It didn't have to be this way. Microsoft Xbox could have remained a contender but greed and ignorance took over. While Don Mattrick screwed up royally, Phil Spencer is the one who dug Xbox's grave.
I will always enjoy my Original Xbox and 360, but after that Xbox was dead to me. Its their own fault. I still remember idiots defending Microsoft's 2013 DRMs plans. They never understood how truly wrong they were. And I still won't forgive Microsoft since they ha...
When I was a fan of the series, I always wanted a game set in Japan. Now that we have it, I don't care anymore.
Grind, filler, padding, bloat, call it what you want, but that stuff is boring, and is designed to waste our lifespans intentionally to coax us into spending more money with their generically stamped out derivative games.
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE UBI-JUNK.
Of course, Nintendo has always preferred physical sales, especially since they skew to a younger audience, and kids want games for their birthdays and holidays. They go to the store and pick the game they want.
Since the Wii they have always been the last major publisher to support modern tech or concepts, and they will be the last to support physical if it ever goes away. Which I hope it doesn't.
"Suddenly", my gosh are people so slow on the uptake.
I've been saying this for years, its just a rental service nothing special, and you don't get to pick what the rental catalogue is nor how long it lasts. Anything can be taken away from you on a whim, even while you keep paying.
You know what the best deal in gaming is? BUY your games on disc / cart, OWN THEM, play them as much as you want, and no one can take them away from you.
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A better idea is just don't waste your lifespan playing Ubi-junk games at all.
Money is less valuable than lifespan.
How many years did it take for these fools to finally realize that they shouldn't be supporting Electronic Ass?
Its honestly embarrassing its taken some (but not all) of the fan base this long.
Another one, huh?
What you said reminded me of Peter Moore.
Peter Moore is known for his former positions as senior VP of Global Sports Marketing at Reebok, president of Sega of America, and corporate vice-president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, overseeing the Xbox and Xbox 360 game consoles.
I've been saying this for a long time, game budgets have ballooned out of control. We don't need better graphics, we need FUN GAMES that feel complete and satisfying to play. But publishers have a one-track mind, they've all been convinced that better graphics and bigger and more detailed worlds are required or people will pass on their games. This logic obviously doesn't apply to Nintendo which sells games in excess of 15 million copies, with out-dated visuals.
Xbox executives giving incoherent explanations? They've been doing that since they started to promote the Kinect back in 2011 with all that B.S. marketing and have never changed since then.
I bought a DreamPi to play both Dreamcast and Saturn online! So far I'm only played with two people online with Saturn, and I need to spend more time with the Dreamcast community in order to play with them. I miss ChuChu Rocket online, good times!
Mobile only? I hope not, but its Sega so you know that they're clueless.
(*looks over at ChuChu Rocket 2 and Sonic Dream Team being iOS subscription only games *)
I said this yesterday. AI isn't what we want when it comes to crafting artistry. Alas, these soulless corporate morons don't care about their work, only about cutting corners as much as possible.
This tells us that the hardware jump from Switch 1 to Switch 2 will actually be significant. Something close to the Xbox One or Playstation 4 realm of visuals. I'm expecting something close to a Steam Deck capabilities, or perhaps slightly beyond it.
Glad to hear that.
Yes but this thought process makes too much sense in the modern era. Choice is bad! Follow what we say, that's all that matters! 🙄
Sony first party cross gen games period is over at this point, third party cross gen will continue for smaller games, and indie cross gen is perfectly fine, no need to make them current gen exclusive. Sony are not going to sell us a PS5 Pro just to play cross gen games.
It would be nice to see developers actually grow a backbone and tell their bosses that they don't want to make these live service grindy, filler games.
They're going to try and shove more down our throats. Spit, don't swallow!
The only reason Philly still has his job is because they can't find anyone to replace him with.
Everyone else at the company is just as incompetent or worse than him.
He's had a full decade to turn things around. Xbox has released more limited edition controllers than Xbox One generation games, they've also shut down more studios in 2024 than actually released games. Enough excuses.
Even without the online requirements and micro-trash-actions, STILL a hard pass. No more Ubi-junk for me!