BraLoD said:
This isn't the 360 era anymore, they can't simply get people back after so much time on PC and Gamepass like that, they trained the Xbox audience to stop buying games, and they did. Would Gamepass even work being exclusive on Xbox either? Now they also have bought massive studios like Bethesda and Activision Blizzard that have always made multiplaform games, those games sell way better on PC and PS than XB too, but people expect them to make those XB exclusives? It wouldn't last a quarter, the amount of money already invested to get them and to keep developing games will never remotely come close to pay itself on Xbox alone, that's why PS also became part of the receiving end of their games, they need return on the money spent. Xbox can't bring it. Much worse, now people have tons of games on PC and PS but they will abandon those platforms to play a few games on Xbox? It's WAY harder to sway people away then it was before digital stores took over gaming. I honestly don't see how people think this has any chance of working, and I actually think MS knows that very well too, reality will knock on the door soon, if they somehow don't. |
I agree with a lot of your points but they can try retraining their audience again if they actually pump out good exclusives.
I'm talking about brand new IP 1st party exclusive games strictly for Xbox consoles again. Hell, with the money they spent on Activision, Bethesda Mojang etc. they could even go back to the old days of buying 3rd party exclusives too.
Games they already own that are multiplatform (ie. Call of Duty) just leave them as multiplatform, like how Sony is still keeping Helldivers on PC. Just moving forward, all new IP games that Activision, Bethesda etc. make to be strictly Xbox console.
....at least that's how I feel would be their "best" chance of regaining audience to purchase their consoles.
