Xbox is LOST

Behold the blunder of X.
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[@monstercombo007]

Overworked Activision Employees: You have freed us from Bobby Cottick! Microsoft: Oh! I Wouldn't say freed, more like, under new management!

[@undefinederror40404]

Finally the "fire and smoldering embers from hell bgm" has stopped playing. Wait, what's this.. "deserted desert ambiance"? Oh no

[@ericwlezniak2081]

Except the ones that were fired.

[@Velly2g]

If Microsoft hired Bobby, they would make way more money

[@christiancinnabars1402]

more like, under no management!*

[@no4knearmyhouse-z7d5k]

xbox is trash and i move to my old Nintendo switch on my moniter cuz xbox is trash even played on my tv or moniter the games were so garbage that had to put my xbox in the closest in the hallway! and after its paid off from finger hunt im goin to Retrun it to gamestop and see if i can tread it for the oled Switch! and one thing i hated about the xbox was that blu-ray and music player you had to download the fking blu-ray app like why didnt they just put it in the console pre bult like what they did with the ps4/xbox 360 u didnt have to download a dvd player

[@samfisher2141]

It's Microsoft gaming now. Xbox 360 died in 2013 when the "X One" was revealed.

[@Simstiger]

should never bought an Xbox one....360 was better at everything. Control works for longer time without break, headset worked for years, while on one, me and all my friends 's headset break after EXACLY after 1 year. All games where temporary on xb one (only that zombie fun game wasnt) in 360 era games where 4 split screen, now just 2...sometimes

[@themoocow7718]

really have to fix my 360. so many memories on that thing.

[@samfisher2141]

@@themoocow7718 get your console fix. Because I bought myself the entire collection of PGR series. And two of the original games are backwards compatible for the 360. I plan to fully move to PC and just collect old games from old systems. Xbox is officially dead after what they did to Tango Games.

[@Kilthan2050]

Don’t shorten the name, it was x-Bone. Because buyers got boned.

[@samfisher2141]

@@Kilthan2050 thanks. You know what's sad? I remember back in the day when everyone wanted the Xbox 720. Simple times man.

[@misterzygarde6431]

You know, Phil could’ve sold Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP to some other company in Japan like Sega, Arc System Works, or even Nintendo. At least then they could have profited off losing talent to other companies. But no, they just had to act like the CEO of Insane Groundbreaking Games from Smiling Friends.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Microsoft CEO said no to the approval of buying tango

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@therealjaystone2344 Can I have a source for this?

[@mattwo7]

Sega pft. No. And that's coming from an avid Sega fan since the 90s. Sega only cares about Sonic, SMT, Yakuza, a handful of Mega Drive (Genesis) games (which does not include the Japan-exclusive remake of the first Phantasy Star but does include all three sequels. Even though it also includes Golden Axe III. Which was only released in the US on Sega Channel, making it unlikely Sega still has the original localized rom file) and the exactly four biggest games off Saturn and Dreamcast.

[@misterzygarde6431]

@@mattwo7 i was only using them as an example.

[@BulbaWhat98]

That Smiling Friends episode had great timing lmao

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

I would like to remind people that when Nintendo was in a similar position starting in 2011, Satoru Iwata took a 50% pay cut, and other executives within the company took a 25% pay cut for the purpose of avoiding layoffs.

[@grizzlydino]

Man, I miss old Nintendo

[@kaistephens2694]

Now granted, that was a mandate of Japanese law on companies that operate mostly in the country. But still, the difference is staggering.

[@joshallen128]

​@@kaistephens2694too good to be true I mean why would Nintendo take a pay cut but then I realized it was Japanese law I thought it makes perfect sense now makes sense why Sega was able to take a pay cut and have their loans forgiven in the early 2000s after they left the Dreamcast market

[@Goleon]

Also throughout their history they’ve only had actual layoffs one time in Europe. ONE TIME.

[@RosePosiepuddingpie]

​​@@Goleonyes but the way they get that sparkling reputation isn't great. They treat the unwanted employee so badly that they resign. Ostracized by coworkers, given the work nobody wants, then less and less work, until they're just sitting there doing nothing and then shamed for doing nothing despite the fact that nobody is giving them work. Then they quit, and the company gets to claim they never lay people off, or rarely have to. A corporation is still a corporation, and usually awful, crappy things are done to look good.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Microsoft is repeating the same mistake like what Sega did minus few differences

[@TheOminousBlade]

Yeah a few, like being at the top of the market, owning some of the top studios, and just having a hell of a lot more yearly earnings than PS. Trust me man, xbox is here to stay and it will continue to live in spite of you.

[@77wolfblade]

Funny enough Microsoft did borrow quite a number of ideas for the original Xbox from Sega.

[@ZalYagunRyai]

​@TheOminousBlade I think you are bit delusional and ignoring a ton of signs.

[@TheOminousBlade]

@@ZalYagunRyaiWhat am I ignoring? They own activision, the creator behind one of the most successful FPS games in history. They aren’t even close to dead, I really haven’t given a crap about exclusives for 5 years because who needs them. It is no secret that the series x is more powerful so people buy it for that reason. Declinism is a stupid mindset.

[@TwistedD85]

Xbox doesn't care about you, Microsoft doesn't care about you. They're a corporation, not your friend. You don't need to come galloping in to defend them and your purchase. @@TheOminousBlade

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

I asked an industry veteran for his opinion on Microsoft buying Bathesda and Activision-Blizzard. He said it was _terrible_ for the industry. They could've spent those billions building new studios and making new jobs. Instead they spent billions to acquire pre-existing studios. That means no growth, no new jobs, no new games, and a lot less money.

