@tho_mi : definitely those games are not financing themselves, But that's why should be happy some of those games could be going multiplatform as Nintendo and PlayStation gamers will be doing the funding for GamePass subscribers with each one of their purchases as we see Sea of Thieves being a great hit on PlayStation lately.
@Mustoe: For those that play FIFA and Call of Duty it might not matter but those are not the people that built the PlayStation brand, and right now many of those PlayStation fans feel neglected to the point that even the media have noticed the discord among the Sony fans.
But hey, as long as PlayStation keep selling consoles the fans won't care to be neglected right?
@OldGamer999:
Yeah Sony is not even trying anymore....I remember the days when they used to have those orchestras and big stages and everything went downhill the moment one year they ended up scaling it down to a "beach like stage" and from there Sony went boring in their presentations.
@awp69 : Push Square and Pure Xbox are very polarizing sites although they are run by the same people but they love to see readers picking sides....and yet you could easily get banned if you react against someone's toxic/trolling comments caused by the very same polarizing articles.
@GamingFan4Lyf : You are not wrong but having the disc there's hope that something will still be playable once the game gets eventually taken down from the server downloads.
@GuyinPA75 : Once more I agree with you....343 Studios is possibly the most problematic of all dragging Xbox down....At first everyone thought Bonny Ross was the issue, then she left and 343 studios still can't seem to find a leader that can push them ahead.
This would have been my #1 studio to fully micromanage or get most of them fired.
@GuyinPA75 : I agree....besides in an era where we expect games to run @60fps with offline single player mode it's very outrageous to see these developers not prioritizing both of those fan favorite features.
Reason enough I don't lose any sleep over Arkane Austin in being shutdown....it was certainly the studio's and management's fault.
@NEStalgia: The game itself wasn't unsalvageable, the little things that were missing at launch mounted into the bigger picture....if the game would have released with a 60fps, offline single player mode, offline multiplayer coop, and more fun power ups, the game would not had the terrible outcome it had.
I mean it was so obvious what the game needed that they went and released the final patch with features I mentioned.
I blame this failure on management, the studio had too much freedom and zero liability till they got fired.
@GuyinPA75 : I agree with you, Nadella only cares about the immediate profits instead of the long term customer satisfaction....sadly he has the old type of Microsoft culture in him which runs with an unfocused agenda and with plenty of greed.
@Tecinthehead : Xbox for years have been embracing multiplatform ideas, Phil Spencer constantly have gone on the record about it, while Sony is still pretending games releasing on PlayStation are exclusive only to see those games on Xbox a few months later...as this article clearly shows.
@Sol4ris : Phil Spencer didn't have to lose his job for him to see the consequences, he is now facing far more pressure from Microsoft's CEO to see those remaining studios to produce the proper results...and because of Phil Spencer's trusty attitude towards developers in "creativity freedom" that completely backfired on his face.
Everyone knows Phil Spencer as great guy and even greater Boss, but a great boss need to know how much freedom should be given in a job.
You are absolutely wrong. Since Xbox acquired Bethesda and all its studios Phil Spencer has been very clear in giving all studios the creativity freedom they need.
Now was it to much freedom that Arkane Austin took for granted?.... absolutely.
Phil Spencer should have been more firm and be more om top of the studio's leadership with higher expectations.
In gaming development "creativity freedom" is often taken for granted as Phil Spencer truly knows now.
The studio should have taken things far more serious, I mean these people are in the gaming business entertainment and there was nothing entertaining about Red Fall if anything it looked like they were actually sabotaging Xbox and themselves with every questionable decision they made about the game.
I say, those that can't deliver at their jobs, should face the consequences.
Everyone wins, PlayStation gamers get to play the games, Microsoft gets full revenue from PlayStation gamers and GamePass subscribers get to keep gaming for a fraction of the price.
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Re: Starfield's June Update Adds Mods On Xbox, Improved Melee Combat & More
Meanwhile PlayStation fans are begging for a port....I say to them:
Get with the Times, Get GamePass.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
@Mustoe: You should check the latest article on Push Square.....my words becoming true.
Re: Age Of Mythology: Retold Goes 'Beyond History' On Xbox This September
On GamePass Day 1 Baby!
Re: DOOM: The Dark Ages Confirmed As A Day One PS5 Release In 2025
I don't mind it at all... Xbox is giving people choices.
Pay full price on PlayStation or play it on GamePass practically for free.
I'm in with GamePass saving money left and right.
