Plus it wouldn't even matter if Sony thought they could get away with raising their prices so much they just would. Microsoft or not, just look at Nvidia and AMD, everyone keeps rooting for AMD to keep Nvidia in check but they all just want to buy Nvidia cards. They still raise their prices cause AMD's output is minuscule in comparison and mindshare despite what the fanboys would like you to believe.
same thing for a lot of things, AMD v nvidia, Epic v steam, Microsoft v Sony, etc etc etc
yea its all fun & games til the Playstation and Switch ports come out after the timed exclusivity period
That's a common viewpoint but not one that I agree with. In simple terms: xbox has sent the package but the package is still in transit. People are pretending there is no package (when there clearly is) to say xbox isn't delivering. Everyone knows games take longer to develop than they used to, and that 2023 is when games are expected to start releasing more regularly on xbox, so why do people think all of these games that MS has in development should have released yesterday? I sympathize with anyone who is frustrated having to wait; however, I don't relate to people who pretend there isn't light at the end of the tunnel.
I don't know man, I got my Series X at launch and the only first party game I've liked enough to finish was Gears 5, which is an xbox one game. By the time they start releasing games the console will be almost 3 years old, there's enough reason for people to be annoyed.
How do you deliver something that isn't ready to be sent? Your analogy makes no sense, and if it did we're clearly in the you sent me a package but it got lost in the mail and need to file a claim portion. It is not unfair to say that Microsoft has and continues to have piss poor first party output. It is unfair to say that Xbox has no games as GamePass has been filling that gap with third party content.
Everyone on gaf knows there is a substantial number of big titles being worked on and many are expected to release in 2023. That is a fact. The games are in transit (meaning they're being worked on as we speak). When they release they will have been delivered. This is unlike much of the xbox one generation where people didn't know if anything was being developed. But I suspect that when you say delivered you are referring to games meeting expectations in addition to simply releasing. What typically rubs me the wrong way is when people, who know the expected release schedule for upcoming games, use the present time here and now to write off all the upcoming games while knowing that games take time to develop.
You're missing the whole timeline where Xbox has said every year that the next year is looking better followed by a lament at some point that they did not deliver. This problem should have been solved in 2021, and if it wasn't you move one of your 2021 titles out to 2022 to fill the gap. You don't hang your whole year of success on Todd fucking Howard's game when you know he's not a good judge of "when it's done". This is why people doubt the leadership at Microsoft. You don't get to take a year off because of bad management. A year off is because of something completely out of left field like Covid.
You're talking about the timeline where xbox says that the next year is looking better without having the games to back up that claim. That is no longer the case. The games are known. The games are coming. It's no longer a matter of if but of when. Many on gaf, not everyone, seem to think these upcoming games are a myth and will be in permanent development. And I guess the rationale is that the xbox one struggled so much in that area. But one can't point to the xbox one without also looking at the OG xbox and xbox 360. Those had plenty of games and were both highly successful. Xbox has only had one bad generation. The evidence is not there to support that this gen is going to end up like last gen.
They have not been nominated for any GOTY awards actually.
I meant actually in contention for GOTY. They have not been nominated in 11 years.2021 ..
Are you referring exclusively to The Game Awards category 'Game of the Year'?
Nominations and winning don’t mean anything if you enjoy a game.Let me tell you a ”secret”, nominations don’t mean shit if you don’t ”win” in the end. That’s what i was trying to point out to you. Fighting over nominations is rather silly don’t you think?
Enjoy the few Xbox games you have and be happy
People put too much importance on awards and metacritic these days. I get it. They're trying to bolster their opinions but it is annoying. My good friend is in this mindset. "That only has a 76 metacritic? It must suck".
Ah, so that's what he meant. Pretty embarassing attitude.
needs a remake
But... But... the narrative!!!
OMG is that what that idiotic post is about? That's some truly pitiful trolling.
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/2021-global-console-unit-sales-n-50-ps-34-xbox-16.1648487/
How is this thinly veiled?
It’s thick as shit.
That was the point...How is this thinly veiled?