[@manoftruth0935]

And the worst part is: the people they fired are likely ones that made those bought out desirable in the first place. Another stupid decision is consulting with firms like SBI and similar.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

@@manoftruth0935 | Oh yeah, Microsoft's layoff strategies are another enormous problem. They grossly underestimate the importance of veterans who've worked in the same environment for decades and all know how to work with one another. Instead, they focus on hiring cheap, new labour and firing the expensive senior staff. What that means is that everyone is constantly learning how to work together, and the studio's memory becomes very short. Follow that philosophy to its logical extreme and you get the half-a-billion-dollar disaster that was Halo Infinite.

[@Goleon]

@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth- Don’t forget that Microsoft is always late to the party with what they do (look how long it takes them to release their systems in Japan) and rely too much on the hardcore edgy teen males and young adult men who snub the casual mass appeal audience that has allowed Sony and especially Nintendo to continue to thrive and dominate the video game market to this day.

[@ReinMixTape]

That would require taking RISK. The gaming industry has been risk adverse for about 10 to 15 years now. All big corpos want to do is buy something successful or copy something successful. EX: Buying Blizz and every game company under the sun trying to have their own Fortnite. It they keep at that, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a gaming industry crash.

[@MauseDays]

Insted the spent it hireing female n to the rs to postions of power thinking they would not shutter the compney for race and political reasons

[@Supercatandrewman]

Is Microsoft not gonna do anything with the game studios they bought?

[@JNJNRobin1337]

they're going to shut them down, probably buy company, shut it down, do nothing with its properties, decay the game industry as result

[@ZalYagunRyai]

Because game development timeframes are long, have any game released by the acquired studios been started up after being obtained by XB or they only released ongoing projects? Shuttering Tango when they wanted to start a new game is not a good look, and even if a new Doom is coming they probably were in pre-production when Eternal was almost done Even Elder Scrolls 6 was announced before Xbox

[@Smothtiger]

They did. They got the IPs that the studios made and discarded the rest of "less value".

[@ThermonuclearThighs]

They are, they did. Those studios were the competition. Now they can't make games to compete with Microsoft Game Studios.

[@brandonjones5879]

Yes they purchased them to bolster the appeal for Gamepass. That's what it was, they're putting all of their eggs in gamepass and it's not working.

[@RomanceRoach]

Ngl…a new Banjo-Kazooie on the level of Mario Odyssey would definitely get them eyeballs. AND I DONT EVEN PLAY THEM GAMES

[@jaidora]

That’s highly not going to happen because a majority of the original Rareware devs left the company and started their own. I don’t even think I’d want to see a full fledged 3D Banjo-Kazooie game with the current management and standards they’re enforcing nowadays.

[@rasengdori13]

It won’t be enough. Microsoft is $70 billion in the hole which means they need to make large scale live services to please investors, as well as cut as many corners (employees) as they can. The stock market is ruining the industry. Never go public.

[@BrianIsWatching]

They could at least give the first two games the Spyro Reignited treatment. That would be low risk and make fans happy.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

banjo aint popular enough for that, they should focus on crahs and spyro instead

[@RJS2003]

I mourn Rare's parent company not being Nintendo very frequently. They would have made such a good home there...

[@Molybed1]

Phil Spencer sits on the BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT MICROSOFT. Let me repeat, Phil Spencer sits on the BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT MICROSOFT. He is MORE than just the CEO of Xbox. He's on the BOARD. Phil Spencer said, "It's just not true that if we go off and build great games, all of the sudden you're going to see console shares shift in some dramatic way." They are NOT interested in making a good product. Their strategy is to "Assimilate and annihilate" (Acquisitions) and "INFILTRATE and annihilate" (Putting games on Nintendo and Sony consoles).

[@ChaosUnfold]

"It's just not true that if we go off and build great games, all of the sudden you're going to see console shares shift in some dramatic way." WTF was he smoking when he said this? Look over at Nintendo. They don't have the most powerful console yet they are selling it hand over fist. And why is that, Phil? The games, you moron!

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

He ended up being worst then don matrrick I know I misspelled it yet I don't give af

[@joshallen128]

​@@inyourgranmaass3605Don mattock was honest about if you want an offline console get the 360 Ctrl Alt delete is Microsoft mo

[@mdstevens0612]

He's right in that a console needs more than great games. Consoles with good games failed a bunch because of external factors, maybe coming into a crowded market or being too expensive for the average consumer or not having a killer feature that the competition has. The thing is, you do still need great games. The hardware and software sell each other. And you can't get great games if you keep buying and killing studios.

[@MauseDays]

its the predsident of the borad that is the problom. N to the rs are always a problom. 80% of crime even in postions of power they are currupt. They are born that way. Remove the female n to the r from the compney, make shure she can make no choices of signficance. then it will get better. Do not and it will remain woke

[@SpartanNat]

Alright so there’s a quote from Mr. Phil Spencer that goes like this: “If we loose our way with Halo, we loose our way with Xbox.” Well, between corporate greed and leadership looking to appease Microsoft in any way possible, they lost their way with Halo. Then this news broke. The quote stood true. Just in the bad way.

[@Goleon]

Talk about seeing the future.

