Xbox Official Xbox thread

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Sometimes I wonder if Sony is doing the math on how much money they are missing out on PC. Maybe the HZD move is an attempt to find out.

Risky proposition. If their exclusives were on PC why would anyone buy a console?

 

[method115]

Risky proposition. If their exclusives were on PC why would anyone buy a console?

People will always buy consoles. There are some people who just don't want to do gaming on a PC. As easy as it has become these days there are still issues. What Sony has to calculate is how much business will they lose? There will be some business lost but will the PC sales more than make up for that? Microsoft seems to think it's a recipe for success so I guess will find out depending on how well their consoles sell this next gen.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

People will always buy consoles. There are some people who just don't want to do gaming on a PC. As easy as it has become these days there are still issues. What Sony has to calculate is how much business will they lose? There will be some business lost but will the PC sales more than make up for that? Microsoft seems to think it's a recipe for success so I guess will find out depending on how well their consoles sell this next gen.

Huge distinction though. Microsoft basically owns the PC platform itself - Windows. So whether a person opts to buy an Xbox or windows Microsoft isn’t losing in either scenario.

 

[mixmastermo]

Risky proposition. If their exclusives were on PC why would anyone buy a console?

If everyone were allowed to join the PC master race then there's be no master race.

Everyone would be a peasant.

I'm not a peasant.. are you?

 

[method115]

So whether a person opts to buy an Xbox or windows Microsoft isn’t losing in either scenario.

They are losing though. The Xbox division isn't around to sell more copies of windows 10. Do you think when they go over the financial aspects of the business that Phil goes "Well we only got XXX amount of game pass subscribers but look how many copies of windows 10 we sold!". That's not how this works.

The people who buy a console are forced into the Xbox gaming system. This is much more valuable to Microsoft than a person purchasing Microsoft windows 10 one time. It's not even comparable.

 

[jefferz]

And let's not forget it was Microsoft that approached Steam.

Very well put.
I just thought somebody reading your, and others, previous posts might assume you’re expounding on MS corporate largesse.

To further what @Madmick said

Gaben bless

 

[Dizzy]

And let's not forget it was Microsoft that approached Steam.

To further what @Madmick said

Gaben bless

So I’m assuming Microsoft will start releasing games on the PlayStation then? They’re all about an open platform for the good of gaming, right?

 

[jefferz]

So I’m assuming Microsoft will start releasing games on the PlayStation then? They’re all about an open platform for the good of gaming, right?

You like to go full retard in these threads don't you.

 

[My Spot]

They are losing though. The Xbox division isn't around to sell more copies of windows 10. Do you think when they go over the financial aspects of the business that Phil goes "Well we only got XXX amount of game pass subscribers but look how many copies of windows 10 we sold!". That's not how this works.

The people who buy a console are forced into the Xbox gaming system. This is much more valuable to Microsoft than a person purchasing Microsoft windows 10 one time. It's not even comparable.

And no one actually buys W10 anyhow.

 

[Dizzy]

You like to go full retard in these threads don't you.

Yeah that’s what I figured. They’re all about open markets when it’s on their platforms lol.

 

[jefferz]

Yeah that’s what I figured. They’re all about open markets when it’s on their platforms lol.

You're dumber than I thought.
Good day sir.

 

[Dizzy]

You're dumber than I thought.
Good day sir.

 

[LuchaBear]

So I’m assuming Microsoft will start releasing games on the PlayStation then? They’re all about an open platform for the good of gaming, right?

Fan boy nonsense.

 

[LuchaBear]

The hate for Microsoft/Xbox is really amusing. It's like they're upset that they had the nerve to get into the console business.

 

[Madmick]

So I’m assuming Microsoft will start releasing games on the PlayStation then? They’re all about an open platform for the good of gaming, right?

Yeah that’s what I figured. They’re all about open markets when it’s on their platforms lol.

Microsoft has a business to run, like anyone, which is why features like Play Anywhere only work if you purchased games on the Microsoft/Xbox stores, but it isn't fair to hold it against them that they aren't submissively accommodating to their prime competitor, especially when that competitor doesn't play nicely with anyone, really. Sony and Nintendo are the torchbearers of the walled-garden model. Microsoft is accomodating Windows itself which is a semi-open source ecosystem. They've also been working with Steam and others, as you've been shown, who are champions of Linux, which is a pure open-source platform. For the same reason you won't see Microsoft-published games on Stadia (the service, Google, and the Vulkan API are all competitors).

Fan boy nonsense.

Easily the biggest and most biased fanboy on our board. Watch him try to wax about how he owns an Xbox One X to prove he isn't.

The tryhard fanboy.

 

[Dizzy]

Microsoft has a business to run, like anyone, which is why features like Play Anywhere only work if you purchased games on the Microsoft/Xbox stores, but it isn't fair to hold it against them that they aren't submissively accommodating to their prime competitor, especially when that competitor doesn't play nicely with anyone, really. Sony and Nintendo are the torchbearers of the walled-garden model. Microsoft is accomodating Windows itself which is a semi-open source ecosystem. They've also been working with Steam and others, as you've been shown, who are champions of Linux, which is a pure open-source platform. For the same reason you won't see Microsoft-published games on Stadia (the service, Google, and the Vulkan API are all competitors).

Easily the biggest and most biased fanboy on our board. Watch him try to wax about how he owns an Xbox One X to prove he isn't.

The tryhard fanboy.

And yet still exclusive to the Microsoft ecosystem.

Also, suck my dick.

 

[Madmick]

And yet still exclusive to the Microsoft ecosystem.

Also, suck my dick.

Seen it. Not trying hard enough. Gotta try harder. Try as hard as God loves you. Buy some Xbox Collector's edition shit. Yeah. That'll do it. That'll throw them off.

Spoiler

 

[Plissken]

Microsoft finally has their version of the giant crab from Sony's E3 2006 demo.

 

[jefferz]

Microsoft has a business to run, like anyone, which is why features like Play Anywhere only work if you purchased games on the Microsoft/Xbox stores, but it isn't fair to hold it against them that they aren't submissively accommodating to their prime competitor, especially when that competitor doesn't play nicely with anyone, really. Sony and Nintendo are the torchbearers of the walled-garden model. Microsoft is accomodating Windows itself which is a semi-open source ecosystem. They've also been working with Steam and others, as you've been shown, who are champions of Linux, which is a pure open-source platform. For the same reason you won't see Microsoft-published games on Stadia (the service, Google, and the Vulkan API are all competitors).

Easily the biggest and most biased fanboy on our board. Watch him try to wax about how he owns an Xbox One X to prove he isn't.

The tryhard fanboy.

He's not a fanboy, he's just another shitty troll.

 

[Dizzy]

He's not a fanboy, he's just another shitty troll.