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Why don’t the children have guns? What is this galaxy coming to?

I remember questioning the authenticity of the release video, but this is looking amazing.

Saints and Sinners was on my wishlist when I found them available with Plus. I started the first with the PSVR but didn’t get that far into it. Now I can give it another go!

@Beerheadgamer82
Nope. All need the headset.

It’s OtherOS all over again!
😂🤣💀

Disappointment. Plain and simple. Anything that exceeds that will be welcome.

I’m not sure how deeply I’ll dive into this game, but I’m pretty freaking excited about this one!

Wow. 2027 is when a next gen console should be coming. That’s pretty disheartening.

To be fair, they did save Astro as last for a reason.

Astro looks cool and I can already feel the controller coming alive in my hands! Would love a VR version just to get the added immersion.

That said, the lack of much else first party suggests that nothing is close to releasing meaning at least 12 months or more.

They need to rename it to Fairgame$tar$ so it can join Destruction AllStars and Foamstars in the live service bin.

My available gaming time would never support GamePass. My backlog is so massive, I never need to buy a new game. And if there’s one I want, 50% off is 6 months or less. Much better value for me than a sub.

@ShogunRok
Happy to hear! Sucks that the consolidation/redundancies carried over to gaming media as well.

The gaming industry as a whole is going through an upheaval. Bringing back on topic, this is one of the reasons Sony needs to show up. We need a cool breeze in the desert.

Holy moly! Just read about IGN’s buying spree!

https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/21/ign-buys-eurogamer-vg247-rock-paper-shotgun-layoffs-begun-20883679/amp/

@Dodoo Don’t forget Tokyo Game Show (TGS)!

I can’t remember the last sports game I actually purchased, but I know the next one I’ll get.

BOOMER!

Xbox went full Icarus, and Microsoft has become the sun.

But they got Activision!

@nomither6
Destiny and MLB The Show!

@breakneck
My understanding is that the vast majority of Series consoles out there are Series S.

Flight Simulator with PSVR2 support would be nice. I’d probably purchase a fully beta tested Starfield as well.

@get2sammyb
Have you seen this?
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-bosses-reportedly-pushing-for-no-red-line-around-which-xbox-games-launch-on-playstation

@rjejr

How do you refer to multiple PS5 skus

Didn’t you do it right there?

We have a roadmap to Xbox sales. The Take-Two announcement that allowed us to subtract Sony’s numbers to come to Xbox sales between 24-25 million and then year by year growth and decline. Year two saw a 63% increase followed by back to back 30% declines.

Year 1 - 5.4 million
Year 2 - 8.8 million (63% growth)
Year 3 - 6.2 million (30% decline)
Year 4 - 4.3 million (30% decline)
Total - 24.7 million

@LifeGirl

Numbers are fun!

Full-year (12 months ended March 31, 2024)

Net sales: ¥11.3 trillion ($72.2 billion, up 12% year-on-year)
Operating income: ¥1.04 trillion ($6.6 billion, up 5%)
Game & Network Services net sales: ¥4.3 trillion ($27.5 billion, up 17%)
Game & Network Services operating income: ¥290.2 billion ($1.9 billion, up 16%)

Q4 (3 months ended March 31, 2024)

Net sales: ¥2.8 trillion ($17.9 billion, up 9%)
Operating income: ¥203.3 billion ($1.3 billion, up 115%)
Game & Network Services net sales: ¥1.1 trillion ($7.03 billion, up 2.2%)
Game & Network Services operating income: ¥135.8 billion ($868 million, up 172.5%)

Sony should be really concerned about this.

Out of curiosity, how does it compare to using a phone/backbone combo? Obviously a larger screen, but I’ve had a lot of success using that combo to play Hogwarts Legacy.

I tried Midnight Suns, but the print was too small.

@feral1975
Right?! If it were “all that” there would be supply issues.

Oh wait, there are…because it keeps selling out of stock.

But hey, believe what you wanna believe.

Year over year increases are better than year over year declines. Xbox followed up a 30% decline in hardware sales with another 30% decline in hardware sales. That means the PS5 is most likely getting close to outselling it 3:1. It makes sense why Microsoft is looking at moving Xbox games to other consoles.

