What The Hell Is Happening At Xbox? | Spot On

Lucy and Tam discuss the Xbox studio closures and the unclear future they have created.
Xbox leadership made the decision to close multiple high-profile studios including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin. This has resulted in discussions around what the platform holder's intent for the future of Xbox is and speculation on what part Game Pass plays in it. On this episode of Spot On, Lucy and Tamoor discuss the closures, the aftermath of them-including some confusing statements from an exec-and what the future of Xbox may look like.
#gaming #Xbox #gamespot

[@ShawnGlenn.]

Microsoft buying all these studios was a major red flag years ago and it’s finally catching up with them.

[@PurfectlyWild]

Corporate greed, Take Two literally fired people while at the same time the CEO had a multimillion dollar pay raise.

[@robf]

No you have team acquisition cheerleader it all on. Hope they like the Xbox they end up with. Microsoft gaming COD and candy crush.

[@TecraX2]

@@robf As long as I get COD on Game Pass Day-1 I'm happy!

[@vonnblagaming984]

btu but but my plastic box...

[@robf]

@@TecraX2 yup and they talking about pulling that as well 🤣

[@RGS0503]

Isn't this exactly why the FTC tried to block the Activision deal?

[@MrEffectfilms]

Yup, but no one listened. Apparently Microsoft's need to "compete" was more important 😒.

[@argersgulka5761]

Yeah, and you have fanboys justifying Xbox for just making a normal business move. 🤦‍♂️

[@AeyGee]

The studios closed are from Bethesda.

[@Ray__E]

Yes but fanboys and biased journalists threw a fit. So many were cheering for the deal and even wanted Microsoft to buy up more companies, especially if it hurt Sony. Now the same people are either in hiding or stunned with what's happening after being warned this exact thing was plausible

[@faithlessarv]

Yeah because why settle for mediocrity profits when you have big games from ActivisionBlizzardKing, Fallout, Doom, and Elder Scrolls. Allocate all resources from the smaller studios that make extensive games and put them towards our big sellers to maximize profits. Not the future of gaming that I want to be honest. Sure I really want Elder Scrolls 6 but why destroy creativity and freedom for it. I love new ideas of games. I welcome it as I wait for the big sellers. And sometimes these new ideas will become big sellers.

[@gregorymansour1763]

Companies that don't believe that making great games is good enough shouldn't be making games at all.

[@raigresham1298]

I don’t even know what constitutes a “success” in gaming anymore. HFR was a game I was jealous previously was an exclusive and heard so many people discussing how well it did, the quality of it, etc. I can remember hearing this about the Tomb Raider reboot years ago and it just makes me think do execs think every gamer plays EVERY game?

[@vreevroow]

They believe they can compensate their way into retaining profits in a world about to end.

[@Hel1mutt]

so i watched another video on the subject by Knowledge Husk that pointed out that sales have not been released, only how many people played it. It came out on Gamepass which has 25million customers, and its possible that half or more of the players got it there, for free essentially. Gamepass has not been a success also, a former Microsoft higherup said it might have needed "100million or something" customers to be considered successful and it has eaten into potential sales for xbox games. HFR may have been more expensive than we have been led to believe as well which may have led to this decision but we cant know for sure unless they come out and tell us. Like many things its a complicated issue with many facets but thats just a theory.

[@SteadyAscension]

Xbox is playing the real life Fallout game, where they nuke their brand into irrelevance

[@MyKeytar]

This show is the best thing Gamepot's had going for it since Danny O'Dwyer's The Point. Good job guys!

[@KnightSoulsG]

Gamepass users do not buy games because I'll just wait until it's in Gamepass Xbox trained their users to wait

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

I have gamepass and I buy the games I play there. Hi-Fi Rush was my favorite game last year.

[@KnightSoulsG]

@marcusrobinson-johnson That's 1 out of the millions who aren't buying xbox games and that's why xbox games are being ported to ps5

[@marcusrobinson-johnson]

@@KnightSoulsG pretty sure I'm not the only person but yeah the actual number of people who do likely isn't high. I'll agree on that

[@KnightSoulsG]

​@@marcusrobinson-johnson My point is the mentality of wanting instead of buying games because of the service model.

[@mikesannitti6042]

I don't know if that's true. Gamepass is a good place to play smaller games you're on the fence about or the first party stuff. But the waiting idea has always been there. Most games cost 50% less a year later. Is that really so different from waiting a year to pay jedi survivor on Gamepass Rather than buying it full price at release?

