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[Pelta88]

Amazon & GameStop

 

[Kuranghi]

Was Hammerwatch 2 any good?

 

[LordCBH]

 

[reinking]

Amazon & GameStop

Phil: Go digital or go away.

 

[Topher]

Eh.....ok? These look like games I would skip over if they were on Game Pass so....

 

[tommycronin]

 

[bender]

Eh.....ok? These look like games I would skip over if they were on Game Pass so....

 

[Topher]

 

[bender]

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Moar threads.

 

[semiconscious]

 

[FunkMiller]

It's not going to work Phil.

All you're doing is making people buy the other consoles.

 

[diffusionx]

 

[ReBurn]

Oh no not Tintin Reporter Cigars Phr

 

[Valedix]

It's not going to work Phil.

All you're doing is making people buy the other consoles.

Making people not buy an Xbox*

 

[N30RYU]

It's a little too late (a whole generation) to try and make xbox users grow a digital backlog if gamepass doesn't attach them to your brand.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

#NotReal

 

[ByWatterson]

This is the craziest week of gaming I can remember.

And mere months after Activision closed. Like buying a Ferrari then totaling it before you leave the dealership.

 

[//DEVIL//]

I am so sad about about this I feel violated or something.

Wtf are these games anyway ?

 

[Darkkahn]

Will I get banned for saying "Ex-box"?

 

[Topher]

Will I get banned for saying "Ex-box"?

EX-BOX

Am I still here?

 

[Three]

To see if this has any meaning first you need to check if any other versions were cancelled too. I haven't even heard of these games.

 

[BlackTron]

To see if this has any meaning first you need to check if any other versions were cancelled too. I haven't even heard of these games.

Did you read the tweet?

 

[Three]

Did you read the tweet?

My bad, missed the last bit about it still being available for other platforms.

I guess the digital only Series X is probably happening, completely screwing those who bought the old one for physical. I'm left wondering who's bright idea it was to call it the 'Series X refresh' too but still have game boxes with "compatible with Series X" on them. What did they think was going to happen there?

 

[mckmas8808]

Eh.....ok? These look like games I would skip over if they were on Game Pass so....

That's not the point and you know it!

 

[mckmas8808]

It's not going to work Phil.

All you're doing is making people buy the other consoles.

The Xbox team is lost at this point.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

 

[Topher]

That's not the point and you know it!

Yeah, I know that's not the point, but I just don't think these games make the point very well. We already seen reports that Walmart is dropping Xbox physical games. Limited Run said the lack of demand for Xbox games is a problem for them. Not exactly a shock that these handful of games that no one ever heard of are not getting physical releases for Xbox.

Is there some other major point being made here that I'm missing?

Edit:

My bad, missed the last bit about it still being available for other platforms.

I guess the digital only Series X is probably happening, completely screwing those who bought the old one for physical. I'm left wondering who's bright idea it was to call it the 'Series X refresh' too but still have game boxes with "compatible with Series X" on them. What did they think was going to happen there?

Oh......is that the conclusion that everyone is coming to? Hmm, ok. Could be further signs of that I suppose. If that is what you were getting at mckmas8808 then yeah, I actually did miss the point.

 

[MasterCornholio]

I know i joked about finding another thing today.

But damn this never ends right?

 

[Bojji]

New day: new MS news

 

[Krieger]

Xbox is dead. Even small developers developing games nobody ever heard of know this. At this point there is no reason for any developer to even start working on a Xbox version until Phil gives them a gamepass contract.

 

[geary]

These twitters are scrapping the bottom of the barrel for some clout & clicks at this point.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Moar threads.

No worries, MS is on it!

 

[EDMIX]

This is the craziest week of gaming I can remember.

And mere months after Activision closed. Like buying a Ferrari then totaling it before you leave the dealership.

Trust, if they are going 3rd party, we are going to see one of the craziest news cycles since Sega existing the hardware market.

This is going to be a massive one.

 

[Zheph]

Was Hammerwatch 2 any good?

not really but that's not exactly the point, is it?

 

[Lupin3]

Are we 100% sure cancelled isn't part of the titles in those games?

 

[Mephisto40]

Maybe CANCELLED is xbox's new branding?

 

[skyfall]

That Tintin game is actually good

 

[Astray]

That Tintin game is actually good

Was about to say that. Is it out yet?

Game looked decent whenever I saw it.

 

[GustavoLT]

Goty contenders!

 

[Mr Hyde]

 

[panda-zebra]

It's all finally starting to make sense this past week. "the current culture of criticism and cancellation" was dismissed as unfortunate word salad a year ago, but seems it was a prophecy, a portent.

Looking forward to hearing more next week, Phil <3

 

[Hypereides]

That Tintin game is actually good

No joke, one of the few games I got positively interested in ever since I saw the trailer. Adore Tintin.

 

[DJ12]

Moar threads.

Microsoft is the gift that keeps on giving to be fair.

 

[30yearsofhurt]

This is the craziest week of gaming I can remember.

And mere months after Activision closed. Like buying a Ferrari then totaling it before you leave the dealership.

Can't argue with that analogy.

 

[StereoVsn]

Phil: Go digital or go away.

Adorably digital only.

 

[StereoVsn]

 

[Ar¢tos]

EX-BOX

Am I still here?

Let me try:

HOGWARTS LEGACY

ASIAN GIRL WITH BIG BUTTCHEEKS

Farewell...

 

[DryvBy]

I'm curious if Microsoft is going to make physical copies of their games on Switch and PlayStation. Or is LRG/GameStop going to make them?

If you haven't lived through one of these before, there's something trippy about having say Halo with a PS logo. Most of us lived through it with the first Sonic games on GameCube.

 

[mckmas8808]

Is there some other major point being made here that I'm missing?

Edit:



Oh......is that the conclusion that everyone is coming to? Hmm, ok. Could be further signs of that I suppose. If that is what you were getting at mckmas8808 then yeah, I actually did miss the point.

LOL! Yep! I think they are pulling their physical games from retailers specifically because MS has now officially told them their "business strategy" that Phil or Nadella will announce to the world next week.