There is no Sony money marketing deal keeping Black Myth Wukong off Xbox: Jeff Grubb
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I think anyone with a bit of common sense knew this was the case.
This highlights there being a massive disconnect and problem with gaming journalism.
Paul Tassi almost certainly spoke with someone at Microsoft who could or could not be telling the truth, but also Paul doesn't care if they're telling the truth. He's largely a shill for Microsoft. So he never gets a second source to verify.
Not that journalism isn't collapsing anyways, but gaming journalism is years if not decades ahead in its rot.
Why was it so important for Paul Tassi to claim this game was a paid exclusive, based on one source, so important to further put his reputation on the line?
It's because he works for Microsoft (indirectly) and they called this in.
It's very damaging for Microsoft to have people thinking that the Series S is causing issues for them getting the biggest games in the industry. People want to play the biggest games and if they have the idea that this is going to continue, then why buy an Xbox?
So the bad day for Paul Tassi is that he is seeing his career flash before his eyes. He's always been a shill, but this is probably one of the first high profile times he's been publicly refuted by his peers.
Microsoft's game is OBVIOUS.
My guess is that Microsoft will launch their PC based console in 2026. In time for the launch of GTA6 on PC. They'll continue to support the XBS for a few years as they hope to transition people to the new PC. The PC will be compatible with Xbox console games and allow you to buy PC games. They may even discontinue the Series S if it proves to be a problem for games like GTA6.
Paul Tassi almost certainly spoke with someone at Microsoft who could or could not be telling the truth, but also Paul doesn't care if they're telling the truth. He's largely a shill for Microsoft. So he never gets a second source to verify.
Not that journalism isn't collapsing anyways, but gaming journalism is years if not decades ahead in its rot.
Why was it so important for Paul Tassi to claim this game was a paid exclusive, based on one source, so important to further put his reputation on the line?
It's because he works for Microsoft (indirectly) and they called this in.
It's very damaging for Microsoft to have people thinking that the Series S is causing issues for them getting the biggest games in the industry. People want to play the biggest games and if they have the idea that this is going to continue, then why buy an Xbox?
So the bad day for Paul Tassi is that he is seeing his career flash before his eyes. He's always been a shill, but this is probably one of the first high profile times he's been publicly refuted by his peers.
Microsoft's game is OBVIOUS.
- Fulfill their contracts on Xbox Series hardware.
- Keep their game revenue and gamepass revenue as high as possible
- Keep their core audience tuned into the xbox ecosystem until they launch their PC based model
My guess is that Microsoft will launch their PC based console in 2026. In time for the launch of GTA6 on PC. They'll continue to support the XBS for a few years as they hope to transition people to the new PC. The PC will be compatible with Xbox console games and allow you to buy PC games. They may even discontinue the Series S if it proves to be a problem for games like GTA6.
This is yet another fake smokescreen thrown up by xbox itself. As more games continue to skip it will continue
Not sure, I may be wrong but as I remember the devs said that needed more time for optimizations and fixes so decided to delay the Xbox version to be able to have the PC and PS5 ones on time.
Sounds like the typical case of devs running out of time and resources, so they focus on the main stuff and delay (or in other cases, cancel) something secondary to make it. Not a timed exclusivity signed deal.
problem is: these guys like Paul Tassi make these claims because they know no one at Sony will respond to it or deny it, Sony needs to start responding, dismissing these claims, they would basically kill the reputation of biased journalists like Paul Tassi
ever since 2020 when this gen started, this Paul Tassi guy has been using his workplace (Forbes) to diminish PlayStation and the PS5, he's an Xbox obsessed fanboy who needs to be called out by names like Hermen Hulst or Shuhei Yoshida, Sony is completely absent from social media, they have absolutely no one to respond to these false reports coming from big outlets like Forbes
I said this is another thread:
Between this, the bungie news, and the random SE quote about doubling down on xbox; im starting to feel like this another coordinated smear campaign by Phil and crew to make up for the horrid week they had last week.
Between this, the bungie news, and the random SE quote about doubling down on xbox; im starting to feel like this another coordinated smear campaign by Phil and crew to make up for the horrid week they had last week.
Obsessivly downing Playstation for simply running a better business. Xbox hasn't been anywhere near Sony or Nintendo's league since 2011. Cutomers chose PS5, PC , Switch. So now we have to hear the Xbox guys cry that their console is being phased out for a few years.
The way Xbox ports dominate news cycles is not normal whatsoever... Nintendo misses plenty of 3rd party games, do they or their fans cry?
The way Xbox ports dominate news cycles is not normal whatsoever... Nintendo misses plenty of 3rd party games, do they or their fans cry?
Sony would let people know it was exclusive they would screamed it like they done stellar blade they were advertising Concord more than this game which was a success they would rode on that game selling well Microsoft just don't want to admit that series S is holding back the series X larian was even having same problem with split screen trying to get it to work on series S cause Microsoft console purity clause with baldurs gate 3
nintendo fans actually do cry, but they don't do it obsessively or as pathetically as xbox losers like tassi/jez corden and their ilk. for example every once in a while people will mention that genshin still isn't on switch (it was announced to be coming to switch before launch 4 years ago) - but i think most switch fans are normal and not too culty, and they also realize their hardware is too wack to run a lot of modern games without heavy alterations.
The "ironclad" source is Greenberg and/or Phil. Taul Passi is trying to protect them so he can't say they were wrong.
We all know Greenberg and Phil were in the XboxEra Discord at the beginning of the gen, this is where all the FUD and anti-Sony articles were organized. They were feeding them their marching orders and all the websites were running their stories. It was brutal. This whole gen was like this.
The most toxic company ever.
We all know Greenberg and Phil were in the XboxEra Discord at the beginning of the gen, this is where all the FUD and anti-Sony articles were organized. They were feeding them their marching orders and all the websites were running their stories. It was brutal. This whole gen was like this.
The most toxic company ever.
Xbox is feeding the games media more than they are their fan base with timely release games.
It's simple, Paul: you're a liar. You wanted everyone to buy your story at face value, but it was so flimsy & bogus even other people of questionable reliability in the "insider circle" called BS on your bluff.
Oh well, whatever. Maybe make sure you know what you're talking about before posting it on Twitter?
Oh well, whatever. Maybe make sure you know what you're talking about before posting it on Twitter?
Far more likely to be a random insider at Xbox, you do know its more than just three people working there, right.
And yet it's Phil Spencer that was in that discord and he's also registered on Resetera and you can see when he's online. He gets tagged almost everyday. His twitter is also very active.
Watch any of his interviews during the Activision saga or the leaked emails. 100% console warrior talking points. The exact same posts you saw the xbots make online against Sony he would repeat during the trial. Verbatim.
It's all coming from him.