[@joelbarraclough6689]

After the death of Tango Gameworks I am unable to see Hi-Fi Rush get expanded 💔

[@JonathanTacoman]

I don't think that game even sold over a million units. None of Tango games did

[@ogolow570]

Evil within 1 sold over a million copies

[@joshallen128]

​@@ogolow570eventually it would have succumbed to sequel rot. Perhaps perhaps there's a intellectual property that will only exist in the prequels

[@kamenraider1175]

​@JonathanTacoman Modern Xbox doesn't care about game sales though, all it cares about game pass subscriptions

[@mattwo7]

2:12-2:27 bIG bUsInEsSeS cReAtE jObS! - Every politician and crony economist perpetuating the myth of trickle-down economy.

[@Kilthan2050]

Trickle down economics works when its blanket tax cuts for net tax payers. Which is roughly 30% of the country at this point, and most taxes being paid by the 10%, which is anyone making over 100k outside if New York and LA. Trickle down doesn’t work when the government is allowed to pick winners and losers, which is what we have now. The small and medium businesss? They get shut down for three years while everyone is funneled into the big stores that give kick backs to government. In the case of gaming: the government lets the Big Dogs (MS, EA, etc) gobble up little and medium size devs without concern for the marketplace. Look at how EA bought so many companies so cheaply. They piled on frivolous lawsuits until the other company was bankrupt and had to sell. It violates several FTC regulations but they are allowed to get away with it.

[@keaundramitchell68]

At this point, anyone that still says those talking points should be detained for treason

[@Peasham]

@@Kilthan2050 So trickle down doesn't work, is what you're saying.

[@Kilthan2050]

@@Peasham it does work. What doesn’t is cronyism. Statistically, only about 45-6% are net tax payers. The top 10% pay 90% of federal taxes. The job creators almost all fall into that top 10%, because most small business owners end up in top tax brackets even if they aren’t rich. Cut taxes for all net tax payers and it will, by nature of economics, trickle down. The ultra rich buy another solid gold yacht, which creates jobs in yacht making, but the rest of business owners either spend money on things they need or reinvest in their business. Buying things creates demand which creates job as businesses seek to increase supply to meet demand. Investing in businesses creates jobs either directly (owner hires more people) or indirectly (buys new equipment, drives demand for equipment, which creates jobs to increase supply to meet that demand.) My point is that what OP was complaining about is not “trickle down” economics. When the government picks winners and losers, things don’t trickle down, they get funneled into pools that are already overflowing.

[@RosePosiepuddingpie]

​@@Peasham no, it doesn't. It never has.

[@slaughterosie]

as a hardcore fan of The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush, and Ghostwite Tokyo, the loss of Tango Gameworks was an absolute tragedy. i still haven’t recovered emotionally. it was truly a studio full of talent and heart.

[@Jafar_1988]

Yeah, I am still mad about that especially because of evil within 3. I just can't get over it.

[@mattwo7]

5:25 Wait, they bought the _entirety_ of ActiBlizz just for King? WHAT.

[@MumboJumboZXC]

King makes a LOT of money. Enough to justify buying everything just for them.

[@mattwo7]

@@MumboJumboZXC Corpos want all the money so them overspending on it makes no sense.

[@Surkk2960]

They wanted to be the owner of the abomination that started the downfall of the industry. Can't say I blame them, it's the perfect villain move.

[@patg500]

The ai act is fucking creepy and deadly classified

[@kitestar]

This…is what Microsoft held up the collective industry over, what a fxxking joke

[@ScorchtheHawk]

Xbox shuttering Tango was the last straw for me. I can no longer support them as a game company

[@jakescartoons6045]

I agree to an extent, even though I recently bought an Xbox One X just so I could have access to my old Xbox One games (I used to share a console with my brother).

[@dusermiginte4647]

😂😂😂 The devs relocated to other studio...

[@basic_chain]

Yupppp

[@Seven71987]

Windows is better anyways

[@joshallen128]

Yeah that's the issues Microsoft competing against itself I mean with Windows and Xbox I mean what can an Xbox do that Windows can't​@@Seven71987

[@Leo_Dragon830]

As a Xbox person I want to switch to PC

[@AttakusZakus]

Switches to PC. “Welcome back to Xbox.”

[@cpt.mcn00b36]

@@AttakusZakus Then how about a Switch and PC?

[@AttakusZakus]

@@cpt.mcn00b36 *Nintendo frowns*

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

​@@AttakusZakusxbox sucks

[@joshallen128]

The downfall of Xbox One Microsoft made a compatible with a Windows PCS I mean think about what can an Xbox do that a Windows can't

[@Tyrany42]

I canceled my Game Pass. If it’s bad for developers, it’s bad for the customer.

[@RosePosiepuddingpie]

The only thing I use pass for is deciding if I want a game. I'm on limited income so being able to freely try a game so I can then save up and buy it is good for me. I just think more games should release demos.

[@thebestdecepticonSoundwave]

they’re cooked

[@TheOminousBlade]

Question: Is 198.3B yearly earnings more than 7B? 🤔

[@jord1215]

Cooked? there the only ones releasing games atm

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

​@@jord1215The problem is the games they're releasing aren't good

[@dusermiginte4647]

​@@newdawnhorizon9879😂😂😂😂😂 Its better to release games you dont like than not to release a single game for 1.5 years.. zzzZZZzzzony is dead.. 😂😂

[@newdawnhorizon9879]

@@dusermiginte4647 I'd prefer to starve then eat garbage. If you like trash 🗑️ then that's on you.

[@xcellentcreations3312]

The fact they shut down Tango games for attempting to make Hi Fi Rush 2 is offically a line Microsoft has crossed that made me jump ship to indie games hard

[@makito106]

It's sad gamepass could be perfect for new and unique games. There's so many new games I got into because of it. Just don't put the sequels on gamepass day 1 wait at least 6 months. Only new and experimental games should be on gamepass day 1 so people could play it risk free.

