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Manlytears on 30 April 2023
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Azzanation said:
Manlytears said:

you didn't read that the second part of what I wrote. I'll summarize:

Microsoft needs to prove that the Xbox is a platform of equal or greater value than Playstation/Nintendo, otherwise it will always be at a disadvantage. They will not be able to do this by being a third party, on the contrary, if they distribute games through the Playstation/Nintendo they will only contribute to strengthening the fame, reputation and mindshare of rivals in detriment of the Xbox brand.
In the "future" where Cloud Gaming is the main form of distribution, Google, Amazon (or other big tech) can partner/buy Playstation or Nintendo and surpass a "Weak Xbox". Microsoft shouldn't take that risk, they need to strengthen the Xbox brand and make it stand out, leaving the console business as a "loser" is a mistake.

So yeah.... putting PS in check, and making Xbox strong is MS's problem.

Completely wrong. MS being a 3rd party publisher means they will benefit from more Nintendo and Sony sales without spending billions on hardware. Games like Starfield and Halo will only sell more. MS has the foundation for the future of cloud, they own their own network, Sony will be the ones struggling when gaming moves onto servers which Sony will have to rely on MS, Amazon, Google and Apple etc. Unless Sony invest $30b+ on creating their own cloud network which is unlikely for a niche market like console gaming.

Sony doesn't necessarily have to be in the equation, just Playstation or Nintendo. Imagine the possibility of Amazon, Google, or another Big Tech, buying Playstation or Nintendo. Do you think that Xbox would be able to compete with Amazon+Playstation (discard Sony, think about the possibility of Amazon buying Playstation) or Google+Nintendo (same situation). Xbox is a weak brand, they would lose the cloud game war just like the console war. it is necessary to strengthen the Xbox brand so that future rivals do not have a chance to exploit the strength of PlayStation and Nintendo brand, understand?

Xbox needs become strong, and they can't do this as 3º party. imho, they need to continue in the console market and gain mindshare from user, they need generations of users that will think "Gaming = Xbox", just like many think "Gaming = Playstation and Nintendo"

Last edited by Manlytears - on 30 April 2023