| smroadkill15 said: I mean, of course it's a reaction to how things went this past generation, but this is what all these companies do. I'm fully aware MS is a company trying to get consumers to buy their product just like every other console maker out there, and guess what, I'm happy about it because they are trying to compete for my money by doing whatever they can to give consumers a reason to buy into their ecosystem. I think commitment to BC, smart delivery, and other added quality of life features (FPS boost) show MS is going out of their way to benefit gamers more than Game Pass is because these are things MS doesn't necessarily need to do for consumers to buy an Xbox, and the general consumer likely doesn't know about these features. I highly doubt the BC team brings in any kind of revenue, but they are still committed to it. |
It's their core marketing strategy. MS has always held the philosophy that if you get the vocal hardcore crowd on board, the masses will follow. Friends will get their friends to get in the same ecosystem. So yes, those are exactly the things MS needs or thinks they need to do to get the blue ocean on board. Pander to the hardcore crowd and they will sell the system to their friends. Or make threads like these :)
