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[DenchDeckard]

Today? Tomorrow? this week?

When do you think they will actually release a statement?

I think we have reached fever pitch and if they don't come out soon, its only going to get worse.

Also, how bad do you think the messaging will be?

I think it will be classic fuck up MS where they say everything, but it will vary in capacity and time frame and everyone will come out with more questions than answers. Like typical MS corporate bullshit. Hopefully, they've learnt something and they are just clear cut.

 

[killatopak]

Didn’t Sarah Bond say spring?

edit: apparently it’s a former employee.

 

[Bernoulli]

This week maybe they always prepare the fanbase before

Xbox tells influencers to prepare fans before BAD News announcements to Damage control

Xbox influencers/amabassdors admit that they are informed by microsoft before announcing bad news to prepare fans and spread good PR to compensate/hide the bad news that are coming This explains why we see alot of damage control or whataboutism online when there is bad news from xbox Video...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Oddvintagechap]

I really don’t think this is a big deal. I guess because I own playstation consoles and im not interested in any of the rumored games. Maybe grounded.

 

[FunkMiller]

When the sea of tears has reached the walls of Old Bill's Gates. That's when we'll hear the tidings from Good Guy Phil. Yaaaaaargh.

 

[StueyDuck]

Sometime between now and the future I imagine

 

[M1chl]

Don Mattrick should have the honor, given that what propels them into this position.

 

[Krieger]

Once Phil is done with playing Diablo 4, he will ask ChatGPT to make up a statement + an excuse.

 

[Leo9]

Today most likely.

 

[DJ12]

Didn’t Sarah Bond say spring?

edit: apparently it’s a former employee.

No, that was proven false I believe, the person wasn't who they reported to be.

Dolt Braindead said it'll be today.

 

[GHG]

Sorry guys, Phil is very busy right now and has his hands full.

 

[skyfall]

Whenever they feel like it. They don't care about anything

 

[FunkMiller]

Sorry guys, Phil is very busy right now and has his hands full.

Strong 'I'm now on gardening leave' energy.

 

[geary]

After the reorganization, i dont think i saw Phil to active on Twitter or giving interview left and right. Sarah Bond might be the new face of Xbox from now on.

 

[envyzeal]

Next Wednesday!

 

[spons]

I mean, I just woke up, read all the bullshit and am now confused. Are the rumors real, is Xbox as a console dead, etc.
They are a single official statement away from clearing the entire situation up and the time for that is ASAP.

 

[Yoboman]

Looking forward to the PlayStation Xbox Developer Direct

 

[Companion Cube]

Looking forward to the PlayStation Xbox Developer Direct

40 unseen minutes of Deathloop: Directors Cut

 

[Sanepar]

I don't know man but what a day the evangelists brand is melting.

 

[Daneel Elijah]

They will never say it honestly, but will put some games on other console one by one. And they have until E3 period to do so quietly, because after that they will maybe say and show their games on other platform holders conferences. So we will have a few months between now and a definitive answer from them. For me when we see the Xbox logo in a Sony or Nintendo conference we will know that it is over.

 

[Mowcno]

They did in November. But nobody was ready to believe it yet.

"Our mission is to bring our first-party experiences [and] our subscription services to every screen that can play games. That means smart TVs, that means mobile devices, that means what we would have thought of as competitors in the past like PlayStation and Nintendo." - Tim Stuart, Xbox CFO

"We need to think of the many Nintendo Switch and PlayStation users as part of the Xbox community in the future" - Phil Spencer

 

[Skifi28]

If you're expecting a grand statement about abandoning hardware or exclusives, you'll probably be disappointed. I imagine it'll be a small announcement about it being a case by case thing and gradually expand it from there, assuming they see they returns they hope for.

 

[LordCBH]

They have to do it soon. Like within days soon. Letting it fester at this point is a really bad look.

 

[Hugare]

Jon Mattrick should have the honor, given that what propels them into this position.

Yeah, it was the Kinect/Xbox One who killed the brand, not GP offering 500M budget games for $1

No sir

 

[DryvBy]

I mean, I just woke up, read all the bullshit and am now confused. Are the rumors real, is Xbox as a console dead, etc.
They are a single official statement away from clearing the entire situation up and the time for that is ASAP.

The longer they sit around not saying anything, the faster it'll happen. Brand confidence is at an all time low.

 

[Robb]

True or not they should just clarify it ASAP. Feels like there’s a bit too much negative smoke right now..

