How Xbox Outsmarted PlayStation

[@icheckvibes]

Thanks for coming back to the channel! I hope this video is both transformative and entertaining. The gaming industry as we know it is changing drastically. There's a new definition of "Winning". Xbox seems to have recognized and capitalized on this fact! This video is full of my own opinions & backed up by publicly known facts. I can't wait to hear the comments this time! As I always ask you to do, #FLS Follow, Like, & Subscribe. Punch the 'thumbs up' icon as that truly helps me grow this channel. Let's chop it up!

[@tahjvarela1518]

You from NY right which borough are you from

[@icheckvibes]

@@tahjvarela1518 I'm actually from New Haven, Connecticut. My ma dukes is from BK.

[@ALdicka89]

It didn’t, Xbox fan boys are just sour at this point.

[@icheckvibes]

Thanks for commenting. Xbox supporters have no reason to be sour. We have a great console that didn't get a red ring of death like Xbox 360, we have games available to us now vs. Xbox One era, and we're given the OPTION to play our games on Xbox consoles, PCs, Web browsers, or mobile phones. Nothing really to complain about. #WeEatinGood #XboxWinning

[@ronniepatterson2827]

@@icheckvibes But MS & now XBOX doesn't even like Xbox. Let that sink in the next time you a game a stores gaming section, & literally everyone's there except the Xbox. #starving #defeated

[@icheckvibes]

@@ronniepatterson2827 just because you and some other people don't understand the Xbox business model, doesn't mean they don't like their own product. Also, since the Xbox 360 (2006 to be exact) I've purchased all of my games digitally. I have no need to go to a gaming store for them to swindle me out of my money with over priced items. I buy my games digitally and I ONLY buy them when they are on sale because I have OPTIONS on Xbox and PC. Seems to me like PlayStation and Nintendo fans are the only ones going into gaming stores to buy "physical" games when the game isn't even on the disc (in PlayStation's case). At least Switch carts mostly have the full game available. Oh and btway, buying games physically doesn't mean you own them. You buying a physical......... License to play the game. It's been like that since EULAs were changed last generation. Don't trust me, think I'm lying. Why do you think steam went ahead and changed their checkout process? Xbox and PlayStation will be next. Let THAT sink in, the next time you are listening to the KZbin click-bait content creators that tell you lies about Xbox not caring about Xbox console owners. We can see by their business practices and the ecosystem that they very much care for us. #WeEatinGoodOverHere

[@ronniepatterson2827]

@@icheckvibes Eventhough you veered off topic quite a bit, I still appreciate your response. That said, make excuses, spin & defend till your heart is content. Facts are facts. MS would rather you buy thier consoles, instead pulling out from retail stores, if not entire country's / regions altogeather, because they aren't selling enough units to maintain a presense there full stop...Lastly some more advice. You don't look or sound smarter, simply by including a few talking points where you got things right my guy. Your multi paragraph responses on similar threads are mostly filler, or over compensation cranked to 11. Just saying & you quite welcome Sir.👍

[@allenantonio4389]

...Sure homie

[@icheckvibes]

Thanks for watching. While you're here, check some of the comments. I've answered questions and replied to some viewers. Maybe one of your questions or concerns has been answered. Care to call me out on something? Did I misrepresent something? Let me know and I'll be sure to fix it in the next video.

[@Bruhmoment-d5f]

Xbox saying they lost the console war. Xbox selling less than playstion. Xbox releasing all games on pc and releasing games on ps5. Xbox losing game pass subs. Xbox frist party games losing money Xbox frist party games not being playable at lunch. What part of this is outsmarting Sony? Look I’m a pc gamer so I don’t about the console but like you have to have your head up your ass to think Xbox is doing good right now. Honestly without Microsoft backing them they wouldn’t still be around right now

[@icheckvibes]

First Thank you so much for stopping by! I truly appreciate you for taking time of out your day to watch my video. Even going so far as to comment as well. I respect your opinion; However I noticed a few points where you may have misunderstood me or you may have received incorrect information. Let me explain: Xbox saying they lost the console war: They did lose the console war of Generation 8. When a business isn't succeeding with a business strategy they either close up shop, or ADAPT. Xbox adapted. We are not in a console war anymore (I've said this in one of my previous videos). There is now a war for your 'TIME'. We as consumers of media have to decide where we're going to spend our time. Matter of fact, your time is money. So where you decide to spend your time/money is the new way of "Winning". "Are you going to play game 'xyz' or are you going to watch Amazon show 'abc' with your wife?"

[@rayonwilliams3521]

This dude is a troll lol

[@icheckvibes]

@@rayonwilliams3521 #FACTS

[@Jinkyuu1999]

Shut up Bruhmoment are your retarded? Do you even the history xbox damn your slow as hell!😂

[@henrickrw]

There is NO console wars Bro... WHICH CONSOLE WARS???

[@FWayfinder]

theres a lot of people complaining how digital is the worst.And yet theyre the same people that would say “gamepass is the best”

[@icheckvibes]

Funny you say that. In the near future I planned on doing a video on DRM and how the industry needs to do better

[@MrLobeats]

Microsoft played possum on they azz. And while the public is screaming console war. The business model was domination, the same way windows is on every pc hahaha

[@icheckvibes]

Hell yeah. Especially during the ABK Trial. MSFT knows business. Sony knows OPTICS.

[@rcubellas]

500M users figure is VERY misleading. For multiple reasons: 1. Obviously, it does not mean that there are 500M individuals using xbox games. 2. They have literaly purchased at least 400M of it. A good chunk of people playing CoD, Minecraft, Diablo and even Candy Crush doesn't have any idea they're playing Xbox games. 3. There are 200M+ active users for Candy Crush alone. I really doubt that your old aunt playing it have any awareness of Xbox brand. Adding the rest of King, we 4. People consuming Xbox Game Pass are around 34M. This is a much more fair comparison to Playstation's figures. Even with crappy PS Plus, playstation has more subscribers than Game Pass (47M active subscribers). Additional to that, there are several reports that GamePass subscripion numbers are WAY below its targets. 5. Organically (factoring only Xbox platform itself), Xbox has something around 50-60M active users. Which is a much more acurate comparison to PlayStation's 110M'ish active users. Breaking everything down, out of 500M MAU's - About 50% are King Games users (our Candy Crush Autines), which taps a COMPLETELY different market. Including this in these numbers is borderline ridiculous. it is almost as ridiculous as if Sony decide to include Sony Pictures' viewership in PlayStation figures... - About 35% are with Xbox acting as a Publisher (Activision, Bethesda, etc.), which actually helps Playstation to some extent. - About 15% are from actual Xbox. - Xbox is 15% platform holder and 85% 3rd party. So.... I don't think Xbox is outsmarting PlayStation by any means definately not in this generation nor in the next one. They are only leveraging Microsoft's deep pockets. They clearly have major advantages when it comes to cloud gaming. In my opinion we might be a bit far from having a cloud experience on par with console ones (next gen I still think will be mostly on premise), but when the time comes, Xbox will be miles ahead if PlayStation doesn't move.

