How XBOX Became Microsoft's Greatest Failure
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I hate to say it but I agree 100%. I was a 360 fan boy. I remember playing Skate and halo every morning before school with a select group of freinds. 360 nailed the comradery and first party uniqueness. Sadley since that faithful day (the launch of Xbox 1) they have only gone down hill. I have to be honest though as much as I prefer Play station and loved my PS4 experience I was coerced into Xbox series x this generation. If not entirley because the appeal of game pass and bethesda being one of my favorite gaming companies creating my favorite franchises, than because of availability of consoles and pricing. I wholey hope that Xbox figgures itself out and rises to the greatness we know they can achieve based off the 360 era. But I won't hold my breath. Great video brother! Keep up the awesome content.
I honestly don't know why AAA developers won't consider making their own pokemon like game. 😔 I wish Obsidian Entertainment would make their own anime-themed open-world creature-taming game with the graphics of Kena: Bridge Of spirits.
I watched your whole video and at first I was with you. Then in the second half of the video, you became full of shit. You clearly failed to do your research while doing your comparison, so I'll educate you so you can get your shit right.
First of all, this bull shit about sony taking time to cultivate its talent is complete garbage. Of the studios winning all those awards. The vast majority were acquired. Do some research. Naughty dog, insomniac, sucker punch, guerrila, bend, media molecule, housemarque, firesprite, nixxes, blue point, Valkyrie, haven, bungie. Each of these studios was bought and over time became a corner stone of Playstations gaming empire. The people who roast you for your video are going to roast you for being ok with Sony doing something, that you're giving MS shit for. Why is it they can invest ina shit ton of studios and reap the down the road success, but MS is brain dead corporate giant for doing the same goddamn thing. I try to give you clowns a chance when I watch your moronic videos, but you all make the same god damn mistake, using your bias instead of your fucking brain.
Then you go on about MS management structure. Completing neglecting the fact that the corporation consistently ranks as one of the best places in the country to work every year. You make a stupid ass comment about MS hiring friends instead of people who know what they are doing. Their new studios are literally headed by game directors who worked on very successful projects and are then staffed by devs who worked on games like The Last of Us and God of War. You'd know they are placing people like that in leadership positions, if you surprise surprise, did your fucking research instead of talking out of your ass. You talk about mismanagement, but fail to mention the commentary from devs acquired by MS who released great games the past couple of years. Who talk about MS giving them money and getting out of the way so they can make the best game possible. A structure that coincidentally lead to them being the 2021 gaming publisher of the year. Something else you didnt mention.
You leave all that out (I didnt even mention how game devs, including indie studios love game pass and how it benefits them) then go on to say xbox will only be around because of MS' money, after completely ignoring everything they are doing to try to improve. Then have the nerve to say give you a chance before telling you to fuck off.
If you are going to post a one sided slam video. They are right to tell you to fuck off.
I was a Sony fan before PlayStation existed.
@@MrMrvotie palworld is coming to xbox
As soon as he brought up the exact moment that xbox screwed itself, i knew he is talking about e3 of 2013, before he even mentioned it. That e3 really killed xbox. They were so overconfident about kinect, they thought they could push the always online even if you bought a disc shenanigans on people and get away with it. Sony must have been like we cant believe our competition is self destructing.
I seen that live and I couldn't have agreed more.. I remember thinking that with the RROD fiasco and now DRM there's no way I'm getting an XBOX1
Diehard Xbox fan did not buy a one or x don't care.
I agree 100%
@@michaelpelzek8882 me too I did idc lol
@@yoced1468 there's just no appeal anymore. I play on pc and can play any game from any system. All Xbox had that made it stand out was amazing exclusive games. They don't have that anymore so to try and convince somebody to pay that much for one is a tough sell.
The fact that Xbox is willing to spend BILLIONS of dollars for Activision but then they cancel games, shut down studios and lay off workers PISSES me off. How about spending money on your own studios to FINISH GOOD GAMES. Not hard Phil!
This is what i have been saying but Xbots make nothing but excuses
@@DarkWarrior165that comment didnt age well! 😂😂
My biggest fear is that Microsoft will destroy these beloved franchises that they are buying up.😭
Oh they will.
