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It's the Event of the Generation!how the fuck has this 53 pages?
It's the Event of the Generation!how the fuck has this 53 pages?
It's the Event of the Generation!
Couldn't competition simply be other ways to spend your time and money?However, the current competition hasn't been competing since 2012. For some strange reason, we've designated competition to one specific conglomerate. Apple, Amazon, and even Google (RIP stadia) etc etc would do a better job by having better management and a ceo not focused on pushing meaningless PR sound bites that keep a very specific segment of his instal happy.
On top of letting us run rampant with speculation for a week lmaoooo
PS3 was designed as if the cost to manufacture the thing didn't matter - this followed the "normal" console mode where players buying games would overcome the initial hit taken on the hw. That hit for PS3 was huge and it took a while for them to rejig things to cut costs (hw ps2 emulation was stripped out for EU version etc)
Couldn't competition simply be other ways to spend your time and money?
I.E. golf is expensive, so I don't golf.
No kidding.It's the Event of the Generation!
Pretty much. Sony was trying to make the PS3 the centerpiece of the home living room. They threw everything they could into the initial model which jacked the price up ridiculously and still put Sony in the hole for each unit sold by a few hundred dollars. Thus, their advertising pitch "It only does everything". It was very much Sony's "TV TV TV" moment which led to Kutargi's departure and Kaz had to come in and scale back the thing to make it financially feasible.
Yeah, and another hint (which we all missed) that they are going to devalue Game Pass is Satya Nadella removing Game Pass from his bonus KPIs a few months ago.I think this is highly likely what we see
They may mention their commitment to a future console as well with no timeline
They have to be totally clear on their wording
Zero comp. means no Nintendo and no Steam. They will always have meaningful competitors.I feel sorry for any gamer who participated in the Xbox farce since 2009. They've given you scraps for 15 years and now rumour has it that they're going 3rd-party. Stopping production of their ~3 year old console. Things are rough at Xbox HQ. They had everything in 2005-2009... the moment they started with Kinect bullshit, the writing was on the wall.
It's not good for gaming if PlayStation has zero, meaningful competition. The Xbox demise will be a case study for decades to come.
Sorry, I am just saying a console is not the only way to spend your time and money.Respectfully, I'm, trying to make sense of your response but I can't?
Sorry, I am just saying a console is not the only way to spend your time and money.
There is a cost benefit to everything and people don't necessarily have to get a console.
Couldn't all the other things you can do with your time and money be considered the competition?
how the fuck has this 53 pages?
This is about competitive products in the video game space. Not what competes for people's free time.
Because it's the only lick of official information we got about what is going to happen. And even then we don't know shit except for some "business event" (?) next week, so speculate away.how the fuck has this 53 pages?
I understand that.. but when the argument is made that they will jack up the price to outrageous amounts, it is a logical reason as to why that won't necessarily happen.This is about competitive products in the video game space. Not what competes for people's free time.
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yetBecause it's the only lick of official information we got about what is going to happen. And even then we don't know shit except for some "business event" (?) next week, so speculate away.
I understand that.. but when the argument is made that they will jack up the price to outrageous amounts, it is a logical reason as to why that won't necessarily happen.
If we limit it to just video games there are other platform alternatives like PC's and phones that many people are already content with.
how the fuck has this 53 pages?
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
Let's not forget during the PS3 era PlayStation did start producing top tier games as well which helped in the 2nd half of that generation God of War and Uncharted 2 were turning points to name a few then ended with one of the biggest bangers in The Last of UsGood, now that the confusion got cleared, it's time to get back to the topic at hand:
Nintendo fucking up with WiiU led to Switch and great games.
In a similar fashion, Sony fucked up with PS3, which led to PS4 and subsequently PS5 and great games.
MS, on the other hand, fucked up with XBO and right after that is taking a complete nosedive with Series and GamePass, while creating a steady decline in quality games with games like Halo Infinite, Redfall and Starfield.
Going by rumors, they might double-down on this clusterfuck and even extend to handhelds, with the rumored upcoming early next-gen and handheld.
There is no way MS isn't at least ending up as 3rd party publisher and worst-case ending the Xbox brand.
Is it next week yet? LolThis is really the main thing regardless of what they announce next week IMO. The vague statements they've been making have to stop and they need to very clear next week about their plans. I personally think if they are even partially thinking of 3rd party they just need to fully do it. No some games and some not situation.
