adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No, still in International waters, checking gaf here and there.
Last 48 hours have sure been something.
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Xbox Owners: Do you plan to sell your Xbox if Microsoft goes the SEGA's route?
No, still in International waters, checking gaf here and there.
Last 48 hours have sure been something.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
Nah, that money is gone. I still have all my Xbox One games on it too...most of which I would have to rebuy on PC or Playstation. Selling the box is a dumb move for those who have purchases on it. Plus Gamepass is still a thing.
It's not like the console itself is shutdown. Kind of a dumb question if I'm honest.
It's not like the console itself is shutdown. Kind of a dumb question if I'm honest.
King Dazzar
Member
Are you impressed with how this has been handled? Or does the sun still shine from Phil's bum cheeks?
King Dazzar
Member
Maybe the other question is, will you still buy any new games or peripherals on Xbox moving forward, or will you invest in another platform?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Clearly me actively not being there has led to this shit storm.
King Dazzar
Member
Crayon
Member
We don't really know what this Xbox thing is going to look like. Phil will lie about at least some of it next week. It might take 6 months or a year to get a good idea of how it's shaping up. Maybe. Longer since it would help a lot to see which direction they are going with hardware, if any.
Fabieter
Member
Ofc it wont be the end of xbox. But in the longterm it will be the end of xbox exclusive games. When the first few games hit and return of investment is big on Playstation they will bring everything over.
DryvBy
Member
I think it's about confidence from consumers to continue to buy into something you know is going to die -- if Phil announced 3rd party across the board.
The silence alone has caused people to already sell their systems. If I could do Rare Replay and a few others on PS4, Id probably just put this console in my gaming room next to the Dreamcast or I'll sell it now and rebuy it for said purpose when they're $50.
It's really just a question about that.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
I mean, I already do that on PC. Haven't bought a single game this gen on the Xbox console because I been on PC since 2018. Now granted, when the Series X came out I did buy it, only because I thought there would be games that I would rather play on it rather than on my PC, which at the time I was running a 1070ti and an i5 CPU. However, I got lucky and was able to get a RTX 3080 and a R7 5800x in 2021. After that I never looked back. Everything played better on PC for the most part. In 2023 I ended up getting a 4090 and eventually was able to play a lot of Sony exclusives on PC as well. I double dipped on Spiderman, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Days Gone, TLOU, Death Stranding, Returnal....etc.
When the Pro comes out I might consider buying exclusives on Playstation...but honestly that's only if two things occur. First, the Pro has to be much more powerful than the original PS5. Secondly, there would have to be long gaps between some of those exclusive games. Given that all those games are mainly single player experiences, there is less FOMO for to me to have to have them day 1. So I would just wait.
Same goes for 3rd party exclusives. Take Final Fantasy Rebirth. Coming out in Feb. But in the latest trailer it clearly says the game won't be available on other platforms til at least end of May of this year. Can I wait 3 months or so to play it? Of course I can...especially because it will likely be a better experience and it might have the extra content like FFVII: Intergrade did with the Yuffie chapters.
Stellar Blade...coming to PC. Helldivers...on PC. Death Stranding 2...likely to come to PC. I mean...you get my point I think.
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DaGwaphics
Member
The first one there is jumping to conclusions a bit, IMO. But, they may have set an unreachable target of 100m, that's true.
The second could be true in some cases, but at the same time if they are drawing a significant number of players off of other platforms to play via the subscription things are going really well for them. The ratio of PS players with Xbox GP would have to be small, and they are adding in more players with Switch as well. The arguments you make are more of a have your cake and eat it too thing. Either the subscription gets a hell of a lot more popular than it is to dent the CoD player base or GP doesn't grow much and as a result CoD player habits don't change much. It's one or the other there, a binary choice just because of the numbers involved.
King Dazzar
Member
Yeah PC solves a lot of things. So this doesn't really effect you as it might others. Nor me to a degree. Unfortunately I dont want to return to PC, but thankfully I have the PS5 instead.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
I mean, yea then you're set. How I treat PC game purchases is pretty much exactly how you would do if and when Xbox brings their games to Playstation. It would be undoubtedly a huge win for Playstation only players.