[@joshallen128]

The problem was it was way too low of a cost I mean you'd have to charge at least a hundred bucks a month as much as an ISP charges for internet service

[@Raziel312]

I kind of hope Xbox stays. I don't want Playstation to get too comfortable. Yes, technically, they would still have a competitor in Nintendo. However, the audience Nintendo serves versus the audience Playstation/Xbox serves is so different that they are almost in two different businesses.

[@jakescartoons6045]

This is exactly why I think SEGA should make a comeback if Microsoft leaves the console market. I already wrote a comment about it not too long ago.

[@jacealbine]

Yeah, they're so different that I have to get both a switch and a ps5 so I can play all the good games.

[@Seven71987]

Sega's more recent games are too divisive for a console comeback and couldn't live up to the standards that the original sonic trilogy and the two sonic adventures games have gotten even generations and mania while good and close to the classics aren't enough for it. MS is on the verge on killing of Xbox. Would Valve take it's place they could the deck is like if the switch and PlayStation has a child.

[@jakescartoons6045]

@@Seven71987 You do realize there's more to SEGA than just Sonic, right?

[@Seven71987]

@@jakescartoons6045 true but still.

[@alyxgraff9121]

Xbox is Vandelay Industries, Microsoft is Hyperion, Phil is Mimosa, that exec with the funny last name is Kale & the other execs are different versions of Handsome Jack. Change my mind?

[@jesseking1403]

No, you're right.

[@Ghostel3591]

Phil actually feels more like Roxanne Vandelay - screwed over by corporate take over of XBox division by Microsoft and unable to do anything, even voice his dissatisfaction with current situation.

[@alyxgraff9121]

@@Ghostel3591 Incorrect. He is a rich exec who took over a company from someone else & used sheer charisma & marketing to get people on his side. If anything that sounds more like Mimosa.

[@Ghostel3591]

@@alyxgraff9121 huh, yeah, you've got a point.

[@alyxgraff9121]

@@Ghostel3591 Actually now that I think about it, the devs from Tango are collectively Roxanne in this situation.

[@Grimfang999]

I don't think they have any idea what they are doing. Most basic rule of capitalism: If it makes a profit, keep it around. But from what they are saying, they are basing the closures of if studios aren't making ENOUGH profit? THATS HOW YOU REDUCE PROFIT OVERALL! Who are these clowns?

[@michaelnelson1127]

Personally, I’ve never really cared about Xbox: I’ve never had one of their consoles (I’m mainly with Nintendo), and their exclusives almost never appealed to me. The only exceptions were the Ori games (which were later ported to the Switch), and of course, Hi-Fi Rush. Not only was it one of the first games I played on Steam (I finally got a PC last year), but it was my favorite game of 2023. And seeing the news of the studio closure was devastating. Yes, the Active Whiteout buyout cost a lot, but if you’re going to close down studios, why would you go with a studio whose most recent game won several awards?! This has assured that I’m never getting an Xbox, not buying game pass (though I might eventually use the free 3 months I got with my PC), and if any of their games happen to catch my interest, I’ll just get it on PC.

[@dakota61119]

Those closures tells us a story about hifi rush...... they sent that game out to die and it didnt

[@zekecontreras77]

Damn they really keep twisting the knife in their own back huh?

[@Goleon]

Been that way since the 360.

[@scottthesecondcoming]

@@Goleon when they announced the xbox one, the knife in their back did a 360

[@noahalcantar2431]

Disney: "Finally a worthy opponent our battle would be legendary"

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

And then xbox having the upper hand cuts its own self 😂😂😂😂

[@faidou9954]

I distinctively remember Phil Spencer stating that Japanese viseo games are important to Xbox. What happened there?

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

only time they tried with japanese games was during the 360 era

[@akiriki97]

Pretty obvious. The Microsoft brand is more like a parent taking candy from a baby, which is the Xbox brand. Even if Phil Spencer is CEO of Microsoft Gaming, he's still owned by Satya Nadella, along with the rest of the higher-ups over at Microsoft. A big tech company that's good on the funding side, but terrible on the branding side.

[@Goleon]

The Japanese public don’t care about them. None of their consoles caught on in Japan and they’ve always pulled out of the market over there. Even with their newest system that was selling the best but not enough to beat Sony and especially Nintendo who are still doing very well.

[@The_Ferbguy]

Microsoft is losing their touch in the world of gaming... All I have left is PC, Nintendo, and Playstation.

[@77wolfblade]

You never know. someone's failure could be someone else's opportunity to rise.

[@shadowsonicsilver6]

Soon you won’t have Nintendo and the PC

[@cyberprime9355]

Can't lose what you already lost

[@jacealbine]

@@shadowsonicsilver6 That hurt my brain to read lol

[@Seven71987]

Microsoft should fix Xbox before the damage became too late or just focus on PC. PC is just Xbox but better anyways.

[@kinshred1222]

It's easy to see Xbox never gave a shit about any Bethesda studios, they cared about owning Fallout and Elder Scrolls, as well as having the (highly?) anticipated Starfield under their name before it came out. They WILL throw Ninja Theory into the trash now that Hellblade 2 is out, and probably will do the same with all those upcoming AAA games devs they showed a few months back if they don't sell millions. Which they won't.

[@misterprickly]

I agree! IMO Xbox should have ended after the 360 era and gone full software for play on the PC. Heck... You can already play Xbox games on the PC, so why waste money on physical consoles?!

