@MeanBeanEgg i don’t know about that. I mean it was a great game but i don’t think that late into the generation it would have moved that many units. For sure Japan was the biggest area of difference tho. At any rate it was a good balanced generation for both consoles.
@nomither6 yeah sadly i agree. Thats the truth of it. Hopefully they can catch that fire again and sell around 75 million consoles or so to go along with this plan and they would be swimming in the money.
OG Xbox was such a great time with my friends and ushered in true online gaming. I loved it. 360 is my favorite console of all time, barely beating the SNES. Halo lan parties with friends on OG Xbox was some of the best gaming experiences with friends i ever had. Seems like yesterday!
@MeanBeanEgg at the very end PS3 did, but only cause of Japan. But Sony took a beating in Software sales to the 360 that generation. Still can’t believe they did what they did with Xbox One. But wow the OG Xbox was a killer machine.
@WildConcept6 i 100% agree with you, they have been saying for around 4 years or longer that all screens is a Xbox and they want gamers to have choice in where they play so long as they are playing MS games. Sony themselves admitted to wanting this and said they are behind on having the infrastructure to do so. All the biggest games in the industry are on every platform. You can play Fortnite on a smart fridge screen or a Tesla Car. I game on Xbox by choice and to your point then go sell your Xbox and get a PS or PC and continue to buy MS games there and give them your money. Either way they are getting your money. But you could save money and play on GP or buy the game once and own it twice to your point. Well said !!
@GamingFan4Lyf i agree. They still take the cut of money and have a more liked store front. Plus for all the whining that all games are going to PS5. This isn’t announced for PS5 yet. Nor is Starfield and many other titles. I don’t think MS is taking all the momentum out of their platforms for big launch games. At least not yet. Not that it bothers me, but everyone is acting like they can sell their Xbox or skip the next one and just play all their games and we haven’t seen that yet. When or if they say PS day and date then i will understand people leaving the platform.
@NEStalgia i mean at times it seems like they don’t. But i think it’s been clear for a few years that they aren’t turning around from every screen is a Xbox. This is the first push in telling the world that. Which will make them loads of money. They just couldn’t do this marketing push for it 3-4 years ago without all the software coming. Now it looks like they have an onslaught of games coming out and they want that message of where ever you play, you can play our games. With Sony i agree with your point. They will be fine, but only grow with the console. Their PC strategy as of today isn’t a winning one. Tho i expect it to change. But it seems like the big 3 all have their ways to make cash. If MS does this right they will be making insane cash. All while being way behind in the console market. Think that is the only play they have.
@SleeplessKnight little to no difference isn’t the catch all. It does matter to an extent but not more than brand loyalty. Why did PS4 win you ask? Umm cause they didn’t go on stage $100 dollars more and say TV TV TV. They didn’t say you couldn’t share your games. Once that happened and everyone jumped ship all their family and friends followed. Hence the first year exclusive wise Xbox had more, Dead Rising, Ryse, TitanFall, etc etc. it didn’t matter. I do think exclusives have their place. Be they timed or permanent. But most games should be on all devices to make money. Why did Square say no more to PS only? Riddle me that cat!
@SleeplessKnight why when the other console players are paying for the RD of both software and hardware! Google maps and facebook are on both iOS and Android. It has little to do why either buy’s that brand of phone. Google even makes a phone but put’s all its software on Apple. Hence why they are worth what they are, if they kept it to themselves they would be worth millions and not Trillions. You are thinking small and tribal.
@NEStalgia it is easy to see the MS plan, it boils down to 70% is greater than 30%. Also thanks for paying for us to develop more games and hardware. The more studios they buy the more the 70-30% margins grow. So ok Sony can sell 300 million consoles to 50. The 50 continues to see 100% margins sold and 70% on the 300 million. How does Sony win unless all their first party games sell gangbusters. Which most don’t. The only reason God of war and Spider-man 2 are at 15 million sales is the fact they were included in hardware bundles. Throw in the fact that Spider-man is a two front cost. Back end cost is development, front end cost is every copy sold Marvel takes a slice. I don’t see how Sony can go 5-10 more years gaining 30% and being able to take risks or buy more devs. Now they will stay afloat just fine. But they won’t grow. MS has stunted their growth strategy in the profit margins category with this plan.
@Lrapsody Without first party exclusives on Xbox, why wouldn't you get a PlayStation?
For me cause the controller on PS sucks. I don’t get free cloud saves and there is no title on PS that I have to play. Sure some are ok to me and i bought a PS5 for those. But Xbox is where i buy most of my games and those games going to other consoles don’t affect me. Plus for ALL the games going to PS. They still have a small amount. He didn’t ever say day and date. I ain’t waiting an extra year or two to play Gears of War or Halo or others.
@Titntin i mean i am sure they wished those games were ready sooner as well. They know having a dry year is tough on the platform. But they went out and acquired enough studios to make sure they have constant releases going forward. Now they do have to make sure those games are releasing in good condition of course. But if they do that then they have a solid roadmap that no one else can match the output.
I am for sure playing this. As someone from the south. This has everything i am looking for to explore. I love the art work. Can’t wait to play it. Man Xbox in 2025 is going to be loaded. South of midnight, Avowed, Doom, Fable and of course another Call of Duty wow that is a stacked year.
Not my type of game, but i seen on the store it was over a 1000 reviews already, so i think it’s selling fairly well with the Xbox crowd. Not sure anything pulls me off Black ops 6 and Diablo 4 for the rest of the year. But this is one of those games that for those that like it, i am happy it’s now on Xbox. We need less and less 3rd party games tied to one box. I think slowly it is starting to be known to devs to put their games on all devices.