[@AeyGee]

Peter Moore was the last good Xbox CEO. He single-handedly made the Xbox 360 one of the greatest consoles of all time, and competed with none other than the behemoth Sony. Under his supervision, Halo was the largest IP in the Xbox lineup. And look at Phil Spencer - the moment he became CEO, Xbox brand nose dived, including HALO.

[@JimmyNuisance]

It's such a shame too, because I really like Phil and I like what he says about games, sometimes.. But he seems like the wrong man for our time. His disdain of VR was a dead giveaway for me that he just doesn't live in the same timeline as the rest of us. Sure, VR is moving forward slowly, but still.. Dude had absolute disgust for it.. Maybe he was shy after MS being burned by Kinect or whatever(not his doing), but yeah, dude does not seem like he was planning for a future that was gonna happen. Backwards compat was all him, and I have all sorts of respect for him for doing that, that was a genuinely good move. But yeah.. does not seem like the right guy for this era. I also think he would probably be better as a studio head rather than the boss of the xbox brand as a whole. It's just too big for his kind of leadership.

[@AeyGee]

@@JimmyNuisance I shared the same opinion as yours, when Phil came into the scene after years of ruderless performance by Don Mattrick, in 2013/2014. But, after looking at the last 10 years performance and how the Xbox brand became nothing/irrelevant from one of the greatest gaming brands, it is evident that he lacks the bullocks to stand up to the people above him. Under his leadership, not one IP from Xbox flourished. This makes me believe that either he is a fake or doesn't walk the walk. I always see him giving these super-amazing scripted talks at conferences, but his actions doesn't mirror what he say. Pushing subscriptions, cloud gaming, unrequired mergers of Bethesda or ActiBliz, and what not, have all been done under his decade long tenure. And all these just to lose more money.

[@mappybc6097]

​@@AeyGeeHave you actually looked at Don Mattrick's career at MS? He became CEO after Peter Moore left in 2007. That means he was in charge for 6 years of the 360s lifespan, which to this date remains the most successful Xbox console ever. Also, he didn't get the luxury of a second chance, or a 70 billion dollar get out of jail for free card.

[@AeyGee]

@@mappybc6097 A game's average development cycle is 2-3 years, which means most of the good games released during Don's tenure were greenlit by Peter Moore. So, you shouldn't give Don credit when he made no contribution towards them.

[@AeyGee]

@@mappybc6097 Don was purely responsible for Project Natal aka KINECT. And we all know how the Kinect was the start of the end for the Xbox 360.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

wait so unilateral hyper-consolidation is a _bad_ thing now?

[@Playbeyond24]

Right?! Like, these ppl just went along with what was happening, never questioned these execs and some even saying it was good in some spaces, but now it's bad. Nobody could foresee this would happen, even though we've seen consolidations effects in other industries

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

The legal system has failed us for letting the merger go through.

[@JimmyNuisance]

@@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu Defund the FTC decade after decade, replace the top people there with industry plants.. This is what you get. Capitalists running roughshod over entire industries. I'm kinda more disappointed with EU for not going "nah" on this.. Not surprised, but kinda disappointed. I expect slightly more from the EU than the US on stuff like this. Everyone dropped the ball because old people have no idea how the games industry works. I also think they might not understand how enormous the industry is, and how much damage can be done by the malicious greedy corporations pulling a lot of the strings.

[@Malacite]

It doesn't get talked about in the media nearly enough. Basically the only time it ever gets remotely mentioned is if Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren say something

[@kingcorey8438]

It's not Xbox anymore. Its Microsoft gaming now

[@mikeCarter-xo4us]

They aren't confusing in the slightest. monopolysoft opening everything was always going to end like this and bad for everyone

[@SteveSaylor]

Not the sad piano lofi remix! 😭😭😭

[@_Rodders_]

Same thing happened when EA bought a tonne of studios at the end of the 90's and shut them all down in the early 2000's.

[@tordb]

*ton

[@postalsamGAMING]

@@tordb tonne is fine

[@The_Ballo]

They're just making their stock marketable to clueless investors

[@frantick]

It’s not about games, it’s about number go up.

[@MTTT19]

Microsoft’s philosophy seems to be “make Online Multiplayer shooters only with Microtransactions as that is where the money is! Do it or we will close you down!”

[@MrEffectfilms]

It's all because of the ABK deal, they need to start making that money back and the smaller development teams are the ones paying the price.

