LudicrousSpeed said:
goopy20 said:
It isn't exactly rocket science what MS is trying to do here. The 360 started out as a great console until MS noticed how the Wii was selling and did a complete u-turn with Kinect. They completely abandoned their core fan base and went after the casuals. With the Xone they wanted their console to be a kinect powered Apple TV clone that could also play games, and again pissed all over their fan base. Next gen it sounds like they want to be a subscription platform where their games can be played on as many devices as possible.
MS always seems to be looking at a bigger picture, instead of just a gaming console. Now, from a business perspective I'm sure Game Pass and reaching a broader audience is great. But as a gamer, I don't care how much $$ they make by limiting all their 1st party titles so they can run on a bunch of devices with just a fraction of the Series X capabilities. I care about seeing the best games possible on their Series X and they've literally told us that's not their main goal.
You can get defensive all you want but if you are perfectly happy with their strategy, you wouldn't care if their 1st party games would be cross platform for 1 or 2 years. Obviously, you don't approve and all you can do is convince yourself that 1 or 2 years isn't that long and Sony's first wave of ps5 exclusives won't make good use of the new tech anyway.
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How bizarre to see you bitching about them abandoning core gamers last gen as justification for why you... hate that they arent abandoning gamers this gen 😆
Also as a gamer idc about how much money they make either. I care about games which is why GamePass is so great.
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I never said they're abandoning gamers. I'm saying their abandoning the core Xbox fan base, who can't wait to buy their Series X and play next gen games. They're main goal has simply shifted from competing with Sony in the console market and pushing next gen tech, towards reaching a broader audience with GP. Obviously, Kinect, the TV stuff and GP are totally different things. But they all share the same purpose, going after a broader audience. And if history has taught us anything, it's that it usually comes at the expense of giving the Xbox fan base what they want.
I ain't no game developer but there's one thing everyone and their grandmothers knows: Games designed for a single, closed platform will always push the hardware better than games designed for a whole bunch of devices with different specs.
Last edited by goopy20 - on 12 February 2020