Red Dead Redemption 2 next gen version. Oh wait thats not on there cause they can’t be bothered with a 60fps patch, so i can play my favorite game ever made in better performance. Jokes aside i am looking forward to GTA6, sure it will be 30 fps until the next consoles come along. But they will upgrade GTA, that i am more convenient in than RDR.
@Banjo- this falls right in line with the rumors, 2025 handheld and 2026-2027 new Home console Xbox. I am excited for it. Even tho i love my Series X. I believe we will see the Ui for the Handheld to also be the Ui for the home console. So the systems are a match and that is exciting, tho please no Ad’s. The free cloud saves will really shine here going from device to device. Buy one game and get the Xbox, Xbox handheld and PC version which no other company can match at the moment. This is starting to shape up to be really good stuff.
@Banjo- i agree, the PS4 Pro i had was noisy from the start. I keep my consoles very clean. I too wondered if we will see any heat issues or noise from it. Time will tell. I just don’t love the controller so there is no way i am going to buy all my games there. It’s good enough for the exclusive games and thats it. Xbox has always been my main platform and i see no need to change. One X and Series X has been flawless for me as well. No noise, or issues.
@Banjo- well said and thank you. Yeah i try and keep the truth going cause the sites just throw stuff out there for hate clicks. Yeah the save and trophy features on PS are not up to standard. Xbox and PC crushes them. Sony does copy Xbox a lot. They have been since the 360. They use a lot of optics to make it seem like they are original or better. I literally only use my PS5 for the exclusives. I was going to get a Pro and cancelled it. No need.
@Ken_Kaniff I believe it will be. Sony is money hatting games off the PC and Xbox but then telling Stellar Blade it’s ok for God of War to be on PC and make more money. So Sony is the only one winning the deal. Devs are going to see MS making money hands over fists with all screens included. They will want that. Final fantasy’s square Enix already said they want PC and Xbox. More will follow. Plus with Xbox acting more like PC, you can buy a game on Xbox and play it on PC or a handheld PC with your cloud saves moving across all devices. The future is PC fused with console. MS is way ahead of Sony in this area.
@Banjo- I agree and with MS the cloud saves pick up where you left off on either device. That too is a huge advantage over Sony. PC fused with console is the future for sure. I agree with you spot on. I hope you continue to share this knowledge so others can see Xbox is not weak right now. In fact it is stronger than ever. This point in time is the smallest this plan will ever be. As more games come into the fold and new hardware it will all start to click. Do people even understand in a few more weeks GP will have added COD, flight Sim 24, Stalker 2 and Indiana Jones. With Avowed a few months behind. That is output no one can keep up with, with a low to entry fee to play all those. Thats massive buddy.
@Banjo- that is all facts. They are so far ahead. Again as i have mentioned here. The insomniac leak showed Sony saying they are behind. That the ABK deal leapfrogs MS over them in areas they do not have. These aren’t my words. This is the horses mouth. They know MS is going to make insane money with this strategy and slowly take players away from PS. Even if it’s to PC. Xbox and PC combined are going to stress Sony out financially. I haven’t even gotten to the rumor that the next Xbox is considering getting rid of the paywall for online. How can they eat all that money some ask? Easy you buying their games on any screen you wish too. That leaves Sony charging $80 a year for online play while Xbox and PC are free. MS is slowly stripping all the anti consumer polices off its brand while Sony is adding more. While that won’t change the player base today or tomorrow, it will in the long haul.
@Banjo- as always, very well said and i agree 100%. I really think moving forward less and less 3rd party titles are going to take the money hatting deals. They are going to see everyone else making way more money. MS is changing the way games are delivered and people don’t want to see it or they don’t like that it’s happening. Either way this new MS strategy is winning me over as i am seeing just how big in the long term it’s going to really be.
@Ken_Kaniff my short reply to that is, thats the whole plan and it has been for 3-4 years now. They been saying they want games on every screen. It’s the smart business move and we will see more publishers and companies doing that. Locking games to one box outside of Nintendo is largely over with.
@Ken_Kaniff with 2 more years left on Series and a next gen console, that isn’t happening in 5 years. The only ones saying MS is leaving hardware is the ones not fully understanding the new strategy they have. Not trying to be rude in saying that. But Xbox is showing no signs of leaving hardware but they are showing the power of software on more devices and i think outside of 3-4 titles we will continue to see that. Cha Ching $
As my profile pic shows this is my favorite game ever. But rockstar has done it such shame with awful online. No good updates to the performance. Just now on PC. The list goes on and on for me as to why can’t they have a better support team for this game. Just cause it don’t sell as much as GTA? Nothing outside of COD sells like GTA. RDR is a top selling franchise against just about everything else. Treat it like a first class citizen for once. The fan’s deserve it.
You are spot on, I’ll give you an example to chew on. I want your thoughts back on it. Sony locks down a money hat deal on Stellar Blade aka Project eve that was coming to PS5, Xbox and PC. They make sure that game can’t come to Xbox and PC players to make more money but yet tell that dev studio that is good for them but for Sony they bring God of War to PC. So Sony wins in the sense they took a game off Xbox and PC, market their console as the place to play it and then port their single player games to PC to make more money. How did that help the dev team that signed with them?
MS is showing dev’s to be on all screens and how much money there is doing so. The gig is up for Sony, even a long time loyal partner in Square Enix said enough is enough with locking our games to one box.
@Banjo- i agree, MS is stronger now than the YouTubers and gaming sites would spin it. They own so many games and have so many ways to get those games on different screens. They are about to launch games on a mobile store and really rake in cash. Sony will come around to getting there games less and less locked to a single box, they have hinted at wanting to do that but are just dipping their toes in. They closed 2 studios today. Lost millions on Concord, it’s just as i have said on here and Push. They do not have the talent, IP, or ability to create online games. They have single player studio talent. Which is fine other than those games bring back pennies on the dollar, while MS and PC games bring back millions in mere days. They won’t give up on live service and i think if it don’t go right soon they will bleed the bank dry and start to over charge their player base in ways they have no idea how bad it will be.