Re: Eight New Game Pass Titles Announced At Xbox Games Showcase 2024
@tho_mi : definitely those games are not financing themselves, But that's why should be happy some of those games could be going multiplatform as Nintendo and PlayStation gamers will be doing the funding for GamePass subscribers with each one of their purchases as we see Sea of Thieves being a great hit on PlayStation lately.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
@Mustoe : Everything in life has a breaking point....I wonder if this is the beginning for PlayStation fans.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
@Mustoe: For those that play FIFA and Call of Duty it might not matter but those are not the people that built the PlayStation brand, and right now many of those PlayStation fans feel neglected to the point that even the media have noticed the discord among the Sony fans.
But hey, as long as PlayStation keep selling consoles the fans won't care to be neglected right?
Re: Eight New Game Pass Titles Announced At Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Absolutely fantastic that we get to pay just a fraction of the price for all these games!
Life wouldn't be the same without GamePass!
Re: Here's Everything That Was Revealed At The Xbox Games Showcase 2024
An outstanding showcase!
Xbox once again the king of entertainment!
Re: Xbox Games Showcase 2024: Date, Start Times, Rumours, Leaks & More
Xbox + GamePass is all we need to live!!!
😍😍😍
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
@OldGamer999: We can at least say "We lived through the good old days of E3"
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
@OldGamer999:
Yeah Sony is not even trying anymore....I remember the days when they used to have those orchestras and big stages and everything went downhill the moment one year they ended up scaling it down to a "beach like stage" and from there Sony went boring in their presentations.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From The Future Games Show 'Summer Showcase' 2024
I loved the show... tomorrow Xbox will be the cherry on top!
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Summer Game Fest 2024 Showcase?
It was a fantastic presentation especially compared to the lackluster Sony's State of Play that have been for years already.
Re: Today's SGF 2024 Showcase Gave Us Two New Game Pass Reveals
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is myost anticipated game of the year so far.
Re: Black Myth: Wukong Suffers Delay, But Only For Xbox Series X|S
@awp69 : Push Square and Pure Xbox are very polarizing sites although they are run by the same people but they love to see readers picking sides....and yet you could easily get banned if you react against someone's toxic/trolling comments caused by the very same polarizing articles.
Re: Today's SGF 2024 Showcase Gave Us Two New Game Pass Reveals
Love already these GamePass upcoming games.
They look fantastic.
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Patch Makes Big Gameplay Changes On Xbox
@GamingFan4Lyf : You are not wrong but having the disc there's hope that something will still be playable once the game gets eventually taken down from the server downloads.
Re: Huge New Report Sheds Light On Xbox's Plans For 2024 And Beyond
@Kidfunkadelic83: No offense but you have a very unpopular name...😉
Re: Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Patch Makes Big Gameplay Changes On Xbox
I'm waiting for the physical release!
Gotta support the format that truly gives you the ownership of the games you buy.
Re: Huge New Report Sheds Light On Xbox's Plans For 2024 And Beyond
This is no better than me saying:
"within a year an Xbox title could release on PS5."
That type of speculation from Tom Warren it's no different than a broken clock that even once a day shows the right time.
Re: Another Two Games Rumoured For Xbox Game Pass This Month, Including PS5's 'Tchia'
@Vordus Very true.
Re: Another Two Games Rumoured For Xbox Game Pass This Month, Including PS5's 'Tchia'
PlayStation seems to be losing quite the so called "exclusives"
Re: New Xbox Showcase Rumour Hints At Plenty Of Surprises This Sunday
Amazing, simply amazing!
Re: Report: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Lost $200 Million For Warner Bros
They deserve that.
Now give me the game with offline gameplay and zero microtransanctions.
Re: Summer Game Fest 2024: Date, Start Times, Confirmed Games & More
Awesome weekend coming ahead, with SummerFest on Friday and Xbox on Sunday.
😁😁😁😁😁😁
Re: Two Square Enix RPG Get A Surprise Release On Xbox Game Pass
Love seeing Square Enix keeping their word about multiplatform games.
Re: Hypercharge Unboxed Devs Blown Away By Success Of Xbox Launch
That's awesome
👍😁
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@GuyinPA75 : Once more I agree with you....343 Studios is possibly the most problematic of all dragging Xbox down....At first everyone thought Bonny Ross was the issue, then she left and 343 studios still can't seem to find a leader that can push them ahead.
This would have been my #1 studio to fully micromanage or get most of them fired.
Their performance is straight out dreadful.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@GuyinPA75 : I agree....besides in an era where we expect games to run @60fps with offline single player mode it's very outrageous to see these developers not prioritizing both of those fan favorite features.
