Much, much better than I anticipated. Good job, XBOX! A big game day one release every month from april and onwards. And a shadow drop, which might be a first afaik and which looks great!
I’d say a bigger problem for Xbox is that Sony is buying small bonusses for games, such as timed exclusives, exclusive promotions or advertising options, exclusive features, weapons or characters in the game.
Something like the street fighter 2 inclusion in street fighter 6 if you have street fighter 5 on your playstation. It is very small, but it makes the game on playstation feel like the superior version. Xbox needs a couple of long term series to feel superior on Xbox without the need to actually make them.
They could do something with the Dragon Quest series, with GTA, with all EA sports, Mass effect, Star Wars series, Soul Calibur, etc. So those games also say ‘this is what you need an Xbox for’.
@UltimateOtaku91 it’s the revenue for last year for the companies, as pointed out in each of the respective company’s last year results. Those reports are all online to see for everybody.
@UltimateOtaku91 sony has incredibly deep pockets too. ~90.000 billion (total, complete company) vs microsofts ~160.000 billion. Compare that to Nintendo’s ~15.000 billion and by FTC’s logic both Sony and Microsoft shouldn’t be allowed to even buy a hotdog-stand in front of their main headquarters anymore.
Xbox might buy EA and pull all sports games from Sony’s platform out of spite. Or even Take Two for GTA, Capcom for RE or Street Fighter, or Square Enix for Final Fantasy…
And Activision Blizzard might not close any deal with Sony afterwards out of spite since they will probably lose a lot of value on the stock market.
Sony has exclusivity deals and purchases left and right, even buying EVO solidating the entire fighting genre after solidating the jrpg and action adventure genres, but when Xbox plays by the same rules they get whistled back by the ftc.
The persons at the ftc were probably able to grab a ps5 early and are now afraid they will have nothing to play.
@NEStalgia it’s true that Nintendo went more mainstream instead of being that weird kid in the corner playing with all bunch of smaller games.
One may like it and some maybe not so much. That’s true.
But after astral chain nintendo first published link’s awakening, luigi’s mansion, ring fit adventure, dragon quest xi s and pokemon sword and shield, before going into hiatus during the pandemic. It was a very strong ending in 2019. And I’m 100% not blaming them for anything not being released in 2020. Was a horrible year for everyone, and 2021 is still horrible in lots of places, even so in Japan.
So it all comes down to expectations.
Nintendo still has a lot of whacky releases though. I mean, Miitopia just released. And game garage builder will release in a week or so. Then there’s stuff such as good job, snipper clips and the stretchers which I all adore. Famicom detective club is also a weird one in a way considering it comes from a major publisher.
Nintendo is holding back a little bit on new big massive releases but there’s loads of experiences for 99% of the people having a switch.
@BlueOcean Next Level Games was considered a 2nd party developer.
Nintendo has not many development studios themselves, they always outsource a lot. Even Mario Party, the Mario Sports games and stuff such as Fire Emblem and Pokemon are 2nd party.
Funny to see a big rant / discussion on Nintendo on an xbox forum.
@NEStalgia Are you saying the switch has no switch exclusive first party games? Also, how many exclusives have xbox and sony released thenselves last year?
Also, sony earns way more from 3d party stuff than Nintendo. Look at what their fifa and cod revenue is. Especially from micro transactions.
@masofdas massive list. However, there’s no Zelda Breath of the Wild in either list, so Nintendo has still won the recent console launch competition even though they had, what, six games?
I’ll get the Xbox series X when Flight Simulator launches! Will be my first Xbox, but with the backwards compatibility I won’t have to miss a thing! I’m especially excited to play the Fable series for the first time.
I also can’t wait to finally see the other side of the argument between Metroid Prime and Halo. I was 100% sure MP was the better game. Without ever playing Halo... Oh, stupid me...
That’s 12500 weeks when taking 40 hours per week. 250 employees that worked full time for a year, without more than two weeks off, just on backwards compatibility. That’s INSANE!
Outdated when people still play gameboy games. Or old pc games such as Starcraft.
Ok.
He’s definitely not right about this. Gaming machines never age.
I’d say Xbox series X and PS5 both are a couple of years ahead for current average household setups. Most households do not have 4k. (2/3 in US) Series S is perfect. Especially for that pricepoint.
Isn’t this the case with almost all SE ‘exclusives’ currently?
Dragon Quest XI S was a switch exclusive for around a year. Now it’s on PS4 and soon on Game Pass. Same with FF7R, exclusive for a year. And Octopath Traveler, which came to PC after a year. As examples.
SE has a lot of those exclusives for a year, but no true exclusives anymore.
@TheNewButler @playstation_king also, Xcloud released last week. And apparantly runs really well.
