@Kaloudz I thought it had already been confirmed that the Sony guys statement was took out of context , and he was referring to the pc platform, although I would love helldivers 2 to be on xbox, more people more fun, the game is fantastic , best mp game since gears.
My xbox one was always slower than my ps4 in downloading and installing , same for my series x and ps5 , don't even know why this is , both on 5g both on same network , the ps5 takes half the time.
@Sifi pc isn't a rival console, completely different , Sony will never put there 1st party games on xbox , destiny and mlb are a different situation, both are contractual, the other games are to valuable to them, I think the problem with some xbox gamers is they thought because Microsoft bought all these studios , that was it , it was game over for Sony, seems that's not the case, I dont see what the problem is, they tried , didn't work out, so this is the solution.
@StylesT it would only be a mistake if they didn't put there games on game pass day one and the xbox wasn't lagging behind the ps and switch so much, they won't catch them now , to little to late from ms and this is the solution , more money to bang back into their studios and that means better games , and maybe they can take more risks and bring back some older franchises, the more I think about it , its a great idea.
@Fishticon they want game sales as well as game pass and who can blame them , by all accounts game pass isn't doing as well as they thought, and with all those switch and ps owners willing to buy their games, why not, its a business and people should see it as such, rather than constantly crying about it , its starting to do my head in.
@Halucigens well its all but confirmed they are bringing 3 xbox exclusives to ps , if they sell and microsoft sees it makes more sense , more will follow , once people get use to an idea , its far easier to transition, I cant see anyone apologising, because they've kinda been right.
@Widey85 xbox won't make an announcement because they won't be allowed to, thats for the shareholders, which are far more important to microsoft than us gamers.
It's an MS thing isn't it, as its for the shareholders I suspect it'll be along the lines of , we are dedicated to bringing more of our products to more people, and then phil will make a twitter post saying, that we are for the people, so we are dedicated to bringing more of our games to more gamers, so they can play xbox studio games, and that'll be that, then in a month or so there will be an xbox presentation stating exactly what those games are , my guess is starfield, hi fi rush and sea of thieves.
@Kaloudz it isn't as polished as there other games, looks very rough and jittery,the times I spent on land seem pointless and couldve been just done from a menu , the sea battles are not a patch on black flag , with boarding just a button press followed by some poor animation, it definitely is not worth 70
@Syndrome xbox will get a budget from Microsoft, this 69 billion they spent on abk was microsofts business plan, nothing to do with xbox as such , you didn't really think they spent all that money to please xbox owners, by filling game pass with them and nothing more, did you? Microsoft have made some really bad decisions in the past , whos to say this isn't another.
@Kaloudz yes ,he annoyed me also ,not a truer word was spoken though , does it really matter what ms do , its not like its the end of gaming or anything , we still get to play some awesome games, no matter your chosen platform/platforms
There will be a guy in his late 60s in a swanky office at microsoft , he's got his head in his hands , looks at the mountains of paperwork on his desk and thinks , I fu**kin hate video games.
@BacklogBrad a lot of people who where on xbox last gen, bought ps5s this generation so thats not true, people will go where the better games are and offer better value , a lot of past xbox gamers have took up pc gaming , because they don't want ps, and whats the point in owning the xbox console
@themightyant it's all a bit weird, I mean seriously who cares, so some games might go to ps as well, I know some fools will be angry at this and I'm sure there will be petitions, but surely they should have more important things to worry about, its all a bit pathetic
@GamingSince84 Phil likes to big things up with his tweets , he likes creating hype, then more often than not, its a big let down, maybe ps and xbox have gone into partnership over something and he's not allowed to open his mouth, who am I kidding they're both as bad as one another
@Bionic-Spencer exactly right , regardless of whatever is true , the damage has been done , in the eyes of casual gamers , xbox is done , it's ridiculous that a statement had not been made.
@anoyonmus Sony won't care if ms wants to put there games on ps , all they cared about was cod and they've got that , and they certainly categorically will not, put any of their big hitters on xbox.
@theduckofdeath I think there will definitely be a next iteration of xbox, but that will be last, and you will see xbox forcibly steered towards becoming a publisher only, in the next few years or so, MS won't be happy that they have been continually last place generation after generation, I think game pass was its final attempt at doing so , and I feel that's not been the success Phil suggested to the board, that he thought it would be.
@InterceptorAlpha them leaving the console market will not even be touched upon, even if they have plans to, but phil is being very cryptic and unusually quiet, somethings going down , I suspect everyone's blood pressure to be sky high over at xbox hq
@themightyant even if xbox do get out of the hardware market , it doesn't mean Sony will do any of those things, they have nintendo to contend with, not to mention there will be a gap in the market,I mean who knows what goes on in Elon musks head ๐
@Fiendish-Beaver oh it'll be a room full of dusty old men, pondering how much money they can make over silly childish video games, they grew up shooting deer not demons.
