Guys, if more people spent time playing games and stopped caring about the logo on the box that plays them the world would be a better place. Like Establishment said, we don't get paid to care about sales and revenue, we don't work for Steam or Nintendo or Microsoft or Sony, so why hold an allegiance to any corporation? It makes no sense. Just pick up the controller to the platform you enjoy and play your games.
Anyone who joins a site to complain, stir the pot, or whine about why their box is the best obviously doesn't have much going on in their lives and has personal issues, so why feed into it? Just ignore it and enjoy gaming.
Any other viewpoint on this is obviously fueled by fanboyism or brain instability.
@johnedwin1969 Uh, Sega was in debt like $600M when they left the console space and Microsoft is making about $6B-$8B per quarter. Heck, this upcoming financial report, which should release this week, will likely show a $10B juggernaut of revenue which will likely become a norm for Microsoft during the holiday/COD season. When Sega halted console production they were literally on their death bed, meanwhile Microsoft is making money hand over fist and the business has never been healthier. Anyone who thinks Microsoft is going to leave the console space has a very small, if any at all, knowledge of the business.
@MrCarlos46 If you're one of the people who think Xbox is going to abandon the console space you really don't understand the video gaming business. A HUGE chunk of Xbox users are on Game Pass and have digital libraries attached to their account, which is feeding the subscription base and helping Microsoft reap that ever so important monthly fee. Also, those who aren't subscribed to Game Pass are buying games at full price and driving sales revenue that way. Microsoft can't afford to alienate those users and leave them high and dry and expect Game Pass to grow. The amount of users subscribed on cloud and PC are not even closing to matching the amount who subscribe on console so Microsoft doesn't want to cut their Game Pass users by such a massive amount and hope they follow the service to the cloud or PC. Trust me, Xbox consoles are going nowhere.
As for Microsoft putting their games on PlayStation/PC/Nintendo, go right ahead. Reap those sales and help grow those games across the board and create yet another avenue of revenue. The only people who think this is a bad thing are people who don't understand that Microsoft's main interest isn't pleasing their hardcore base, but instead it's reaching the potential billions of folks who aren't in their ecosystem yet. Lots of eggs, lots of baskets. It's a beautiful thing and Microsoft will laugh all the way to the bank in the end. Period.
@Fiendish-Beaver Microsoft has a huge chunk of their Game Pass subscribers attached to consoles and with every console sold they have the shot at gaining a new Game Pass subscriber. Microsoft doesn't need to out sell their competitors to be the market leader and they don't need to sell more consoles to be on top. They just need to sell enough to keep the current subscribers subscribed and to attract new Game Pass customers. They're also finding new customers off the console, which is how they're going to fully succeed in the end. I see what your saying, but it appears that @TheEstablishment seems to fully understand the long term play Microsoft has put into place and the strategy they're implementing.
Would I like to see more focus on the console? Sure. Does it matter in the end? Nope. Microsoft is going to walk right by everyone in the money they generate in 2025 and 2026 and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. And for those who can't see that this is an inevitable situation, well, understanding the video game industry may be a little beyond you. Microsoft is in this game for the long haul and Xbox is not going anywhere but to the top. And that, my friends, is a reality check.
If you're one of the people who think Xbox is going to abandon the console space you really don't understand the video gaming business. A HUGE chunk of Xbox console users are on Game Pass and have digital libraries attached to their account, which is feeding the subscription base and helping Microsoft reap that ever so important monthly fee from its subscribers. Also, those who aren't subscribed to Game Pass are simply buying games at full price and driving sales revenue that way. Microsoft can't afford to alienate those users and leave them high and dry and expect Game Pass to grow. The amount of users subscribed on cloud and PC are not even close to matching the amount who subscribe on console so Microsoft doesn't want to cut their Game Pass users by such a massive amount and hope they follow the service to the cloud or PC. Trust me, Xbox consoles are going nowhere.
As for Microsoft putting their games on PlayStation/PC/Nintendo, go right ahead. Reap those sales and help grow those games across the board and create yet another avenue of revenue. The only people who think this decision is a bad thing are people who don't understand that Microsoft's main interest isn't pleasing their hardcore base, but instead it's reaching the potential billions of folks who aren't in their ecosystem yet. Lots of eggs, lots of baskets. It's truly a beautiful thing and Microsoft will lbe the ones who are laughing all the way to the bank in the end. Period.
Comments 5
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of DOOM: The Dark Ages So Far?
