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[Pancakes and Sausage]

As Microsoft goes third party they are going to realize that they will be competing against a bunch of great Sony exclusives.

Starfield will sell even though it is a good but deeply flawed game but what about the other Xbox games? Sure legacy games like Halo should do well but it’s not like Xbox has been releasing bangers.

 

[Sleepwalker]

As Microsoft goes third party they are going to realize that they will be competing against a bunch of great Sony exclusives.

Starfield will sell even though it is a good but deeply flawed game but what about the other Xbox games? Sure legacy games like Halo should do well but it’s not like Xbox has been releasing bangers.

They will be ok, they have COD, Elder scrolls whenever it comes back and a bunch of IP. Halo/Gears won't be their big hitters anymore.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Phil Spencer says future Bethesda games will be exclusive to "platforms where Game Pass exists"

It's the question everyone's been eager to have answered since news broke that Microsoft was acquiring Bethesda and par…

www.eurogamer.net

"But if you're an Xbox customer," Spencer continued, "the thing I want you to know is this is about delivering great exclusive games for you that ship on platforms where Game Pass exists. And that's our goal, that's why we're doing this, that's the root of this partnership that we're building - and the creative capability we'll be able to bring to market for Xbox customers is going to be the best it's ever been for Xbox after we're done here."

- Phil Spencer, March 2021

I have another great one.

"[W]e have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don’t have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us. Whatever that means," replied Spencer when asked about whether Microsoft will need to sell The Elder Scrolls VI on PS5 to recoup costs.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/f...-on-ps5-says-xboxs-phil-spencer/1100-6483415/

 

[Humdinger]

I was reading an Xbox-centric forum this morning, checking in and seeing how people were taking the news. I'd say it broke into thirds, roughly. A third of them were putting no stock in the rumors. They were waiting for Phil to tell them what the "reality" is. Until then, it was all just rumor. Another third were very disenchanted with what they had heard. They were ready to jump ship. The other third said that, even if the rumors are true, they would still enjoy their Xboxes, their GamePass, and their Xbox game library, including the BC catalog.

I didn't have any concerns about the last two thirds -- the disenchanted and the people who will still enjoy their Xboxes. Those two positions seem entirely reasonable to me. It was the first group that concerned me -- the ones who were waiting for Daddy Phil to spell things out for them. We know that Phil & company are going to do a PR dance about this, in order to avoid alienating the core Xbox user base. He's going to use more than a handful of sugar to help the medicine go down. And these guys are going to just lap it up. It's like they can't put 2 and 2 together without Phil telling them what the answer is.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I was reading an Xbox-centric forum this morning, checking in and seeing how people were taking the news. I'd say it broke into thirds, roughly. A third of them were putting no stock in the rumors. They were waiting for Phil to tell them what the "reality" is. Until then, it was all just rumor. Another third were very disenchanted with what they had heard. They were ready to jump ship. The other third said that, even if the rumors are true, they would still enjoy their Xboxes, their GamePass, and their Xbox game library, including the BC catalog.

I didn't have any concerns about the last two thirds -- the disenchanted and the people who will still enjoy their Xboxes. Those two positions seem entirely reasonable to me. It was the first group that concerned me -- the ones who were waiting for Daddy Phil to spell things out for them. We know that Phil & company are going to do a PR dance about this, in order to avoid alienating the core Xbox user base. He's going to use more than a handful of sugar to help the medicine go down. And these guys are going to just lap it up. It's like they can't put 2 and 2 together without Phil telling them what the answer is.

33% of forum dwellers are loonies ready to go coocoo cocopuffs at the news....I can see that, tbh.

 

[TheMan]

Why would people jump ship over this? If you already own the console then who cares? Gamepass is still a good deal in my eyes, so there's no reason why you need to freak out and jump ship just because a playstation user can play starfield now.

That said, if this marks the end of xbox console exclusives then I probably wont need to buy their next console

 

[mayham2199]

Is there any gaming business on the planet that doesnt operate like this? Maybe Valve?

They all do. I wasn't trying to say the others don't. My point is Xbox just seems very unstable right now and if their next strategy doesn't work get ready for a new one.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Yup... spot on. Option 1 is better but it further devalues their brand. I think they do both. Start with option 2 but transition to option 1.

What we will likely see for starters is some of the already released stuff coming to the PS5. Some of the stuff they are currently working on would likely come to PS5 6 or so months after they are released on gamepass. But this is just a by-product of this decision having been made when those projects are already deep in development. So technically, the PS5 port would be months behind. And then the future stuff will come day and date on all applicable platforms. This would probably be like 2 years from now or so and by then, the outcry on all this would have died down.

