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Phil Spencer Remembers The Xbox One Launch And What They Got Wrong Out The Gate

Phil Spencer remembers how it was an event that was very much focused on Xbox as a TV platform

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Jin_Sakai1763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

Who wouldn’t remember that catastrophe. Can’t wait to see next generation consoles and the launches themselves.

bouzebbal1763d ago

No exclusive no decent software no future.. As simple as this..
X1 launch problem was only DRM and always online.. No one doubted the games back then.. A more advanced kinect, 1St party and some classics back.. People were actually happy.

akaFullMetal1763d ago

Yeah happy.......that's why pretty much nobody preordered 2013.

JesusBuiltmyHotrod1762d ago

lol...pre-orders were so bad Ms had to reverse everything..not many were "Happy:.

indysurfn1762d ago

he may say he remembers. But last time I checked they came out THIS YEAR with xbox one ALL DIGITAL with no disc drive. https://www.xbox.com/en-US/...

Pickledpepper1762d ago (Edited 1762d ago )

@jesusbuiltmyhotrod
Your right about that, they needed a kick in the arse and they still do.
It took the low pre orders to show they had it totally wrong.
Hopefully they have got the message and actually start turning out some great games, they now have the studio's and I'm sure more will follow.

I do game on multiple platforms but my preference is Xbox, I guess is because I mostly play multiplates.

And for the record I did pre order and I also pre ordered the ps4 and switch, what can I say, I'm a gamer.

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GtPawnSacrifices1763d ago

Me neither. Pretty sure Scarlett will reveal next E3.
But anyone heard any news on a PS5 drop? (Personally i’m hoping for something at Gamescom)

RpgSama1762d ago

I sometimes feel that if Phil Spencer would stop releasing comments every couple of days most people wouldn't even remember there is an Xbox

indysurfn1762d ago

LOL. You may be on to something there.

UnholyLight1762d ago

The beauty in that disaster is it will make Xbox stronger learning from past failure and being given the smackdown by the PS4 this gen. There is good from failure and from all the Sony fanboys screaming MUH GAMES. It should give Microsoft a real awakening for the next gen. I fully expect them to go in guns blazing this time around.

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Godmars2901763d ago

Hahahahahahahahahaha...

MS had plenty of warning well before the launch of what the reaction would be thanks to a leak, and didn't react till pre-orders rock-bottomed.

They cannot survive such a continued level of non-awareness.

Silly gameAr1763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

They thought they were the industry leaders at the time, and could dictate how the industry would be. I'd say that backfired. Now they're spending a lot of time trying to prove that the new console will be more traditional, and do what the X1 should have done in the first place.

After this gen, I'm surprised that MS still has a lot of loyal followers. Not only loyal followers, but followers that think that MS will dominate, because they finally decided to do what they're supposed to do, and that's provide games. We'll hust have to see how well they do, but I'm skeptical of anything MS does now in days.

JesusBuiltmyHotrod1762d ago

They thought they were industry leaders.....that alone shows how clueless they are, not to mention shows what MS would do if they were.

ThinkThink1762d ago

I don't care if Microsoft dominates, if fact, I prefer them in 2nd. It makes them work harder for my money. That said, I do prefer Xbox this gen over ps4 but that's just my personal preference in the games I play and the services I use. Definitely looking forward to the next xbox!

UnholyLight1762d ago

Well at the time post 360 they really were. They were just quite wrong with how the consumer would react.

indysurfn1762d ago

Gormats290 your right. They 'knew' they was just trying to force it. They had many test market polls. And several times made interviews and had bad reactions. But they wanted to do what they wanted to do.

rainslacker1762d ago (Edited 1762d ago )

I dont think most people believed the leak. I know Adam orth set some people off with his comments, but it was really only the hardcore Sony fan boys who gave it any grief.

Hell, I said many times back then that MS wouldn't be so stupid as to try to release the xbox with what was rumored. I fended off a lot of the criticism against xbox back then.

I was incredulous when it was all confirmed true, and actually worse than what I would have thought with the DRM.

