It’s crazy that the Xbox One generation of consoles has been going since 2013, that mid gen refresh in 2020 was cool but it’ll be nice to finally begin the 9th console generation.
I know GS has their problems, but my local stores have actually begun to carry DS, Wii, Wii U, 360, and PS3 games again. In much lower volume but it is cool to see it.
Xbox is quickly becoming the console of no exclusives and few 3rd party games. Most powerful gaming console means nothing when all you have are buggy Bethesda games and random indies.
It’s disappointing to see MS not try to take advantage of a drier year but with all of their games failing (except Forza Motorsport) last year they just don’t have any gas left.
I really enjoy my Console, I’ve been negative about it recently because I could have saved over $300 dollars and gotten a used Xbox One and had the exact same experience. At least I know I’ll be well taken care of into the next generation assuming they eventually drop Xbox One, and I won’t have to upgrade.
Maybe they are saving major releases to try and take the Switch 2 head on?
IMO MS should just commit and either start or hire a small Japanese team and make a new series or 2 in the JRPG genre.
Take a risk and make it memorable but don’t drop it if the first game underperforms. Nintendo managed to carve out a niche in the FPS genre somehow and Sony managed to sink FF.
Best: Being able to try full AAA games for a fraction of the price and indie games that I might not have liked without the risk. I think GO is a good thing.
Worst: Starfield. 2023 was a bad year for MS fans, and Starfield a horrendous impression to leave on otherwise newcomers.
Because this generation ended before it began, it’s going to be tough to sell people in an even more powerful machine when this one is so underutilized.
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Re: 1997 PS1 Classic 'Croc' Is Getting A Remaster For Xbox This Year
@Markatron84
I was hiding in the tall grass!
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Comments On Indiana Jones PS5, And Microsoft's Plan Moving Forward
They’re really out here saying “It just works” again.
Sacrificing the future for the present. Isn’t the winning flex they think it is.
Re: Xbox Begins Rolling Out 'Game Pass Standard' To Insiders For Just $1
If Xbox is going to succeed they need to be the ones to pull the trigger on free online. They’ll be seen as an industry leader and innovator.
Just charge like $12 for Gamepass and only have one tier.
Re: Rumour Claims Indiana Jones Will Jump From Xbox To PS5 In Early 2025
For some reason so are the customers.
Re: Rumour: Xbox To Announce 'Big' Game For PS5 Next Week
🤦♂️
A single emoji is too short a comment.
Re: Despite Xbox Woes, Capcom Wants More Classic Fighting Games On 'Modern Consoles'
Shout out to the comment purge survivors
Re: Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango Gameworks Revived, Acquired By PUBG Publisher
President of Xbox should be forced to step down in shame with no package.
Re: SEGA Confirms Partial Delisting For OG Sonic Generations On Xbox
This traditionally means they have 0 confidence in the remake and are bracing hard.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Handheld System Will Sit Alongside 'A Series X Successor'
@Neither_scene
Better a Wii U than a PS Portal.
Re: Microsoft Hiring Engineers To 'Define The Future Of Graphics' On Xbox
It’s crazy that the Xbox One generation of consoles has been going since 2013, that mid gen refresh in 2020 was cool but it’ll be nice to finally begin the 9th console generation.
Re: Xbox Exec Wants To 'Recreate History' When Bringing Call Of Duty To Game Pass
More people playing MW3 (original), BO2 and BO3 will be amazing.
I do hope BO6 lives up to the name.
Re: Microsoft's Mobile Gaming Store Is Being Tested Internally At Xbox
After seeing that the current Xbox president has 0 qualifications, all these nonsensical and random decisions finally make sense.
Re: GameStop Takes Jab At Xbox 360 Store Closure, Backfires Immediately
I know GS has their problems, but my local stores have actually begun to carry DS, Wii, Wii U, 360, and PS3 games again. In much lower volume but it is cool to see it.
Re: Xbox's 'MT Framework' Issue A Hot Topic Again Following SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Reveal
@Sifi
It’s clear that Nintendo has won the console war. I’m no fan of Sony m, but did they commit to end having exclusives?
I remember somewhere hearing that but can’t find my og source
Re: Digital Foundry Investigates 'Bricked' Xbox One Consoles That Can't Update
That’s one way to get people to buy a series X|S. Not that they’d do it on purpose
Re: Xbox's 'MT Framework' Issue A Hot Topic Again Following SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Reveal
MS is not in a position to play it safe.
Xbox is quickly becoming the console of no exclusives and few 3rd party games. Most powerful gaming console means nothing when all you have are buggy Bethesda games and random indies.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of 'Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn' On Xbox So Far?
It’s impressively bad.
Re: Xbox Reportedly 'Exploring Potential' For Various New Game Pass Tiers
Just add a “random” tier where every day the cost and benefits change.
Re: Microsoft Says FTC Is Being 'Misleading' In Response To Xbox Game Pass Criticisms
MS specifically claimed that they wouldn't increase prices because of the merger, of course we’re calling them out.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Think This Generation Will Be A Short One?
As many have said already. MS never started their 9th generation and have been doing Xbox One nonsense for 11 years.
They shouldn’t release a new console until they make a good library for the current one.
Re: Xbox Series X|S Console Sales Down A Third In Europe With 'Weaker Software Lineup' In 2024
It’s disappointing to see MS not try to take advantage of a drier year but with all of their games failing (except Forza Motorsport) last year they just don’t have any gas left.
