Bethesda games don't move, or at least aren't moving Consoles.
That would be a smart move. Trade in One X, get XSX on the “cheap “ and get PS5 Pro next year with bunch of cheap games or included on PS+ Extra.
For multiplatform console games it does not make financial sense to focus much on the power of Series X as it is just a pro model of the lead console with the lowest install base.
They can always ditch hardware completely and stop losing money there.
It is pretty interesting how the “Xbox Series consoles are still supply-constrained” narrative slowly disappeared over the last few months, especially on social media and forums like ResetEra.
I know that Xbox's biggest game in generations is free on gamepass, but wasn't it supposed to boost hardware sales?
It depends on what the issue is. Did Microsoft really harmed Xbox in the first few years of the Xbox One era, causing irremediable damage? Was it true that gamepass was a last effort to prevent Xbox from dying? Or did Xbox just made a few bad moves like going Day one PC, then Gamepass, then 2 consoles and each of those decisions made the problem worse? For me they are too focused on the US market, and did not try to compete enough in the rest of the world. Instead of going for the cheaper option with the S I would have prefered for them to have a better Series X. This and more games of course. Not just exclusivity bud publishing deals like Sony did for games like Sifu and Stray. For me Xbox can "learn from a strong Sony". But Microsoft can't, as they have different needs and ressources. If Nintendo and Sony were not protected they would have tried to buy one of them (and they did ask for Nintendo). How can you learn from a company that would cost you less than a year of profit?
Saved the industry? Oh my God, some of these posters live in a make believe world.
MS really is between a rock and a hard place, they really needed to get their games pipeline in order 5 years ago
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This is what some keep overlooking.
I always thought it interesting that an argument for "competition" would be that a stronger Microsoft would force sony to become better, but sony competing with Microsoft won't help xbox get better.
That was 3 generations ago lol. It's completely different nowadays. You'd be paying ridiculous yearly subscriptions. Half assed hardware. 100 dollar games. Remakes every other year. Same for if anyone had 100 percent market share. They would all do it. MS too.
If these numbers are an indication of anything its that Europes console market seems to be doing pretty damn well without Xbox.
The smartest thing IMO would be to create some kind of hybrid console/PC. A standardized set of hardware that can be used for gaming but also for Windows OS. Have the user boot into either the leaner specialized console OS or the regular Windows PC OS on startup and give it mouse and keyboard support on both.
But how can shareholders approve millions for hardware R&D and manufacturing for next gen, to be sold at loss, when hardware sales are plummeting?
100% agreement in principal. However, we don't need any more acquisitions of 3rd party publishers because that is neither decent nor healthy competition. All it does it take away from some and not actually benefit anyone.
3rd parties would tell you that Sony raked them over the coals during the PS1 and PS2 eras, which is one reason why you saw a push to diversify outside of the PS2 (though that failed).
Yes, with SteamOS but not with whatever version of Windows the Series console uses.
MS might aswell start next-gen already have 3 years head start….. i mean why not they have the money to burn right, RIGHT!
Starfield had to be BG3 lvl of masterpiece to make a dent, and even then most eurobros would simply buy it on stronger platform, a pc, since xbox series x feels like s if u got a choice to get beefy pc instead ;P
Yep Hellblade won't sell consoles just as Ico didn't sell consoles.
