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[Hudo]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

 

[The Pleasure]

hows colteastwood ?

 

[Ozzie666]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

The rise of really arogant Sony, mind you this impacts third party developers as well. Unless profits from xbox weren't great for purchased games.
I still think Xbox will have some sort of hardware, just not directly competing with PS5. Nintendo could really do some damage here, if they don't mess up.

An Xbox hand held would be funny though, just to disrupt the market.

Hopefully Xbox will still have some sort of hardware , or someone new with deep pockets will enter the battle.

 

[M1chl]

So does Jez knows anything or does he grifting? Because I can never tell. I blocked him around Starfield, nobody with such a stupid takes, will take my space on my precious timeline.

 

[geary]

Do you think those Xbox fanboys twitter account do really care or just farming clicks and retweets?
I am having trouble believing that grown ass men can act like that due of brand loyalty...

 

[Flabagast]

So, what's the point in owning an Xbox?

None.

Xbox hardware is officially dead and sales will definitely tank this year

 

[Negotiator101]

Important to remember not day and date so it will launch first on PC and XBX GP then PS5 2/3 months later which isn’t too bad.

Are you another insider? They're every fucking where

 

[Negotiator101]

None.

Xbox hardware is officially dead and sales will definitely tank this year

Gamepass, that's a pretty big reason. Also while everyone is jerking off over this, no official announcement has been made yet.

 

[DJ12]

Ybarra said he felt Phil wanted Sony players to log into a free XBL account and he thinks Sony said no to this not wanting to inflate XBL numbers

Will be curious what the new “conditions” are

Who bent the knee type of thing

Definitely Microsoft.

It's not a symbiotic relationship, Sony don't need Microsoft.

 

[DJ12]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

Lol

Yet its ms that cannot make a console in budget and have to sub every console sold.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

This will be a thing anyway regardless of who runs the console business - as soon as they (whoever they are) manage to get rid of physical media and you have no choice the prices will skyrocket - because you'll have no choice.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Gamepass, that's a pretty big reason. Also while everyone is jerking off over this, no official announcement has been made yet.

And how do you think GamePass will fare if Sony and Nintendo reject GP?

 

[ULTROS!]

I used to remember that Gears of War was the exclusive must play of the Xbox 360, now there’s a big possibility that it may come out now on PlayStation consoles.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I have OG Halo fans who don't do Xbox anymore but would love to play Halo Infinite on PS5.

 

[rkofan87]

if this happens the only things x box have are og and 360 bc and gp sad xbox is dead

 

[SimTourist]

I wouldn't be surprised if they sell a lot more on Playstation either.

 

[SaucyJack]

0 interest in Halo: Infinite. Master Chief Collection on the other hand…

Totally agree. I would definitely be all over a MCC on PS5.

Also a similar Gears collection would be very welcome.

 

[Flabagast]

Gamepass, that's a pretty big reason. Also while everyone is jerking off over this, no official announcement has been made yet.

Do you inform yourself ? Have you seen recent Xbox sales ? If Gamepass is a « pretty big reason » why have they been so horrible these last few years?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

PlayStation really is about to have virtually every game out there on their catalog except for Nintendo games. What a time to be alive lmao

 

[GHG]

The most hilarious thing about all this is how quickly it's gone from "gamepass is financially sustainable" to hoping and begging for Sony and Nintendo gamers to effectively fund their subscription addiction going forwards.

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Looking like he's about to cry. Insane.

 

[JerryinSoCal]

It doesn’t bother me in the least because I have had heard Phil and Ybarra when he was still with Xbox say it was the goal to be everywhere.

I brought it up here a few times over the years Phil approached Sony about putting their MP games first there and pushed really hard for Halo Infinite to be the first to be on PS

Phil also approached Sony about getting Gamepass on PS in previous years

Personally I like the move because it adds more player pool to MS games eventually

I am not sure how many PlayStation fans are really interested in xbox exclusives to be honest but we'll see.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Halo on PlayStation would be crazy... and maybe not a total flop since Sony doesn't show any interest in making more Killzone games (or other first person shooters for that matter).