 

[Badlucktroll]

I have a feeling they will come out and say none of this is true

 

[M1chl]

Yeah, it was the Kinect/Xbox One who killed the brand, not GP offering 500M budget games for $1

No sir

From the perspective of consumer, most definitely the first. Which sort of matters a lot, GP for 1 USD probably did that internally.

 

[Moridianae]

Perception is reality and right now that perception is they are cooked.

It's funny to me---so many years ago, I watched the train wreck that was the Xbox One reveal by Mattrick.

A few hours, I watched Sony dismantle them and I've never seen anyone get so humiliated ever since.

Even back *then*, the damage that Don caused was astronomical. I had no idea the ripple effects of that would continue to be felt over 10 years later.

Xbox as a hardware is completely dead in the UK and Asia. In the US, it still sells well but is getting trounced by Sony.

This doesn't account that over the next 3 months there's several games that are higher-profile only available on PlayStation during tax season.

This news pervading the mindset on top of that is bad for Xbox. I would think, if this is true, they have to speak today. No way they can let this sit.

It's been melting down the internet for a good 16 hours already.

 

[Borowski_1]

I have a feeling they will come out and say none of this is true

They would have done it already if that was the case

 

[cormack12]

 

[DaleinCalgary]

I have a feeling they will come out and say none of this is true

Very possible.

Right now MS is the laughing stock in gaming and they might just continue to throw cash at the problem to save face. The leaked news is making them look horrible.

 

[Ribi]

When their exclusive palworld comes out of early access

 

[tusharngf]

 

[Hudo]

Nintendo direct (which some people say is set for this week). Where Phil Spencer pops up at Nintendo HQ doing a dogeza in front of Furukawa.

First wave of ports for the next Nintendo console will be: Halo MCC, Gears of War Colllection, Forza Horizon 6: Tokyo Drift, Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, Spyro and Crash (are now MS IPs).

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Isn't the fact that they have not come out to refute these rumors announcement enough?

All they have to do is release an X post saying "we have no plans to bring xbox exclusives to pla...... oh wait.

 

[mitch1971]

Just after Phil's resignation.

 

[jm89]

Hopefully today. Need some entertainment.

 

[Maddoxswe]

In 35 min according to som user on X

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Hopefully today. Need some entertainment.

 

[IFireflyl]

Jon Mattrick should have the honor, given that what propels them into this position.

You people really love your scapegoats, huh?

 

[jroc74]

Today most likely.

Yeah, it has to be today. Social media is on fire right now.

 

[TheGodfather07]

Very soon. They get the shills to talk about it first to soften the news before making an official announcement.

 

[M1chl]

You people really love your scapegoats, huh?

 

[DJ12]

Very soon. They get the shills to talk about it first to soften the news before making an official announcement.

Bro.

You been asleep for the last 16 hours?

That's already happened.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

.

The longer the wait, the greater the weight

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Today? Tomorrow? this week?

When do you think they will actually release a statement?

I think we have reached fever pitch and if they don't come out soon, its only going to get worse.

Also, how bad do you think the messaging will be?

I think it will be classic fuck up MS where they say everything, but it will vary in capacity and time frame and everyone will come out with more questions than answers. Like typical MS corporate bullshit. Hopefully, they've learnt something and they are just clear cut.

they are supermega fucked. i mean, you dont have any idea. it's insane

 

[yurinka]

When do MS actually go public with the messaging on third party?

Do they really need to do it? It wouldn't be a big change, unless they plan to port all/most of their MGS titles.

All Minecraft games have been released day one on PS. They also released other MGS titles on rival consoles such as the Ori games or As Dusk Falls.

Regarding Bethesda their CFO already said it when acquired: they said their plans for Bethesda was multiplatform or temporal console exclusives depending on the game, not full exclusives and even included a lot of games on PS+ after acquisition.

For Activision Blizzard they signed that CoD will continue releasing in PS at least the next 10 years (and will negotiate and extension once it expires) plus that via Ubisoft all the AB past catalog plus the games released in the next 15 years will be able to be included in rival game subs with cloud gaming. And to be in PS+/PS cloud gaming a game also must be in the PSN store to be bought.

Phil and Satya had the narrative of bringing their games to more platforms, to bring their games to more players, play everywhere, "when everybody plays we all win", PS and Switch players are also part of the Xbox ecosystem, etc.

 

[Horseganador]

Phil should explain himself because he is the person most responsible for this debacle.

 

[TrebleShot]

It’s over the message is out and even if it isn’t true they are cooked , the news got big enough that people not even interested in gaming now think “Xbox is over and the games are coming to PS5”.

It’s done. Even monumental backtracking would look terrible and the general public won’t pay attention to the statements, they’ve already heard the big news.