Can you imagine the massive potential install base all of a sudden for Game Pass? China, Asia, those territories? Without a box and tv, you’re still able to play triple A games wherever you go. Subscribers will increase, and with it, the games.
Microsoft is playing the long run. They know they have to invest now but will ultimately have the best service there is.
I really don’t know why having a subscription model doesn’t make sense. It’s a steady flow of income. It’s the dream of shareholders. Very reliable info.
They don’t want it because the price of the model would be higher than XBox’es price. And that would make m look bad. Maybe that’s it?
@playstation_king also, just because something sells doesn’t mean it’s good.
Look at Fifa. Or Madden. Or McDonalds for that matter.
And you misspelled Gran Turismo 700. Or Final Fantasy CCXVIIi.
As I said on the other website, I have a ton of playstation gaming experience. And their games are turning stale very fast currently. I’m only playing my Playstation for the JRPG’s, eg Persona. The action 3d person shoulder games are all becoming similar imo.
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Re: Call Of Duty Fans Aren't Happy With Modern Warfare 2's Season 2 Update
Well, if CoD is dying might as well hand it over to Xbox, right ps-ers?
Re: Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Could Be 'Harmful' To The Industry, Claims UK Regulator
@stvevan please read my comment again and then try again.
Re: Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal Could Be 'Harmful' To The Industry, Claims UK Regulator
In their mind Microsoft is a bigger company because they mail with outlook and they write reports in windows.
In entertainment it’s absolutely the contrary though. And it would be wise to let a company like microsoft be able to compete with sony…
Re: Xbox's 'Stellar Shift' Controller Includes A Special Background For Series X|S Owners
Prettier than the Metroid Prime 4 reveal. 💜
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade January's Xbox Developer Direct?
Much, much better than I anticipated. Good job, XBOX! A big game day one release every month from april and onwards. And a shadow drop, which might be a first afaik and which looks great!
Re: Tango Gameworks Announces 'Hi-Fi RUSH', Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
@Would_you_kindly seriously wondering why you are commenting on this forum and not on pushsquare.
Re: Tango Gameworks Announces 'Hi-Fi RUSH', Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
@Mince Ghostwire Tokyo has a 77% grade on metacritic. It’s much better than a Meh….
Re: Microsoft Refers To Lack Of Xbox Exclusives As Why ActiBlizz Deal Should Be Approved
I’d say a bigger problem for Xbox is that Sony is buying small bonusses for games, such as timed exclusives, exclusive promotions or advertising options, exclusive features, weapons or characters in the game.
Something like the street fighter 2 inclusion in street fighter 6 if you have street fighter 5 on your playstation. It is very small, but it makes the game on playstation feel like the superior version. Xbox needs a couple of long term series to feel superior on Xbox without the need to actually make them.
They could do something with the Dragon Quest series, with GTA, with all EA sports, Mass effect, Star Wars series, Soul Calibur, etc. So those games also say ‘this is what you need an Xbox for’.
Re: Microsoft President Talks 'Disappointment' With FTC Over Call Of Duty Proposal
@UltimateOtaku91 it’s the revenue for last year for the companies, as pointed out in each of the respective company’s last year results. Those reports are all online to see for everybody.
Re: Microsoft President Talks 'Disappointment' With FTC Over Call Of Duty Proposal
@UltimateOtaku91 sony has incredibly deep pockets too. ~90.000 billion (total, complete company) vs microsofts ~160.000 billion. Compare that to Nintendo’s ~15.000 billion and by FTC’s logic both Sony and Microsoft shouldn’t be allowed to even buy a hotdog-stand in front of their main headquarters anymore.
Re: Microsoft President Talks 'Disappointment' With FTC Over Call Of Duty Proposal
@UltimateOtaku91 it’s game publishing revenue, indeed.
I also didn’t take Sony’s hardware sales other than the PS5 into account.
Re: Microsoft President Talks 'Disappointment' With FTC Over Call Of Duty Proposal
@Trmn8r they probably all have a playstation at home, or received one recently.
Re: Microsoft President Talks 'Disappointment' With FTC Over Call Of Duty Proposal
What if the deal doesn’t go through?
Xbox might buy EA and pull all sports games from Sony’s platform out of spite. Or even Take Two for GTA, Capcom for RE or Street Fighter, or Square Enix for Final Fantasy…
And Activision Blizzard might not close any deal with Sony afterwards out of spite since they will probably lose a lot of value on the stock market.
