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[DeepEnigma]

They need Steve Balmer back so he can yell at them and make them uncomfortable about how much he's sweating.

Bro had them 8 ball coke sweats.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

They need Steve Balmer back so he can yell at them and make them uncomfortable about how much he's sweating.

He had some Les Grossman vibes. I want to see him intimidating all the DEI hires at the studios like this

 

[Wastelander92]

Should've just let Tango go independent like Toys for Bob.

 

[Nydius]

"Beginning to hit our stride" is a bold statement considering:

• They unceremoniously shut down the studio that produced their most award winning exclusive of 2023.
• They're currently issuing refunds for another of their "major exclusives" of 2023.
• Starfield continues to receive overwhelmingly negative feedback.
• Forza Motorsport was a flop.
• Hellblade 2 launched like a lead balloon and has largely been forgotten a month after release.
• Of their two remaining major exclusives of 2024 (Avowed and Indiana Jones), they've shown a combined total of 15-20 minutes of actual gameplay.

The only "stride" they're hitting are releasing the multiplatform games that would have released multiplatform regardless of whether or not they owned them (Diablo 4, COD, Doom, et cetera). Just because they had a great showcase doesn't somehow mean "Xbox is back". They've had great showcases in the past only for the games to either be abandoned after-the-fact or come out and be middling.

 

[Klayzer]

"Beginning to hit our stride" is a bold statement considering:

• They unceremoniously shut down the studio that produced their most award winning exclusive of 2023.
• They're currently issuing refunds for another of their "major exclusives" of 2023.
• Starfield continues to receive overwhelmingly negative feedback.
• Forza Motorsport was a flop.
• Hellblade 2 launched like a lead balloon and has largely been forgotten a month after release.
• Of their two remaining major exclusives of 2024 (Avowed and Indiana Jones), they've shown a combined total of 15-20 minutes of actual gameplay.

The only "stride" they're hitting are releasing the multiplatform games that would have released multiplatform regardless of whether or not they owned them (Diablo 4, COD, Doom, et cetera). Just because they had a great showcase doesn't somehow mean "Xbox is back". They've had great showcases in the past only for the games to either be abandoned after-the-fact or come out and be middling.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

"Beginning to hit our stride" is a bold statement considering:

• They unceremoniously shut down the studio that produced their most award winning exclusive of 2023.
• They're currently issuing refunds for their another "major exclusive" of 2023.
• Starfield continues to receive overwhelmingly negative feedback.
• Forza Motorsport was a flop.
• Hellblade 2 launched like a lead balloon and has largely been forgotten a month after release.
• Of their two remaining major exclusives of 2024 (Avowed and Indiana Jones), they've shown a combined total of 15-20 minutes of actual gameplay.

The only "stride" they're hitting are releasing the multiplatform games that would have released multiplatform regardless of whether or not they owned them (Diablo 4, COD, Doom, et cetera). Just because they had a great showcase doesn't somehow mean "Xbox is back". They've had great showcases in the past only for the games to either be abandoned after-the-fact or come out and be middling.

I'm convinced these executives live in their own reality. which makes sense when you hear Xbox content creators parroting statements like:

"Xbox is outselling PS5"
"xbox consoles are doing great"
"slimy platform things > secrets exclusivity deals"

.

 

[Katatonic]

After buying half the industry.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I'm convinced these executives live in their own reality. which makes sense when you hear Xbox content creators parroting statements like:

"Xbox is outselling PS5"
"xbox consoles are doing great"
"slimy platform things > secrets exclusivity deals"

.

"Engagement" numbers in the "ecosystem" are through the roof

 

[Klayzer]

I'm convinced these executives live in their own reality. which makes sense when you hear Xbox content creators parroting statements like:

"Xbox is outselling PS5"
"xbox consoles are doing great"
"slimy platform things > secrets exclusivity deals"

.

Xbox content creators (lol) absolutely, parakeet the latest pr from Microsoft executives, verbatim.

 

[twilo99]

Why do they keep saying these things when we all know that xbox has been dead for almost a decade now?

 

[Pancakes and Sausage]

My entire being screams FUCK YOU BOOTY

 

[Nydius]

It's cool, I have camouflage.
I should be able to hide among them with my Xbox hat and Ambassador badge.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

This is what I ma saying:

 

[bender]

Why do they keep saying these things when we all know that xbox has been dead for almost a decade now?

Maybe Phil and Matt are big fans of Ted Kotcheff movies.

 

[EDMIX]

"What the “Fallout” franchise has in store"

"live service"

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Did he say when they are killing GamePass?

 

[ahtlas7]

He’s full of shit

 

[MasterCornholio]

He’s full of shit

Of course he is a booty after all.

 

[Fess]

Yeah, lauch. it's post-lauch that matters.

Yeah, they’re playing with fire. This is the same strategy as Sony are using with delayed PC ports, and I play PS games on PC now.

 

[skit_data]