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[Cyber_hunter026]

At this point it feels like one right now

 

[alienator]

I'll put 5 bucks on another career defining moment for phil

 

[sendit]

Another 10 year road map of over promising, and under delivering.

 

[Bridges]

Feels weird for this to happen now after they finally have an exciting 1st party lineup as opposed to at the end of last gen when their only games were Sea of Thieves and State of Decay.

It's been a good ride. PS fans, enjoy Hi-Fi Rush, it's pretty sick

 

[tmlDan]

Well, gaf, looks like we're about to witness a historic event

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

MS mgmt sucks so bad they couldn't even pull off their Sarah Bond fall girl announcement. Now people might actually be upset at their godking Phil fathead Spencer.

 

[Gaiff]

They bought Sony.

 

[Mr Moose]

SEGA buying the Xbox brand would be the more likely scenario.

Xbox Series GiGO.

 

[tommycronin]

Ex-box

EX-BOX

 

[Punished Miku]

I wonder how he will try to spin this as a positive for the hardcore xbox community.

We get an exclusive "Shadow Dropped" shirt in Hi-Fi Rush.

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Ohh was hoping for some resolution this week. Dang.

 

[Del_X]

Giving up is cool as hell. This is like firing your entire fan base over being cringe. Exclusives before this? Zero. Exclusives after? Zero.

This changes nothing except MSFTs bottom line.

 

[Fbh]

Adam are you ok - Are you ok -Are you ok Adam

 

[IDKFA]

You right now.

I'm not an Xbox fan. I'm just being realistic.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Well, gaf, looks like we're about to witness a historic event

 

[Nankatsu]

Phil Spencer is Sony's Dark Knight.

 

[envyzeal]

They’re finally buying SEGA? Next Wednesday for sure

 

[TheInfamousKira]

They bought Sony.

Atari purchased the entire big three. First exclusive title will be E.T. - Excavated Revenge

 

[Luigi Mario]

Adam are you ok - Are you ok -Are you ok Adam

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

Going out of business sale.

 

[Warnen]

it’s the end for us green rats huh?

 

[danklord]

It feels so good to be heard! Might engage with the brand more to show my support.

 

[Killer8]

Square Enix CEO breathing a sigh of relief right now that his company won't actually have to do anything.

 

[kruis]

I'm not an Xbox fan. I'm just being realistic.

Doesn't look like that at all. You're almost overdosing on hopium and copium.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

At this point it feels like one right now

What a trailer that was!

These were the glory days. They were on fire back then and a great machine, even though I went through 3 360s due to RROD. Fond memories of the 360 and playing COD in to the small hours on Xbox live.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

I'm interested in hearing Riky and DarkMage619 thoughts ....

1. Xbox doesn't need to charge $70
2. Gamepass only needs Xbox and Pc to grow
3. Xbox doesn't care about console sells
4. A Series S and X strategy will not hurt next gen
5. Redfall was just a over sight
6. "this year will be different"

All these excuses and more ..... I just can't wait to see how Phill will spin this now. Wouldn't be surprised if Sarah Bond is the one to deliver the final blow and Phil announces his retirement and rides off into the sunset

 

[Montauk]

Well, gaf, looks like we're about to witness a historic event

I remember being at a friends house in 2000 (or ‘99?) reading a copy of Games Master magazine and seeing a little box with a story about a rumour that Microsoft was going to enter the console market.

Ah well.

 

[bosnianpie]

It's over.

 

[Hey Blinkin]

My guess is that they go with the leaked all digital console and will do so going forward and some "1st party" games will release 1st on it and Gamepass, but everything they have will eventually be available elsewhere.

Digital only Xbox will be much cheaper to mass produce allowing for a lower cost entry point.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Phil used no exclamation points in that post. I think that says the rest.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

They're whole lot of nothing, waiting a week for inevitable, is better than their games.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

At this point it feels like one right now

Man, those were the days. Honestly seeing that makes me want to go home and replay the old trilogy right now.

 

[DJ12]

I'm interested in hearing Riky and DarkMage619 thoughts ....

 

[midnightAI]

I'm interested in hearing Riky and DarkMage619 thoughts ....

1. Xbox doesn't need to charge $70
2. Gamepass only needs Xbox and Pc to grow
3. Xbox doesn't care about console sells
4. A Series S and X strategy will not hurt next gen
5. Redfall was just a over sight
6. "this year will be different"

All these excuses and more ..... I just can't wait to see how Phill will spin this now. Wouldn't be surprised if Sarah Bond is the one to deliver the final blow and Phil announces his retirement and rides off into the sunset

You forgot GamePass is profitable

 

[Skifi28]

Phil announces his retirement and rides off into the sunset

 

[xHunter]

Nice so when the event happens everything will be leaked anyways.

 

[Nydius]

I'll be honest, in a way I feel bad for Phil. Clearly the decisions have been made and the Xbox bosses likely wanted to control the timing and narrative of the announcements to mitigate the backlash. But now there's a million fires from leaks and no amount of control will fix the damage done (and will continue to do for another week). If he confirms them, he's going to get blasted. If he backpedals, he's going to get blasted. Trust is completely evaporated. It's a pretty shit situation to be in all around.

 

[ManaByte]

“We hear you”

Sounds like a course correction.

 

[Flabagast]

How this man still has a job is beyond me

 

[touchfuzzy]

That confirms it.

If Xbox were going third-party then Phil would have said so in the tweet.

Next week they'll announce two or three games are going to PS and Nintendo, and that's it. No Starfield or Halo on Playstation etc.

Everyone was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Wrong way around -- if they were not going third party, he would come out and level some assurances to fans and everyone else that all this is BS. Being intentionally vague and referring to a big business event leans it closer to being the opposite, that what we're hearing is the truth. Microsoft going third party would be the biggest news in this industry in 20 years since Sega did, it won't be dropped in a tweet, lol.

 

[LordCBH]

If the third party rumors were false, he would’ve flat out denied them here and now while still asking people to stay tuned.

 

[BoxFresh123]

 

[FeralEcho]

I'll give you the devastating news next week guys,now willl you please stfu so i can go back and finish Diablo 4?

 

[Mr Moose]

Atari purchased the entire big three. First exclusive title will be E.T. - Excavated Revenge

Larry Hryb, 2025, Xbox landfill.

 

[Montauk]

Has anybody done a welfare check on Destin? Guys?!

 

[DR3AM]

Spring is not next week. #ripxbox #bringbackdonmattrick

 

[tmlDan]

their accounts have been deleted, their purpose? nonexistent

Sad times

 

[Rentahamster]

I think if any of the current rumors were that outlandish, he would have had at least some specific refutations of them. But there were no refutations or corrections.

 

[GHG]

One more week of Xbox civil war.