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Azzanation on 10 May 2023
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Manlytears said:

This thread still going!? Pretty sure Ryuu96 alredy explained with rich details the advantages of Xbox hardware side.

Nope he hasnt.

Machiavellian said:
Azzanation said:

Disagree. Not all competition is good. You think Epic Games Store entering the PC space was great competition for Valve? It caused more of a problem with consumers than gains. Nintendo and Sega were doing quite well to before Sony entered, adding that 3rd player which ended up killing Sega.

I would rather see a healthy 2 platform console race than 3. Xbox is literally wasting resources in a industry they cant compete in. Set the full focus on making great games and remove the focus on hardware. Go back to full PC development and put games on the high selling consoles to increase overall sales and IP popularity.

This also doesnt damage me the slightest as a consumer. Only benefits me. It means MS can focus solely on building the best games again without the distractions of hardware.

As a consumer, I always need Sony to feel MS right behind them ready to flip the status quo and Sony to push to keep it.  Case in point, I just purchased Sony PS Extra because Sony is selling it for 36 bucks for the whole year.  Why do you believe Sony is heavily discounting PS+ Extra, because of GP of course.  With no competition, there would be no need for Sony to provide this discount and we as consumers benefit from competition between them both as each seeks to secure customers.

You not trusting Sony isnt MS problem. As a customer i want to see MS focus on making great games, not great consoles that dont sell.

Epic was upsetting more people by taking games off Steam weeks before release. Valve has been doing just great as the sole major PC platform. It does not need competition. Competition breeds bad behaviours like we have seen.

Sega didn't kill themselves, they couldnt compete. History shows Sega and Nintendo was healthy. The moment a 3rd enters, someone ends up exiting. Just look at all the companies who left the industry. The proof shows. Only 2 can maintain enough momentum. 

Give Sony the Monopoly and let them do what they want, i dont care. MS will benefit from other platforms more. It won't affect me or MS as a whole. Console market is considered niche in the tech world.

ABK is worth $70b as a 3rd party publisher. Doing pretty well without hardware. You can try to debate it, the evidence is all here as a buisness standpoint, MS needs to drop the hardware asap so they can be the biggest gaming publisher. 

Last edited by Azzanation - on 10 May 2023