Of course, they could have some games do Option 1 and others Option 2.

Call of Duty is their money maker and I see that staying Option 1. That should be their game that is all about bringing in the cash.

 

[Complistic]

Why would people jump ship over this? If you already own the console then who cares? Gamepass is still a good deal in my eyes, so there's no reason why you need to freak out and jump ship just because a playstation user can play starfield now.

That said, if this marks the end of xbox console exclusives then I probably wont need to buy their next console

It's literally only trolls making a big deal out of this. It's only a good thing for everyone.

 

[mayham2199]

But that 40 tflops console will be held back by the 4 tflops handheld. They are already struggling to get games running on a series s and thats only 1/3rd the power of the series X. a 1/10th in power handheld will need to have games designed around its tflops limitation then scaled up. no way you can scale a game down 10x.

That's the thing will they require devs to support it? Or will they simply let it be like the Steam deck and then let you stream from your Xbox\cloud for everything else? They would be insane to require devs to support it. They would kill their 3rd party support.

 

[Moriarty1889]

Keep this for next week: it will be gold

Phil is eating his own words because they have failed miserably this gen and are desperate now. Next week will be very interesting indeed.

 

[FoxMcChief]

The point is simple and i think you would agree:

Xbox needs to do better.



exactly. money talks and bullshit walks.w


the perception of reality you presented, this quote :



is not the one is being "sold" by 'insiders' or 'leakers'. THAT perception of reality is being spread by fanboys/Media.


and i am not saying otherwise. MS gaming division is here to stay.


nope

nope.


well this 'drama' to me is just following the fascinating world of PR/Messaging/ Marketing and bussines strategy.

and just to be honest; Xbox PR-Marketing and business strategy has being a complete shitshow since the second half of the 360.

Man. I’m just lazy. I look at the time it probably took you to reply the way you did and I just say, nah man.

 

[Trab-Pu-Kcip]

I think he is going to announce his retirement.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Why would people jump ship over this? If you already own the console then who cares? Gamepass is still a good deal in my eyes, so there's no reason why you need to freak out and jump ship just because a playstation user can play starfield now.

That said, if this marks the end of xbox console exclusives then I probably wont need to buy their next console

I agree that game pass still gives an Xbox console value (if you already own one). At the very least, a Series X will be a great game pass player. But thinking ahead, with the possibility of them likely going third party, it makes no sense to buy third party games on that ecosystem.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I think he is going to announce his retirement.

 

[MisterXDTV]

I agree that game pass still gives an Xbox console value (if you already own one). At the very least, a Series X will be a great game pass player. But thinking ahead, with the possibility of them likely going third party, it makes no sense to buy third party games on that ecosystem.

Exactly, you can still use Series as GamePass machines until your subscription runs out but nobody will buy games from the Xbox Store knowing that it might close down at any time....

Only a reckless person would do that....

 

[analog_future]

As Microsoft goes third party they are going to realize that they will be competing against a bunch of great Sony exclusives.

Starfield will sell even though it is a good but deeply flawed game but what about the other Xbox games? Sure legacy games like Halo should do well but it’s not like Xbox has been releasing bangers.

Eh, Microsoft's library of games differentiate themselves really well against Sony's exclusives though.

Sony tends to focus on third person, story driven, high-fidelity titles. Whereas Microsoft has really leaned into open world games, Western RPGs, first-person experiences, and multiplayer games.


I could definitely see games like Forza Horizon, Avowed, Halo, Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, and yes, even Starfield, etc... doing quite well on Sony platforms because they actually fill genres that Playstation-only gamers don't have wide access to.

 

[Astray]

Every sentence in this is so ironic.

"The game has been changed forever."
"I can't believe it is all over."
"What are you gonna do?!"

LOL

For what's it worth, he's been quiet like a mouse lately, even after he got his account un-suspended (unrelated to this kerfuffle).

 

[Fess]

Why are they seemingly okay with Sony and Nintendo taking a 30% cut from all sold games, by making everything multiplat, but not okay with Valve taking that cut by making a Xbox with Windows able to run Steam?

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

 

[Bridges]

Thinking about this more, I don't think I'd have a problem with Xbox just becoming an OS, as long all my stuff can carry over to it; game library, achievements, friends list, etc.

I do really like Xbox's hardware though. The Xbox One was a huge miss but the 360, One X and Series X are all great machines

 

[digoutyoursoul]

If he was to step down , as much as I’ve disliked his leadership, whoever takes over id be surprised if it wasn’t more or less the same issues and disappointments as before.

If people are fine with what is rumoured I have no issue, each to their own, imo they did a poor job with the console when it shouldn’t be the case at all. All that potential unfulfilled and still getting plaudits for it.

