saintjules
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PS5 exclusives drove me to buy Xbox Series X — here’s why
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WildBoy
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Hes not wrong. Arrogant Sony is back but people gonna be too late to notice it. The more emphasis on PS plus and now from Sony shows MS is heading in a direction they want a slice of. Subscription model has taken over every other medium why not gaming too? Seems strange to think gaming is immune.
Demon2blades
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So it's arrogance to want a slice of what the competition Is doing now ?.. Apart from the price of the games I don't see much arrogance and kinda get the the price increase for 1st party games because most Sony first party are cutting edge and very expensive to make with limited legs after the first play through really , it's also not on Sony for any increases outside of its first party that's on other vendors ... They absolutely need to do a gamepass equivalent especially on pc or even if it's just releasing 1st party a couple of months after release on pc that's a big market just to leave ms playing by itself in and if sales are good on pc and they hit the kind of console numbers they hit last gen they may not even need a gamepass equivalent who knows .... Exciting times .
Bernkastel
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The big XO19 interview: Xbox boss Phil Spencer on Game Pass, streaming and Project Scarlett
At Microsoft's big XO19 event in London yesterday, Xbox boss Phil Spencer told the gathered press all about Game Pass, …
So official source is wrong but an "analyst" is right? The same analyst who back in 2017 said that Microsoft cutting down the funding of first party projects for Xbox division, right before they made promoted Phil to an executive and Xbox started buying first party studios.
So it's all doom and gloom because Gears 5 didn't sell well on Steam(it was in the top paid games of Xbox Store for a long time). Meanwhile Halo MCC, Flight Simulator and Sea of Theives are making records on Steam despite being present on Game Pass. Flight Simulator has been on PC Game Pass since day 1.
Its not sustainable because some dude on the internet pulled numbers out of his ass assuming they only make one fifth of the revenue they actually get?
Hate? I would be concerned if Microsoft treated twitter console warriors and Next Gen Spec thread posters as a target audience instead of people who actually cared about their platform.
pasterpl
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You know you can still buy games that are on gamepass
The Hamburglar
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I’m sorry to burst your Phil bubble but the game appeared on no sales metrics and the gears franchise was already in decline as you can see from judgment and gears 4 sales. Gears 4 wasn’t better than the original trilogy.
Phil saying it sold well for us means nothing if he won’t even post any figures. It was probably discussed at the time too; he was probably counting Gamepass sign ups around that time.
Of course pr man says the game sold well.
Phil saying it sold well for us means nothing if he won’t even post any figures. It was probably discussed at the time too; he was probably counting Gamepass sign ups around that time.
Of course pr man says the game sold well.
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MacReady13
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I feel like I'm repeating myself here but it's true- how many subscription services can you have? I'll speak on behalf of Aussies here... Youtube. Spotify. Netflix. Stan. Amazon Prime. Fetch. Kayo. Disney Plus. Foxtel Go. Shudder. Rumours of Paramount Plus coming as well. And I can only imagine how many more there are in the USA... When does it end? We want to watch something we have to have subscriptions for everything, and we are only in it's infancy!
Now imagine that in gaming? Subscriptions for all the major devs? The different consoles doing subscriptions!? When does it end? Buy what you want and skip what you don't. Why is that so hard for people to do? You don't NEED every fucking game released!
GhostOfTsu
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It's now 8$ on Green man gaming and dirt rally 2.0 less than 5$. This is the big GP release of the month and you can just own it for a couple bucks lol
As I said, GP is only for people that don't know any better. You are not saving money. MSRP is not the real price.
GHG
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Actually there are more articles on them then why someone prefers Xbox. And we make threads out of them too.
GQ:” Sony’s PlayStation 5 has more exclusives than the Xbox Series X can handle”
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/sony-playstation-5. // FULL ARTICLE From Horizon: Forbidden West to Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the PlayStation 5 goes big on blockbuster exclusives If every new console generation is a fight for the ages, then this current one has been a...www.neogaf.com
PlayStation in 2021: Sony presses its advantage with a string of big exclusives
All signs indicate that PlayStation 5 came roaring out of the traps when it went on sale at the end of last year. It was to be expected: the new Sony console had a number of advantages over its Xbox rivals, including momentum from the previous generation, brand loyalty in many markets and a...
