XboxEra Community Hangout |OT11| It Goes To 11!

[BadNews]

@Resist

going by sales numbers, the consumer does not have an issue with the series s’s price.

I believe that’s more towards the 1tb model . Still curious about the price point for that model

[Daniel]

@Sparda3g

https://x.com/alanwake/status/1692174551466316121?s=46&t=O_AGT9SEnlptKOF_2SxtqQ

Mind if I tag along, Spider-Man and Mario?

I like how they frame it like they’re doing us a favour and it’s not them trying to not get fucked

[KakkaKarrotKake]

Not sure how much this will help them

It’s still in a month with a billion other highly anticipated games released before it, people only have a limited amount of time/money

At least they might be able to get the Halloween hype associated with it

[SheepDip]

@BadNews

Said they should’ve launched a digital series x instead of series s

I really don’t like this talking point. A digital Series X would have cost $400. The whole point of the Series S was to be the cheapest console option on the market, $100 cheaper than what Sony was offering. A $400 digital Series X would just be copying Sony’s strategy with no differentiation.

[KakkaKarrotKake]

@SheepDip

I really don’t like this talking point. A digital Series X would have cost $400. The whole point of the Series S was to be the cheapest console option on the market, $100 cheaper than what Sony was offering. A $400 digital Series X would just be copying Sony’s strategy with no differentiation.

They should have/now do a digital X purely because it’s clear physical is pretty much dead on Xbox and would be a good way of bringing the price down on the console

But doing a digital X instead of the S? Nah

[Vivir]

@KakkaKarrotKake

Not sure how much this will help them

It’s still in a month with a billion other highly anticipated games released before it, people only have a limited amount of time/money

At least they might be able to get the Halloween hype associated with it

Word of mouth will do it’s job if it is indeed good.

[KakkaKarrotKake]

@Vivir

Word of mouth will do it’s job if it is indeed good.

Maybe, sometimes good games don’t perform the way they deserve

Not saying it’s gonna bomb but a quick glance at the next couple of months and it’s rough

[Vivir]

@KakkaKarrotKake

Maybe, sometimes good games don’t perform the way they deserve

Not saying it’s gonna bomb but a quick glance at the next couple of months and it’s rough

Yeah, I pretty much agree with you but it’s definitely better than debuting with Spider-Man. Too many games, not enough monies alas.

[Dizzydan015 (Daany)]

@Skedaddle

It’s great that you’ll be able to purchase Backwards Compatible games on the new storefront but unfortunately that means we won’t be able to purchase games that aren’t backwards compatible anymore. Also pretty sure some backwards compatible games are delisted too which sucks. I hope that Xbox plan to revisit the BC catalogue soon after the ABK deal closes. (Still hoping for the simpsons hit and run)

[Kals_Els]

@BadNews

… release like BG3 is huge Questioning Forza split screen delay They feel there’s still a market for series s Said they should’ve launched a digital series x instead of series s Wondering how third party devs will handle the S in a couple of years They said they heard from devs that making for series s does take a bit of extra work to make it work They said the Series S has been mostly fine, but needed to have convo due to BG3 and potential roadblocks down the road or if other devs might delay For the most part they said parity should remain They feel xbox PR might have to just give reassurance about the S due to a lot of the FUD around it at the moment due to BG3. Overall it was questioning how it handles rest of the gen, but they said other than BG3 it’s all been fine for the most part.

Unfortunately all their points sounds like FUD to me.

[CallMeCraig]

@SheepDip

Were there any left? I think the last remaining games that were BC but only on the 360 store got delisted earlier this year.

I just scrolled through all the old store and only found a handfull of games and dlc is still need to buy, should be fine. The only game from that list which is bc and not on the new store is Ridge Racer 6 for EU countries. I think i will have to VPN for this and Eternal Sonata.

Call of Duty Classic is still 20 bucks btw. I said wow.

[SheepDip]

@CallMeCraig

Call of Duty Classic is still 20 bucks btw. I said wow.

