This is in fact an official announcement that there are pay cuts for them. They'll pay them via game codes.So are they gonna tell their shills on Twitter to shut the fuck up now? Cause no one obsesses over the PS5 quite like the MS paid shills on Twitter.
I don't really think it's that bad but it's sort of hypocritical because many of the games Xbox have shown on their showcases have had explicit agreements making those trailers not showing up on PS and Nintendos channels before 48 hours or so.
It’s not “kumbayah”, they still want to be successful (and probably want to be #1 I’d imagine) but platforms/generations are stupid and only harmful to gamers.I’m sick of this soft ass kumbayah image from Xbox. Stfu. “Play everything, everywhere, yay!” enough. You never see Mercedes say it’s ok to drive BMW. Flex your muscles and entice me with exclusives I can’t play anywhere else.
Holy shit I tried to be into Xbox this gen but just stop talking already. Making me embarrassed.
It’s not “kumbayah”, they still want to be successful (and probably want to be #1 I’d imagine) but platforms/generations are stupid and only harmful to gamers.
I’ve long thought that, but recently I’ve been really enjoying my Steam Deck and it’s just driven home how stupid it all is - my time
on the Steam Deck has been split between playing PC games, Xbox games (remote play and Xcloud), PS5 games (remote play) and Switch games (emulated).
It’s been amazing, and should be the future.
what?that true?Console Wars are bad says company that codenamed their first console 'Manhattan' in a nod to dropping nukes on the Japanese. Fuck off with the love and respect shit.
The Manhattan Project. Develop the bomb to drop on the Japanese competition.what?
thanks for the info , really shocking for meThe Manhattan Project. Develop the bomb to drop on the Japanese competition.
They really are that fucking classless. If you think it's a coincidence, look up Project Midway.
And they fucking wonder why the Japanese don't touch their shit.
If there is one person at Xbox who has still has a job that I cannot for the life of me still understand how he has a job, it's Matt Booty. What a worthless sack of shit he has been.
Aaron Greenberg got promoted relatively recently. Think on that one too. Promoted not fired out of a cannonIf there is one person at Xbox who has still has a job that I cannot for the life of me still understand how he has a job, it's Matt Booty. What a worthless sack of shit he has been.
You guys have been saying this for the past 7 years. I admire the devotion. I'll believe it when I see it.From the point of view of an Xbox gamer, you can find yourself waring when you don't have an issue with PlayStation or Nintendo.
Xbox has been shit on for a number of years, mostly due to MSs own inept decisions, about not having any games, not having certain types of games, and so on.
At a point you get sick of the constant snide remarks and shit takes and you start to try and defend the console.
This normally happens by showing examples of hypocrisy and issues that the other side are over looking about their own console.
This of course, leads to a rebuttal, and the next thing you know you have two weeks off from GAF to play Starfield lol.
However, things are pretty damm good on this side of the console space. We have a constant pipeline of quality first party exclusives coming down through the years, and if the CMA pass the deal, there will be an additional stream of Activision exclusives in the future as well.
The people throwing shit at Xbox are now doing it without the smile.
And people wonder why I don't like Xbox acquiring these studios. I have ZERO faith that they will actually properly utilize these studios and deliver compelling content. I am still inclined to believe that they will more likely be run into the ground.Aaron Greenberg got promoted relatively recently. Think on that one too. Promoted not fired out of a cannon
Love my Series X, no regrets. Have zero desire to buy a PS5. Especially with their new focus on live service games. *Yawn*. Show me Ghost of Tsushima 2 and maybe I’ll think about a PS5 Slim in 2025 or later
Yeah, I know, just didn’t want to get sucked in too much to a pointless argument resisting the march of time. It Will be the the future, just give it time. Nintendo and Sony will eventually follow down this path, as well. It’ll just take time. Eventually no doubt it’ll become the primary business model.
it’s blatantly console wars, Xbox rushed to social media immediately after a competitor’s showcase in order to remind everyone that these games weren’t exclusive yet Xbox had agreements in place for their own showcase where their non-exclusives couldn’t be disclosed as such for a pre-determined period of time afterwardsThat's not console wars. Developers don't give a shit about console wars (I work in the industry), it's something players do. But I think is inevitable, it's something human. We always have done it for sports, religion, politics, whatever thing. So I think it's something we need to accept as part of this hobby.
In my case I perceive Sony as the brand that fuels more the console wars. Nintendo as neutral, and Xbox, thanks to Phil Spencer, as the most friendly. But, as usual for humans, this perception will vary depending or your personal tastes. So a Sony user always will perceive Sony as the good one and Microsoft as the Evil. The opposite the same.
I have the three consoles by the way.
And people wonder why I don't like Xbox acquiring these studios. I have ZERO faith that they will actually properly utilize these studios and deliver compelling content. I am still inclined to believe that they will more likely be run into the ground.
Yeah, I know, just didn’t want to get sucked in too much to a pointless argument resisting the march of time![]()
Look at the recent craziness, where people are now equating Microsoft with events in Hiroshima - way too invested…
Exclusivity is a massive weight around the neck of growth in the gaming industry, and console wars dampen the excitement of its biggest moments - cases in point, the recent releases of Starfield and Ragnarok, both of which were soiled by rampant downplaying and shitposting from people who had never played either of them.
It's definitely possible they all do it to some extent but the first time I personally ever heard of such a practice was quite recently:Literally all three platform holders do that. So I’m not sure why it’s being Cherry-picked and made to look like Xbox is doing something wrong.![]()
As long as Windows isn't part of that path, we're good! No proprietary operating systems!. It Will be the the future, just give it time. Nintendo and Sony will eventually follow down this path, as well. It’ll just take time. Eventually no doubt it’ll become the primary business model.
He also helped run midway into the ground.If there is one person at Xbox who has still has a job that I cannot for the life of me still understand how he has a job, it's Matt Booty. What a worthless sack of shit he has been.
To be clear, I want Xbox to be successful and I would be more in favor of these acquisitions if I believed MS could properly manage them the way where they had even HALF the output of someone like say Insomniac has. Sony currently has a rotation of about 5-10 studios who get put on 5 yearish projects such that PS5 has something ready to go every year, usually 2-3 big exclusives ready to go. This year being a down year with really only Spiderman. Jim Ryan hasn't ruined that...YET.Thank you. They are a disaster for the industry. Buy out, mismanage, repeat. Next BGS game will use the same engine again and we're supposed to believe in Phil's management prowess. Ok. We could talk about all the failures going back years but its beaten to death already, they will never and don't want to change
To be clear, I want Xbox to be successful and I would be more in favor of these acquisitions if I believed MS could properly manage them the way where they had even HALF the output of someone like say Insomniac has. Sony currently has a rotation of about 5-10 studios who get put on 5 yearish projects such that most of they have something ready to go every year, usually 2-3 big exclusives ready to go. This year being a down year. Jim Ryan hasn't ruined that...YET.
Starfield alone doesn't change that for Xbox. I hope this is the start of something good for them. I really do, but I will believe it when I see it and I will need to see it over the course of several years.
But hey, Colton Eastwood will always be there to fight the good fight with those tweets of his!