GHG
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GHG
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Don't worry, your maths is absolutely fine.
pasterpl
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thanks to gp I have actually saved that $8, as after testing dirt5 I hated the game, at the same time I have had a spin in wreckfest and I love it, last month I have played medium, completed hive buster and played multiple other games ....all in one subscription, saved me money so I have pre-ordered Kena on egs and got hades on steam
GHG
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The meaning/interpretation derived from statistics is more important than the statistics themselves.
Like I said, it's not your maths that's the problem.
Bernkastel
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Its okay
GHG
you can find solace in believing anyone who does not have the same inclinations as you is paid to be so.P.S. "We" means people who post on GAF, since someone will always make a thread out of any piece of news.
So the guy who took a screenshot of a poll from a random thread I am unaware of and highlighted an option to make it look like I did vote that option, is accusing another guy of lying.
GHG
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Its okay
P.S. "We" means people who post on GAF, since someone will always make a thread out of any piece of news.
So the guy who took a screenshot of a poll from a random thread I am unaware of and highlighted an option to make it look like I did vote that option, is accusing another guy of lying.
I see you completely missed the point as to why I posted a screenshot of the poll, it was nothing to do with what you did or didn't vote for.
I'm glad to hear I'm part of your "we" group though. I will be sure to do my part in the future.
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Genx3
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Don't you have to own an XBLG Sub to get that dollar deal?
So the actual cost would be $1 + XBLG which is $60 a year. Also that's a 1 time promotion.
VAVA Mk2
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Sony also charges a $10 upgrade fee for the patch from PS4 to PS5 version whereas Smart Delivery is free on XBox.
DarkMage619
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Also what first party Xbox games are $70?
Bojanglez
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I mean everyone is entitled to their own opinions. However everyone is not entitled to their own facts, PS4 first party games are not £50 RRP they are £60 so it is not as big of a jump as he is making out.
If they were unsure on the kind of games they may like, why not just wait before buying the PS5? (maybe FOMO).
Anyway, I suspect that in the coming years they will pay for Gamepass and Sony first party games. Otherwise they are simply missing out. This is now on Sony to put out first party games of enough quality that people are happy to pay the money for (which in my opinion they already are doing).
Also it is a bit tiring of constantly hearing people comparing Xbox first party games with Sony as if they are directly comparable. Really you can only go off what has released previously and up to this point, the last 5 years have been somewhat baron and (in my opinion) of poorer quality than Sony's first party output. That's not to say the Bethesda acquisition won't dramatically increase the quantity of output and maybe even the quality of output, but I'm not expecting anything significant to change in that respect over the next couple of years (I hope it does).
For what I have paid, I think Game Pass is good value, but it is not really down to much MS first party has released recently. I'm happy to be getting Forza Horizon and Halo Infinite when they release this year, but if I was paying full price for Game Pass each month, I'd probably just let it lapse and pick them up when they go on sale and clear games in my backlog instead.
If they were unsure on the kind of games they may like, why not just wait before buying the PS5? (maybe FOMO).
Anyway, I suspect that in the coming years they will pay for Gamepass and Sony first party games. Otherwise they are simply missing out. This is now on Sony to put out first party games of enough quality that people are happy to pay the money for (which in my opinion they already are doing).
Also it is a bit tiring of constantly hearing people comparing Xbox first party games with Sony as if they are directly comparable. Really you can only go off what has released previously and up to this point, the last 5 years have been somewhat baron and (in my opinion) of poorer quality than Sony's first party output. That's not to say the Bethesda acquisition won't dramatically increase the quantity of output and maybe even the quality of output, but I'm not expecting anything significant to change in that respect over the next couple of years (I hope it does).
For what I have paid, I think Game Pass is good value, but it is not really down to much MS first party has released recently. I'm happy to be getting Forza Horizon and Halo Infinite when they release this year, but if I was paying full price for Game Pass each month, I'd probably just let it lapse and pick them up when they go on sale and clear games in my backlog instead.
Captain Toad
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What first-party games have launched on Xbox since the Series S|X launched last year? I know Flight Simulator got a port from PC eventually, but I'm having trouble remembering what else.
Gameplaylover
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Just have a look at the Forza Horizon 5 or Halo Infinite pre-order or said Flight Simulator. They are all "just" 70 Euro while Sony's games are 80 Euro. Guess in dollars it's 60 vs. 70.
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