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Re: New Xbox Boss Makes Official Statement As She Takes Over From Phil Spencer

EVIL-C

There's really no reason to be optimistic about Xbox's future. I see PC intergration as being kinda interesting, especially if Xbox could also access the plethora of PC storefronts like Steam, Epic, GOG, plus the MS store on top of it, and have otherwise PC exclusive games and demos all work on the hardware. That could be cool, but the confidence in the brand is in the toilet at this point.

Re: Five Xbox Games Are Being Delisted In February & March 2026

EVIL-C

@Elbow On top of their other trends of selling low quality burnt CD-Rs, Scott pilgrim still requiring an online check to work, repro carts that were corroded, releasing random crap like Plumbers and Bill & Ted that no one wanted, just to name a few. They're a garbage company.

Re: Hands On: Perfect Dark Zero Is A Bizarre Time Capsule Of The Early Xbox 360 Days

EVIL-C

After MS killed off the PD reboot, that sealed the deal for me. That was my #1 most anticipated title. PD is my favourite FPS of all time. We just don't get these spy-themed shooters anymore.
But after what happened, I really have zero desire for any future Xbox hardware, nor much desire to continue with the brand. Xbox used to be my 3rd party game console and even those I find myself picking more up on PS5, out of my sheer disappointment with the terrible decisions MS has made. MS betrayed us, in many ways.

Re: Talking Point: What Does The 'Steam Machine' Mean For Xbox's Next-Gen Console Plans?

EVIL-C

@Gabrie Umm, no. PS5 has crushed Xbox 3 to 1, S2 has sold over 10M units already, and the top selling 1st party titles list of Nintendo is staggering. MS is the only one going to struggle massively next gen. If it's mainly just beefed up and little else, and there's zero exclusives, there's no reason for the masses to buy it. I'm about ready to bail cause I rarely use GP and there's no exclusives anymore.

Re: Sarah Bond: Our Next-Gen Console Will Be 'Very Premium' & Informed By ROG Xbox Ally

EVIL-C

Xbox will be in for a shock when this overpriced new console goes ignored, as gamers rush to buy PS6 instead, barring some colossal f-up from Sony.
There's no excitement in the XB brand. MS isn't fixing any of their software problems, they're making them worse, and that's why gamers aren't interested. Game consoles still highly benefit from console exclusives, as Nintendo and Sony demonstrate.
Cancelling Perfect Dark was the last straw for me as far as Xbox is concerned. GamePass is now ridiculously overpriced too.

Why does everything have to suck so much now? Thanks neoliberalism... 😒

Re: Xbox 'Magnus' Leak Suggests Next Console Will Be Powerful, Expensive & Maybe A Hybrid Device

EVIL-C

The Xbox brand is so tarnished now after a decade + of dumb decisions, the end of Xbox hardware seems almost inevitable at this point. It's just a question of how badly will Magnus flop? Gamers won't pay more for this, with zero exclusives, when they know PS6 will get Xbox studios titles as well.
I'd like to be wrong, as I want more than just an arbitrary choice of 2 consoles.