[Saruhashi]

I would agree with you on Nintendo if not for seeing Palworlds #'s. Nintendo just got one of their biggest IP's pants pulled down around the ankles and MS should be looking to make regular iterations of Palworld as a direct market rival to Pokemon.

They don't need to beat Nintendo to kill Nintendo. They just need to buy similar IP's that actually want to evolve past Nintendo UI's that hasn't changed much since 2000

Palworld tells us one thing more than anything else. Nintendo has been sandbagging their fans for 20 years now.

I am sure that Nintendo only owns a percentage of the Pokemon company and I am pretty sure that the games are only about 20% of their income. Basically, The Pokemon Company is a merchandise company and videogames are only a part of that.

Palworld 2 would appear, what, 3 years from now?

It's not outside the realms of possibility that Nintendo will royally fuck up their Switch predecessor but if it's another affordable handheld aimed at families then MS isn't going to compete with that using a janky survival game with cutesey character that most people want to play on a gaming PC.

Similarly the main danger to Sony is themselves at this point. They have too many top tier exclusive IPs and people are going to be buying the next iteration of those for years to come.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

It's hard to believe that a company which has outlaid 100bn on acquisitions and acquiring some of the best development talent could well be looking to exit the hardware market entirely.

Wasn't this supposed to be the tip of the spear for MS's tour de force of first party offerings?

To announce there will be an announcement in due course suggests to me that the alarms are ringing and they are actively pivoting strategy. Whatever is happening at MS the strategy needs to be announced NOW. I can't imagine there's much goodwill to be garnered by simply sitting on an incredibly volatile and potentially ruinous situation and waiting for it to blow over.

I do hope it's positive news and that we remain with 3 console makers in the market.

 

[Saruhashi]

It's hard to believe that a company which has outlaid 100bn on acquisitions and acquiring some of the best development talent could well be looking to exit the hardware market entirely.

Wasn't this supposed to be the tip of the spear for MS's tour de force of first party offerings?

To announce there will be an announcement in due course suggests to me that the alarms are ringing and they are actively pivoting strategy. Whatever is happening at MS the strategy needs to be announced NOW. I can't imagine there's much goodwill to be garnered by simply sitting on an incredibly volatile and potentially ruinous situation and waiting for it to blow over.

I do hope it's positive news and that we remain with 3 console makers in the market.

They should have done away with Gamepass and announced that games from these developers would be 100% Xbox exclusive. Then start bringing out quality single player games that bring customers to their console.

Starfield seemed like a bit of a disaster to be honest. They would have felt that all the way up the chain.

 

[Miyazaki Loves Kojima]

343 Industries killed Xbox.

 

[teezzy]

Looks like I should consider selling my Series X. There's practically no reason for me to keep it. I mean, I knew this considering I have a high end PC, but even more so now if Xbox is just going to be on Playstation.

The Series X is going to be one hell of a homebrew machine one day, just look how awesome the emulation was when the system was current. I'd never ditch it if I were you

 

[Miyazaki Loves Kojima]

You know Xbox meased up when their goons abandoned ship:

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

They should have done away with Gamepass and announced that games from these developers would be 100% Xbox exclusive. Then start bringing out quality single player games that bring customers to their console.

Starfield seemed like a bit of a disaster to be honest. They would have felt that all the way up the chain.

I'm already picturing Phil Spencer at an E3 style press conference opening the show by saying

"Here at Xbox we're proud to be the biggest publisher and content creator for the entire industry."

And then showing their slate of upcoming PS5, Switch 2 and PC releases

 

[Concern]

I don't see any other reason for Phil to announce a "future of Xbox" event, other than to confirm these rumors. Otherwise he could have shot it down instantly.

Been saying for awhile now how shitty gaming has become. With just Sony doing the garbage they've been doing just repackaging games for $70 with "competition", imagine how much worse that will get.

Nintendo on the other hand has absolutely nothing to offer for me.

