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The Xbox Series X was designed by people who believe in games

Xbox Series X is exactly the console Microsoft needed to build. And I'm taking it as a sign that Microsoft believes in Xbox's future.

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DiRtY1306d ago

“I'm taking it as a sign that Microsoft believes in Xbox's future.“

Well the billions of dollars spent on content and Studios make this point fairly obvious.

Obscure_Observer1306d ago

"Well the billions of dollars spent on content and Studios make this point fairly obvious.

Ideed. More acquisitions to come.

Phil Spencer is on fire

crazyCoconuts1306d ago

Oh no! Did he get too close to the XSX exhaust port??
Just kidding :-)

Nasdac1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

At this point MS doesn't need more acquisitions(on small scale it doesn't matter), they need to focus on delivering quality games. If they continue to acquiring Studios this will turn out to Gaming Monopoly and we don't need that in Gaming Industry.

Money cant secure success thought, talent and fresh ideas can.

mkis0071306d ago

" More acquisitions to come"

Id be surprised if everyone stopped all of a sudden.

Father__Merrin1306d ago

Phil Spencer is on fire? More like Phil Spencer should be fired.... Xbox under him has been painful these last 5 years

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Ratchet751306d ago

Microsoft checkbook is on 🔥.

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BillyG0AT1306d ago

As a console, not just as a service.
It *should* be fairly obvious what he said, you're correct there.

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boxer19851306d ago

All these billion dollar studios will be creativily limited by 10gb of slow ram and a 3.9tf gpu. Defenitily believing in the future there Phil.

CaptainObvious8781306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

Exactly.

It's so utterly stupid to say xbox believes in the future of the industry in that context.

All they care about is their precious gamepass. It's why they are perfectly fine releasing a gimped xss to sell to uneducated casuals that's going to hamsting the xsx for the entire generation.

And yet there's so many fools defending or dismissing this.

If you want an actual next gen console with actual next gen games, get a ps5, it's as simple as that.

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Christopher1306d ago

Civil engineers who believe in games?

Fishy Fingers1306d ago

Might be worth googling what 'civil engineers' actually engineer...

Christopher1306d ago

@Fishy Fingers: I was just trying to go with the flow. But, yeah, no bridge building happening here. I like that you replied to me and not TheExecutioner, though :P

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Fishy Fingers1306d ago

Southbridge and northbridge are standard parts of a motherboard dude.

Christopher1306d ago

@Fishy Fingers: I thought AMD called them controller hub and apu?

RememberThe3571306d ago

Fishy so sassy nowadays

I'm here for it 😂

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crazyCoconuts1306d ago

well, who else would build the southbridge! (ba-dum-dum)

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BillyG0AT1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

Civil Engineers design septic tanks for playgrounds, so little kids can take shits

Sorry, just reminded me of that line xD

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darthv721306d ago

I love the new direction xbox is heading. That change in leadership (both at XB and MS) has done an amazing turn around for the platform. No tv tv tv and more games games games.

Christopher1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

With Microsoft so heavily focused on cloud computing, Xbox is only going to see continued support to dominate in that arena against Google and Amazon. It's an arena Microsoft cannot afford to lose (neither can the other two, though). And as long as they get that support, their hardware and software will continue to be supported as a means to their goal because everyone realizes that the biggest differentiator in the cloud is content and pricing.

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Christopher1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

@darkWingsoul: This isn't so much as breaking barriers as it is preventing others from doing it if it's possible. Microsoft DOES NOT want Google or Amazon entering any cloud market they can't beat them at.

CaptainObvious8781306d ago

You mean the direction of their abysmal support for this entire generation and will continue that pattern by not releasing a single launch exclusive for their glorified pc (xsx), which will be throttled to cater to the weaker xss, all the while they brag about BC because that's literally all they can brag about and continuing their push to turn the industry into a subscription model that will see the disappearance of quality AAA games that will be replaced with shallow, poorly made GaaS that are riddled with MTs?

That direction?

You people supporting this are beyond the pale.

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Valkron11305d ago

Hey, CaptainObvious, you seem to view gaming as it is in it's current state and not see where the future is going. This has nothing to do with bragging rights on launch day. I'm glad Phil is focusing on where he is taking Xbox. In five years nobody will care about launch day, who had a 4k UI, or that one remake that may or may not be next gen. I'll be playing Starfield and ES6 on my Series X Pro in my living room, my PC at work, streaming to my Series S in the bedroom, and on my tablet or cell when I'm away from home. You will be like Al Bundy reminiscing how you had 4 touchdowns in high school while the rest of the world grew up 😁

CaptainObvious8781305d ago

Yes, please forgive me for wanting the industry to continue to produce amazing AAA games that I can actually own for a reasonable price.

Ironically, It's actually you that fails to see where the future is headed. And thanks to your ignorance you'll be supporting it's inception.

Killer73nova1306d ago

Not really. It was built for its fans.

Christopher1306d ago

You do realize this is about who built it, not for whom it was built, right? It can be both built FOR fans and built BY people who believe in games.

