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shikamaru317 on 29 November 2023
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Spade said:

That Tim Stuart dude of Xbox, needs to stfu. Sick of his mixed messaging. Either Xbox, put the games on PS and wrap it up on console, or stfu about it.

Yeah, Tim Stuart sucks at this. Klob nailed it in his analysis here:

Tim Stuart (Xbox chief financial officer) in an interview with TechRaptor. I do feel like the messaging here is just all over the place:

  • "Xbox's mission is to bring its first-party experiences and subscription services to every screen that can play a game, [...] including PlayStation and Nintendo"

Note: Microsoft wants to sell Xbox consoles but at the same time they somehow also want to be a third-party publisher. That's one way to give Xbox fans (no) confidence, I guess.

  • Explains that the move to Game Pass Core from Xbox Live Gold was motivated by the idea that paying for multiplayer feels antiquated.

Note: So, they got the right idea that paying for multiplayer feels antiquated, and as a result they created a new tier where you are paying for multiplayer. Alright.

  • "We need consumer brands at Microsoft that are meaningful."

Note: Xbox is that meaningful consumer brand at Microsoft. And Microsoft is actively lessening the impact the brand could have by being so defensive about your own content.