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goopy20 on 19 August 2020
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LudicrousSpeed said:
goopy20 said:

Like Phil said, if their main goal was to sell as many Series X boxes as possible, they would have focused on Series X exclusives that would showcase the hardware and boost console sales. Instead, they'll be releasing all their exclusives on Gamepass and design them so anyone with a pc and Xbox One can play them too. 

MS knows their approach will make Series X more of a luxury optional upgrade than a necessity. That's why they'll likely not market it as a mass market console but as a niche product with a niche price - for those who absolutely demand 4k/120fps and are willing to pay a premium for it (like the X1X). Like I've been saying for months, the 4Tflops Series S will be their mass market consoles and the official successor to the Xbox One S.

Will Series S sell big numbers? Who knows, but in the end it doesn't matter to MS if they'll become 3rd again as long as people subscribe to GP/Xcloud. They have the Microsoft Store pre-installed on practically every pc on the planet, so that's what they'll obviously want to tap into and grow subscription numbers. That, and getting GP/Xcloud on mobile phones, TV's and likely ps5 and Switch down the road if Series S sales tank. 

No one said anything about their main goal. Again, they can be big on services, and yet still want to sell a lot of hardware. They aren't mutually exclusive. You know what gets a lot of people in GamePass and xCloud? Selling a lot of next gen Xbox consoles. I don't care about which one sells the most between S or X. Also, good luck getting Sony or Nintendo to allow GamePass in their ecosystem. Look how long it took for Sony to allow EA Access and it's way less disruptive to Sony than GamePass would be.

Also maybe you missed the last showcase but most of their games they announced are skipping Xbone. Deliberately ignorant in regards to MS, per usual.

I also don't completely understand why MS decided to make Series X so low priority. I don't know the exact numbers, but I always thought the bulk of the 10m GP subscribers are Xbox One gamers. Maybe its because they are thinking way bigger and are convinced that potentially reaching 2 billion gamers - who never owned a console before - and tapping into the pc gaming crowd will be far more lucrative than reaching a max 50 or 60m console gamers? 

MS is betting on a lot of different horses next gen, which is kinda smart. However, its a also bit of a double edged sword when it comes to getting people excited for Series X. And yes, I know MS showed a lot of games that'll skip Xbox One. But how far are those games off, and will we need next-gen like hardware to play them on pc? As far as I know, I'll be able to play all of those Series X console exclusives on my humble GTX1060. Also, GP on pc now actually seems to be better than on consoles, which should tell you something about MS's priorities.

Ahh well, I know I've been raving a lot in the last few months, but I've come to accept the whole situation for what it is. For me personally it's not that bad actually. GP is starting to grow on me with its AA quirky games, I don't have to upgrade my pc to play MS's exclusives, and I'll get me a ps5 for my next gen fix.