@OldGamer999 I understand that. I do think the Pro will be nice for some games. But if Xbox comes out in 2026 as rumor points to then it’s a bridge for a few years and back to Xbox having the power and start on next gen. For me i tell players to play where it fits you best. For me the Xbox controller, free cloud saves, games i buy get me a Xbox and PC copy if i choose to build a PC, with all my saved content switching from one platform to the next and my friends list, well thats what works for me. PS5 Pro will of course be my Sony exclusive machine and possibly more depending on what games come to it and how they run. But i understand your points and for sure advise anyone to play where it brings you the most joy. Cause this is entertainment after all. It’s meant to be fun and exciting.
@OldGamer999 i for sure hope to only see one Xbox SKU for home console and one for Handheld next gen. But i do thing many games are built to scale. Not many PC gamers are playing on 4090’s. They are playing on mid range cards or often times lower. So i slightly disagree, but i do think it would be easier not having to weak of a SKU like the S. As long as the base line power is there you can go up and it’s easier and rewarding work, going down and having to cut is not ideal that i do agree with you on. 😊
@OldGamer999 i think Gears E Day will blow anything Sony has away. A few people that saw it said it’s the best looking game they have ever seen. So i would recommend waiting for sure that Series consoles can’t throw out some high quality stuff. Also Nintendo games are very fun. I play them for the fun factor. But a lot of them run at 24fps. To me thats not quality. Sure it’s fun, but the hardware even tho 1 sku to your point is so underpowered that the quality of the game suffers greatly. Looking forward to seeing if Switch 2 can get Nintendo games back to not only fun but well performing. With Sony releasing more and more games on PC, they are no longer a single SKU developer either per se. So as the industry leans more and more into PC and handhelds, i think your point will be more across the board. Just my opinion of course friend.
@Banjo- for sure and remember these are the same people that thought 2 weeks after MS bought ABK we would have 12 games and GP would be at 80 million users and the console war was over and Xbox was a monopoly. No other company get’s story’s written about them in that fashion. This is a long term play with ABK and other studios. It’s all going to build GP over time into a monster value service that should continue to grow in great content and users.
@OldGamer999 i agree with that my friend. I do think the Series X is the better console and the roadmap of games is starting to look very strong. We still don’t know much about what Sony has or if it get’s out in the next 1-2 years. That is starting to concern me a little. I hope in 2025 they give a decent size roadmap so i know what to expect. As for MS they just need to deliver those games in great shape and i think i will be more than happy with Team Green.
@Weebleman yeah i mean great point. They will dominate in a cloud only world with the IPS they have. But that is not ready for mainstream yet. GP helps build a library of games up to play quickly and affordable. But that is not what we are seeing with the console players. Truthfully 8 if not 9 out of 10 consoles sold, play COD, Fortnite and sports games. Thats what the competition in the console space is. Only 1-2 gamers out of 10 are like us and care about AAA big experiences. The momentum the causals can just download an app on their TV and play FIFA like it’s on a console is going to shift that part of the market a lot. In the meantime i think Xbox just needs to stay the course they have now and continue to do pro consumer moves. Great points buddy 😊
@OldGamer999 i agree 100%. Their messaging is still awful. The marketing for COD has been great. So let’s hope that carries over for some of their bigger future releases. But the messaging is a mess. We do need info on all you just said. I expect them to come with a next gen console somewhat soon. I really want to hear about it in 2025. They said they had exciting hardware news to announce at the end of the year. Well it’s close to the end of the year.
@WildConcept6 i would love to sit and drink and beer with you and talk gaming. You truly get it and understand this industry very well. That was all very well said and i 100% agree. The console space is a very tricky market to grow and balance the profits and losses. Now Sony say’s well we just won’t lose no more and throw extra cost at their player base. It’s early stages of it but if they continue to do it into the next gen it could have some backlash. More and more gamers could start to not see the value in it and go PC. I think MS’s strategy is going to out gain Sony’s in the long run cause reaching more screens is simply the smart thing to do when gamers now have more choice then ever where to play their games at. Very well written and thought out reply and i surely enjoyed it. Please continue to include me in your thoughts. I enjoy a well balanced conversation about the industry. 😊
@OldGamer999 i sure hope i am too HAHA. Yeah i always want a Xbox as well. Nothing against my PS5. It’s great at what i use it for. But Xbox is my main platform and has been since OG days.
@WildConcept6 Steam is for sure a great platform. They ran into a little legal trouble here recently. But overall they have been the place to be on PC and i am not sure anyone will dethrone them anytime soon. For Xbox it takes time to come back from a failed gen in the console space. They tanked with the Xbox One. They know it, the players know it. So no matter what they do, they are still going to feel that this gen. But they are doing well with their new strategy. It will take some time and a lot of big titles, but they have those coming now. So in time i believe they can make some headway here in the states and maybe the UK. But they aren’t going to move the needle much in other parts of the world that are locked into Sony’s ecosystem. That is why in those regions it is so important to make money off the PC.
@OldGamer999 it’s only been a few days. The holiday period will tell if they moved some hardware. As for GPU. I did see an internet provider tracker said Xbox network and GPU was up 144%. So time will tell how accurate all that is. But MS isn’t leaving hardware anytime soon. They are making money on Xbox consoles. They are truly just getting started with owning all this content. There is no telling the power of GP in 4, 5, 10 years time. They will want to see what that looks like.
