@Deformedpye You obviously don't understand how business works. The lowest common denominator will always win out first. In this case the Series S. Then will progress from there.
It is complete waste of money and time not start at ground floor and establish the base before moving on. Games would be much different on the X if the S didn't exist.
Very, very, very curious about this game and really looking forward to playing it.
Hopefully the "live service" aspect of it not harbinger of death as it was for Redfall.
And for the record, I genuinely felt Redfall got unnecessary bad rap. If released at $40 - $50 with updates have now. People absolutely would enjoyed it more and sold better.
Further evidence to what I've said on this site for years....
If Microsoft want keep game pass in existence. Within next two years, game pass is going to hit $40 - $50 monthly subscription. Game pass ultimate already at $20 a month.
Should NEVER got rid of Xbox Live. Better value for gamers that want to experience Xbox and play online, without being forced to pay extra premium for tons of worthless games on quality level of game boy color games.
@Questionable_Duck "The Microsoft of today, however, the one run by Satya Nadella, would never do anything like the original Xbox. Satya and the Microsoft shareholders clearly only care about one thing: how to make as much money as fast as possible."
And that is why exactly how you bankrupt a business, stifle all potential for long term success and growth, eliminate the ability for residual return.
Pretty much destroy the very purpose of owning and holding on to stocks.
Nadella is essentially destroying Microsoft. His whole mindset is to find a way to make EVERYTHING an overpriced and very unnecessary subscription model.
People are fed up with subscriptions. Now passed the point of fatigue. If subscription services were profitable, then so many merges and closings of many services.
I ABSOLUTELY laugh every time I read that mentality in articles. Truly believe if you take out the games like candy crush, Farmville, and games like that. The entite picture is heck of a lot different.
Mobile is just an overrated fad that will go away very, very, fast, once people realize going blind staring at small screen and start developing Carpal Tunnel.
@TrevorP86 I love Elder Scrolls Online. Played thousands of hours. Purchased all the physical collectors editions. And I still frequently play ESO today.
But as I stated in my prior post, the bots are ruining the game, and bugthesda/zenimax doing nothing or care nothing about the bots ruining the experience.
It is very off putting seeing players endlessly use bots to run around the world, mining resources, etc, to sell for gold to buy crowns, unfairly outbid other guilds for traders, etc. It's lazy. It's incredibly unfair.
Anyone that uses bots should have their account and IP address permanently banned. Especially now with the player add-ons being released. Only going encourage even further unscrupulous behavior.
@Kaloudz Agree. Think forza motorsport 4 is one I put ton hours into. Even went all out and got fanatec Porsche wheel.
But all my time went into single player.
Turn 10 did (and honestly still do) nothing to clean up multiplayer. I have ZERO fun in dealing with all the people that think it's demolition derby from opening lap. Plus not having a lobby that forces a cockpit only cam view, just ruins experience for players like me that would absolutely enjoy a Sim experience.
@Isolte Exactly! That's why I scratch my head constantly all the fanboys repeat over and over, Game pass the best deal in gaming! Nah. Nope. Not really. Unless enjoy quality of side scrolling, game boy color games, jumping over lava pits as fun.
All this play anywhere is just a fade. It will blow over or just exist due to handful people that play 5 mins a day on cramped device as the silently ask for future vision issues and carpal tunnel.
Nadella as usual is making all the wrong calls at all the wrong times.
If it was say 10-15 years in future and internet infrastructure was better (faster, reliable speeds, ZERO data caps) it might have chance.
@andrewsqual I do agree 110% with everything you are seeing and saying.
But really not going put - - at least not yet - - all the blame on Phil. Mainly due to Nadella. Over last 10 years all nadella's vision been, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, more cloud, then even little bit more cloud, and also to find a way to make EVERYTHING and ANYTHING possible into an unnecessary and overpriced subscription service.
And not even get me started on the good products with incredible potential Microsoft had but nadella pulled the plug on.
The next trouble keep in mind is nadella is a complete, total AI nut. Going see lot more of that from him. Microsoft recently purchased or are hammering out the details to buy a reactor or two at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania to power their AI.
@TheGameThrifter Yes. You nailed it. Microsoft have no clear, definite, direction. Majority of that is due to Nadella. He needs to go. Is terrible for Microsoft.
He's basically a large, company wide version of Don Mattrick.
Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Enjoying Subpar Experiences So They also Play On Tiny Screens That Will Ruin Their Eyesight And Play On Small Cramped Devices So They Get Early Carpal Tunnel As Well, Says Exec
On this very site for years now, I've said the new Xbox console most likely be Switch style console.
My past posts absolutely prove been calling this one for a while now.
I still could be wrong. But still think I'm correct in my belief. Yet no one gives me credit here in comments section or in articles on here. Pfffffffft. Lame.