[@RawWrath]

Evil within is god tier literally got me into survival horror

[@S3RAVA3LM]

Yeah. That was a great time. I went out and picked that up long ago. Great resident evil like game but completely its own,

[@serkany5905]

The Evil Within 1+2 literally evolved the Survival Horror genre. Even Resident Evil 4 remake took the stealth mechanic from The Evil Within.

[@OtakuUnderground92]

Pretty much my Resident Evil. Shame.

[@spacecowboy7193]

I like game pass in its current state. But it seems like Xbox’s new philosophy is buy a company and burn it to the ground so you can show quarterly growth, and then occasionally spit out a half baked game to boost numbers a bit. Just zero interest in making anything good anymore. I’ve bought Xboxes for decades but they’re not a gaming company anymore. They’re purely a money making company now. I’m just not interested. They don’t have any good exclusives anymore, so why not just buy a PS and forget they exist?

[@MrEffectfilms]

Been saying that for years man. Just get you a PS5 and if you see a Xbox game you want just build a decent PC for $300-$500, you'll have much better performance and you'll be able to play PC games too. That's all you need.

[@hobosox]

@@MrEffectfilms The days of a decent $300 PC are long gone man. Entry level mobos are $200+ now. Even buying used stuff its like $700 minimum for a decent gaming PC these days.

[@TreesPlease42]

Feels like Enron, corporations hollowing themselves out

[@Lusk1993]

​@MrEffectfilms there's no entry level computer for 700 that can run the newest Xbox exlusives

[@Hmonks]

The thing is when people use gamepass , they don’t stay subscribed forever, they only subscribe for a month the game their interest in and then unsubscribe, because most likely they already finished the game or got bored

[@simplymincy]

Which is smart. I don't see how execs didn't see that would be the case.

[@CharinL]

Bang on.

[@DyeHard79]

Yeah people on Twitter were telling me don't worry about Dishonored-- they closed the "Bad Arkane" 1:) they are both incredibly talented 2:) Harvey Smith wrote And Co directed Dishonored so yeah super-Bummed I have no doubt in My Mind we will enjoy another Harvey Smith Gem....one day.

[@mariodumitrescu6234]

Girrrrrrrrrrllll. Fancy seeing you here. Str8 outta the friends per second podcast, I think I've seen this fella before to!

[@AdmiralBison]

It's a NEEDED wake up call for all workers & consumers - *ORGANIZE, UNIONIZE, SOCIALIZE* the games industry. Enough of all the corporate shareholder greed and go independent studios. (Worker OWNED and controlled) The rest *UNIONIZE* against these corporate giants.

[@S3RAVA3LM]

For well over a decade i tryed to support this industry with everything i have. And i am absolutely grateful for we have a library of amazing content. I went out and bought so many new games on day one. Hard times have come now and i still try to do my part in supporting this industry. Something just isn't adding up. The money is there, but something is wrong.

[@Lusk1993]

Only buy indies

[@syro2412]

Love how articulate these two are. Keep it up guys

[@ianchinsor9248]

Imagine being an Xbox owned studio now, working on your next game wondering if you’ll have a job after it releases, even if it is a hit! Yeah, I’m sure that lovely work environment will be great for game output and staff retention 👍🏻

[@PeterZeeke]

What’s the music near the end?

[@JadenHybrid]

The Sega of this time.

[@JimmyNuisance]

Which is pretty funny because so many of the Dreamcast refugees went straight for the Xbox. Now they're getting Sega'ed again.. Rough.

[@itsdeonlol]

Phil Spencer needs to make a big change...

[@ronthorn3]

Yeah, his diapers.

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

Phil needs to go himself

[@Ray__E]

Yeah by resigning. He should've been kicked to the curb a long time ago

[@thereap6390]

They want what PlayStation's got with Helldivers 2, but it's impossible. They need to focus on something new, not copy something that's already there and working.

[@MinLee2]

I was going to buy Game Pass for a few months too. Now I'm not sure...

[@BoomSlang001]

It makes more sense to actually buy something like Hellblade 2 and hold off on Game Pass. I'm locked in at a discount for a few more months...

[@nemesis656]

Mostly fluff games on there. There's a few solid games on it.

[@MinLee2]

@@nemesis656 - was mostly going to try Season 12 of Sea of Thieves to see if it's worth buying on Steam.

[@MrEffectfilms]

If you want to try a month that's cool but I'd just buy whatever's good.

