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[IbizaPocholo]

 

[RoboFu]

mazel tov

 

[Bernkastel]

That's how we recruit more green rats into our camp like vaibhavpisal

 

[Topher]

Probably a lot of them are first time console buyers. Folks jumping into gaming for the first time are going to find that price very attractive.

 

[Rykan]

My guess is that a not insignificant amount of those are people who picked it up because it was the only current gen system that was available.

 

[TheGodfather07]

New gamers during the pandemic.

 

[kikkis]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

 

[feynoob]

Probably a lot of them are first time console buyers. Folks jumping into gaming for the first time are going to find that price very attractive.

Fortnite, COd, overwatch 2, and alot of f2p cater to kids.

This is a good console for them.

 

[feynoob]

New gamers during the pandemic.

I doubt that is the case.

Consoles were super hard to get during that time.

 

[Bonfires Down]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

I’m sure they will be. We have 110 million Switch users happily gaming at 720p30.

 

[TheGodfather07]

I doubt that is the case.

Consoles were super hard to get during that time.

Series s was in stock during that whole time. I know because I would check everyday looking for the elusive PS5. In the UK by the way.

 

[jorgejjvr]

I’m sure they will be. We have 110 million Switch users happily gaming at 720p30.

Yep. And getting cloud only versions of games

 

[Skifi28]

But what about the Deries S? I'm in a meeting right now and need some hard numbers.

 

[jorgejjvr]

I doubt that is the case.

Consoles were super hard to get during that time.

Except series s

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

I do wonder how this gen will progress once crossgen ends since PS has a single SKU to develop while Xbox will have to design everything for Series S by default.

 

[Kilau]

Makes sense, in Japan it’s probably more than 90% new to Xbox.

With holiday deals it’s getting close to impulse buy territory.

 

[00Magnum Gaming]

Thats more Rats than in A Plagues Tale

 

[feynoob]

Except series s

Series s was in stock during that whole time. I know because I would check everyday looking for the elusive PS5. In the UK by the way.

It was the same for series S. It become more available mid 2021.

In the first 1 year, it was only accessible to first patch console users, and it was hard get a hold of it. General audience didn't have a chance to get it.

Once it started flooding the stores, that is when they were able to access it.

 

[Godot25]

And there you have reason, why Series S exists in first place and why it will be supported to the end of this gen.

 

[marjo]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

Do you really?

 

[GHG]

That's how we recruit more green rats into our camp like vaibhavpisal

So children basically?

 

[feynoob]

So children basically?

 

[onnextflix5]

That’s great, but are the games there for long term engagement with Xbox, I doubt it, the vast majority of games on gamepass , just cater to hardcore Xbox fans, including the games that are in development.

 

[reksveks]

That’s great, but are the games there for long term engagement with Xbox, I doubt it, the vast majority of games on gamepass , just cater to hardcore Xbox fans, including the games that are in development.

What kind of games do you think are missing?

Jrpgs?

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Daily reminder that not everyone feels they need the cutting-edge product. For some reason this is very hard to get into some skulls.

 

[Chukhopops]

Daily reminder that not everyone feels they need the cutting-edge product. For some reason this is very hard to get into some skulls.

And that 66% of Steam users play at 1080p today, with the two most popular video cards being in the GTX 1- series.

The vast majority will never give a fuck about those details as long as it plays.

 

[adamsapple]

Doing the exact job it was designed to do. GG.

 

[Ozriel]

Except series s

Including the Series S for a while

That’s great, but are the games there for long term engagement with Xbox, I doubt it, the vast majority of games on gamepass , just cater to hardcore Xbox fans, including the games that are in development.

Pretty much shows you know nothing about the Gamepass library.

I mean, in the past two months alone, there's been Grounded, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Slime rancher 2, Persona 5, A Plague's Tale Requiem. Not to mention Forza Horizon 5 (which has a staggeringly broad appeal) and Minecraft Dungeons.

 

[Roni]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

Yep. And getting cloud only versions of games

people getting the Series S don't care about that, they care about popping in the disk and seeing the game run...

 

[jorgejjvr]

people getting the Series S don't care about that, they care about popping in the disk and seeing the game run...