Those franchises are already dead. They needed call of duty or gta. But you're right, just look how they drove halo and gears of war into the ground
@firstworldproblems6064 , How so with Gears of War?, all Gears of War games including Gears 5 were perfect with the story and gameplay, the only thing that did suck was Gears tactics, however I will admit with Gears 5, the game lacks the heavy hitting guns or gore the Og Gears of War's did, also they need to fix a couple glitches including not being able to play non-splitscreen campaign multiplayer.
@@justinzayne2164, They're a monopoly now essentially.
they will trust me I love the xbox 360 Till this day but Xbox has been dead ever since !!!! PS5 and PC are the way to go
as much as I appreciate game pass, I hate subscription service for playing games. you don't own anything, and people seem happy about it. If xbox decides to take a game off. that's it, you can't use it anymore. There are several games that I've been in the middle of and it's taken off before I finish it. I'm done with subscription service.
“We survived not by buying shit but by making great games. Why can’t they do that?”
He’s got a point.
16:12
Truth
Exactly what’s the point of acquiring companies if they are not putting out games when’s the last time you heard news about the fable remake or elder scrolls 6
@@theradmatt5244 Im still waiting lol
You lost all credibility up until 15:25 from a known ps fanboy. Sony literally does the same shit my guy 💀
Agreed lol
As a weekly listener of Colin's podcast, you are absolutely correct. His Xbox takes are beyond ridiculous and way biased
For anyone reading: If you want to buy an Xbox, spend that additional 200€ and buy a PC. It's pointless to have this console nowadays, considering that most Microsoft games will eventually come to Windows
Exactly!
Tbh Sony turned the tables years before 2013. They released PS3 a year after 360 and still managed to beat it in units sold before PS4 and Xbox One were released. Both lost to Nintendo Wii tho.
Xbox failed the day Phil spencer tool lead
Don Mattrick wasn't any better himself but I take him any day other than Phil Spencer
@@fantoniumnitrous yeah sure 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's why the 360 IS the most sold Xbox of all Time
@@kbubuntu6048 what baffles me is that they don't ever look back at their Original Xbox and Xbox 360 at how they became the big hits they were, acting as if they never existed. They both had one thing in common and I'll say it with one word: Exclusives!
This is why Microsoft should make pc rather than consoles. The only best console they made so far is Xbox 360
I strongly agree with that. I think they would make really good pcs or at least GPUs.
Xbox has okay on their apps but their games suck
Whoever is in charge of Game Pass content deals is holding up the Xbox, but the tech like cloud saves sync across all their devices is also making Xbox keeping me playing in a way PS+ Premium just hasn't grabbed me yet.
I made the jump from PS4 to a Series X a few months ago and couldn't be happier. Game Pass Ultimate definitely is a worthwhile investment, with new games free to download, or at least heavily discounted.
That's the kicker, Sony is blowing it with PS+ premium, their backwards catalog is seriously lacking right now. I would be on PS+ premium if that catalog was more robust. MS still has the weakness of the lack of single player story-rich single player AAA exclusives though. Hopefully it's true that 2023 is "MSs year" (supposedly 5 to 7 AAA titles to hit). We shall see.
@@Harrison11106 Yup, I got PS plus for free for a year when I got my PS5 and when it ran out I didn't feel the need to sub, and seeing how almost all first-party exclusive games are solo campaign games, I don't even need to pay for online. I much prefer the SX for third-party and online MP games.
Xbox sucks regardless and I own a series x
@@Harrison11106 called new games. Pahahahaha scrub
Great video, I remember how pissed I was with the ridiculous security proposed for the xbox one and all the cancelled preorders.
Thank you for watching!
But do you make any digital “purchases”?
Tell me you're a Sony fanboy, without telling me you're a Sony fanboy
Ah , the good old "calling someone a fanboy because you have no argument" tactic. Classic stuff.
His replies to some of the comments certainly confirm hes a fanboy
I argue that the fall of Xbox began in 2010 with a little big thing called Kinect. Microsoft effectively stopped catering to the market which had made them tons of money to try and cash in on the Wii audience. This is when the meme of “xbox only makes Gears and Halo sequels” begins and also when Sony gained its lost marketshare. 2013 was just when the rot became noticeable on the surface.
I was a huge Xbox fanboy for years. The One I even bought first once they said they weren’t going forward with the one time pass codes.
