Do's and Don'ts for Xbox in 2025 - Unlocked 674

[@DoughBoii1600]

It’s so funny seeing all these comments supporting Stella now but when she was on the show she got the most hate comments like make up yall mind

[@brianliburd8073]

I'm happy Stella isn't here. Idk why other folks are missing her.

[@joshdailey6279]

She never had anything meaningful to contribute to

[@leeroy1986]

It's because negativity gets upvotes, and positivity gets downvotes. Even your comment is a negative one, hence the upvotes, lol.

[@n1cksclusive]

Destin hit the nail on the head. Sony owns the first party market so it’s a tough selling point if Xbox games will be on PS as well

[@GreyLion86]

Especially with Sony continuing to moneyhat third party games as well. Xbox users aren’t benefitting at all from any of this. The concerns are valid.

[@judah_macabe]

Yeah, Sonys had sooooo many first party games the last two years...oh wait, no they haven't.

[@brianliburd8073]

​@@judah_macabeSony had a ton of 2nd and 3rd party exclusives this year. Half of the game of the year contenders didn't even make it to xbox.

[@DeathB3foreDawn]

@@judah_macabeGod of War Ragnarok and Spider man 2 are some pretty heavy hitters that released within the last two years if you ask me…

[@drdetroit5963]

@@GreyLion86do they even have to moneyhat at this point?

[@SuperP1ayerX]

Fable definitely SHOULD delay to 2026. Polish the hell out of it, make sure it's blockbuster, and doesn't get overshadowed by Avowed, Outer Worlds 2, Doom, and games from every other publisher, including GTA6 and Nintendo's new console + exclusives

[@abdel1143]

A big DON’T for Microsoft in 2025: do not announce Multiplatform releases at your own shows. Leave that for the neutral places. They did well with Doom: The Dark Ages. On Xbox Showcases they only showed: Xbox, PC & Game Pass. On the Bethesda channel they showed the PS5 version.

[@G360LIVE]

Microsoft owns Bethesda, so Bethesda's channel is still Microsoft's. What you're wanting Microsoft to do is keep trying to hide that they're now a multiplatform publisher. That sort of mixed messaging is the major problem they've had for a while. They need to just pick a path and tell everyone, everywhere they can. In their next Xbox showcase video, they should just put a PS5 logo in whatever game trailers they show for multiplatform games. Just get it out there. And if anyone still wants to buy Xbox hardware, that's fine, but if the hardware we play games on isn't important, then Microsoft needs to show that. Stop saying, "Everything is an Xbox," as if they won the console war and just speak the truth, like, "Xbox gaming everywhere". That sounds so much better, and there's nothing confusing about it.

[@DaBuffNerd]

Message to Xbox gamers in 2025: Ignore the haters and enjoy your platform. 🎉

[@Donald_Allan]

Do's for 2025 - Just enjoy the games and appreciate gaming for what it is. Don'ts for 2025 - Don't listen to games journalists or so called industry insiders who don't have a clue as to what it is they are talking about 🤣

[@desertgsrider1]

Enjoy your holidays! See ya next year!

[@IcarusFallz]

The answer is give you fans what they want, don't gaslight them and do the opposite of whatever Phil Spencer says

[@CHIEF_420]

🧂

[@OHWACHACHA]

Yea, IGN stop laying off employees.

[@craigsampson3386]

Who was laid off?

[@DeathB3foreDawn]

Stella was in breach of her contract and was therefore terminated. And while on the show was embarrassingly clueless and painful to listen to anyway.

[@OHWACHACHA]

Comment isn't about Stella but pertains to acquiring another publication only to layoff people.

[@mildhoof]

12:15 is the key question that needs to be communicated.. What IS the value proposition of Microsoft’s console for consumers, if the company strategy has shifted to value Gamepass over the Xbox itself.

