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Xbox's ambitious roadmap might give Microsoft an edge over Sony

If Microsoft can commit to all its announced games and give developers the freedom and support to build these titles, the Xbox brand might finally come out on top.

Jin_Sakai149d ago

It’s not going to happen. We get these articles every single generation.

piroh148d ago

Wait till the E3...oh wait

thorstein148d ago (Edited 148d ago )

Wait till Xbox One Series 360 SX

Microsoft: I forgot how to count

Terry_B148d ago

Look up who submitted it here ;)

Rockstar148d ago

Our good friend Obscure!

Zeref148d ago

It's simple math. It's already happening in fact. This year Xbox put out more games than Sony. Xbox will consistently produce more exclusives this generation than Sony.

sagapo148d ago

Even if what you state is true, Xbox doesn’t really have “system sellers” to compete with Sony.
They still have some promising ones in the pipeline for 2024 tho, so we’ll see.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that Xbox doesn’t have good games, they do, but the console sales speak for themselves atm.

crazyCoconuts148d ago

Yes, they bought so many studios, it would be an utter embarrassment if they couldn't put out more games. But there's two things here:
1. The bigger the lead the cheaper third party exclusives are. So Sony could push for more of those to compensate
2. As MS has already been hinting, those might not all be exclusives.

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Rockstar148d ago

I prefer quality over quantity...

Extermin8or3_147d ago

Thrh bought so many studios I wouldn't even be surprised if that's true but the thing is gamespass appears to have hit a ceiling as to how many people are willing to subscribe to it at any one time hence such little growth in subs. It was inevitable. Those gsmes don't pay for themselves and more than r games a year (with COD being one) isn't economical infact I'd argue with budgets of 300-500 million each it isn't economical once you factor in costs for 3rd party games in the games pass library, infrastructure maintenance costs etc. On a revenue of 2.7 billion you are lucky if you make any profit at all. Maybe a couple of hundred million a year. When you just spent some 80bn on abk 8bn on zenimax investors are likely to be OK with that.

XiNatsuDragnel147d ago

Nii San I'll tell you Sony has more quality games than Xbox. Yes they had gems that I want to play but can they be consistent.

itsmebryan147d ago

@sagapo
We can admit Sony sells more systems. But, even Sony says in the leak they are on old pillars of success and Microsoft has leapforded them.

You bring up system sells how much profit comes from that? Not very much, they make a know fact. Microsoft doesn't need a system seller because their games will be everywhere but, Sony. They will have games and Gamepass on PC, Xbox, Nintendo, steam, Steam box, Nvidia, and Meta quest 3 just to name a few. With Gamepass alone they are making
at least $300 million a month with subscribers and it continues to grow. PS5 is not making that with console sell and not with their spars 1st party lineup. What coming in 2024? TLOU2 again and Venom DLC that should have been part of SM2 in the first place?

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343_Guilty_Spark148d ago

And you cry about Microsoft ever single day.

Crows90148d ago

Generation? You mean every year right?

RNTody148d ago (Edited 148d ago )

Every generation? You mean every year, Jin! It's simply because Xbox delivers everything except amazing games.

1Victor148d ago

That is the beauty of road maps they can show a clear sky and end of spring early summer breeze like the Xbox ONE or it could take a left turn into a field full of tornadoes like the E3 Xbox ONE reveal.

What will happen stay tune the obscured observer bot show

Profchaos148d ago

Yeah but big daddy gates can just buy the industry now something they couldn't do a few gens ago

PassNextquestion148d ago

Yeah but this time they have spent over 69 billion dollars on studios

Extermin8or3_147d ago

Problem is that investment is needed again to actually keep those acquisitions releasing games.

FinalFantasyFanatic147d ago

We get these articles every month, Xbox just can't compete, not because they don't have the money or the studios, they just can't manage their resources well enough to pull out a long string of victories.

itsmebryan147d ago

What 1st party games are you looking forward to in 2024 from Sony?

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gold_drake149d ago

i feel like we've heard that before.
many many times

Barlos148d ago

Yup. From the same person that wrote this article, strangely enough.

purple101149d ago

some ones been on the egg-nog

FinalFantasyFanatic147d ago

Not only that, but they've put a sh*t ton of alcohol in it too.

KicksnSnares149d ago

My most anticipated game next year on Xbox is Stalker 2. Hopefully, it doesn’t slip to 2025. It looks like it's going to be a masterpiece

purple101149d ago (Edited 149d ago )

kinda looks like "The last of us", they're a few years late to the party, - but yeh, does look very good at the same time

EvertonFC148d ago

Stalker 2 will play nothing like tlou pmsl. If gamers didn't like slaker 1 then stalker 2 ain't gonna be for you.
In fact stalker as a game is probably not even a console game tbh more PC crowd. I can guarantee you this game ain't for everybody and certainly not Fortnite players, GaaS or f2p crowd.

Crows90148d ago

So you haven't played the stalker games then

shinoff2183147d ago

Evertonfc I've never played stalker but I can imagine I'll enjoy it on console as much as the pc crowd on their pc. I feel I maybe missing what your trying to say though.

ravens52148d ago

Stalker 2 is a timed exclusive.

Crows90148d ago

Well...it's a multiplatform title coming to PS5 later so it's not really and Xbox game

Reaper22_148d ago

Says who? It's coming to PC but there's no talk of a ps5 version. Especially since they are being funded by MS. I guess it's possible but for now only console is xbox.