I am not sure what to think of this game. Haven’t seen enough to say if it’s for me or not. But i am leaning more on the prove it to me why i should be interested more than i am interested. Bungie needs this to be a hit tho. They can’t have a flop here or they are in big trouble as in an angry Sony is going to make you work on porting remasters of PS4 games to PS5.
The game is selling really well. So much for the GP will hurt COD articles people were writing just to hate on it with having no clue how making money works.
I said it on other post on here. This is the best COD since the 360 days for me. I am loving it. The multiplayer is great. Sure it needs a few tweaks in a patch or two. But overall it’s really good. The extra year shows. I wish all the games had an extra year to polish and make sure it’s this good. Between this and Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion, my Xbox has been on all month and is looking like it will stay that way.
@nomither6 its only my opinion of course. But it’s a really good campaign, the multiplayer needs a few adjustments that will get patched up soon, but it is really good as well. For me there’s not much not to like about BO6. I give it a 9/10. Again just my opinion 😀
@sixrings i want to start by saying COD is amazing this year. The best it has been since the 360 days. As for Perfect Dark they have one in development and we don’t know yet how good it will be. As for Banjo they never made one and it seems no one is stepping up to make a new game, largely cause those games don’t rake in the cash like they used to. Astro Bot did decent numbers we think, cause Sony hasn’t released official numbers. Only saying it did well in its first month. Taking Bobby out of the picture will allow some of these teams to cook again and not push the vision set in place for them. I think people forget games take years and years to make and MS has only owned most of these IP’s for a year. In the ABK case. Bethesda a little longer but we know they cook their games really slow. Give it time. I have high hopes. Now back to Black ops 6. It’s so good!
Been a Series X user from day 1. It is made really great. No noise. No issues. I like the design. It’s good to see it picking up some sales. It is the better option. In a year i would like to see the digital series X come down to $399 that might move some units for them, especially cause in a year GP will have some really big hit’s on it. With more coming out. Can’t wait to see what the next gen Xbox hardware is going to be and look like.
I use it all the time as i don’t see a reason why it shouldn’t be a thing. Don’t matter to me if you are on PS5 and i am on Series X. However for shooting games, the PC can be a bit of an issue. I deal with it. But i do wish it was just console to console. PC is a different thing to allow it for some games. However most of my Diablo 4 friends i play with are on PC and that don’t make a Differnce. I like it overall and use it a lot. Glad Sony quit blocking it.
The white looks really nice. Does the top not have the Green tho? I can’t tell. I have a launch Series X, if it ever bites the dust i would replace it with this one. I haven’t used a disc drive on any product in 10 years. The White Core Elite looks good next to it with the black handles. This is a well done pic.
My favorite game and i really don’t want to play it on PS5 cause the controller isn’t my favorite. I try and keep PS for Exclusives only. I would love to see this get 60fps and 4K. Even if that means they need to bump the price up. Now RDR2 not being 60fps is a crime. I can only assume rockstar ain’t doing it until next gen. Which if that is true. Then it should run near PC level.
@andrewsqual i totally agree the Halo infinite reveal was mishandled. No way around that. I am also happy to see loads of those people at 343 no longer working or directing Halo. They are gone, and Halo Studios is looking for new talent for their 3 projects for the franchise all running on UE5. Of course they have to prove it. But i for sure think the plan is to have a Halo game in November 2026 for the anniversary and launch of the next gen Xbox. This has been talked about already by insiders. Have to wait and see what they got. But this is a new era for Halo, Bungie era gone and now thankfully 343 era gone and yes i am for real the talent at MS running UE5 is among the best talent in the industry. So that knowledge and helping hand is very valuable to have within a phone call away. Some might even take jobs for the Halo team. So this change was very wise and should allow them to find extra hands much easier. I am liking what i see with this change. Now it’s time to go prove it.
As for Zero install base, the game would launch on PC as well. Seems like more than a zero install base. Also MS needs to give players a reason to buy the new Xbox and a shiny well made Halo game is just the ticket. It will only grow in player size on GP and more and more come into that platform. Come on you know how this works better than that.
This is great news for a change for this franchise and Xbox in general. With having collation and I.D in house, there is loads of talent on using UE5 a phone call or video chat away. Need help finishing some projects they can assist. Not likely with slip space. This is exciting for the franchise. Getting this back to a flagship game is the right mindset here. Wow that next Xbox launch is about to be good i believe. You just know they want a Halo game there.
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Re: The Original Xbox Is Now 23 Years Old, But It's Still Relevant In So Many Ways
@MeanBeanEgg i don’t know about that. I mean it was a great game but i don’t think that late into the generation it would have moved that many units. For sure Japan was the biggest area of difference tho. At any rate it was a good balanced generation for both consoles.
Re: The Original Xbox Is Now 23 Years Old, But It's Still Relevant In So Many Ways
@nomither6 yeah sadly i agree. Thats the truth of it. Hopefully they can catch that fire again and sell around 75 million consoles or so to go along with this plan and they would be swimming in the money.
Re: The Original Xbox Is Now 23 Years Old, But It's Still Relevant In So Many Ways
OG Xbox was such a great time with my friends and ushered in true online gaming. I loved it. 360 is my favorite console of all time, barely beating the SNES. Halo lan parties with friends on OG Xbox was some of the best gaming experiences with friends i ever had. Seems like yesterday!
Re: The Original Xbox Is Now 23 Years Old, But It's Still Relevant In So Many Ways
@MeanBeanEgg at the very end PS3 did, but only cause of Japan. But Sony took a beating in Software sales to the 360 that generation. Still can’t believe they did what they did with Xbox One. But wow the OG Xbox was a killer machine.
