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Forget about Nintendo, what about Microsoft going third party?
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Can you stream your games to your TV with some kind of dongle? Does it play wow and starcraft?
I don't think steam focus on that. MS focus it already on pc, so why not use it on TV too, why using 2 different systems for it.
Bitch Pudding
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Yep, a steam machine. Which doesn't run Steam. Or GOG. Just games from the Windows 10 store. Still, though.
RichiRamjag
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Trying to act like a baller, I know thats sparkling grape!
MilkyJoe
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So dissolve the xbox console, replace it with a Ybox and it plays Windows store games only... It's a winner
Iced Arcade
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yeah I got this as wellHey man, remove this image or change source. It's from a site with bad reputation and makes Chrome display this error when browsing the topic:
chronic_archaic
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"Nothing but a poor performer"? Seriously?
bananafactory
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The Xbox division, to Microsoft as a whole, exists to push their services, hardware, and expand OS user base and exposure to things like Windows 10. Games are the tool to drive that
Take away the hardware, OS and services and I can assure you they have little interest in continuing to produce expensive AAA games when it's such small potatoes compared to their Office 365/W10/Azure pushes.
So no, I can't see them ever going third party because it just doesn't make sense for them.
Take away the hardware, OS and services and I can assure you they have little interest in continuing to produce expensive AAA games when it's such small potatoes compared to their Office 365/W10/Azure pushes.
So no, I can't see them ever going third party because it just doesn't make sense for them.
PC gamers want PCs, not consoles. They would not be interested.
Console gamers want consoles, not PCs. They would not be interested either. It doesn't matter what it looks like.
Console gamers play consoles because they are plug-and-play. They don't want to have to worry about drivers, OS upgrades, hardware upgrades, or anything beyond clicking on a game and then playing it. I know I sure don't want a PC connected to my TV. If I want a PC I'll use my PC. If I just want to relax and play a game I will turn on a console. Guess what? Almost all console gamers agree with this, which is why no "PC for your TV" product has ever been successful.
What about the Switch?
Goose_Se7en
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Yup it sounds so cliche but competition breeds innovation. Why is Sony so successful this gen? Because for better part of last gen MS handed their ass to them month in and month out in NA. Could you folks believe that PS3 never had party chat? (foh with that text chat bullshit) or cross game invites? What was the point of having free online if it was shit compared to PSN?
That experience certainly humbled Sony and it's one of the reasons they're so successful this gen.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Microsoft doesn't want to make and sell games. They want microtransactions and a 30% cut from everybody else's sales. They're not going to go third party ever. They salivate when they look at Valve and Apple and want that and they've convinced Daddy Warchests to buy it for them.
Bitch Pudding
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This. Plus their most valuable IP is basically the epitome of "multiplatform" already.
Nintendo could get big with switch, when MS brings a PCBOX it will run over sony.
Beside that, every console will have their thing, you don't have to compete.
-Switch: Nintendo games and also on the go
-ps4: Mainstream games.
-PCBOX: Massive online gaming, and you now World of Warcraft boasted 12 million global subscribers in 2012, Starcraft, quake, Thor... , it could hit allot of sales with it.
Why not, damn i miss a console like that
Haha. Not really. No baller. Actually I know that the wine I was drinking was Black River Red from Duplin winery here in North Carolina. It's a sweet wine, haven't had that wine in a while.
This guy gets it.
I wonder how long until we get another "doom" thread for Microsoft. Scalebound really tipped the scales into Microsoft being bound to fail.
hanspampel
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microsoft is already third party with minecraft, age of emires castle siege and some other games
but they will never give up on their own very profitable platform. they have a strong platform, why would they leave that behind?
Xbox is on Console, Pc and Mobile.
what would they have to gain from ditching their own console and go the Playstation beside leaving money on the table?
but they will never give up on their own very profitable platform. they have a strong platform, why would they leave that behind?
Xbox is on Console, Pc and Mobile.
what would they have to gain from ditching their own console and go the Playstation beside leaving money on the table?
Exactly, if Sony starts fucking us over we wouldn't have a viable alternative to turn to. Hell, that very thing happened at the start of this gen when Microsoft went crazy with those early Xbox One policies. People turned to Sony and the PS4.
Please it's so obvious that you're a Sony fan boy and that you want the PS4 to have every game in the universe.