[@shadowsonicsilver6]

Same reason Nintendo forces you to buy two different versions of the same game. It’s all about the grift.

[@Goleon]

Tbh it would of ended with the 360 because of the ring of death but due to how much Sony screwed up on the launch of the PS3, it allowed the 360 to do well enough to keep Microsoft in the game.

[@misterprickly]

@@Goleon I agree! The red ring of death should have killed the console. If sony hadn't dropped that ball Xbox would have been a goner.

[@JWUniverse]

Sold my Xbox last week. Have not regretted it since… The Best decision I’ve made in a long time!

[@gothnerd887]

It's like a bunch of companies are competing to be T.A.S.CORP from Meta Runner.

[@teddyfurstman1997]

Xbox killing Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango just stinks!

[@darkwingdaffy1991]

I hope if xbox goes out of business I hope Nintendo gets rare back

[@jakescartoons6045]

That's not how that works, unfortunately. If the Xbox brand dies, then all the studios they bought die with them, including Rare. That's why I'm SOOO happy that Microsoft never bought SEGA or Nintendo.

[@chaserose5127]

​@jakescartoons6045 Well, in this case, Microsoft would still exist. They would hold all those brands and be able to sell.

[@jacealbine]

@@chaserose5127 This. They'd just sell the ips. But Nintendo probably wouldn't buy rare back. They didn't mind losing them in the first place... I would like to see Rare back and making good games, but the talent that made that happen left when Microsoft bought them in the first place.

[@RaiuAdami]

I absolutely regret getting a series X. Microsoft dropped the ball so hard and at this point, let Xbox die. It's had 2 good generations, and 2 terrible ones. It's time to put it to rest for good.

[@ogolow570]

Sold my Series X a few months back and got a PS5. Zero regrets besides cursing that dude with a 💩 console lmao

[@Seven71987]

While every PlayStation was going well even the PS3 while it is the runt due to it's rocky start is more than good enough to still be with the rest. All pses are good generations even if imperfect. Early Xbox (OG & 360) succeed on trying a fair fight against Sony. Late Xbox (One & Series) don't.

[@janitoalevic]

@@ogolow570 what's good about the PS5 tho?

[@ogolow570]

@@janitoalevic more titles to play + gyro aiming is a game changer in the shooter games that support it. I’d only ever get a Xbox again to use a Series S as an emulation box

[@LordPichuPal]

Microsoft needs to just clean house on the top of the ladder, instead of firing developers who did nothing wrong, they need to look inwards at the REAL problem which are the idiot executives making all these decisions. The house is on fire and instead of looking at how to put it out, they're just finding ways to ignore the problem and blame others for it, which does not help. The fact any low level employee would be fired for one slip up, but these dumbfucks can make countless mistakes and still be safe, is just insanely unfair. Heads need to roll if they honestly want to keep in business within the gaming industry, because you can't keep staying afloat with nothing of substance to offer forever.

[@jakescartoons6045]

This whole Microsoft situation actually kinda reminds me of the place I work at. I can't say exactly what company I work for for legal reasons, but I do work at a car wash. Basically, the car wash company was bought out by an even bigger company within the last year, and the changes they've been making have been abysmal and even downright idiotic. None of my coworkers like our new parent company for a multitude of reasons. I can now confidently say from personal experience that company buyouts are terrible for both the customers and employees.

[@manoftruth0935]

The problems start when idiots are put in positions like CEO and CFO, and the ones that can sail the ship out of danger are left to bail out water through the hole bringing it in.

[@mikhailsaa7506]

This didn’t age very well in retrospect lol

[@DaACTUALLYREALReddie]

You know what Xbox is doing IS DOWN BADLY HORRENDOUS when even Saberspark does a video about it.

[@Weatherman4Eva]

People will likely disagree with me, but whats the point of an Xbox when all the games are already available on PC? Xbox is redundant in a landscape where most people already have a PC strong enough to play most games

[@Ladoran2002]

Right. I remember watching their big game reveals with a friend and everytime I saw "also available on pc" and asked why would I need the new xbox?

[@cardinaltorquemada6206]

don't worry I'll find it

[@xXSimplySammyXx]

Remember when Xbox wrote off Baldur's Gate 3 saying it wouldn't amount to much? They paid for that blunder too.

[@77wolfblade]

Perhaps it's time for valve to take this as an opportunity to introduce a new generation and much improved os steam machines!

[@sanekibeko]

They did. It's called the Steam Deck.

[@nickjoffe8433]

Valve won't do that, they're too lazy.

[@JR-kx3jr]

SteamOS will eventually get a public release, and you’ll just be able to install it on your own PC. I don’t see Valve releasing any non-handheld hardware again.

[@Seven71987]

I feel like they're more like Nintendo in terms of path. Going on their own direction rather than just directly compete with Sony or Nintendo.

[@Jc16241]

Here after The Ps5 Pro reveal....800$!!!??

[@REO_Speedweed]

Honestly, it's sad to see xbox commit self game end (in minecraft), but I think we need this second gaming market crash to happen. The publicly traded titans of the past need to go. The way needs to be cleared for the smaller studios and indie devs who actually give a damn about the things they're making. And to anyone who still, after all this, wants try to to argue that the 2nd big gaming market crash isn't happening right now as we speak... Maybe you're right. Keep sticking to indies AA budget games. That's what we need to support. That's where the good stuff is at, after all.

