Updates on the Xbox Business
Updates on the Xbox Business
TL;DW:
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Pentiment, Hi Fi Rush, Grounded, Sea of Thives are going cross-platform
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Indiana Jones and Starfield are NOT going cross-platform, contrary to rumors
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Phil emphasizes this is "not a change of their fundamental exclusive strategy"
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They are doubling down on Game Pass, saying all their games will be on game pass day 1
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Actiblizz games are coming to game pass, starting with Diablo 4.
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Next-gen Xbox confirmed and are hyping it up to be the largest technical leap in any hardware generation.
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Hardware announcement is coming this holiday season (but they didn't confirm if this will be the aforementioned next-gen hardware)
They are doubling down on Game Pass, saying all their games will be on game pass day 1 Actiblizz games are coming to game pass, starting with Diablo 4.
One step closer to the dream of turning the video game industry into the music industry
Musicians in the age of streaming cannot, quote, "record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough." That pronouncement came from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek in a recent interview with the website Music Ally. His comment made a lot of musicians angry and reignited frustrations over how much Spotify pays artists. At a time when the company's business is doing relatively well, NPR's Andrew Limbong takes a look at how the cash is flowing.
Look for video game execs spouting this exact same copypasta class war bullshit going forward
Ref:https://www.npr.org/2020/08/10/901064434/comments-from-spotify-ceo-anger-some-musicians
I'm hoping this means more exposure for Hi-Fi Rush and more odds for a sequel. I loved that game to death
Did the specific games get confirmed? Video basically said two live service games and two smaller passion projects.
The Verge claimed that's what they are and it seems to match what Spencer said about the games. The verge is a trustworthy source I'd say.
Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the first two titles will be Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment, followed by Sea of Thieves and Grounded.
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I wonder what took them so long to make a response. The community was turning against them and they took an entire week to tell them that no, they do, in fact, want to keep making video game consoles.
Nothing announced in the video is ground-breaking, nor did it require so much time to prepare.
(Honestly, Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush going multiplatform in place of Starfield is a huge win for PlayStation users lol)
The community was freaking the fuck out and it was seriously the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
People defending exclusives and berating MS for taking their games multiplatform, IGN claiming that Xbox was on fire and dying as a brand, people pissed that somehow Xbox was abandoning loyal fans...
The whole thing was so overblown.
The point is, Xbox is performing very badly, with the latest metrics suggesting not only that PS5 blew them out of the water, but also that XSeries is selling less than its predecessor. Coupled with rumors about exclusives going multiplatform, people feared that it meant that MS didn't have enough faith in the brand to keep going, and that Xbox would end like Windows Phone.
The concern was real and, in my opinion, perfectly justified. MS telling them to wait a week for an answer, without dismissing the rumors was the weird part. They saw the community on fire and said, "This is fine". All-around incompetence.
Isn't console speculation always kind of overblown?
Well, at least the rumors will stop now. Absolutely nothing burguer of a video though.