Is this real or shopped? Just wild to me, this whole situation.
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You can't read it. Microsoft is covertly doing it and blocking the media's attempt to cover it. It's worse actually. Microsoft is sending out covert teams to break into your house and smash any xbox they find.
there is no evidence of this
the only evidence we have of anything is Microsoft is planning to go digital only and releasing a digital only Series X [FTC trial leaks] and apparently physical media teams have been laid off.
that's it, so far. But also if they're opening up the ecosystem a bit and changing the model to let other companies manufacture Xbox consoles, under that scenario they could stop production of Xbox while Xbox would still persist as a hardware platform.
There's lots of things on the table right now, we just don't know what strategy Microsoft has decided to go with.
There is huge potential for Xbox/Windows convergence which would make things very very interesting. Xbox would no longer be the on-ramp to the ecosystem but rather a point of accessibility of the larger ecosystem. Right now there's mostly defined boundaries.
There was a rumour on a Chinese website a few days ago. If you navigate to this message you'll see the tweet and link in the quote.
Thank you.I believe this is what you are referring to? No idea how accurate this source is.
Google Translate:
「吃粽子前可以洗洗睡」筆電出貨不樂觀,業者:上半年很不好過…這領域卻異軍突起、谷底翻揚- 今周刊
科技中下游業者先前熱烈期待2024年能夠一掃2023年的陰霾,不過今年一開年,業界便充滿各種壞消息,今年科技產業的景氣究竟如何?www.businesstoday.com.tw
Noice. Hopefully they're using Sony Vegas Pro for Mac.To prevent leaks, Sarah Bond records and edit video where Phil talks, script written by Todd.
Is this real or shopped? Just wild to me, this whole situation.
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It really doesn't tbh, they changed these between June and November last year.
Avowed Pages:
June 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613215243/https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/avowed
Nov 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20231114142828/https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/avowed
Fable pages:
September 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20230910103723/https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/fable
October 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20231001214407/https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/fable
I guess, unless they were already planning all of this back in fall last year.
Is this real or shopped? Just wild to me, this whole situation.
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Isn't Valve a private company? The value is whatever Gabe Newell asks. Plus, Valve is the largest store in the biggest platform, I don't expect it to have such a small price tag. This would be like buying the Google Play Store.
My guess is in the realm of 150 billion.
Imagine a whole kojima-like pre-credits for a business update video.To prevent leaks, Sarah Bond records and edit video where Phil talks, script written by Todd.
Yeah people are expecting too much. They will basically say we will release games on Switch and Playstation on a case by case basis. Starting with Hi-Fi Rush. I wouldn't expect much more than that tbh.
It looks like Xbox Game Pass for Console is no longer an option? Is this a new development?
I only see XGP Core, XGP for PC, and XGP Ultimate.
No. Just general timeframe "next week".
If you scroll down there should be a "see more plans" button.Join Xbox Game Pass: Discover Your Next Favorite Game | Xbox
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Join Xbox Game Pass: Discover Your Next Favorite Game | Xbox
Play hundreds of high-quality games all for one low monthly price.www.xbox.com
Console options only include Ultimate and Core. No $10.99 option
And this would not be huge news? 🤔Yeah people are expecting too much. They will basically say we will release games on Switch and Playstation on a case by case basis. Starting with Hi-Fi Rush. I wouldn't expect much more than that tbh.
If this was about Sony or Nintendo we would have half the pages because the site would have crashed for 2 or 3 days lolIt's probably one of the most important upcoming gaming industry events. Why wouldn't there be a massive discussion/speculation?
If it was about Sony/Nintendo we already would be on OT 2/3.
Imagine a whole kojima-like pre-credits for a business update video.
*Fade up on endless rows of cardboard boxes in a misty wasteland*
*Camera pans slowly over the boxes as melancholy piano chords play*
*Hard cut to Phil Spencer standing on a beach holding a crying toddler wearing Master Chief helmet*
Phil: "The walls between worlds vanish..."
*Baby blows raspberry and laughs through tears*
*Montage of game boxes floating in water: Halo...God of War...The Last of Us...Super Mario Bros.*
*Phil gazes thoughtfully into horizon as tide washes boxes in*
Phil: "Bridges built on distant shores...welcoming all seekers of joy."
*Sudden Smash Bros splash screen*
*Rapid shots: Donkey Kong battling Kratos...Kirby driving Warthog from Halo...Snake hiding in cardboard box wearing Mario hat*
Title: "Gaming's Stranded Souls finally brought home"
*Images darken leaving only bold words:*
SHATTERED BOUNDARIES
BROKEN CHAINS
*Quiet eight bit Zelda overworld theme plays*
*Phil walks freely through green pixel hills dotted with game boxes*
*Triumphant orchestral swell*
Phil: "A new quest begins...TOGETHER!!"