[@icheckvibes]

@rcubellas - Thank you for checking the vibes and watching the video. I want to say I appreciate you for responding with actual figures. Your point of view seems very genuine and well informed. Here's MY TAKE on things: I will admit that the 500 million MAU figure was not achieved organically. I will also admit that while the ABK acquisition definitely helped the figure. The fact remains that any and all revenue and PROFIT is wholly owned by Microsoft (and Xbox by extension). with that said, my response is as follows: 1. While it does not mean that there are 500M individuals using Xbox CONSOLE games, it DOES mean that there are 500M individuals that are using products owned by Microsoft, of which Microsoft Gaming division is called Xbox. There's Xbox (the gaming division), Xbox (the platform), Xbox (the publisher), and Xbox (the developer - Mojang, Coalition, inExile, Turn10, etc.). Those products use a Microsoft/"Xbox" account to login to the servers (this is how Xbox can see the data showing the 500M MAUs). Those products includes games like Minecraft, Sea of Thieves, MSFT flight sim, Forza (both Horizon 5 and Forza reboot) to name a few. The 500M MAU number is (as I mentioned in the video) across ALL platforms including: PC, Xbox, Switch, Playstation, and Mobile platforms. This is a very valid number as when reporting to shareholders and investors, the revenue is counted as a part of the Xbox portion of the umbrella. 2. They absolutely acquired close to 400M of it (which is one of the reasons they outsmarted Sony because instead of money-hatting single games, developers or IPs, they purchased Publishers). A Great game is one where you don't care whether you're playing an Xbox owned game or not, but rather you are having fun and continuing to play those games and live in those worlds. 3. There are 200M+ active users for Candy Crush alone --Which is why the ABK deal was such a smart move. That Acquisition for 69.7 billion was something that Playstation (and by extension, Sony Interactive Entertainment) could not afford to do because they have spent so much money keeping games off of other platforms besides PC, PS, and Switch. You can bet your ass that my family members aren't aware and don't care that they are playing a game that was created by a company that Xbox purchased. They just want to have fun and play on whatever device they're using. Xbox is meeting people where they are instead of telling them to buy a piece of plastic just to play the games that they bring to the aforementioned piece of plastic. That leaves so much money on the table especially because said piece of plastic loses the company money for the first 2 - 4 years of manufacturing. Don't get me wrong, they will continue to make hardware because the best version of games will be on PC, the next best version will be on Console, followed by mobile, and finally Cloud. 4. The People subscribed to Xbox Game Pass WERE around 34M during the last earnings call. This number has surely increased as they have had quite the year in regard to keeping Game Pass stocked with new and exciting titles from all genres and for all play styles. Also, I would love for you to point me to Sony Interactive Entertainment/ PlayStation's reports of the number of PS Plus subscribers as of Q4 2024. I recall reading information that put that 47M active subscribers at a lower number. The so-called "reports" that Game Pass numbers are WAY below targets, is based off of information that was shared during the FTC trial for the ABK deal and is thrown around by the "talking heads" on KZbin without any context as to when that information was shared. Updated numbers were shared by Microsoft in their latest earnings call. Another thing, Q1 2025 will be a higher number of subscribers due to the juggernaut MW3's addition to Game Pass some weeks ago as well as Blk Ops 6 being added in a week. 5. Unfortunately for this discussion, we can NO LONGER consider just the Xbox platform itself as they are the largest Publisher of games worldwide (with only TenCent being close to the number of IP, titles, and developers owned). Due to this, you have to consider the PC, Nintendo Switch, Mobile (Android & iOS) and PlayStation platforms as well. While the Xbox console platform ITSELF has something around 50-60M active users, the remaining 440M come from the aforementioned platforms (PC, PS, Switch, Mobile). Which is why I mentioned that they're numbers are higher by a 5:1 ratio. Your numbers for breaking everything down, out of the 500M MAU's makes alot of sense. However, as I mentioned, regardless of the name of the company, IF the IPs are owned by Xbox, they are a part of the 500M active users bringing in profits (especially Micro Transactions). King absolutely taps a different market (which if I'm being honest, was the TRUE reason that they wanted ABK, not COD). They've wanted to launch an Xbox Mobile store for a very long time and King are the Kings (pun intended) of mobile. Including this in the numbers is necessary because they own the company and it's Intellectual property. Every time someone buys more time on Candy Crush Saga, or watches an ad, that money is deposited into King's business account, which is distributed up to Xbox and then up to Microsoft. it WOULD be ridiculous if Sony Interactive Entertainment (d.b.a. - PLAYSTATION) decided to include Sony Pictures' viewership in PlayStation's figures... Because they cannot; those are two different mediums for content. Like comparing Apples to Oranges for a lack of better terms. What SIE does do, is publish games on Xbox but labels the publisher as Bungie vs. using the PlayStation name as to seem as if they aren't publishing on other platforms like Xbox does. It's all about OPTICS with SIE/PlayStation. A better comparison would be like if SIE included Bungie's Destiny profits in their reports, or Stellar Blade, or Concord......oooh too soon. Yes, Publishing on PlayStation's platform does help PlayStation because they get a 30% cut of the games that are put there. EVERYONE WINS! - Xbox is 15% 1st Party Publisher (Xbox Game Studios) and 85% 3rd party .

[@rcubellas]