Right?! I want that game too but $20, yikes.

Best I can tell, it last went on sale in 2012. I guess there’s nothing to do except bite the bullet.

[drakel (akis)]

Gameplay Reveal Trailer | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Microsoft 1st party game by the time it comes out

[CallMeCraig]

@SheepDip

Right?! I want that game too but $20, yikes.

Best I can tell, it last went on sale in 2012. I guess there’s nothing to do except bite the bullet.

My only hope is when the ABK deal closes (and i hope they close this deal before they shut the 360 store!) they reopen the BC program and add some games. Looking at you Wolfenstein 2008 and Call of Duty 1.

[SheepDip]

@CallMeCraig

My only hope is when the ABK deal closes (and i hope they close this dealt before they shut the 360 store!) they reopen the BC program and add some games. Looking at you Wolfenstein 2008 and Call of Duty 1.

I’m hoping for the same thing, but not expecting it honestly. I think the BC team has moved on to other projects.

[Freed]

@BadNews

… release like BG3 is huge Questioning Forza split screen delay They feel there’s still a market for series s Said they should’ve launched a digital series x instead of series s Wondering how third party devs will handle the S in a couple of years They said they heard from devs that making for series s does take a bit of extra work to make it work They said the Series S has been mostly fine, but needed to have convo due to BG3 and potential roadblocks down the road or if other devs might delay For the most part they said parity should remain They feel xbox PR might have to just give reassurance about the S due to a lot of the FUD around it at the moment due to BG3. Overall it was questioning how it handles rest of the gen, but they said other than BG3 it’s all been fine for the most part.

Agree about the pricing, MS should absolutely be more aggressive with this console, you already made it and sold it to many people so make sure even so many more people buy it so that developers don’t even have doubts or question supporting it properly, and make your customers reassured.

[commanderbuck]

@BadNews

… release like BG3 is huge Questioning Forza split screen delay They feel there’s still a market for series s Said they should’ve launched a digital series x instead of series s Wondering how third party devs will handle the S in a couple of years They said they heard from devs that making for series s does take a bit of extra work to make it work They said the Series S has been mostly fine, but needed to have convo due to BG3 and potential roadblocks down the road or if other devs might delay For the most part they said parity should remain They feel xbox PR might have to just give reassurance about the S due to a lot of the FUD around it at the moment due to BG3. Overall it was questioning how it handles rest of the gen, but they said other than BG3 it’s all been fine for the most part.

So a couple of things

The digital PS5 is a unicorn. All the discussions about the series s seems overblown and honestly Console war-y. BG3 isn’t out for PS5 yet. BG3 comes out on the 6th of September same day as Starfield

[BRiT]

The 1TB Series S really feels like its priced to show how huge of a savings you’re getting when it comes time for Holiday Shopping Season and its at $279 or less.

[Fiendflag]

@BadNews

They feel xbox PR might have to just give reassurance about the S due to a lot of the FUD around it at the moment due to BG3.

I don’t understand this…why the fuck would Xbox do a “PR thing”? and to reassure who exactly? console warriors or armchair developers? if MS “has” to do something about the Series S is to highlight some solutions to known bottlenecks (like RAM issues) and make the whole process of downporting Series X versions to Series S as easy as possible to actual developers via their development communication channels…and they can do that without “reassuring” publicly any of the clueless people that spread BS about things they don’t know shit about.

[BadNews]

@Fiendflag

…[quote=“BadNews, post:26, topic:16791”]They feel xbox PR might have to just give reassurance about the S due to a lot of the FUD around it at the moment due to BG3.

Yeah probably better not to get into tech talk because average person won’t understand it. I think BG3 is a one off and for forza it was due to it not being a priority but it’s still coming . I do feel many of the split screen concerns are people who won’t use feature . I do think if there’s abd issue devs should get in touch with Microsoft earlier rather than later like Larian . For the most part series s hasn’t caused issues, so as long as no hiccups for rest of gen then that should do the talking