SinisterKieran1306d ago

tbh thats 100% false, it was built for developers. cerny did a trip going to all major studios and asked what they wanted in the new console.
their number 1 ask was for a super fast SSD. other things of course etc etc.

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TheGrimReaper1306d ago (Edited 1306d ago )

I've upvoted because I think some didn't get that pun...
And I had to smirk a little even if it wasn't an intentional pun by Killer73nova

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crazyCoconuts1306d ago

No, the engineers at Sony believe in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus. And that the Children are the Future. Facts.

GaboonViper1306d ago

Jeff Grubb LOL, him and Tom Warren are the biggest shills out there.

Ausbo1306d ago

Jeff grubb actually prefers nintendo games more than anything else.

How have positive articles now automatically be branded as “paid for”. Just because it doesn’t support your agenda

shabz6661305d ago

lol this this , accurate

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Sony States We Will Know More About the "Long-Term Vision" of PlayStation Later This Month

Sony has confirmed that there is something happening later this month and it involves SIE which is the division that operates PlayStation.

Skuletor11h ago

My guess, is they were waiting for the new CEO position to be finalized before their next showcase and now that's out of the way.

neutralgamer199210h ago

Yes I think you are right. They wanted the leadership in place hopefully now they can give a strong showing of what’s to come

S2Killinit10h ago

Its not confirmed that this will involve game announcements.

Cacabunga10h ago

Tbh this claim doesn’t reassure me at all..

Eonjay5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

@S2Killinit

If this is about games that worries me because I thought they were walking away from announcing titles far in advance. For them to say 'Long Term Vision' sounds like we are getting announcements years in advance. I don't want that. Lets hope the long term vision part refers to their goal for the company and that they also give us info on projects reaching fruition in the short term.

Also, this is gonna be where we find out that they are going full PC day and date (or greatly reduced if they don't have the capacity at their studios). Its gonna happen. Why? Because all you have to do is look at Helldivers... fastest selling PlayStation game ever. And they make good games. They will sell.
Now we can fight over whether this will hurt the console space. I don't think so as long as they provide an option that will allow people to come close to maxing out their graphics... ergo the PRO.

46player11h ago

Sounds good, PS5 Pro preorders. Let’s do this!

Crows9010h ago

I don't get it....we barely got any ps5 exclusives and people already want a refresh??

crazyCoconuts9h ago

When they show GTA6 on the Pro I think you'll get it

VersusDMC9h ago

Pretty sure we got 5 console exclusives this year so far and 3rd party games took advantage of the PS4pro last gen so it will happen with the PS5pro as well.

romulus239h ago

I don't get it either but people get new iphones the second they come out even though they just bought the previous one which works just fine. Some people just want the latest and greatest no matter what and have the income to do it. If the improvement to games is significant enough I may get one but probably not at launch.

-Foxtrot8h ago

Exactly

I will always be behind the idea that one of the reasons why this gen doesn't feel as much of a leap is because we kind of got spoilt with the PS4 Pro last gen. It was like a teaser to this gen.

Looking back on a technological leap after 7 years is way more impressive than if it was 3 or so.

Crows903h ago

@versus

You're making this out to be something it isn't. I think it's stupid that sony themselves have barely put out any exclusives that can only run on the ps5 and we already have calls for a "pro" version...that is mindblowingly dumb in my opinion

Einhander19721h ago(Edited 1h ago)

People come up with the silliest reasons to claim the console isn't needed, exclusives made by Sony don't matter, third party games are like 500 to 1 even in the best year.

And since PS1 PlayStation has relied on third party publishing deals, the vast vast majority of games that people see as PlayStation games were made by third party developers published by Sony, Insomniac only recently became a PlayStation studio all their games made before that were as a third party.

PS5 Pro is the same as a graphics card upgrade that no one ever complains about like this, and it's way cheaper performance per dollar than a CPU.

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anast11h ago

Big things right around the corner.

purple10111h ago

Almost optimistic to say, but those leaks of the 6 cancelled games (games that were not even announced)

yeh, maybe some didn't actually get cancelled after all

notachance10h ago

as a long time ps fans I hope they still put great single player games front and center, make your live service games if you have to but don’t force your 1st party studios to make something they don’t want to.. redfall is an unfortunate example of a good studio forced to basically destroy themselves.

Eonjay5h ago

Good points. How would you feel if Sony decided to put their single player games on PC day and date? This would allow their studios making single player games to recoup more money to keep the games coming. If it works with GaaS why not single player?

notachance2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

If they do that, it’s just a matter of time before someone make a console using PC as a platform, then that console would automatically have the full PC games (which means combined PS, PC, and Xbox games) as a library.

In fact, who’s to say steam aren’t working at it right now lol, just imagine it, something with the ease of use of console that can play both ps and xbox games day 1.. combined with the marketbase of steam, there’s the new king of console.

Or better yet, Nintendo would do it and there will finally be one console that can play it all..

Ps: on the topic of games releasing day and date, you could argue that by delaying PC release date there will be a few people who double dipped on buying games, just like what good ol rockstar loved doing with their games..

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