@@icheckvibes Hey… on the first part of your reply: ABK Acquisition didn’t just “helped” the figures. It is literally responsible for more than 60% of it! Of course money spent there is on Microsoft (including Xbox) profits/revenue. But imagine that you start a company and a colleague of yours start another company in the same industry. Both fight for the same customers and you are outselling him 2:1. Then comes your colleague’s father and say “here you have 10M dollars to invest in your company and take this other company as well!”. While this is all legit and might make a lot of sense from a business perspective, does it mean that your colleague is outsmarting you? I don’t really think so. Outsmarting for me implies doing more with less, which is clearly not the case here. Seeing an opportunity and dumping an insane amount of money might be a good move (it is definitely a bold move… let’s see in the future if it actually make business sense), but is not outsmarting. About #1: 500M figures are basically just a sum of Xbox, Bethesda, Activision, Blizzard, King, etc. so if people consume from multiple places, they will apear multiple times here. A real example (myself): I play a lot of THPS on my PlayStation I will appear here under Activision. I also play Crash Bandicoot in my Steam Deck… I will appear once again here. I also sometimes subscribe to GamePass. I am definitely appearing at least 3x in this figure. Even if I consumed only Xbox I would appear multiple times here as well. While I completely understand that this is a valid number for shareholders, it is also 100% obvious that there are no 500M people playing, so, it does NOT mean 500M individuals. About #2: I think I already covered in the beginning. Of course it makes a lot of sense from business perspective, but is your colleague with deep pocket parents really outsmarting you? About #3: Of course Sony cannot afford ABK. It is MUCH smaller than Microsoft… Playstation is almost 40% of Sony while Xbox (including ABK and Zenimax) is less than 10% of Microsoft. ABK acquisition has much more to do with Microsoft being an absolute behemoth in cloud computing and software than to Sony’s strategy of keeping games exclusive. Once again, this is the rich parent situation. On the Candy Crush numbers: it would be a very smart move for Xbox if they could convert those 200M+ candy crush players into GamePass subscribers, otherwise it is part of a whole different market in which Sony is not focused on. About #4: GamePass subscription targets are not publicly available information, as you said, it came on FTC trials and/or leaked from internal presentations, but some serious medium (not only KZbinrs) have shared this information. On the PS Plus numbers: Sony stopped reporting subscribers last year, so there is no updated information here. These earnings reports are interesting, but they only show what companies want us to know (in the way they want us to know) or what they are absolutely required to by regulations. Of course Microsoft is expecting Game Pass subscribers to get a whole new level with ABK’s effect here, let us see how this evolves overtime. About #5: Xbox MAU numbers are definitely higher. Not 5:1, but a lot higher still. But, as I said, a good chunk of those 500M users are from markets that Sony simply does not play. It is something like… I cannot beat you playing Football, so I will start playing Basketball. If you don’t play Basketball, comparing it is pointless. Yeah… I mean.... We both agree that King is really playing on a different market. Effectively mobile gaming and console/PC gaming are different medium, that’s why I consider adding their figures into the mix is kinda ridiculous. Certainly it has to be in Xbox reports but that is because how Xbox is organized. If Sony Pictures were under PlayStation, their figures would be in PlayStation reports as well. Would it make sense? For an earning report, absolutely yes. To draw comparisons with Xbox, absolutely not. King’s figures are literally this, they just happen to be under Xbox brand. A little less obvious (but obvious still) are Activision, Blizzard and whatever other publisher: it is still a different market. It is effectively, as of now, a different market. They are Publisher to whatever platform. While PlayStation user base figures are basically PSN Accounts. So yes… adding ABK into the mix is basically comparing Apples to Oranges, just like it would if Sony decided to report Sony Pictures jointly. Sony/Playstation has an optics, but Microsoft/Xbox also has. They both report their numbers their way and they are not directly comparable and we should not be naive on drawing such comparisons. About the 15% first party and 85% third party. You said it well, 85% of Xbox is publishing across multiple platforms mostly because of ABK and Zenimax, which PlayStation simply don’t do (no rich daddy). It’s simply not comparable. You can compare through Playstation with the 15% of first party. From now on your comment, I see a very passionate view that is heavily biased towards Xbox which I think is OK, but not really worth discussing, so I will just share my some of experience: I consider myself a hardcore gaming consumer. I own basically every single current major platform. While PlayStation is where I consider my favorite exclusives are, I also play quite a few of Xbox games. Game Pass is a phenomenal service, it is the most cost effective way to play some bad games (hahaha)… I don’t really care for most of Microsoft IPs (just some of Activision like Crash and THPS and Bethesda like Elder Scrolls and Fallout) I keep signing / cancelling my Game Pass subscription because I simply decided it is better to subscribe for a month when something of my interest is out there. Last thing that made me subscribe was Starfield one year ago. And looking up to the end of 2025 I only see Fable potentially drawing my interest and maybe Indiana Jones (1st person perspective is a major red flag for me, but I’m open to see how it plays). Im definitely not the kind of loyal customer that Microsoft prefer. This said, I really think that PlayStation was really losing what made it a great place to play: its major exclusives. Over some years there was an insane obsession on live service games that most of PlayStation fans don’t really care about. Over the past few months I see Concord flopping, Last of Us live service being cancelled and Sony as a whole major downsizing its idea for live service gaming. It is hurting their line up of games, but that’s for the best. About cloud gaming: I think we will see it actually playable on the next generation. But rather a full cloud gaming, I’m more hyped for a hybrid scenario. We can see what Microsoft achieved in Flight Simulator, where the world texture/information are streamed on to the console/pc. Imagine a massive open world game with characters controlled by generative AI models in the cloud. It would be much more organic, lively, while maintaining the advantages of a dedicated hardware.

[@icheckvibes]

@@rcubellas I just got off work and I want to say thank you so much for having this conversation with me. I can absolutely understand your point of view with the analogy about the wealthy parent. I want to respond in more depth as you're opening my eyes to some things I could have said better in my video (and I plan to in future videos). I'm omw home as we speak, I'll respond from my PC when I arrive.

[@moedelagarza9180]

I hope to see a long video essay on your opinion of the direction of Xbox. Great quality video by the way

[@icheckvibes]

That's such a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?!

[@ehenningsen]

He is right. PS only has games in their hardware and some on PC. XBOX is everywhere. Cloud gaming has made TVs, Fire sticks and completely unlocked the PC. XBOX doesn't need to lose money selling hardware to lock people into an ecosystem to make them a potential customer. It's brilliant. For clarity, ive only games on NES, PS consoles and PCs. Never owned an Xbox

[@icheckvibes]

I thank you for coming thru with the knowledge. Some ppl don't see the bigger picture. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one reading the room

[@jonSLAYR]

Really excited for my PS5 Pro in November, would love to see Gamepass on PS someday. I’ll happily subscribe to check it out. Excited for Indy as well. If they are successful through cloud gaming and more software focused moves, more power to them.

[@icheckvibes]

Honestly, I'm going to sell my PS5 and get a PS5 Pro because my 13 year old wants it bad. If i'm being honest, it's basically his PS5 at this point because I am not really into story driven narrative games and most of the games I play are multi-platform so I just get them on Xbox or PC because my library on those platforms is already so big. I too would love to see Game Pass on any device with computing ability, including PlayStation. I wish more people could check it out, it's honestly a really good value if you play 3 or more games per month. Honestly, if PS works towards getting their cloud streaming up to par, I would subscribe to play some of their exclusives. I really want to play Ghost of Tsushima ( I prolly misspelled it).