Then they crashed and burned every single franchise exclusive to them…especially Halo…and I just through in the towel. Bought a PS4 (and a PS5) and haven’t looked back. Best gaming decision I ever made.
Happy to have you over on the winning side my friend. 🫡🏆🎮 Feels good don't it?? lol
Traitor!
@@KabbalahSherry "winning"? Console wars are for clowns.
I heard series x has better graphics
@@MichaelJamesonofgoogle lol imagine grown adults arguing about console wars
Hard to call the division that brings in 17% of your revenue a failure. What is even better, the XBOX brand went black to green money wise during the XBOX One era (2017 according to their CEO). The X1 sold closer to 60 million too.
The Series systems seem to be a step up IMO. They've sold over 20 million units in two years and XBOX is on the right path again, with a lot games scheduled for 2023. When it comes to Gamepass, Sony is doing the same thing with Plus+, aside from day in date. Funny how Gamepass went from "Unsustainable" to "We must copy it". 🤣
I kinda have an issue with Microsoft AND Sony at this point. Now Sony is the anti consumer one imo. Xbox has never really made good games aside from Halo, Gears, Fable and Forza. Microsofts hardware and architecture is what makes them great. It’s not really Microsoft’s fault that Sony had the rights to all of these iconic franchises and an established fan base already. I believe Microsoft is at least making an effort to share some of their titles with Sony, but Sony would never do the same in return. They were forced to give Xbox MLB because the MLB realized the games would make more money in both platforms. The console wars are just tiring tbh, they should just make a deal and share all of their titles between platforms, maybe one day lol. I believe competition is good, but at the point each console is about equal in power and there’s far too much emphasis on exclusives these days. 3rd party studios used to make banger after banger and I feel like what console you had mattered less.
Yeah I have to agree with this. I'm a die hard PS gamer, and I own every PlayStation ever made but those years from 2006 - 2014 when I owned an XBOX 360 where some of the greatest gaming years I've ever had. Sad to see they haven't kept that same quality over the last decade.
Tue most returned and complained about electrical consumer product IN HISTORY QAULITY ..........
Multiplayer was the Xbox bread and butter. Then they ran out of viable games.
Same big homie. Now PS but have so many great memories of the 360, made some great local friends through clans back in 2012 that I'm still friends with today. The golden age of COD...
@@liberaldriller9884 360 era is always going to be best console experience for those who gamed on consoles during that time. Great game library and best multiplayer experience. That won't happen ever again because gaming companies are dead set on draining their customers of every penny from their bank accounts. Innovation is low and cost are high.
As a PS gamer even I miss playing on the Xbox 360
The problem is that now, Microsoft is playing another game. They're pivoted from selling consoles to being a service. I agree with everything but that doesn't mean they see all of this as a failure (or a important failure). It's kind of a valve/steam problem.
But Valve itself has made in house countless good games from the ground up. They quit making games, but it isn't fair to compare them to Microsoft. Microsoft has never worked with a team to build up classic games like Valve did. Halo was successful because of Bungie. Gears of War was successful because of Epic. That is why both franchises have gone under without them. The teams that Microsoft got for them are abysmal and Microsoft doesn't really work with them at all. Actually they do the opposite. Numerous devs at 343 that have left said that Microsoft's contractor agreements were an absolute mess. I left Microsoft after 11 years recently and went back to Playstation as my main. Best thing that could have happened for everyone is if the Xbox division had closed down as intended originally. Now Activision and Bethesda won't be coming to Playstation and that simply isn't fair for everyone.
Yeah by purchasing every top notch game out there...very fair indeed t-_-t
@@laurenedney7 that’s capitalism for ya ?
@@yenyeng6867yeah sure buy Valve and Nintendo, so Sony can be out of business, then Xbox can be the number one and the only one, yeay!
Middle finger.
Everything you said is what I had been thinking for years with Xbox and Microsoft. Microsoft need to put more effort in developing there studios as well as new ips. They have to focus on handling there studios better like how Sony and Nintendo do and nurture them.
Xbox Game Studio’s need a a culture change from the corporate one it has now. They should also create new studios with experienced and talented developer’s instead of buying up developers.
@@jkarma3356 they had the last decade and all there done is a few shitty halo games and continued sequels of Forza and that’s it. They had so much ip from the original Xbox and 360 to work with but squandered it.
