I will give Spencer a bit of credit though for bringing back Microsoft Flight Simulator.
I own all three major consoles. My PS5 has been switched on about six times since I purchased it at the time the PSVR2 was released. Is it because I'm not into the funky and weird JRPG titles or am I just sold to the Xbox ecosystem? I play Xbox almost every single day. My PS5 is just using up space and for two titles which didn't fully grip me (Horizon and The Last of Us).
What am I missing here? Is the answer PC/Steam?
One of very recent examples: handheld Xbox.
There are rumors about upcoming handheld Xbox. Many like the idea
It is announced, marketed as handheld Xbox (asus xbox ally x). Quite expensive, but okay.
After some time (!) they reveal that this handheld Xbox actually won’t play your Xbox games/subscription. It will play your pc subscription and pc games. Wtf
Literally about time when the sales of the device actually start, Microsoft racks up the price of Xbox ultimate from $20 to $30 per month. They unsubscribe page is overloaded.
How any coherent management would allow this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCYHKOChA4
MS appointing someone with no game experience isn't a good sign, but to be expected at this point. Gamers abandoned the platform and I don't expect it to survive much longer.
Both Playstation and Nintendo Switch significantly exceeded xbox in terms of good games in the last decade imo.
> Alongside him, Xbox President Sarah Bond is also exiting the company, who many suspected would be Spencer's successor in leading Xbox.
> In another internal email addressing staff, the new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma gave some hints as to how the future of Xbox will look.
She outlined three commitments: "First, great games." "Second, the return of Xbox." and "Third, future of play." She went on to say that the company will continue to invest in its franchises and studios, keep Xbox spreading across platforms to reduce barriers, while also inventing "business models and new ways to play."
it's clear they are going to continue gutting the place and spin it off
I'll take it as a social engineering technique because that is the sector she came from and still being pushed by the CEO.
It's safe to assume that her first e-mail to staff is not going to include a comprehensive breakdown of every action she plans to take.
Not saying she does or doesn't know what she's doing, but it would be weird if she went into much more detail at this point before she's even ramped up.
Read: we're not going to do console exclusives and instead we may not even make an Xbox anymore, and instead put the Xbox brand on PCs.
I dunno, the way Windows 11 is going these days that caveat is getting a lot of scrutiny. I would say that, in many cases, they run best on PS5 Pro full stop - at least until the GabeCube releases, for those who can afford it.
There’s a clear line from AI to that when you consider how many slightly outdated but not useless GPUs will be in Microsoft data centres within the next couple years.
"As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop," Sharma added. "Games are and always will be art, crafted by humans, and created with the most innovative technology provided by us."
While I'm sad to see someone who's been with the company for so long leave, it's undeniable that the Xbox brand has really faltered under his watch
"I guarantee that you won't need to log into your Facebook account every time you wanna use the Oculus Rift." — Palmer Luckey (2014)
"No advertising coming onto Netflix. Period." — Reed Hastings, Netflix co-CEO (2019)
"Read my lips: no new taxes." — George H.W. Bush (1988 Republican National Convention)
"I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (October 1940 Campaign Speech)
"If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what." - President Barack Obama (June 15, 2009, AMA Speech)
"I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them." — Donald Trump (July 5, 2024)
Not a lie or broken promise because it wasn't a foreign war. WW2 came to America's doorstep. The first American battle of the war was fought on US soil.
https://www.google.com/search?q=obama+admits+lie+health+plan...
Can we take a look at this post? she was replaced by someone who climbed ranks while destroying everything she touched, is is purely because she is Indian? what is going on in America?