[@jaredtait2955]

Everyone is mad at your take and I’m not mad at it at all bro, I see where you’re coming from. I usually try to get all 3 consoles for a generation however this gen I’ve sided with Xbox. Game pass is legit guys so why would they not focus on that moving forward surrounding it and cloud gaming emphasizing being able to PLAY games using their platform which don’t just stay with the Xbox console. Now Microsoft sees Xbox as what it was really supposed to be which is the GAMES division of Microsoft no different then a steam 🤷🏽‍♂️ also I don’t get how yall are content with how Sony handled this generation man yall bragging on a system with not that many games over the course of this generation thus far and before yall come for me I have a PC as well so I can of course play yall PlayStation games as well that Sony fanboys brag on. PS5 just didn’t do it for me this generation I care about playing games not just a console and to me that’s what PlayStation focused on to keep their crown which didn’t do it for me. 🤷🏽‍♂️ keep making your videos king you got a new subscriber bro ✊🏾💯

[@icheckvibes]

Thank you for stepping up and saying something that most people won't agree with. Also thank you for stopping by to watch the video. Most importantly I thank you for subscribing! You comment is well said bro. Your 3rd eye is open and you recognize how Sony is handling their take on this Gen. I have all 3 consoles and PC as well. PS is my least favored and the one I spend the least money on. These days their games come to PC. I just wait for a sale AND buy them there instead. With Xbox I normally buy "Xbox Play Anywhere" games and use GamePass Ultimate.

[@beardofaction1484]

I think you are misrepresenting this. Microsoft owns xbox. Microsoft went on a studio buying binge because they had barely any exclusive games. Microsoft is putting their efforts into existing popular franchises and properties. Xbox is the division that creates consoles and hardware and subscriptions to sell. If they are consistently selling less consoles then they aren't winning. Microsoft is adjusting their strategy in regards to gaming. They are finally putting emphasis on what they should have. There is more to gaming for Microsoft than just xbox. Windows is still the highest install for PC gaming. Yet they aren't the leader in PC game sales either. Putting all of this on xbox like they suddenly pulled some Houdini shit is ridiculous.

[@braveryatitsfinest1569]

Microsoft has lost money on every Xbox sold for over a decade.

[@beardofaction1484]

@@braveryatitsfinest1569 That's not really a Microsoft problem that's literally a every console manufacturer problem. They sell consoles at a loss with the intent to make up those costs on game sales, peripherals and subscriptions for online access. Look at the steam deck it's the same thing. However valves stake in PC gaming is so firm that they are fine with losing money on the console. They reap their money from being the premier online retail store for pc gaming software. Well also they have all the goodwill in the world. Continue to innovate and also don't charge extra for being able to play online.

[@icheckvibes]

I appreciate you checking out the video and leaving a comment. You feel I may be misrepresenting this, and you're entitled to your opinions. While Microsoft absolutely owns Xbox, I would like to point out one thing about their ownership. MSFT, Corp is a conglomerate. Each one of their divisions operate as separate businesses, each with their own set of leadership that reports to: Board of directors, CEO/Chairman, CFO, Ect. I.e - Sarah Bond is the President of Xbox, however Phil Spencer is the Head of "Microsoft Gaming". See the two distinctions in titles. The purchasing of publishers and developers was originally done while Phil Spencer was in Sarah Bond's current role as 'president of Xbox' (before he was promoted to Senior Leadership which is a Microsoft level position). The "Xbox division" is less of a division and more of an arm or leg of MSFT. With that said, Xbox is so much more than just hardware (consoles, accessories, Research & development) and Subscriptions. What I keep in mind is MSFT has always been a software company. Naturally Xbox is at it's heart a software company first and foremost. Realistically all 3 of the Main platforms are software companies. Software MAKES money. Hardware does not make money until about halfway through MOST generations (this Generation is different as I believe that even with refreshed hardware Xbox is still losing money on manufacturing consoles - just not as much money). That's the point of going to 6nm fabrication). As far as adjusting the strategy, that decision was made by Phil Spencer along with Sarah Bond, but the decisions were influenced by MICROSOFT CFO Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella. Essentially Xbox took a $85 billion loan from parent company Microsoft to adjust to changing market trends and revitalize the Xbox business. I mentioned this as the first point of 'what Xbox did': "They Revitalized their business" - that means they adjusted their definition of "Winning". Instead of trying to 'Out Console Sony', they decided as a company to lean on what their strengths were: namely owning Windows and developing software. The last piece of that puzzle is they found a way to subsidize the software through Xbox GamePass

[@icheckvibes]

@braveryatitsfinest1569 yup, every platform holder loses money at the beginning of a console generation. That why they eventually shrink the die on SOC chips so it costs less to manufacture. Most of the time, by that point in a generation, they have made their ROI by selling software. Because they lose money on consoles, it makes sense to keep making consoles for the user base but ALSO to extend to other devices that have computing power. Sony loses money too, but they said "nah we gonna pass that cost to our fanbase" by selling the PS5 PRO for $700 making themselves a profit of about $200 - $220 for each unit.

[@marvinvanhattem]

100% agree

[@icheckvibes]

I appreciate the view. I hope to find more insightful details to share with everyone soon!

[@icecoldcabbage4329]

Jesus there’s a lotta butt hurt in the comments section

[@icheckvibes]

There always is. Butt hurt, name calling, trolling. It goes down in the comments, lol!

[@WingMaker2050]

I like this. Its about having ppl play your games not about console sales. ppl think console is the all be all in gaming. anyone that says u are wrong are just either console fanboys or hate xbox and which case why u even triggered

[@icheckvibes]

I can't lie, you're right. I think i triggered a few people with this one. But I refuse to let the negative narrative that: "Xbox = bad; Playstation = good". The world is not black & white like that. There is a grey area in the gaming industry as well. Thanks for Checkin the Vibe and consider subscribing as I plan to make more videos discussing the state of the industry in the future.

[@WingMaker2050]

@@icheckvibes u got my sub. Keep it up

[@-majadebijna3292]

Your funny.. 😅

[@icheckvibes]

How so? care to elaborate?

[@smokegames1179]

​@icheckvibesony sony already confirmed they are not losing anymore money on every console sold. Console production goes down with time 😂 and they are making money now in 2024

[@foehammer5185]

First time checking the channel.Facts over feelings is how I like my news.I had to hit the subscribe button.Peace!

[@icheckvibes]

@foehammer5185, I respect that sentiment! Thank you so much for subscribing. I'll make sure to stick to the plan. I'm just like you. Facts over feelings!

[@smokegames1179]

Your clueless dude gamepass will be the death of xbox devs wont support renting their games, they want money everyone wants money, and thats why many devs are already skipping xbox. They prefer buying their games than putting it on gamepass. Plus gamepass isnt cheap anymore with the price increase it isnt the future.

