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@Questionable_Duck exactly. If they want any chance to grow in Asia. That includes China. They need to invest in local talent. If a purchase was required. Sega would be a good fit. But I'd prefer a partnership. But only if it's to be run independently. Xbox could be rebranded as Sega in Asia.

@Questionable_Duck I'd say if Xbox is gonna invest in Asia. It needs to create infrastructure organically & dedicated teams to run itself. As being seen as an American product is Xbox's biggest curse in the region. Bringing Phil & the rest of the squad out over hiring local talent that knows the region better never made sense. To grow in the region.

@HonestHick you do as have had many descent conversations with yourself. As for Xbox. It's good to see excitement again. Can't wait to see what the summer showcase brings.

@pepsilover2008 the Playstation network is the biggest reason how I couldn't just game on a PlayStation. As it's just horrible.

@Fiendish-Beaver it does indeed. Next time a job opening comes up. Put your name down 👍.

@Sol4ris I enjoyed being able to pick & choose where I want to play as I've got kids. So having on all formats was a blessing. It's what I'll miss if Xbox goes back to exclusivity.

@Questionable_Duck @HonestHick you both tell it how it is.

@Questionable_Duck aye the same people who celebrated Playstation PC ports being halted. I wonder if that rumour is part of the reason Xbox is looking at exclusivity. As well as the small amount of titles really exploding on Playstation also.

Just make Games Pass premium the standard. At a lower price of £6.99. then allow Ubi+, EA play, Fortnite Crew, & Xbox Game Studio titles day 1 as bolt ons

@Fiendish-Beaver well they just removed Call of Duty. Could see Elder Scrolls 6 also. Heck now maybe the whole slate. Only time will tell.

Can't wait to play. Was hoping we'd get classic Lionhead titles on Games Pass. Black & White & the Movies to join Fable. So this having a bit of every one of Molyneux's classics mixed into one game could be my game of the year.

@Questionable_Duck this was addressed during the ABK trail. Microsoft told the CMA that Sony declined Games Pass on Playstation. Part of the 10 year COD deal allows Playstation to put new COD games on Playstation Plus day 1 like Games Pass.

During the ABK deal. Microsoft told the UKs CMA that they wanted Games Pass on Playstation. But Sony declined.

@Fiendish-Beaver you sure? As even a 1st party only Games Pass would probably have Call of Duty. If Xbox lost revenue on COD being in Games Pass on Xbox. I dought Playstation would want to loose its cut of COD revenue.

I'd guess with the rising cost of gaming. That statistic of people buying more than one will drop.
Aye I get asked all the time the big differences between platforms when I'm at work.

I never said that exclusives do not matter to anyone other than Nintendo. I said there not the driving force on Xbox & Playstation.

@Fiendish-Beaver exclusivity only drives the bulk of Nintendo console sales. Xbox & Playstation have always been driven by 3rd party.Even when PlayStation had well polished single player titles. They hardly moved the needle. It's a handful of 3rd party titles that rule the roost over all platforms. Look at the hype for GTA 6.

Xbox's decline is more down to a lack of awareness due to no advertising. Playstation & Nintendo advertise there consoles, services & games. They also pay to have dedicated sections in stores etc. While Microsoft hide there's in a corner. It's always been there weakness. Being a business first company. They have no idea how to promote there consumer products. If Microsoft wants a change in fortune. They need to hire a descent team to promote not just it's games. But Games Pass & the benefits of the Helix console next gen.

You said it yourself that most game on one system. So Xbox having exclusives ain't gonna change there fortune. Just like Phil Spencer said. They failed the most important gen not to fail on. No one is gonna jump ship for a few exclusives. Specially now that next gen may be £700- £1,200 for a PS6 or Helix console. If Helix has options of all store fronts I'm in & could happily miss out a few PlayStation exclusives. As I'll no be buying both.

@Fiendish-Beaver I disagree. I don't think the lack of exclusives has hurt Xbox console sales. It's the lack of advertising, transparency over strategy, price increases. Plus add the continued negativity at Xbox & biased reporting of the media towards Playstation.
As look at Xbox games topping the Playstation charts sometimes years after release like Sea of Thieves & Forza Horizon 5. People like Xbox games. But just don't want to buy the box.