What was worse that every new piece of new news that came out seemed to make things worse, then of course, MS had to open their mouths, which doubled the problems.

I find it hard to believe that MS thought they wouldn't receive push back. They focus test everything. I think maybe they didnt realize the extent of the criticism, or how strongly people felt about such things. Probably thought that all the criticism attached to MT or connected games didnt affect sales, so going console wide with worse ideas would just blow over. It might have if they were the only choice, but when sony was coming out strong, and firing on all cylinders on the marketing side, there was no reason to just accept what MS wanted.

Godmars2901762d ago

It wasn't the leak, it was its E3 confirmation with MS reps only making things worse each time one tried to fix it.

rainslacker1762d ago

There was some commotion before E3 due to Adam Orth's comments. That's what I was referring to. The confirmation wasn't a leak, just them confirming that they were going to do it. It was prior to the confirmation that a lot of people didn't believe the leak, but a lot of fan boys took it upon themselves to say it was true. It ended up being true, but I felt before the confirmation, that seemed like a really bad idea and MS wouldn't be that stupid.

Of course, history turned out differently.

IamTylerDurden11763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

The launch was horrendous, but it isn't the only reason that Xbox got dominated by the competition this gen. I feel like people use the launch as an excuse for the entire generation at times.

343_Guilty_Spark1763d ago

The loss because Sony offered better hardware for a lower price at the beginning then Sony started getting really good exclusives mid gen and the hits kept piling on.

Rude-ro1763d ago

They lost because they were not making any relevant games.
Their announcement stage presentation was exactly the same as the previous 4 years. A halo tease, a forza, a fabled, and cod.... the only difference was a gears of war because they did not make or own the game... they then bought the rights to get it back into the loop.
They lied about “cloud power”, teased with 4K while the console, in no way, could ever provide that resolution, and they did their third party monopoly tactics with titanfall and tomb raider...

It has been over 7 years since Microsoft has made a new AAA game, they made fun of indies, poked at Sony for teasing games too soon, and had their media partners trying to downplay how weak the Xbox one was, and fluffing up 720p graphics...

But sure.. the ps4 was cheaper too.

343_Guilty_Spark1763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

Neither had relevant games early in the gen. What's with this revisionist history?

I guess you forgot Resolutiongate, TV TV, 720p box, etc the first 2-3 years in the gen.

1080p $400 PS4 better performing 3rd party games

Vs

720-900p Xbox that cost $500

Atom6661763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

People have odd memories. I'd argue that Xb had the more compelling games lineup 2013-2016. Once we got to Fall 2016, PS4 1st party started to really accelerate, while Xb's went completely dry.

$100 more expensive, weaker hardware, and continued belief re: DRM and used games killed it imo. The subsequent exclusive drought kept it at the bottom.

Remember this survey:

https://www.forbes.com/site...

Resolution was the top reason to buy a PS4.

DaDrunkenJester1762d ago

Ryse, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, Dead Rising 3, killer instinct.

I thought those were much more compelling then knack and killzone. Infamous was decent, I didn't like it more than 2 bit it was okay. The first good game the ps4 got was Bloodborne, but up until then it was the indie station and relying on better looking and performing 3rd party games, and being cheaper.

AngelicIceDiamond1762d ago

"then bought the rights to get it back into the loop.
They lied about “cloud power”, teased with 4K while the console, in no way, could ever provide that resolution, and they did their third party monopoly tactics with titanfall and tomb raider... "

That's very nit picky stuff that casual gamers don't know or don't care about. What you said at first was truth not enough big AAA games compared to Sony and the reveal were the reasons for X1's downfall. Because the casuals only care what console has to offer, games and the biggest one of all price. Everything else afterwards they don't care about and they really don't care about nit picky stuff about a console.

Srhalo1762d ago (Edited 1762d ago )

Yeah, talk about revisionist history. Xbox lost because they wanted to pump out a console with always online DRM strapped with a mandatory monitoring device... err I mean Kinect.

