Xbox Megathread

Utnayan

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Grim1 said:
If they shut down xbox hardware then they would also shut down gamepass since the vast majority of xbox game pass subscribers own xbox consoles. Don't see that happening. At least not in the next few years. Game pass is very profitable (according to MS), and central to their current strategy of ubiquity of access.

So there will be at least one more console generation from xbox.
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They don’t care about hardware. They own the PC market and can OEM everything else. They literally think they will gamepass / Xcloud app their way to every living room as pure software via subscriptions through smart TV apps with no need for a console. And they are stupid enough to think that will work.
 
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Grim1

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Utnayan said:
They don’t care about hardware. They own the PC market and can OEM everything else. They literally think they will gamepass / Xcloud app their way to every living room as pure software via subscriptions via smart TV apps
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We'll see.
 
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Grim1 said:
If they shut down xbox hardware then they would also shut down gamepass since the vast majority of xbox game pass subscribers own xbox consoles. Don't see that happening. At least not in the next few years. Game pass is very profitable (according to MS), and central to their current strategy of ubiquity of access.

So there will be at least one more console generation from xbox.
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As mentioned my belief is that they're going to partner with hardware manufacturers (like with the Asus ROG Ally) and eventually that means one will essentially design a PC that just has an XBOX official "shell" on it and skin for Windows 11 that makes it feel like a dedicated gaming platform. Essentially this is the endgame and the PCMR has won. ;)

Don't know how incriminating this will be, but the guy modding my old XBOX, the mod will include swapping out the internal HD for a 1TB SSD. That SSD will have a lot of stuff on it. Emulator for all N64 and prior roms, PS1 Emulator, MAME emulator, and as for XBOX games? From XBOX 360 and OG XBOX he just asked "What genres do you and your wife like?" and will be packing a LOT of games on there from sources on the high seas I think....

I'm going to see if that can keep me happy with more games than I will ever really have time to finish. Oh, and you can put in disks with rip collections of other games and roms to play those.... And no subscriptions at all.
 
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INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS said:
They just made an update to the Xbox app on pc where they’re pushing everything via a cloud subscription. Play all your Xbox console games that you own on Xbox on your pc VIA CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION!
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There's nothing new about that at all. Cloud Gaming has been around for years and has always streamed the Xbox version of the games.
INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS said:
Xbox updated the XB PC app and it’s fucking unusable right now. My library is almost all games that I own on Xbox but are not playable on pc unless you buy them again but there’s not an option to filter by games that are only playable on pc so you have to click on each one to see what you own on Xbox and what is also playable on oc.
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You don't have this?
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I run the Xbox Insider version, but the app has looked like this since the last major UI redesign.
 
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I understand that cloud gaming has always been a thing, but the interface changed.

I guess now there’s a sub filter under the main filters that sorts by installable that I hadn’t previously seen.

Is there a way to turn off my steam play history from showing under “most recent” on the Xbox app? (Nvm I found it under settings)
 
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Noodleface said:
Walmart and target are pulling Xbox consoles
Edit: and games. Removing the entire Xbox sections

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Been tellin ya'll, Xbox is now where Dreamcast was at during it's final days. ☠️

It's just not official yet, but Xbox consoles as we know them are basically done, gone, soon to be a thing of the past. They're probably going to be clearing out the rest of their stock supply and I doubt anyone will be finding new Xboxes on sale with much ease anymore.

I think the next gen Xbox is for sure going to be some PC hybrid deal if they even release it.
 
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This looks like PR talk though, the thread is also full of people saying their local target/walmart have been removing stuff or dumping them on discount/clearance. They can still be in partnership with the company but have scaled down heavily so only a few locations will have stuff and what not. Costco already did that a few weeks back.
 
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Pyros said:
This looks like PR talk though, the thread is also full of people saying their local target/walmart have been removing stuff or dumping them on discount/clearance. They can still be in partnership with the company but have scaled down heavily so only a few locations will have stuff and what not. Costco already did that a few weeks back.
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Yeah I trust the workers over PR speak. I know it's only anecdotal but I don't even know anyone in RL with an Xbox...
 
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basically target, walmart, gamestop etc all get paid by Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft to stock products on their shelves. Its not much but its marketing co-spend money.

Microsoft pulled that money a while back for xbox physical. Target (etc) can still stock anything, but they won't get any money from Microsoft for doing so. Most are electing to slowly replace those shelves with shit that sells better, like Roblox gift cards and toys that tell you that white men are evil
 
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