Re: Surprise! Xbox's Avowed Has Been Confirmed For Another Platform
@WildConcept6 i 100% agree with you, they have been saying for around 4 years or longer that all screens is a Xbox and they want gamers to have choice in where they play so long as they are playing MS games. Sony themselves admitted to wanting this and said they are behind on having the infrastructure to do so. All the biggest games in the industry are on every platform. You can play Fortnite on a smart fridge screen or a Tesla Car. I game on Xbox by choice and to your point then go sell your Xbox and get a PS or PC and continue to buy MS games there and give them your money. Either way they are getting your money. But you could save money and play on GP or buy the game once and own it twice to your point. Well said !!
Re: Surprise! Xbox's Avowed Has Been Confirmed For Another Platform
@GamingFan4Lyf i agree. They still take the cut of money and have a more liked store front. Plus for all the whining that all games are going to PS5. This isn’t announced for PS5 yet. Nor is Starfield and many other titles. I don’t think MS is taking all the momentum out of their platforms for big launch games. At least not yet. Not that it bothers me, but everyone is acting like they can sell their Xbox or skip the next one and just play all their games and we haven’t seen that yet. When or if they say PS day and date then i will understand people leaving the platform.
Re: Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
@NEStalgia i mean at times it seems like they don’t. But i think it’s been clear for a few years that they aren’t turning around from every screen is a Xbox. This is the first push in telling the world that. Which will make them loads of money. They just couldn’t do this marketing push for it 3-4 years ago without all the software coming. Now it looks like they have an onslaught of games coming out and they want that message of where ever you play, you can play our games. With Sony i agree with your point. They will be fine, but only grow with the console. Their PC strategy as of today isn’t a winning one. Tho i expect it to change. But it seems like the big 3 all have their ways to make cash. If MS does this right they will be making insane cash. All while being way behind in the console market. Think that is the only play they have.
Re: Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
@SleeplessKnight little to no difference isn’t the catch all. It does matter to an extent but not more than brand loyalty. Why did PS4 win you ask? Umm cause they didn’t go on stage $100 dollars more and say TV TV TV. They didn’t say you couldn’t share your games. Once that happened and everyone jumped ship all their family and friends followed. Hence the first year exclusive wise Xbox had more, Dead Rising, Ryse, TitanFall, etc etc. it didn’t matter. I do think exclusives have their place. Be they timed or permanent. But most games should be on all devices to make money. Why did Square say no more to PS only? Riddle me that cat!
Re: Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
@SleeplessKnight why when the other console players are paying for the RD of both software and hardware! Google maps and facebook are on both iOS and Android. It has little to do why either buy’s that brand of phone. Google even makes a phone but put’s all its software on Apple. Hence why they are worth what they are, if they kept it to themselves they would be worth millions and not Trillions. You are thinking small and tribal.
Re: Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
@NEStalgia it is easy to see the MS plan, it boils down to 70% is greater than 30%. Also thanks for paying for us to develop more games and hardware. The more studios they buy the more the 70-30% margins grow. So ok Sony can sell 300 million consoles to 50. The 50 continues to see 100% margins sold and 70% on the 300 million. How does Sony win unless all their first party games sell gangbusters. Which most don’t. The only reason God of war and Spider-man 2 are at 15 million sales is the fact they were included in hardware bundles. Throw in the fact that Spider-man is a two front cost. Back end cost is development, front end cost is every copy sold Marvel takes a slice. I don’t see how Sony can go 5-10 more years gaining 30% and being able to take risks or buy more devs. Now they will stay afloat just fine. But they won’t grow. MS has stunted their growth strategy in the profit margins category with this plan.
Re: Xbox Boss Says Everything Is On The Table When It Comes To PS5 Ports
@Lrapsody Without first party exclusives on Xbox, why wouldn't you get a PlayStation?
For me cause the controller on PS sucks. I don’t get free cloud saves and there is no title on PS that I have to play. Sure some are ok to me and i bought a PS5 for those. But Xbox is where i buy most of my games and those games going to other consoles don’t affect me. Plus for ALL the games going to PS. They still have a small amount. He didn’t ever say day and date. I ain’t waiting an extra year or two to play Gears of War or Halo or others.
Re: South Of Midnight Documentary Shares Detailed Look At Xbox's 2025 Adventure
@Titntin i mean i am sure they wished those games were ready sooner as well. They know having a dry year is tough on the platform. But they went out and acquired enough studios to make sure they have constant releases going forward. Now they do have to make sure those games are releasing in good condition of course. But if they do that then they have a solid roadmap that no one else can match the output.
Re: South Of Midnight Documentary Shares Detailed Look At Xbox's 2025 Adventure
I am for sure playing this. As someone from the south. This has everything i am looking for to explore. I love the art work. Can’t wait to play it. Man Xbox in 2025 is going to be loaded. South of midnight, Avowed, Doom, Fable and of course another Call of Duty wow that is a stacked year.
Re: Review: Death Stranding Director's Cut - Kojima's Masterpiece Is Finally Delivered (In Perfect Condition) To Xbox Consoles
Not my type of game, but i seen on the store it was over a 1000 reviews already, so i think it’s selling fairly well with the Xbox crowd. Not sure anything pulls me off Black ops 6 and Diablo 4 for the rest of the year. But this is one of those games that for those that like it, i am happy it’s now on Xbox. We need less and less 3rd party games tied to one box. I think slowly it is starting to be known to devs to put their games on all devices.
Re: 2K Provides Updated Launch Windows For Its Upcoming Xbox Lineup
Red Dead Redemption 2 next gen version. Oh wait thats not on there cause they can’t be bothered with a 60fps patch, so i can play my favorite game ever made in better performance. Jokes aside i am looking forward to GTA6, sure it will be 30 fps until the next consoles come along. But they will upgrade GTA, that i am more convenient in than RDR.
