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Elysium44

Elysium44

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YuLY said:
People are full on Copium. The damage is still done and will continue to dilute the xbox brand. Even their 34 gamepass nr is incorrect as stated here
They actually lost gamepass subs since 2022...

More and more will come to PS5, they didnt deny Starfield might come they just said it isnt one of the 4 that come in the first wave. You are getting lubed by corpo speak.
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This raised huge eyebrows when Sarah Bond said it, so was she lying or just doesn't understand her own products? Game pass 'core' isn't really game pass, the offerings on there are feeble and seem to serve only to provide a fig leaf so Microsoft can trumpet a bigger number of 'game pass subscribers' to hide the fact real game pass numbers have stalled or even gone backwards.

 
mckmas8808

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StreetsofBeige said:
Stock dropped 4% on an up day in the market.

uk.marketscreener.com

Sony Shares Drop by Most in Two Years on Weak Outlook for PlayStation 5, Gaming

By Kimberley Kao Sony Group shares had their worst day in two years after the entertainment and electronics giant flagged weakness in its gaming business in its latest quarterly results, with...
uk.marketscreener.com
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Come on man, you know better than that. I know you understand the stock market better than 99% of the people on GAF. There's a difference between Wall Street expectations and reality.
 
mckmas8808

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Elysium44 said:
This raised huge eyebrows when Sarah Bond said it, so was she lying or just doesn't understand her own products? Game pass 'core' isn't really game pass, the offerings on there are feeble and seem to serve only to provide a fig leaf so Microsoft can trumpet a bigger number of 'game pass subscribers' to hide the fact real game pass numbers have stalled or even gone backwards.

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This can't be real. They had 10 days to figure this out......and they get details like this wrong?
 
DenchDeckard

DenchDeckard

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Bernardougf said:
I dont think they are testing anything.. if they really wanted to test, launch Halo MCC and see what happens... these 04 "nobody cares" games is for comforting and easing their fanbase ... for whats to come.

It would be the same if sony would test xbox interest with freacking Stardust .
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We have heard the rumblings of how upset bethesda was that their games were going exclusive, especially after ABK and during the trial rhe emails came out at how pissed off they were that they were exclusive and ABK wasnt.

Hi fi rush deserves a sequel and the creators probably have ideas and want to make it but the sales numbers and gamepass uplift doesn't support it. So that's why that's going multiplatform. Also the game is great so you saying they are nothing games is pretty shit lol. There might be loads of people that want that game. Same for sea of thieves, grounded and pentiment. All good games.

Just don't buy them if they aren't up your street.

I jist want a hi fi rush sequel! ...and I've mentioned it like 50 times. A netflix show, as the characters are the best part.
 
Bernardougf

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DenchDeckard said:
We have heard the rumblings of how upset bethesda was that their games were going exclusive, especially after ABK and during the trial rhe emails came out at how pissed off they were that they were exclusive and ABK wasnt.

Hi fi rush deserves a sequel and the creators probably have ideas and want to make it but the sales numbers and gamepass uplift doesn't support it. So that's why that's going multiplatform. Also the game is great so you saying they are nothing games is pretty shit lol. There might be loads of people that want that game. Same for sea of thieves, grounded and pentiment. All good games.

Just don't buy them if they aren't up your street.

I jist want a hi fi rush sequel! ...and I've mentioned it like 50 times. A netflix show, as the characters are the best part.
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Well phil spencer called smaller games... not me, so not even he cares to call it a important game, I wont buy as many others wont either and it wont change anything in their decision making.

And btw, You should just drop the neutral lol Im laughing at everyone act.. nobodys buy that and is kind of sad trying to see you trying to pull it off over and over again ...
 
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Cyberpunkd

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MonkeyClaw36 said:
Because he can't say "Exclusives sell hardware. We dont have the exclusives so we're fucked".
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I Agree Uh Huh GIF by Lillee Jean
 
Jinzo Prime

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PaintTinJr said:
The comments regarding Roblox and Minecraft as a "game" platforms should really tell anyone listening that none of the people in the podcast are gamers.

They are confusing systems recycling every game idea since gaming began as a platform because they are making MTX out of it.

With A-AAA gaming that is the context of their podcast. pay to win GaaS sports games take a lot flack, as does Fortnite, Genshin Impact, but all are clearly quality produced game products worthy of people's consideration, but Roblox for all the social fun tubers like A for Adele or Ryan's World can derive from it, the experience is technically inept, unfinished, devoid of original creativity and just recycling the £.1.99 budget tape game mechanics of spectrum/C64 and early b/w mobile phones.

If Xbox are leaning into that type of robux gaming void, then the sooner they go third party to save the livelihoods of their actual "game" developers with real talent the better for Microsoft's financials and the industry IMO.
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I agree, because I like high-quality AAA games, but after seeing Sony's financial results showing how little profit is made on those big, expensive games, I kind of understand why they might want to chase that Roblox money.
 
Brute

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FunkMiller said:
Well done. You’ve swallowed the bullshit once again.

Phil did not confirm that the third party plans were false. That’s the only thing we were all interested in. The rest was fluff.
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Like, who cares if Halo is coming to the PS5? Does it really matter?

Fanboys are gonna fanboy and stick to their magic box whatever happens.
 