[@SwordANDbored84]

Microsoft wants a release cadence on GP, the overall release calendar is less relevant to them. They even don‘t need to worry about gta6 to some extend

[@dukea.5621]

Call of Duty moved for Red Dead Redemption. Youre crazy if you think CoD is not going to move for GTA6 lmfao

[@craigsampson3386]

Exactly lol

[@dman7895]

consoles often are sold at a loss yes, but unsure how Destin got the $200 number.... if it's a 2022 number even then it was $100-200. theres been heavy inflation but also the manufacturing typically gets cheaper and more efficient over time. it costs much more to make the first unit off the production line than it does the last one

[@leeroy1986]

100%, also the tariffs speculation was just silly. No one knows what will happen there.

[@SpinFireOne]

I just hope there is a function to play all my bought Xbox games on my PlayStation 6.

[@storkman]

Probably not

[@mikhanch1228]

Do’s and don’ts: DO not buy an Xbox DON’T get an Xbox

[@MoFoTRex93]

Buy an Xbox and get an Xbox got it

[@khs511]

Should be titled Xbox fans await more PR disasters in 2025.

[@MrML4L]

The thing is the "disasters" aren't reality, it's a false narrative. Sony does the same things and no one complains.

[@robertk9512]

Nice try Keighley

[@BrothersGrimmAnotherDay]

Still drinking.... Still drunk ?from the Christmas sherry! 😂

[@mildhoof]

This PR disaster is an Xbox

[@joshdailey6279]

Love how Ryan freely admitting his option can’t be trusted when opening be saying that he has only correctly picked IGNs GOT a couple times.

[@joshdailey6279]

Can we please get rid of Destin? He tries to act like some shrewd businessman after reading a Bloomberg article

[@DeathB3foreDawn]

The console I’m trading into Gamestop is an Xbox The console with no games is an Xbox The console no one should buying in 2025 is an Xbox

[@storkman]

Disagree

[@storkman]

No games? Ha, ever heard of Gamepass?

[@dman7895]

movies do get release dates long in advance but now get delayed much more than they used to it seems, perhaps because the release date is announced too soon (for purposes of their discussion on not releasing smaller properties to be overshadowed by something huge at the same time like GTA 6). movies are getting bigger and bigger too in scope and budget like AAA gaming and likely encountering the same issues that even a release date in 1-2 years or more typically in the case of multiple release date announced at the same time as when a studio puts out its 3-5 year scheduling plan, we're seeing big movie release dates slip a lot now. can still get out of the way of the delayed new date, but the delays are happening

[@abdel1143]

February: Avowed April: South of Midnight June: Doom: The Dark Ages August: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake September: The Outer Worlds 2 October: Call of Duty 2025 November: Fable December: Gears of War: E-Day 2025 will be the best year EVER for Xbox & the best year a console manufacturer/publisher EVER had 🤩🤯

[@gariantroll2975]

This is not going to happen. I think GOW is 2026. That is fine if GTA6 drops at the end of the year.

[@thebloodypancakes]

Where are the jrpg releases

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

@@thebloodypancakes Do we really not have enough JRPGs?

[@thebloodypancakes]

​@@ProtossHyrdaliskdon't include me by saying "we" because no there isn't an ought jrpg games on xbox it will never be a go to console for jrpgs never

[@kang8171]

Best year for PC too, those are all coming to Steam! :D

[@PlayMatrix19]

Fable will be GOTY contender

[@LCJammer]

not if anything like da veilguard lol

[@KGKProductionz]

DOOM definitely will

[@nc630]

Journalists don't vote for games that aren't on Switch or ps5

[@iftycent8]

@@KGKProductionz Was the last Doom? Was any Doom?

[@KGKProductionz]

@iftycent8 Dude if you hate MS, just say it. It's not that serious.

[@stuckintheinbetween]

It turns out people don't buy your hardware when you tell them that your software's going to be playable everywhere. Who'da thunk it?

[@MoFoTRex93]

Shiiii I'll still buy them. It's a better console than Playstation. Besides the 1st party games Playstation on the side in my living room.

[@katra777]

Come on. We all know why executives are keeping a low profile.

[@BTMaverick707]

Wheres Stella? Im still waiting for her StaField Review that she broke embargo on

[@Bunsann]

In the gym, getting thicker

[@MikeG82]

she's busy fighting that pesky patriarchy she thinks is holding her down

[@DeathB3foreDawn]

She breached her contracted and was terminated. Let’s move on.