Re: Rumour: Xbox May Be Gearing Up To Reveal Handheld Device In 2025
@Banjo- this falls right in line with the rumors, 2025 handheld and 2026-2027 new Home console Xbox. I am excited for it. Even tho i love my Series X. I believe we will see the Ui for the Handheld to also be the Ui for the home console. So the systems are a match and that is exciting, tho please no Ad’s. The free cloud saves will really shine here going from device to device. Buy one game and get the Xbox, Xbox handheld and PC version which no other company can match at the moment. This is starting to shape up to be really good stuff.
Re: Xbox's Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 To Get Official PS5 Pro Support This Week
@sixrings minus the controller maybe.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- i agree, the PS4 Pro i had was noisy from the start. I keep my consoles very clean. I too wondered if we will see any heat issues or noise from it. Time will tell. I just don’t love the controller so there is no way i am going to buy all my games there. It’s good enough for the exclusive games and thats it. Xbox has always been my main platform and i see no need to change. One X and Series X has been flawless for me as well. No noise, or issues.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- well said and thank you. Yeah i try and keep the truth going cause the sites just throw stuff out there for hate clicks. Yeah the save and trophy features on PS are not up to standard. Xbox and PC crushes them. Sony does copy Xbox a lot. They have been since the 360. They use a lot of optics to make it seem like they are original or better. I literally only use my PS5 for the exclusives. I was going to get a Pro and cancelled it. No need.
Re: Xbox Hardware Revenues Down Again Despite Content & Services Growth
@Ken_Kaniff I believe it will be. Sony is money hatting games off the PC and Xbox but then telling Stellar Blade it’s ok for God of War to be on PC and make more money. So Sony is the only one winning the deal. Devs are going to see MS making money hands over fists with all screens included. They will want that. Final fantasy’s square Enix already said they want PC and Xbox. More will follow. Plus with Xbox acting more like PC, you can buy a game on Xbox and play it on PC or a handheld PC with your cloud saves moving across all devices. The future is PC fused with console. MS is way ahead of Sony in this area.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- I agree and with MS the cloud saves pick up where you left off on either device. That too is a huge advantage over Sony. PC fused with console is the future for sure. I agree with you spot on. I hope you continue to share this knowledge so others can see Xbox is not weak right now. In fact it is stronger than ever. This point in time is the smallest this plan will ever be. As more games come into the fold and new hardware it will all start to click. Do people even understand in a few more weeks GP will have added COD, flight Sim 24, Stalker 2 and Indiana Jones. With Avowed a few months behind. That is output no one can keep up with, with a low to entry fee to play all those. Thats massive buddy.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- that is all facts. They are so far ahead. Again as i have mentioned here. The insomniac leak showed Sony saying they are behind. That the ABK deal leapfrogs MS over them in areas they do not have. These aren’t my words. This is the horses mouth. They know MS is going to make insane money with this strategy and slowly take players away from PS. Even if it’s to PC. Xbox and PC combined are going to stress Sony out financially. I haven’t even gotten to the rumor that the next Xbox is considering getting rid of the paywall for online. How can they eat all that money some ask? Easy you buying their games on any screen you wish too. That leaves Sony charging $80 a year for online play while Xbox and PC are free. MS is slowly stripping all the anti consumer polices off its brand while Sony is adding more. While that won’t change the player base today or tomorrow, it will in the long haul.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- as always, very well said and i agree 100%. I really think moving forward less and less 3rd party titles are going to take the money hatting deals. They are going to see everyone else making way more money. MS is changing the way games are delivered and people don’t want to see it or they don’t like that it’s happening. Either way this new MS strategy is winning me over as i am seeing just how big in the long term it’s going to really be.
Re: Xbox Hardware Revenues Down Again Despite Content & Services Growth
@Ken_Kaniff my short reply to that is, thats the whole plan and it has been for 3-4 years now. They been saying they want games on every screen. It’s the smart business move and we will see more publishers and companies doing that. Locking games to one box outside of Nintendo is largely over with.
Re: Xbox Hardware Revenues Down Again Despite Content & Services Growth
@Ken_Kaniff with 2 more years left on Series and a next gen console, that isn’t happening in 5 years. The only ones saying MS is leaving hardware is the ones not fully understanding the new strategy they have. Not trying to be rude in saying that. But Xbox is showing no signs of leaving hardware but they are showing the power of software on more devices and i think outside of 3-4 titles we will continue to see that. Cha Ching $
Re: Red Dead Redemption PC Footage Lands As Xbox Version Remains At 30FPS
As my profile pic shows this is my favorite game ever. But rockstar has done it such shame with awful online. No good updates to the performance. Just now on PC. The list goes on and on for me as to why can’t they have a better support team for this game. Just cause it don’t sell as much as GTA? Nothing outside of COD sells like GTA. RDR is a top selling franchise against just about everything else. Treat it like a first class citizen for once. The fan’s deserve it.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- Bingo Banjo!!! Haha sorry i had to!!! .
You are spot on, I’ll give you an example to chew on. I want your thoughts back on it. Sony locks down a money hat deal on Stellar Blade aka Project eve that was coming to PS5, Xbox and PC. They make sure that game can’t come to Xbox and PC players to make more money but yet tell that dev studio that is good for them but for Sony they bring God of War to PC. So Sony wins in the sense they took a game off Xbox and PC, market their console as the place to play it and then port their single player games to PC to make more money. How did that help the dev team that signed with them?
MS is showing dev’s to be on all screens and how much money there is doing so. The gig is up for Sony, even a long time loyal partner in Square Enix said enough is enough with locking our games to one box.