@kmtrain83 Microsoft are still pushing mobile. But what Nadella learned from the killing off of Windows mobile has kept Xbox from a similar fate. He said in an interview. What he learned from killing Windows mobile is that it's better to be in the game & have a small dedicated fan base. Than not. As you can still innovate & grow having a small install base. But it's harder to be noticed & innovative if you don't have a platform to showcase it. They still want to introduce app stores on Android/IOS.
True Steam is the king of PC gaming. But they make the bulk of cash from Windows users. So it helps Microsoft also. Xbox focusing on PC gaming next gen will help the app store on Windows be more popular as I guess on a regular PC it will be the Windows store but on a dedicated Xbox device. It will be the Xbox store.

If Microsoft play there cards well. Xbox could be to gaming what android is to mobile. A huge eco system supported worldwide by developers & by many OEM devices. BUT!!! like most of Microsofts grand ideas. There never able to be fully implemented.

@DennisReynolds why won't it sell on Xbox? Yes JRPGs were rare as gold dust back in the day. Then when they did release. They were never the main titles Xbox users wanted. But now they are as regular as clockwork.

@Banjo- definitely. The old days of walled eco systems is on its way out due to new anti competitive laws. Due to the abusive behaviour of tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google & Microsoft.
I also recon that PlayStations PC ports weren't just to make a quick $. But was also a way to avoid scrutiny from regulators. As Playstation could argue that if you don't like Playstations model of pricing you can purchase their content via PC on Steam or Epic store. With select titles available on Switch & Xbox.

@Jaxx420 true they removed the PSN restriction when Spiderman 2 released in January 2025. But they didn't lift the ban on the 170 countries that was blocked due to the PSN restriction until June 2025.
Stellar Blade was the first to take advantage of both restrictions being lifted & sold 1 million in 3 days.wWhen it released on the 11th June. Lost Souls Aside didn't do to well in August.

@Gemini53 I don't blame you to be fair.

This confirmation also gives credibility to the rumour that the next Windows OS will be more modular than the current Windows 11. So the next Xbox could have just the Windows gaming subsystem built into it reducing all the bloat that the current Windows 11 provides gaming handhelds like the Rog Ally X.

@Banjo- PlayStation will be forced to follow at some point. They are facing a $2.7billion lawsuit in the UK for over charging users on the Playstation store. Also a monopoly of digital games & dlc. In Asia & Europe I heard a while back there was meant to be lawsuits for dynamic pricing.

Xbox new direction is the result of the EU's Digital Markets Acts investigation into Microsoft. As the whole PC model was fully scrutinized & approved by the toughest regulator. Xbox only passed due to the combination of a disc drive.

@Gemini53 funny how you say Xbox users need to temper expectations. But Playstation users ran with the whole abandoning PC ports of single player games by an insiders trust me moment. As he thinks & sensed 😆.

@Jaxx420 the problem with your analysis is that most of the original Playstation titles like God of War 2018 & Horizon: Zero Dawn came out before the mandatory PSN requirement. So they had no restrictions. But the sequels were limited to regions that could access the PSN.

I've seen this happen countless times at Microsoft. They come up with great ideas which are either to ambitious or they can't get the word out due to lack of a descent marketing strategy.

The golden age of Xbox & Playstation is done!!!! RIP

Sounds like that deal with Namco Bandai to remake/remaster old IPS has sealed Bluepoints fate.

So it went from never being on Xbox. To not likely. So I wonder what this senior manager of multiplatform & account management has to play with.

I'm disappointed that we aren't getting Granblue Fantasy: Relink. As enjoyed it on PS5 & would have got it on Xbox as well. But oh well i'll give my money to Square Enix instead for FF7: Rebirth. As I'm currently playing FF7 remake intergrate.

@Fiendish-Beaver I wonder if Microsoft hope that 3rd party OEMs will fill the power gap. As if they license out the Xbox Windows hybrid OS. We could see all ranges from budget up to high end in all form factors.