@Sakai some of the people who thought the Don mattricks E3 announcements was a good idea , will still be at ms , I mean the shadowy figures who don't get mentioned , people sometimes forget the buck doesn't stop with Phil spencer , this could possibly be out of his hands.
A company doesn't become that rich by being nice.
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Re: Xbox President's Reported Message To Employees: 'Every Screen Is An Xbox'
@Kaloudz I thought it had already been confirmed that the Sony guys statement was took out of context , and he was referring to the pc platform, although I would love helldivers 2 to be on xbox, more people more fun, the game is fantastic , best mp game since gears.
Re: New Xbox Update Makes More Improvements To Installation Speeds
@GeeEssEff weird
Re: New Xbox Update Makes More Improvements To Installation Speeds
My xbox one was always slower than my ps4 in downloading and installing , same for my series x and ps5 , don't even know why this is , both on 5g both on same network , the ps5 takes half the time.
Re: First Two Xbox Exclusives Coming To 'Rival Consoles' Reportedly Revealed
@Sifi pc isn't a rival console, completely different , Sony will never put there 1st party games on xbox , destiny and mlb are a different situation, both are contractual, the other games are to valuable to them, I think the problem with some xbox gamers is they thought because Microsoft bought all these studios , that was it , it was game over for Sony, seems that's not the case, I dont see what the problem is, they tried , didn't work out, so this is the solution.
Re: First Two Xbox Exclusives Coming To 'Rival Consoles' Reportedly Revealed
@StylesT it would only be a mistake if they didn't put there games on game pass day one and the xbox wasn't lagging behind the ps and switch so much, they won't catch them now , to little to late from ms and this is the solution , more money to bang back into their studios and that means better games , and maybe they can take more risks and bring back some older franchises, the more I think about it , its a great idea.
Re: First Two Xbox Exclusives Coming To 'Rival Consoles' Reportedly Revealed
@Fishticon they want game sales as well as game pass and who can blame them , by all accounts game pass isn't doing as well as they thought, and with all those switch and ps owners willing to buy their games, why not, its a business and people should see it as such, rather than constantly crying about it , its starting to do my head in.
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
@Widey85 if they make money they will do it more , it is ms after all
Re: Microsoft Announces Official Date & Time For 'Updates On The Xbox Business'
@Halucigens well its all but confirmed they are bringing 3 xbox exclusives to ps , if they sell and microsoft sees it makes more sense , more will follow , once people get use to an idea , its far easier to transition, I cant see anyone apologising, because they've kinda been right.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Has 'No Plans' To Stop Making Consoles
If games where on ps, maybe it will make xbox take a chance making some of the games that we've wanted for years , surely thats a good thing.
Re: Tension Builds As Xbox Prepares For Major 'Business Update Event' This Week
@Titntin if its just games , who cares , I'd love gears to be on ps, breathe new life into one of xbox best games
Re: Tension Builds As Xbox Prepares For Major 'Business Update Event' This Week
It won't be ms who will let us know, there will be someone attending this conference who will do that , before phil has a chance to make a tweet.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Has 'No Plans' To Stop Making Consoles
@Kaloudz most parts of America are on dial up speeds ๐with caps on everything.
Re: Xbox Reportedly Has 'No Plans' To Stop Making Consoles
@BacklogBrad I'd say it had more to do with xbox refusing to comment to be fair
Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think Of The Xbox Kinect?
I always remember the articles telling me how hi-tech it was , so why did my avatar look like it had parkinsons, awful piece of kit
Re: Ubisoft CEO Questioned About Xbox Potentially 'Going Multi-Platform'
@Widey85 xbox won't make an announcement because they won't be allowed to, thats for the shareholders, which are far more important to microsoft than us gamers.
Re: Ubisoft CEO Questioned About Xbox Potentially 'Going Multi-Platform'
@Kaloudz there's gonna be games available on ps , that have always been available on ps , really don't know what all the fuss is about.
Re: Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
@ZuneTattooGuy black flag has better water and boat physics than this
Re: Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
@Kaloudz there's been stuff added to it at a very late stage and it shows , it's a bit basic
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
It's an MS thing isn't it, as its for the shareholders I suspect it'll be along the lines of , we are dedicated to bringing more of our products to more people, and then phil will make a twitter post saying, that we are for the people, so we are dedicated to bringing more of our games to more gamers, so they can play xbox studio games, and that'll be that, then in a month or so there will be an xbox presentation stating exactly what those games are , my guess is starfield, hi fi rush and sea of thieves.
Re: Ubisoft Defends Skull And Bones Pricing, Insists It's A 'Complete' Package
@Kaloudz it isn't as polished as there other games, looks very rough and jittery,the times I spent on land seem pointless and couldve been just done from a menu , the sea battles are not a patch on black flag , with boarding just a button press followed by some poor animation, it definitely is not worth 70
Re: God Of War Creator Suggests New Exclusive Strategy Could Be 'Desirable' For Xbox
@Syndrome xbox will get a budget from Microsoft, this 69 billion they spent on abk was microsofts business plan, nothing to do with xbox as such , you didn't really think they spent all that money to please xbox owners, by filling game pass with them and nothing more, did you? Microsoft have made some really bad decisions in the past , whos to say this isn't another.