[@icheckvibes]

You forgot a few points: Whether you "BUY" a game or use subscription services like PS Plus / Game Pass, you are only given a license to play the game while it's available. Don't believe me? Think I'm clueless, take some time to read the EULA (End User License agreement) that you agree to before you can even play ANY GAMES. Physical buyer? Yeahhh bad news, the full game isn't on your disc; instead you have a portion of the game, metadata and hex code that acts as a local license to allow you console to download the rest of the game. Whether you're buying discs or digital, (on Xbox, PlayStation, or PC) What you're essentially doing is renting the game before it is delisted. Good thing about Xbox is if the game is delisted, and you already bought it, (as long as it's not like 'the Crew' then you will be able to redownload the game and enjoy it. Game Pass entices customers to buy the games throughout the entire contract AND when the games are leaving game pass (when the contract ends), the games are ALWAYS on sale. Devs like this because your subscription price was calculated and paid upfront by Xbox to the developer & publisher and then you turned around and bought the game. They don't care that it's on sale because that has literally increased how much you spent on the game. Devs absolutely prefer for people to buy the games, but if they can get an Xbox bag AND sell the games to people that played them on game pass, they are doubling up without having to do the heavy lifting that Xbox is already doing on the backend. You perspective is small in scope and you may need to rethink about your position from a big business standpoint. Game Pass Ultimate is $20 per month in USA. That's cheaper than Prime, Disney Plus/ Hulu, ECT. The sheer amount of games you can play or TRY without shelling out $70 is priceless. I'm not trying to convince you otherwise, but I need you to understand that you have to think about how OTHER people feel about Game Pass and how they are affected by it vs. what you heard/ read/ seen online. "Perception is what we make it. But knowledge is how you create it"

[@smokegames1179]

@@icheckvibes and if that is thr case then why games stuggle to sell on xbox, what you say doesnt translate in real software sales. And if that is the case then why third party developers are skipping xbox. I stand with my arguments devs just prefers buying their games games like FF7 rebirth dont even have exclusivity deal with sony anymore still drvs just prefer not dealing with xbox.

[@icheckvibes]

Yeah I'm convinced you're living in a bubble. Software sales are the strongest they've ever been on Xbox. You clearly don't have a knowledgeable contact within the Xbox ecosystem and that's okay. What a lot of developers do (because it's expensive to make games), they focus on developing for the platform with a high install base. To get an influx of money, they release that game (say for instance on PS5). THEN when they have that profit, they then reinvest the money into the next platform with a high install base (PC). Finally they WILL go for the next biggest platform (that can run the game with relative ease) in order to tap into that market of players (Xbox). Developers have not skipped the Xbox, it was just too expensive (from a manpower standpoint as well as time standpoint) to develop for all platforms at once. GameScience (Black Myth Wukong) are a prime example of PC/mobile developers that (at that time) were not able to target all platforms for monetary reasons. But as I'm sure you're aware the game was just rated by the ESRB for all three platforms. Which essentially means that they are using the 10 million sales of the game (which was mostly sold on PC) to finally bring the game to Xbox. Not everything you read or hear on the internet is true. Be careful which content creators you trust and what tiktoks you believe.

[@richardwatson5730]

I've always been a fan of owning multiple systems for their unique IPs and user experience. Stellar Blade and the new Silent Hill have me tempted, but without the ability to play my entire PlayStation library, that's just two games and a new controller + their subscription model to play anything that might entice me in the multiplayer world going forward at a big cost. Nabbed the series X during lockdown and one game. I was already invested and was able to dig into my back catalogue along with that $1.00 game pass deal they were running at the time to try something new. Absolutely loved this because it felt like the evolution of those demo disks we got back in the day when we subscribed to magazines for $15 per month, but it was the entire damn game. Folks are looking at this model the wrong way. Now this being said, I'm 100% against games not being on the physical disk at purchase, requiring a download. That's some bullshit. Like, imagine trying to fire up a game on your system that is no longer officially supported on their servers for a console you own and getting an error message that the disk was a limited time use ticket. Not that the disk was scratched because you're an asshole at taking care of your belongings. That pisses me off. Hell, I still have VHS tapes I can pop in a vcr tonight that work flawlessly because I paid for them and took care of 'em. 3rd party devs who release physical carts on the Switch are the absolute worst offenders these days. All my Nintendo games that Nintendo developed function and are completable (is that a word?). But damnit, I am so grateful for my 360 bioshock disks on the 360, because the Nintendo cart only comes with a miniscule portion of the games without a download. Shit still works on my dusty ass 360s, and pc. Completed data. For the record though, my favorite system is the ps1. So many great series transitioned to the Xbox & back to the Nintendo line of systems that originated / transplanted momentarily.

[@icheckvibes]

Honestly, I don't understand how the FTC steps in to try to block an acquisition but won't step in and FORCE publishers to actually give us the full game on disc/cart or FLASHDrives, and fix the DRM issues in America. It's almost 2025 and the games industry is at a turning point. I think we should really push the narrative that we want new updated DRM policies that keep companies from taking games out of our digital libraries and force them to archive those games online (via emulation or otherwise) so that when the time comes and the servers are gone, we will still be able to validate that we purchased a game and get the digital download from the archive. The government is taking the opposite stance and shutting down Game preservation archives.....What a world we live in.

[@codezero7981]

facts, Xbox has always better than PlayStation.

[@icheckvibes]

I mean for some people it is. I've always gravitated towards Xbox and they haven't failed me yet. Despite Red Ring of Death and TV, TV, TV - I thoroughly enjoy their products.

[@IndigoPowerForce]

That is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #NEVER...... Omg you guys are really away of reality

[@Cycito621]

Great grounded and reasoned video. Personally frustrated with ps due to lost custody battle over my psn with hacker. Realizing now how impartial I am to most of the Sony exclusives and honestly thinking series X with game pass is great investment as performance reqs for recent releases likely plateauing and there’s just a steady stream of heavy hitters and indies on GP.

[@icheckvibes]

I was against GP at first like in 2017.... Then I started researching and found that it was JUST LIKE "Sega Channel" which I had back in the 90s. That sold me on it. I'm not really a Single-player narrative type of player and I think that's why I gravitated towards the RPG/shooter box a.k.a. the Xbox.

[@Directive-51]

If Xbox was smart they would release a console exclusive version of world of Warcraft and add it to game pass for five more bucks a month, and for pc only five bucks a month as well.

[@icheckvibes]

YESSSSS! God please yes! That is exactly what they should do. (If you want my opinion) I think that's exactly what they're doing but they want to strum up some more interest in the IP first by releasing the big expansion for PC. It has controller support already and actually they wouldn't even need to add $5 more per month (like they did with EA play) because they own the IP via Blizzard and therefore it would be another selling point for GamePass. We'll see how long it takes. What if they were planning to make a completely new WoW that's MMORPG and cross platform with PC and Mobile? The gears are turning...