Microsoft nor Nintendo are not bailing out of the Console market which is a good thing as competition is good for the consumer as it prevents company from getting arrogant and screwing the customers over.
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bitbydeath
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*In the US
Milly Osworth
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Uhhh MS as a gamedeveloper? Nahhhh.
Yup - I'm getting it too.
ShinUltramanJ said:
My thoughts exactly.
I think Microsoft are more likely to sell off their properties than stay in the gaming business. Realistically, their gaming initiative on PC has been a failure, so I don't see a long-term path for their business on that end. Oddly enough, I think Valve would be one of the companies that would bid for a Microsoft IP.
Tyraniboah
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Microsoft entering the industry was great, though like everyone said, they'd just retreat into a digital storefront. I doubt we'll ever see Halo on Playstation. They need a vision. That's the problem. They also need to take notes from Sony on how to build a first party repitoire and look to Nintendo on how to maintain those IP. I also feel like if the box we have now was what was launched in 2013, they'd be a lot better off. BC alone would have gotten many 360 owners on board with the Xbox One right away. They aren't going third party though. No way that happens. If it does then I'm going to PC exclusively. Can't stand the idea of Sony running the show alone. (Sorry Nintendo)
On the whole, and for Microsoft, yes. In its best years, Xbox made around $1 billion in profit. For a regular company that's an amazing amount of money, but it's not that impressive for Microsoft. Especially when you consider that Xbox makes a lot less most of the time, and can lose substantial amounts of money in the really bad years. Overall, Xbox has barely made any money for Microsoft over its lifespan, if it's even broken even. When Microsoft was counting on it to be a linchpin to grander plans that kind of weak performance is acceptable, but they've given up on that now, so Xbox's position has become a lot more in doubt.
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Does it play:
-quake
-starcraft
-overwatch
-diablo3
-counterstrik
-thor?
It should be massive online focus for core gamers
I wouldn't compare it tosystem that can be count as "almost".
It's not that something like the switch already exist, that it is a bad idea:
You just need to bring it in a smart way and exclusive, with all the strong thing Xbox still have
No, no it won't. I already explained why console gamers don't want and will never want a "PCBOX."
You clearly aren't reading anything we're saying, so I'm just going to lol and move on now
LordRaptor
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uhhhh.... yes?
Having said that, I am ALL IN on an Nvidia Switch form factor micro-PC running Windows 10 for ARM
sixteen-bit
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I remember MS games on GBA and DS
more recently, Minecraft
more recently, Minecraft
That is a perfect portable.
LMAO, great 1st post.
zero self awareness. Yikes.
Sho_Nuff82
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MS already is 3rd party, in that they're the only console manufacturer that semi-regularly publishes on PC, they've allowed their IP on iOS/Android/3DS, and they allow MineCraft on everything.
Even MS Office is offered as a 3rd party.
Even MS Office is offered as a 3rd party.
LordRaptor
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This is only really true since Sony sold off SOE.
There were points last gen where Sony were putting more PC games out than PS3 games, and more than MS were.
Atom Heart Mother
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why doesnt every console company go third party?
KiefbladeMaster
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Why would they just abandon the base and S models because the Scorpio didn't meet their expectations..?
CharminUltra
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Halo Switched!
I Reclaim3mer 117
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Man the scale bound cancelation has really
Drove some people to egdge. If the original Xbox didn't discourage Microsoft from the console business nothing else ever will. Why do people want less competition if you don't like Xbox don't buy it buy the console and games you like but wanting them
To leave what does that do for anyone besides take away from the gamers that like their stuff. It always amazes me when I see threads like this cause if Nintendo or Microsoft are the ones always being asked to do this when ever they have a bad console cycle and Xbox one is not even doing bad it's just not as successful as PS4 as a gaming community we should be celebrating games and stop being so attached to specific companies that don't give us money let's just enjoy games.
Drove some people to egdge. If the original Xbox didn't discourage Microsoft from the console business nothing else ever will. Why do people want less competition if you don't like Xbox don't buy it buy the console and games you like but wanting them
To leave what does that do for anyone besides take away from the gamers that like their stuff. It always amazes me when I see threads like this cause if Nintendo or Microsoft are the ones always being asked to do this when ever they have a bad console cycle and Xbox one is not even doing bad it's just not as successful as PS4 as a gaming community we should be celebrating games and stop being so attached to specific companies that don't give us money let's just enjoy games.
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