Thoughts?
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- i agree, MS is stronger now than the YouTubers and gaming sites would spin it. They own so many games and have so many ways to get those games on different screens. They are about to launch games on a mobile store and really rake in cash. Sony will come around to getting there games less and less locked to a single box, they have hinted at wanting to do that but are just dipping their toes in. They closed 2 studios today. Lost millions on Concord, it’s just as i have said on here and Push. They do not have the talent, IP, or ability to create online games. They have single player studio talent. Which is fine other than those games bring back pennies on the dollar, while MS and PC games bring back millions in mere days. They won’t give up on live service and i think if it don’t go right soon they will bleed the bank dry and start to over charge their player base in ways they have no idea how bad it will be.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 I understand that. I do think the Pro will be nice for some games. But if Xbox comes out in 2026 as rumor points to then it’s a bridge for a few years and back to Xbox having the power and start on next gen. For me i tell players to play where it fits you best. For me the Xbox controller, free cloud saves, games i buy get me a Xbox and PC copy if i choose to build a PC, with all my saved content switching from one platform to the next and my friends list, well thats what works for me. PS5 Pro will of course be my Sony exclusive machine and possibly more depending on what games come to it and how they run. But i understand your points and for sure advise anyone to play where it brings you the most joy. Cause this is entertainment after all. It’s meant to be fun and exciting.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 i for sure hope to only see one Xbox SKU for home console and one for Handheld next gen. But i do thing many games are built to scale. Not many PC gamers are playing on 4090’s. They are playing on mid range cards or often times lower. So i slightly disagree, but i do think it would be easier not having to weak of a SKU like the S. As long as the base line power is there you can go up and it’s easier and rewarding work, going down and having to cut is not ideal that i do agree with you on. 😊
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 i think Gears E Day will blow anything Sony has away. A few people that saw it said it’s the best looking game they have ever seen. So i would recommend waiting for sure that Series consoles can’t throw out some high quality stuff. Also Nintendo games are very fun. I play them for the fun factor. But a lot of them run at 24fps. To me thats not quality. Sure it’s fun, but the hardware even tho 1 sku to your point is so underpowered that the quality of the game suffers greatly. Looking forward to seeing if Switch 2 can get Nintendo games back to not only fun but well performing. With Sony releasing more and more games on PC, they are no longer a single SKU developer either per se. So as the industry leans more and more into PC and handhelds, i think your point will be more across the board. Just my opinion of course friend.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Banjo- for sure and remember these are the same people that thought 2 weeks after MS bought ABK we would have 12 games and GP would be at 80 million users and the console war was over and Xbox was a monopoly. No other company get’s story’s written about them in that fashion. This is a long term play with ABK and other studios. It’s all going to build GP over time into a monster value service that should continue to grow in great content and users.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 i agree with that my friend. I do think the Series X is the better console and the roadmap of games is starting to look very strong. We still don’t know much about what Sony has or if it get’s out in the next 1-2 years. That is starting to concern me a little. I hope in 2025 they give a decent size roadmap so i know what to expect. As for MS they just need to deliver those games in great shape and i think i will be more than happy with Team Green.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@Weebleman yeah i mean great point. They will dominate in a cloud only world with the IPS they have. But that is not ready for mainstream yet. GP helps build a library of games up to play quickly and affordable. But that is not what we are seeing with the console players. Truthfully 8 if not 9 out of 10 consoles sold, play COD, Fortnite and sports games. Thats what the competition in the console space is. Only 1-2 gamers out of 10 are like us and care about AAA big experiences. The momentum the causals can just download an app on their TV and play FIFA like it’s on a console is going to shift that part of the market a lot. In the meantime i think Xbox just needs to stay the course they have now and continue to do pro consumer moves. Great points buddy 😊
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 i agree 100%. Their messaging is still awful. The marketing for COD has been great. So let’s hope that carries over for some of their bigger future releases. But the messaging is a mess. We do need info on all you just said. I expect them to come with a next gen console somewhat soon. I really want to hear about it in 2025. They said they had exciting hardware news to announce at the end of the year. Well it’s close to the end of the year.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@WildConcept6 i would love to sit and drink and beer with you and talk gaming. You truly get it and understand this industry very well. That was all very well said and i 100% agree. The console space is a very tricky market to grow and balance the profits and losses. Now Sony say’s well we just won’t lose no more and throw extra cost at their player base. It’s early stages of it but if they continue to do it into the next gen it could have some backlash. More and more gamers could start to not see the value in it and go PC. I think MS’s strategy is going to out gain Sony’s in the long run cause reaching more screens is simply the smart thing to do when gamers now have more choice then ever where to play their games at. Very well written and thought out reply and i surely enjoyed it. Please continue to include me in your thoughts. I enjoy a well balanced conversation about the industry. 😊
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 i sure hope i am too HAHA. Yeah i always want a Xbox as well. Nothing against my PS5. It’s great at what i use it for. But Xbox is my main platform and has been since OG days.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@WildConcept6 Steam is for sure a great platform. They ran into a little legal trouble here recently. But overall they have been the place to be on PC and i am not sure anyone will dethrone them anytime soon. For Xbox it takes time to come back from a failed gen in the console space. They tanked with the Xbox One. They know it, the players know it. So no matter what they do, they are still going to feel that this gen. But they are doing well with their new strategy. It will take some time and a lot of big titles, but they have those coming now. So in time i believe they can make some headway here in the states and maybe the UK. But they aren’t going to move the needle much in other parts of the world that are locked into Sony’s ecosystem. That is why in those regions it is so important to make money off the PC.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
@OldGamer999 it’s only been a few days. The holiday period will tell if they moved some hardware. As for GPU. I did see an internet provider tracker said Xbox network and GPU was up 144%. So time will tell how accurate all that is. But MS isn’t leaving hardware anytime soon. They are making money on Xbox consoles. They are truly just getting started with owning all this content. There is no telling the power of GP in 4, 5, 10 years time. They will want to see what that looks like.
