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Windows Central: Microsoft exploring bringing back catalog to Nintendo and PlayStation
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DenchDeckard
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analog_future
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Because they still have a very substantial number of Xbox diehards that buy/own Xbox hardware, prefer the Xbox controller, have built a large library in the Xbox ecosystem, enjoy Xbox achievements, etc.. etc.. . Why would they leave those millions and millions of people in the dust and ruin their own brand perception?
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GHG
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He actually said that not too long ago, that his shilling is becoming unprofitable due to the shrinking userbase.
I think you're overstating things here.
Most of their userbase just want to play games and will be happy as long as they continue to get their gamepass fix, as evidenced by the fact that the series S has been outselling the X.
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BlackTron
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Nintendo will be fine with individual game sales, which they already do. But they will never allow Gamepass.
Banjo64
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cut your nose of despite your facePoor TimDog..I get so much joy seeing these shilling bitches get a reality check. All that whoring and shilling for a brand that has delivered nothing substantial or moved the market has gotten them nothing.
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Poor TimDog..I get so much joy seeing these shilling bitches get a reality check. All that whoring and shilling for a brand that has delivered nothing substantial or moved the market has gotten them nothing.
I remember when Sega went full 3rd party/stop making consoles.....I didnt even realize it because I always had more than 1 console platform.
I assume some die hards stopped supporting Sega or had a grudge against Sony and maybe MS. Its really not that serious. All I cared about was playing the next Sonic game, it didnt matter what console.
//DEVIL//
Member
yeah no. That is not how it works.
They didn't do this rumored move yet and they are getting a beating 4x to 1 or 3x to 1 at least.
imagine when Forza / Halo / Gears come to PS5... yeah everyone and his mother will sell the damn thing and just grab a PS5 and enjoy both words.
ZERO common sense since MS in the first place does not care about game sales as they care about the game increasing their game pass numbers.
releasing high-profile games on rival consoles defeats the purpose of owning a Game Pass.
seriously what a joke. whoever came up with this rumor is a retard.
That is not to say MS will not release games on multiplatform. they already are. Whether it is COD, Minecraft, or Hi-Fi rush on a Nintendo Switch since MS doesn't even see the Switch as a competitor to them.
Just don't expect MS big guns to be on PS ecosystem.
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Banjo64
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To make more money.
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To the people who for some reason keep repeating the lie that MS does not see Nintendo as a competitor:
www.neogaf.com
They confirmed in court in a sworn testimony that they do, and that the Series S exists specifically as a counter to Switch.
Drama - Business - FTC Hearing: Xbox CFO Tim Stuart confirms the Nintendo Switch is an Xbox competitor and has impacted the price of Xbox Series S
https://www.theverge.com/23768244/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-case-news-announcements https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2023/6/29/23778732/nintendo-switch-impacted-xbox-series-s-pricing TOM WARREN3:00 PM GMT-3 Nintendo Switch impacted Xbox Series S pricing. We’re back on the Nintendo...
They confirmed in court in a sworn testimony that they do, and that the Series S exists specifically as a counter to Switch.
HawarMiran
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Kilau
Gold Member
cut your nose of despite your face
I know he wants them to nip it in the butt here but it could be a blessing in the skies, he will probably just curl up in the feeble position though.
Roxkis_ii
Member
To the people who for some reason keep repeating the lie that MS does not see Nintendo as a competitor:
Drama - Business - FTC Hearing: Xbox CFO Tim Stuart confirms the Nintendo Switch is an Xbox competitor and has impacted the price of Xbox Series S
https://www.theverge.com/23768244/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-case-news-announcements https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2023/6/29/23778732/nintendo-switch-impacted-xbox-series-s-pricing TOM WARREN3:00 PM GMT-3 Nintendo Switch impacted Xbox Series S pricing. We’re back on the Nintendo...
They confirmed in court in a sworn testimony that they do, and that the Series S exists specifically as a counter to Switch.
Yesterday's enemy is today's friend when the accountants get involved.
Post in thread 'Xbox Series X - $349 (clearing stock for refresh?)' https://www.neogaf.com/threads/xbox-series-x-349-clearing-stock-for-refresh.1664117/post-268669679
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Crayon
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This is going to be one of the strongest clues and I'm looking for patterns. This article opens talking about how ms is already a big 3rd party publisher and how having exclusives is "the old way".
GHG
Member
So all this crap about how "Xbox is the better place to play" that certain people have been trying to indoctrinate everyone with is false and doesn't hold up to scrutiny?
Banjo64
youve been hard selling the controller, quick resume and the proprietary SSD in recent weeks for nothing my friend, I'm sorry.Right, but some Xbox fanboys are trying to cope by saying this doesn't mean anything because Microsoft doesn't see Nintendo as a competitor. That is a lie, they do, they spent months arguing in court that they do, and they even hinged their entire strategy for this generation (the two SKUs) on the fact that they see Nintendo as a competitor.
So this is absolutely significant, Microsoft is bringing more games to a major competitor.
