The console war is over

[yvanjean]

DonFerrari said:

 

yvanjean said:
Major Nelson knows there are many people that are locked to one ecosystem. Microsoft's strategy is to give gamers as many options to join the Xbox ecosystem even if it's just for a short time. Microsoft wants to break the narrative that you need to own a console to play exclusives. I fear what would happen if the Gamepass grows too much and what would happen to the game industry as a result.

And he do that by not having exclusives anymore right...

Don't be stupid, there a huge difference between no exclusives and Xbox exclusives. Microsoft doesn't have true consoles exclusives but I see that as a positive especially with Xcloud which is going to be free with my Gamepass ultimate. I play with friends and family that aren't going to upgrade right away, so I'm very happy with the Xbox approach. 

Anyone that buys Gamepass, play Xbox games on Xcloud or PC is supporting Xbox brand which will result in having more games and capital to push more investment. Which is going to benefits console owners. 

Microsoft has finally listen to what we been asking for and that's games games games. My gamepass ultimate subscription goes till March 2022, which will give me access to over $2000 worth of games for less than $120 subscription costs.  Microsoft is going to have the biggest launch library ever with Xbox Series X and a true killer app right at launch with Halo Infinite. 

What the article is actually referring to is Microsoft is now giving an easy option for people in the PS5 ecosystem to play with their friends on the Xbox ecosystem for cheap. Xcloud is going to be a big game-changer in terms of accessibility. PS5 owner can play any Microsoft game going forward without really having to invest and commit to the Xbox ecosystem.