Xbox Xbox Series X Thread

[Superhero 101]

Lawyer explains why Microsoft's end goal might be Xbox Game Pass on PS5

It’d be interesting to see if Sony would do this to have their own game pass as well as Xbox game pass

 

[Superhero 101]

Lawyer explains why Microsoft's end goal might be Xbox Game Pass on PS5

It’d be interesting to see if Sony would do this to have their own game pass as well as Xbox game pass

 

[Spider-jedi]

Xbox is the home for first person shooters. and this merger just solidifies it

 

[Iceman]

Lawyer explains why Microsoft's end goal might be Xbox Game Pass on PS5

It’d be interesting to see if Sony would do this to have their own game pass as well as Xbox game pass

I would love if Sony did that and we could subscribe to it on pc and Xbox too.

 

[X Knight]

Xbox is the home for first person shooters. and this merger just solidifies it

Yep. 1st Person Shooters and Western RPGs.

 

[Iceman]

Pretty cool visual this:

 

[Silvermoth]

Wow that’s one hell of a library.

by the way, if you’re a timesplitters fan like me the second and third game is now on sale

 

[Iceman]

 

[Silvermoth]

That’s great! I wonder how much profit that means if halo infinite was on game pass? Oh well I guess it’s none of my business

 

[Iceman]

Also 25 million for Sea of Thieves!

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Hmmmm wonder how they're calculating that. No way that's active players. If they're using the wording "players since launch" it must be based on downloads. Still a solid number but yeah, different metric I think otherwise.

Then again, I wonder how many people would typically buy a physical release, play it then trade it in somewhere. So maybe Game Pass users are more likely to revisit these games down the line with content updates, since they have access?

 

[Iceman]

Hmmmm wonder how they're calculating that. No way that's active players. If they're using the wording "players since launch" it must be based on downloads. Still a solid number but yeah, different metric I think otherwise.

Then again, I wonder how many people would typically buy a physical release, play it then trade it in somewhere. So maybe Game Pass users are more likely to revisit these games down the line with content updates, since they have access?

I had expected it to be people who have ever launched the game. The game has been really popular on pc which I wasn’t expecting. Also have friends who play pretty much only this now haha.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Yeah for sure. It's definitely the Game Pass game I've put the most hours into over the years. It would've been Destiny 2 but that wasn't on GP when I started haha

 

[Iceman]

Yeah for sure. It's definitely the Game Pass game I've put the most hours into over the years. It would've been Destiny 2 but that wasn't on GP when I started haha

I just played today and it’s too fun haha. Not really anything else out there quite like it.

 

[Superhero 101]

Sony Buys Bungie for $3.6 Billion - IGN

this kind of sad don’t want Sony making acquisitions like this

 

[Silvermoth]

Oh well, looks like this is the way things are now. Begun the content wars have

 

[Iceman]

Sony Buys Bungie for $3.6 Billion - IGN

this kind of sad don’t want Sony making acquisitions like this

Funny to see a company that was partnered with both Microsoft and Acquisition now with Sony. They were a major part of the launch of Xbox and instead Xbox now has Crash and Spyro while Sony has the makers of Halo! Crazy times lol.

 

[Iceman]

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Phil Spencer always gave me big Kevin Feige vibes. Just a leader with a strong creative vision who genuinely understands the audience. A lot of major players in the games industry, you could see them bouncing between any corporate jobs. But Phil Spencer strikes me as a dude who is exactly where he's supposed to be.

 

[Iceman]

 

[Iceman]

Phil Spencer always gave me big Kevin Feige vibes. Just a leader with a strong creative vision who genuinely understands the audience. A lot of major players in the games industry, you could see them bouncing between any corporate jobs. But Phil Spencer strikes me as a dude who is exactly where he's supposed to be.

Makes all the difference when you have competent execs who are genuine fans of the source material in charge. Has been too rare in these industries in the past.

 

[Silvermoth]

I think, like feige, he understands it’s not just about winning. It’s about having a vision for the entire industry. I think that’s what sets the two apart

 

[Iceman]

Platinum says it wants to talk to Xbox about Scalebound: ‘Phil, let’s do it!’ | VGC

 

[Iceman]

 

[Iceman]

Valve is “More Than Happy” to Help Microsoft Integrate Game Pass With Steam, Says CEO Gabe Newell