Reason enough I don't lose any sleep over Arkane Austin in being shutdown....it was certainly the studio's and management's fault.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@NEStalgia: The game itself wasn't unsalvageable, the little things that were missing at launch mounted into the bigger picture....if the game would have released with a 60fps, offline single player mode, offline multiplayer coop, and more fun power ups, the game would not had the terrible outcome it had.
I mean it was so obvious what the game needed that they went and released the final patch with features I mentioned.
I blame this failure on management, the studio had too much freedom and zero liability till they got fired.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@GuyinPA75 : I agree with you, Nadella only cares about the immediate profits instead of the long term customer satisfaction....sadly he has the old type of Microsoft culture in him which runs with an unfocused agenda and with plenty of greed.
Re: Xbox Appears To Be Changing The Box Art For New Physical Releases
It looks quite great!
Re: Original 'S Model' Xbox Controller Returns For Series X|S This August
That controller was such a joy to play with.
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In May 2024?
HellBlade 2 of course!
👍😁👍
Re: Digital Foundry Provides Deeper Look At FSR 3 Performance Gains On Xbox
Excellent news!!
This can truly be a game changer.... literally.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@NEStalgia For everything you said, still comes down to one thing: "Development Underperformance"
Red Fall would have been a flop regardless of which publisher it would have been under, the only question that still remains is:
"Should the Xbox Leadership still give developers that massive amount of freedom given the circumstances that have come to bite their ass?
I say no...Xbox needs tougher leadership that can follow a working formula and expectations.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From May 2024's State Of Play Event
@Tecinthehead : Xbox for years have been embracing multiplatform ideas, Phil Spencer constantly have gone on the record about it, while Sony is still pretending games releasing on PlayStation are exclusive only to see those games on Xbox a few months later...as this article clearly shows.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
@Sol4ris : Phil Spencer didn't have to lose his job for him to see the consequences, he is now facing far more pressure from Microsoft's CEO to see those remaining studios to produce the proper results...and because of Phil Spencer's trusty attitude towards developers in "creativity freedom" that completely backfired on his face.
Everyone knows Phil Spencer as great guy and even greater Boss, but a great boss need to know how much freedom should be given in a job.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
You are absolutely wrong. Since Xbox acquired Bethesda and all its studios Phil Spencer has been very clear in giving all studios the creativity freedom they need.
Now was it to much freedom that Arkane Austin took for granted?.... absolutely.
Phil Spencer should have been more firm and be more om top of the studio's leadership with higher expectations.
In gaming development "creativity freedom" is often taken for granted as Phil Spencer truly knows now.
Re: Arkane Austin Devs Post Heartfelt Messages As Final Update Arrives For Redfall
The studio should have taken things far more serious, I mean these people are in the gaming business entertainment and there was nothing entertaining about Red Fall if anything it looked like they were actually sabotaging Xbox and themselves with every questionable decision they made about the game.
I say, those that can't deliver at their jobs, should face the consequences.
Re: Roundup: All The Xbox Reveals From May 2024's State Of Play Event
We knew it.
PlayStation nowadays is more like multiplatform station anyways.
Re: Redfall's Final Update Is Now Live On Xbox & PC, Here Are The Patch Notes
@Sifi Xbox games selling on PS5 it only helps GamePass subscribers even more in keeping subscription prices cheaper....it's a win, would n situation.
Re: Redfall's Final Update Is Now Live On Xbox & PC, Here Are The Patch Notes
This game should have had many things on Day 1 that weren't included, and one of them was certainly offline play.
I say release it on PS5 so it can sell like everything else from Xbox on PlayStation.
Re: Two Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles Get Promising Previews Ahead Of Launch
Awesome news!
Keep them coming!
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 30)
I love my GamePass!
The world is a much better place with it.
Re: Homelander Joins Mortal Kombat 1's DLC Roster This June
Let me know when Mortal Kombat is no longer a full priced money sucking LIVE-SERVICE game with outrageous monetization practices.
Re: Rumour: Rocksteady Founders Sign New Studio Game Deal With Xbox
Excellent news!
Hopefully it will be a GamePass day one release.
Re: Xbox's Recent Multiplatform Releases Selling Well On PS5, Fallout Sales Also Get A Boost
Everyone wins, PlayStation gamers get to play the games, Microsoft gets full revenue from PlayStation gamers and GamePass subscribers get to keep gaming for a fraction of the price.
A total win-win situation
Re: MultiVersus Returns To Xbox As Official 2024 Relaunch Goes Live
No thank you
I'm allergic to money sucking LIVE-SERVICE games.