EDIT: Based on the numbers, it sounds like Sony has around 4.5 - 5 million PlayStations sitting on store shelves each quarter. They sold through 50 million by December 9 and shipped 4.5 million from January 1 to March 31, which leaves a 4.8 million gap to reach 59.3.

I wonder how many live service games can be active at once and still maintain successful levels of engagement. Juggling two live service games would probably be my max, and the time split between would restrict leveling up.

Maybe it’s to prevent them from being peanut butter spread too thin…

Zero impact on me.

This is what happens when you spend over $70 billion on an acquisition that gets litigated based on antitrust laws. Xbox is no longer a fringe aspect of Microsoft. It is now front and center for all shareholders who want to know how are you going to make money on this deal and why are you segregating software from Nintendo and Sony?

It reminds me of the saying, “Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.”

The Xbox faithful got it. Hope it was worth getting.

GamePass is one of the reasons Tango was shuttered. Two million players (user engagement) in the first three months, but poor sales because it was an Xbox exclusive released on GamePass Day One. Despite the user engagement talk, it’s obviously about dollars spent, and if subscriptions only grew by 2% across all services 22-23 and 1% 23-24, it’s definitely not sustainable.

Having experienced layoffs in the past, this sucks. It is not a fun experience and wondering if you have enough in savings to outlast unemployment is not a fun game to play.

I wonder if they left the basement to complain to their mom and dad.

All the posters disclaiming this as “rumors and speculation” were doing the same thing before the last Xbox to PS announcement. Phil appeased their tiny brains by saying that Starfield was not a part of the four games which had been leaked but not confirmed.

Well, the four games have released and have done well enough that the Xbox “vault” is now open. Xbox is now a third party publisher with a console that may have timed exclusivity. Xbox Owners can use GamePass to get all first party titles at subscription prices. PS owners can pick and choose what is worth buying a license for. The caveat is that PS owners also get to pick and choose from the PlayStation catalog, which has always been much stronger.

Insult to injury is that this isn’t a market to “bounce back” in. Who’s hiring?

Fallout and Elder Scrolls are about the max of my caring. There just isn’t that much that Xbox publishes that I care about.

Congrats! Looked like a good time!

Two billion sounds like a lot until you put your boots on. I logged on to two Major Order awards.

Did the personal mission and had 105 Warbonds in 15 minutes.

Then I spent it all on capes.

I love the mocap behind the scenes on the making of the intro!

https://youtu.be/1-hyYeBh5oo?si=5sV7QNPEHP8AJLmw

Another live service game proving that Helldivers is the exception, not the rule.

I think we all know this is BS. Microsoft is making Xbox games multi console and they’re trying to not piss the Xbox core off by setting BS conditions that have already been met or exceeded just to save face with those that invested in their ecosystem. An ecosystem that is no longer needed with GamePass.

@pyrrhic_victory
Given the preorder numbers, this is most likely an intentional leak to prepare the public for the shift to multi console support for the majority of games.

@GamingFan4Lyf
I would love Flight Simulator if they gave it PSVR2 support. Starfield I would buy at discount now that it’s been thoroughly beta tested. Definitely not something I would have bought an Xbox for.

Played it once. Got VIP. Never played again.

I can’t remember the last time I played Destiny 2. Not this year or last. Don’t believe 2022 or 2021. I need to check and post an update.

@LiamCroft
It’s what they didn’t put in the patch notes that is concerning!
😱

@Czar_Khastik Jokes like that lead to windows comrade! But well done!

@Fritz167
My thoughts as well. The demo and music reminded me of Nier Automata. The Nier demo almost made me not buy the game. Luckily I did buy Nier and loved it but this will be a discount purchase if I get it.

They’re having a similar discussion on Pure Xbox regarding Phil Spencer’s 10 years as lead of Xbox. I’d say it’s been a mixed bag for both of them, although seeing console exclusivity potentially end would be far worse than any of Jim Ryan’s missteps.

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/03/phil-spencer-celebrates-10-years-as-head-of-xbox-this-weekend

I thought they already tried this…