To me, I feel like Xbox really hasn’t changed much at all since it’s failures with Xbox one. Literally, I feel like the only thing that has changed is their marketing. I give them credit though, because it even got me. I actually had both the series S and the X at one point but I just couldn’t get into it .
@@mitchjames9350 they have 27 studios...
@@mazzalean077and where the fuck are the games? Oh yeah…
@@jkarma3356thing of the past? That’s why Xbox is failing miserably behind PlayStation and Nintendo.
As an Xbox fan. I agree with all of this.
Imagine being triggered by facts. You're a bitter pony nothing more. Cry louder. Everything you said is bs. Xbox is making starfield a better game with more budget and time. Even before Xbox bought Bethesda they bought 8 talented studios ninja theory and obsidian being 2 examples. Xbox is the undisputed king of RPGs, fps, racers, rts etc. Sony is only good at third person game's. Something you wouldn't understand since your lower IQ...
@@nfbk123 I don't get triggered, I am not pathetic. I should also tell you that I still love the Xbox. I grew up with the 360 and wii. I enjoyed Halo 5 for its combat and how you could control your teammates in the campaign. I still love the value of game pass. But the exclusives don't really feel like exclusives when you can play them on a PC. But by the end of the day, it really does not bother me. I have more important things to worry about in life. And how does this show me having a low iq?
@@dominickroberts4653 😂 he deleted his comments!
As a true Sony fan, I feel truly terrible for the state of Microsoft at the moment. I have all current gen systems including a PC and man I haven't turned on my series S in at least 6 months to a year. It's just sad to see that they're dishing out a bunch of money to studios and aren't sitting down and focusing on what they have and building up on it. Gamepass is great and all and I use/used it very sporadically but when I do I legit just play one game for a month and dip back to my PC or PS5 (switch is just buried somewhere also but I see more worth in that at the moment). They're just in a constant state of limbo. Me and my buddy played Gears which was a first for me and I absolutely LOVED every second of it. The most recent iteration just seems like a hollow shell of it's past self. Which could explain the current state of MS at the moment. About the Activision merge, I hope it goes through just so that games like CoD could also potentially return to it's vision from way back when. But honestly, if they do buy them, I just hope it's not the same dance we've seen with their most recent mergers...
@@CharlieD.706 Why?
This video started well but then it really dipped in quality towards the latter half. The lack of research and blatant favouritist dredging really ruined the video for me.
Thank you for this
Alright you must hate on Xbox or something there are literally worse thing Microsoft has done
The only reason I bought the Xbox was for Forza Horizon, I can't find any better open world car game
I’ve recently jumped ship from PS fanboy to Xbox elite due to gamespass and honestly I see Xbox dominating the future.
Can you please explain why you see that?
I remember being distraught when the 360 era ended, I was in disbelief that the golden age was ending
Me as well
I still have my 360 and tons of games. I will never get rid of them. I played so many great games back then. Sitting in my tiny room in my parents house playing on a small tv and being in gaming bliss. I will never forget all those hours spent in awesome worlds.
Me with the PS2 era
Remember how hyped people were about the Xbox 720? Even before the disastrous Xbox one launched. Even the name itself was a red flag
Do you know what "build up their studios" even means? It's a phrase that's thrown around alot. To build a studio that works well together, means to almost build a family in a sense. They need to be efficient and familiar with their resources and their employees.
When xbox isn't " building up their studios" that means they'd either have such a dysfunctional work environment that commu nication with employees and management was impossible, or like how 343 and the AAAA studio have been hiring contract workers.
They shouldn't do this of course. That's why they hired crystal dynamics to work on perfect dark for them. The real issues lie with miss management of company resources. But another part of the issue, is that whoever calls the shots, doesn't seem to want to change things. It took almost 10 years for Bobby Ross to finally give the steering wheel. We don't know the context behind her leaving. Whether it be the general state of the halo property, or her recognizing that she shouldn't be the head of 343. Part of me want sto bet that she stepped down just based on the fact that no one above her, had her removed before.
