News More Xbox first-party games will come to PlayStation and Nintendo — Xbox hardware will remain

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Xbox head Phil Spencer reaffirms the company's desire to release more multiplatform games while maintaining a hardware platform.

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[Heiro78]

Can't say I'm surprised. It's a hell of a strategy. But they'll come out better than Sega. Remember when it was revealed that Microsoft wanted to buy Nintendo?

 

[halfcharlie]

Anyone making their choice based on exclusives is foolish, most from both PS/XB end up on PC anyway, and actually take a look at how many true exclusives there are, not many. The vast vast majority of gaming is multi-platform titles which makes it a pointless distinction for most. Xbox has the better subscription which is the single best value gaming service out there, Xbox has the better controllers and always has, Xbox is cheaper and just as capable as the PS5, isn't ugly like the PS5, and Xbox has a much cheaper separate model to serve as a budget entry level console, which along with a Gamepass subscription is the best value in gaming period. I own both the XSX and PS5, the PS5 hasn't even been turned on in a year it's just collecting dust.

Japan is of course full of PS fanboys so it always sells well there. But the PS5 outselling Xbox worldwide makes no sense at all considering all of the above, it's just not a better console in any way. Microsoft can't be blamed for the irrationality and unpredictability of consumers. It's not like Playstation hasn't been bringing most exclusives to PC and so going multi-platform either, this is a general trend not exclusive to Microsoft which benefits everyone and has nothing to do with their hardware.

 

[oofdragon]

PC + Nintendo gets you 99,99% of the games and everything in between from gaming on the go to ultra graphics and fps. Gaming on either PS5 or Xbox never made any sense to me, the later even more since I can't remember one interesting exclusive title in that console in decades.

 

[Elusive Ruse]

PC + Nintendo gets you 99,99% of the games and everything in between from gaming on the go to ultra graphics and fps. Gaming on either PS5 or Xbox never made any sense to me, the later even more since I can't remember one interesting exclusive title in that console in decades.

Gaming on Nintendo after I turned 10 didn’t make sense to me either but to each their own.

 

[NattyKing]

Anyone making their choice based on exclusives is foolish, most from both PS/XB end up on PC anyway, and actually take a look at how many true exclusives there are, not many. The vast vast majority of gaming is multi-platform titles which makes it a pointless distinction for most. Xbox has the better subscription which is the single best value gaming service out there, Xbox has the better controllers and always has, Xbox is cheaper and just as capable as the PS5, isn't ugly like the PS5, and Xbox has a much cheaper separate model to serve as a budget entry level console, which along with a Gamepass subscription is the best value in gaming period. I own both the XSX and PS5, the PS5 hasn't even been turned on in a year it's just collecting dust. Japan is of course full of PS fanboys so it always sells well there. But the PS5 outselling Xbox worldwide makes no sense at all considering all of the above, it's just not a better console in any way. Microsoft can't be blamed for the irrationality and unpredictability of consumers. It's not like Playstation hasn't been bringing most exclusives to PC and so going multi-platform either, this is a general trend not exclusive to Microsoft which benefits everyone and has nothing to do with their hardware.

This post reads like it was written by Aaron Greenberg. Why would anyone buy an Xbox now when they can look forward to playing Death Stranding 2, Wolverine, Marathon, Ghost of Yotei, etc and all the upcoming MGS games. Not to mention PS5 already has the superior third-party exclusives like Helldivers 2, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Some will say GamePass, but that is only useful to people who like having their games selected for them and/or are on a tight budget - unless they're happy also buying a bunch of other games because most of the biggest games in the industry aren't on it. The service has also had a bunch of price hikes in recent years reducing its value, and you can be sure more will be coming soon. For most people it's better to simply buy your own games and play what you actually want, particularly if you have a backlog and can easily wait for new games to come down in price.

As for comparing the badly underpowered Series S to the Digital PS5 it's simply no contest. The former is the reason classics like Baldur's Gate 3 and Black Myth were delayed on Xbox, and the latter still isnt out thanks to to the Series S' measly 10GB RAM. Basically you're stuck with 30 fps low res games until the console gets phased out.

Then there's the Xbox controller which shows barely any improvements or new features from last gen. It still has a terrible d-pad, and feels cheap and lacking in quality compared to the DualSense.

Overall I can see you're still coping with this news, even though it's been clear Xbox was going third-party for a year now, but it's obvious why the market rejected Xbox.