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70 games ... That's more than I've finished in any year ever XD

Last edited by VersusEvil - on 16 December 2022

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EpicRandy said:
gtotheunit91 said:

Well that's nice to say!

I can certainly agree with this statement but things is in that context GamePass subscription remain at 30m ish whit slow to moderate growth. 

Ms certainly have better hopes for gamepass, some that will see a userbase the likes of netflix at 200m+. For that, as we've seen this year, MS need way more release and exclusive certainly would help a lot. 

So while I agree it is not necessary to satisfy and retain the current userbase, it is necessary for MS ambition to come true.

I think that if someone expects that game pass will hit 200m+ then he is a bit out of touch with reality. Like it or not but hitting 200m like Netflix has always been impossible target for lots of various reasons. If MS manages to get to 50m at least, this will be a huge success.

shikamaru317 said:

Ys 10 announced, no Xbox release yet again. Phil badly needs to court these remaining JRPG devs that still aren't on Gamepass, Nihon Falcom, Gust, and a few others.

How about getting Square Enix on board first? 

VersusEvil said:

So P4G, does it play the same as P5R?

NOT THAT IM PLANNING ON PLAYING IT WHEN IT HITS GP, IM NOT A PERSONA NERD NOW. But maybe. 

It’s way more straightforward game than P5 is. Not much to do for daily activities, and dungeons are randomised mazes with 9-10 floors each. This game is a lot shorter than P5 is. Took me around 65 hours to beat with True Ending

shikamaru317 said:

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/why-are-major-third-party-games-constantly-skipping-xbox

Miles spilling some truth in this article



 

gtotheunit91 said:
Ryuu96 said:

Over 1,000 according to Linkedin, Lol.

Honestly all this talk about if Microsoft should or shouldn't do a handheld, I've always leaned towards they shouldn't and I now think they should just double down on support for Steam Deck, help Valve get more Xbox IP compatible, they have xCloud and all their IPs will be on Steam, only issue is no native version of Game Pass.

Like honestly, if Valve can't make it a success then I don't think Microsoft could.

Hot damn! No wonder they're able to go all out on a product like Steam Deck lol.

So far the Steam Deck has been a success. 2 and a half months, it was reported the Deck had sold over a million units. Which is great considering you can only get one through Steam and no retailers. Microsoft should double down on support as it is currently lackluster at best. 

Might be a double edge sword.  Do not forget that Valve is actively trying to make their OS that doesn't need windows a hit.  MS could potentially support a system that could in turn create an eco system that not only competes with Windows but could replace it as a gaming OS.



Spade said:

Managed to get all the High On Life cheevos minus the unattainable one. Hopefully not much backtracking so I can finish. Will definitely play the DLC when that hits.

You talking about the forums? How’d you get the card cheevo? I have all the cards but no cheevo submitted a ticket to hopefully get it. I’m gonna do my second playthrough to get the other cheevos 





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gtotheunit91 said:
Spade said:

Managed to get all the High On Life cheevos minus the unattainable one. Hopefully not much backtracking so I can finish. Will definitely play the DLC when that hits.

You talking about the forums? How’d you get the card cheevo? I have all the cards but no cheevo submitted a ticket to hopefully get it. I’m gonna do my second playthrough to get the other cheevos 

yeah forum one is still blocked. 

Not sure how I got the card one, it popped as soon as I got the last chest, guess I got lucky. At the time of getting the cheevo I was the 10th person to get it... 



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I've yet to see anyone who knows what they're talking about thinking this lawsuit is a good idea, it has been the complete opposite, multiple lawyers, former FTC commissioners and DOJ people saying essentially the same thing but some kinder than others, that this suit is crazy, completely baseless, will be incredibly hard to defend and has no facts behind it.

Have to wonder how an already low morale FTC is feeling right now, it'll only get worse if their delay tactics or hoping for CMA block don't work and Microsoft takes them down in court, wasting months of time and money.

Also they're currently being taken apart in court versus Meta for using awful evidence...It's so bad that the judge might throw the case out already.

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Machiavellian said:
gtotheunit91 said:

Hot damn! No wonder they're able to go all out on a product like Steam Deck lol.

So far the Steam Deck has been a success. 2 and a half months, it was reported the Deck had sold over a million units. Which is great considering you can only get one through Steam and no retailers. Microsoft should double down on support as it is currently lackluster at best. 

