message anyway?
How is expanding their software to a massively larger player base where people buy games "throwing the whole business out the window"?
Xbox as a hardware brand is a dismal failure. 2024 Q2 was the first quarter in a year that saw Xbox hardware revenue increase and that increase was an anemic 3% because they had put the Series X on deep sale for an entire quarter. In 2023, they were pummeled by double digit hardware revenue losses every quarter. At the end of 2023, they were being outsold by Sony 3:1 despite having a significantly cheaper console option. Game Pass clearly isn't bridging the gap; If anything the cost of running Game Pass is a hindrance. Think about how much they have to pay for third party games like Persona 3 REload to show up on the service day one. Think about all the people who have used loopholes to get several years of Game Pass Ultimate at a fraction of retail price.
Expanding their reach to sell more software after spending $70B on ABK makes a hell of a lot more business sense than limiting their reach to Xbox and PC only.
That CV about to look fiyahI dont like Jim Ryan style but you cannot deny the man is an absolute beast.
In a few years span he litteraly managed to obliterate its most prominent, ten times richer competitor and forced him out of the market. This is something very few high profile CEOs can be proud of.
No more drop this time, actually.shut the fuck up phil, every time you say something the brand value of Xbox drops
I'll tell you one thing and I'm not ashamed to say it, my estimation of Xbox as a brand just fucking plummeted.
I think that he's gonna use this and say only some games are coming. "Because they listened to fans"It's always "we are listening" and "we hear you".
Complete lies.
I just realized....
The PS5 is going to sell sooooooooooo many consoles (Pro and Base Model) when GTA VI arrives.
Microsoft just handed them a gift from God at an absolutely perfect time.
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They are about to get so many games and sell so many consoles its not even fucking funny.
We are seeing this play out in real time.
Timdog is hosting a call on Twitter and it's fucking hilarious at the amount of coping.