343_Guilty_Spark1762d ago (Edited 1762d ago )

Nobody was going into Walmart saying OMG DRM BOX they were saying the OMG HEARD THR GRAPHICS SUCK AND IT COST $500

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CorndogBurglar1763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

No, the launch isn't the ONLY reason, but it's a very big reason. I owned both an original Xbox and 360. I never personally owned a Playstation. But the launch announcement for Xbox One was so bad, from their non-focus on games, their price, their "required" Kinect that bumped up the price, and quite possibly the biggest reasons....their DRM policy and always online console that turned into a brick if it didn't check in with Xbox Live every 24 hours. Then their terrible PR after the announcement as well as basically admitting they were lying about things like the Kinect being a required part of the hardware that made the Xbox One function.

All of those things made it really easy for a loyal Xbox fan likenme to jump ship to Playstation. Plenty of others did the same.

The funny thing is I did that with plans of always getting an Xbox at some point this gen if they turned things around even a little bit. They ended up doing away with the DRM and always online console as well as selling a Kinectless console. But they didn't offer any games all gen. I'm not a racing fan so Forza is never a draw for me. I love Halo, but they've only released one new Halo game all gen. And Gears is okay, but not enough for me to buy a console, not to mention they've only released one of those this gen too so far.

So yeah. They ruined it at launch, then did nothing to draw anyone back in. But make no mistake, the terrible launch is what started it all and there are plenty of people that never looked back after that.

DarXyde1763d ago

You know who else remembers?

Pepperidge Farm.

ApocalypseShadow1763d ago (Edited 1763d ago )

There are elephants in the world that wish they could forget DRM2013.

I'd bet Microsoft wished they made Kinect to be more like Men In Black's neuralizer.

People thought PS3 launch was bad. This was the worst launch ever. Was worse than Sega Saturn.

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The Big Phil Spencer IGN Live Interview: on the Health of Xbox, Handhelds, and More

IGN interviews Xbox boss Phil Spencer at IGN Live 2024.

gold_drake1d 14h ago (Edited 1d 14h ago )

at this point, its just so odd.

yes, this showcase was one of the better ones, but how in the hell do you close it out with the 600 money console and 2 others lol who signed off of this.

like the amount of bs coming from phil and the other one is just .. i cant.

also, did you notice that all of the xbox exclusives are on gamepass day one? like all of them haha how do they even make money off of them.

that being said, why are there always interviews after their shows haha. and the ign livestream was even sponsored by ps5 haha cant make this shit up.

truthBombs1d 13h ago

"also, did you notice that all of the xbox exclusives are on gamepass day one? like all of them haha how do they even make money off of them."

By making them available at full price on other platforms like PS5 and PC (those who refuse to use anything else other than Steam)

gold_drake1d 12h ago

isnt gamepass on pc too tho?

and some.of the games havent been confirmed for ps5 either xD the exclusive ones i mean.

Crows9015h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@ Gold Drake

yes game passes on PC and it's actually very affordable since you don't actually have to pay any money.

With all the recent shenanigans by both platforms I'm convinced I do not need to buy another console. I just need to buy a powerful enough PC to run these games once and I'm all set for the next two or three generations. I wasn't sure with PlayStation but they pretty much made it pretty clear that they're going to release all of their games on PC eventually and maybe you have to wait a couple of years but with the number of games that you can get a high quality and the huge backlog people have including myself there's just no need to be so concerned about missing out.

blackblades1d 6h ago

I've noticed they investing in games to be on gamepass making no money still trying gain new members and its not working. While ps investing in games from asia countries to bring to us.

gold_drake1d 6h ago

yeh its quite odd. cause im sure people would have bought games like cod and indiana jones.

oh well.

StoneTitan1d 6h ago

I mean its clear what they are doing. Right now Xbox still has quite some hardcore fans that you can actually sell an overpriced console to. That won't be possible in a few years, so that's what they will be doing for now.

fr0sty16h ago

Yeah, they both might buy the $600 box, but it won't change anything for Xbox as a whole.