[@TayoEXE]

To this day, I have no idea where Xbox hardware even is. I lost track after Xbox One I think. XBox Series X? Series S? Xbox -> Xbox 360 -> Xbox One -> Xbox Series X? What even is this naming scheme? I don't even play Playstation, but at least its names are sequential, and at least most of Nintendos' consoles are unique and distinctive. (For example, it's hard to confuse the Switch with the Wii U or Gamecube, etc.) In other words, they should either be naming their consoles sequentially or with distinct names, but not so close in naming or using arbitrary subtitles (One? X? S? 360?) that would confuse people. Imagine how hard it would be for a parent or grandparent not even into gaming trying to get an "Xbox" for their kid as a gift or something.

[@ekram1v135]

Idk about you but you must be 93 years old to find it hard to learn xbox console names, they’re all different enough from each other for a bird to differentiate them. And the reason xbox didn’t name it’s second console (xbox 360) xbox 2, it’s because thier competitor was playstation 3, so it would make xbox look a generation behind, besides it would be 10 times more hard to track thier names.

[@ekram1v135]

I generally disagree, except (xbox one) all thier console names were good and unique.

[@TayoEXE]

@ekram1v135 I'm saying it's not intuitive at all. Looking into it, Xbox has both Xbox One X and S and also an Xbox Series X and S, both of which are not intuitive for the average consumer in differentiating their capabilities and generation. X is apparently more like a Pro while S is more like a Lite version, but S has indicated upgrades on iPhones for example. You are looking at Xbox One Xbox One S Xbox One X Xbox Series S Xbox Series X Not only is that redundancy, but aside from the Wii U, Nintendo's strategy was more distinct names, and then usually Lite, Pro, New (clearer if something is newer/upgraded). Even Playstation maintains a clear distinction between generations and incremental family upgrades or cheaper models with Slim and Pro. Xbox on the other hand has a lot less intuitive and redundant names, even less consistent. There is a base Xbox One model, but no base Xbox Series model, and they both end with a letter. I've seen stories of Parent is asked to get an Xbox for Christmas, and they see on marketplace someone selling the "Xbox X" or "Xbox Series S." Not only unaware of the latest generation but the seller also may have confusing wording. Is Xbox X referring to One X or Series X? Is S better than X? Are the ones that end in X in the same generation? Unless you subscribe to the Xbox ecosystem, these are far less clear and intuitive naming schemes.

[@Fazeshyft]

Glad to still have a PC for games. I like the Xbox Series X well enough for it's back compatibility and the handful of physical games I own. But yeah, Game Pass is just a wall of games I don't care enough to invest the time downloading, the space on my drive to install, or my life to play for a few moments.

[@entertainmentpowerfuchs5744]

I hope this is not the end of this channel. I hope more videos comes out.

[@GetToThePointAlready]

Time for the "I was wrong" video.

[@furrysunny1300]

Honestly, I never understood, what XBox stands for. Nintendo is fun games for Kids. Playstation a enginge racecar for grown-ups. XBox... All I can come up with is the poor kid whose mother bought the wrong game console.

[@JaviSocas2My2ndChannel]

Xbox made a bigger mistake than Disney had when they shut down their gaming studios.

[@Netist_]

"Communication seems to be a recurring problem at Xbox". Communication is a problem throughout the entire tech industry. Every tech company operates like this, not just Xbox and not even just video games. Anyone who's worked at a large tech company can tell you this. Management always withholds even seemingly benign information from their subordinates until the absolute last moment. It's insane and leads to an absolute load of problems, but you can't tell them that.

[@supremesonicbrazil]

Yes, let it go for once. Let them burn Xbox down to the ground, we never needed it. Anything that long-term hurts Microsoft is a plus in my book, as it also long-term heals PC gaming back to its former glory state where MS didn't poison it with walled gardens. Never interrupt your enemy when it's doing a stupid move.

[@Alien_isolationist]

No Evil Within 3 is crazy, but this isn't hurting Xbox. I'm gunna buy one and I'm buying Starfield, racing, Hellblade 2 & Stalker 2 this year. It'll be a good look next to my Playstation 32 game collection. Pretty much gotta start collecting PS4 games at this point theres not much else I want

[@supremesonicbrazil]

@@Alien_isolationist Thanks for being part of the problem, wonder how you sleep at night

[@Alien_isolationist]

@@supremesonicbrazil how am I part of the problem again? Also how many Modernas?

[@supremesonicbrazil]

@@Alien_isolationist You give money to Microsoft. Also I don't know what a "Moderna" is (nor do I want to know, modern gamer slang is indiscernible anyway)

[@janitoalevic]

Ok Supreme Sonic Brazil

[@jacobhays8678]

Let’s not kid ourselves here, the ONLY reason the Xbox 360’ launch, with it’s Red Ring of Death, wasn’t a absolute disaster, is because the PS3’s launch was even worse

[@jakescartoons6045]

I know people are gonna disagree with me, but if Microsoft ends their console market, this would be a good opportunity for SEGA to make hardware again. I know that sounds crazy, but please hear me out. If Xbox consoles aren't being sold anymore, then all we'll have left are Sony and Nintendo, which is an incredibly small pool of console manufacturers. And if SEGA were to make another console during Microsoft's end days, we would have steady competition between three companies like normal. And the best part is that SEGA has the IP's to back up potential console sales. I'm not saying they have to beat Nintendo or Sony. I'm just saying that competition in the console market is much better for the industry (as long as SEGA keeps their games exclusive to their own console).

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

I'd certainly be ok with that outcome now Sega finally has their priorites straight and are doing well as a result. It would also be the ultimate embarrassment for Xbox if they took their spot back from Microsoft.