[@G360LIVE]

@@DeathB3foreDawn Stop spreading lies. She didn't breach her contract. She was told something was okay, then after she did it, someone else told her that it wasn't okay and fired her.

[@storkman]

Ya may be waiting a while for that

[@FIREPHILSPENCER]

Do: Use your gigantic war chest of IP and built your brand. Don’t: Give PlayStation your games especially when PlayStation aggressively money hats to keep games off Xbox.

[@inFiniteTraCer]

Based Destin is my new favorite Destin. Never stop. BAM.

[@Earthvisitor666]

🙅🏼‍♂️

[@PercyTP5161]

"Don't cut staff as it affects staff morale"......next story "Xbox sales are down and can't cut prices" This is why there's lay-offs, the market doesn't support the number of employees they have currently...

[@dannymitchell9304]

Get GTA VI marketing. If it releases 2025 and if PS gets the marketing the combination of the marketing and the PS5 Pro being the best place to play it could hurt Xbox immeasurably imo. If it's delayed to 2026 and new Xbox hardware is on the table that year this becomes less important

[@angiwells6897]

Lol sony has gta marketing they are aligned with the most powerful console

[@eddiecoker4808]

😂😂Sony got the marketing rights maybe back July or August

[@craigsampson3386]

Let's be real no amount of marketing is going to make people prefer buying any Xbox for GTA6 over a PS5 or Pro.

[@dannymitchell9304]

@@eddiecoker4808 Source?

[@dannymitchell9304]

@craigsampson3386 If it wasn't effective Sony and MS wouldn't do it. You are assuming the masses will spend 700 over 500 or even 250 for a Series S. People in the comment section of Unlocked are not the target audience for marketing

[@TheNivektube]

According to Desting Sony is making $300 LOSS on every PRO sales😂😂

[@CR-ye6jq]

Destin just comes off as insufferable during this episode.

[@Erlaxis]

He's stuck in a kind of endless meltdown cycle at this point.

[@RedKryptonyt]

THIS episode??

[@dman7895]

i think they can build some hype for the xbox handheld and talk around it like ryan said, what theyve learned and what it can be..... build some interest ... Theres so many PC handhelds now... you dont want it to get lost in the shuffle. the newer MSI claw is much better, future Steam Decks almost certain, future Legion Gos have leaked.... ROG ally has been nicely discounted and I see and hear it talked about a lot.... theres a lot of interest but a lot of competition . OneXPlayer....Ayaneo...

[@allanjensen8324]

Marry x-mas and a happy new year to you and your family’s

[@deathkiller07seven30]

Search tariffs for video game products it going to be bad in parts

[@ralph4lyf]

Don't: Put Halo on PlayStation like never ever , anything else is fine but not the chief

[@leeroy1986]

Even Gears?

[@omegatimes6014]

Listen to youtube nerds trying to tell executive global titans how to run their business. Goofs at ign

[@MalibuJack88]

Gremlins Breh!!!! GrEMLiNs 💧💦🐾

[@adrianojv409]

The copium fields are ripe for 2025!!... can't wait for the annual business update this February! 😁😁😁😁😁

[@Kwizats245]

You fail to mention Avoweds " art daddy" stepping into a pile. Thats's going to cost them some.

[@lexgraham2118]

SOMEBODY TELL DESTIN THAT XBOX SHOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT A HAND HELD THAT PHIL SAID OUT HIS MOUTH IS YEARS AWAY!!! XBOX ALREADY HAS AN ISSUE WITH FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE

[@storkman]

Yell much?

[@nikolasmaes99]

dont ask money to play mods for stalker 2

[@salvadormendoza5045]

Hopefully the new Doom is complete on disc on the PS5. I'm not a fan of single player AAA titles being a paperweight or proof of purchase on Xbox.

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

I have no clue what this means? Even on PS5, the games are installed to the SSD.

[@jimmythegamer2231]

If the Xbox version is a paperweight, why would the PS5 version not be?

