XboxEra Community Hangout |OT2| Cracking down on shitposting

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

Does anybody expect this windows store shakeup to do anything? Like Epic has been trying for like 2-3 years and Steam barely flinched.

[Staffy]

This is two days old, but I don’t think it was posted here.

Dying Light 2 - Ask Me Anything - Episode 1

Definitely worth a watch.

[Boosted_Gear]

Steve Saylor (stevesaylor)

[Jeans]

@Shadowgasm

I would actually prefer to read reviews that are lower. The problem I have with most review scores is that everything gets rated so high. Games that are good often end up getting 8’s and 9’s when they should probably be getting 6’s and 7’s. I think this trend started specifically because of Fanboy backlash (which has been happening for 20+ years) and the trend just became normal.

I will never understand why people need validation for something they’re determined to buy anyway. Reviews should be meant to help inform you on whether you want to drop $60-70 on a new game. People are ridiculous.

Exactly. And I think Grubb’s review was trying to tell me exactly how the game felt playing. I appreciate that.

And how do you rate games like the next Horizon and God of War when you gave a 9 to Returnal ? I don’t know. Scores seems pointless at this point.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

EA Play (EAPlay)

May like I been repeating for like 2 months here. So this is one of our May games for game pass then.

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@javycane

Does anybody expect this windows store shakeup to do anything? Like Epic has been trying for like 2-3 years and Steam barely flinched.

Have to wait and see what the experience ends up being like. Let’s assume they do sort out all the current issues then I do expect it to increase Game Pass subscriptions significantly, which is probably a big reason for the changes in my opinion.

Epic has actually shown that people will go to the store what with their free games and exclusives. Their problem is that people will default to Steam unless you keep offering them a reason to come, so it is a constant money sink for them atm. In Microsoft’s favour they have Game Pass, so it is a potential massive convenience factor for PC gamers that may entice them.

[Shadowgasm]

@Jeans

And how do you rate games like the next Horizon and God of War when you gave a 9 to Returnal ? I don’t know. Scores seems pointless at this point.

I’ve felt this way for a long time and it’s one the main reasons I no longer bother with review scores and instead just read the actual review.

I will say, for me, every game should be scored simply on the merits of that game. Others games really shouldn’t have any impact. Horizon and God of War shouldn’t be getting higher review scores simply because they are bigger, more high profile games. I know that’s not the reality we live in, but a man can dream.

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

I habye been told Exclusives sells Consoles.

Exclusive → Console

This fall we will see Free to Play Multiplayer Sells a Game which Sells a Gamepass which then Sells Console

FTP → Game → Gamepass → Console

The attachment rate Halo Infinte multiplayer gonna bring to Gamepass and Xbox console will be monumental.

[Shadowgasm]

@javycane

Does anybody expect this windows store shakeup to do anything? Like Epic has been trying for like 2-3 years and Steam barely flinched.

This news has more to do with Gamepass than trying to take on Steam. People are low-balling the significance of that blogpost.

[No-1HoloLens-Fan]

@Shadowgasm

This news has more to do with Gamepass than trying to take on Steam. People are low-balling the significance of that blogpost.

Yup. It makes bringing games to Gamepass PC easy.

[IdiotGuru (Justin)]

@Klobrille

I meant for the main show in Summer. All the rest happening now before are just fun info drops anyway.

With all of these leaks flooding in, I’m more confident than ever that we should be putting quotes around “leak” because it really seems that grassroots hype is a big part of the Xbox marketing strategy this generation, thus far at least.

[beastmode10]

Slightly off topic

Apple revenue 89bn, profits 23 bn
MS revenue 41bn, profits 15bn

The profit margin that MS has is staggering.

[Whistler]

@javycane

Does anybody expect this windows store shakeup to do anything? Like Epic has been trying for like 2-3 years and Steam barely flinched.

I don’t think MS needs to compete with Steam in the way people are thinking. All MS needs to do is have a seamless PC+Xbox+Cloud ecosystem. Now you may not be able to play every single game on every platform, but just having one account where your available games automatically show up (with cross saves, shared DLC, etc…) wherever you are playing will be cool. Lets say Steam is for people who play on PC only, Switch for people who play at home and on the go, Playstation for at home console, Andriod/IOS for phones, then finally you can have Xbox for people that game in one, two, or more of those places. If this is the case you don’t need the library of Steam or mobile, and you don’t need exclusives like PS or Nintendo, Xbox is selling (your games playable anywhere).

[BRiT]

@beastmode10

Slightly off topic

Apple revenue 89bn, profits 23 bn
MS revenue 41bn, profits 15bn

The profit margin that MS has is staggering.

It’s like they’re pulling profits out of thin air …

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@beastmode10

Slightly off topic

Apple revenue 89bn, profits 23 bn
MS revenue 41bn, profits 15bn

The profit margin that MS has is staggering.

As always, the margins are in services rather than hardware and this is from a company who probably has some of the best margins in the business when it comes to hardware. That revenue though is staggering from Apple.

[Louay]

@Biggzy

As always, the margins are in services rather than hardware and this is from a company who probably has some of the best margins in the business when it comes to hardware. That revenue though is staggering from Apple though.

Apple main revenue is from iphone and app store like 70% from these two alone

[Khalid117x]

What if jez’s dragon emoji means something in the world of Panzer Dragoon. It’s also Sega, with the swirl emoji meaning something Sonic. I would love a new Panzer Dragoon or a full fat remake of the original!

[Louay]

@javycane

May like I been repeating for like 2 months here. So this is one of our May games for game pass then.

man i can’t believe we only have 1 s#it football game…damn we need new football game to rival EA FIFA. i have no hope in konami PES or eFootball now lol they dropped the towel long time ago

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Khalid117x

What if jez’s dragon emoji means something in the world of Panzer Dragoon. It’s also Sega, with the swirl emoji meaning something Sonic. I would love a new Panzer Dragoon or a full fat remake of the original!

If its Panzer Dragoon

[Khalid117x]

@javycane

If its Panzer Dragoon

You don’t like Panzer Dragoon? You monster!