The Analog Circle Podcast: Is The Xbox Brand Dead?(Round Table Discussion)

In this round table discussion Kiaun is joined by Goose,Mike J and Cody Clark to discuss the new rumors circulating around Game Pass possibly coming to the Nintendo Switch platform and what this could mean for the Xbox Brand.

[IamTylerDurden1]

No, the Xbox brand is very diminished though. The people have in the brand has been waining since late last gen and recently it's been abysmal. 2017 and 2018 were weak years in terms of games and 3 of the last 4 major releases have been massive disappointments and frankly bad games. SoT, SoD2, and Crackdown 3 all failed to meet expectations and if it wasn't for their one golden goose (Forza) things would be real bad. Now with the prominence of Game Pass people fear that AA slop will become the rule rather than the exception.

I know Microsoft has many wide eyed ideas and the studio acquisitions are marvelous, on paper, but at this moment Xbox is losing relevance and responsibility while Sony and Nintendo continue to shine.

The problem is, Microsoft is always chasing the next trend or promising great things in the future, but what people really want is quality, and they want it now. People just want consistent quality, they want tangible results. You can only string people along for so long. I applaud Microsoft for their ability to maintain such a high level of bs for as long as they have. This gen could've been Microsoft's Wii U generation, but they salvaged it with their special brand of PR and last minute deals. I honestly think people are seeing past the bs now, however.

[ThinkThink]

The Xbox brand is doing great in my opinion. I'd even say it is in better shape than the 360. Not sales wise but more games and services wise. I don't worry about sales, that's Microsofts job and they are clearly still in the game for the long run. They made the studio purchases and have the full backing of the CEO. Game pass is extremely valuable to me and the best thing to happen to gaming in a long time. I haven't heard anything negative from Xbox fans that actually subscribe to the gamepass. And I've enjoyed most of microsofts games this generation. ori, cuphead, SOT, gears, horizons were my top games.

[Atticus_finch]

I disagree, the Xbox brand is dead to alot of people. If you stuck with them through all the 360 years, even though they made alot of mistakes, I would understand. They had many interesting and good exclusives. Even I bought one.
But the Xbox one has been terrible from start to finish.
The fact that you're clamoring a subscription services that is so many years late to the competition and the late acquisition of studios that won't even help you this generation is amusing if not sad.
When 3rd party devs are selling us $60 unfinished games, while selling you the rest of the game, You really can only count on your 1st party for the goods. But if they suck too...
If you love what Xbox might become one day with its gaming sub and new 1st party, I cannot wait to tell you what PS has been doing for years now.