After the Direct who really cares about Xbox going third party? Let's talk. Rate the Direct.

What would you rate the Direct?

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peter42O

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A- for me.

5 games shown. 4 games will be played and completed for a percentage of 80% which is by far the highest I have had from any showcase this generation. Excellent show for me and far better than last year. Can't wait until the Showcase in June! Oh man!!! Let's go!!! 😂
 
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Nimrota

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Was just thinking about the anti-third party narrative and realised two of the core arguments are contradictory.
1. "If Xbox gets out of the console market Sony will have a monopoly and we need a new competitor."
2. "Consoles are dying and Sony will also go third party."

If consoles are dying there isn't need for competition since anti-competitive consoles will die faster as consumers write them off. If Sony needs a new competitor, because it is in such a strong position that everyone will be forced to buy playstation, how can they be forced to go third party?

No rhyme or reason to the arguments, just cope.
 
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Where it’s at.
peter42O said:
A- for me.

5 games shown. 4 games will be played and completed for a percentage of 80% which is by far the highest I have had from any showcase this generation. Excellent show for me and far better than last year. Can't wait until the Showcase in June! Oh man!!! Let's go!!! 😂
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So you love Xbox we get it!
 
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peter42O said:
A- for me.

5 games shown. 4 games will be played and completed for a percentage of 80% which is by far the highest I have had from any showcase this generation. Excellent show for me and far better than last year. Can't wait until the Showcase in June! Oh man!!! Let's go!!! 😂
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Just curious: which game will you NOT play?
 
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Nimrota said:
Was just thinking about the anti-third party narrative and realised two of the core arguments are contradictory.
1. "If Xbox gets out of the console market Sony will have a monopoly and we need a new competitor."
2. "Consoles are dying and Sony will also go third party."

If consoles are dying there isn't need for competition since anti-competitive consoles will die faster as consumers write them off. If Sony needs a new competitor, because it is in such a strong position that everyone will be forced to buy playstation, how can they be forced to go third party?

No rhyme or reason to the arguments, just cope.
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It would be fine with me if Playstation just was the defacto console for current-gen gaming. That's basically what it's always been. The problem is the hard reset on generations is too disruptive now. A really old, cheap PC can play some popular games of 2023/24. The minimum GPU requirement to play Dave the Diver came out in 2010. The minimum GPU to play Alan Wake 2 came out in 2019. The ability for game development to float within a wide, shifting median performance level is attractive. It's more compatible with the increasing duration of post-launch support (live service or not). Every gen gets worse and worse with publishers hesitant to cut over to the next generation. Milking the last generation is a cash cow.
 
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