Crows90148d ago

@reaper

It's already been made clear before. Look up the info ...especially around it's announcement

SyntheticForm148d ago

For me it's Hellblade 2, but I'm definitely keeping an eye on Stalker 2.

Sometimes Stalker 2 looks amazing and sometimes it looks iffy, but I'm definitely paying attention to it.

I really enjoyed the first Hellblade, perhaps more thematically than gameplay-wise, but I still enjoyed it. I'm hoping that Ninja Theory and Microsoft give us green arrows across the board. I want everything up. I want a substantial upgrade to combat, puzzles, and I want everything else to be taken to the next level.

Here's hoping.

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wiz7191148d ago

@Bleedsoe reason why idc why anybody says on this site lol Sony themselves are petrified right now .. their future games are looking very suspicious , minds well call insomniac a marvel studio now .. only thing they can bring up is sales , but I find it funny the one who selling less is still bringing in more revenue then the console that sold the most. Sony now is closing a studios and having even more layoffs but they think Xbox is the one in trouble lol

hduce148d ago

@wiz7191 Don't tell them the truth. It will only hurt their feelings.

Chevalier148d ago

Honestly if sales mattered so little like you claim then why would Xbox drop their system price a $150? Wouldn't any price cut eating up losses be unnecessary?!

Michiel1989148d ago

@chevalier the consoles itself don't make that much money, it's all about the fees the console manufacturer gets from game sales. It's why they sold ps3 at a loss at launch, because getting people into their ecosystem is way more important than making a couple extra bucks of the console itself.

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Lightning77148d ago

The leaked documents is Sony themselves stating how concerned they were at ABK purchase amongst other things. They're afraid they'll be "leaped frogged".

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

IRetrouk148d ago

Xbox is not bringing in more revenue than playstation, stop the bs.

buffig148d ago

"Minds well"? Do you think that's the actual saying? Minds well?

shinoff2183147d ago (Edited 147d ago )

I mean that makes sense lol. Xbox is funded by Microsoft, Sony is mostly Playstation these days with a handful of movies. Who do you imagine can push more money to buy up everything.

Also say what you want ms definitely cares about console sales or their wouldn't be one. So keep regurgitating that bs all you want but it's simply not true.

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Chevalier147d ago

"the consoles itself don't make that much money, it's all about the fees the console manufacturer gets from game sales."

While true I will point out as I did sell consoles for almost 10 years at one of my jobs (EB/Gamestop) there has NEVER been a console that took a $150 hit to themselves to move consoles during the last generations. That should tell you the amount of desperation this move is for Xbox.

Even when moving to next generation consoles like from Wii to the Wii U or PS3 to PS4 or Xbox 360 to Xbox One have any console maker reduced previous hardware by $150 to get rid of last gen consoles. So that should tell you how abnormal this situation.

"It's why they sold ps3 at a loss at launch, because getting people into their ecosystem is way more important than making a couple extra bucks of the console itself."

Again no console maker has ever taken such deep discounts like this even moving between generations. No company willingly takes a $150 loss. For Xbox to break even each console sold at $150 loss means Xbox needs to sell bare minimum roughly 3 full priced games or somewhere between 6-8 cheap games or 1 controller and 2 full price games.

Just to explain how significant that is. Xbox customers based on previous console sales suggest the average Xbox owner ONLY buys roughly 6.55 games over the lifetime of owning their system. Which means $150 loss at the start of owning the console could almost wipe out half of Xbox profits over a generation.

https://vgsales.fandom.com/...

Xbox One for example Avg games sold per console = 6.55 and honestly I highly doubt that has changed if anything I would bet that has dropped significantly. Which is why you can see Xbox has moved to Gamepass.

VariantAEC144d ago

At retail you only see wholesale prices. PS3 was sold at a loss to retailers you would never know what PS3 cost to manufacture if PS didn't let that slip (and I don't think we ever really knew whT PS3 cost PS to manufacture).

That all said. Yeah, bleedsoe9mm clearly doesn't know that retailers bought Xbox Series X consoles at $360 a pop and are selling them at $150 now per MS and also simply to liquidate stock of slow moving product that they won't likely be in a rush to buy again. MS is hurting retailers with this move. The product is just not selling well... I feel bad for anyone who might lose their jobs because their higher ups trusted MS.

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Review - A Visual Feast Lacking Depth | Chit Hot

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II has now launched, bringing with it some of the most stunning visuals you've ever seen in a game.

Sonic18817h ago(Edited 7h ago)

The first game lacked depth as well, but the graphics were phenomenal

darthv726h ago

...not to mention the sound / atmosphere. Especially when using headphones.

Deathdeliverer1h ago

Going to be real. I’m playing on my PC and every setting is on high at 60fps locked. The game is beautiful, sounds good in headphones (I’m sorry but Returnal still holds the aural crown), and has an impressive photo mode. Can literally hit that at any time. You won’t have full control at certain times, but it’s impressive. After more than an hour I’ve already started to get bored. The fights are brain dead so far and it is a CRAP ton of walking and listening. I’m over the beginning “theme” of you did this to us (people that have played will get this as not to spoil anything). I literally non stop run every chance I get. Obviously isn’t the whole game but gahdamn. Hopefully it picks up soon. Definitely can’t see this being a 10/10 by any stretch of the imagination because the beginning has gotten so boring. Here’s to a better experience tomorrow or Friday when I pick it back up.

Elda37m ago

Agreed. I've played about 34 mins & it was boring. I'm going to try again tonight for another half hour or so & see if it gets better.

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RaidenBlack4h ago

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