Wtf is Microsoft doing with xbox?

[BurtReynolds]

It's dead, right? They don't seem to be hiding it anymore.

[CopperTom]

It's being mismanaged, for sure. I thought XBOX as we know it was all but dead, but then leaks about the next console are still trickling through. While someday, all we'll need to play a AAA game at home is an app on our smart TV, we're not there yet - that's where XBOX is definitely headed. It might die before the future it envisions arrives.

[Simple Torture]

Was discussing this in the Xbox thread a few days ago. Really like a lot of Xbox’s first-party content. My kids play every day so it was well worth the $20 per month and may very well be worth it at $30 ($1 per day so I can eat dinner in peace? Yes please). But I’ve already been wary the last few years with their “Everything is an XBox” campaign, and I’ve got a bad feeling the next round of consoles is going to hover around $1000. They’re gonna have to have another great year of games next year to get people to stick around.

[Monkey_Driven]

Ultimately, it comes down to a steady cadence of quality games. They just missed the mark the past 7-10 years of building out the catalog.

[BurtReynolds]

I dont know why anyone would buy an X-Box when you can get all the same games on a Playstation. And with Microsoft/XBox torching their reputation lately, and stores no longer stocking them, a new console is a hard sell.

I don't think the Game Pass business model works. It's not like Netflix, which benefits from a high quantity of content. Most people only play 1-4 games a year, so having so many games to choose from is mostly wasted on them. Apparently making CoD available cost them a few hundred million dollars, so they can't do that again.

[Anders]

I've been wondering, if Halo is going to come to Playstation 5. Already Forza Horizon and Gears Of War are there.

[Anders]

I've had gaming machines since I was a little kid, including a Playstation 1 and 2. In 2007 I was in the middle of divorce, and my playing time had decreased over the years. Thoughts of buying a Playstation 3 was never in my plans. Eventuallly as I was a single man in my late 20s, I met new friends and colleagues, and had a good time living the life of a bachelor. Someone I knew had a group of friends that played the Xbox 360, and especially Halo. I got myself one, and hundreds of hours was spent over the next few years playing. Xbox One (and an upgrade to Xbox One X) were natural purchases. However, I kept hearing about the Playstation 4 everywhere I went. When the PS5 was released, I was determined to buy one. It is now the machine I play the most on. But I did eventually get an Xbox Series X. The amount of games I can play in that system is staggering, many games with my records and progress recorded, and especially the Halo franchise.

If Halo arrives on Playstaion 5 now, that will feel like a final nail in the coffin for what Xbox was. I will certainly get whatever gets released on Playstation 5, and the reason for playing the Xbox will be much smaller.

[LoathedVermin72]

I dont know why anyone would buy an X-Box when you can get all the same games on a Playstation.

For me, it was simply a matter of the Xbox being the technically superior console. And still being able to play my library of already-owned Xbox games. Also, I've never really liked the PS controllers. I've owned a PS3 and a PS4 in the past and I've enjoyed the general experience and performance with Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X more than those.

[Anders]

I do prefer the xbox controller.

[Monkey_Driven]

The Xbox controller was the best for two generations but the Switch/Switch 2 Pro Controller and DualSense have surpassed it IMO.

[CopperTom]

I prefer the AA battery approach.

[scrub12]

Xbox controller is still the best, IMO. The offset sticks are just way better.

As for where Xbox is headed, who knows. The weird thing is over the last 2 years or so they've finally hit a good cadence in terms of games. Heck, in the next two weeks, three Xbox Games Studios published games are releasing into Gamepass. If they keep that up, they're fine, but I think the big heads at Microsoft (above Xbox division's heads) are starting to get involved more. AI bullshit is starting to ruin everything.

I'm getting my Xbox Rog Ally X handheld this week and I'll probably start leaning more towards the PC side, tbh. Everything will eventually make its way there.

[Simple Torture]

I prefer the AA battery approach.

It’s still insane to me that their controllers still require batteries. I ordered rechargeable packs the first week I owned a Series X but it still boggles the mind.

[CopperTom]

I prefer the AA battery approach.

It’s still insane to me that their controllers still require batteries. I ordered rechargeable packs the first week I owned a Series X but it still boggles the mind.

I've owned a good set of rechargeable batteries for a long while. I definitely got my money's worth.

[BurtReynolds]

Mission accomplished

Halo on PlayStation.

[Anders]

Hope it’s true.

[Ensign9]

Finally, a topic that actually belongs in a mass thread and you create a new one. GIVE ME CONTROL OF THIS BOARD, B!

[BurtReynolds]

This is too important, ensign.

[LoathedVermin72]

Finally, a topic that actually belongs in a mass thread and you create a new one. GIVE ME CONTROL OF THIS BOARD, B!

why are you so obsessed with thread creation

[Ensign9]

Finally, a topic that actually belongs in a mass thread and you create a new one. GIVE ME CONTROL OF THIS BOARD, B!

why are you so obsessed with thread creation

Because I’d like to be able to find and participate in discussion of a particular piece of media versus hunting for random comments strewn throughout mass threads.