This is what happens when they have suits running a gaming division instead of an actual gamer.

 

[AJUMP23]

I don't think they are.

 

[TaySan]

If the rumors weren't true they would have shot it down asap

 

[HeresJohnny]

I don't see any other reason for Phil to announce a "future of Xbox" event, other than to confirm these rumors. Otherwise he could have shot it down instantly.

Been saying for awhile now how shitty gaming has become. With just Sony doing the garbage they've been doing just repackaging games for $70 with "competition", imagine how much worse that will get.

Nintendo on the other hand has absolutely nothing to offer for me.

This is what happens when they have suits running a gaming division instead of an actual gamer.

Yep and the worst part is that with MS gone we are almost assuredly going to see the return of Arrogant Sony, and that's a bad, bad thing for the industry.

 

[Grinchy]

I don't see any other reason for Phil to announce a "future of Xbox" event, other than to confirm these rumors. Otherwise he could have shot it down instantly.

I can see a reason. To generate hype and clicks and eyeballs. I'm not saying that's what's happening, but they can hype up an event with the rumors going on that will actually get viewership they couldn't have gotten just from "the excitement the general public has about xbox." So if these rumors are bullshit, and there is an event to genuinely discuss the future of xbox, then IMO this is a good way to use the rumor mill to their advantage.

 

[TaySan]

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

This cringe cunt needs to stfu

 

[Neil Young]

I used to be the biggest XBox homer there was. All the empty promises and lame as fuck releases have turned me off their brand entirely.

I was sooooo hyped for Starfield and what we got was an embarrassment. Just a lazy, woke, DEI produced, bloated pile of slop. That was it for me. Fuck off MS and take your rainbow flag fucking diversity controllers with you. Should I keep waiting for Fable 4? Jesus, how long does it take for these assholes to make a game? PC for me!

And Sony isn't so much better in my book. I rarely play it. I upgraded the last of us 2 for 10 bucks and it looked the same. Again, I was hyped for Spiderman 2 and was greeted with more woke bullshit. I'm fucking done with these assholes. Good, you can have all the gays, women, and trannies buy your fucking products now. You suck their asses so much, good, now you can have them spend thousands on your shit. I'll spend it on a PC.

 

[Miyazaki Loves Kojima]

I used to be the biggest XBox homer there was. All the empty promises and lame as fuck releases have turned me off their brand entirely.

I was sooooo hyped for Starfield and what we got was an embarrassment. Just a lazy, woke, DEI produced, bloated pile of slop. That was it for me. Fuck off MS and take your rainbow flag fucking diversity controllers with you. Should I keep waiting for Fable 4? Jesus, how long does it take for these assholes to make a game? PC for me!

And Sony isn't so much better in my book. I rarely play it. I upgraded the last of us 2 for 10 bucks and it looked the same. Again, I was hyped for Spiderman 2 and was greeted with more woke bullshit. I'm fucking done with these assholes. Good, you can have all the gays, women, and trannies buy your fucking products now. You suck their asses so much, good, now you can have them spend thousands on your shit. I'll spend it on a PC.

Please don't compare PlayStation's catalogue to Xbox...ever.

 

[CAB_Life]

Virgins put all their love on dead plastic hardware because there are no bitches who can stand them



While funny, but no.

While I hate fanboys, I would hate to see fragile souls do mass suicide over shit like this.

Probably not virgins. The truly devout console warriors are all in their 40s now and most have kids. I also think people who chronically use social media like Twitter are clinically hyperbolic and don't mean most of the shit they say or virtuously signal.

It's just pitiful to see where Xbox was with 360 and where it's at today. It's just so unbelievable.

Kinect was where it all went wrong. Remember that flailing Fable game? Afterward, the slew of DEI hires finished Halo and burned up any talent left in MS studios. Doesn't help that they keep buying studios like Blizzard that are long past their creative expiration date.