 

[Killer8]

Why are they seemingly okay with Sony and Nintendo taking a 30% cut from all sold games, by making everything multiplat, but not okay with Valve taking that cut by making a Xbox with Windows able to run Steam?

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

If they said that about Steam, they are probably just bitter that they're being charged to release games in what amounts to their backyard. Steam, and their linux support, is a reminder to Microsoft that they don't have the monopoly on the PC space they want.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Why are they seemingly okay with Sony and Nintendo taking a 30% cut from all sold games, by making everything multiplat, but not okay with Valve taking that cut by making a Xbox with Windows able to run Steam?

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

 

[GHG]

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

At this point I'm convinced some of you need a logo and a nutty cultish community surrounding it to make you feel good.

What you describe already exists. Wtf.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

Is this a joke post or something?

 

[MisterXDTV]

At this point I'm convinced some of you need a logo and a nutty cultish community surrounding it to make you feel good.

What you describe already exists. Wtf.

That's what I was thinking, can't you run Steam "Big Picture mode" on Windows???

LOL

Who cares about Linux???

 

[analog_future]

Why are they seemingly okay with Sony and Nintendo taking a 30% cut from all sold games, by making everything multiplat, but not okay with Valve taking that cut by making a Xbox with Windows able to run Steam?

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

I don't have to imagine that, I have a PC.

 

[Montauk]

It's literally only trolls making a big deal out of this. It's only a good thing for everyone.

It’s not a good thing for competition, at all.

 

[FoxMcChief]

At this point I'm convinced some of you need a logo and a nutty cultish community surrounding it to make you feel good.

What you describe already exists. Wtf.

I’m 99% sure he was joking and saying Xbox, knowing it’s a PC.

 

[PaintTinJr]

Would they tarnish windows 12 linking it to xbox though. I don't think so.

Yeah, I think they would. Windows can pretty much withstand anything, as did Millennium edition and Vista, except for maybe DirectX losing relevance. That's the hook they've used since 95 to tie the home market success in PC gaming to the platform via the duopoly in the GPU market that arose.

Launching a new Windows 12 and making it a free desktop option for the Series S and X would possibly be an effective pivot to sunset the current hardware with game support via PC stores like Steam, and serve as a way to sell all the old hardware inventory.

 

[Alebrije]

People talking about Xbox games being on PS5 but my Bet is that they major announcement Will be that Gamepass cost Will increase and some Activision games Will be there.

 

[MisterXDTV]

People talking about Xbox games being on PS5 but my Bet is that they major announcement Will be that Gamepass cost Will increase and some Activision games Will be there.

Probably it will be both:

- Going Third Party = end of Xbox consoles looming
- End of Day 1 AAA games on GamePass OR a new GamePass tier with Day 1 games at a significantly higher price

It will be a spectacular disaster, must watch for sure

 

[GHG]

I’m 99% sure he was joking and saying Xbox, knowing it’s a PC.

I bloody hope so, I'd not I'm deeply concerned for him and anyone else with the same ideas. Mad.

 

[Moridianae]

I simply feel there's very little they can say that will, for lack of a better term, restore faith.

Like..I don't think there is way here that they don't piss off people in some way. You know?

 

[bitbydeath]

Why would people jump ship over this? If you already own the console then who cares? Gamepass is still a good deal in my eyes, so there's no reason why you need to freak out and jump ship just because a playstation user can play starfield now.

That said, if this marks the end of xbox console exclusives then I probably wont need to buy their next console

Sounds like you just answered your own question with that last sentence.

 

[kruis]

Xcloud immediately runs like ass when there's a semi-popular game on it. No way it'll be streaming only.

Microsoft's worst nightmare is that XCloud suddenly becomes a success because of a GAAS game that's going to light up the skies and then burn out. Unlike regular Azure servers Xcloud gaming servers can't be turned of and repurposed at a whim, it's all Xbox Series X custom hw in custom built servers that can serve max 4 player at a time running a game in 1080p with Xbox Series S quality, those servers are useless for any other purpose. It takes time (and enormous amounts of money) to build, install and operate Xcloud servers in data centers all over the world without knowing if Xcloud will attract enough longtime subscribers to pay for all of that. It's an enormous financial gamble to completely switch to Xcloud for next gen.

 

[XXL]

I bloody hope so, I'd not I'm deeply concerned for him and anyone else with the same ideas. Mad.

Yeah.

I think some of the people on here need to realize a few things. Regardless of what happens next week.

A) Competing with Steam is more of an uphill battle than competing with PlayStation in the console space.