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Looking like he's about to cry. Insane.

It's like his mother died or something.
People need to chill lmao

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

Feels like Hellblade 2 is inevitable. Been devving for a long time, probably cost a lot, no one is going to buy it on xbox because of gamepass.

 

[kyussman]

Some people REALLY need to chill out.

I'm sure after his mum has cooked his evening meal,read him a bedtime story and tucked him in for the night he'll feel a lot better about the whole thing in the morning.

 

[SaucyJack]

I am not sure how many PlayStation fans are really interested in xbox exclusives to be honest but we'll see.

This really is THE problem.

I’ve always been a multi-console gamer and the Xbox One was the first Xbox I didn’t have. I got PS4 on launch and said that I’d get an XBO when there was 8-10 games that I wanted to play yet by the end of the generation this still hadn’t happened (although admittedly I had played a couple on PC). Despite the studio acquisitions I don’t see too much change there.

 

[IDKFA]

If Halo makes it to PlayStation then that would confirm Microsoft has abandoned the Xbox and is going full third-party.

 

[RGB'D]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

This. Never been a better time to be a PC gamer because the console space is about to get really shitty. Also PS6 console is going to be expensive with no competition.

 

[DJ12]

If Halo makes it to PlayStation then that would confirm Microsoft has abandoned the Xbox and is going full third-party.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Gears of War is only Xbox franchise I want to try

 

[dead monkey uk]

Gears of War is only Xbox franchise I want to try

If the rumored Gears of War collection is released I am sure you will get to play that on your PlayStation.

 

[IDappa]

Gears of War is only Xbox franchise I want to try

Good luck playing online. Will be a bit of a learning curve at first. Great multi though every kill is satisfying.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I am not sure how many PlayStation fans are really interested in xbox exclusives to be honest but we'll see.

I'm willing to bet it's a minority.

Otherwise Playstation wouldn't be destroying Xbox.

 

[Borowski_1]

I am not sure how many PlayStation fans are really interested in xbox exclusives to be honest but we'll see.

Well, i am

But most of them were not from Xbox a few years ago.

Hellblade 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Indiana Jones, the next Doom, Blade

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

This. Never been a better time to be a PC gamer because the console space is about to get really shitty. Also PS6 console is going to be expensive with no competition.

Xbox was already no competition dude.
Nintendo IS Sony's competition and they are going nowhere.

 

[ByWatterson]

Microsoft leaving the home console space to Sony is bad for everyone. We'll see Sony normalizing game prices for PS6 to $100, I bet.

No. Sony is competing with Netflix and YouTube for hours and eyeballs and habits. They can't price themselves that high any more than the NBA can charge an infinite amount for League Pass.

 

[skyfall]

Gears of War is only Xbox franchise I want to try

You can try it right now, all you need is a browser and a sub to GP

 

[Mr Reasonable]

This guy has perhaps the worst record of any "insider" out there. Big relief for anyone who didn't want Xbox to go 3rd party.

EDIT: this being somewhere where people take things, very, very seriously, I should state that this post is provided for the purposes of humour.

 

[Shakka43]

If all this turns out to be true then Phil wasn't lying when he said they saw Sony and Nintendo as part of the Xbox community. What a guy.

News - Drama - Platform - Phillip W. Spencer III "Japan is the most growing market for Xbox... I consider Steam Deck as Xbox... Switch and PS users as part of Xbox community"

https://www.famitsu.com/news/202310/31321751.html translated by MS's ChatGPT -- At the "Xbox Digital Broadcast" delivered in line with Tokyo Game Show 2023, you mentioned that the Xbox market in Japan and Asia is evolving. What particular aspects can be highlighted? Phil: Looking at the...

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[Thanati]

GamePass.

You’ll be paying £10 a month to play on Xbox day one or you’ll (potentially) be paying £70 per game and waiting 6 to 12 months to play it on PlayStation. But the choice will be yours.

