Exactly.
Funny how they always bundle the X/S sales when the S cannot be compared to PS5 at all.
At best, it could be compared to PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. But it is not a next-gen console.
So if we're to compare next gen sales, it's really 30M PS5 vs <10M Xbox Series X
You can make a survey say anything, that the sky is green or that earth is flat.
It's not about hiding something. I'm sure every company in the world would be against giving secret documents to their main competitor.
Do they know how much X have been sold?
Cause it's totally unfair to combine S and X numbers and compare them to PS5. Only the X is comparable to PS5.
Lmaooo does this guy even work?
he really found the easiest job in the world, just talk talk talk, no decision taking.
Wasn't smart of MS to use the "Sony outsells us 4-1 in Europe" argument.
It sends a message to developers that releasing games on Xbox should be less important unless MS pays you.
Not true. PS4 is still getting games 10 years after its release. Same for PS3 and PS2. A console generation doesn't end when the new model comes out since the previous model is still on the shelves and getting new games.
lmao they're really doing this to show regulators that they won't make COD exclusive on gamepass
10 years is a console gen lifespan. It's not as long as people think.
They tried cutting the price of the Series S for black Friday, their sales were still down 10%+
But imagine the bad press if they announced they were gonna raise Europe, Asia, and South America at the same time.
It would be everywhere in the news, just like when PS raised the price. They don't want that.
They're eventually gonna raise everywere. They just think they can stay under the radar if they do it country per country.
Covid made MS thinnk they could compete with Sony.
Now that the supply issues are nearly over, Sony is showing who is the boss and Xbox will stay the eternal third one.
Imagine a world where publishers don't have a choice because no one accepts paying $70 for a game because Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft offer subscriptions. Then publishers will adapt their own business models and find a way to stay profitable. Are we gonna see more questionable practices that aim to squeeze every last penny out of us ? YES. Because that would be the only way for publishers to keep making money when their AAA games are available day one on a subscription service. Also the ...
Only if Sony decides to launch a true gamepass service.
MS cannot change the whole gaming industry by themselves.
I don't see how MS is going to make Gamepass profitable tbh.
They seem to be focusing on growing the subscriber base and for that they're ready to spend a lot of money.
The problem is that even with 50 million paying customers, it still wouldn't be profitable.
The more people play games on Gamepass, the less games get sold on Xbox. The whole cannibalization problem.
I didn't do the math but where is the tipping point? The moment where Gamepa...
Typical from an American company.
That much for the same copy pasted games ?
Because MS is notorious for inflating numbers.
They gave far less "XBOX" MAU than Playstation has.
They simply add everything they can to increase that number (PC, mobile...)
Ofc MS would do this.
They know they can make billions from PS if the deal goes through. So they're not losing anything by making this proposition, on the contrary.
That's exactly why Jim Ryan doesn't want the deal.
Because that'd be equivalent to Sony paying billions to their biggest competitor every year. It'd be dumb from a business standpoint.