@Balaam_ it doesn't matter if it goes well for Microsoft. It's something Sony & Nintendo will have to go through as well when they go all digital. New laws like the EU's Digital Markets Act are brought in to stop big tech like Amazon, Apple, Google & Microsoft from killing competition. So it was only a matter of time before the walled garden system that gaming giants adopt would be next. As Sony already has a few cases against them already.

@Sindayl because if it's an all digital system. Microsoft would be breaking all sorts of anti competitive laws. As it would have no competition on it. if you only had access to the Xbox store. Look up the the EU's Digital Markets Act. Microsoft got named a gatekeeper. They were fully investigated & had to make changes to Windows. When it came to Xbox. The report stated that access to content via disc allows consumers competitive pricing. But if that changed in the future it would further investigate. The fine is 10% of worldwide revenue.

@Fiendish-Beaver I wonder if it will be similar to Stalker & Monster Hunter Stories. Sequels are announced for Xbox first. Then in time the prequels drop before the later launches.

@BacklogBrad I could imagine that the Spiderman games would sell a few million on Xbox easily.

Just Fable for me I'm afraid. Play on Xbox via Games Pass & probably buy a copy for my PS5 if progress transfers.

@EVIL-C if it skyrockets to the point it makes little sense to subscribe I'll cancel. Plus I rarely go to the cinema these days. As you need a mortgage to take a family of 6 to the big multiplex.

Awesome!!! Thundercats will be back on Netflix 😆

@Questionable_Duck I've got a feeling that Microsoft/Xbox will strip down not needed features of Windows 11 in time. For it's future PC/hybrid & OEM partnerships. As the Xbox OS runs the Windows 11 gaming subsystem.

@ElkinFencer10 the fact it will integrate & run every rival store front on a PC. Guarantees it will be digital only. As it's the only way to prevent Microsoft/Xbox from breaching most anti consumer laws.

@BAMozzy people said the same when mobile gaming went free to play. That it wouldn't work. It be poor quality. Which it mostly is. But mobile gaming now brings the biggest amount of gaming revenue. So I can see free to play cloud services being extremely popular. Even if it offers just 1080p.
Sony already allows Helldiver's 2 to be playable via Xcloud. So they allow there only official published game. As MLB the Show can also be played. But that's MLB that licenses it. It's just Destiny 2 that's not available. But that's Bungie. it's also not available via cloud on PlayStation by the looks of it. Could be wrong.
Gamers aren't buying games either. An article today states the average gamer in the US. Buys 2 a year. Sony said something similar not long ago also.
I'm sure Sony does want everyone on PlayStation. But there are people who won't touch one. So they release games on PC, Nintendo Switch & recently Xbox. For the extra revenue. Will be no different with cloud.

@BAMozzy I do. As Sony argued during the ABK deal that they expect Microsoft/Xbox to be a key player in cloud gaming within the next decade. So why wouldn't Sony want to take advantage while Microsoft is ahead of the curve. As so far Sony's attempts at cloud is basic & its mobile strategy is in its infancy.
Plus kids today don't want to buy a $500-$1000 next gen console. Let alone an expensive PC to play games. They want them on their phones. So the rumour of a FREE Game Pass subscription to stream not just purchased Xbox games. Like GTA6 from the Xbox store. But also Xbox games day 1 will be well received by the younger generation.

@BAMozzy I believe that Sony's interest in Xbox ports is purely down to cloud gaming. Look at Helldivers 2. It originally launched on Xbox consoles. But now can be played via cloud for anyone who purchased the game. With an active Games Pass subscription. Also add talk of a FREE version of GP. Then it gets more interesting specially if access to purchased content doesn't require advertising to be consumed.

They need to stop bringing Phil & the gang to the Tokyo Game Show. If they want support from Asia. It should have been Mena Sato Kato's show today.

I'm putting my bets on Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 being announced or shadow dropped.

Horizon is my favorite PlayStation franchise atm. So would be day 1 purchase. Like Helldivers 2 was. If true!!!! But till it gets announced by Sony themselves. Pure speculation.

Deca Police from Level 5 is my top wish suprise announcement. But be happy with Silent Hill 2 remake. Some news on FF7:Rebirth & maybe a teaser for part 3.

@WildConcept6 should use both 😁.