4Sh0w1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Why worry about the trillion dollar company, they obviously have a plan that they are comfortable with, let's say that plan fails (I don't think so but) OK so they cancel GP bc they lost lets say billions= M$ will be just fine. In the meantime we(GP members) benefit= I've been gaming 30+ yrs I've never played so many great games for so little money. Save me the conspiracy stories, Ive been gaming too long, gaming evolves but never dies, devs & new devs come & go, there will always be gamers, so there will always be too much money to be made WITH OR WITHOUT M$, Sony or Nintendo; So it's simply crazy to me how any consumer argues against a company offering easily the most consumer friendly *OPTION in the history of gaming.

Shane Kim1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Agree, I don't understand why people are worried about how MS or Sony are making money? Like is it your dads company or what? They don't give a damn about you and neither should you.

I must however say, to keep people subscribed to GP, a steady flow of new games must come at all times and it shows that MS games lack the quality that Sony puts out because their games are probably rushed out.

Another thing is that you don't own your games. So the day you cancel your subscription, bye bye games.

gold_drake1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

this is a forum where people post their opinions.

but im glad ur so zen u dont think about these things.

shinoff218317h ago

Some of us don't see it as consumer friendly as you. That's all.

purple10114h ago

thourghly agree, im a ps fan but still, i've always said, if you play loads of games, then gp is a good deal. its just for some who only play a couple a year, its not, so the option to buy physical should not go away, however good the deal is , for some.,

thesoftware73013h ago

Wow 4show,

That was an absolute spot on comment...I agree with it 1000 percent.

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fr0sty16h ago

By:

1. Hiking up the price of GP
2. Releasing the game on competing consoles
3. Hoping the investors don't notice

PhillyDonJawn11h ago(Edited 10h ago)

I can explain it.
Black Ops is 300GB. Lmao nuff said
If MS were smart they'd bundle BO6 with the new pricier more Storage consoles. The OG S simply don't have enough space. BO6 would be the only AAA current gen game youd have on the drive. So duh more storage is a must for the back half of the gen.The $600 X again duh, the regular X is $450 add another TB for $150 extra

Don't worry how they make money, enjoy the cheap offering you worried about the wrong thing

Umm people have questions after such a big showcase, why wouldnt you do an interview?

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Asterphoenix1d 6h ago

Another episode of Spencer speaks. Think I lost count how many there are.

Hello_World1d 2h ago

At least he does speak. Where is Herman Hulst?

-Foxtrot17h ago

Not making a dozen promises 24/7 only to contradict himself a couple of months later.

Hello_World16h ago

Sure... a dozen promises....he's doing so terrible...what will we ever do...

Or maybe you're still recovering from the showcase.

Silly Mammo16h ago

Hello- This time last year MS had a good showcase and it was hailed as the thing that would turn Xbox around. A year later, Xbox console sales are dead, GP subscription growth is stagnant and MS exclusives are going multiplatform. Yeah everyone is shook by their showcase.

Hello_World15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

At the end of the day those metrics are only politics, possibly not all accurate, and have zero affect on how much we enjoy our consoles, with Phil saying Xbox now has more users than ever before in this IGN interview. Sony talking points that try to say "Sony sells more, must be the best" even though the platform is completely boring atm

Ill be enjoying playing all these games for a small subscription price...which Sony can't afford to replicate on PS plus...while you beg for a single game to release for 70$.

Crows9015h ago

I don't know why there's so many Xbox fans out there convinced that somehow the games shown on this Xbox showcase is a jab towards PlayStation. The majority of games shown are coming to Playstation for sure and including Xboxes recently purchased first party those are probably also coming to Playstation at some point which is hilarious. Because this basically means that we are now convinced that if you do like console gaming the better option is to buy a PlayStation. It's inevitable that these games will come out on more platforms because they cannot make enough money off of Game pass to cover the costs of these games so they have to release it on more platforms. Right now it's a standard that they release it on PC so going for PC only is also a good option since both consoles will be releasing their games but if you are just a stickler for console gaming then PlayStation is probably the go to place because eventually all of the Xbox games will make their way to playstation. And this isn't cope since I don't have a dog in the fight.

