Them dropping support would almost certainly lead to a lawsuit of false advertisement.
Myself like millions of others got their first Xbox consoles through the Series S because of the great price point. Dropping support would be a slap to those millions of people and a huge blow in trust between consumer and Microsoft. I'd certainly not buy another Xbox again after that.
This is why they should have just done the Sony approach and release a Series X with and without a disc drive.
Release the disc Series X at $499 as it did.
Release the disc less Series X at $299
Same SKU except one has a disc and the other doesn't. This satisifies people who need their disc drives and getting a series x at $299 is an insane deal for new Xbox users and people who don't care about the disc drive which leads into more Gamepass sales.
Microsoft should have employed Sony's approach to this by releasing the Series X with a disc drive and one without the disc drive.
That way there is parity and since Microsoft can afford to take the hit on hardware knowing they will make their money back on Game Pass, sell the Series X Disc at $499 and the disc less version at $249 instead of $399.
This pushes people to go digital and thus locking them into the Game Pass ecosystem and possibly gets gamers from Nintendo / Sony to try out 4 generations of Xbox for $250. Those that still want their discs, can get the $499 as it is now.
Just beat it. Plays great. Had no issues. Just bear in mind that you have to use a technique on the last mission to make it to the helicopter (guides on youtube how to do it)
I hope all redundant staff are given hefty severance packages. They can most certainly afford it with the money they got from duping the public at launch of Cyberpunk 2077
Got my first xbox last month (Series S) Always wanted to play Gears of War and currently on the 2nd one and having good fun on it. My memories are still fresh
Agreed. Tried playing AC Odyssey and the grind to level up had me quit midway through. You can tell they are deliberately trying to get you to buy the time saver microtransaction.
For those that haven't already done so, might as well do the 3:2 Xbox Gold Conversion Method now so you have Ultimate locked in for the foreseeable future.
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Re: Well, It Looks Like The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Be Xbox Exclusive After All
They bought Betheseda for a reason. Sony would have made it exclusive too if they owned them.
This is not news.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox Fans, How Do You Find Time For All These Amazing 2023 Games?
We don't.
Have to prioritize games because playing them all simply isn't possible with a full time job along with other commitments.
15-20 Hours a week if im lucky
Re: Xbox Boss Reiterates Platform Exclusives Will Be Determined On A 'Case-By-Case Basis'
@themightyant
Summed it up perfectly.
Re: Oh Look, Starfield Is Getting Review Bombed On Metacritic
"I'm Shocked"
Sarcasm
Re: The 'Carbon Black' Xbox Series S Is Out Today, Here's Your First Real-Life Look
Should have been this way from the start. Black consoles just look better. in a media centre.
Re: Saints Row Developer Volition Has Been Shut Down By Embracer Group
@themightyant
Well Said. Volition haven't had a solid game since Saints Row The Third which is 12 years ago at this point. Saints Row 4 was a glorified DLC.
The Reboot was the nail in the coffin and easily the worst game in the franchise.
Re: Xbox Fan Sparks Huge Debate After Receiving First 'Strike' For Bad Language
@Titntin Agreed. Its going to get to the point where nobody communicates with anyone out of fear of being banned or suspended.
The irony of playing multiplayer games to bring people together is actually just going to further isolate them.
Re: The Elder Scrolls 6 Has Entered The Early Stages Of Development
Lol so basically don't expect to play this until 2028 if we're lucky.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Like A 'Fully Open World' Gears 6?
Not even a little.
A narrative driven game similar to the original trilogy. There is a reason its still the vast majority of peoples favourites over 15 years later
Re: Microsoft Pulls Xbox Game Pass Trial Ahead Of Starfield Release
@ZuneTattooGuy
Still cheaper than buying 12 months of gamepass up front. Just checked and I am seeing 18 months of Xbox live for £60
£60 for a year of gamepass ultimate is a steal even at the 3:2 conversion.
Re: Bethesda Exec 'Hasn't Come Close' To Finishing Starfield After 160 Hours
@XBOX045
Finishing 4 games in 20 years with 1200 games owned sounds like a severe lack of attention span.
