Xbox Thread (Like/Hate) - Mainly focusing on the lackluster exclusives, weak points, or strong points of Xbox consoles

[Swiss46]

Call me a fanboy, but I never understood the complaint of the Xbox 360 catering to a general audience (at least up until they followed the motion control craze after the Wii.)

There's nothing wrong with making the Xbox more friendly to a larger consumer base. In fact that was a very good idea, the problem is abandoning what you already have to chase something else. The kinect wasn't a one off thing they pushed it for a long time and all it did was let the PS3 outsell the Xbox in the later half of the generation.
Brands need an identity that speaks to their core audience. Nintendo makes the Mario machine, they have made the Mario machine for 40 years and when you buy a Nintendo you know you're getting a Mario machine. Modern Nintendo caters to different types of games more than the past but at its core you're still getting the Mario machine and it's advertised as such.
Xbox found a brand catering to young men who wanted to play online with friends on primarily violent games. They carried this into the 360 generation where they capitalized on a ton of bonuses that Playstation did not meet. Xbox arcade, a dead simple system, killer apps like Halo, being a strong social hub for people to meet and play games. Now take this success and burn every bridge possible by wasting the later half with the kinect and then launching the Xbone with draconian drm that killed any chance of it being a success. Xbox told their core audience they wanted someone else and has been cratering ever since.

 

[Zorgulon]

I feel like the only thing going for Xbox is the Elder Scrolls 6.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Xbox game preservation my ass!

• Xbox has doubled down on its commitment to game preservation, with Xbox president Sarah Bond reiterating that it is a goal for the brand.
• A new team has been formed to keep Xbox's vast library future-proof, ensuring games from the original Xbox to the present day are accessible for future generations.

gamerant.com

 

[The Last Stand]

I may be due for another Xbox controller. The left trigger is sticking on me. Must be a worn out mechanism inside. I could buy used, but I may run into a similar issue because ... it's used. And no, I don't know how to take apart a controller to check.

 

[The Last Stand]

I remember that catalog from 2009. 2008-2009 was a good year for Xbox.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Forza Horizon 5 arrived on the Playstation and you are faced with this shit..

How can I play Forza Horizon 5?​

You need to have your Microsoft account (Xbox Live Services) linked to your PlayStation Network ID, which is done the first time you start playing the game.

WTF!.. So you need to create a fucking xbox account to play the game on the Playstation. I guess this is how microsoft are gonna fake their xblive members numbers for their dead xbox. This is fucking patethic!

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Microsoft is getting desperate, they are now pushing Windows 11 pop up ads for game pass

 

[The Last Stand]

Forza Horizon 5 arrived on the Playstation and you are faced with this shit..



WTF!.. So you need to create a fucking xbox account to play the game on the Playstation. I guess this is how microsoft are gonna fake their xblive members numbers for their dead xbox. This is fucking patethic!

Why are you surprised? Sony is doing that for their titles to PC. I think Minecraft requires a MS account to play online.

 

[Buttigieg2020]

Microsoft will be increasing the price of their hardware, and raising the price of some games to $80.

Series S - $380
Series X - $599

Link

 

[The Doom Slayer]

Microsoft will be increasing the price of their hardware, and raising the price of some games to $80.

Series S - $380
Series X - $599

Link

These tards really are desperate to kill off Xbox for good.

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Microsoft will be increasing the price of their hardware, and raising the price of some games to $80.

Series S - $380
Series X - $599

If Series S was ultra mega hacked, it could be a nice $200 PC. It has often been in the $200-250 range. 27% over MSRP at this stage in its life style is comical, tariffs or not. Let it rot on store shelves.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Microsoft will be increasing the price of their hardware, and raising the price of some games to $80.

Series S - $380
Series X - $599

Link

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Look at that the new PS5 Black Ops 6 bundles coming soon. Xbox spent 70 billion to end the PS5 marketing deal, to start it over on year later. You cant make up this shit

dealabs.com

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

The Xbox Handheld has LEAKED and GAMERS HATE IT ​

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

The Xbox Handheld has LEAKED and GAMERS HATE IT

Maybe Microsoft is still working on their own Xbox handheld for later, while this weak collaboration is what ASUS is choosing to do with its ROG Ally X successor. Meanwhile, the cheaper version of the ROG Ally 2 could be using the same chip as the Steam Deck (Aerith Plus) and running SteamOS instead of Windows. Similar to the Lenovo Legion Go S running SteamOS.

 

[The Last Stand]

Imagine playing with a prepacked lunch dish.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

 

[Celebrate Nite]

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Imagine being a journofag and thinking shilling for the PS4/PS5 is supposed to be a compliment to those systems when they are doing just as bad as, if not worse than, Microsoft. Should have just left it at Switch but even that is a stretch.

The line should be "theres plenty of reasons to avoid XBOX and just go straight to PC"

 

[Otri]

The already low sales will be going even more down LOL

 

[The Last Stand]

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Imagine being a journofag and thinking shilling for the PS4/PS5 is supposed to be a compliment to those systems when they are doing just as bad as, if not worse than, Microsoft. Should have just left it at Switch but even that is a stretch.

The line should be "theres plenty of reasons to avoid XBOX and just go straight to PC"

There's no incentive to buy a Xbox Series X since they are pushing Game Pass as their platform for multiple devices. All their exclusives are multiplatform now. With that, there's no incentive to buy a PlayStation 5 because their exclusives go to PC after a few months. So far, the Switch 1 is the only home console that offers a unique experience through its exclusives at a cheaper price, relatively speaking.