Re: Xbox Legend 'Major Nelson' Shares His Curiosity About This Week's Rumours
@Titntin is this event streamed ? or will it just be a case of waiting for some announcement ?
Re: Xbox Legend 'Major Nelson' Shares His Curiosity About This Week's Rumours
@Kaloudz yes ,he annoyed me also ,not a truer word was spoken though , does it really matter what ms do , its not like its the end of gaming or anything , we still get to play some awesome games, no matter your chosen platform/platforms
Re: The FTC Is Concerned About Xbox's Recent Batch Of Employee Layoffs
There will be a guy in his late 60s in a swanky office at microsoft , he's got his head in his hands , looks at the mountains of paperwork on his desk and thinks , I fu**kin hate video games.
Re: Starfield's Next Update Adds A Major New 'Upscaling' Feature For PC Players
@elpardo1984 maybe change the name to pure xbox and some pc stuff then
Re: Starfield's Next Update Adds A Major New 'Upscaling' Feature For PC Players
As a console player commenting on a console site , this should interest me how exactly ?
Re: Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
@theduckofdeath spin it however you like , the big bosses at ms see there console sales in last place
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@BacklogBrad a lot of people who where on xbox last gen, bought ps5s this generation so thats not true, people will go where the better games are and offer better value , a lot of past xbox gamers have took up pc gaming , because they don't want ps, and whats the point in owning the xbox console
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@TheSimulator oh dear
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@themightyant it's all a bit weird, I mean seriously who cares, so some games might go to ps as well, I know some fools will be angry at this and I'm sure there will be petitions, but surely they should have more important things to worry about, its all a bit pathetic
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@GamingSince84 Phil likes to big things up with his tweets , he likes creating hype, then more often than not, its a big let down, maybe ps and xbox have gone into partnership over something and he's not allowed to open his mouth, who am I kidding they're both as bad as one another
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@themightyant faith ? You mean like a cult
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@Bionic-Spencer exactly right , regardless of whatever is true , the damage has been done , in the eyes of casual gamers , xbox is done , it's ridiculous that a statement had not been made.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@anoyonmus Sony won't care if ms wants to put there games on ps , all they cared about was cod and they've got that , and they certainly categorically will not, put any of their big hitters on xbox.
Re: 'Xbox No Longer Making Consoles' Begins Trending As Panic Continues
@Kaloudz woah,calm down there fella, you're gonna give yourself a hernia.
Re: Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
@theduckofdeath I think there will definitely be a next iteration of xbox, but that will be last, and you will see xbox forcibly steered towards becoming a publisher only, in the next few years or so, MS won't be happy that they have been continually last place generation after generation, I think game pass was its final attempt at doing so , and I feel that's not been the success Phil suggested to the board, that he thought it would be.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@InterceptorAlpha them leaving the console market will not even be touched upon, even if they have plans to, but phil is being very cryptic and unusually quiet, somethings going down , I suspect everyone's blood pressure to be sky high over at xbox hq
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
@JustinSane well clearly there's some truth in it , or there would've been a statement by ms to squash these rumours.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Expect To See From Microsoft's Update On The Future Of Xbox?
I confirm some people will be crying whatever the news ,some won't care, but what is guaranteed, there will be lots and lots of memes.
Re: Phil Spencer Addresses Xbox Speculation Ahead Of 'Business Update Event'
@themightyant even if xbox do get out of the hardware market , it doesn't mean Sony will do any of those things, they have nintendo to contend with, not to mention there will be a gap in the market,I mean who knows what goes on in Elon musks head ๐
Re: Xbox Fans Urged To Remain Calm As Emotions Run Wild On Social Media
@awp69 colt eastwood, the biggest xbox fanboy in the history of xbox fanboys ,give me a break.
Re: Xbox Fans Urged To Remain Calm As Emotions Run Wild On Social Media
@Carck these conclusions that people are coming up with, are years in the making
Re: Xbox Indie Developer Shares His Concerns Following This Week's Rumours
@Savage_Joe I suspect its all action stations ,and they're trying to come with the best damage control statement they can.
Re: Xbox Indie Developer Shares His Concerns Following This Week's Rumours
@Fiendish-Beaver oh it'll be a room full of dusty old men, pondering how much money they can make over silly childish video games, they grew up shooting deer not demons.
Re: Xbox Indie Developer Shares His Concerns Following This Week's Rumours
@Sakai some of the people who thought the Don mattricks E3 announcements was a good idea , will still be at ms , I mean the shadowy figures who don't get mentioned , people sometimes forget the buck doesn't stop with Phil spencer , this could possibly be out of his hands.
A company doesn't become that rich by being nice.
Re: Avowed Team Already 'Actively Working' On Improving First-Person Combat
Good it was far to slow