[@Directive-51]

@@icheckvibes I’m keeping my fingers crossed for sure it would bring tons of players to team green that have always wanted to play that game but have no pc!

[@icheckvibes]

You're right, it would also build a bridge. Some ppl may not have a PC, but they have a phone in their pocket. If they can get a Xbox version of the game then it's guaranteed to be able to play on phones via the cloud. With 6G cell services on the horizon, cloud gaming is going to be way more appealing due to the increase in speed.

[@SamSince-1985]

Xbox have no game and you are celebrating better cooling. Saddd…

[@icheckvibes]

Better cooling? huh who's celebrating that? I'm lost on your comment. Also are you living in a playstation bubble too? There are so many games on Xbox it's hard to decide what to play because there isn't enough time in the day to enjoy it all. Metaphor: Refantazio, CoD Blk Ops 6, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster, Dead Island 2. All games that are on the platform (multi-platform games, but games nonetheless. Your arguement of "having no games" smells a little off.

[@ds2disciple]

Xbox/Microsoft are playing the long game

[@icheckvibes]

They have been playing the long game since the Xbox One reveal went south. The change of leadership from back then was a clear indicator that something big needed to change.

[@johnabardenhagenjr1119]

EXCEPT X BOX GAMES ARE HORRIBLE

[@icheckvibes]

Care to name a few beside Redfall (which was terrible when it launched, but was updated/patched to be an okay game and still playable offline)? Unlike Concord which was shuttered and refunded. Do you own an Xbox? Do you play any games that are not multiplatform? Are you just into Single-player, narrative driven games? I'm curious to know. Do you like paying more for quality-of-life improvements like cloud saves? Do you like the idea of having a $700 mid-gen refresh that reaches 60FPS but makes the image quality "softer" because it's upscaling using PSSR? How about being given Astrobot as a standalone full-priced game that uses the same boss battles from the Astrobot PSVR game from years ago? If so, then playstation sounds like the platform for you.

[@jermainebynum8265]

How Concord?😅😅😅😅😅

[@gamerbarsonyt]

Xbox is the best out there by a long shot

[@icheckvibes]

One day the other platforms will realize. ONE DAY!!!! lol.

[@ronniepatterson2827]

@@icheckvibes #bubbleboys

[@ColdDayinHell77]

Microsoft is laughing all the way to the bank while Playstation pays 30% up to Microsoft to play a Microsoft property like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Starfield on Playstation 5.

[@icheckvibes]

I can see Phil Spencer dressed up in G-Unit attire singing that 50 cent song "Straight to the bank"

[@ronniepatterson2827]

@@icheckvibes Agreed, all while his platform is easily the worst place to play, & Xbox complete the transition to 3rd party developers for PC, PS5pro, & Switch 2 lol. Phil wins, Xbox community loses, yet it's ok cause of Phils win👀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍😎

[@AdamsOlympia]

Xbox is an excellent, affordable entry point for modern gaming...but way too redundant and borderline pointless if you already own or are planning to buy an XSX equivalent or better PC. I'm actually glad exclusives are starting to become a thing of the past, as it means we'll all be able to enjoy the same games without having to buy a handful of redundant computing boxes. It doesn't matter what platform you play them on anymore, as they're all "good enough" (except for Switch, ofc -- but it's just good enough to be emulated well, so moot point)

[@icheckvibes]

Man, I love your comment. They are a very affordable entry point for modern gaming. If anyone is planning to buy a PC, i say GO FOR IT!!! You could always buy the Xbox games as they come to PC and you have the option to subscribe to Game Pass PC or Game Pass ultimate in the future! I have never liked the idea of exclusive titles, but that was the way that consoles stood out from their competition in the past. It is a old standard that has outlived it's usefulness in today's market. The PS and Xbox have been using x86 processors since Generation 7. There's really no reason why we should HAVE to buy both to play certain games. They are so close to "baby PCs", that they are using laptop grade SoC inside of them. I say to hell with exclusives, sell me Playstation titles on Xbox and Xbox Titles on Playstation so I can play with my friends and family no matter which platform they chose.

[@ronniepatterson2827]

Ease into this my dude. Start by slowly suggesting Xbox doesn't suck total ass occasionally, then build from there. Going all in like this right off the bat, isn't a winning formula if you intend to make this, or ANY grift long term . Remember Sir, baby steps & you're welcome👍

[@icheckvibes]

Xbox sucks to you....and that's kool. TBH, none of the current gen consoles suck to me. I like the features of the dual sense controller. HOWEVER, I wish ALL consoles would use Hall Effect Sticks in their controllers. My kids keep breaking my PS and Xbox controllers. I'm tired of buying new ones. I just have a preference for Xbox, PC, and Android because the integration is top-tier. Quick Resume is truly "a next-gen feeling feature", and it's said that Sony disabled/removed their 'Activity Cards' feature. Playstation games are okay, but I can count on one hand how many of them I'm interested in (Ghost of Tsushima). No grifting (whatever that means, sounds illegal - lol.) involved.

[@ronniepatterson2827]

@@icheckvibes Xbox doesn't suck to me. I have a Series X I prefer over my PS4pro. I may change my mind with the PS5pro, but as of this typing, Series X for me. I just gotta push back on blind fanboyism a bit lol Nothing serious you do you my guy👍

[@henrickrw]

XBOX FAN 4 LIFE... PONIES ARE ASSSSS HURTED... SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL BRO

[@icheckvibes]

I appreciate you checkin the vibes and surprising me and subscribing! I'll continue to get better at my craft and give you nothing but facts.

[@zedorda1337]

You do understand Microsoft made the Xbox and Xbox had nothing to do with it?

[@icheckvibes]

@Zedorda, I don't understand your question. I'll try to answer as best I can: I understand that Microsoft Corp is the parent company of the Xbox brand. Microsoft Gaming does business (d.b.a) as 'Xbox'. IF that doesn't answer your question then I think you're saying that MSFT, Corp forced Xbox to go multiplatform. In which case, I would say YOU ARE RIGHT! CFO Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella forced Xbox's hand into going multiplatform because they needed to see a return of investment for roughly 85 billion that they've spent over the past 6 - 7 years acquiring developers and publishers (ABK was 69.7 billion alone). If neither of those answered your question, please respond by clarifying your comment. Thanks in advance!

[@anthonyjackson4904]

People don’t realize PlayStation is mass produced so quality is down.my ps5 went out on me but nobody talks about that.

[@icheckvibes]

I have to clean mine way more often than my Series X or Series S. The design was rushed in an attempt to make it stand out. In my opinion.