Re: Bungie Provides Dev Update On Marathon, Encourages Xbox Fans To 'Wish List'
I am not sure what to think of this game. Haven’t seen enough to say if it’s for me or not. But i am leaning more on the prove it to me why i should be interested more than i am interested. Bungie needs this to be a hit tho. They can’t have a flop here or they are in big trouble as in an angry Sony is going to make you work on porting remasters of PS4 games to PS5.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Congratulates Black Ops 6 Team On 'Phenomenal Accomplishment'
The game is selling really well. So much for the GP will hurt COD articles people were writing just to hate on it with having no clue how making money works.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 So Far?
I said it on other post on here. This is the best COD since the 360 days for me. I am loving it. The multiplayer is great. Sure it needs a few tweaks in a patch or two. But overall it’s really good. The extra year shows. I wish all the games had an extra year to polish and make sure it’s this good. Between this and Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion, my Xbox has been on all month and is looking like it will stay that way.
Re: Microsoft Boasts About Owning '20 Franchises That Have Generated Over $1 Billion'
@nomither6 its only my opinion of course. But it’s a really good campaign, the multiplayer needs a few adjustments that will get patched up soon, but it is really good as well. For me there’s not much not to like about BO6. I give it a 9/10. Again just my opinion 😀
Re: Microsoft Boasts About Owning '20 Franchises That Have Generated Over $1 Billion'
@sixrings i want to start by saying COD is amazing this year. The best it has been since the 360 days. As for Perfect Dark they have one in development and we don’t know yet how good it will be. As for Banjo they never made one and it seems no one is stepping up to make a new game, largely cause those games don’t rake in the cash like they used to. Astro Bot did decent numbers we think, cause Sony hasn’t released official numbers. Only saying it did well in its first month. Taking Bobby out of the picture will allow some of these teams to cook again and not push the vision set in place for them. I think people forget games take years and years to make and MS has only owned most of these IP’s for a year. In the ABK case. Bethesda a little longer but we know they cook their games really slow. Give it time. I have high hopes. Now back to Black ops 6. It’s so good!
Re: Four Years Later, Xbox Series X Is Now Outselling Xbox Series S In The US
Been a Series X user from day 1. It is made really great. No noise. No issues. I like the design. It’s good to see it picking up some sales. It is the better option. In a year i would like to see the digital series X come down to $399 that might move some units for them, especially cause in a year GP will have some really big hit’s on it. With more coming out. Can’t wait to see what the next gen Xbox hardware is going to be and look like.
Re: Poll: How Often Do You Take Advantage Of Crossplay On Xbox?
I use it all the time as i don’t see a reason why it shouldn’t be a thing. Don’t matter to me if you are on PS5 and i am on Series X. However for shooting games, the PC can be a bit of an issue. I deal with it. But i do wish it was just console to console. PC is a different thing to allow it for some games. However most of my Diablo 4 friends i play with are on PC and that don’t make a Differnce. I like it overall and use it a lot. Glad Sony quit blocking it.
Re: Xbox Fan Shows Off White Digital Series X Ahead Of Upcoming Launch
The white looks really nice. Does the top not have the Green tho? I can’t tell. I have a launch Series X, if it ever bites the dust i would replace it with this one. I haven’t used a disc drive on any product in 10 years. The White Core Elite looks good next to it with the black handles. This is a well done pic.
Re: Reaction: Red Dead Redemption Definitely Deserves A 60FPS Update On Xbox
My favorite game and i really don’t want to play it on PS5 cause the controller isn’t my favorite. I try and keep PS for Exclusives only. I would love to see this get 60fps and 4K. Even if that means they need to bump the price up. Now RDR2 not being 60fps is a crime. I can only assume rockstar ain’t doing it until next gen. Which if that is true. Then it should run near PC level.
Re: Halo Enters 'New Dawn' With New Studio Name, Engine And Games
@andrewsqual i totally agree the Halo infinite reveal was mishandled. No way around that. I am also happy to see loads of those people at 343 no longer working or directing Halo. They are gone, and Halo Studios is looking for new talent for their 3 projects for the franchise all running on UE5. Of course they have to prove it. But i for sure think the plan is to have a Halo game in November 2026 for the anniversary and launch of the next gen Xbox. This has been talked about already by insiders. Have to wait and see what they got. But this is a new era for Halo, Bungie era gone and now thankfully 343 era gone and yes i am for real the talent at MS running UE5 is among the best talent in the industry. So that knowledge and helping hand is very valuable to have within a phone call away. Some might even take jobs for the Halo team. So this change was very wise and should allow them to find extra hands much easier. I am liking what i see with this change. Now it’s time to go prove it.
As for Zero install base, the game would launch on PC as well. Seems like more than a zero install base. Also MS needs to give players a reason to buy the new Xbox and a shiny well made Halo game is just the ticket. It will only grow in player size on GP and more and more come into that platform. Come on you know how this works better than that.
Re: Halo Enters 'New Dawn' With New Studio Name, Engine And Games
This is great news for a change for this franchise and Xbox in general. With having collation and I.D in house, there is loads of talent on using UE5 a phone call or video chat away. Need help finishing some projects they can assist. Not likely with slip space. This is exciting for the franchise. Getting this back to a flagship game is the right mindset here. Wow that next Xbox launch is about to be good i believe. You just know they want a Halo game there.