Might be a double edge sword.  Do not forget that Valve is actively trying to make their OS that doesn't need windows a hit.  MS could potentially support a system that could in turn create an eco system that not only competes with Windows but could replace it as a gaming OS.

That's fine, Microsoft is big lately on supporting everything, including rivals, they even had that big "Microsoft <3 Linux" push, Lol.

They've made efforts to support Linux quite a bit lately. Nobody uses Windows Store for Gaming anyway (I'm exaggerating but c'mon, they're 7th) and Linux will never become mainstream enough to take over Windows (the casual users are way bigger than the gaming market) plus Steam OS is exclusively for their handheld devices (which is built from Linux).

Lately it has felt like Windows has became a bit of an afterthought for Microsoft as well, they very clearly don't care about it anywhere near as much as the used to, it's way past the days of being a cornerstone of Microsoft's business, in fact, Microsoft literally removed describing Windows as a "cornerstone" of its business in its 10-K report, Lol.

Profits are probably way down due to the constantly giving it away for free, Cloud and Azure are way past it and eventually Xbox will as well (very soon if ABK passes) and while you can argue that Windows is a gateway to stuff like Azure/Office which are the money makers, I refer to what I said above, Linux will never overtake Windows as the mainstream OS and it's businesses who are the main buyers of Azure/Office, they sure as shit aren't leaving Windows for Linux, Lol.

As for the "Gaming" aspect, Windows is a Gaming OS as far as "people use Windows because it's default then go download Steam" Lol. If SteamOS takes off in a large way, they absolutely should double down on support for it and try to get a native Game Pass on it, it's worth sacrificing the tiny gaming userbase who actually use Windows Store.





Ryuu96 said:
Machiavellian said:

Might be a double edge sword.  Do not forget that Valve is actively trying to make their OS that doesn't need windows a hit.  MS could potentially support a system that could in turn create an eco system that not only competes with Windows but could replace it as a gaming OS.

That's fine, Microsoft is big lately on supporting everything, including rivals, they even had that big "Microsoft <3 Linux" push, Lol.

They've made efforts to support Linux quite a bit lately. Nobody uses Windows Store for Gaming anyway (I'm exaggerating but c'mon, they're 7th) and Linux will never become mainstream enough to take over Windows (the casual users are way bigger than the gaming market) plus Steam OS is exclusively for their handheld devices (which is built from Linux).

Lately it has felt like Windows has became a bit of an afterthought for Microsoft as well, they very clearly don't care about it anywhere near as much as the used to, it's way past the days of being a cornerstone of Microsoft's business, in fact, Microsoft literally removed describing Windows as a "cornerstone" of its business in its 10-K report, Lol.

Profits are probably way down due to the constantly giving it away for free, Cloud and Azure are way past it and eventually Xbox will as well (very soon if ABK passes) and while you can argue that Windows is a gateway to stuff like Azure/Office which are the money makers, I refer to what I said above, Linux will never overtake Windows as the mainstream OS and it's businesses who are the main buyers of Azure/Office, they sure as shit aren't leaving Windows for Linux, Lol.

As for the "Gaming" aspect, Windows is a Gaming OS as far as "people use Windows because it's default then go download Steam" Lol. If SteamOS takes off in a large way, they absolutely should double down on support for it and try to get a native Game Pass on it, it's worth sacrificing the tiny gaming userbase who actually use Windows Store.

I disagree, one thing MS has not changed is on competition especially with windows.  While they are ok putting games on Steam, they have not lost sight that Steam has its own OS and uses competing Vulcan against DX.  There is the potential if Vulcan and Steam OS to gain enough traction that MS could see gamers just install Steam OS on PC and Laptops without windows which would cut very deeply into their pockets.

MS only supports Linux just like they support anything if they can control it.  MS making their own version is still them supporting their eco system because they control that version and anyone using it.  What MS does not control is Steam OS or Vulcan and the combination of those 2 technologies if they gain enough traction would eat into windows sells and that is something MS definitely would not like.

I would say never say never.  Being complacent is exactly how you find yourself on the losing end.  Personally I would say what MS should do is create a gamers only Windows, which is basically like what they run for the Xbox but instead for the PC.  Pretty much stripped down to run games full blast without all the overhead of a full windows install.  Get ahead of steam and make Valve run that version and give up their own OS but then again that is how I would do it.  MS definitely have the engineers to make this very successful especially if the performance benefits can be obtained.