Xbox Series X|S Thread - Power Your Dreams.

JT986M2 wrote:

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

I only like Tesco cake. Sainsbury's cake is rubbish.

Urgh. I only eat cake from indie bakeries.

Hime wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I hope it's sustainable vegan cake.

Nope, it's got all the meats in it.

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

Not possible .

I challenge you to a cake eat off.

Peter Crisp wrote:

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

Not possible .

I challenge you to a cake eat off.

Such a philistine. It’s not about how much you eat. It’s about how much you enjoy it.

JT986M2 wrote:

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

I only like Tesco cake. Sainsbury's cake is rubbish.

Moggy wrote:

Hime wrote:

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
Pretending that Microsofrt hasn't been building a strong developer portfolio is another thing PS fanboys like to do.

Are you insinuating I'm a PS fan boy?

12 April 2013:

Hime wrote:I love the Playstation brand, I'll never even consider M$ crap

Not really, I made this up.

Superb

I know brand allegiances will always be a thing, but I never thought I'd see the day where a fan of one gaming company goes into a thread for another gaming company and argues about - of all things - financial forecasts and sustainability. If you like Brand X then stick to Brand X things, don't get worked up about someone else liking and supporting Brand Y.

If you think I have an allegiance to any company you are mistaken. I thought the sustainability of subscription models in videogames was worthy of discussed, clearly I was mistaken.

I'm pretty sure Moggy has just made that up but I've seen him pull some magic with the forum search engine so it's probably strawberry floating real.

Hime wrote:

JT986M2 wrote:

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

I only like Tesco cake. Sainsbury's cake is rubbish.

Moggy wrote:

Hime wrote:

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:
Pretending that Microsofrt hasn't been building a strong developer portfolio is another thing PS fanboys like to do.

Are you insinuating I'm a PS fan boy?

12 April 2013:

Hime wrote:I love the Playstation brand, I'll never even consider M$ crap

Not really, I made this up.

Superb

I know brand allegiances will always be a thing, but I never thought I'd see the day where a fan of one gaming company goes into a thread for another gaming company and argues about - of all things - financial forecasts and sustainability. If you like Brand X then stick to Brand X things, don't get worked up about someone else liking and supporting Brand Y.

If you think I have an allegiance to any company you are mistaken. I thought the sustainability of subscription models in videogames was worthy of discussed, clearly I was mistaken.

I'm pretty sure Moggy has just made that up but I've seen him pull some magic with the forum search engine so it's probably strawberry floating real.

Check out the small print.

rinks wrote:

JT986M2 wrote:

rinks wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:I like cake.

I like cake more than you do.

I only like Tesco cake. Sainsbury's cake is rubbish.

Urgh. I only eat cake from indie bakeries.

I've tried indie bakeries. Although a small section of their stuff is good, I don't like their other stuff. Plus their chocolate chips are weird shapes, and their design is borrowed from another company's chocolate chips.

Hime wrote: I thought the sustainability of subscription models in videogames was worthy of discussed, clearly I was mistaken.

Subscription models are only as sustainable as long as there's interest. To keep that interest, there has to be new things added to it. For something as long-term as Game Pass (which is going to be forever considering Microsoft seem to be basing their entire ecosystem around it), they need new stuff at all times, which they are achieving so far. Buying new studios ensure they have plenty more games to go onto their own service, which is what they need to make it a more attractive proposition. With xCloud being folded into Game Pass from September, you don't even need an Xbox console to play (though that opens a whole different discussion about personal experiences with latency and such). Once xCloud hits PCs, that reach will onlygrow further, as even those who don't own a gaming PC can jump in on what's being offered. I feel Microsoft have been building up brand recognition on the Switch purely for this reason.

As for the numbers - we will never know. All we can do is trust what those in the business tell us. And if a publisher of indie games is saying that Game Pass improved their brand recognition and sales, I'd trust in them to know their own numbers.

Easy to understand thread on SFS -

twitter.com/Gavavva/status/1283863677813370882

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Game Stack Live on 3rd August talking about AI Innovation & Project xCloud - https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/g ... tack-live/

Xbox Series X System Architecture talk at Hot Chips on 18th August - https://www.anandtech.com/show/15806/ho ... jim-keller

I almost didn't click through because of how he numbered that first tweet (and every subsequent tweet (until the 23rd)).

DarkRula wrote:

Hime wrote: I thought the sustainability of subscription models in videogames was worthy of discussed, clearly I was mistaken.

Subscription models are only as sustainable as long as there's interest. To keep that interest, there has to be new things added to it. For something as long-term as Game Pass (which is going to be forever considering Microsoft seem to be basing their entire ecosystem around it), they need new stuff at all times, which they are achieving so far. Buying new studios ensure they have plenty more games to go onto their own service, which is what they need to make it a more attractive proposition. With xCloud being folded into Game Pass from September, you don't even need an Xbox console to play (though that opens a whole different discussion about personal experiences with latency and such). Once xCloud hits PCs, that reach will onlygrow further, as even those who don't own a gaming PC can jump in on what's being offered. I feel Microsoft have been building up brand recognition on the Switch purely for this reason.

As for the numbers - we will never know. All we can do is trust what those in the business tell us. And if a publisher of indie games is saying that Game Pass improved their brand recognition and sales, I'd trust in them to know their own numbers.

Yes! Finally some sucker took the bait. Microsoft are going to fail and should stick to selling Windows and you you're going to fail too because Sony rule and will soon buy Nintendo and take over gaming.

Monkey Man wrote:Easy to understand thread on SFS -

twitter.com/Gavavva/status/1283863677813370882

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Game Stack Live on 3rd August talking about AI Innovation & Project xCloud - https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/g ... tack-live/

Xbox Series X System Architecture talk at Hot Chips on 18th August - https://www.anandtech.com/show/15806/ho ... jim-keller

I understand almost none of that but it makes me excited for next gen, feels like a much bigger technological leap than we got last time.

Online retailer "Go2Games" listing the launch (again?) as Thanksgiving:

twitter.com/dinabass/status/1286039733391380480

The 13th a possible date.

Friday the 13th?

KK wrote:Friday the 13th?

Microsoft are pulling out of the console business.
Bill Gates got bored and pulled the plug.

Peter Crisp wrote:

KK wrote:Friday the 13th?

Microsoft are pulling out of the console business.
Bill Gates got bored and pulled the plug.

There are 13 letters in "MS now owns Sega"

I need a release date so I can try and get a week off work

Looking forward to seeing some prices for both now.

And Hotpoint are the best washing machine make.

With Sony rumoured to have their next event on 6th August and prices/release date presumably announced I wonder how long MS will wait for their August Hardware/Services event. Rumours are late August.

Some possibilities for the event -

Lockhart announcement
Release dates
Prices
Xbox Live Gold status - Free?
Xcloud - name change? More countries? Pricing other than GPU? XB1 insider testing? iPhone?
Halo MP - F2P?
The Initiatives game announced - Perfect Dark?
Battletoads
Wasteland 3 Launch trailer
Sea of Thieves update
3rd parties
Game Pass