I really enjoy my Console, I’ve been negative about it recently because I could have saved over $300 dollars and gotten a used Xbox One and had the exact same experience. At least I know I’ll be well taken care of into the next generation assuming they eventually drop Xbox One, and I won’t have to upgrade.
Maybe they are saving major releases to try and take the Switch 2 head on?
Re: Review: Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn (Xbox) - New Game Pass RPG Hurt By Its Own Ambition
Why make good games when you can make worse ways to play them. I hope that Amazon cloud money was worth it.
Re: Amazon Now Selling Fire Stick, Xbox Controller & Game Pass Ultimate Bundle
Cloud gaming
“How many times do we have to tech you a lesson old man!?” - SpongeBob guy
Re: Xbox Gaming On Amazon's Fire Stick Is Getting Mixed Feedback So Far
@dskatter
I don’t see any games. All I see is cloud vaporware
Re: Xbox Gaming On Amazon's Fire Stick Is Getting Mixed Feedback So Far
“Cloud gaming”
So it includes 0 games?
Re: Talking Point: If You Had To Limit Yourself To Three Xbox Games, What Would They Be?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Planet Coaster
Re: Reaction: Microsoft's Constant Tweaking Of Xbox Game Pass Is Becoming Exhausting
They haven’t put out anything even remotely playable for almost 2 years and they think they deserve more?
Re: Xbox Series X|S Appears To Have Passed 600K Sales In Japan
IMO MS should just commit and either start or hire a small Japanese team and make a new series or 2 in the JRPG genre.
Take a risk and make it memorable but don’t drop it if the first game underperforms. Nintendo managed to carve out a niche in the FPS genre somehow and Sony managed to sink FF.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In July 2024
I don’t know what flintlock is but that screenshot is hideous.
Re: Talking Point: What's Been The High Point Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation So Far?
Best: Being able to try full AAA games for a fraction of the price and indie games that I might not have liked without the risk. I think GO is a good thing.
Worst: Starfield. 2023 was a bad year for MS fans, and Starfield a horrendous impression to leave on otherwise newcomers.
Re: Hellblade 2 Apparently Failed To Crack Top 100 Game Sales In Europe Last Month
Make games people want to play.
Re: Ubisoft Shares Q&A For Beyond Good & Evil's 20th Anniversary Edition
Please review this, there aren’t nearly enough reviews on this site.
Re: Six Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In July 2024 So Far
That isn’t Capcom’s sheep’s masterpiece!
#Notmyflock
Re: Talking Point: Are You Interested In Any Of The New Xbox Series X|S Models?
I think when you have more consoles than exclusives you have a massive problem as a platform.
Re: Report: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Lost $200 Million For Warner Bros
Imagine having players tell you for 14 years what you want, only to make the exact opposite and being surprised nobody liked it.
Re: New Free-To-Play PVP Shooter 'Marvel Rivals' Locks In Xbox Release
Vanguard and Duelist. Looks like CFVG and YGO players can settle their beef lol.
Re: Former Microsoft Exec Gives 'Two Reasons' Why Xbox Closed Bethesda Teams
They clearly don’t care about lost sales seeing as how they now port games to their competitors.
Re: Xbox Apparently Still Needs Smaller Games For 'Prestige And Awards'
It’s common knowledge that awards are more important than happy customers.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Mind If The Next Xbox Was A Portable Console?
Because this generation ended before it began, it’s going to be tough to sell people in an even more powerful machine when this one is so underutilized.
Re: Microsoft Revokes Access To 'Amazing' James Bond Movie Deal On Xbox
Pretty sure that’s stealing
Re: Here's What The First PS5 Reviews Are Saying About Sea Of Thieves
Petition to change this site’s name to “DilutedXbox.com”
Re: Fallout 4's Quality Mode Is Reportedly Bugged On Xbox Series X|S Right Now
I’ll never understand why Microsoft bought a company only to give themselves the worst product they produce.
Re: Xbox Games Are Enjoying A 'Positive Upward Trend' On PS5, Suggests New Analysis
@NEStalgia
Exactly, both the Virtual Boy and Wii U had more exclusives.
Re: Xbox Games Are Enjoying A 'Positive Upward Trend' On PS5, Suggests New Analysis
Xbox no longer has exclusives and all of Sony’s games are from Xbox. I’d like to formally congratulate Nintendo for winning the console war.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of The Fallout TV Show's First Season?
It brings shame to the franchise and has turned away plenty of new fans.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See From Xbox's New 'Game Preservation' Team?
Has anyone mentioned those games about to be not preserved when the 360 store closes?
Re: PAC-MAN Returns To Xbox In A New 64-Player Battle Royale This May
It’s be nice to get some kind of free trial to gauge how good it is. I just don’t want to buy the game if it’s only going to last a year or 2.
Re: EA Issues Statement In Response To Dead Space 2 Remake Rumours
How many millions did they spend to change nothing about the original then expect you to buy it over playing said original on Gamepass?
Re: Xbox Doubles Down On Highly Ambitious Plans For Next-Gen Hardware
This generation never started though, what’s the point of hyping the next?
Re: Random: Xbox Two-Game Bundle Priced At Ridiculous $2000 On Microsoft Store
That’s really funny, I noticed it yesterday as it sits next to its normally priced sibling.