Fair enough then, I didn't know that. That's pretty odd, I was a big Xbox fan in 2013/2014. Surprise I didn't notice it. 

You make a good case for State of Decay, although again a lot of Microsoft's smaller IPs and even bigger ones have undertracked. 

I can't agree with you on Sea of Thieves though. It doesn't look like a high budget title, it's marketing won't be that big outside of Microsoft events, and Quantum Break and Halo Wars 2 had pretty massive marketing pushes, both flopped heavily. Recore had a similar marketing to Sea of Thieves and that also flopped. 

I'm not saying those games won't be successful or that I want them to flop. Frankily I think it's cool to see Microsoft branching in interesting directions by taking AA games and advertising them as system sellers. If it were any other company it would show that they have faith in new ideas, but it's Microsoft, so it really just shows they have little to fall back on. I like the modest, quirky concept approach, but most of the games that fit that category look generally unimpressive. Sea of Thieves could be cool, it just doesn't look that interesting. Playstation seems to have a really great handle on AA games, or at least niche AAA titles. I hope Sea of Thieves gets a lot of money though. Because Rare <3

I mean, its not like they can get their hands on Starcraft or anything. LOL Steam is the primary representative for PC gaming, so a Steambox would be the most accurate choice even though it wasnt the most successful. I think Microsoft wants to accomplish what Steam has accomplished on PC, but they have to excel in one place (which tthey haven't) before they spread themselves too thin.

You know MS make money on Cuphead being brought on Steam right? You know its also MS decision to allow it on Steam.

What about Console only gamers who dont own a PC and dont want a PC. What console does a console gamer buy to play Cuphead?

Exactly. 

It's no longer timed, MS bought full lifetime exclusivity a few years back after the positive reception when it was revealed. 

studioMDHR Mod   Samuel Welch • 2 years ago

It's just diehard Xbox fans jumping on and trying to spread whatever BS MS tells them to spew, even though it's not true.  Just like the whole "Sony just shows games that are going to release 2 years from now, while MS shows games coming soon."  Of course, this post here completely disproves it, but that won't stop them from spewing it if MS wants them to.

Try convincing the public to buy a Steam machine over an Xbox to play Cuphead. 

Steam Machines is not what Console only gamers want. The Xbox does a better job being a Steam Machine. Play Anywhere and the big hitting 1st party title games from Xbox dont cross to Steam *cough Horizon 3*

Isnt the argument about playing Exclusives yet you recommand a Steam Machine which has rarely any 1st party exclusives... aside from Valves 10 year old games?

Interesting.