FunkMiller

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Brute said:
Like, who cares if Halo is coming to the PS5? Does it really matter?
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It matters if you care about the health of the Xbox hardware… which we should all do, given that Sony dominance is very unhealthy for the industry. The fact is though that if Xbox’s big hitters come to PlayStation, nobody is going to be buying an Xbox anymore. Sales are bad enough as it is. Removing even the bullshit ‘exclusives’ it does have is a death warrant.
 
Klosshufvud

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Elysium44 said:
This raised huge eyebrows when Sarah Bond said it, so was she lying or just doesn't understand her own products? Game pass 'core' isn't really game pass, the offerings on there are feeble and seem to serve only to provide a fig leaf so Microsoft can trumpet a bigger number of 'game pass subscribers' to hide the fact real game pass numbers have stalled or even gone backwards.

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This whole debacle is Xbox the past decade in a nutshell. A confused conglomerate that doesn't know its ass from its mouth.
 
DenchDeckard

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Bernardougf said:
Well phil spencer called smaller games... not me, so not even he cares to call it a important game, I wont buy as many others wont either and it wont change anything in their decision making.

And btw, You should just drop the neutral lol Im laughing at everyone act.. nobodys buy that and is kind of sad trying to see you trying to pull it off over and over again ...
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I have legit been laughing at all the nutters over the last two weeks. Timdog, Jezzy, Warren, then all the other loonies like Red Dragon. There's Psychos on all sides.

Have I personally invested more money into Xbox from the 360 days, yes. As it has been my platform for multiplatform games as well, due to family members choosing that platform. I buy every PS5 exclusive that interests me and I can't wait for Final Fantasy. I don't know what to say. I own two PS5s, two switches, 2 xbox series Xs and 2 series S for my kids plus a 4090 PC. I invest in every platform. Do you?
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Killjoy-NL said:
What fascinates me is the ability of hardcore xbox fans who are cheering about how MS is making an amazing comeback when basically the exact opposite has been communicated.
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What fascinates me is how much time you spent convincing yourself that the damage has been done and the brand is over, while they actually doubled down on hardware.
 
King Dazzar

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Topher said:
Yeah, your post kind of summarizes the biggest problem for Xbox gamers who care about their console having exclusives going forward: uncertainty. Every game announced by Microsoft is going to have that "multiplatform, coming soon to PlayStation" cloud hanging over it with a huge question mark. And that's going to be a neverending narrative of the console war. Phil Spencer committed to four games but wouldn't rule out anything either way beyond that. That's why people describing this as a "nothing burger" are really just not getting it, I'm afraid. This isn't over.

Folks wanted clarity, but that is not what we got today.
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Couldn't agree more. The trust is totally gone for me, so whatever Phil & co says, just doesnt hold merit anymore for me. Phil was still busy spinning things yesterday. We know the whole testing the water spiel is spin to ease the change across. They're changing direction slowly but surely and trying to bring everyone along with them.

Unfortunately I've sold the Xbox as I no longer want to put more money into it. I dont think MS Gaming is suddenly disappearing or anything as dramatic as that. But where are we in a few years time? Big question mark. For me, I think its pretty much full third party publisher with a lot less focus on their own hardware. I might pick up another bit of their hardware further down the road, but tbh, I don't think there will be a need to.
 
T

Three

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DeepEnigma said:
You mentioned that Starfield and Indiana Jones aren’t part of the four despite rumors, but will those ever come to PS5? Can you rule that out?

I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform. We’re focused on these four games and learning from the experience.


I made it green for the googobblers to see it.
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The fact that this was a question that MS themselves put to themselves in their prerecorded podcast should tell you everything. It's basically a "please calm down about it for now, but we aren't saying no in the future". Gives the influencers that "but this is what they always said" out again.
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Killjoy-NL

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adamsapple said:
www.theverge.com

Microsoft teases next-gen Xbox with “largest technical leap” and new “unique” hardware

Microsoft might be teasing an Xbox handheld.
www.theverge.com www.theverge.com


But you've already made a self convincing posts in the GAF topic on the above, so I'm legitimately not surprised.

The name fits ;)
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That could mean anything.

With them going 3rd party, console sales will be pretty much dead.

And they were talking about a "technical leap", which most logically speaking and based on all the various rumors, would most likely mean some sort of Switch-like digital-only Ouya device.

The fact that they spoke a lot about "devices" and "hardware" and not "console" doesn't show much confidence in continuing with traditional console-hardware.
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Killjoy-NL said:
That could mean anything.

With them going 3rd party, console sales will be pretty much dead.

And they were talking about a "technical leap", which most logically speaking and based on all the various rumors, would most likely mean some sort of Switch-like digital-only Ouya device.

The fact that they spoke a lot about "devices" and "hardware" and not "console" doesn't show much confidence in continuing with traditional console-hardware.
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Stopped reading at "with them going third party".

Y'all take care now ya hear :messenger_tears_of_joy:
 
adamsapple

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Killjoy-NL said:
You really didn't catch on yesterday, did you?
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That ain't it chief, both Sony and MS release games on others platforms, that's not what going third party means :messenger_grinning_sweat:

Are you one of those who are down bad because they didn't announce cancelation of Xbox hardware yesterday ?

Ar¢tos said:
A new partnership with Lovense.
Forget VR, Xbox will do the jump to games you can ACTUALLY feel and control with your insides!
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Might as well, it's not like VR, on console at least, is catching on.
 
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