Why should I invest in Xbox this Generation?

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@Louis_Dafly

…image976×549 90.9 KB I’ve read through the topic list and didn’t see anything relevant to my situation in gaming at the moment, I currently just own a Switch and am looking for a new home console. I’ve been gaming since a young age and have played on almost every gaming device/platform over the years. Xbox is the only console I’ve never owned as my own and I’m interested in potentially making the jump. I’m on the fence between xbox and ps. Convince me that Xbox is the right choice. L. D

I think it’s really easy at this point. Do you want an Xbox? Yes, then buy one. If not then don’t buy one. I have seen so many people posting and saying give me a reason to buy an Xbox, There is nothing to make me buy one, You haven’t convinced me to get one, and ect ect. I have the same response. Why do they need to make you buy one? You either like Xbox and you want one or you don’t. It does’t matter if the games are on PC as well, you either want one or you don’t no need to convince anyone or lock games behind console paywalls. Forcing someone to buy a console to play your game is going to be a thing of the past. Buy what you want play what you want.

[BadNews]

@mutualcore

I think the single biggest miscalculation Microsoft made back in 2013 was thinking the gaming market was moving to majority multiplayer-focused. Evidence by what happened in the 8th generation, it’s clear that 70% of the overall gaming market prefers single-player experiences. That explains why Phil Spencer was buying studios to create single player games for the most part, realizing this is a huge hole in the XGS lineup. Will the market ever move to majority market share for multiplayer? I don’t think any time soon.

It’s tricky because the most popular games usually tend to be multiplayer games. However quality single player games usually sell well, which is evident with Ubisoft, Bethedsa, PlayStation first party, etc. I do feel multiplayer market won’t go away or dwindle since many enjoy social experience and many are willing to spend on microtransactions. I think Microsoft just needs to find a balance of quality MP and single player, and seems to be heading that way with the studios they’ve acquired

[Hulkamania78]

For me owning all the consoles and always do but I find the Xbox eco system so much better to use. The online is better than the PSN by far. The chat functions is laggy on PSN etc. My friends are 90% Xbox so I game mainly on that. But its what you want out of it. Both systems are capable as smart tv’s for Netflix etc. And as we go int the new gen the difference of third party games is going to be very obvious. I hated the XB1 720p version fo BF4 but loved the PS4 1080p version the fidelity was so much better online. I love PUBG and even though my PC at Ultra smokes the consoles the XB1X version is so much better to play on than the Pro. However I am interested in the PS5 pad more than the console at the moment. If they can innovate what it is capable of that could be a game changer for me .

[mutualcore]

@Khalid117x

When I look at the insane numbers of games like, fortnite, pubg, fall guys and what not. I think it already has. The top singleplayer games are great but I think most play multiplayer.

There are 110+million ps4`s out there. If singleplayer was the dominant form the last of us 2 and god of war should be at least at 60million sold. And they are not. Of course price is also a factor.

It’s a mistake to assume that all PS4 owners buy all the ‘hits’. Portions of the player base buy God of War, Uncharted 4, TLOU, Spiderman, Ghosts, HZD with some overlap. That explains the 110 million PS4 unit sold w/o any of those games selling past 20 million units.

Not every single 3rd person narrative game Sony puts out is going to appeal to every PS4 user. I can imagine some not liking the violence of God of War, but liking Spiderman and Ratchet & Clank. The point being Sony provides more than enough coverage for all tastes, but 3rd person narrative games.

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@Hulkamania78

… For me owning all the consoles and always do but I find the Xbox eco system so much better to use. The online is better than the PSN by far. The chat functions is laggy on PSN etc. My friends are 90% Xbox so I game mainly on that. But its what you want out of it. Both systems are capable as smart tv’s for Netflix etc. And as we go int the new gen the difference of third party games is going to be very obvious. I hated the XB1 720p version fo BF4 but loved the PS4 1080p version the fidelity was so much better online. I love PUBG and even though my PC at Ultra smokes the consoles the XB1X version is so much better to play on than the Pro. However I am interested in the PS5 pad more than the console at the moment. If they can innovate what it is capable of that could be a game changer for me .

It will be interesting to see the differences. My wife actually prefers navigating the 1S for movies and Netflix, etc as opposed to the PS4. The audio chip in the 1S is very much superior to the audio in the PS4. From time to time I enjoy GP. And the BC means that I can play all the good 360 games, hopefully even nicer with SX. But ultimately it is their job to sell the customer, and only the OP knows if it will work for him or not. I will miss out on some of Sony’s truly great first parties this time, but it’s the non-gaming features and improvements that made me choose the SX. And yes, most of my games were Sony first party. I don’t have time for more than one console anymore, so MS gets my money.

And the PS5 is just too ugly for me. MS knows how to build better hardware since the 1X

[Hulkamania78]

@anonymous

… interesting to see the differences. My wife actually prefers navigating the 1S for movies and Netflix, etc as opposed to the PS4. The audio chip in the 1S is very much superior to the audio in the PS4. From time to time I enjoy GP. And the BC means that I can play all the good 360 games, hopefully even nicer with SX. But ultimately it is their job to sell the customer, and only the OP knows if it will work for him or not. I will miss out on some of Sony’s truly great first parties this time, but it’s the non-gaming features and improvements that made me choose the SX. And yes, most of my games were Sony first party. I don’t have time for more than one console anymore, so MS gets my money. And the PS5 is just too ugly for me. MS knows how to build better hardware since the 1X

Its interesting I just mainly play online games these days. I know TLOU2 and GHOSTS OT should of been played but I DONT have the attention span anymore to get into a campaign. I want to pick a pad up and play an hour of online here and there through the day and go about my day. I play alot of FIFA Pro clubs, PUBG, GTA5O, Warzone they all offer what I want out of gaming for now. And with the SX being more powerful it will be my choice fro most of the online experiences next gen,

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