"As far as PS5, non-proprietary SSD will drop in price far quicker than proprietary. Simply a fact."
Sony has to certify any custom ssds that will plug into their expansion slots, that don't work right now. They still need to be thin enough to fit and compatible with Songs I/O controller. Not accurate to say they aren't proprietary.
How exactly is the option for an Xcloud App on your TV anti-consumer?
I love how people seem to hate accessibility and options. Not everyone has an Xbox or PS on every TV in their home, is a hardcore gamer, and not all games suffer because of input lag. If the gaming TV is taken, why is the option to stream a turn-based game like Slay the Spire to a different TV to entertain yourself bad? Or pick-up your game on your AirB&B TV on a rainy day? I use Xcloud to stream to my tablet to update cars in Forza or change kits in Gears Tactics so I can be in the same ...
God I hope no one's tries to expand the storage themselves. For Xbox, just buy the seagate expansion... That gives you 2 TB of storage which should be plenty, it's not even overpriced for its specs. Also... I have a 2 TB ssd plugged into the USB. Keep lost games there and just a handful in the higher performance internal.
It's not really about keeping people in the dark, at some point they both need to launch the system. They could wait until the have 30 million units sitting in a warehouse and then launch, but that doesn't make any business sense, they need to recover the cost (or most of the cost) of manufacturing them sooner than later. They also need beta tester, which tech early adopters are, to find what they couldn't during product testing. Then they can get the software patched before it r...
It actually isn't legal to do that for things like sanitizer during a Pandemic. Famously one of the guys that went around filling his garage full of all the sanitizer at the start of this had to donate (maybe sell at cost) all of it or face charges.
Scalpers suck but no, it shouldn't be illegal. You buy a physical thing you should be able to sell it for whatever you want, keep it in the box forever, or record a video of yourself destroying it. Less government regulation is better and we want a free market. Don't blame the scalpers blame the morons that pay them.
I won't be surprised when Google pulls the plug on Stadia. The only person I know that uses it (founder addition) stopped and hasn't gone back since Xcloud Launched. I just don't see why anyone would pay for it.
Most of the games on GamePass are not GaaS, including first party titles. GaaS games are actually the one srhat are likely to be on PS5 too since they need larger player bases.
GamePass actually does make MS money and they aren't taking a loss in the Xbox Division. They just released their financials a few weeks ago so you can look that up.
It's great, I just think people are giving it a pass on its length. 8-10 hours is DLC length for an open world game. The quality of that time doesn't change that. This should be a$10-$20 expansion not a slightly less expensive full title. Doesn't change the quality, just saying it's clear this started as an expansion they quickly spun up into a launch title stand-alone.
Right. They're about as accurate as election polls.
Microsoft doesn't care about Sony. They have enough cash reserves to buy them without selling stock or borrowing money. They've even publically said their competition is Google, Amazon, Apple.
Sony/Microsoft also reached a Azure agreement... So when Sony eventually launches an Xcloud competitor, guess what, it'll run on Microsofts platform. So they'll make money off of Playstation users. They don't view Sony as competition.
@Vanfernal ...So you think 1.6 trillion dollar company shifted the way they report their financials because of the Xbox Division? Lol, it's a small part of their business. The mothership changed their financial reporting after the shift to subscription based software over the purchase>new version>repurchase model. Xbox shifted because they are a division of Microsoft.
They don't, Microsoft isn't a hardware company. IF they cared, they'd have to report on it. They care about revenue! Revenue was over 2 billion last QT. Investors don't care if that comes from 10 million Xbox's or 20 million Xbox's. Hardware REVENUE was up 50%. Doesn't matter if that was X units at $400 or Y units at $200...the revenue is what matters. Subscribers are consistent, predictable, projectable revenue. Engagement is a leading indicator for growth/loss of...
Except Microsoft doesn't report on hardware sales because investors don't care about hardware sales from a software company. Growth, subscriptions, engagement, revenue. That's what matters.
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What's the "substational amount of competition?" Sony? They're the market leader but Xbox's revenue has been growing faster and GamePass is growing exponentially. PC isn't a competing platform, it's part of the Xbox ecosystem.
After the ZeniMax purchase they're now the largest publisher of video games in the world. People will want to play Bethesda titles and they'll happily join GamePass to do it.
No, they'll always be driven by revenue. That's why Microsoft doesn't report on hardware sales. Xbox is a part of Microsoft, so they do the same. Why is this such a hard concept for people to understand?
Right and smart Netflix subscribers could binge their favorite shows in one month and then cancel to rejoin next year. Only a very small percentage do that, that's why investors love subscription models. Yes, gamers COULD do that, but 99% won't. They'll pay the $10/month to keep access to the ever growing library.
$219 is a good price for that ssd and there aren't any expansion drives available for PS5 so I'm not sure how you're saying they're $229.