Btw… microsoft and AB game publishing revenue combined doesn’t even reach Sony’s revenue. Seriously… what is Sony smoking….? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_publisher
Re: Phil Spencer: Sony Wants To 'Make Xbox Smaller' To Protect PlayStation's Dominance
@BAMozzy you seem correct. Thank you for the write-up. Great comment
Re: Phil Spencer: Sony Wants To 'Make Xbox Smaller' To Protect PlayStation's Dominance
Sony has exclusivity deals and purchases left and right, even buying EVO solidating the entire fighting genre after solidating the jrpg and action adventure genres, but when Xbox plays by the same rules they get whistled back by the ftc.
The persons at the ftc were probably able to grab a ps5 early and are now afraid they will have nothing to play.
Re: Phil Spencer Can't Get Enough Of 'Satanic Animal Crossing' On Xbox
Is this maybe also a reference to the ton of artwork about Animal Crossing x Doom which both came out on the same day?
Re: The CMA Wants Your Views On Xbox's Takeover Of Activision Blizzard
‘Please do not let us do our job, please do our job for us.’
Re: Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Officially Coming To Consoles This Holiday
@Aggirivator yes. It’s an extra option they’re giving you.
Re: Bethesda's Deathloop Will Be A Timed Exclusive On PS5 Until September 2022
So they gave us the release date for the gamepass version of the game!
I can wait
Re: The Initiative Is Currently Recruiting For Its New Perfect Dark Game
Don’t you dare take m away from the Metroid Prime team.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Might Have An Acquisition To Announce At E3 2021
@NEStalgia it’s true that Nintendo went more mainstream instead of being that weird kid in the corner playing with all bunch of smaller games.
One may like it and some maybe not so much. That’s true.
But after astral chain nintendo first published link’s awakening, luigi’s mansion, ring fit adventure, dragon quest xi s and pokemon sword and shield, before going into hiatus during the pandemic. It was a very strong ending in 2019. And I’m 100% not blaming them for anything not being released in 2020. Was a horrible year for everyone, and 2021 is still horrible in lots of places, even so in Japan.
So it all comes down to expectations.
Nintendo still has a lot of whacky releases though. I mean, Miitopia just released. And game garage builder will release in a week or so. Then there’s stuff such as good job, snipper clips and the stretchers which I all adore. Famicom detective club is also a weird one in a way considering it comes from a major publisher.
Nintendo is holding back a little bit on new big massive releases but there’s loads of experiences for 99% of the people having a switch.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Might Have An Acquisition To Announce At E3 2021
@BlueOcean Next Level Games was considered a 2nd party developer.
Nintendo has not many development studios themselves, they always outsource a lot. Even Mario Party, the Mario Sports games and stuff such as Fire Emblem and Pokemon are 2nd party.
Funny to see a big rant / discussion on Nintendo on an xbox forum.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Might Have An Acquisition To Announce At E3 2021
@NEStalgia Are you saying the switch has no switch exclusive first party games? Also, how many exclusives have xbox and sony released thenselves last year?
Also, sony earns way more from 3d party stuff than Nintendo. Look at what their fifa and cod revenue is. Especially from micro transactions.
Re: Sorry Folks, Hogwarts Legacy, Gotham Knights, And Suicide Squad Won't Be At E3 2021
Aaw, I was really hoping to get some news on Gotham Knights.
Good to get a notification news about this game wont be there.
Re: Master Chief Joins The Fight In Fortnite, Available Now
@Thwomp_Stomper that might actually be it.
Or overprotectiveness. We’ll probably never know unless they reveal Samus in the upcoming weeks.
Re: Master Chief Joins The Fight In Fortnite, Available Now
Where’s samus?
God, Nintendo. Such a missed opportunity if you’re not allowing Samus being put in Fortnite...
Re: Phil Spencer Appearing On Game Awards Panel To Discuss Next-Gen
Ea on next gen?
“Yeah, basically we’ll be doing the same thing, just a bit more expensive and a tad more lootboxes.”
Re: KFC GB Is Giving Away Xbox Series X Consoles & Custom Controllers
Greasy deal right there!
Re: Here's The Full List Of Xbox Series X|S Launch Day Titles
@masofdas massive list. However, there’s no Zelda Breath of the Wild in either list, so Nintendo has still won the recent console launch competition even though they had, what, six games?
I’ll get the Xbox series X when Flight Simulator launches! Will be my first Xbox, but with the backwards compatibility I won’t have to miss a thing! I’m especially excited to play the Fable series for the first time.
I also can’t wait to finally see the other side of the argument between Metroid Prime and Halo. I was 100% sure MP was the better game. Without ever playing Halo... Oh, stupid me...
Re: Microsoft Has Spent 500K Hours Testing Back Compat Xbox Games For Series X|S
That’s 12500 weeks when taking 40 hours per week. 250 employees that worked full time for a year, without more than two weeks off, just on backwards compatibility. That’s INSANE!
