I want to support Microsoft, I really do. But with play anywhere, I just don't have any reason to buy an Xbox. Is it weird that a small part of me wishes that they didn't have the play anywhere program just to give me a reason to buy the machine?
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Insider: "Xbox Anaconda aims to be the clearly better performing device" compared to PS5
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I will be buying both regardless(technically 4 total, 2 each cause I game with my wife). All this "most powerful console available" means jack shit if there aren't amazing 1st party games to take advantage of said hardware. Simply having better performing 3rd party games is not really a selling point. Until Microsoft proves they know what the hell they're doing with their 1st party lineup this is all just fluff.
Bradsams said MS are trying to make anaconda meet PS5 power and the cerny news, is probably leading people to doubt this.
There will be meltdowns either way lol. This is... the console wars.
Yeah sure, why not. I can believe that; I don't think MS wants to get caught with their pants down again with regard to the specs of these consoles.
I'd be okay with paying $500-$600 for something that is incredibly powerful in terms of console specs.
I'd be okay with paying $500-$600 for something that is incredibly powerful in terms of console specs.
Well, if there is a magic button...People were also saying how easy switch ports would be because of unreal supporting switch, just push the unreal switch button.
modern games are hugely complex and you are going to have issues when porting, it is just the way things are.
You are still supporting them. MS wouldn't have done it if they thought it'd badly affect them overall.
It's probably more complicated than just pushing a button.
Major nelson
Aron Greenberg
Phil spencer
Yusef M.
That gangs all there, so if for some reason the next Xbox isn't more powerful I expect shenanigans.
Not really. People argued that the move engine secret sauce and esram would close the bandwidth gap giving the xb1 a clear edge in ram while the PS4 had the gpu edge. But even then, plenty of posters (and insiders) knew that wasn't going to be the case (move engines). And almost all of that talk was coming from the Polygon guy who just would not stop tweeting about the "move engines" despite being called out by posters and insiders multiple times
We're in a completely different situation this time around. There's no secret sauce talk. Based on leaks Microsoft is planning on releasing a more powerful and more expensive console than the ps5 next year. They're also going to release a less expensive and less powerful system compared to the ps5. People going "well how do they know if they don't know the PS5 specs" but it's simple. They'll just plan to price the premium console at a core, tech enthusiast price. Similar to what they did with the X
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Yeah, Starfield is first, which will reportedly be crossgen. And if we go by what Todd Howard said a few years ago about the technology not being there yet, I doubt BGS has done any real work on TES VI.
You're supporting them, if you buy a play anywhere game on PC you're still part of the Xbox ecosystem.
If it costs more than the PS5 and the PS5 has BC, there's no way I'm buying this thing until the first revision at the earliest.
MS will never not have the most powerful console ever again, also having the Lockheart cheaper than the PS5 is a pretty slick move. They can have both the power advantage and the cheaper console to undercut the PS5.
To be fair aiming to be the most powerful doesn't mean that they will. Sony could just aswell be aiming for the same.
He said no that Sony knows the PS5 will be more powerful, not he dismissed the claim that it will be.
He then interated that he knows MS aims to be more powerful.
No one knows how this will turn out. I think MS would have a higher end SKU, but that's just an assumption. Same as every insider for now.
I'm surprised this thread is still open. The tweets in the OP are basically hot air.
For the most party we know almost no specs at all.
Looking at other MS hardware, I wouldn't be surprised if the premium model is that high or higher.
Didn't the CTO of the division leave shortly after Xbox One was released? I don't think the Surface team boss, Panos Panay, was involved yet. Pretty sure Nadella had Xbox hardware move to him a year or two after the Xbox One released.
We shall see but im not that optimistic they can keep Ninja Theory and Halo :^P
as long as Nintendo keeps funding Platinum games and Sony keeps its playstation first and third party i don't see what Microsoft could show that would make it better choice
Yeah! It's always exciting when new consoles are on the horizon. Really hope MS new studios produce some cool new stuff.
They didn't really have anything out this gen that grabbed my attention enough to buy their console. I'm sure they are going to come out swinging compared to the xbox one reveal/launch disaster.
Wish they had a PPV event where Sony and Microsoft reveal their consoles and specs in a ruthless comedic fashion. They get to take turns dropping bombshells while competing in a dance battle.
It is baffling how so many dismiss what Sony achieved with the ps4 at launch and pro 1 year prior to Xbox x and go hail Xbox. I don't doubt any of those companies want the best. But in the end its a business. I will surely go with the next Sony machine if it's around 499 and completely ignore MS's since it seems they will once again sell it for a higher price. Hopefully the studios that MS purchased can show appealing games in a couple years.
This thread is awesome, this gen has been decisive for such a long time, it's been a while since the wars were back.
has there been any statements from people at microsoft about them willing to take a huge loss on the system?
that might not be a good strategy if the ps5 is much more powerful than the regular next gen xbox and cheap enough to make the more expensive xbox not seem like a good deal in comparison.
I mean, its not a new strategy...they are already doing that with the Xbox One S and the X...but its not really helping
The branding of Playstation is just too strong, on top of what Sony is actually doing to satisfy customers and get people interested in the system
That's right i think, at the moment most switch owners own a ps4 or xbox. Nintendo wants to move beyond that though, with increased third party support, multiple sku's and inroads to the wider asian market
I think Sony's third party support will be their main advantage next gen. It is far and away the best of the big three. Other than that, maybe vr
Nintendo's will be price, first party, indies, retro gaming, portability, multiple skus
Microsoft's will be cloud gaming, multiple skus, power, build quality, online
No, MS won't give anything away publicly this early, outside of similarly vague stuff Sony did.
Won't a lower end sku launching with higher sku mean games will be held back by the lower specd box?
Also say PS5 is 400 and xbox2 is also...that is still going to be a challenge for Ms as Sony has a huge presence going into the new gen. (bc will help alot)
Don't forget Sony's 1St party.
Ms can have their 2 skus but Sony is not really in too much "danger" of "losing".
We know the PS5 pro will come along. I think playstation will do just fine.
Pretty exciting to be honest.
It's guaranteed the next Xbox will be the most powerful. They've said as much that they're never going to be the lower powered console again, and it's obvious that they mean this seriously. They will open up the checkbook.
All that remains to be seen is if that also equals them eating the cost to pricematch Sony.
All that remains to be seen is if that also equals them eating the cost to pricematch Sony.
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