Weird takes I've seen that I feel need debunking over Xbox.
— Jez (@JezCorden) September 19, 2023
- Phil musing on Nintendo was aspirational corpo speak, gently explaining why it was a bad idea without alienating the commenter.
- Calling Baldur's Gate 3 "second run" refers to the fact it's not launching on Xbox…
- Phil musing on Nintendo was aspirational corpo speak, gently explaining why it was a bad idea without alienating the commenter.
- Calling Baldur's Gate 3 "second run" refers to the fact it's not launching on Xbox first. It will be entering its second run when it hits Xbox. Some people, even journos, took this to mean "second rate" for some reason.
- Like others, Xbox is launching a discless Xbox Series X. No evidence (yet) that they plan to stop supporting Bluray. External generic USB Bluray is potentially very easy for Xbox to implement. Works on Windows, etc. The market for discs is shrinking.
- There's no mention of Halo in the leaks cuz nothing from Xbox Games Studios leaked, it was all on the Bethesda side. That doesn't mean Halo is "doomed."
- No real confirmation yet Xbox is working on an Xbox handheld imo... the handheld SKU could refer to supporting OEMs with unique Windows shells. Xbox new head of hardware, Roanne Sones, used to lead PC OEM for Windows. They should make a handheld though.
