KI def needs to go on playstation to rejuvenate its population. It’s an amazing game, but sadly the fighting game community is small on xbox compared to other platforms .
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It’s small in general, which hurts even more
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That’s true. Many people view events like evo , but the skill gap results in less people picking up fighting games
Or they could launch the next KI on gamepass and fuck the playstation
We havent had a single fighting game launch on gamepass yet new and day 1.
Ki is too old and wont do shit on playstation.
The best thing to do would be to launch ki2 on gamepass and just grow the franchise there and then do a 70 dollar ps version later.
This idea that xbox is a grave for fighting games is a myth.
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Fake insider, I post here because he made a comment about Xbox 3rd party future
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1775923849453834369
Always has been. I remember when the 360 was the defacto console for SF4, ( ad just about every other fighter for that matter) especially at Evo. Hence why Sony was so keen to make sure SF5 didn’t hit xbox. Always annoys me when I listen to Xbox Two and Jez tried to push that narrative as well. KI had like 10 million players on Xbox and PC alone but it over a decade old by now while new fighters like SF6, MK1, Tekken 8 already out and the upcoming 2XKO (Formerly Project L) coming down the pike. Of course it won’t have that many players in comparison now!
I just wish people had that energy for fighters that still haven’t hit xbox, like DNF Duel and Grandblue Fantasy VS , which never had the amount of players KI had at it’s height but nobody is saying that should land on Xbox ever!
While it’s a bit doom and gloom, and he admits it may all be addressed by the June showcase, I do get one point he makes.
Xbox are much more open about their thinking on certain topics than other consoles, but it can be a bit “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks”, it feels unfocused.
Either keep a bit more of a leash on such thoughts till you know they’re achievable (more like the tightly controlled PR of your rivals) or go a lot more open - let us know what updates we can expect in the console UI, achievements, etc to make our experience better as for now at least us console players are the core market.
While I understand the talk about going to cloud, other consoles, PC stores on Xbox, handhelds etc. maybe also highlight the stuff coming to us soon that will make our experience better.
Games are just a part of it, and while I know new hardware / controllers have to be properly announced (and I’m hoping some will be soon) it does feel like they could give us road maps of Xbox features, when ABK games are expected to reach Game Pass and what their plans are to improve localisation (given their games will be on PC too which has wide reach, “no one owns an Xbox in X region” isn’t a reason not to support it).
I’m liking that we’re getting more games showcases (although annoyed we’re in another extended period between first party games, Game Pass has been making up for it) and I’ve no doubt June will blow us away and possibly be when they announce new hardware / controllers - but it’d be really nice to know they’re working on our pet peeves with the software too, and on new features to make our experience better
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Jez should actually wait till all the currently announced ports actually launch and see how they do before writing this type of article.
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And miss out on spreading FUD and getting more clicks with his opinions? Nope, don’t see it happening.
While I’m not as negative as Jez seems to be, he does put into words some of the things I’ve been feeling but not formulated properly.
There seems to be a focus on everything but the current console customers, that is what is annoying me the most. It’s rarely about the here and now, it’s always chasing something else. Which is fine, but maybe not have that as a public focus? Perhaps some things should just be kept to suit meetings. They are supposed to sell us an illusion of caring about games, us and fun, even though we know it’s an illusion and they know we know, it’s part of the deal so to speak.
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Perhaps they’re doing that I mean if you were a casual you probably wouldn’t be aware of most of this.
Diablo 3 just hit gamepass. Cod is going on gamepass. This year we are getting Avowed and freakin Indy!
This is the most exciting year ever for a current console owner, especially comboed with gamepass.
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This year has potential to be big, but I think they need a big marketing push with it as well.
Has there been anything for D4 Gamepass launch? That was a huge release last year, so getting that in Gamepass should have been all over the place imo.
I’ve seen ads for it On Yt, reels, and X
I do wonder with the idea that Phil mentioned of opening storefronts on consoles could they be thinking of pushing this as the standard such that the Xbox could also get a store front on the PlayStation to sell Xbox games. It certainly could be something they are experimenting on especially with the push for growth.
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Parris mentioned a nice idea to integrate Steam on Xbox I hadnt thought of. It basically boils down to a cross-licensing system. You have X game Steam? Ok, you can download the Xbox console version of said Game on your console. Technically, is relatively easy to implement, It would just be a curated process cause there could be Steam games not on Xbox and viceversa but could work.
100% The long term play is to have an Xbox store on every PC, Console, Phone and TV. In that world, Xbox being the biggest publisher in the game is massive.
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That’s basically play anywhere, which they’ve had a problem getting publishers to sign up for. Don’t see that happening.
I still think the main benefit here is getting access to games that don’t exist on Xbox, which means running PC games.
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