Announcing features and quietly canceling them is nothing new for Xbox. Remember Phil Spencer on the E3 stage announcing that Project Scorpio was built for high fidelity VR?
I'm seeing some people say the Oxenfree situation is made worse by the fact that the first one launched exclusively on Xbox. Keep that same energy with Hellblade 2.
"It's additive. People still buy a lot of games and they still buy a lot of games on Xbox."
There's no denying that Game Pass has impacted Xbox players' purchasing habits. First party games rarely appear on NPD sales charts, and most games sell disproportionately better on PlayStation, even considering the difference in install base. Many games sell more than 75% of their copies on PS.
Meanwhile PS+ Essential gets Microsoft's own Minecraft Legends. 2 months ago they got Fallout 76. Microsoft treats PS+ subscribers better than Gold subscribers.
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Re: Digital Foundry Host Discusses Missing 'Resolution Boost' Program For Xbox One Games
Announcing features and quietly canceling them is nothing new for Xbox. Remember Phil Spencer on the E3 stage announcing that Project Scorpio was built for high fidelity VR?
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Was Dead Serious About Wanting To Acquire Nintendo In 2020
It'll be entertaining to see the mental gymnastics people perform to justify this level of pure greed.
Re: Xbox Wins 'Green Studio Of The Year' Award At Gamescom 2023
Never won GOTY at The Game Awards so this is Geoff's consolation prize to Phil
Re: Xbox Games Showcase 2023 To Be Shown In 25 Different Movie Theaters
Imagine the stench of people who would actually show up to this 😂
Re: 'No Xbox' Begins Trending On Twitter As Another Game Skips The Platform At Launch
I'm seeing some people say the Oxenfree situation is made worse by the fact that the first one launched exclusively on Xbox. Keep that same energy with Hellblade 2.
Re: Xbox Exec Denies Game Pass Is 'Disruptive', Says He's 'Super Hopeful' About Its Future
"It's additive. People still buy a lot of games and they still buy a lot of games on Xbox."
There's no denying that Game Pass has impacted Xbox players' purchasing habits. First party games rarely appear on NPD sales charts, and most games sell disproportionately better on PlayStation, even considering the difference in install base. Many games sell more than 75% of their copies on PS.
Re: Xbox Games With Gold For March 2023 Announced
Meanwhile PS+ Essential gets Microsoft's own Minecraft Legends. 2 months ago they got Fallout 76. Microsoft treats PS+ subscribers better than Gold subscribers.