Global Hardware 1 June 2019

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Ganoncrotch said:

curl-6 said:

Bloody hell, those are some shockingly bad numbers for the Xbone after adjustments. Globally, Switch is outselling by more than 4.5:1, and that's without any big new games in ages.

And yeah, if nothing else the Wii U generation was the kick in the arse Nintendo needed to stop living in lala land and start listening to consumers again.

Sometimes though a kick up the arse can help a company see that it fucked up and they try and fix that fast, with the launch PS3 Sony were told fairly straightforward that people weren't paying that price for the system which at the time also historically "had no gaemz" The WiiU for Nintendo was a case of the gimmick getting in the way of the games to the point where games suffered badly for little to no consumer gain and this E3 Microsoft were out talking about Scarlett as the console built for games, no BS about TV streaming or w/e because while a system like that should have those abilities caked into it, they should never be the focus for a console, focus should always be 1st Games 2nd Gimmick 3rd Priced accordingly otherwise people will kick up about it.

Yeah a nice failure now and then is good for companies, it helps them rectify their mistakes and stops them getting too arrogant and anti-consumer.

Hopefully, for their sake, MS don't do something stupid like calling the Scarlett the "Xbox One Omega" or some shit. The Xbone name has become associated with inferiority and failure.