On this very site for years now, I've said the new Xbox console most likely be Switch style console.
My past posts absolutely prove been calling this one for a while now.
I still could be wrong. But still think I'm correct in my belief. Yet no one gives me credit here in comments section or in articles on here. Pfffffffft. Lame.
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Re: PSA: Movies Anywhere Allows You To 'Sync' Your Xbox Purchases With Other Film Providers
Just another example of why physical media is the only way to go.
Not to mention physical media, picture and sound quality far, far, far, superior to streaming.
Re: Microsoft Movies & TV Is Officially Ending, Which Will Have A Big Impact On Xbox
Just another example of why physical media is the only way to go.
Not to mention physical media, picture and sound quality far, far, far, superior to streaming.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
Excited for this. But still cautiously optimistic.
Supposedly going back to vibe and feel of battlefield 3 and 4.
Re: Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival Announced For Xbox, And It's 'Closer Than You'd Think'
I'm in.
Also really like see sequel or remaster of Clive Barker's Jericho. Very and criminally underrated and underappreciated game. Loved it!
Re: Opinion: Xbox Series X Still Hasn't Been Fully Utilised Yet, But 2026 Could Be The Year
@Deformedpye You obviously don't understand how business works. The lowest common denominator will always win out first. In this case the Series S. Then will progress from there.
It is complete waste of money and time not start at ground floor and establish the base before moving on. Games would be much different on the X if the S didn't exist.
Re: These 20+ Xbox Games Are At Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In The 2025 Summer Sale
How everyone think about the New World game?
Good? Bad? Just another MMO?
Re: Xbox's Contraband Still In The Works As Job Listing Reveals New Details
Very, very, very curious about this game and really looking forward to playing it.
Hopefully the "live service" aspect of it not harbinger of death as it was for Redfall.
And for the record, I genuinely felt Redfall got unnecessary bad rap. If released at $40 - $50 with updates have now. People absolutely would enjoyed it more and sold better.
Re: Opinion: Xbox Series X Still Hasn't Been Fully Utilised Yet, But 2026 Could Be The Year
.....and if Series S did not exist, Series X already be hitting full stride or close to it.
Re: Microsoft Spends Up To $50m On Xbox Game Pass Partnerships, Says Former Manager
Further evidence to what I've said on this site for years....
If Microsoft want keep game pass in existence. Within next two years, game pass is going to hit $40 - $50 monthly subscription. Game pass ultimate already at $20 a month.
Should NEVER got rid of Xbox Live. Better value for gamers that want to experience Xbox and play online, without being forced to pay extra premium for tons of worthless games on quality level of game boy color games.
Re: NBA 2K26 Releases For Xbox This September, Cover Stars Revealed
And 2k looks forward to robbing everyone of all their money to buy VC coins.
Shame on people for buying them. And even more shame on 2k for allowing VC coins to even exist.
NBA 2k used to be amazing franchise. All 2k sports were. Heck lot better than EA.
Re: All Of Destiny 2's Expansions Are Free On Xbox For The Next Few Weeks
That include the ones bungie archived?
Nothing says promoting customer trust like taking away stuff people paid for. Lmao
Unvault our money back, then we can talk.
Re: Microsoft Said To Have 'Unrealistic' Expectations For Xbox, But Not Everyone Agrees
@tho_mi "Microsoft Abusing H-1B? Outrage Over Indian Hirings"
And where is nadella from again? Lol
The guy simply needs to go. Nadella is a pure disaster.
Re: Microsoft Said To Have 'Unrealistic' Expectations For Xbox, But Not Everyone Agrees
@Ricky-Irish "If they stop making consoles so be it!
Buy the next playstation and live your life!"
Hard to do that when Playstation controller is terrible and very uncomfortable. Not to mention dissatisfied with the Playstation interface.
Xbox is by far superior to me. And I'm sure many, many, many, others agree.
Re: Xbox Series S Is More Powerful Than Switch 2, But 60FPS Games Should 'Easily' Port Across
Series S, is, and always will be, a joke, and extremely unnecessary self inflicted wound to Xbox.
Re: Romero Games 'Trying To Fund' Project After Sudden Loss Of Xbox Support, Says Developer
Wait?
Shouldn't Microsoft continue to fund the project and put it on game pass where it will be the most successful game ever! and sell billions of copies?
You know, since game pass is such wonderful, amazing, successful, sustainable business for Microsoft and gamers.
Re: Is Xbox Game Pass Unsustainable? Arkane Founder Sparks Huge Debate On Social Media
@Questionable_Duck "The Microsoft of today, however, the one run by Satya Nadella, would never do anything like the original Xbox. Satya and the Microsoft shareholders clearly only care about one thing: how to make as much money as fast as possible."
And that is why exactly how you bankrupt a business, stifle all potential for long term success and growth, eliminate the ability for residual return.