You want people to be banned so you can live in a echo chamber of positive Phil support speculations that have been ongoing for over a decade? Phil has consistently, and constantly dropped the ball in addressing his cult following in a timely manner.The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
We are approaching the event horizont the point of no return.how the fuck has this 53 pages?
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
Maybe unironiclyIt's the Event of the Generation!
Let people have their fun and call for banns after the meeting if MS makes their intent clear to stay in the hardware business and they keep it upThe problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
On topic I think that’ll be exactly what happens - ms says they’re staying in the hardware biz. I’ll be shocked if it’s otherwise. I think that could eventually change, but it won’t be next weekLet people have their fun and call for banns after the meeting if MS makes their intent clear to stay in the hardware business and they keep it up
I would just avoid this thread until there is something official if it really bothers you
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
Yellow Dog Linux. I love my 60GB OG PS3PS3 was made to push blu-ray and _incidentally_ to be used as a games machine. It was also an R&D project for heterogenous computing (Cell).
The STI (Sony-Toshiba-IBM) partnership was supposed to act as an alternative to x86. There were papers floating around about self-healing CPUs etc. Lot's of this was fanciful and never came to anything and it was a huge money pit for Sony as they had to have cutting edge fabs to actually fab the processors.
Remember that there was a special version of Linux for PS3s - the whole idea was that this thing was essentially going to be a work station like a silicon graphics box - it was utter madness.
The end result was that x86 remained dominant, Arm took off in mobile and Sony nearly went bankrupt and had to sell-off a load of assets.
The PS4 system architecture was entirely driven by Cerny trying to deliver performance without breaking the bank as Sony had very little powder left.
I remember that chick had her profile on a dating app about 6+ months after the show...I did not swipe rightDude a lot people don't believe that here, Sony is a good guy
They would keep pushing the envelope and still keep prices under $500 because they care
I don't think MS is going the way people fear
I still believe they have at least one more generation in them but if the new approach fails all bets are off
Maybe I am reading too much into it but I don't think they waited a week to have a meeting just to say they are going 3rd party
But MS better be very clear and concise with their wording on their future
There better not be any of this case by case wording
I know I'm late to replying to this, but fuck Phil Spencer and his "we hear you and we're listening."
That's been the response for 10 years and it's year after year of failure by this guy and this company.
I thought when they started acquiring companies we would see a slew of new games that allowed Xbox to compete with Sony first party. But it's just more gamepass and disappointment. How about you make some games Phil instead of telling us you're listening (when you aren't) and give people a reason to buy an Xbox. Too late now though.
What a sad decline from the 360 era. Xbox 360 is my favorite console of all time. So many great memories on that console.
Moat infuriating is Phil will ride off into the sunset to swim in his Scrooge McDuck vault of gold coins despite failing massively.
The problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
Positively or negatively, whatever they're going to say, it's going to be amazing.The fact that they are letting this fuck shop ride for another week makes me ask, "how on Earth was the option of just coming out with it worse than this". It's getting worse by the day.
This isnt a regime like ReseteraThe problem is that most of the thread is not interesting speculation but rather the usual console war and hyperbole bullshit. I am just astonished that no ban-wave has happened yet
Positively or negatively, whatever they're going to say, it's going to be amazing.
This isnt a regime like Resetera
What do you think? This poor bastard thinks this is going to be a reveal, like E3 or somethingHow is ol' Reee taking this news? I assume not well.
I get that the memories are real.It isn't just plastic. People who have had an Xbox for 20 years like me, have gone on a long gaming journey and yes it is emotional and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Humans get attached to things, to particular games, to a particular community - Xbox is where our memories are, where are friends are. This is now in danger of all going away. Of course people will be concerned about that. It isn't a fridge or a washing machine, getting emotionally attached to a particular brand of those would be weird, but gaming is unique. It's a big part of a lot of people's lives. All these comments who think they are clever saying 'it's just plastic' are really stupid.
I know people get upset because they feel the company they love "Betrays them", but all of you need to stop doing this:
The truth is that they only care for the stakeholders not "YOU, your feelings, or anything else", they could backtrack but only if they feel a lot of pressure which "I do not feel". Most people won't care about it, only fanatics whose existence depends on a company, and they are the least people. At the end of the day:
Money is King
Apparently this is easier said than done for Xbox. If I had to guess I'd say talent retention plays a HUGE role in producing consistent quality content.
How the hell is a development team supposed to put out AAA quality when half of them just came on board as contracts and the other half are worried about losing their 3-5 year position within the next few months. This is a crap environment to create team synergy, high morale and knowledge transference among a development team.