ManaByte
Gold Member
There's a prominent writer for one of the big sites who was like 12 when Sega went third party and forever blames Sony for it despite it all being Sega's failing finances.
DryvBy
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They are not going to continue hardware if they're barely selling anything.
YeulEmeralda
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All their games are already on Steam so this isn't such a far fetched idea.
VAVA Mk2
Member
It will be announced on a Wednesday
It's basically a miniPC at this point, nothing that proprietary about it like it used to. They can continue to manufacture Xbox and still have GamePass on other platforms.
Since MS is a software company this makes sense, they are bad at hardware, always have been. A move to focus on software would be good.
DryvBy
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GHG
Member
They saw very quickly what a difference that made after they released sunset overdrive on Steam (which was a test/trial run at the time). The floodgates opened straight after that.
At some point some ppl need to realize if they think its better for their business to stop selling consoles, they will stop selling consoles.
Making consoles isnt free.
Alan Wake
Member
And while doing so making it less meaningful to own an Xbox. Seems we really are moving in the direction where Xbox is just an app.
ManaByte
Gold Member
The funny thing with that is when the DC was going away, Sega approached MS about allowing the Xbox to be BC with DC games. MS shot them down.
Killjoy-NL
Member
I know it isn't a question, kind of what I was alluding to.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
It was a sad when Sega left the console market, but like Xbox (if it happens) they will have nobody to blame but themselves. They made too many bad decisions and never brought in the revenue to justify it.
The biggest difference is that Sega still had a ton of quality exclusives that people wanted to play and a solid library. Xbox not so much. Xbox has their parent companies warchest to keep them alive....as long Natella and the shareholders allow it.
No matter what anyone tells you, they won't allow it forever.,
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JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Yep, how long before TimDog and JezCorden celebrate Xbox app downloads.
Banjo64
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PlayStation’s 3D over-the-shoulder, walking simulator, cinematic template (where all of their games are the same) does nothing for me.So all this crap about how "Xbox is the better place to play" that certain people have been trying to indoctrinate everyone with is false and doesn't hold up to scrutiny?
Xbox Game Studios have the most diverse array of games covering every genre, and actually care about gameplay. Plus, the misconception is that they don’t produce quality, but they actually won the Publisher of the Year Award 2021.
You won’t get high quality titles like Flight Sim and Pentiment from Sony.
GHG
prepare for the storm, because once people realise they can play a title like Halo Infinite (NeoGAF’s GOTY) on PlayStation no one is going to be buying Cuck of War or The Last Bum Plug anymore.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
You think? We already have a streaming subscription service available.
Consoles however skew towards younger audiences who will happily go along with whatever the platform holder decides.
ManaByte
Gold Member
If I could play Infinite on PS5 I'd delete Destiny and never reinstall it again.
Roxkis_ii
Member
Sony getting that 30% cut like:PlayStation’s 3D over-the-shoulder, walking simulator, cinematic template (where all of their games are the same) does nothing for me.
Xbox Game Studios have the most diverse array of games covering every genre, and actually care about gameplay. Plus, the misconception is that they don’t produce quality, but they actually won the Publisher of the Year Award 2021.
You won’t get high quality titles like Flight Sim and Pentiment from Sony.
Ass of Can Whooping
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Blasphemy will not go unpunished, nintendo swine
S0ULZB0URNE
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TrebleShot
Member
Sony and nintendo become the outliers in the industry with games locked to specific hardware, honestly that shit belongs in the early 2000s, guarantee Sony will look at doing something similar (PC) with a launcher.
Mibu no ookami
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Post in thread 'Xbox Series X - $349 (clearing stock for refresh?)' https://www.neogaf.com/threads/xbox-series-x-349-clearing-stock-for-refresh.1664117/post-268669679
There is still way too much stock left to make an announcement anytime soon.
With the XBS going largely back to original msrp price, it could be 6 months to a year before current stock actually sells out. I also think if their true goal was to clean house, the price would have remained the same as during the holiday discounting.
bitbydeath
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There was also a few games at the last Xbox presso that didn’t get listed as Xbox Series exclusive. 
Mr.Phoenix
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Roxkis_ii
Member
Off topic, but I started playing Destiny 2 on PC again after not playing if for a while on console (Ps5), and holy freaking crap is the monetization is off the charts and horrendous! Charging people for nightfalls that used to be free (when buying the forsaken pack, you can even see that it used to be free on the psn store
), requiring DLC to complete seasonal challenges and earn the seasonal title, nerffing resources, so people don't have the said DLC have to grind longer. I bought this seasons season pass and feel absolutely cheated. I want to like the game, but fucking hell is the monetization absolute dirty dog water garbage!*** breathes****
I just needed to get that off my chest..
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analog_future
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That's why they're contemplating releasing on other platforms. To make more money. THey doesn't mean they need to abandon their own platform.
ulantan
Member
"Consoles end"
digoutyoursoul
Member
What is the incentive to invest in their hardware going forward if they publish on other platforms particularly ones already more successful and regarded as having a more revered portfolio of exclusive software/IPs themselves?