Pretty much destroy the very purpose of owning and holding on to stocks.
Nadella needs to go. He's a disaster!
Re: Is Xbox Game Pass Unsustainable? Arkane Founder Sparks Huge Debate On Social Media
@AverageGamer Exactly!
I've said the same here numerous times.
Nadella is essentially destroying Microsoft. His whole mindset is to find a way to make EVERYTHING an overpriced and very unnecessary subscription model.
People are fed up with subscriptions. Now passed the point of fatigue. If subscription services were profitable, then so many merges and closings of many services.
Nadella absolutely needs to go.
Re: Is Xbox Game Pass Unsustainable? Arkane Founder Sparks Huge Debate On Social Media
I've said FOR YEARS on this very site game pass is not sustainable and definitely not a good thing.
If Microsoft wants keep game pass going, look for $40 - $50 month subscription fees within next 2-3 years. It's just not worth that.
Xbox Live was MUCH better product, MUCH better deal.
Re: SEGA President Excited For Future Of Consoles Despite 'Huge Trend' Of PC & Mobile
@DaveTheRave "PC gaming is literally the worst of all worlds. Give me a console everyday of the week thanks"
Yes!!! Times a million times over and over again. The best experience in gaming. Hands down in my opinion.
Re: SEGA President Excited For Future Of Consoles Despite 'Huge Trend' Of PC & Mobile
@Ricky-Spanish "they were fully grown men!!
*****'s!"
Curious. Did they look to be relatives of main character in South of Midnight?
Re: Perfect Dark Actor Calls On Fans To 'Speak Up' And Help The Game Survive
Perfect Dark is just ANOTHER example of being a failure by not following The 6 Month Rule.
Developers really need learn go by that rule. It is much better for EVERYONE involved when do.
Re: Perfect Dark Actor Calls On Fans To 'Speak Up' And Help The Game Survive
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Re: Perfect Dark Actor Calls On Fans To 'Speak Up' And Help The Game Survive
@TheCityPop EVERY TIME I hear updated or made for modern audience. I cringe.
All of us knows what that description means. Absolutely cringe worthy.
Re: Perfect Dark Actor Calls On Fans To 'Speak Up' And Help The Game Survive
"My point is, I don’t know what Microsoft is doing."
Neither do Microsoft.
Re: SEGA President Excited For Future Of Consoles Despite 'Huge Trend' Of PC & Mobile
"the game business overall is still growing"
I ABSOLUTELY laugh every time I read that mentality in articles. Truly believe if you take out the games like candy crush, Farmville, and games like that. The entite picture is heck of a lot different.
Re: SEGA President Excited For Future Of Consoles Despite 'Huge Trend' Of PC & Mobile
Mobile is just an overrated fad that will go away very, very, fast, once people realize going blind staring at small screen and start developing Carpal Tunnel.
Re: Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In August 2025
Call of Wild Angler is very fun and relaxing game.
Re: Former Xbox Dev Claims Turn 10's Forza Motorsport Team 'Is No More'
If there will be no more Forza Motorsport content or games, I'll be INCREDIBLY pissed.
Re: Xbox's Matt Booty Issues Statement On Layoffs And Game Cancellations
Another mistake of NOT following The 7 Month Rule.
Follow that rule and EVERYTHING works soooooooooo much better.
Re: Two More Xbox Games Are Being Cancelled, Including Perfect Dark
Again....not following The 6 Month Rule leads to issues. They never learn.
Re: The Elder Scrolls Online Is The Latest Bethesda Game To Add Mods On Xbox
@TrevorP86 I love Elder Scrolls Online. Played thousands of hours. Purchased all the physical collectors editions. And I still frequently play ESO today.
But as I stated in my prior post, the bots are ruining the game, and bugthesda/zenimax doing nothing or care nothing about the bots ruining the experience.
It is very off putting seeing players endlessly use bots to run around the world, mining resources, etc, to sell for gold to buy crowns, unfairly outbid other guilds for traders, etc. It's lazy. It's incredibly unfair.
Anyone that uses bots should have their account and IP address permanently banned. Especially now with the player add-ons being released. Only going encourage even further unscrupulous behavior.
Re: Forza Motorsport Studio Said To Be 'Bracing' For Job Cuts At Xbox
@Ricky-Spanish You are absolutely correct. Greed is fast destroying gaming industry at a speed I've not seen in my life.
Re: Forza Motorsport Studio Said To Be 'Bracing' For Job Cuts At Xbox
@InterceptorAlpha I think it would be mistake do that. Turn 10 just needs to clean up multiplayer, focus on more tracks and better experience.
That would go long way. Overall I still find forza motorsport fun.
Re: Forza Motorsport Studio Said To Be 'Bracing' For Job Cuts At Xbox
@Kaloudz Agree. Think forza motorsport 4 is one I put ton hours into. Even went all out and got fanatec Porsche wheel.