 

[CAB_Life]

I used to be the biggest XBox homer there was. All the empty promises and lame as fuck releases have turned me off their brand entirely.

I was sooooo hyped for Starfield and what we got was an embarrassment. Just a lazy, woke, DEI produced, bloated pile of slop. That was it for me. Fuck off MS and take your rainbow flag fucking diversity controllers with you. Should I keep waiting for Fable 4? Jesus, how long does it take for these assholes to make a game? PC for me!

And Sony isn't so much better in my book. I rarely play it. I upgraded the last of us 2 for 10 bucks and it looked the same. Again, I was hyped for Spiderman 2 and was greeted with more woke bullshit. I'm fucking done with these assholes. Good, you can have all the gays, women, and trannies buy your fucking products now. You suck their asses so much, good, now you can have them spend thousands on your shit. I'll spend it on a PC.

Sony do have all the weird Japanese shit, though. And their showcase didn't have one woke thing that I can recall. Times are changing? Who could've guessed that angry troons and communists are not a dependable customer base? Hmm.

 

[Hardensoul]

Who the hell is this? Is this some weird fan boy Xbox simp?

 

[kiNeMs]

I can see what Phil is up to. They are going to plant a bug in Microsoft games that causes a RROS on all PS5s.

Fucken brilliant Phil.

 

[lock2k]

Who the hell is this? Is this some weird fan boy Xbox simp?

Some retard

 

[Zefah]

Kinect was where it all went wrong. Remember that flailing Fable game? Afterward, the slew of DEI hires finished Halo and burned up any talent left in MS studios. Doesn't help that they keep buying studios like Blizzard that are long past their creative expiration date.

They haven't been able to recover from Mattrick.

 

[TaySan]

Who the hell is this? Is this some weird fan boy Xbox simp?

A big Xbox fanboy from Era who left the forum because of the recent events

 

[HeresJohnny]

A big Xbox fanboy from Era who left the forum because of the recent events

Imagine being that invested in a company

 

[HeresJohnny]

 

[Neil Young]

Sony do have all the weird Japanese shit, though. And their showcase didn't have one woke thing that I can recall. Times are changing? Who could've guessed that angry troons and communists are not a dependable customer base? Hmm.

I loved Sony's games during the ps4 era. PS5 has been a huge disappointment for me, ESPECIALLY, Insomniac. They had Sweet Baby work on Spiderman 2 and it shows. God of War 2 as well. That's 2 franchises I loved that are done. Ruined. Even though I enjoyed last of us 2, I had to keep my eyes from rolling out of my head from the forced message. This was before Spider-Man and Ragnarok released so I was willing to just power through it. We see how the remake of KOTOR was shaping up. Some very smart person cancelled that progressive piss before it cost them millions. Sony is all about the message. I know the recent showcase was non woke, but the history is horrible.

That ass and titties sword game LOOKS good but also looks painfully boring. I'm glad there are still companies that enjoy the female form and realize their audience does as well. The problem is, the big tent pole games that I enjoyed from Sony are probably going to be fucked by the Sweet Baby's of the world. As a straight white male, I'm obviously not the target audience for MS and Sony. That's fine, I can use a pc.

 

[Mickmrly]

I'm clearly in the minority because I don't understand anything legit being said here.

MS's recent acquisition make them the single biggest hub of gaming going forward, Sony has their exclusives and MS literally got the rest of the bag.

If MS wants to kill Sony or Nintendo....they can. Do not mistake their generosity for weakness.

MS + PC is better than any console scenario and that's really what both MS and Sony know, it's really not about being "third party"

I think with Microsoft's recent acquisitions 20% of the franchises will be great, 40% of the franchises will be okay and the remaining 40% will be terrible. The release dates of these games will also be pretty spaced out due to modern game development trends. Such a release schedule, with so many great/okay game releases, would be fantastic for a third party like Sega, but for a first party it just isn't good enough.