[@ahmedshifo]

sad to see these giant companies in hands of useless individuals i do not know what is happening with games nowdays

[@MrWolfPants]

Can anyone tell me what music they have in the background. I need that chilled synth Chopin in my life

[@TheKennyboy92]

Loving the Moonlight Sonata chill lofi backing track.

[@J.a.v.i]

Time to start cancelling Game Pass. Gamers have to send Microsoft the message that this type o reckless behavior won't be tolerated. They are a 3 Trillion Dollar Conglomerate so there's no excuse for this. Microsoft has to stop treating gaming studios like they do their Windows Office department. Shame on Microsoft!

[@Lomecron]

Jeez. watching gamespot talk about game studio closures with a lo-fi hip-hop remix of moonlight sonata. Even the sound engineer is depressed.

[@Lomecron]

Oh and Gnossienne! we're going deep sad.

[@Saxtalk.]

Best duo. Always looking every week for this content

[@Zetler]

What is Microsoft’s cohesive strategy for Xbox?

[@MrEffectfilms]

They don't have one

[@AdmiralBison]

The Xbox is a sinking ship. The quicker more people see the writing on the wall, Microsoft finally admits wanting to go third party and Xbox wishfully, though unlikely, breaks away from Microsoft to be its own 100% independent separate company the better.

[@2openhere]

Subscribed to gamepass pc because starfield day one. Surprise you still have to buy it if you want dlc. Game saves to the cloud when changing to other pc to play at night, takes 15mins (steam 15 secs). At last patch gamepass froze at 25% download, after 2 hrs updating and reinstalling gamepass and microsoft store etc uninstalled and cancelled and migrated saves to steam in 15 mins. Not one problem since.

[@emptycan666]

I've been playing The Evil Within again :( but I also downloaded Prey and HiFi again

[@skydivin4ng3l]

I guess the closed studios where not worthy of their name anymore bc all talent left especially at arkane. Maybe tango wanted hifi rush 2 but it was too expensive for what they could pull off and didn't want to do Evi within 3, since the director left before.. and ghost wire was a technical mess...

[@feplays007]

shareholders want profits not games, it doesn't matter if it's successful for players or not, this purchase of Activision Blizzard caught the attention of all shareholders 👀, we thought they would keep the studios, but it's always the same old story as EA Games closing studios and keeping successful profitable games and their microtransactions services.😿

[@joethestampede]

Anyone else get a This Week on Xbox ad after the video?

[@pyd2215]

Never ending growth is a physical impossibility

[@lordbarco8337]

It seems that people running these companies have no idea about video games, nor have any love on the industry per se… it is very sad… we gamers need to change this trend… we need to stop wasting money on pay to play, lootboxes, or cosmetics… we must support indie games/developers or companies that release games at full price with EVERYTHING includes (unless you get a full DLC story)… the trend will just get worst!

[@tjyukuri5371]

Nice T-shirt.

[@AvengingN00b]

Ninja Theory is next, nobody is gonna buy an 8hr single player game and nobody cares that it is about to release, it's just gonna be Gamepass fodder

[@TecraX2]

3:33 - They did that with Arkane and got "Redfail" in return... That would make anyone questioning their decisions!

[@aaryan4323]

Except they only did that. Zenimax was still forcing Arkane to make a game which they didn't want to make. Microsoft never stepped in to stop production or help the team with their lack-of-staff/time issue. Basically, they set the team up to fail.

[@mitchellbrinkerdp]

Redfall wasn’t the failed experiment of Arkane. It was Bethesda wanting a live service game. They didn’t want to make that. Glaze the mega corporation a little more dude.

[@threeswordssama]

Microsoft is the perfect example of what happens when you let a bunch of tech business people run gaming. How many people at Xbox that are making these decisions even own an Xbox or play games? Compare that to Nintendo who you can tell are really passionate about their games and their IP (sometimes to a fault). Just sad for the fans of Xbox.

[@brandonsmith9828]

I’ve been saying the same thing that Mike Ybarra of Blizzard just commented on days ago - make great original content and everything will be okay. I have no idea why Microsoft purchased so many great studios only to completely abandon the release or original content. Stop focusing on bringing in new gamers and just release great exclusives. It really is that simple.

[@Darkreaper1982]

Why spend big and buy a studio only to shut it down? Doesn't make any sense, unless it was done without any foresight or idea of what to do.

[@prettyhatemachine101]

“Pretty” shirt, Lucy! I, of course, love it.

[@arthurg7894]

What's on Lucy's shirt? That an album cover?

