I LOVE GIGGS on 23 April 2018
| pokoko said: Xbox continues to do well in the US because Microsoft did an excellent job of making people feel invested in their ecosystem. In much the same way that players often resist leaving an MMO because they "lose" all the gold and rewards from their efforts, creating an environment with things like gamerpoints, achievements, and friend networks keeps people from easily switching consoles the way they did in the past. Many people have little interest in deep single-player games, as well, which largely negates the exclusive advantage. Something like The Last of Us wouldn't even be on their radar. Microsoft has catered to this demographic from the beginning and they've managed to keep many of them despite their missteps this gen. |
I agree 100% with what you said. By the time the next box launches, gamers will have tens, if not hundreds, of games across three generations they will leave behind in case they switched to Sony or Nintendo. It won't be as easy as it used to be.
Microsoft's next step should be to find a way to convert the physical copies to digital ones. We won't be having discs forever.
Sony and Nintendo need to implement something similar or they will always have a significant disadvantage.
Microsoft can advertise the launch of their new console with 3,000 games already available to buy and enjoy.
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