@TheEstablishment @PlatinumMikey
Guys, if more people spent time playing games and stopped caring about the logo on the box that plays them the world would be a better place. Like Establishment said, we don't get paid to care about sales and revenue, we don't work for Steam or Nintendo or Microsoft or Sony, so why hold an allegiance to any corporation? It makes no sense. Just pick up the controller to the platform you enjoy and play your games.
Anyone who joins a site to complain, stir the pot, or whine about why their box is the best obviously doesn't have much going on in their lives and has personal issues, so why feed into it? Just ignore it and enjoy gaming.
Any other viewpoint on this is obviously fueled by fanboyism or brain instability.
Re: Xbox Will Continue To Ship More Games On PlayStation And Nintendo
@johnedwin1969 Uh, Sega was in debt like $600M when they left the console space and Microsoft is making about $6B-$8B per quarter. Heck, this upcoming financial report, which should release this week, will likely show a $10B juggernaut of revenue which will likely become a norm for Microsoft during the holiday/COD season. When Sega halted console production they were literally on their death bed, meanwhile Microsoft is making money hand over fist and the business has never been healthier. Anyone who thinks Microsoft is going to leave the console space has a very small, if any at all, knowledge of the business.
Re: Xbox Will Continue To Ship More Games On PlayStation And Nintendo
@MrCarlos46 If you're one of the people who think Xbox is going to abandon the console space you really don't understand the video gaming business. A HUGE chunk of Xbox users are on Game Pass and have digital libraries attached to their account, which is feeding the subscription base and helping Microsoft reap that ever so important monthly fee. Also, those who aren't subscribed to Game Pass are buying games at full price and driving sales revenue that way. Microsoft can't afford to alienate those users and leave them high and dry and expect Game Pass to grow. The amount of users subscribed on cloud and PC are not even closing to matching the amount who subscribe on console so Microsoft doesn't want to cut their Game Pass users by such a massive amount and hope they follow the service to the cloud or PC. Trust me, Xbox consoles are going nowhere.
As for Microsoft putting their games on PlayStation/PC/Nintendo, go right ahead. Reap those sales and help grow those games across the board and create yet another avenue of revenue. The only people who think this is a bad thing are people who don't understand that Microsoft's main interest isn't pleasing their hardcore base, but instead it's reaching the potential billions of folks who aren't in their ecosystem yet. Lots of eggs, lots of baskets. It's a beautiful thing and Microsoft will laugh all the way to the bank in the end. Period.
Re: Xbox On Keeping Games Off Other Platforms: 'That's Not A Path For Us'
@Fiendish-Beaver Microsoft has a huge chunk of their Game Pass subscribers attached to consoles and with every console sold they have the shot at gaining a new Game Pass subscriber. Microsoft doesn't need to out sell their competitors to be the market leader and they don't need to sell more consoles to be on top. They just need to sell enough to keep the current subscribers subscribed and to attract new Game Pass customers. They're also finding new customers off the console, which is how they're going to fully succeed in the end. I see what your saying, but it appears that @TheEstablishment seems to fully understand the long term play Microsoft has put into place and the strategy they're implementing.
Would I like to see more focus on the console? Sure. Does it matter in the end? Nope. Microsoft is going to walk right by everyone in the money they generate in 2025 and 2026 and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. And for those who can't see that this is an inevitable situation, well, understanding the video game industry may be a little beyond you. Microsoft is in this game for the long haul and Xbox is not going anywhere but to the top. And that, my friends, is a reality check.
Re: Xbox On Keeping Games Off Other Platforms: 'That's Not A Path For Us'
If you're one of the people who think Xbox is going to abandon the console space you really don't understand the video gaming business. A HUGE chunk of Xbox console users are on Game Pass and have digital libraries attached to their account, which is feeding the subscription base and helping Microsoft reap that ever so important monthly fee from its subscribers. Also, those who aren't subscribed to Game Pass are simply buying games at full price and driving sales revenue that way. Microsoft can't afford to alienate those users and leave them high and dry and expect Game Pass to grow. The amount of users subscribed on cloud and PC are not even close to matching the amount who subscribe on console so Microsoft doesn't want to cut their Game Pass users by such a massive amount and hope they follow the service to the cloud or PC. Trust me, Xbox consoles are going nowhere.
As for Microsoft putting their games on PlayStation/PC/Nintendo, go right ahead. Reap those sales and help grow those games across the board and create yet another avenue of revenue. The only people who think this decision is a bad thing are people who don't understand that Microsoft's main interest isn't pleasing their hardcore base, but instead it's reaching the potential billions of folks who aren't in their ecosystem yet. Lots of eggs, lots of baskets. It's truly a beautiful thing and Microsoft will lbe the ones who are laughing all the way to the bank in the end. Period.