Of course

 

[Topher]

people getting the Series S don't care about that, they care about popping in the disk and seeing the game run...

 

[TheGodfather07]

people getting the Series S don't care about that, they care about popping in the disk and seeing the game run...

How stupid am I? All this time it had a disc drive and didn't even know!

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Seems pretty obvious that it's a great option for families and it should do well this Christmas. By next Christmas I imagine there'll be many more games that will have left X1/PS4 behind and at that point, being the only console on the market to play all the latest games for less than £300/$300 will be a great selling point.

And that's without mentioning Gamepass.

EDIT: I don't see what so funny abou.... Oh you scamp Ezekiel_ !

 

[OmegaSupreme]

It probably helps that it's the only "next gen" console you can buy right now.

 

[Ozriel]

I do wonder how this gen will progress once crossgen ends since PS has a single SKU to develop while Xbox will have to design everything for Series S by default.

Devs will finally be able to design games to take full advantage of next gen CPUs and SSDs. Which the Series S has.

It probably helps that it's the only "next gen" console you can buy right now.

You can pretty much buy any of the next gen consoles if you're determined and patient enough, right now.

 

[Bernkastel]

So children basically?

Why so sad GHG?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

I hope they are still happy series s users once we start getting proper next gen titles.

Well, if Next-Gen-only A Plague Tale is anything to go by, they'll be doing ok.

 

[Godot25]

How stupid am I? All this time it had a disc drive and didn't even know!

It's hidden. You need to disassemble it and there is a disc drive inside
I swear. I checked it yesterday

 

[Pelta88]

That's a really odd statement.

Microsoft sell the Series X and the Series S with the X being a more capable machine/console for gamers. I understand that it's PR but I don't get the narrative he trying to push here.

 

[Banjo64]

So children basically?

Children eventually grow in to adults with a wage

 

[Ozriel]

That's a really odd statement.

Microsoft sell the Series X and the Series S with the X being a more capable machine/console for gamers. I understand that it's PR but I don't get the narrative he trying to push here.

It's not PR. It's a statement to investors during an earnings call.

Basically telling investors that their strategy for the Series S to serve as a low entry point to the Xbox ecosystem - and hence MAUs - is delivering positive results.

This isn't rocket science.

 

[baphomet]

Then what happened to the rest of the people who have been buying Xbox consoles in the past?

 

[Godot25]

That's a really odd statement.

Microsoft sell the Series X and the Series S with the X being a more capable machine/console for gamers. I understand that it's PR but I don't get the narrative he trying to push here.

He is implying that if Series S did not existed those customers would probably not be there. Or huge portion of those customers.
So by creating cheap albeit less powerful console they created a product that is interesting for people that did not care about Xbox previously. Which is great because they are actively growing their ecosystem.

It's same if Sony came forward and said: "X% of PS5 owners did not have previous PS generations of consoles."

 

[Punished Miku]

Sounds like good news for Xbox. Good thing Phil didn't say it or all hell would break loose in here.

 

[Banjo64]

Daily reminder that not everyone feels they need the cutting-edge product. For some reason this is very hard to get into some skulls.

What do you mean I can’t see the high texture winnets hanging off Abbie’s ass as she pegs Joel in 4k? You can’t be a real gamer if you don’t want that.

 

[SomeGit]

I wonder what new to Xbox ecosystem means and how do they determine it, maybe new accounts on new consoles. Would an existing Xbox account from the Windows 10 Xbox app count?

 

[Topher]

I wonder what new to Xbox ecosystem means and how do they determine it, maybe new accounts on new consoles. Would an existing Xbox account from the Windows 10 Xbox app count?

Windows 10 Xbox app is part of the Xbox ecosystem so I’d say no.

 

[feynoob]

What do you mean I can’t see the high texture winnets hanging off Abbie’s ass as she pegs Joel in 4k? You can’t be a real gamer if you don’t want that.

I just want to enjoy Kratos huge muscles movement, is that hard to ask?

 

[adamsapple]

What do you mean I can’t see the high texture winnets hanging off Abbie’s ass as she pegs Joel in 4k? You can’t be a real gamer if you don’t want that.

I think you might have downloaded the wrong Last of Us

 

[The_Mike]

Welcome aboard Ezekiel_