This post wasn't here when I started my post. I'll leave it be. I really haven't had anything new to say for a few days, anyway. I just keep seeing the same cyclical, poorly-thought-out arguments. Bah, sorry. I'm out unless new information is brought to the table. 

These are the 1st party games released this year. It's a pretty good year overall with really Bleeding Edge being the only mediocre title. Am I saying they have the best 1st party games this year? No, I would not say that, but it's not anything less than really good, with some titles be excellent. Then looking into next year and beyond, it's only going to get better. I'm not sure how anyone can think otherwise. I understand that you want to see them deliver quality games consistently, but I don't see how they couldn't with the 23 studios they have now, most being top-tier developers. 

Bruh how do you consistently throw these kinda statements out and miss the irony? 

Bruh how do you consistently throw these kinda statements out and miss the irony? 

Virtually everyone has probably thought about that. This week's poll is strongly trending in the direction that you are clearly in the minority:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243506/your-lifetime-sales-expectations-for-xbox-series-xs/1/

The majority expects Microsoft's new console to sell at least 10m better than the Xbox One, so that's widespread agreement on an upwards trend for Microsoft.

Your post here also highlights the major flaw in your analysis: You are entirely focused on current weekly sales and base your conclusions on them. This same kind of error was committed by a large chunk of VGC users when it came to evaluating Switch's prospects; because the Wii U sold badly (much worse than the Xbox One), a lot of people concluded that the following generation would be even worse for Nintendo. But that's not how it works for video game console generations. One must look much more at the actions of a manufacturer that are done in preparation for a new generation than at the sales performance of the current generation, and what Microsoft has been doing with the Xbox Series X|S is a lot more competent than what they had done with the Xbox One leading up to its launch.

That's why Microsoft has put themselves back in the game. It's a foregone conclusion that Microsoft won't win this generation either, but that's not what this thread is about. It's about being a lot more competitive than what they've been in the past seven years. And they are.

I've seen the moderator's post, but I'd be surprised if suddenly VGC prohibited on-topic discussion just because it might not go anywhere. I've brought new information to the table, namely that you, Runa, are definitely not part of the majority on this site, but rather the exact opposite is the case and that would be why you are the only one taking that side in this discussion. It's not because others who think alike chose to be silent, it's because those others don't exist.

Seriously. Time to move on. You want to keep going in circles with Runa, PM them. 

But please keep pretending that everyone of these games is both amazing and exclusive to Xbox/PC. For real though dude. If you had come out with a reasonable list consisting of Fable, Everwild, Psychonaughts 2, Avowed, Hellblade 2, Gears Tactics, Tell Me Why, and MS Flight Sim your argument would have been a lot better. Throwing everything and the kitchen sink into your list just makes you look like a rube with no taste, or somebody that wants to ignore where these games are playable.

Nah but Runa can claim he didn’t see your post and continue to take jabs at people. That’s how you win an argument tho amirite? Just sayin 

To directly answer your image: You are on track to get there.

I mean, it was only this past weekend that the US Election thread went through a very similar constellation and you didn't settle it by calling it a tie. Instead the disruptive force got thread-banned for disrespectful discourse and repeated willful ignorance. It's a bit puzzling that this thread is handled differently, especially because of August's message to the Xbox community by the head mod that moderation in Xbox topics is supposed to get better.

Why would the Xbox community have to settle for a tie here when pretty much all the reasonable arguments clearly favor them? Your approach here is essentially robbing them of a win, spicing it up by holding up a shield for Runa.

Yes, this post will inevitably come across as needlessly combative, but stay focused and think about the US Election thread and this one. Ask yourself if you are applying consistency to your moderation. I like you as a moderator because you remain very active as a poster and try to keep discussions under control before things begin to escalate too much, but in this instance here you are clearly performing below your average.