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What is the actual issue here? That a handful of games are launching a few months later on xbox or not at all? I don't see the issue here. If you prefer jrpgs you should really have a switch or Playstation to be safe. Not all games are coming to xbox, but there's so much to play that's is ok. Can't have everything unless you have everything.
So what are some possible solutions instead of expanding to other consoles/pc's? They could charge more for games, they could double or triple load games with dlc, they could reduce scope from AAA to AA.. aside from those options, none of which sound good, I don't know how they could grow revenue.
Doom and call of duty are the next two.
This also seems like a good candidate for ps+
What do you consider to be a "tiny install base?" A million, 10 million, 20 million? I can't remember the numbers that someone posted a few years back as to how many units a port would need to sell to make it worth porting. I think it was less than a million, but don't quote me.
Exactly.
I think if you really listen and look at sonys recent actions, you'll see the opposite is true. Sony recently stated that they will use DAUs as their main metric instead of console sales going forward. They are also releasing their first game on the Nintendo switch this year. Ps4 sony would never have done that.
Why would gamers move from xbox to playstation? Can you think of a time in history where xbox Isnt stronger than it is now? That on top of the rumor that the next xbox will allow your to play steam and epic store games? I don't understand where this xbox is dying nonsense is coming from. If you like playstation, just play where it makes you happy.
Are we talking about apple arcade or Microsoft? I don't see a world where either of those platforms completely fail.
@Psychonaut85, absolutely exclusives mattered back then. That's how these gaming giants were built. But now that these publishers are more established, they need to find new audiences to show continued growth to their shareholders. That's the pickle we're all in now. It's all about the shareholders to these corporations.
I don't think we're saying that exclusives don't matter anymore, it's just that it is not sustainable to not have your games in as many places as possible these days. Unless we all collectively agree to go back to 16 bit games, exclusives will become less and less of a thing in the near future.
Exclusives made sense back in the day when games took 2-3 years to make and could be done at a fraction of the price. Today, the cost of game development increases with each year. That on top of the stagnant/declining console market is forcing publishers to expand their reach. Just a matter of time until games are everywhere to cast the widest possible net. I'm surprised ms and sony aren't releasing games on mac.
Because a 3 hour showcase would have been nuts. They still have Gamescom, the game awards and Tokyo games show where they can show stuff later this year. They are just trying to space it out more.
I also think in 20 years we are going to look back and say "Remember when we used to have to buy a game publishers box to put under your TV in order to play their games?"
@hof, but then they would still be in the same position as sony, fighting for those same 150 million customers. As a publicly traded company, they still need to show growth. Once sony is day and date on PC, they will also need to find new customers, likely by embracing 3rd party. What you consider "kneecapping" I consider an incredible customer value in gamepass.
As an xbox guy, If porting some exclusives to sony and nintendo allows MS to continue offering gamepass day one, I'm all for it. Port them all if you need to.
Yeah, you've been hyping this game up ever since it was announced. Bummer it didn't live up to the reveal for you. I'm interested in the story and style of the game, but overall, it looks like a mid 70's metacritic. Compulsions animation looked odd in their last game as well.
Show was so good, it made me forget about that blue dragon rumor until the next day. Too many games to process.
This looks like fun, will pick it up.