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Sony should force Bungie to cancel the Xbox version of Marathon

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Xbox is dying as a platform. Players there don’t buy games, they rely heavily on Game Pass. Meanwhile, PlayStation thrives on AAA exclusives that drive hardware and software sales. Marathon is a highly anticipated title from Bungie, a studio known for shaping the FPS genre. Making it exclusive to PlayStation would give Sony another killer app and bring more players into the ecosystem.

Canceling the Xbox version of Marathon would:
  • Increase PS5 hardware sales, specifically in the US.
  • Strengthen the PlayStation ecosystem.
  • Show Sony's commitment to defending its market leadership.
 
Agree and they should have exclusive and limited time content for PlayStation, so that people play it on PS5 more.

It worked for Destiny.

In fact, they should bring back all of that to Destiny.
 
As far as I know, Bungie will put their games anywhere that can run them. Switch 2 will likely get Destiny 2 unless they leave behind last gen next year (which they actually might). And will continue to do so as long as they publish and market their own stuff.

I doubt it’s much of a resource drain as it’s already built on a multiplatform engine.

But I agree that there’s arguably no point considering Xbox is dead and its consumers unwilling to try anything that isn’t welfare pass.
 
Xbox canceled redfall & Starfield PS version even the ABK deal Phill hinted at its desire to make COD exclusive after the 3-5 year deal. Had Xbox not be in abysmal leadership & diminish there console & game sells w gamepass they would actually be able to make such aggressive actions.

Supporting a Xbox version of marathon for the next 10 years will just mean that game will be held behind in scope of gameplay & continue to found a version on a dying & shrinking platform. Also PS won’t be able to do PS collab to a high level unless they want there ip to be available & access on Xbox platform essentially making marathon a limited game to create synergies w other singleplayer & multiplayer PS game to cross pollinate
 
Personally don't see the point of that. Marathon will not be moving console units either. Will the People on this site calling for this, be supporting this game much-less?
 
Danja said:
Personally don't see the point of that. Marathon will not be moving console units either. Will the People on this site calling for this, be supporting this game much-less?
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They will not. Forum goers are typically not the online gamer crowd. It’s just list wars dick measuring contests being the only concern.

ps - if the only ideas you have for online games is cross promotional cosmetics… those aren’t ideas.
 
Danja said:
Personally don't see the point of that. Marathon will not be moving console units either. Will the People on this site calling for this, be supporting this game much-less?
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They will not. Forum goers are typically not the online gamer crowd. It’s just list wars dick measuring contests being the only concern.

I would like to Bungie drop Xbox. It’s a dead platform. But then again… Bungie and Halo is the only reason Xbox exists to begin with. They built their brand; launched XBL, etc…. They’ll be crying enough when Xbox gets killed off next year.

ps - if the only ideas you have for online games is cross promotional cosmetics… not an idea. Stick to what you know pls
 
Vertigo said:
They will not. Forum goers are typically not the online gamer crowd. It’s just list wars dick measuring contests being the only concern.

I would like to Bungie drop Xbox. It’s a dead platform. But then again… Bungie and Halo is the only reason Xbox exists to begin with. They built their brand; launched XBL, etc…. They’ll be crying enough when Xbox gets killed off next year.

ps - if the only ideas you have for online games is cross promotional cosmetics… not an idea. Stick to what you know pls
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I know you & @Kokoloko are looking forward to this game and I'm more a wait and see approach but definitely interested. The sentiment around Bungie on this forum has been extremely toxic, so I don't know why they suddenly care if their games are exclusive or not lol.

You're right though about list wars. I do think there is a Bungie fanbase still on Xbox that will support (assuming the game turns out well).
 
It might be deathloop, tokyto wire thingy situation? And it would just create a crapload more negativity that this game is gonna get.
And im in the crowd that PS MP should be exclusive to console. But Marathon, I cant be bothered with the xbot hate if it doesnt release on there lol
 
I don't care about Xbox either but it's a reality that Xbox players like live service titles. Their top 50 most played games are usually live service games.

Well, why not more money for funding exclusives?
 
Bungie can release their piece of shit on the xbox fridge for all I care, Anyways the game is going to fail so might as well not give them an excuse when layoffs and shutdown happen. Release it on everything so we can laugh when it is universally rejected, absolute waste of 3.6 billion going on 3 yrs and counting
 
Men_in_Boxes said:
Imagine taking a bulldozer to a store that has 50 million customers. The XBox player base is likely, per capita, more PvP oriented than PlayStation.

Don't let fanboys run businesses. Businessmen should run businesses.
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Exactly why PlayStation should attack on that front.
 
They will probably put it on gamepass just to fuck with you.

Men_in_Boxes said:
Imagine taking a bulldozer to a store that has 50 million customers. The XBox player base is likely, per capita, more PvP oriented than PlayStation.

Don't let fanboys run businesses. Businessmen should run businesses.
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50 million? For Marathon? Did you just double Xbox’s userbase? lol
 
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