People who don't know yet that the console is probably going to drop support I'd imagine would buy it. Not everybody is on forums. Might actually be a good idea to do it before a next gen announcement if you don't plan to use it much until the next thing comes out. Price is going to drop significantly after that.
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Dr. Wilkinson
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I think based on your question you are completely misunderstanding the rumors. Xbox opening up some of their games to multiplatform has nothing to do with ending support for the hardware. I just don’t understand the leap that you’re making. It doesn’t make sense.
Xbox has been putting their games on Switch for years now. They’re just expanding that to include more games. Sony has been putting major first party games on PC for years now.
The future that we’re going into whether people like it or not is that eventually certain games will no longer be tied to having to own a specific piece of hardware. That’s not something that’s going to last indefinitely, if you are paying attention to the trends, and the way that things are going.
Xbox has been putting their games on Switch for years now. They’re just expanding that to include more games. Sony has been putting major first party games on PC for years now.
The future that we’re going into whether people like it or not is that eventually certain games will no longer be tied to having to own a specific piece of hardware. That’s not something that’s going to last indefinitely, if you are paying attention to the trends, and the way that things are going.
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splattered
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No I was just being a smart ass
BouncyFrag
Member
Is my collection of games going back to the OG Xbox somehow now unplayable on my current console? Silly thread is silly. Lol.
LeftThumbstick
Member
I will probably keep it as a momento of times past, when online console gaming hit its peak. The money i would spend on Xbox stuff i will probably invest into a better PC instead, cause i'm still rocking a GTX 970 here. I honestly don't understand how a company with so much capital, so much potential can just squander it all, especially after they had solid momentum coming off the back of the 360 and sure their game catalogue got stale toward the end of that gen but the next Xbox could've been real trouble for Sony if they did it again.
Alas, the VCR was born. It was the beginning of the end. The damage they did to their own brand was beyond any i had ever seen or have seen up to this point. Honestly looking at it, nothing could save them from that, the brand was marked for death at some point.
I'm thinking since they've been pushing this cloud nonsense so much lately that they're probably leaning towards a stream only box, so literally an OUYA at best and then license or "sell" their IP on PC, PS & Nintendo purely as a publisher. Not going to lie, doesn't change much for me other than force my hand at upgrading my PC.
Alas, the VCR was born. It was the beginning of the end. The damage they did to their own brand was beyond any i had ever seen or have seen up to this point. Honestly looking at it, nothing could save them from that, the brand was marked for death at some point.
I'm thinking since they've been pushing this cloud nonsense so much lately that they're probably leaning towards a stream only box, so literally an OUYA at best and then license or "sell" their IP on PC, PS & Nintendo purely as a publisher. Not going to lie, doesn't change much for me other than force my hand at upgrading my PC.
ResilientBanana
Member
Why would anyone sell their consoles? In 20 years they might be worth something to collectors.
Basil King
Member
Keep the XSX and use it only when first party games release (if they do on gamepass).
But right now it’s a Fortnite / palworld machine for the kids.
I did say fuck it and bought a ps5 slim digital though, I’ll be spending my money there going forward. I have a lot of first party titles to catch up on and sadly I know they will all be better than the first party games I’ve been playing on Xbox.
But right now it’s a Fortnite / palworld machine for the kids.
I did say fuck it and bought a ps5 slim digital though, I’ll be spending my money there going forward. I have a lot of first party titles to catch up on and sadly I know they will all be better than the first party games I’ve been playing on Xbox.
Pancakes and Sausage
Member
I will keep my series X but I’m moving to PlayStation when the PS5 Pro ships.
The Xbox will sell significantly less next generation and even less the generation after that. It’s just a matter of time before Microsoft exits the console market.
The Xbox will sell significantly less next generation and even less the generation after that. It’s just a matter of time before Microsoft exits the console market.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
30% will sell
Yes, the next Xbox is going to sell like half (15-20m) the Series at this rate of decline. After that they are done in hardware for sure.
Yes, the next Xbox is going to sell like half (15-20m) the Series at this rate of decline. After that they are done in hardware for sure.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
31% is pretty high all things considered.
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