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> Well, Microsoft seems to be throwing in the towel on consoles. Can you expand on this? I'm not a massive gamer, I thought xbox was doing well?

by jmkni 11mo ago

mlacks 11mo ago
Halo was announced for PS5 recently
LollipopYakuza 11mo ago
Also they state that the console will remain the centerpiece, they want to make Xbox a "platform" to reuse their own term. It becomes an ecosystem rather than a hardware product. They idea is that as long as you have a gamepass, you can play on whatever you want - except macOS and Linux...
- tekchip 11mo ago
  I think they think that's converted by streaming unfortunately.
- littlestymaar 11mo ago
  > They idea is that as long as you have a gamepass Didn't they just blow the remaining goodwill they had by increasing the gamepads price by 50% overnight?
- KeplerBoy 11mo ago
  You can play gamepass on mac and linux via cloud streaming.
thoroughburro 11mo ago
> I thought xbox was doing well? It very much isn’t.
kattagarian 11mo ago
>I thought xbox was doing well? Microsoft lost the console wars. Their new generation (Series S & X) sold almost 1/4 of what PS5 did because they basically don't have any exclusive game that you can only play in their hardware. Microsoft invested heavily in their Gamepass subscription (that has more than 35 million users) and they believe that the future is on PC. The newest xbox hardware, a handheld made by Asus, is a PC running windows. The next generation of xbox hardware that will compete with the PS6 will also very likely be a PC. The xbox console is dead.
- xeonmc 11mo ago
  “I already have an Xbox One from 2013, why would I buy an extra X or S version?” “Oh, there’s a PlayStation 5 now? Man I gotta upgrade from my PS4!” Microsoft evidently did not learn from the Wii U.
  - nkrisc 11mo ago
    Microsoft’s naming scheme has to be one of the biggest self-goals in console gaming. Number go up.
    - PaulHoule 11mo ago
      Back in the 1980s you got your Mom to buy you a game console and you would have needed a logical naming scheme so she would know an PS 3 was better than a PS 2. XBOX cultivates a "gamer" who is heavily invested in the identity and is well educated in the various versions of XBOX and how the naming scheme works and since they are an adult buying the console for themselves they don't need to explain it to outsiders.
      - _carbyau_ 11mo ago
        There are always first timers. How you treat your newbies says a lot about your respect for your customer. If your marketing makes it hard to figure out what is what, well a Playstation $int[max] it is...
      - jitl 11mo ago
        sure i guess if you only want money from adults born in the 80s maybe it seems like an okay idea. abandon the market of humans born after the year 2000, should be fine.
      - nkrisc 11mo ago
        That still proves my point.
  - terribleperson 11mo ago
georgeecollins 11mo ago
If only they had a game company like Bethesda or Actision. /S

> Well, Microsoft seems to be throwing in the towel on consoles. Can you expand on this? I'm not a massive gamer, I thought xbox was doing well?

by jmkni 11mo ago

> Well, Microsoft seems to be throwing in the towel on consoles. Can you expand on this? I'm not a massive gamer, I thought xbox was doing well?

mlacks 11mo ago

Halo was announced for PS5 recently

LollipopYakuza 11mo ago

Also they state that the console will remain the centerpiece, they want to make Xbox a "platform" to reuse their own term. It becomes an ecosystem rather than a hardware product. They idea is that as long as you have a gamepass, you can play on whatever you want - except macOS and Linux...

tekchip 11mo ago
I think they think that's converted by streaming unfortunately.
littlestymaar 11mo ago
> They idea is that as long as you have a gamepass Didn't they just blow the remaining goodwill they had by increasing the gamepads price by 50% overnight?
KeplerBoy 11mo ago
You can play gamepass on mac and linux via cloud streaming.

thoroughburro 11mo ago

> I thought xbox was doing well? It very much isn’t.

kattagarian 11mo ago

>I thought xbox was doing well? Microsoft lost the console wars. Their new generation (Series S & X) sold almost 1/4 of what PS5 did because they basically don't have any exclusive game that you can only play in their hardware. Microsoft invested heavily in their Gamepass subscription (that has more than 35 million users) and they believe that the future is on PC. The newest xbox hardware, a handheld made by Asus, is a PC running windows. The next generation of xbox hardware that will compete with the PS6 will also very likely be a PC. The xbox console is dead.

xeonmc 11mo ago
“I already have an Xbox One from 2013, why would I buy an extra X or S version?” “Oh, there’s a PlayStation 5 now? Man I gotta upgrade from my PS4!” Microsoft evidently did not learn from the Wii U.
- nkrisc 11mo ago
  Microsoft’s naming scheme has to be one of the biggest self-goals in console gaming. Number go up.
  - PaulHoule 11mo ago
    Back in the 1980s you got your Mom to buy you a game console and you would have needed a logical naming scheme so she would know an PS 3 was better than a PS 2. XBOX cultivates a "gamer" who is heavily invested in the identity and is well educated in the various versions of XBOX and how the naming scheme works and since they are an adult buying the console for themselves they don't need to explain it to outsiders.
    - _carbyau_ 11mo ago
      There are always first timers. How you treat your newbies says a lot about your respect for your customer. If your marketing makes it hard to figure out what is what, well a Playstation $int[max] it is...
    - jitl 11mo ago
      sure i guess if you only want money from adults born in the 80s maybe it seems like an okay idea. abandon the market of humans born after the year 2000, should be fine.
    - nkrisc 11mo ago
      That still proves my point.
- terribleperson 11mo ago

georgeecollins 11mo ago

If only they had a game company like Bethesda or Actision. /S