If both systems are day one for games then to be perfectly honest, I’m glad I didn’t pay £140 for both Starfield and Forza - for me they were both extremely disappointing so glad I got to experience them with my GP subscription. But if I was just a Sony pony I’d be £140 down on two turds.

But again, the choice will be yours.

Starfield was beyond disappointing. I’m glad I did t pay full price for it as well (Gamepass).

 

[Thanati]

Game Pass

But that works on PC as well.

Also, what’s to stop MS releasing a 3rd party Gamepass equivalent? As long as they get the monthly subscriptions, will they give two shits if it comes from Xbox or PlayStation owners?

 

[Solidus_T]

When everybody plays, we all win!

 

[//DEVIL//]

Man these news don't make any sense. Why MS going out of its way and trying to sign 10 years of cod on PlayStation if they were planning to go third party ?

They could have told Sony , guys fuck it we give up. We going third party. We just want to increase our portfolio. Sony would have went to the judge, bend over spread them ass cheeks and asked the judge whatever it takes to approve the deal.

Eh. If MS goes third party means the next PlayStation is 1k $ and you can't say no to it. No other options and no competition.

Switch has their own domain anyway.

On the plus side:
- digital foundry on a suicide watch
- less consoles to worry about buying

 

[Flabagast]

Man these news don't make any sense. Why MS going out of its way and trying to sign 10 years of cod on PlayStation if they were planning to go third party ?

They could have told Sony , guys fuck it we give up. We going third party. We just want to increase our portfolio. Sony would have went to the judge, bend over spread them ass cheeks and asked the judge whatever it takes to approve the deal.

Eh. If MS goes third party means the next PlayStation is 1k $ and you can't say no to it. No other options and no competition.

Switch has their own domain anyway.

The did not plan to go third party at the time (6 months ago).

This is a sudden shift borne out of necessity following the utterly abysmal performance of Starfield and hardware sales.

For some weird version Xbox fans were not aware that "game sales dont matter" "hardware sales dont matter" would inevitably lead to this outcome

 

[//DEVIL//]

The did not plan to go third party at the time (6 months ago).

This is a sudden shift borne out of necessity following the utterly abysmal performance of Starfield and hardware sales.

For some weird version Xbox fans were not aware that "game sales dont matter" "hardware sales dont matter" would inevitably lead to this outcome

BS ? ( not you, the idea you mentioned )

They know their sales figures on daily bases how many is leaving warehouse to retailers. They have seen it coming miles away.

And you don't spend 70 billion to change all your division 6 months later. This is not how it works.

Companies plan things for 2 to 3 years forecast and plans to come including announcements and shit.

The leak of insomniac and Xbox didn't reach you anything on how far they plan ?

 

[omegasc]

PlayStation will finally the Halo killer, then

 

[Flabagast]

BS ? ( not you, the idea you mentioned )

They know their sales figures on daily bases how many is leaving warehouse to retailers. They have seen it coming miles away.

And you don't spend 70 billion to change all your division 6 months later. This is not how it works.

Companies plan things for 2 to 3 years forecast and plans to come including announcements and shit.

The leak of insomniac and Xbox didn't reach you anything on how far they plan ?

Companies can also pivot quickly and change plans when in dire situation. Do you really think that Xbox management expected 2023 performance to be so terrible to the point of no return ?

 

[LordCBH]

The “Emotions” suggest that a lot of these guys thought that these suits were there friends…

I remember that dude absolutely sperging out a few months ago when Starfield didn’t move the needle at all lol. Dude took it like a personal attack when someone said they liked FF16 of BG3 more

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Man these news don't make any sense. Why MS going out of its way and trying to sign 10 years of cod on PlayStation if they were planning to go third party ?

They could have told Sony , guys fuck it we give up. We going third party. We just want to increase our portfolio. Sony would have went to the judge, bend over spread them ass cheeks and asked the judge whatever it takes to approve the deal.

MS wasn't thinking about this strategy a year ago dude. This was probably post Starfield release. It's recent.