Exactly.
I the idea of no exclusivity is insane. But if I’m being honest the fact that we give a shit is also insane. We do not own any of these companies. As a gamer why does this truly matter? You could have access to any franchise on a single console.
Why we’re at it I guess Burger King should start selling Big Macs, and Coca Cola should sell Pepsi from their vending machines too.
What do you mean it came out of nowhere? They’ve already announced it at a showcase with gameplay.
Hi-Fi Rush is an example
of something coming out of nowhere.
And so will PC and PlayStation. 🤷🏾♂️
Ok so granted these first 4 games do extremely well you can rest assure that Starfield and everything else may soon follow. It may not be day and day, but you can expect releases to other platforms after 12 months.
Performance is still important to me so I’ll pass. Nintendo is great for Nintendo games only.
If that’s going to be the case then owning a PC next gen makes the most sense. No need for a console.
Wait a minute. After all the visceral towards Sony over their GAAS direction, people actually think their first release is fun? 😂 😂
Surprise surprise
😂
I’m thinking GameStop removed the banner because Microsoft wanted to be the first to announce the name change next week when Phil Spencer speaks. Looks like the cat is out of the bag now.
Plague-Doctor27…I was going to add that but it still would serve them better to just allow a full retail release of those games even if delayed.
That would never work unless they allowed Sony a much larger revenue share. Gamepass takes away from actual game sells and that is how Sony makes their money.
I recall Phil Spencer saying from the jump that exclusivity would be on a game by game basis. What would be shocking is if something like Starfield eventually releases elsewhere because that was the de facto system
seller.
Your comment would make more sense if they allowed GamePass on rival consoles as well. As long as GamePass remains exclusive to XBOX consoles it would keep their consoles as a relevant option.
The way I see it 95% of the games releasing every year are not for me anyway. As long as I continue to get some compelling single player experiences every year I’m good. When those stop coming then it’s time to hang up the sticks.
You’ve been a jackass since your Dualshocker days. I see not much has changed.
I don’t see the benefit of keeping in-game content exclusive for a timed period. People who played the game at launch are not likely to load it up again just to play what was held back.
An entire game being timed makes more sense because once it releases people who haven’t played it at all are more likely to pick it up. Like XBox players now playing Sifu or PlayStation players soon playing Hi-Fi Rush.
Well apparently the big retailers like Walmart and Best Buy are purging their physical games stock as we speak.
PlayStation will probably follow suit soon.
No one likes it but this is the direction the industry is going. No physical consoles will be next.
Damn that’s a lot more brutal than I thought.