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Profchaos1d 4h ago

Great more lies to backtrack on in 12 months time

TwoPicklesGood1d 4h ago

Sony needs To step up and communicate with us like Xbox does. Look at their recent showcase and look at ours…its a joke. You can knock xbox all you want but they have a plan while us ps5 owners are left playing 3rd party titles and left wondering whats coming from first party.

VersusDMC1d ago

I prefer 5 3rd party exclusives out this year on PS5 over only Hellblade 2 so far on Xbox.

fr0sty16h ago

5 rock solid games over one mediocre game that only lasts a few hours.

fr0sty16h ago

They're waiting for the Pro reveal. If they save all their heaviest hitters for that, everyone will want the Pro. They also forced Microsoft's hand by having them reveal all theirs first, and by the time the Pro reveal drops, MS will be out of the news cycle.

thesoftware73013h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Frosty,

Wow, killer strategy Sony!! Amazing, such a methodical plan!

It has nothing to do with their awful Gaas push, forcing studios to make games they didn't want to, only later to back track and cancel the biggest one(factions), then scale back the number of them being released, and start all over again. Then while all this is happening, fire the president (resigned my ass), and now have two presidents that are working on cleaning up the shit show.

Nah, that can't be it right? it's the master plan that they have been plotting and waiting for the right moment to strike for years now.....now just wait 1 more year...damn Sony how diabolical of you...I should have known.

ChasterMies16h ago

If Sony doesn’t speak up like Xbox, will Sony stop selling 5 PS5s for every 1 Xbox? These interviews only matter to enthusiasts who are already locked into ecosystems. They don’t affect sales. Same is true for the showcases. Normal people don’t take time out of their day to watch 45 minutes of game trailers.

Asterphoenix6h ago

If anything too much communicating Sony would of shot themselves in the foot like Phil and MS has. Well PS still got lots of console exclusives and this past year has been good. Still on top of stuff that's not announced yet there's still good games coming such as Lost Soul Aside , Astrobot and Phantom Blade 0 at least by 2025. FF7,Granblue Fantasy, Rise of Ronin, Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade this year so far I'm happy.

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Phil Spencer Confirms More Xbox Games Will Come To Other Platforms

Phil Spencer confirms that more Xbox games will be available on new platforms during a new interview after Xbox Showcase.

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shadowT2d ago

Starfield, Hellblade 2 and Halo...

Cacabunga2d ago

Perfect Dark and Gears and the game with the girl and the huge croc

Eonjay2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

That last article where everyone is having a baby over a showcase is ridiculous because the Xbox showcase was really a multiplat showcase...

MrBaskerville2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

@Eonjay

I think people are just happy that they gave us something to be excited about. It being multiplatform stuff makes it even easier to rejoice as everyone gets to enjoy it. This show was really what Summerfest should have been, just with less of an xbox focus obviously.

These shows are fun to watch because we get to be excited about new games.

With that said, I imagine Perfect Dark, South of Midnight and perhaps state of decay 1-3 would be possible candidates for ps5. Doom might also be a given. They didn't really try to hammer home its exclusivity.

Eonjay2d ago

@MrBaskerville

Totally agree. I did enjoy SGF though unlike the majority. My personal taste is more eclectic than most. I found stuff at each show to enjoy.

Cacabunga1d 22h ago

Eon

Come on man, yes it’s multi but as a PS5 and switch owner i enjoyed the show yesterday far more than i did with State of Play.
Most announcements came from nowhere to me, and MGS was a massive surprise to finally see some gameplay.
I’m excited to play some of the games on PS5 one day!

Like i said earlier credit where credit is due.

CobraKai1d 20h ago

@Eon
That’s something i have to get used to. I have to see it more like when Ubisoft does their showcase vs Days of Play or Nintendo Direct.

I wished some of these games stayed exclusive. Make it seem like my Series X was a more worthwhile purchase. I use it more for backwards compatibility now so it’s not entirely bad.

fr0sty1d 16h ago

Where y'at Obscure? https://ibb.co/qWLK4Zp

You sure have been quiet lately! https://ibb.co/Xk7Y5qj

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MajorLazer2d ago

Elder Scrolls 6 for PS5, please. Also I'd like the Forza franchise, I owned all four of the OG motorsport titles and FM4 is still one of, if not my favourite racing game ever.