[@rodeyrevenge]

Even when Indiana jones drops on PlayStation it’s still a Xbox gamepass exclusive which Xbox still feels like like the home console if we getting it free on gamepass no one cares it’s on PlayStation if we getting it on gamepass. GTA 3 was the seller of ps2 because it felt like a ps exclusive when it’s wasn’t

[@RedMisfit]

Can anyone identify the game featured between Halo and STALKER 2 on the home menu of Ryan McCaffrey’s TV? 🤔 can’t figure it out for the life of me lol 😂

[@SuperP1ayerX]

A Way Out?

[@RedMisfit]

Thanks!

[@DallasAnubis]

Biggest Do is Backwards Compatibility. Find ways to either get older games playable or get them remastered. In the same vein, they need to lean in to next gen upgrades. Get studios to make updates in the same vein of Witcher 3, cyberpunk, etc. Make people rethink games they missed out on or didn’t finish

[@cr9153]

Im sure Xbox knows when GTA is coming out and if it is even voming out in 2025.

[@storkman]

Spelling? Proof read much?

[@storkman]

Doubt it, not at this time.

[@judah_macabe]

Destin should stop talking business, hes clueless. First off the dollar is not week, its been getting steadily stornger the last couple years. Also, where were you in 2009 when the world was in a recession, that didn't stop xbox from lowering the cost of a 360. Hardware prices always drop no matter the economic conditions. Also, why do you assume xbox is selling the sx at break even now? Its been 4 years and over 30M sold, theyre making money on these. Also, whats better for xbox, selling millions more but at a small loss or having millions of unsold units sitting in a warehouse? Please stop trying to talk economics and business, its not your avenue.

[@Onyyyxx]

Xbox needs some games for once! That would help lmaooo

[@TheBigTone100]

Ps5 has no games

[@Echo__plex]

​@TheBigTone100 Really? 😂

[@DesignedByTaz]

Avowed is in big trouble

[@lexgraham2118]

RYAN IS FOOLISH BEGGING FOR A PRICE CUT. A PRICE CUT ISNT GOING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR XBOX. THERE IS ALSO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT FOR CONSUMERS VIEWING THE XBOX AS AN INFERIOR PRODUCT.

[@storkman]

Yell much?

[@Onyyyxx]

@@storkmancope much?

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

I love my Xbox, but my first Xbox was an Xbox One. I feel like the Xbox One days were pretty terrible, and the start of this generation was pretty terrible. It does feel like Microsoft is trending in the right direction.

[@thebloodypancakes]

No Stella, no watch

[@JDwall9192]

🙄

[@farhanprine]

She was let go for tenuous reasons. IGN execs are absurd.

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

@@farhanprine What are the reasons?

[@rilentkiller]

​@ProtossHyrdalisk she got a outside sponsor that was previously ok when asked. Then all of a sudden it wasn't, and they dropped her.

[@ProtossHyrdalisk]

​@@rilentkiller What kind of sponsor was it...? I guess I can just Google at this point. Ahh, just says "mobile company". If it's a mobile game company, I can see why IGN would be concerned, but they went about this the wrong way.

[@The_Claymores]

DON'T buy more developers since you clearly have no clue how to manage game studios

[@angiwells6897]

Xbox made by toys for Bob

[@richiefolsom8563]

GTA was confirmed to be fall 2025

[@yahyandanusa7834]

Maybe Xbox should stop announcing cookie-cutter games for their platform and blockbuster games as multiplatform😂

[@mildhoof]

Why? It seems the Xbox gamepass is their priority now, much more than Xbox hardware itself. So multiplatform software success looks like Microsoft are achieving their intended goals.

[@MrJblazini]

They have an extremely diverse catalog wtf are you talking about??

[@sandman8920]

Make halo great again!

[@CR-ye6jq]

MHGA!!

[@manyamaggot]

dont for 2025- breaching contracts

[@pabloescobar9370]

Make halo great again

[@gariantroll2975]

Halo is great, but maybe people have moved on.

[@mildhoof]

Halo’s time has passed tbh. Microsoft need to invest more in creating their *next* Halo, establishing new and exciting IPs that generate hype.