But all my time went into single player.
Turn 10 did (and honestly still do) nothing to clean up multiplayer. I have ZERO fun in dealing with all the people that think it's demolition derby from opening lap. Plus not having a lobby that forces a cockpit only cam view, just ruins experience for players like me that would absolutely enjoy a Sim experience.
Re: Xbox Play Anywhere Is Growing Massively In 2025, And There's A Lot More To Come
@Isolte Exactly! That's why I scratch my head constantly all the fanboys repeat over and over, Game pass the best deal in gaming! Nah. Nope. Not really. Unless enjoy quality of side scrolling, game boy color games, jumping over lava pits as fun.
All this play anywhere is just a fade. It will blow over or just exist due to handful people that play 5 mins a day on cramped device as the silently ask for future vision issues and carpal tunnel.
Nadella as usual is making all the wrong calls at all the wrong times.
If it was say 10-15 years in future and internet infrastructure was better (faster, reliable speeds, ZERO data caps) it might have chance.
Today...it's just wasting money.
Re: The Elder Scrolls Online Is The Latest Bethesda Game To Add Mods On Xbox
I'm REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, not fan of this. Not. At. All.
Bots already huge issue in the game (bugthesda seems care less even addressing it) and this will absolutely make it more of an issue.
Re: System Shock 2 Remaster Hits PC This Week, But The Xbox Version Has Been Delayed
Wonder how much of legit reason for Xbox delay due to Series S?
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition
That's A LOT of money for something majority gamers give care less about or even want.
Re: Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Playing On Other Devices As Well, Says Exec
@JayJ Yep. Xbox cloud rubbish pretty sure came shortly after Nadella ruined Office by forcing it into unnecessary, overpriced subscription service.
Nadella needs to go.
Re: It Sounds Like MindsEye Is Leading To Major Layoffs At The Studio
I'm curious. Is Mindseye in that "new price point" of $70 - $80?
Re: Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Playing On Other Devices As Well, Says Exec
@andrewsqual I do agree 110% with everything you are seeing and saying.
But really not going put - - at least not yet - - all the blame on Phil. Mainly due to Nadella. Over last 10 years all nadella's vision been, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, cloud, more cloud, then even little bit more cloud, and also to find a way to make EVERYTHING and ANYTHING possible into an unnecessary and overpriced subscription service.
And not even get me started on the good products with incredible potential Microsoft had but nadella pulled the plug on.
The next trouble keep in mind is nadella is a complete, total AI nut. Going see lot more of that from him. Microsoft recently purchased or are hammering out the details to buy a reactor or two at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania to power their AI.
Yes. That Three Mile Island.
Re: Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Playing On Other Devices As Well, Says Exec
@TheGameThrifter Yes. You nailed it. Microsoft have no clear, definite, direction. Majority of that is due to Nadella. He needs to go. Is terrible for Microsoft.
He's basically a large, company wide version of Don Mattrick.
Re: Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Playing On Other Devices As Well, Says Exec
Xbox Data Shows 'Most' Console Owners Are Enjoying Subpar Experiences So They also Play On Tiny Screens That Will Ruin Their Eyesight And Play On Small Cramped Devices So They Get Early Carpal Tunnel As Well, Says Exec
There. Fixed the headline.
Re: Forza Motorsport Update 21 Adds 'Free Extension' To Career Mode
@Kaloudz Thinking it was Gran Turismo?
Re: Xbox Announces Next-Gen Console Strategy, Promises 'Deeper Visuals' & Backwards Compatibility
On this very site for years now, I've said the new Xbox console most likely be Switch style console.
My past posts absolutely prove been calling this one for a while now.
I still could be wrong. But still think I'm correct in my belief. Yet no one gives me credit here in comments section or in articles on here. Pfffffffft. Lame.
Come on now! Lol
Re: Talking Point: Did Xbox Just Hint At A Hybrid Next-Gen Console?
On this very site for years now, I've said the new Xbox console most likely be Switch style console.
My past posts absolutely prove been calling this one for a while now.
I still could be wrong. But still think I'm correct in my belief. Yet no one gives me credit here in comments section or in articles on here. Pfffffffft. Lame.
Come on now! Lol
Re: 2K Not Following Microsoft & Nintendo With $80 Game Prices, For Now
I've looked all over online. It seems there will be no loot box edition for borderlands 4?
I'm really bummed out. Purchased loot box edition for borderlands 2 and 3. Planned on 4.
Re: The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S
@Lup Yes, people that eat sirloin and never ate filet minion will swear sirloin is most amazing thing ever too.
Re: The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S
@Ernie Switch 2 framerates probably better than Series S.
Re: The Witcher 4 Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' To Run At 60FPS On Xbox Series S
@Lup "Series S owners know what they bought"
Yes. A mistake. Lol