Re: Pick One: Which Of These Xbox Simpsons Games Is Your Favourite?
I want the arcade game on any current gen system . Preferably the switch to be honest.
Re: PSA: You Probably Shouldn't Lick The Xbox Series X Or Its Controllers
Why not, what is he hiding? Strawberry flavour? 🤔
licks his Xbox One controller
Re: Roundup: First Hands-On Impressions Of The Xbox Series X
@FraserG tnx!
Re: Roundup: First Hands-On Impressions Of The Xbox Series X
So basically: Xbox One X Remastered edition
Are there hands on impressions on the Series S already too?
Re: Guide: What Games Are Coming To Xbox Series X|S At Launch?
I’ll buy a series X (the most powerful console to date) and Just Dance 2021.
These are made for each other!
Re: Bethesda's Future Games Could Still Appear On Consoles Other Than Xbox
Good old uncle Microsoft!
Re: Xbox Series S Could Be Outdated Within A Few Years, Alludes PlayStation Boss
Outdated when people still play gameboy games. Or old pc games such as Starcraft.
Ok.
He’s definitely not right about this. Gaming machines never age.
I’d say Xbox series X and PS5 both are a couple of years ahead for current average household setups. Most households do not have 4k. (2/3 in US) Series S is perfect. Especially for that pricepoint.
https://www.quora.com/How-common-are-4K-TVs-in-households-statistically-Are-they-owned-as-much-as-HD-1080p-TVs-yet
Re: Analyst Says Final Fantasy XVI Could Come To 'Other Consoles' After 12 Months
Isn’t this the case with almost all SE ‘exclusives’ currently?
Dragon Quest XI S was a switch exclusive for around a year. Now it’s on PS4 and soon on Game Pass. Same with FF7R, exclusive for a year. And Octopath Traveler, which came to PC after a year. As examples.
SE has a lot of those exclusives for a year, but no true exclusives anymore.
Re: Observer: System Redux Confirmed As Xbox Series X Launch Title
Nice
The next gen trailer looked awesome.
Re: Xbox Series X VS. Xbox Series S: What's The Difference?
@TheNewButler Isn’t the Medium one too?
Re: Game Sizes Will Be Around 30% Smaller On Xbox Series S Than Xbox Series X
@BAMozzy yeah, I didn’t phrase it correctly, i meant the SSD memory cards that you put in the back of the console. Are they the same?
But thanks for the layout of the differences though! Appreciate it.
Re: Game Sizes Will Be Around 30% Smaller On Xbox Series S Than Xbox Series X
@BAMozzy they’re the same, right?
Re: Xbox Game Pass Model Wouldn't Make Financial Sense For PS5, Says CEO Jim Ryan
@playstation_king ps4 and pc isn’t mobile.
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Snapped Up As 'PlayStation Console Exclusive'
@trancefl0W @armyof1 thanks!
Re: Final Fantasy XVI Snapped Up As 'PlayStation Console Exclusive'
@Armyof1 FF7R will be there in February, right? Or was the exclusivity deal longer than one year?
Can’t remember
Re: Xbox Game Pass Model Wouldn't Make Financial Sense For PS5, Says CEO Jim Ryan
@TheNewButler @playstation_king also, Xcloud released last week. And apparantly runs really well.
Can you imagine the massive potential install base all of a sudden for Game Pass? China, Asia, those territories? Without a box and tv, you’re still able to play triple A games wherever you go. Subscribers will increase, and with it, the games.
Microsoft is playing the long run. They know they have to invest now but will ultimately have the best service there is.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Model Wouldn't Make Financial Sense For PS5, Says CEO Jim Ryan
I really don’t know why having a subscription model doesn’t make sense. It’s a steady flow of income. It’s the dream of shareholders. Very reliable info.
They don’t want it because the price of the model would be higher than XBox’es price. And that would make m look bad. Maybe that’s it?
Re: Reaction: Sony Just Boosted The Value Of Xbox Game Pass Even Further
@playstation_king couple of $ a month with Game Pass.
Re: Sony Responds To Xbox With Official PS5 Price Reveal
@playstation_king also, just because something sells doesn’t mean it’s good.
Look at Fifa. Or Madden. Or McDonalds for that matter.
And you misspelled Gran Turismo 700. Or Final Fantasy CCXVIIi.
As I said on the other website, I have a ton of playstation gaming experience. And their games are turning stale very fast currently. I’m only playing my Playstation for the JRPG’s, eg Persona. The action 3d person shoulder games are all becoming similar imo.
Re: Sony Responds To Xbox With Official PS5 Price Reveal
@Cyrus29 maybe both presentations were boring?