B) Competing with Nintendo in the world of Handhelds is more of an uphill battle than competing with PlayStation in the console space.

C) They havent been really competing with PlayStation in the console space in over a decade.

D) Nintendo and Playstation have a high likely hood of not wanting GamePass (in its current form) on their consoles ever and big 3rd party developers would probably not be thrilled about it either.

E) All of the above is most likely why things are changing... because something big is about to happen.

 

[ulantan]

Why are they seemingly okay with Sony and Nintendo taking a 30% cut from all sold games, by making everything multiplat, but not okay with Valve taking that cut by making a Xbox with Windows able to run Steam?

Imagine a ”Xbox” with Gamepass and Steam, and Playstation Steam games and emulators, and mods.

My brother in Christ I have a product for you.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Probably it will be both:

- Going Third Party = end of Xbox consoles looming
- End of Day 1 AAA games on GamePass OR a new GamePass tier with Day 1 games at a significantly higher price

It will be a spectacular disaster, must watch for sure

Yes! 2 State of Plays and this event already in the first 6 weeks of the year. What an exciting start to 2024!

 

[ScHlAuChi]

 

[saintjules]

I think he is going to announce his retirement.

Gamestop will certain be busy that day.

 

[nial]

Why would people jump ship over this? If you already own the console then who cares? Gamepass is still a good deal in my eyes, so there's no reason why you need to freak out and jump ship just because a playstation user can play starfield now.

That said, if this marks the end of xbox console exclusives then I probably wont need to buy their next console

"Dude, just keep investing your money on the console brand with a bleak future going forward".
There will not be a next Xbox.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Well well well…

 

[FoxMcChief]

Well well well…

That’s an old picture. There’s also one where he signed the plates of a ps5.

 

[kruis]

I bought a Series X for £450 in June 2022. I felt GP wasn’t sustainable long term but I thought that MS were going to have a better generation than the Xbox One gen and that, because of their deep pockets, that they would be committed to Xbox for at least this whole Series era.

I bought the Series X because of the value proposition - I felt with me and my partners financial situation I wouldn’t be able to afford many £60-70 games (granted I usually wait for prices to drop, but still). Plus I’m an (old) Xbox fan (of course Xbone was terrible and I didn’t have one), I like the Xbox pad shape, it’s powerful etc. I’m a gamer, not a fanboy. Do I need to worry about my purchase now?

If if had the money, I would either bought BOTH or just gone PS5 but given the insane value of GP (especially with the Gold to GP scam, that I did for 3 years worth) I just felt it was the only way I could get my partner to agree go buying a next gen console. ( ... ) What a mess.

See above for the reason why Game Pass wasn't sustainable: there were far, far too many people who used tricks to circumvent official prices and got to enjoy 3 years of Game Pass for the price of a regular Xbox Live subscription. It was such a good deal and so easy to do that everyone doing it knew instinctively that MS was surely losing money on Game Pass that way. But now most of those tricks are dead and it's becoming much harder to convince these people to pay full price for this service, especially if they're only occasionally playing GP games because their main interest is FIFA, GTA, Fortnite, etc. That's why Game Pass subscription numbers are plateauing and could even go down.

 

[FewRope]

The spin never ends https://www.gamesindustry.biz/will-xbox-publishing-on-rival-consoles-spark-a-revolution-opinion

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I simply feel there's very little they can say that will, for lack of a better term, restore faith.

Like..I don't think there is way here that they don't piss off people in some way. You know?

People will be briefed later this week in preparation . social media folk, the scum bag influencers and the gutless folk who dare to proclaim themselves journalists.

They all will be set with one narrative, spin as positively as they can, push the positivity regardless and throw shade on those critical, disappointed and seen as negative.

You watch, by Friday, this will start rolling out.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

The spin never ends https://www.gamesindustry.biz/will-xbox-publishing-on-rival-consoles-spark-a-revolution-opinion

TL;DR
'You see, I didn't shit my pants. I've positioned myself as a future brown-colored underwear market leader'.

Dring is Mochizuki's soulmate, no less.

 

[Jimmy_liv]

Like Barcalona this...exercising "levers"

 

[Moridianae]

People will be briefed later this week in preparation . social media folk, the scum bag influencers and the gutless folk who dare to proclaim themselves journalists.

They all will be set with one narrative, spin as positively as they can, push the positivity regardless and throw shade on those critical, disappointed and seen as negative.

You watch, by Friday, this will start rolling out.

Aye, that's why the only two people I lend any credence to are HeisenbergFX4 and @SneakerSO. They have valid knowledge, strong cases and are open and honest.

I'm sure the crazies like Timdog will get their marching orders by the end of the week.