[@adrian_veidt]

That one time Xbox had a hit, they fucced it up with fatal fault in the hardware

[@GetToThePointAlready]

Video aged like Milk my guy. LMAO Saberspark truly is a dead channel haha.

[@user-mz9xo3hx1h]

Him making a video you don't like doesn't make him automatically a dead channel

[@EpicFurbynerd76YO]

Yeah.... for the next xbox I get, it'll probably just be a modded 360

[@BoltofMystery]

You know how there was people before praising Microsoft for giving people creative liberty and giving franchises a chance? That aged really horribly, seeing what they’ve been doing recently by letting go studies that are doing so well and putting new/used products on the back burning not giving them the chance. Not only that, after closing down the small studios, Microsoft made a post saying they need small studios. Even though they closed down tango game works who made hi-fi rush, which by the way won several rewards in 2023. Overall, Microsoft is just another example of a studios who don’t care about the people, but only care about the money and cheap shortcuts to get that profit.

[@nighteagle7723]

This aged, like milk

[@Acepilot8Gaming]

As a playstation user for so long i used to get genuinely curious about xbox.. . That has slowly been dying

[@mattwo7]

1:45 Not that Sony has much in the way of true exclusives themselves. The only real difference in practice as far as the average customer is concerned is that Xbox puts all of their first and second party titles on PC now while Sony doesn't, which if you ask me is a net positive in Microsoft's favor but not Sony's.

[@AARGamer28]

Never Trust Microsoft Xbox Since They Cancelled Project Scalebound Because of Their Own Stupidity and Greed 😡

[@luigi55125]

"When directly asked about the closure of Tango after releasing a hit like Hi Fi Rush, and genuinely asking why success like that isn't rewarded, --" That reeks of "NoBoDy WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMoRe". Yay corporations woo

[@KenoNoir]

Consolidation and mergers are signs of a final death rattle of a company. When a company can’t organically grow through innovation and sales it’s the end for them. They can only grow by share repurchases and company consolidation

[@abaque24]

Playstations niche is 3rd person movies that make u pay a toll to keep watching the movie- the toll is ‘gameplay’ :U

[@juliac5406]

I work at a videogame store (I can’t say the name), but yeah Xbox is literally going down so hard, that me and my coworkers get the feeling it will eventually disappear or something like how sega is where they simply distribute games- which is still not that great-

[@midi5467]

There are some truly great minds at XBox... unfortunately, none of them are in charge

[@AttakusZakus]

Gaming as a whole has kinda stagnated. Sony is just releasing Remakes and movie games with simple combat. Nintendo is floundering their creativity to release the same stuff over and over again. I just find myself modding Fallout on my laptop most of the time. The constant arguing and passive aggression between Console gamers is tiring too, especially since one side would love to just be in their own ecosystem forever. Playing video games used to be this comfort zone. I’d head home and play Halo with friends in wacky custom games. Rinse and repeat. I loved being creative and making things myself, which is why I spent so much time Forging in Halo and it led me to major in English and Theatre so I could create things in real life. Now I’m an adult who is too busy to play most games and I barely had time to finish Spider-Man 2, which ultimately felt hollow to me oddly. I feel like gaming itself, at least for me, is over. Maybe I’ve finally outgrown it. Maybe it’s time to take the things gaming had given me and build a future that my children may discover.

[@ThunderClawShocktrix]

the only gmaing scene that is good is the INDIE PC scene we are going to have crash of AAAs again like happened in 1984

[@AttakusZakus]

@@ThunderClawShocktrix Yup. It’s unfortunate, but that’s what corporate interference, greed, and lack of creativity lead to.

[@undefinederror40404]

Aw man no joke: this video is listed in my recommended feed right above a post about someone's funeral. Because of that thumbnail it's both incredibly twisted and ngl a little bit funny.

[@Masterge77]

Xbox has become the new Sega, except at least the Saturn and Dreamcast actually had games. What does Xbox have? Barely anything now, it's become an utter joke because Microsoft is out-of-touch, and would seemingly rather stick to computer software because that's it's bread and butter.

[@lemon5000-tj6nv]

i wouldnt even conoare sega to xbox bow, cuz even theyve been making an effort to use their dead series again now

[@Seven71987]

I guess this was Microsoft's excuse to only focus on Windows.

[@wolftales5203]

Imagine playing a management sim with an unlimited money cheat and still losing. That is Xbox

[@terrasilvershade5678]

Why would you buy a bunch of studios just to crush them? What would that accomplish other than decrease the gaming biodiversity?!

[@Alphawolf2017]

And yet we still have Nintendo and Sony crankin' out hit after ironic hit. Microsoft's Xbox is DONE.

[@Mormegil452]

I think we only need them. Microsoft can go. They already killed Halo and Gears...and so much more.

[@Seven71987]

Halo & Gears are the reason for Xbox to be sold but without them or worsened and unnecessarily prolonged to such a point that it's not wanted anymore.

[@oneuptheextraman]

I have a switch. I use it to stream TV. I have an xbone s. I use it to stream. I play on PC. And while I do use windows by choice (the devil you know vs the devil you don't), I am going to be sticking with PC as my primary gaming platform.

[@OmegaLittleBob]

How I miss the 360 days when Xbox was so dynamic and energetic.

[@Ubersnuber]

Having been in the PS-camp I wish I could say I feel good about seeing XB shit the bed, but Sony has closed most of the companies that made the games I liked. One example genre, arcade racing: MotorStorm and Wipeout had their last sequels released over a decade ago. Across the line, whatever you like across all media; capitalism is slowly but surely turning it all to poo. And even that poo has large quantities of filler.

