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smroadkill15 on 06 January 2024
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Kyuu said:
smroadkill15 said:

Easy to make such a claim because CoD isn't leaving PS.

Lets just look at the evidence. When the 360 had CoD marketing, it clearly effected Xbox in a positive way. Even early 8th gen marketing helped the Xbox One. Then playstation saw a nice bump in consoles sold and Cod software increase until even the most recent release. But now Xbox will get it again and with Game Pass day 1, it will do nothing. Got it.

Regardless, more people switching to PC from PS helps MS and gives them more opportunities to sell their games or get Game Pass. Xbox is just another option for those who prefer consoles. 

We will see next year if Xbox getting Cod marketing will have a positive effect on Xbox sales. If it does, then I say it's a safe bet it will also help with a next gen Xbox.

CoD on GamePass won't sell that many Xbox consoles. Some of you guys always set your expectations high and learn nothing from it.

"Wait for Halo and FH5"

"I mean wait for Starfield!"

"No chance 2023 will be a decline for Xbox. If that's what you predict, I'll attack and mock you and compare you to Quickrick!!"

Etc.

PS3 struggling against X360 had nothing to do with CoD deals. Sony's missteps that gneration was the cause of their struggle (Price, late launch, difficulty of game development, etc). CoD won't massively help Xbox unless it leaves Playstation and gets timed exclusivity vs PC. Marketing-exclusivity is overrated, and services aren't yet the be all and end all. Most gamers just don't care about subscription services, hence the big 3 require them for online multiplayer.

You're right on people switching to PC would benefit Microsoft indirectly. Xbox (hardware) may as well disappear and Microsoft could still be a bigger gaming entity than Sony. Not arguing against that.

What's wrong with having high expectations for Xbox's biggest 1st party releases this gen? Should nobody have expectations for ES, Fable, and Blade now? Lol Halo and Forza Horizon are system sellers and caused a jump in GP subs so they pretty much lived up to expectations. Starfield was one of the most hyped new games of this gen so of course there were expectations. I've never seen so much port begging and butt hurt from a certain group in probably my entire time of gaming lol. Just because Bethesda didn't knock it out of the park, doesn't mean expectations were wrong. Same goes for people expecting XBox hardware to increase in 2023, or at least break even. 2023 was easily a better year in software for Xbox compared to 2022. The fact it sold as poorly as it did is surprising. When looking back at it, Xbox was not nearly aggressive enough with sales, deals, and bundles this year. The fact Xbox didn't even release a console bundle for Forza or Starfield is a head scratching decision. The increased hardware prices really didn't help either. 

I never said the Cod deal was the cause of ps3 struggles lol. I said, those Cod deals helped Xbox sales and they did. Xbox was the go-to platform for the majority of CoD players during the 7th gen. To say, Xbox getting CoD marketing going forward won't have any positive effect on Xbox hardware is straight denial.  

I know I said I wouldn't post in this thread again, but I had to correct the inaccuracy of your reply lol.