Re: Microsoft Pulls Xbox Game Pass Trial Ahead Of Starfield Release
A year of Gamepass with the gold conversion method is still a whole load of bang for your buck with Activision games soon to join along with this.
Re: Microsoft Has No Plans To Drop Support For Xbox Series S
Them dropping support would almost certainly lead to a lawsuit of false advertisement.
Myself like millions of others got their first Xbox consoles through the Series S because of the great price point. Dropping support would be a slap to those millions of people and a huge blow in trust between consumer and Microsoft. I'd certainly not buy another Xbox again after that.
Re: The Xbox Series X Is 'At The End Of The Beginning', Says Phil Spencer
This is why they should have just done the Sony approach and release a Series X with and without a disc drive.
Release the disc Series X at $499 as it did.
Release the disc less Series X at $299
Same SKU except one has a disc and the other doesn't. This satisifies people who need their disc drives and getting a series x at $299 is an insane deal for new Xbox users and people who don't care about the disc drive which leads into more Gamepass sales.
Re: Persona 3 Reload Hits Xbox Game Pass In February 2024
I hope this isn't around the same time as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Day 1 playthrough
Re: Microsoft Announces Plan To Sell Activision Cloud Gaming Rights To Ubisoft
Looking forward to the day Call of Duty comes to gamepass
Re: Activision Confirms Zombies Mode For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Give me the old CODs over these newer ones any day
Re: A Bunch Of Great Xbox 360 Games Will Be Delisted Forever Next Year
Burnout 3 Takedown is a classic everyone should own. Can be found for less than £5
Re: Microsoft Announces The Xbox 360 Store Will Close In July 2024
Still can be purchased on Series consoles so not that big of a deal.
Being delisted forever or not being able to use your disc copy on your console would be worrisome.
Re: Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Deal Approved In Another Country
COD on Gamepass is going to be lit.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Be Interested In A Digital-Only Xbox Series X?
Disc Version Always.
Once locked into the Microsoft Store, sales will be less frequent and they can completely determine pricing.
Discs create competition. Can't be charging $60 for the MS Store version when the discs are going for $20.
Re: Deals: 400+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 8-15)
@Kezelpaso
Darn it
Guess those games weren't included in the summer sale then. I got my first Xbox ever (Series S) in June so I am still building my library.
Re: Deals: 400+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 8-15)
Any idea of when the summer sale will be?
Eyeing up Saints Row 1-2 and FF13 Trilogy
Re: Reaction: Red Dead Redemption PS4 Port Highlights How Amazing Xbox Backwards Compatibility Is
@Cashews
Precisely the reason why I mainly play 360 games on my Series S
Almost exclusively a backwards compatible machine and single player games for the most part.
Microtransactions have invested the gaming industry
Re: Remedy Dev Reckons There's 'Nothing Surprising' About Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Series S Debacle
@InterceptorAlpha
Microsoft should have employed Sony's approach to this by releasing the Series X with a disc drive and one without the disc drive.
That way there is parity and since Microsoft can afford to take the hit on hardware knowing they will make their money back on Game Pass, sell the Series X Disc at $499 and the disc less version at $249 instead of $399.
This pushes people to go digital and thus locking them into the Game Pass ecosystem and possibly gets gamers from Nintendo / Sony to try out 4 generations of Xbox for $250. Those that still want their discs, can get the $499 as it is now.
Re: One Of Capcom's Recent Resident Evil Remakes Is Now The Best-Selling RE Game Ever
Fantastic games = Great Sales
Re: Saints Row Update 1.5 Now Live Ahead Of Final Expansion Coming To Xbox Next Week
The fact the bug fixes and notes are this long for game that was released last year, just goes to show the rotten state the game released under.
This will inevitably show up on game pass but not at all surprised it was a critical and commercial failure
Re: Deals: All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Week's Xbox Sales (August 1-8)
@BowsersBuddy
Just beat it. Plays great. Had no issues. Just bear in mind that you have to use a technique on the last mission to make it to the helicopter (guides on youtube how to do it)
Re: Xbox Ultimate Add-On Sale Now Live, 500+ DLC Packs Discounted
Patiently waiting for Saints Row 1 & 2 along with the Final Fantasy 13 trilogy to go on sale.
