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Xbox Introduces Enforcement Strike System

As Xbox continues to foster a safe and inclusive environment, we are introducing an enforcement strike system to help players better understand how their actions on the platform impact their overall gaming experience. Learn more inside.

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darthv721006d ago

It takes 8 strikes to get banned... that is pretty generous.

theindiearmy1006d ago (Edited 1006d ago )

Reaching a number of strikes will result in different lengths of ban and offenses can result in multiple strikes. Hate speech is three strikes, was an example given. Which results in a 3-day ban if the person committed the offense with zero strikes already on record.

Vengeance11381006d ago

Literally no such thing as "hate speech", that's just a term for people to use on things they don't like and disagree with.

RpgSama1006d ago

@Vengeance

While I do NOT agree that there is no such thing as hate speech (there certainly is), not EVERYTHING that you disagree with should be considered such, I'm more worried about who is going to review this, who will determine what is hate speech and what is not?

Crows901005d ago

That's ridiculous. Hate speech is a broad term that changes on a whim. Isn't an insult hateful? What if the person feels offended even if nothing hateful was said?

More and more these systems just mean we got to tip toe while at the same time shelling out tons of cash to these corporations. Keep your opinions to yourself and let me play the game I paid for however I like. If you ban me from playing or using the console then they should be forced to give a full refund of all purchases.

Father__Merrin1005d ago

Hate speech is meaningless I've reported many times on social media clear damning hate speech Inc threats to life and it's always a case of it doesn't go against our community standards

shinoff21831005d ago

Good.

Vengeance there's definitely a thing called hate speech. It only doesn't exist for people who wanna play dumb.

NotoriousWhiz1005d ago

Racial slurs count as hate speech. This is obvious.

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Markdn1006d ago

I'll be banned in 48 hrs lol

Asplundh1006d ago

Same I don't ever start it, but when I get a trash talking message I do respond back.

https://i.ibb.co/fYfBFk4/Sc...

Notellin1005d ago

@darthv72 always first to comment with nothing to say.

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ghostrider321006d ago

If this was a thing during the 360 days, 95% of the community would be banned. The game chat was that toxic.

Sciurus_vulgaris1006d ago

One of my favourite memories from the 360 chat is hearing a foul mouthed kid get screamed at by his even more foul mouthed mother.

crazyCoconuts1006d ago

I think you and I must have been in the same lobby that sounds so familiar lol
I only do party chat anymore.

Concertoine1006d ago

I miss public lobby chat so much. No one uses it anymore.

CrimsonWing691006d ago

god this is stupid. I say make zones for MP. Like make some safe zone and enforce this there, then make some Wild West like zone for MP where anything goes. If I say, "Oh sh*t!!!" and that offends someone am I getting a strike and possible suspension?

I remember back in the 360 days when verbal diarrhea was expected when playing an MP game and people laughed it all off or got off the game. People are so weak now...

blackblades1006d ago (Edited 1006d ago )

Your stupid, no one likes getting messaged with hate and nonesense language over a video game. Its not trash talking this foul language nasty words personally messaged to you. Most people had to block and change privacy setting because it was so bad. If Sony had this I'll definitely get these people banned.

CrimsonWing691005d ago

It’s spelled “You’re,” stupid.

niiopi1006d ago

"People are so weak now..."

Says the blank photo profile, like most of you "trash talkers". If you aren't so weak why don't you put a pic of you and your cheetoh stained shirt on your profile then? LOL

Tacoboto1006d ago

"back in the 360 days when verbal diarrhea was expected when playing an MP game"

Huh and then the playerbase moved to PS4 away from Xbox Live's cesspool, while public open chats were taken out of more and more games without backlash.

Maybe verbal diarrhea isn't the selling point the 2008 version of yourself thought it was.

crazyCoconuts1006d ago

I'm sure everyone draws their line in a different place. No profanity is tough for me - I think I'd have to stay muted

Christopher1005d ago

Yes. It's the "Oh shit!" that people say that gets them suspensions. C'mon now, we all know the stuff people say that leads to suspensions and it's not a one-off curse of the shit variety.

CrimsonWing691005d ago

Who’s to say that doesn’t “offend” someone? It says you can get suspended for bad language. You don’t think some dip sh*t couldn’t make a case for that?

Back in the day they had Zones where you choose a zone and it would match make you to others in that zone. Things like Recreation, Pro, Family, and Underground.

I feel like they should try to get that better implemented and then enforce this for Zones where that aren’t “Underground”.

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JEECE1006d ago

It's always surprising to me that people are still using in game VOIP and messaging systems. Now that Discord is available on consoles, why on earth are people still talking to randos on crappy VOIP systems? I guess you could still be reported for something on discord but it seems unlikely since you'd presumably know the people.

franwex1006d ago (Edited 1006d ago )

It’s easier. Having another app just to chat when there’s already one available where most friends probably are at already. At least on consoles.

JEECE1005d ago

I mean if you are talking about party chat on Xbox or PlayStation I agree, that's just as good as Discord if you are playing with a console-only group. I just have a much bigger group of friends who use Discord at this point than who still primary use the party system on PSN.

theindiearmy1006d ago

For starters, because the CEO of Discord has a terrible history with the stealing and handling of people's data. Discord is probably the worst place for anything. Jason Citron got his start with an iOS game that was removed from the Appstore by Apple because it would download your entire contact list and send it to his servers unencrypted without the user ever consenting or even knowing it happened. He then went on to start OpenFeint, which had a class action lawsuit filed against with allegations including computer fraud, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, bad faith and seven other statutory violations. It was found that the service would also access and disclose personal information without authorization to mobile-device application developers, advertising networks and web-analytic vendors. Jason sold OpenFeint a few months prior to the lawsuit and avoided the whole fiasco.

jivah1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Hate discord. It fragments the players to where engagement is. Why should i use a separate application to communicate when the in game options are sufficient. Not to mention if you play on different teams the problem of ghosting and revealing whats happening on the opposite teams infuriates me. I rather engage in public lobbies where I can interact with everyone. Even if discord is ever better an option of communicating, why would I participate in further fragmenting the player base.

JEECE1005d ago

"Why should i use a separate application to communicate when the in game options are sufficient."

Literally every in-game VOIP system I have ever used is noticably inferior to PSN Party Chat or Discord.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio17d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing17d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9217d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit17d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing17d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9217d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."