Royal-Slime
Banned
They're hyping up Phil Spencer because he does seem like a gamer and more customer-friendly. "Next-gen delivery" aka "free next-gen versions" is here thanks to Xbox's push. Cross-play was pushed primarily by Xbox. Xbox Series S seems like it's not needed but it's very important long-term because people who aren't gamers are more likely to buy Series S on a whim than Series X when the console will hit the stores. It's one thing buying 299$ console on a whim and another buying X for 500$. PS5 had to do this, too but 400$ is still not very attractive psychologically. Game Pass is a good achievement, as well, and the fact that games like Dragon Quest XI, older Final Fantasy games are on Game Pass is basically an ad campaign that promotes the popularity of the series. People are always avoiding these games but having a free version with a pretty cover-art might get people into the series and increase sales for new titles.So amusing that Xbox is crashing the hardest it is ever been, and the one in charge get an award for it. While the one in charge of continued success of Playstation is being attacked forallegedly doing everything wrong.
I have a feeling that somehow listening to NeoGaf is a very bad idea if you run a console platform.
There are good things that Phil Spencer has done and compared to Xbox One's initial doings, Xbox is in a much better state. Xbox just needs to drop that "we don't do console wars anymore" motto and invest into really good games, not that junk they've shown and produced starting with Xbox One gen. I consider myself a person with a diverse taste, I'm not limited to Japanese style of games or Western style, I can appreciate Fallout New Vegas and then go play Final Fantasy XIV - totally opposite styles. And yet not a single Xbox game interests me. Ori was close but I don't like metroidvanias (except Bloodstained). They don't have anything that appeals to people meanwhile Sony has something for everyone and every type of audience.