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vonny on 21 September 2020

Love how everyone think in just the term console wars, Microsoft would need to sell 110 million games at full price to break even on the 7.5 billion, that's without the cost of development and advertising. Clearly there's a bigger plan than just selling a few more consoles.



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ice on 21 September 2020

These games coming to Gamepass day 1 is the real kicker, I personally don’t care if they still come to PlayStation.



Mnementh on 21 September 2020
sales2099 said:
RolStoppable said:

As a Switch owner, I am very scared.

Lol you likely to get games from Xbox more often then not. One word: Wii60. I still remember the days of the great alliance between Nintendo and Xbox fans uniting against a common enemy ;)

Let's bring the alliance back! The Xbox series Switch. Nah... The Switch series... The Switch SX?

I have to admit Wii60 was much more easy to combine and be recognizable.

Edit: The Switchbox!

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kirby007 on 21 September 2020
Mnementh said:
sales2099 said:

Lol you likely to get games from Xbox more often then not. One word: Wii60. I still remember the days of the great alliance between Nintendo and Xbox fans uniting against a common enemy ;)

Let's bring the alliance back! The Xbox series Switch. Nah... The Switch series... The Switch SX?

I have to admit Wii60 was much more easy to combine and be recognizable.

Switchbox



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Replicant on 21 September 2020

Megaton!

Now do Fallout: New Vegas 2 :D



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Pemalite on 21 September 2020
RolStoppable said:
sundin13 said:

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Again, this is under the assumption that Xbox will shift these games towards exclusivity which we don't know yet, but it seems strange to spend this much money on a brand and then not utilize it to produce exclusives...

It is strange, but Microsoft spent big on Minecraft and then released Minecraft Dungeons day and date on all consoles, all the while Minecraft getting continuously updates everywhere.

You may find the lack of coherence and logical thinking on Microsoft's part perplexing (and it is), but that's just who they are. They have no clue, but they have money.

I always find it absolutely puzzling how people claim Microsoft has "no clue".
They definitely have a clue when it comes to business... Because I can not remember a time where they were financially struggling.

In short, Microsoft definitely has a clue, their strategy has to be working for them to still be raking in cash... And yes, Sony and Nintendo are a business also and also primarily exist to grab consumers wallets. Microsoft is simply better at it.





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Machiavellian on 21 September 2020
sundin13 said:
sales2099 said:

Bold: It benefits Xbox and their consumers. And it’s healthy competition. Best gen was when 360 and PS3 were almost even. Each had success and the industry was big enough for both. Now it’s one sided and therefore not ideal for anyone not fully invested in PlayStation. This evens the field to a degree, which does benefit the industry on the whole. 

You will be dragged kicking and screaming to the Xbox brand, but I guarantee you once you settle in you will find we take care of our own. You will play more games and spend less money doing so, with plenty consumer friendly options. 

How does it benefit Xbox consumers? These games already would have been on Xbox. I can fathom a few fairly minor benefits to Xbox customers like as others have mentioned, the potential of these games being on Game Pass sooner, but overall, the primary effect of this acquisition is that Xbox customers get the same thing they've always gotten and Playstation/Nintendo customers get something worse. I am all for competition, but not like this. I would wholeheartedly support MS dumping cash into developing a new studio or pouring money into new talent but this seems like subtractive spending, not additive spending. 

Again, this is under the assumption that Xbox will shift these games towards exclusivity which we don't know yet, but it seems strange to spend this much money on a brand and then not utilize it to produce exclusives...

Think of this as more of  gamepass move then a console exclusive move.  The purpose is for content and MS needs a stable of high profile content on the service to make it viable.  Dumping cash into an unproven studio with unproven game is way more risky then getting established studios.  Also I believe MS just send a broadside shot telling the industry that they are serious and the cash straps are off.  This may give MS better leverage in other deals as they show they are willing to open the pocket books.  MS has moved to a service oriented company.  This move fits right into where they are going and probably has nothing to do with Sony or competing on the console front but instead setting up a huge games service that will be available on just about every hardware they can put it on.



Intrinsic on 21 September 2020
Jranation said:
Barkley said:

Massive, however I expect we'll still see games like Elderscrolls 6 releasing on other platforms like PlayStation.

Imo Xbox Series + PC + Gamepass should be enough. 

If you have PC + Gamepas, why do you need the Xbox Series?



goopy20 on 21 September 2020
Pemalite said:
RolStoppable said:

It is strange, but Microsoft spent big on Minecraft and then released Minecraft Dungeons day and date on all consoles, all the while Minecraft getting continuously updates everywhere.

You may find the lack of coherence and logical thinking on Microsoft's part perplexing (and it is), but that's just who they are. They have no clue, but they have money.

I always find it absolutely puzzling how people claim Microsoft has "no clue".
They definitely have a clue when it comes to business... Because I can not remember a time where they were financially struggling.

In short, Microsoft definitely has a clue, their strategy has to be working for them to still be raking in cash... And yes, Sony and Nintendo are a business also and also primarily exist to grab consumers wallets. Microsoft is simply better at it.

Not sure the Xbox gaming division is raking in the cash though ;) MS is making a fortune on Cloud revenue. 

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eva01beserk on 21 September 2020

Man I can't keep up with this thread while at work. So I left it like page 15. I'm sure a lot have said this but I hope this dosent do to Bethesda what Activision did to Blizzard. Quality just straight down the toilet and games as a service galore.



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