[@Jinkyuu1999]

These Pony comment about this and that! One thing they couldn't stop coping is how gta 3 released on og xbox! They still haven't got over it!😂

[@icheckvibes]

I bought it on OG Xbox too! I was like 12 (wel I guess I tricked my parents into buying it, lol)

[@JohnnyLawrence-n1v]

IT'S A 3RD PARTY TITLE KID. 😂😂😂😂

[@Jinkyuu1999]

@JohnnyLawrence-n1v Your the kid boy

[@JohnnyLawrence-n1v]

@@Jinkyuu1999 You think you're getting mentally dominated by a little kid? 😂😂😂😂

[@Kazuya179]

If all you say is true then why oh why oh why.........are they asking us the consumers why we not buying on xbox. Gamepass isnt a sustainable and the plan feom good ol Phil was to get people playing on xbox then copping the game they already played later. News flash it isnt happening and now they are asking us why. Smh. Gamepass and xbox is a good place to demo a game but as for anything else im good. They arent making quality games worth playing and its been that way for years. They are in last place dude just accept it. They are competing with themselves and still losing 😂

[@icheckvibes]

You got your facts a tad bit wrong. Xbox isn't asking consumers why they aren't buying. They are asking developers why they are missing the platform. The results from those surveys are that it takes more time (& time = money) & resources to get the game optimized for Series consoles. Most developers figure they can get an influx of cash by releasing on PS and use that cash to keep the lights on so they can then get an Xbox release out later. Also GamePass is very profitable and thus sustainable as the games are subsidized but after 3 months of being subscribed, you've already paid the cost for a single game. So if consumers aren't playing at least 4 games a month while subscribed, then it's a profitable win for Xbox. Think about a $70 game, 3 months of XGP ultimate is $59.99. you could buy BLk Ops 6 for full price or you can subscribe to Game Pass. However, if you ONLY play BLk ops 6 and nothing else while subscribed, it would be better for the gamer to just buy the game. That's why I play EVERYTHING that comes to Game Pass to get my $20 worth. If I like it, I'll buy it at sale price (Kunitsu-Gami is one of those titles). Even if you buy a physical copy of ANY game, you have to agree to an EULA (end-user license agreement) that clearly states {if you read it all}, you don't own the game. You are purchasing a license to play the game and interact with others within the game. The only thing on the Blu-ray discs for both PS5 & Series X|S is metadata and hash code that acts as a local license to allow your box to play the game. When you look at things from that perspective, why not just subscribe to the game? The new version will be out in a year anyways and you can just play that when it comes out. Like leasing a BMW. You never own the car, but you can get a new upgraded model every two years and stay in a fresh car.

[@R3vokenDallout1on]

They​ dont get it @@icheckvibes😂

[@glenntaylor266]

The fact that Xbox dropped out of the console wars means they lost by default. On top of that all their moves and they still haven’t overtaken Sony nor Nintendo. AND Xbox games sold better on PS. L video

[@rossmathias5675]

They didn't drop out, microsoft cares about money more than gaming ever since Xbox one crap started. So going digital is more better for sales rather than selling consoles at a loss.

[@glenntaylor266]

@@rossmathias5675 we not talking about money we talking about consoles. Microsoft themselves dropped out of the console wars after losing last generation and losing this one. Try again

[@icheckvibes]

@glenntaylor266, sorry my friend, but you're living in a bubble. YOU are talking about consoles. No one else is, because selling consoles is only the first part of actually "winning". The definition of winning can be different for every company. Sony may feel they're winning because they money-hat games in order to hurt Xbox by keeping those games off the platform. Xbox is at a point now, where IT DOES NOT MATTER if sony money-hats. Xbox is now the biggest publisher of games and if developers think that making their games exclusive to one platform will be sustainable, they will get a rude awakening (Just like SquareEnix is learning right now). Winning for Xbox is getting Xbox games on ALL computing devices with a screen and bluetooth. In that regard, they are winning. Sony has a playstation remote play app, and the portal. But those portals aren't doing so well....

[@icheckvibes]

@rossmathias5675 - You're right, they adapted vs. dropping out (like Sega did years ago). Xbox cares about gaming being accessible and affordable for everyone. MICROSOFT cares about money....So there is a internal battle happening where MICROSOFT wants to see the return of investment, and Xbox is building the foundation for the house that they're building.

[@glenntaylor266]

@@icheckvibes consoles are the REASON there was a console war. Xbox adapting is irrelevant to the fact they list the CONSOLE WARS. Try again my guy

[@billclay2701]

lol

[@Anonymous25491]

Buy a PS5 and stop coping.

[@icheckvibes]

Thank you for watching the video. I already have a PS5, Xbox Series X, Series S, Switch OLED, PC. Otherwise I wouldn't feel right talking about things I don't have. Do you care to elaborate on how I'm "coping" (as you put it)? What I will talk about is how sincey PS5 purchase it's not compelling to me. The games are more expensive than the nearly constant sales that I see on Xbox and PC. PS Plus pales in comparison to the sheer wealth of content that GamePass offers and ultimately Sony has been using anti-consumer practices the entire generation.

[@Jinkyuu1999]

Stop trying to force us to play a ps5!😂

[@ehenningsen]

I owned every Playstation up unto the PS5, never bought an XBOX. Moving to PC had opened my eyes to not only the accessibility of XBOX games, but how much i had been missing out. Because of the divergent strategies of the two and the immersion of PC hardware, not only do i have most of XBOX's library bought, i don't quite have access to all of the PS library. Think about it. To buy all of the XBOX games, Microsoft doesn't need to lose money on hardware. To buy all the PS games, Sony has to take a financial hit to sell me a Playstation. Im sorry as a former PS and Nintendo console only player, but checkmate goes to MS

[@Manny-lc1mf]

@@ehenningsensame dawg at the rate things are going I’m probably not going to buy the ps6. Ps5 has not lived up to the 500 dollar investment

[@IndigoPowerForce]

Clearly a 'merica point of view... And agree with others funboy of ms.... Ps1 vs none, ps2 king of sales vs x box brick, ps3 first hated by all now everyone praise ps3 vs x box something, ps4 vs xbox toaster and now two craps in a row.... Get a life people

[@icheckvibes]

Thanks for checking the video. I'm happy that you've found your platform of choice. Playstation isn't a bad platform at all. I just don't like the decisions that sony makes when it comes to their customers. That's why my PS5 is collecting dust.

[@hvdiv17]

Outsmarted by releasing the same console you bought 4 years ago?😂

[@icheckvibes]

4 years ago, there was a 14 year old that didn't have disposable income or wasn't on his way to college. 4 years ago, there were people who couldn't afford to get into the Gen 9 gaming. So no, they didn't outsmart Playstation by releasing a console. They outsmarted them by their software publishing plan/roadmap. Thanks for checkin the vibes with us. Maybe we'll see you in the next video!