[@mouradmarzouk8229]

Those executives should take a pay cut first

[@maymayman0]

They wanted to succeed with gamepass but still be a console maker too. If gamepass was to succeed to it should have been accessible on more than just Xbox and PC.

[@ethanmyers4882]

Missing on games sales mmmmm? Now how many years have we been waiting for gears or any Xbox exclusive? Whoever did the roll out for next gen at Microsoft should be fired

[@mikesolo84]

Maybe we're all wrong. Maybe the developers Microsoft fired didn't have any new projects to work on, no new ideas at least.

[@Unown-mg1fj]

All Xbox has done was make me a PlayStation gamer Used to buy everything for Xbox and play the PlayStation exclusive Now I don’t even play Xbox , probably gonna sell it

[@user-lb4jw5rz8c]

I honestly dont understand how any of you are surprised

[@michaelmooradian4513]

You guys and ladies need to stop lumping PlayStation with Xbox’s failures. PlayStation is in first place,Xbox is in third place. Sony doesn’t put their games on PC day and date unless it’s a live service game, the console is the most important thing to them. There is no evidence that PlayStation single player games sell well on PC because PC players don’t play games like that. Xbox lost their console identity when they went day and date on PC and started treating their fans like second class citizens. I was one of them. I’ve had every PlayStation and Xbox until the Xbox One. I primarily play on PlayStation now and I will get a Nintendo next year. If I was a Xbox console fan, get a PlayStation or build a PC and move on.

[@MrEffectfilms]

Well said my guy.

[@exmatilda982]

I really need this remixed version of Moonlight Sonata! where can I find it? help me pls :O

[@t1mblumer]

Fingers crossed for next Elder Scrolls on PS

[@noteasybeingweezy]

Pretty much a guarantee

[@StoopidSnot]

If a studio is being closed, then it should be fine to pirat the games that studio has made. F the publishers, I buy games to support the creators, the studio who has been slaving away to make the thing I like, I will happily give them my money to support them. If the studio itself is gone, well I am not rewarding the publisher who has taken away the studios I liked.

[@mohamadjefry9412]

I hate that useless Microsoft shutting down the game studio without reason.

[@ZeroHxC07]

There’s plenty of reason

[@tomsimmons7673]

I got a Hellblade ad on this video.

[@danecap3188]

Nice shirt

[@JadenHybrid]

So.....are they really making another console at this point....for next gen....well see.

[@spidercat2841]

God I hope hellblade will be good. It's the only game I've been looking forward to

[@adamsermet5953]

Ahh, Arkane the marmite of developers. Hopefully they’ll get together and form a little indie or something

[@HShango]

Phill Spencer gotta go (he's useless)

[@Richard-dt4ft]

And replace him with yet another person that values shareholders over consumers?

[@RobbieB2606]

@@Richard-dt4ft Extreme incompetence still needs to be punished. He shouldn't get a free pass just because of his 'friendly gamer uncle' persona

[@MarkTheGamer180]

Agreed

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

Could always replace him with bobby kotic

[@bigfootwalker5399]

Microsoft likes to flaunt that they have the money to buy any independent studio, but once they own a studio the money vanishes!

[@tordb]

Buy all the competition and now they're upset there's no competition from game companies? 🤣

[@KChow21]

Xbox needs to hire Jim Ryan

[@RileyHell]

Awards do not equal sales sadly.

[@bigjay8895]

Watching this on my tv with a PS5 hooked up underneath it..🍿

[@Jaguar32x]

Gamespot is still around ?

[@rio8677]

The Fallout of Xbox, makes sense😂

[@JMC1992]

Business strategy: sell more old games and shut down studios. The future is lookin good!

[@ZeroHxC07]

Despite liking arkane ( pre Raphael leaving) both smith and wakaba should just make good games, they both made red fall and deathloop. Both flopped and both were not very good.

[@TH-ql1mw]

Did you guys made the same video when Sony, rockstar, embracer shut down the studio

[@noteasybeingweezy]

IDK, did those companies just drop millions of dollars buying new studios only to close them?