Re: Microsoft Submits Changes To UK CMA Over Its 'Anticipated Acquisition' Of Activision Blizzard
COD4 Modern Warfare on Gamepass is all I want.
Re: Reminder: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass Today (July 31)
Few people if any are going to miss Avengers
Re: Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023?
@Serpentes420
Likewise. Gamepass is enough for me. No need to buy xbox games ever. COD is coming to gamepass soon anyway
Re: Xbox Games With Gold For August 2023 Announced
Talk about going out with a whimper
Re: Talking Point: Do You Feel Like You're Still Waiting For 'Next-Gen' To Arrive?
The leaps between generations are only going to get smaller and smaller.
Doubt we will ever have that significant jump from PS2/Xbox to the HD era with the PS3/360 ever again.
Re: Microsoft CEO: Xbox Remains 'Confident' About Activision Blizzard Acquisition
@HonestHick
Hit the nail on all 3 heads.
ABK makes sense for dominating Mobile, PC and console with COD.
Re: CD Projekt Red Says 'Overstaffing' Issues Will Result In 100 Job Losses
I hope all redundant staff are given hefty severance packages. They can most certainly afford it with the money they got from duping the public at launch of Cyberpunk 2077
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Earliest Xbox Memories?
Got my first xbox last month (Series S) Always wanted to play Gears of War and currently on the 2nd one and having good fun on it. My memories are still fresh
Re: Deals: 100+ Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (July 25-31)
Patiently waiting for Saints Row 1-2 and the Final Fantasy 13 trilogy to go on sale.
Re: Microsoft Seems To Have Improved More Xbox 360 Matchmaking, This Time With Gears Of War
Hope this trend continues as there will be many first time ever xbox users this generation
Re: These Are The Top-Selling Games In The Xbox Ultimate Game Sale 2023
There is going to be an explosion of COD players once it officially gets added to Gamepass Ultimate soon.
Re: Poll: Xbox Live Gold Members, Are You Excited For Game Pass Core?
Subscription Models are the Xbox way going forward so not at all surprising.
Gamepass Ultimate with the conversion 3:2 method and you don't need to buy a game for years.
Re: Hogwarts Legacy Sales Still Soaring As Game Tops Europe's 2023 Charts
@Jacket_p
The first time I heard about the game was with this supposed "boycott".
Loved what I saw and once the reviews rolled in, got it immediately.
Re: Xbox's ActiBlizz Deal Is 'Good News' For Multiple Reasons, Explains Ubisoft CEO
@Tonmoy
Agreed. Tried playing AC Odyssey and the grind to level up had me quit midway through. You can tell they are deliberately trying to get you to buy the time saver microtransaction.
Re: Xbox's Sarah Bond Accidentally Raises Hopes Of Elden Ring On Game Pass
I'm just patiently waiting for the Old COD games to be added to Gamepass.
Re: These 19 Games Will Be Included With Xbox Game Pass Core At Launch
For those that haven't already done so, might as well do the 3:2 Xbox Gold Conversion Method now so you have Ultimate locked in for the foreseeable future.
Re: Classic Call Of Duty Matchmaking Appears To Have Drastically Improved On Xbox
@PapaGlitch
Agreed. COD4 was their Magnum Opus. The COD games between COD4 - Modern Warfare 3 were all pretty solid.
Re: Deals: 150+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (July 11-18)
Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy
Saints Row 1 & 2
TimeSplitters Future Perfect
Hope they get put in the summer sale (Got my first xbox ever last month-Series S)
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer 'Grateful' For Speedy Court Decision On FTC Activision Blizzard Case
Expect Microsoft to buy SEGA or CD Projekt Red next.
The consolidation continues.
Get 3 years of gamepass now before the inevitable price hike using the Xbox Gold method.
Re: Xbox Wins FTC Court Case As Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction
PS5 & Series S Owner
Looking forward to savings $100s of dollars by getting Call Of Duty, Crash and whatever else comes to gamepass Day 1.
Not loyal to either brand. I just want to play games.