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Machiavellian on 09 January 2024
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PixelPirate said:
Machiavellian said:

Its funny you say MS is disconnected with their fanbase because going around the web, a lot of Xbox fans I noticed to not see Hi Fi Rush and SOT going Multiplat a big deal.  Its only people who seem to believe that a console needs to keep everything exclusive that have this mindset.

Who said MS strategy is right or wrong, I said that is their strategy since Phil took over.  Every move Phil has done since he has taken over has been to make MS gaming hardware agnostic.  From GP, to putting all first and second party games on PC and Xbox at the same time.  To purchasing both Bethesda and ABK/Blizz.  Its not like Phil has not shone you his strategy since he took over and nothing has changed since.  Even MS stating going heavy into Mobile is another big tell that MS is looking to be hardware agnostic.  What ties everything together is GP.  GP can be on anything and it will be on everything MS can put it on.  

MS is not concerned about the Xbox being the only hardware to play MS games, MS want everyone to have the ability to play MS games no matter what your main console is.  The Xbox brand is only important to how you view the market but its not how MS view the market.  GP is the brand now and Xbox is just another device that gains you access to GP.

Whether the strategy is right or wrong, we will see but MS has conmitted everything to it which is the right course of action in my book.  You either go full tilt or go home.  Half way measures only give you half way results.

Because it is a slippery slope. Now it is Hifi Rush and Sea of Thieves, but what about games in the future? You won't get any Nintendo or Playstation games in return. And Xbox is just another device you access to GP? I find this really weird. Xbox hardware is not just another device, but a very important device with 50+ million users. Without Xbox hardware, the Gamepass library will be severely limited. They need Xbox-like hardware for streaming xcloud games or do you think future GP only consists of PC games / mobile games? You already see more and more developers skipping Xbox hardware. Gamepass with only MS games only seems viable if they keep buying up studios and publishers. 

There is no slippery slope.  Its not like this is MS first rodeo, they have put games on switch for a while now.  Any service game that MS picked up from ABK and Bethedsa will still be going full multiplate as they are currently today.  If anything because MS has ABK and Bethesda with service games it only make sense to make SOT full multiplate to align with the rest of their service games.  I just do not see any real reason to care about those games going multiplate because if you did not know, MS is not just a console OEM.  

Also why would I care if I get any Nintendo of PS games on the Xbox.  If I wanted PS or Nintendo games, I would purchase those system which I have.  I purchase a Xbox for Xbox games, MS eco system and GP.  If a few games and services move to Sony, Its not going to hurt me in any way or form.  I play games for the fun of it not for any particular company.  

Why would Xbox hardware make or break MS if they are hardware agnostic. If that was the case MS would be losing hand and fist today but the company still makes a pretty good profit.  MS does not need Xbox hardware for streaming because just about everything can stream, from your TV, Phone, other consoles, tablets you name it.  Actually I see the same amount of developers skipping Xbox as they always have.  I also see a lot of developers still putting their games on GP.  Maybe we do not see the market the same.