[@spyder256]

Unforunately, Arkane Austin being closed isn't as big of a loss as it sounds. Apparently Around 70% of team members who worked on Prey left the Studio before Redfall came out.

[@BugsyFoga]

Definitely feels like they’re going the route of Sega

[@virxest]

It's no longer Xbox, it's Microsoft Gaming. Play on your fridge screen soon. Xbox needs a TV. Game Pass just needs a "screen".

[@MegaDude10]

Now I'm worried about Rare and Double Fine, what if they get disolved?! Also, a huge problem is that most Steam Games require a Windows computer, so even jumping to Steam won't entirely work.

[@77wolfblade]

I'm still shocked to this day ever since Smash Bros Banjo and Kazooie never got remake or any kind of remaster. They got their opportunity right there but never took it.

[@largegoldbrick]

Windows is slowly losing its position as a requirement. It requires a little effort, and I do mean a little, but boy can you play a whole lot of games on Linux these days.

[@SumNormy]

​@@largegoldbrickAlot. But not all.

[@joshallen128]

​@@SumNormymaybe it's for the best those developers don't really want to get those games working on Linux do you really want to play them are they really worth your time and effort or should they be forgotten invoke the right to be forgotten

[@SumNormy]

God you guys are embarrassing. Can Linix users say anything else besides "It's for your own good" When it comes to Linix's incapabilities? Some people would like to play more than just Modded Fallout New Vegas, Baulders Gate, Skyrim, and Elden Ring Y'know.

[@Vandreand]

I'm sorry but... What used to be the Xbox brand? Halo? Online games? I kinda need that context to understand the dilution 😅

[@Saberspark64]

We talked about it a bit in our previous "What's Ruining Xbox" video

[@MultiverseRetrotaku]

You guys @Saberspark64 should talk about Palworld getting sued by Nintendo and the Pokemon company. That's a thing that's happening rn and I literally hate it. If Palworld doesn't win the lawsuit, I'm NEVER EVER going to play any Nintendo games! EVER!! Except for Pokemon Legends Z-A but that's about it, No more playing any games. If Nintendo ever decides to release another Pokemon game please don't Nintendo no more Pokemon, please? I'm done with pokemon that's enough.

[@informalnarwhals]

why is microsoft trying to be EA

[@Seven71987]

Maybe it's because they're American.

[@Kratos7560]

Tango needs to go to Nintendo. Hostility to fan games aside, they would give that game the recognition it deserves.

[@a.liguria2698]

Apparently it's going to Playstation as of now. That's already something. Given Microsofts attitude, they absolutely do **not** deserve any exclusive.

[@theforkedman3030]

Hi-Fi Rush 2 would have been great.

[@Smothtiger]

Xbox as a brand will most likely disappear coming years. Mixed into something very corporate sounding like.

[@Cloud-dt6xb]

If they don't shape up soon yeah definetly.

[@rus.t]

They didn’t even advertised their biggest exclusive this year, Hellblade 2. Yes, it’s already released.

[@bobmclovinelectricboogaloo]

What would be a success for a indie Dev would not be for someone like Microsoft. Microsoft needs their games to make so much money they simply can't reach that kind of money in most cases. Indie games is definitely where it's at.

[@redwed6]

PlayStation having no games is a meme but Xbox literally has no games. Getting an Xbox in this day and age is like shooting yourself in the foot

[@cenationofjnu]

It seems that Microsoft wanted to own only franchises. They never had any interest in owning the studios and paying salary to their employees. They may have been defeated in console war but they want to make more and more money by selling games. May be that's why they are porting their exclusive games on other platforms.

[@jellyface401]

The Xbox Series X is the Wii u of Xbox but without exclusives.😅

[@smpark12]

xbox 720 when

[@RedVsBlueUser]

Cancelled my GP after they shut down Arkane and Tango. I was really hoping for Hi-Fi Rush 2

[@Jafar_1988]

Yeah and evil within 3 too

[@oliverwilliam6931]

​@@Jafar_1988the evil within 1 for me was better than most resident evil games except maybe for one

[@Jafar_1988]

@oliverwilliam6931 I hope Mikami will make at least one more horror game, before retirement.

[@Firebird-he3sz]

Why would I even need a Xbox if I have a good PC that can play any game that’s on the former? You can even use Game Pass through a PC.

[@sanjaymaurya5520]

Games are optimised for console.

[@Firebird-he3sz]

@@sanjaymaurya5520 And you can optimize a PC for gaming. And beyond that; you can make games look and run even better than their console versions. It just takes the right know-how, or you can just find a guide for it online.

[@kosmiclover170]

I'm not going to blame a company, just the people of the company.

[@EdwardSullivan-d3m]

This means we could finally get left 4 dead on other consoles

[@lasz1979]

The sound of the video is all over the place, I can barely hear the speech and then the sound efects and intro sound are blaring loud.

[@MojaveKnight17]

It's Microsoft Gaming Now!

[@markshorthouse8564]

Exactly and these fanboys are the dumbest 🙄

[@504Trey]

I wouldn't care if it was called Peanut Butter & Jelly gaming as long as I still get the amazing experience im getting from Game Pass 😂😂😂

[@MojaveKnight17]

@@504Trey Cope harder touch grass xbot

[@ikmidgame6736]

You found a perfect name for them 😂 and soon it will be gamepass play you game on any device

[@MojaveKnight17]

@@ikmidgame6736 aaa games on phones don't sell