Hard on Sony's heels? The XB1 is tens of millions behind the PS4, and even Nintendo is selling units faster than them and will surpass them in due time. This Game Pass idea isn't a bad one, but at best it will be just what they need to stop Nintendo from overtaking them, and it may not even be that. Even if it somehow proves to be an incredible system-seller, it won't double the XB1's lifetime sales in a two year timespan, which is what the system needs to overtake the PS4....
Wait...gamingbolt isn't talking about an idea from MS as if it's the new industry standard and should be adopted by everyone? I must have crossed back over into the Berenstein universe. Maybe I should find out what else is different in this dimension.
And soon, the world. It's only a matter of time. The PS4's the Switch's only real competitor.
Retailers will likely take a hit, but those of us who prefer physical games will still give retailers our business. If they should fear anyone, it's Amazon as they're quick and easy to shop from and also offer physical games. Good article though.
PS4 all the way! If it also comes to Switch, that's cool too.
Yeah, PS4s and later model PS3s have thankfully been a lot sturdier.
MS's next move will change their consoles. Stop assuming everything they do will singlehandedly change every console. The competition has their ideas, and MS has theirs, and yes, good ideas tend to be adopted by competitors too, but not always. Besides, not all of MS's ideas lately have worked. This new service of theirs may be a hit when it's rolled out, but even if it is, it's hardly the first thing they've tried. At least they probably won't try to pull anythin...
That 11% won't be getting my business.
More of this _'s competitors who are mopping the floor with them right now should be worried about _ nonsense? Pass. Besides, this is hardly the first time someone claimed something MS just announced would be a game-changer, and we're still waiting on that game-changer that will allow MS to overtake the competition. Heck, I don't think this is the first Forbes article I've seen along these lines.
Eh...this is not for me. I'd rather my games not be a service. Then again, this is for the type of gamer who buys games, plays them once and gets rid of them, then buys something else. I'm not that type of gamer, but for those who are, this sounds great.
I think I heard somewhere that MS plans on offering some of their already sparse upcoming exclusives as launch exclusives for their new service. If so, that means those who want to play those games at launch need this service. So far my impression is that this is just another attempt for MS to try and exploit the consumer, but I guess we'll wait and see. Services can sound one way on paper, but be entirely different in their implementation, so I could be wrong.
That doesn't surprise me. The competition is trouncing them in the console market right now, so they either have to figure out where they are misstepping or go and do their own thing. I'm sure X sales, and XB1 sales in general going forward, will factor heavily into whether they go this route in the near future or hold off for now and keep releasing consoles.
Yeah, just like how Kinect singlehandedly revolutionized home entertainment or any other MS decision in the past few years has shaped the gaming landscape. They can come up with good ideas that could affect things, but let's not pretend everything they announce is some kind of game changer. Besides, they're only trying to constantly "revolutionize" what isn't broken because they're struggling to stay relevant.
I've never heard of this. Maybe it will be what I need to finally get Japanese down.
What's to explain? The directors behind this game clearly care a lot more than I would in this case. I'd simply let people assume it's because the Switch is a gen behind power, since that seems like the most logical explanation.
Lol, cheerful indeed. Much like Actual Sunlight, the depressive tone of this one is contagious. This one is definitely better at seeming like it's taking a legit jab at the player in ways that seem to speak into my own life, even if it looks different than that of the characters in the story. Direct burns towards people who spend hours of their lives playing videogames on a regular basis probably helps in that regard.
They could. Whether they actually follow through with releasing heavy-hitter exclusives is another thing entirely, but they could do that. They've had plenty of opportunity to thus far. I don't know if it would "turn the tables", but it could mean bringing better competition than they have been.
I don't think it's ridiculous at all. It's a great game.
BC is great and all, but the time to do this would have been in the first couple years after launch. Worse yet, this shouldn't be used as an excuse not to focus on new games.
I got it for $8 on a PSN Flash sale and loved it. I might not have been so into paying full price for it, but it was more than a worthwhile purchase for me.