[@TH-ql1mw]

@@noteasybeingweezy after acquisition - arkane austin released redfall, which is simply worst first party game xbox has released in their entire brand history. tango gameworks's ghostwire tokyo - not well sold, hifi rush - it was critically acclaimed, but not making profit. Xbox didn't just shut them down after acquisition, they saw their results for 3 years. They might closed them in the 'corporate view' Xbox gave arkane austin 1 extra year of time to polish redfall but they did nothing. I'm also the one who thinks xbox shouldn't have shut them down and gave them a second chance. Because I really loved hi fi rush and prey. And I think this is very wrong corporate decision. but all the gaming media blaming xbox for whole week? When all the gaming industry is doing the same? I don't know, it just seems like a clickbait I also think this is very biased 'media dicision' Did they made the same 'exclusive blame video' when other companies did the same? Not in my memory. Embracer group is the one right fit in your criticize - spend millions of dollars buying studios to close them. Because they actually did. After the acquisition, Embracer group's studio had to shut down and laid off even before the new game release, because of the embracer.

[@tigertony7724]

We all like Phil Spencer but sometimes things have to change soon enough

[@hamadali908]

Xbox X Steam Deck

[@germangamer2976]

Phil and the rest of the Xbox executives need to go, they are clueless

[@torugolago]

Microsoft do this kind of thing since the 90’s, this is their company culture. Anyone could see this coming, but their multi-trillion lobbyists won.

[@ozzyg82]

I hope Xbox get booed and vetoed at the next live event they attend.

[@stevecraig7643]

I thought you were Jessica for a moment,

[@13mrservon]

Is that the dude that gave Deathloop 10 out of 10 "Masterpiece"? He's a shill.

[@leonidasvonsparta]

i never had the game pass, if we came to a point where they control all the games and internet is always required , we as consumers are f#####. they could do whatever they want , we had to swallow it. all streaming stuff isnt for me.

[@Metal5678]

The future doesn't look bright for gaming.

[@viktormustapic]

Xbox or more likely MS Gaming will become a third party publisher. All the M&As got them in the hot seat and the flawed subscription service model they bet their ecosystem on is not suitable for the medium of video games.

[@Tinbeef22]

All we need.os COD on gamepass

[@KingOfMadCows]

Ninja Theory, Obsidian, InXile, Rare, Double Fine: ha ha, we're in danger. Also, Microsoft is a multi-trillion dollar corporation.

[@listofromantics]

...in danger of being shutdown or turned into Call of Duty or Bethesda support studios.

[@AlbertPatrick]

Microsoft is a multi-trillion dollar corporation, but Xbox by itself is not. I don't get why so many people don't understand this.

[@KingOfMadCows]

​@@AlbertPatrick And XBox is a part of Microsoft. Where do you think the money to buy all those game studios came from?

[@Jeymez]

@@AlbertPatrick Xbox has made Microsoft richer, that's why Bill Gates was smart to introduce it, because he knew that was the future for Microsoft. so they can't just cut out the Xbox, that would result in Microsoft possibly closing there doors. Windows is not enough to keep Microsoft going, it's not like the old days. no what they'll probably do is get rid of some people, but the Xbox is gonna be what they want it to be, and Phil Spencer knows it. but he's been an embarrassment for them, so he will be replaced at some point, with another crony that'll continue the same BS. And Sarah Bond will be that person, that's why she's there.

[@AlbertPatrick]

@@KingOfMadCows Xbox is Xbox, and Microsoft is the parent company. The parent company allowed Xbox to play around with an allowance. Xbox's allowance wasn't quite enough to buy all the toys, so they had to ask Daddy Microsoft for more money. MS said "I'll give you the money, but I'm going to make sure you earn it back," so Xbox said "okay, I'll do whatever you say from now on, if you let me buy that really popular toy." What, do you really think Playstation can just use all the money that Sony has as well? It's not that simple.

[@argersgulka5761]

For those that are optimistic that Xbox will be bringing new games to the table by merging the teams, wake up already. They got nothing and the next presentation they’ll have is just to promise more games in the distant future. But will it be 2 or 3 years from now? There’s nothing coming for 2024. Oh yeah, there’s Hellblade 2 and they’re not even trying to promote the game anymore. There’s nothing wrong with waiting years if that promises amazing games, but they’re looking to make money here. And the next few years don’t look good for Xbox…

[@Chronoir3]

oh no anyway..........

[@rossgaller960]

dont know how will i pay my next month rent ..

[@gt0783]

Just an onslaught of awful news since they bought Activision, it’s exhausting if you’re following it

[@mouradmarzouk8229]

Suits and shareholders don’t belong in gaming!

[@KingJohnMichael]

Video game industry crash 2023 2024

[@Rightround0846]

I. Hate. Modern. Gaming..

[@Xxerick930xX]

Erik Satie ❤

[@adamadamski5024]

Destroy studios is better for M$ then sell it... ' no more potential competitors"

[@premsarin9866]

The gotta pay for COD some how