Xbox Series X / S

There is a crazy number of dudes who buy a console just for CoD and FIFA.
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
This plays into their legal argument with the regulators.

They can now say that they have commitment from Nintendo and Steam, so Sony's argument about competitiveness falls flat.

If Sony accepts the deal, they admit defeat. If they don't, they may end up with nothing. They're basically screwed...
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I do find it odd that Sony focus so much on CoD

What about Diablo, Kings Quest, Spyro and and?

Esp Seeing that Spyro and Crash being old PS mascots.
 
Nike7 said:
There is a crazy number of dudes who buy a console just for CoD and FIFA.
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Probably, but I'm trying to see it from Phil Spencer's point of view. MS wants to make money, and immediately pissing off a huge number of players doesn't seem like a good first step. It's also a PR or regulatory nightmare - after all he constantly talks about game exclusivity being bad and making games 'for all people on all platforms' yadayada, and as such I think CoD will remain on PS just as it did before. But I could of course be wrong
 
prod said:
Probably, but I'm trying to see it from Phil Spencer's point of view. MS wants to make money, and immediately pissing off a huge number of players doesn't seem like a good first step. It's also a PR or regulatory nightmare - after all he constantly talks about game exclusivity being bad and making games 'for all people on all platforms' yadayada, and as such I think CoD will remain on PS just as it did before. But I could of course be wrong
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That's the whole point why Sony find themselves in a predicament. The ball is in their court. People will be pissed at them and not MS...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
That's the whole point why Sony find themselves in a predicament. The ball is in their court. People will be pissed at them and not MS...
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MS are the ones buying Activision Blizzard, which introduces the threat of it being removed from PS in the first place. I don't think people are really mad at Sony here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I also understand that Sony can't really just say nothing, if the situation was reversed MS would be doing the same.

But they have cleverly outdone them with the deals on Nintendo and Steam, so let's see what Sony does.
 
prod said:
MS are the ones buying Activision Blizzard, which introduces the threat of it being removed from PS in the first place. I don't think people are really mad at Sony here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I also understand that Sony can't really just say nothing, if the situation was reversed MS would be doing the same.

But they have cleverly outdone them with the deals on Nintendo and Steam, so let's see what Sony does.
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People who buy a console for the entire library would see it that way. COD players don't care about platform.

That's the difference, and it's a big enough difference that Sony chose to focus most of their argument on that game, when there's a whole library that comes with Activision...
 
Nike7 said:
To be clear I agree that CoD is never leaving PS, I just think that it being on GP is going to sting badly.
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Yea could be, I think Sony pretty much confirmed this as well. I’m conflicted, on one hand I can’t stand Sony’s shenanigans but on the other they can’t really compete with the behemoth that is MS when it comes to spending money, so I kinda feel sorry for them :p
 
prod said:
Yea could be, I think Sony pretty much confirmed this as well. I’m conflicted, on one hand I can’t stand Sony’s shenanigans but on the other they can’t really compete with the behemoth that is MS when it comes to spending money, so I kinda feel sorry for them :p
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After this MS would have spent almost as much on acquisitions as what the entire Sony is worth, I wonder why they didn't just buy Sony :laugh:

I don't feel bad for them. They've been pulling this crap for years and now suddenly it's an issue when someone else does it. Exclusivity should never have been allowed in the industry from the start...
 
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Riot Games and Xbox Game Pass Benefits Coming Soon - XBOX Wire

You may remember the little nugget that we announced during the Xbox Bethesda Showcase in June, that Riot’s biggest PC and mobile games will be available soon with Game Pass. I’m excited to share that soon is extra soon – All Game Pass members can access Riot’s biggest titles and unlock benefits...
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AlphaJohn said:
news.xbox.com

Riot Games and Xbox Game Pass Benefits Coming Soon - XBOX Wire

You may remember the little nugget that we announced during the Xbox Bethesda Showcase in June, that Riot’s biggest PC and mobile games will be available soon with Game Pass. I’m excited to share that soon is extra soon – All Game Pass members can access Riot’s biggest titles and unlock benefits...
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Interesting. MS is truly taking the gaming industry by storm.
 
Would love being able to give away a digital game I own to another XBL user. Damn sales and specials, always end up buying something that is such a great price, to never get around to playing it
 
IMO Unbound was unimpressive. I can understand how a die hard NFS fan would enjoy it though, but it wasn't able to pull me in - even with the free 10h trial.

I was surprised to hear that it's a "current gen exclusive" yet the world is so bland, and there was some obvious pop in during my short time with the game.

The only cool thing about that game was the pretty graffiti style effects you sometimes see. But that was it for me.
 
mr_norris said:
I must say, reviews on Xbox/ Xbox app on Windows could use a lot of work. I simply don't trust them. I always check steam reviews LOL.
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I am with you, 100%, I was referring to the unique South African language baked into the reviews on that link. Made for a rather comedic read...
 
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