*Fade to black*
*Tagline:*
"Gaming without borders - All games on all systems"
*Title graphic burns in:*
HORIZON: GAMEWORLDS UNITED
Coming 2025...for the players
*Fade to credits over melancholy folk song*
*Mid credits - sudden fake Windows error screen*
*Fade up on Phil waking up from cryo-sleep pod*
Phil: "It was all...a simulation? The boundaries remain?"
*Leans back into pod with single tear...closing eyes as steam envelops*
*Cuts to black*
We passed "nothing" a hundred pages ago.will this thread get an OT2 before the annoucement of the event? holy shit 154 pages based on nothing.
I mean this is exactly what I'm thinking. Maybe why I'm not as worried as some others.I somehow don't see this ending up as dramatic as everyone seems to be predicting - Some specific Xbox games will come to PlayStation as very late ports, or in particular cases like HiFi Rush which almost seems like a game custom made to NOT appeal to Xbox's core fanbase.
Sell PS5 players $70 versions of games that will appear for "free" on GamePass. I think that is an acceptable compromise to bring in some extra cash and advertise your platform to other players.
This is amazing.I asked Claude AI to write a Kojima style trailer for the business update video.
Realistically, this is a good thing for MS and its shareholders. I just don't really care about all that. MS will make way more money now by not limiting themselves to a small piece of the console market. Comparatively, Sony will also not really benefit from this move either. They are not going to sell shit ton more consoles now that they are the only horse in the race. The ceiling is still there in terms of overall console sales.
So, I get it. I get the decision. MS was eventually going to get kicked out of the console market anyway due to dwindling sales.
But I still would like answers about my catalog of games. What's going to happen to them in the future? Will I be able to access those games without an Xbox console? That's what I'm really worried about.
PlayStation fans only want marvel games now.
This may be true, but I'll definitely play it
I asked Claude AI to write a Kojima style trailer for the business update video.
Espeically since they labeled it a business update. Who does that to just announce a few late portsIt's weird to see so many people say "it's nothing/probably just a few late ports" when Microsoft is literally changing/removing branding on Xbox-related things, has significantly reduced/all but eliminated their physical game departments, are holding a press conference to discuss future plans and still haven't refuted a single rumor (including the most dire.)
I'm not someone who thinks they're exiting the gaming hardware business altogether but come on, y'all. The suggestion that it's "just Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and maybe Starfield or something" coming to other platforms feels steeped in denial.
They really don't seem to be very thoughtful at all.Xbox Unlocked is hilariously bad at actually knowing anything about Xbox. Ryan is arguably the worst possible host for that show.
Is this real or shopped? Just wild to me, this whole situation.
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Espeically since they labeled it a business update. Who does that to just announce a few late ports
Yeah there's no way that whatever gets announced is minor for Xbox, the amount of downplaying people are doing is honestly kinda funnyIt's weird to see so many people say "it's nothing/probably just a few late ports" when Microsoft is literally changing/removing branding on Xbox-related things, has significantly reduced/all but eliminated their physical game departments, are holding a press conference to discuss future plans and still haven't refuted a single rumor (including the most dire.)
I'm not someone who thinks they're exiting the gaming hardware business altogether but come on, y'all. The suggestion that it's "just Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and maybe Starfield or something" coming to other platforms feels steeped in denial.
Maybe it's a rebrand? They think Xbox clearly doesn't have any cachet anymore / is too nerdy and they're unveiling a new name?
Probably not, but also *a* possibility.
I don't think anyone (or rather that many) will care about Starfield either. It's a late port of a game that reviewed well but ultimately disappointed. I don't think it'll do as well as maybe some people or MS would hope. That (star) ship has sailed.+1 no one will care about it Hifi Rush on PS.
Starfield is a different story.
I'm now of the belief that Starfield is not happening & the info spread around was pure fiction. I'll own the miss.For what it's worth, Nate (the leaker that initially corroborated the XboxEra report), walked back the Starfield multiplat rumour earlier in this thread and said he was likely fed bad info. He then clarified Xbox will still have major exclusives, which implies only small stuff will be going multiplat.
That throws cold water all over the crazy rumours/speculation that Gears, Starfield, Indy were going multiplat.
Is this real or shopped? Just wild to me, this whole situation.
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Maybe it's a rebrand? They think Xbox clearly doesn't have any cachet anymore / is too nerdy and they're unveiling a new name?
Probably not, but also *a* possibility.