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[Jaybe]

It's a bold strategy, trying to leech off the userbase you so openly tried to kill. Then again Microsoft have always been bold.

Embrace Extend Extinguish

 

[Topher]

Welcome to the Xbox ecosystem, new friends.

So any old Microsoft account is the Xbox ecosystem now?

 

[Pelta88]

Needing to fire up an old XBL account to play a XB exclusive on PS is kinda surreal.

 

[ShirAhava]

In ten years Playstation will be the only console on the market but you'll need a Microsoft account to do anything

 

[Kings Field]

 

[GHG]

Welcome to the Xbox ecosystem, new friends.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Welcome to the Xbox ecosystem, new friends.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[King Dazzar]

So any old Microsoft account is the Xbox ecosystem now?

As phaedrus pointed out. Bond's philosophy is any hole is a vagina. So....

 

[Ozriel]

Wasn’t that interested to have to jump through an unnecessary corporate hoop to play a game.

Hardly ‘unnecessary’ in this case…

 

[lefty1117]

laying the groundwork

 

[Jaybe]

Hardly ‘unnecessary’ in this case…

Of course it is. Cross play and cross progression should be optional to engage in.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Phil's loophole.

 

[ManaByte]

Of course it is. Cross play and cross progression should be optional to engage in.

It’s a MMO in a shared world.

 

[Edgelord79]

Don’t a lot of multi platform games require an account to play?

 

[Pop]

Will that increase the XBL accounts counts they share?

Engagement about to sky rocket

 

[Jaybe]

It’s a MMO in a shared world.

 

[Nvzman]

Can't forget something I didn't know, now can I?

Everyone acting like this is new and exciting info when it was pretty much a given because of Minecraft (y'know, one of the highest selling games of all time), it's not just targeted at you. This is just a stupid thread is all.

 

[jm89]

 

[Topher]

Everyone acting like this is new and exciting info when it was pretty much a given because of Minecraft (y'know, one of the highest selling games of all time), it's not just targeted at you. This is just a stupid thread is all.

Sure, but the last time I played Minecraft Microsoft didn't own it. Could be true for a lot of others. I dunno. Just don't think its that big a deal.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I became aware of how Xbox shills are spinning Xbox games coming to PS5. They call it: "The Invasion".

 

[Imtjnotu]

It's the mark of the beast don't do it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Interesting. I was curious if Sony was going to allow this or not.

Yup. And this is just the foot in the door. Duty will likely require one too. Then one day (years from now) you will need to pay a separate fee to play Duty online, on a PS6.

 

[ManaByte]

Yup. And this is just the foot in the door. Duty will likely require one too. Then one day (years from now) you will need to pay a separate fee to play Duty online, on a PS6.

 

[Vyse]

I wonder if Halo Infinite will?

I see what you did there!

 

[Topher]

Yup. And this is just the foot in the door. Duty will likely require one too. Then one day (years from now) you will need to pay a separate fee to play Duty online, on a PS6.

I'm looking forward to logging into my Microsoft account and getting Platinum in Starfield.

 

[LordOcidax]

Don’t a lot of multi platform games require an account to play?

Yes and is nothing new… But console warriors needs to act.

 

[Gojiira]

Same as Minecraft etc, literally not a issue…

 

[Taycan77]

Cool for Microsoft I guess, Phil gets to boast about more players in the Xbox ecosystem.

Meanwhile, I'll be using my Windows log-in e-mail to ensure I can access their catalogue on PS5.

I'm just waiting for the announcement of the next wave of ports.

Starfield, Flight Sim, Forza Horizon 4/5 would be great.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Phil's loophole.

more like loose hole

 

[ReBurn]

Sure, but the last time I played Minecraft Microsoft didn't own it. Could be true for a lot of others. I dunno. Just don't think its that big a deal.

Yeah, if this was a single player game it would be noteworthy but having an account with the publisher for cross play in an MMO is normal these days.

 

[pqueue]

no problem with this.

whatsoever.

i have to have a sony account just to use my damn playstation, when i should just be able to play whatever disc I stick in there.

 

[killatopak]

i have to have a sony account just to use my damn playstation, when i should just be able to play whatever disc I stick in there.

You can. you just can’t update any game. You can play entirely offline if you want. And no very little amount of games require a day 1 patch to go from beginning to end.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I'm looking forward to logging into my Microsoft account and getting Platinum in Starfield.

Everyone should.

 

[dorkimoe]

crying about having to just make a throwaway email account

 

[Kerotan]

That's a huge win cross progression. Will give people a reason to switch to ps5. Obviously Xbox monthly active users will increase because they'll include people playing SOT.

 

[Kokoloko85]

And it was the only game I was interested in. Unless I can use my hotmail account, Thats a no from me buying the game

 

[Quasicat]

Does that me trophies and achievements in one foul swoop

I would imagine it would. That’s how Minecraft on Switch worked. You log into Xbox Live and the achievements popped up twice, once for Xbox and once for Switch.

 

[laynelane]

I hate these things. Downloaded and was going to play Immortals Fenyx Rising when it was on game pass but it wanted some Ubisoft sign-in. That’s fine. Deleted. Wasn’t that interested to have to jump through an unnecessary corporate hoop to play a game.

The last time I encountered this sort of thing was with EA games on PS3. It put me off buying their games to this day (along with ads on a game's title page). I've never been able to put my finger on what bothers me about it, but you hit the nail on the head. It is jumping through unnecessary corporate hoops and it's not something I'm willing to do.

 

[lh032]

Microsoft is going to consider these "sign up" from PS5 as xbox userbase,

 

[laynelane]

So any old Microsoft account is the Xbox ecosystem now?

First I found out my laptop was an Xbox screen and now my extremely old Hotmail account means I've been in the Xbox ecosystem for years now.

 

[DavidGzz]

Microsoft is going to consider these "sign up" from PS5 as xbox userbase,

Every screen and console is an Xbox broyo. Accept it.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

crying about having to just make a throwaway email account

just to make an account could be a deterrent to play a game.

 

[Victor Omega]

how else would they get your psn activity and ps5 browser history?

 

[RoboFu]

This is kind of a ... no shit... thing. Of course you are going to need am
Account to play an online game.

 

[Pallas]

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Phil's 5D chess move worked. PS players are now Xbox players.

 

[yurinka]

They should do the same with all multiplatform games, to implement crossprogression. But to make it optional: in this case, you shouldn't need to create or use an Xbox account if you only plan to play on PS.

 

[Topher]

Phil's 5D chess move worked. PS players are now Xbox players.

I guess people won't be able to call this SonyGAF any more.

 

[MrRibeye]

"due to cross progression"

Hahahahaha what a lie, let's see if you need to login to a Microsoft account when playing Hi-Fi Rush.