VenomUK1d 15h ago

NO. This can’t be true. The Xbox influencers on X/Twitter & YouTube who got angry at Phil Spencer then forgave him, guaranteed no other Microsoft games would come to PS5.

@ColtEastwood
@DestinLegarie
@SnapBlastPlay
@MrMattyPlays
@RyanMcCaffrey

ocelot071d 12h ago

@VenomUK

I have seen that colteastwood on x. If you look ul embarrassment in the dictionary a picture of him as a example would be there.

I think people deservidly give obscure a bashing on here. But Colteastwood makes Obscure look like a PS5 cultist haha.

RaiderNation2d ago

The two Ori games as well. I have a feeling those will get announced too.

RaidenBlack1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Why forget Sunset Overdrive?
Also there are older titles like Dead Rising 3 and Ryse Son of Rome.

gigoran81d 23h ago

they can keep their starfield. yawn

RaidenBlack1d 15h ago

Single-player Bethesda games usually gets better over time with future patches and DLCs

just_looken1d 12h ago

Why not xbox is the new sega a direction they should go towards.

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italiangamer2d ago

Satya Nadella wants that PlayStation's money, Phil Spinster now is as relevant as MySpace

purple1012d ago

Phil Spencer (February 15th 2024):

"Looking forward so 4 games no promise beyond that, so if you're on those other platforms and you see these four games coming please don't take it as some signal that everything is coming, it's not."

Phill Spencer (June 9th 2024)

'Our commitment to our Xbox customers is you're going to get the opportunity to buy or subscribe to the game, we're going to support the game on other screens. And you are going to see more of our games on more platforms and we just see that as benefit that the franchises we're building and we see that from players and the players love to be able to play'

Jingsing2d ago

I won't be buying any Xbox games anyway, Not going to subsidize their vision of changing gaming industry into streaming everything via a netflix subscription and they are the only choice. Remember when it comes to Microsoft "It's us or no one" You can't complain after they have taken over either.

Shane Kim2d ago

Especially when they "give" it to Xbox users and expect playstation users to pay full price for it. Like second class citizens.

Ironmike2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

U won't be missed

Einhander19721d 16h ago

Ironmike

He will be missed, if he wasn't going to be missed Microsoft wouldn't be putting the games on PlayStation.

Make up your mind xbox guys, do you want to brag about Sea of Thieves success on PlayStation or do you want to cry about all your games going to PlayStation?

neomahi2d ago

So, the benefit of having an Xbox is the option of a subscription service that's more like a buffet and not a deluxe plate. By staying loyal to Xbox means day 1 "free" games of your choice. Xbox is a service.

If rumors are true Xbox is going the 3DO route, Xbox is basically a PC. I mean, since PlayStation caved and started using off the shelf parts to "make it easier on developers", which is a croc as were how far into this console generation and the only devs to really support PS5, kind of, is Insomniac, San Diego, and Santa Monica and we've seen nothing from other devs. PS4 was supposed to be easier so PS5 would be even easier, right? But what've we really seen from Sony first party when it comes to PS5 games? Nothing, they're all still possible on PS4. Xbox? Same thing. Hi-Fi Rush was possible on at least Xbox One X (another lie from Xbox with No one gets left behind). Wow

MrBaskerville2d ago

The original comment still stands, as long as they withold one or two series of games on xbox. Most could come but that still wouldn't mean that you could expect every game to arrive.

I suspect they want people to speculate, because then you don't know whether you should wait for a ps5 port or buy an xbox. Every game is Schroedingers exclusive.

Eonjay2d ago

The interpretation of his first comment is not to expect more than these 4 games. The interpretation of the second comment is not to expect any game to be exclusive to Xbox.

His communication is all over the place. The fact that we can't decipher what he means is what people are complaing about. He should simply say, games are coming to PlayStation but we don't have a set policy that applies to all titles. Sometimes less is more.

