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Xbox: How to turn (almost) anything into an Xbox, explained by an Ex-Boxer (Xbox Promo Video)
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Tiago Rodrigues
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Nothing prepared me for how sad this would be.
They really are going to keep going with this promo line huh. No one in that marketing team said "this is just not it"?
They really are going to keep going with this promo line huh. No one in that marketing team said "this is just not it"?
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Thought this was someone taking the piss.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
semiconscious
Member
an ex-boxer:
it's okay, he's just playing dead...
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Tobimacoss
Member
Of course. Samsung TVs, LG TVs, Amazon FireTVs are the fastest growth vector for xCloud. I think it was 42% xcloud usage on those and Consoles including Xbox one consoles streaming Series games made up the next 20%. Nadella mentioned these numbers 6 months ago. I could be misremembering the exact numbers but yea.
Also, I find it amusing that Helldivers 2 is the 3rd most popular game on xcloud....
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
kpopSuperstar
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OceanGaming
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GOATed resonse honestly.
Gamer_By_Proxy
About to beat off
Nice of them to coin their own slur again. Out with Xbone and in with ex-box.
reinking
Gold Member
Is that overall usage or subscribers? How many of those are people that already subscribe to GPU because they own a console and use it on other devices? Or was he saying those were subscribers exclusively for those devices? It would make a difference in this context.
ShaiKhulud1989
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I mean, my 6 yo son sticked this to my PS5 Pro today (he has no idea about Phil or English for that matter and just stole my shitposting sticker block) and now I see this thread.
What are you telling me here, Universe?
Ashamam
Member
Has he left Prizepicks? I mean CEO of a 2 billion dollar company isn't some dodgy consolation prize. He probably has more autonomy than Phil at this point lol.
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playbignbox
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I actually found it funny
PauloRoberto
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Normally, a company tried to make a brand stronger, not the opposite.
Sooner
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It's so dumb. They are killing Xbox, but refuse to admit that they're killing Xbox.
You didn't hear Sega say all this nonsense about PlayStation and Nintendo being Segas, or partnering with PC manufacturers to call PCs Segas.
Just let Xbox die with dignity and move on with your new role as another game publisher.
You didn't hear Sega say all this nonsense about PlayStation and Nintendo being Segas, or partnering with PC manufacturers to call PCs Segas.
Just let Xbox die with dignity and move on with your new role as another game publisher.
LectureMaster
Or is it just one of Adam's balls in my throat?
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Donald mac Ronald
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Imagine your brand/console is the hottest thing in gaming and then you decided to run a campaign showing anything can be said brand/console.
Just maybe you would have a chance.
When in reality you have the worst brand/console that can't sell, is practically on life support, zero mind share and is openly mocked. Then trying to convince the world you can play it anywhere. Yeah that's Xbox.
Just maybe you would have a chance.
When in reality you have the worst brand/console that can't sell, is practically on life support, zero mind share and is openly mocked. Then trying to convince the world you can play it anywhere. Yeah that's Xbox.
Tobimacoss
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That is overall usage of form factors for xCloud. As in the types of devices they use Cloud Gaming on. Xbox userbase is a multi device userbase, much more so than PS userbase.
Cloud Gaming was only available to Ultimate until last month. 80% of Gamepass subs were on Ultimate. Now Cloud Gaming is available to all Gamepass tiers (minus PC Gamepass which is marked for death).
FortNite is totally free on xCloud, no Gamepass subscription needed. As for Cloud only users, they had 4 million sign ups just for FortNite alone one month after it debuted in May 2022. The biggest request on xCloud Feedback site was ability to Buy and Stream games outside of Gamepass catalog, that's why Helldivers 2 is now on xCloud, and no other Cloud Gaming service.
So there definitely is a decent chunk of Cloud only userbase, I would guesstimate 5-6 million, maybe more, they don't have to be Gamepass subs either. Anyways....
Look at the Xbox One userbase, they're basically streaming Series S games without having to upgrade hardware. So they're basically trained to stream. That's why MS could get rid of online paywall and still not lose too many subs as Essential is now the base tier for Cloud Gaming.
MS isn't stupid, they do stuff based on vast amounts of data.
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alabtrosMyster
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alabtrosMyster
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Man, this is pretty small, if Sony had a service or device with only that kind of user base it would be considered a failure.
Even compared to the xbox consoles this is a small portion (less than 10% of the xbox user base).
Sony maybe sold about half that qt of PSVR 2... PS Vita apparently had 14.1 million units sold.
I mean, how cold does the body have to be before you accept to burry it? They already gave everything in th succession, this is finished.
HYDE
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Yeah like who the fuck wants an XBox?
Radical_3d
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ChorizoPicozo
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Who is gonna tell MS that apart of the remaining shills and completly ignorant/chumps fanboys the rest of the world aren't this stoopid.
with the leaks and buffoonery from Xbox executives over the years, I genuinely belive Sarah and the rest of gang belive "This is a Xbox" is brilliant marketing.
with the leaks and buffoonery from Xbox executives over the years, I genuinely belive Sarah and the rest of gang belive "This is a Xbox" is brilliant marketing.
Giallo Corsa
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Man, the comments section in that YT video is really something else, who said that console wars is dead ? 
Those remaing hardcore fans man...its like those stranded WW2 Japanese soldiers that didn't know the war had ended, it's delusion, denial and stubbornness all rolled into one, truly one of the most loud toxic fanbases alongside Nintendo's ...
Those remaing hardcore fans man...its like those stranded WW2 Japanese soldiers that didn't know the war had ended, it's delusion, denial and stubbornness all rolled into one, truly one of the most loud toxic fanbases alongside Nintendo's ...
Tiago Rodrigues
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Xbox as a brand died as soon as it started to be ruled by suits instead of creatives or people that understood videogames overall. That's the big problem with this industry as soon as it went too mainstream back in the year 2000's and became more profitable than the music industry and close to hollywod levels.
When it stopped being too niche and corporate took over, that's when it all went to shit. In Xbox case, when Robbie Bach (i think?) left and was replaced by Don Mattrick i think. He had managment roles but he started as someone from marketing and he knew what he was doing with Xbox and was responsible for both Xbox and Xbox 360...and left when? 2007, just as Xbox 360 was hitting its stride. When was Kinect released? Late 2010 and Xbox was never the same.
GHound
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Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
They really can't stand that their console will never sell as much as PS5.
ByWatterson
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Topher
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Man, the comments section in that YT video is really something else, who said that console wars is dead ?
Those remaing hardcore fans man...its like those stranded WW2 Japanese soldiers that didn't know the war had ended, it's delusion, denial and stubbornness all rolled into one, truly one of the most loud toxic fanbases alongside Nintendo's ...
Social media sites are why forums are still the best place for discussion. I rarely post there or on X because these people give ole System Wars back in the day on Gamespot a run for its money. At least with SW, that shit was isolated. On social media, it's everywhere
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