[@PALITINEB00RS]

LMFAO pre-ordered my PS% and sold the xbox...XBOX is trash no games what's so ever...can not compete at all...

[@icheckvibes]

I apologize that Xbox didn't have games that you like. I hope Playstation can do better for you and offer the types of games you like to play. Hopefully those games are ONLY on playstation because it wouldn't make sense to pay more money for a console if you're just going to play the "Sinister Six" (CoD, Minecraft, NBA2k, Madden, EA FC, Fortnite).

[@jermainebynum8265]

How Concord working out? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnnyLawrence-n1v]

YEAH. THE DEAD LAST PLACE XBOX WITH 0 GREAT EXCLUSIVES THAT'S PORTING IT'S 1ST PARTY TITLES TO PLAYSTATION OUTSMARTED SONY. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Not going to watch the video, but someone please tell me it's a joke. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@icheckvibes]

It's cool that you got here to the comments without watching the video. Not sure how that happened, but I'm glad you're here nonetheless. the term "Last place" insinuates that there is a race going on. May I ask, what "race" are you referring to? By what metrics or standards are you saying they are last place? Could you possibly be talking about losing Gen 8 when they failed to come close to the number of consoles PlayStation sold, or perhaps it's something else entirely. Saying they're last place is subjective at best. Also, no one that owns just an Xbox cares about exclusives. YES, exclusives give your console an identity. This much is very true. But most people who own an Xbox also have another device like PC, switch, or PS. Pretty much everyone has a smart phone these days. So what good are exclusives to people like that? Exclusives do very little in today's market to sell consoles. Look at the way console sales are down 33% year-over-year for BOTH PS and Xbox platforms. There is zero indication that in 2024 an exclusive game is going to sell 10s of millions of consoles. Black Myth Wukong sold 10 million copies and a huge majority of those sales were on PC, not PlayStation. The ecosystem, the user interface; the social experience, the ability to buy an "Xbox Play Anywhere" game on Xbox (ONE TIME) and have that same game available on PC (without paying another dollar); Starting a game on Xbox, then streaming it to your phone, then switching to your PC with your save data and achievements following you; watching your friend stream their game on Discord, having the peace of mind that all of your Xbox games will be forward compatible and play on Next-gen devices -- are all reasons why people choose Xbox. Whereas on Playstation, they're raising the prices of PS4 games (Horizon Zero Dawn which before the announcement of a remaster WAS $15 now it's $34.99) in order to force you to pay more for a remaster if you didn't already own the game AND charging a PS Plus subscription fee for the ability to have cloud saves....So if you want to say Xbox is in last place for console sales, I won't fight you on that; but in the same vein PlayStation is in last place in consumer-friendly practices.

[@JohnnyLawrence-n1v]

@@icheckvibes 1) The console wars. Maybe you've heard of it. 😂😂😂 2) Nothing in your long line of babbling is remotely true. 😂😂😂. Xbox sales are mostly parents buying their kids the cheapest console to play when they ask for a PlayStation, but Xbox is hundreds of dollars cheaper. 3) PS5 SALES ARE CURRENTLY OUTPACING PS4 AT THE SAME POINT IN THEIR LIFECYCLE. 😂😂😂😂 THE SWITCH HAS SHIPPED OVER 143 MILLION UNITS. 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 DOWN 33%... OK KID. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂

[@JohnnyLawrence-n1v]

@@icheckvibes AND PC.... 😂😂😂😂 PC SUUUUUUUUUUCKS 🛑 ATTENTION🛑 PC LOSES.... ANY YEAR. PC: 0 Great exclusives. Misses out on numerous GOTY winners every year. Windows garage OS Bugs, viruses, crashing. Malware, shovelware, bottlenecking, troubleshooting. No physical games. No first party developers. Horrible online plagued with cheaters hackers and modders. Gimped unoptimized and late 3rd party ports. Garbage / virtually non-existent local multiplayer. Loses best graphics, art, animation, etc to consoles first party games yearly. Gigantic, loud, energy consuming towers. Hunched over desk and chair gaming on a small screen. But yeah... Go ahead and name 1 single great pc exclusive. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Vs Consoles: Numerous great exclusive games. First party titles. Physical or digital games. 2nd party exclusives. Optimized games. Exclusive games that win Best Graphics, art, animation every year. Superior online services. Ease of use. Small, quiet, energy conserving. No bugs, viruses, malware, shovelware. Blu-ray Portability. Constant innovation from d-pad, to analog, to motion controls to Dualsense. If you're gaming on a PC it's because: A. You are a child and your parents control what you play and what you play on. B. You're a foreigner (not from the USA) and hate games based on American or Western culture. C. You are poor and can't afford a luxury item like a console. D. You are on the spectrum and enjoy repetitive point and click games. E. All of the above. 😂😂 Oh, and you want to talk about visuals? Best looking games by year: 2023- Spider-Man 2 (Not on PC), Alan Wake 2. 2022- God of War Ragnorok (not on PC), Horizon Forbidden West (Not on PC), Eldin Ring. 2021- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (Not on PC). 2020- The Last of Us Part II ( Not on PC), Dreams (Not on PC). 2019- Death Standing (Not on PC), Control. 2018- God of War (Not on PC), Red Dead Redemption 2 (Not on PC). 2017- Horizon Zero Dawn (Not on PC). 2016- Uncharted 4 (Not on PC). Should I go on? 😂😂😂😂 PC kiddies. Before replying make sure you're not checking that E. box on the list and only proving my point. 😆😆😆

[@ronniepatterson2827]

I watched it for you & yes, Cuhh is laying it on thick alright. I haven't been this embarrassed for a missguided Xbox loyalist, since Crap gamer was in his grift & gift prime! That's saying something seeing how inherently easy it is to grift a Xbot these days lol

[@smokegames1179]

Sony’s $499 PlayStation 5 console is no longer selling at a loss. Bloomberg reports that Sony chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki shared the news just a week after the company announced it had sold 10 million PS5 consoles. So the 50 million console they sold after was all profit 😂😂 debunked

[@icheckvibes]

You're absolutely right. In fact since the slim came out they were no longer selling at a loss. That was the purpose of shrinking the die and using cheaper components to cool the machine. The fact still remains that if they were no longer taking a loss on those consoles then they turned around and release a mid-gen refresh with increased GPU clock speeds and the "ability" to overclock the CPU by 10%, it stands to reason that they COULD have sold the device for $600 and still make a profit. Which in turn means that they are passing the cost to the consumer and making more profit on top of it because they are trying anything to make their strategy of selling consoles continue to win.