Crows902d ago

Well seeing as most Xbox games aren't worth it then it's probably fine

ChasterMies1d 20h ago

You can go back further to last year’s Kinda Funny interview with Phil. Microsoft has been slowly getting the Xbox user base ready for this. It’s like the parable about putting a frog into a pot of water and slowly turning up the heat. We will be at boiling when Halo comes to PlayStation.

gold_drake1d 20h ago

thats what i mean when i say hes a big bullshitter, girl doesnt rly know what hes talking about.

Yang_kai1d 10h ago

@purple lol that was a nice 720 doughnut, spin around for a month only to turn his back after the heat died down a bit

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-Foxtrot2d ago

There’s this small part of me which wants to think that the reason for Sony being so calm lately, especially after Microsoft’s showcase, is because they know this themselves, and they could know more than what’s being said publicly.

neomahi2d ago

But, Lego Horizon is on the Switch. Why is Nintendo the only comfortable one here. They're not even on PC

Extermin8or3_2d ago

Stupid take. The Lego game has been made by a Lego studio with advice on the IP from guerilla games. So part of the negotiations/requirements to make it happen will clearly have been done kind of multiplatform release.

LucasRuinedChildhood1d 22h ago (Edited 1d 22h ago )

That Lego game definitely exists to get kids to want to buy the proper Horizon games on PS5/PS4 (plus the multiplayer game). It's basically a giant advertisement. And kids love the Switch.

gold_drake1d 20h ago

nintendo is comfortable because their first party games sell in the tens of millions.

Extermin8or3_2d ago

They definitely know more than is being said.

italiangamer2d ago

Sony gives them the PS5's development kit so they know exactly which studios are making games for their consoles, or at least they can make an estimate based on the number of kits requested.

People just loves to talk but in a couple of days this showcase will be already forgotten, and by the way 90% of the stuff shown is multiplatform.

just_looken1d 12h ago

If they wanted xbox cash they would allow gamepass on PlayStation 5

Or just let microsoft buy sony as they could without any issues to there bottom line.

just_looken1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

@hof

Are you still in your pre 2010 bubble?

Microsoft is a trillion dollar company without playstation sony would have gone bankrupt years ago that is just facts.

Microsoft q1 2024 made 23.3 billion
https://www.theverge.com/20...

sony all of last year without buying a entire company remember q1 2024 for mircosoft as in spring so sony all 12months made 85 billion.
https://www.macrotrends.net...

Microsoft after buying various companies including acrtivison made 212 billion for 2023
https://www.macrotrends.net...

Sony has not made any big purchases were Microsoft continues to do so in the ai space and gaming space even in the military.

So yes microsoft could easily buy sony and not bat a eye.

romulus231d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

Their bottom line is irrelevant a Japanese company like Sony is not going to sell out to an American one so you can go ahead and let that little dream die. Kind of ridiculous to make comment such as yours in an article about the fact more xbox games are coming to other consoles, so who is it that's really hurting for cash here? It's rhetorical you don't have to answer, everyone already knows the answer.

just_looken1d 8h ago

@romulus23

Hurting for cash? blinder on maximum

There doing this to make more cash like the court leak that showed ms wanted gamepass on PlayStation to expand its customer base its all about making more cash.

Right now they are losing out on the full pie by having it on the playstation store but if they buy sony then ms get's 100% of the sale.

Also a japan company not being owned by america? LOL you really do not know what happened after the 40's do you

Or want happened to Toshiba recently

If they toss a bag of billions at sony japan they will accept it

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truthBombs2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

It seems the idea is to have other platforms(PS and PC) offset the cost of game pass.

Xbox users get the games on game pass while others pay full price.

Gamepass seems to be Xbox's idea of "exclusive".

These guys are so inconsistent with their messaging. It's difficult to know exactly what they want to do with their games. I've stopped caring. I just focus on the games.

Hofstaderman1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

This. When I saw day one on gamepass for every game I asked myself how will they make money? Answer: release on PS5 and get your sales from there and if lucky leople will sub on PC and XBOX. To ensure consistent subscriptions, space out the games. Either way MS has well and truly effed itself and Phil is a snake standing there pretending they all exclusives.

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