They are not here or anywhere else to seek that. They are all just on repeat, like they coached to death.
One changes another with the same talking points.
Windows Central: "Based on our sources", the next Xbox generation is a traditional console and a handheld
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One changes another with the same talking points.
Well wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft was panicking from PlayStation 6 next generation rumours and told beforehand their snitches to fuel some counter news.
The market has spoken and if your console cant make enough money in the market to sustain itself then your console goes bye bye. This isn't kindergarten where everyone gets a trophy. This real life buddy.
Are you willing to pay for that?
You guys are always good at asking Xbox to compete, but when it comes to supporting them, it drops dead.
Then all you hear from Xbox-Fans is how they don't pay for games and buy cheap gamepass keys via VPN or conversion tricks.
How is Xbox supposed to compete, when even their own fans don't want to pay for them?
You attract *some* new fans for sure, but you lose 100 dollars on people who were going to buy the system anyway for 100 dollars more. Over the course of an entire year, the result of that is billions of dollars in lost revenue. I'd much rather they spent that money on content than trying to *buy* new fans.
Look at Sony's profitability during the PS1 and PS2 eras its negligible compared to what they made during the PS4 era, and the PS5 era has still generated more profit than all of these times combined (if you include the PS3 which was a loss).
If you already get why they're waiting until after GTA6 what are you still on about this for?
Xbox isn't selling except to core Xbox fans who weren't likely to buy a PS5 just because of a price drop, just as Xbox dropping the price of the XSX during the holidays didn't generate more sales, it just reduced revenue.
Scientific fact? It's just marketing and sales data which is what they would base these decisions on. The fanbase is happier? Why is Sony more profitable now then?
Core gamers seem to think they speak for the market. Look at Astro Bot sales compared to a game like NBA 2K25 that comes out every year and is the same thing.
I get why YOU want that, but that doesn't mean that changes reality. The internet isn't real.
It's not that it made games worse, but you can tell it puts stress on developers. Again the best example of this is Naughty Dog and TLOU P2. It's all there in the making of video.
This stress makes retention harder and recruiting harder and yes, THAT makes games worse.
Also one of Sony's biggest games of all time in terms of size and scope and it had to come out before the holidays to push PS5 because they had nothing else. And extra 3 months and that game probably would have been more polished. Again, deadlines and rushing games to try and sell consoles...
Xbox is already dead, you just don't realize it. That being said, getting core Xbox consumers to switch to PlayStation isn't going to happen with just price cuts or games being announced earlier. It'll happen with seismic events that are largely out of Sony's control and are more Microsoft oriented.
- Micorsoft releasing a game that runs better on PS5 Pro than XSX
- Microsoft putting Halo on PS5
- Microsoft releasing a PC Console hybrid that is priced accordingly
And this impacted their profitability, which hinders them from doing other things
inflation
Bad employee feedback
Expensive and redundant (largely)
A price drop doesn't help long term sales, it would help short term sales.
Casual gamers don't read gaming news, they hear about games as they're released. Exciting core fans isn't worth upsetting your employees.
No, 3rd party deals largely won't help at this point.
Two different things completely
How the fuck a someone who thinks some game will be a major hit, has something to do with an arrogance? There are always hit and misses.
I love how these "consumer-first" people worry so much about competition, and then look up to Microsoft of all companies, as the "chosen one" to do it.
It's like asking for a bigger bully to stop the first one from stealing your lunch and expecting nothing to go wrong.
It's like asking for a bigger bully to stop the first one from stealing your lunch and expecting nothing to go wrong.
If Xbox 360 didn't happen, we also wouldn't be paying $10 a month to play online. Thanks microsoft!
You're just saying anything that fits into your "sony bad" narrative. Who directly competes with Nintendo? Nobody. And it's business per usual.