Microsoft needs a consistent quality of releases, with a consistent release schedule to justify its hardware. The hardware is great but the software output just isn't doing the hardware justice. Microsoft should probably segway into releasing gaming PC boxes in the future, similar to how they release Surface laptops/all-in-ones.

Gamepass is a great service and it would be more profitable for Microsoft to spread their best titles and game pass catalogue across as much hardware as they can. Even if they bought every single game studio, the quality of their software divisions and their slow release schedule is better suited as a supplement to PC/Sony/Nintendo gaming. The OG Xbox and 360 were fantastic machines backed by superb software, but the quality just isn't there in Xbox studios at this time.

 

[bork]

Nah, they can keep them their games are boring as hell woke fests or weeb crap.

LOOOOOL

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Nah, they can keep them their games are boring as hell woke fests or weeb crap.

I'd love more weeb crap on Xbox. Other than that you're right, their Marvel movie simulators and Ubislop clones are rather boring. To this day the only PS5 game I'd like to play is Returnal.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

My take is that fanboy assholes getting BTFO will never not be hilarious, be they green, blue, red, or yellow with annoying flowing hair.

MS putting games on other consoles doesn't affect me, I still get the games I enjoy. The Series X is probably my last console anyway, and I'm probably going to get a PC after this gen. The last game Sony published that I was excited for was Sly Cooper 4 on the PS3, and Weird Sony has been dead for over a decade.

All in all IDGAF, I don't identify with multi-national corpos or plastic boxes.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Quirky Sony died with the PS3.
I had hopes for MS to pick up that mantle. Some of their studio acquisitions pointed to that.
Didn't happen, it seems.

 

[regawdless]

Why are people like this. It's just consoles

Btw that's a satire post but nobody reads til the end, welcome to social media. Sadly, people like that really do exist.

Overall, this feels like it'll be a fast downfall of Xbox from here on now.

 

[regawdless]

If MS wants to kill Sony or Nintendo....they can. Do not mistake their generosity for weakness.

 

[Miyazaki Loves Kojima]

Nah, they can keep them their games are boring as hell woke fests or weeb crap.

Spider-Man 2 was a woke flop, but Demon's Souls though

 

[regawdless]

The Xbox press conference announcement thing will be laughable. He can't stand in front of the world, saying how Xbox screwed up, now needing Sony to sell the games from studios they bought because Xbox didn't sell enough.

It'll be "as Xbox, we want to unite gamers, providing them with the best games no matter where they play, we're the good guys and it's all running GREAT."

 

[Stifler's Mom]

The Xbox press conference announcement thing will be laughable. He can't stand in front of the world, saying how Xbox screwed up, now needing Sony to sell the games from studios they bought because Xbox didn't sell enough.

It'll be "as Xbox, we want to unite gamers, providing them with the best games no matter where they play, we're the good guys and it's all running GREAT."

 

[Stilton Disco]

We need Phil's head photoshopped on and the Xbox pride logo over the medals.

 

[lock2k]

Imagine being that invested in a company

Imagine being a user of retardera

 

[HeresJohnny]

The Xbox press conference announcement thing will be laughable. He can't stand in front of the world, saying how Xbox screwed up, now needing Sony to sell the games from studios they bought because Xbox didn't sell enough.

It'll be "as Xbox, we want to unite gamers, providing them with the best games no matter where they play, we're the good guys and it's all running GREAT."

Yep, oddly enough the very same bullshit conjecture that got them here to begin with. Should have been "We are the only player in the industry, we own the big guns, and you need a fucking Xbox if you don't want to be that kid with his face pressed up against the outside glass looking in."

Phil's strategy of some kind of weird reverse psychology bullshit was the worst strategy in video game history. He essentially told the market "We don't need you" and the market said "ok." Motherfucker is stone cold retarded.

 

[lock2k]

Phil Spencer should be a chapter in future college courses on how not to do shit.