Sea of Thieves is pretty big still and I'm sure an updated version with 4k 60fps will make its way to the next Xbox at some point, it only makes sense as I think that game will have long legs. Also, having Halo at launch will surely push out some hardware, and new acquisitions will work their magic soon enough. The Xbox One was fine, kinect was a bad decision as much as I like mine, although I've now switched to controlling my Xbox using Alexa. They had good games early on I think, just that it all fell pretty quickly and then there was also the fact it was less powerful than PS4. I still have good memories of the reveal though, I was so hype for Forza 5!The console looked nice but the brand message was awful. They were still stuck in the 360 era of sports and fps.
The console isn't really an issue anymore but the games catalogue is still a mess. Have they developed any new successful game they can take with them next generation? What, Sea of Thieves? :/
It's still only Halo, Gears and Forza. The rest were either 3rd party or a hot mess. It's just been a failure of a generation for the XBOX. I get their PR is better now but it still doesn't make sense why they still don't have games 6 years later.
Responsibility was not on his really tho. He was head of studios. But he said many times he is 'to blame" also as he was in the meetings and part of the leaders group.
Thought this was intresting Spencer said during that big speech last year. The Xbox team was really in a bad place also.
Neither do i.
Live TV and the idea of Xbox tv originals failed, but the concept has become an industry standard. The biggest issue with the Xbox implementation of TV features was it was so tied to the old cable model.
I agree to an extent. I don't think the struggles XBOX faced this generation means it will necessarily struggle next generation. It's been shown that each generation is its own bubble. If Microsoft hits all the right notes, then the next iteration of the system can completely turn things around.Sea of Thieves is pretty big still and I'm sure an updated version with 4k 60fps will make its way to the next Xbox at some point, it only makes sense as I think that game will have long legs. Also, having Halo at launch will surely push out some hardware, and new acquisitions will work their magic soon enough.
Probably Giantbomb interview at E3.I don't remember which interview it was, but I remember him saying in that interview that the Xbox one was a team effort in which a lot of people had a say in and approved, including him. It wasn't just pinned on one guy. It might have been an e3 interview.
But it's not a bubble anymore. It's about persistent libraries, platforms and services.I agree to an extent. I don't think the struggles XBOX faced this generation means it will necessarily struggle next generation. It's been shown that each generation is its own bubble. If Microsoft hits all the right notes, then the next iteration of the system can completely turn things around.
However, with that said, they really screwed up this generation when it comes to games. Thankfully they have Halo, Gears and Forza. Those three can help mitigate a lot of the pressure. I know their popularity has gone down (at least with Halo and Gears) but God of War has proven, you can re-ignite a fan base if a newer version is done well.
The biggest issue I see, is that Microsoft did not develop a new IP that they can take with them to the next generation. At least not one that excites and invigorates the fan-base. I know you mentioned Sea of Thieves, but it was a dud from what I remember at launch. It may be more polished now, and I'm not sure what the buzz is around it currently, but it may be more of a vocal minority enjoying it then a game that people are clamoring to buy the next XBOX for, or even switch consoles to play.
Halo, Gears and Forza will be there but these are 3rd and 4th generation games, there is nothing new in the library in terms of big scale excitement. For discussion sake, let's suggest the PS3 was a failure, however, that failure still gave us Uncharted and The Last of Us, which continued over to PS4. Those games gave a reason for gamers to stick/switch to PlayStation. This generation you get Horizon, Spiderman and Days Gone added to the list. Now you have fans of those games who will be excited to see the second iteration of those games on the PS5. It's a constant growth of games.
XBOX did not create any new brands this generation that garner the same reactions/excitement. Really makes you question, what the hell they were doing all these years. Not only was the output for new IPs abysmal in quality but also quantity. Games that gave them something/anything, like Quantum Break and Sunset Overdrive, they just dropped support. I get those games weren't top-of-the-line but damn, maybe QB2 or SO2 could have been.
Eh of course like mainland Europe and japan aren't going to hemorrhage gamers to Xbox, but the US and UK are much more fickle and can sway like that.But it's not a bubble anymore. It's about persistent libraries, platforms and services.
Unless MS find new customers, I'm not convinced they'll steal many away from Sony, especially given the strength of Sony's first-party at this point in time when compared to MS.