My entire point is that yes, you're right. But some of these issues should be elaborated on. There's issues with every company. Sony had a similar stumbling block with the ps3, being overpriced and not really having any promising games initially. But they picked it up and marketed the shit out of the ps3 and in the end had a success. Now with the activities deal, I understand the your point. They aren't "organically" making studios. But in the end, that really doesn't matter as long as the games are good. We really do have yet to see what a current gen xbox exclusive looks like. Halo is a weird case, because they are so transparent about how badly managed their studio had been, whether intentional or not. While rare hasn't been making banjo, they did make a massivly popular game in sea of thrives. While ots not really my type of game, it's massively enjoyed by a niche audience. Niche is the key word.
We've come to point where all people see are the massively marketable games. I mean, yeah that's kinda the point. But niche titles, personally are hugely more important. Games like sea of theives, grounded, pertinent, whatever Everwild ends up being. These games aren't being designed like God of War or horizon. They definilty aren't getting the budget of those games, but they don't need to. The diversity in games is what makes xbox games more impressive. No matter what your interested in. You will find a game or games that you will like. Sony has 3rd person action adventure games. And a multitude of dead franchises that just aren't as marketable, because they just haven't out the time and money Into them. Nintendo really is the perfect example of balance between marketability and original content. They have rts, platformers, racing games, puzzle games, party games, (1 fps in metroud prime), horror, adventure, rpg, competitive. This is the kind of library that xbox wants to have.
But, we can't see it yet. Just another year I guess.
"But as I sat here naked on my couch, staring into Infinity"
And Capt. Lasky stared back, shaking his head in disappointment.
Being naked allows your skin to breathe 🦍
Xbox a failure? That’s hilarious. It’s far from a failure.
The Xbox pretty much dead cause they keep releasing games like redfall and halo infinite while playstation releases god of war rag and ghost of tushima and ff16 is also releasing this month.. The actvision-blizzard also did not go through 😂
I pretty much agree with all of this. I'm a Playstation gamer first but Gears of War is one of my favorite franchises. I buy Xbox literally just for that game.
Xbox for me died in 2013. It has no identity anymore imo
@@EndymionTv Totally agree. The only real recognizable mascot was Master Chief and after 3 mediocre games and a bad tv show he's lost most of his charm. Meanwhile Sony has legends like Kratos, Drake, Ratchet & Clank so many more. Still not sold on Aloy though, Horizon is one of Sony's weakest franchises imo.
@@EndymionTv Imagine being triggered by facts. You're a bitter pony nothing more. Cry louder. Everything you said is bs. Xbox is making starfield a better game with more budget and time. Even before Xbox bought Bethesda they bought 8 talented studios ninja theory and obsidian being 2 examples. Xbox is the undisputed king of RPGs, fps, racers, rts etc. Sony is only good at third person game's. Something you wouldn't understand since your lower IQ...
Me too
@@EndymionTv Same. They are very shady and make false promises( won't raise prices like Sony, will keep Bethesda multiplatform etc)
Now lets be real here the Xbox360 era was legendary but ultimately sony regained the throne at the end of the PS3/xbox360 era
The xboxOne e3 announcement was just the nail in the coffin
Just found your channel and I'm really glad I did. Love the commentary on the industry keep up!
Thanks dude! I’ll keep making content as long as people watch
Microsofts biggest problem is that their whole corporate culture is poison to creativity and therefore game development.
Sadly Sony is moving in the same direction since the PS4 era.
Xbox's downfall happened ever since 2013, with that botched up showcase of their Xbox One. Thankfully, The Last of Us Part 1 and Bloodborne ultimately convinced me to switch to Playstation 4. And with exclusives like Demon's Souls Remake and Spider-Man 2 being released in the PS5, I have not regretted my purchase since.
Noo Xbox is better than Sony because they have Microsoft bling Web browser it's like a computer. Sony on their web browser. It maches more of a computer.
@@Supersammy22_290 Yea, so does my Android and my tablet. Now where are the games? Most consumers would buy a console primarily for games than what the console itself can do.
@@kuro_kishi Where do I go for web? Browsing a console or the computer?
@@Supersammy22_290 hmm why don’t you figure that out for yourself?
@@kuro_kishi Can you please take me to mcdonald's
I find it interesting that Sony and Microsoft have essentially switched places. Sony has become less innovative and more anti consumer while Xbox has gone all in pro consumer announcements with some exceptions of course. It really shows that competition is always good. Xbox struggled throughout the entirety of the 8th gen and it showed Microsoft that no matter how big you are, if you go against what your consumer base wants, they will punish you.
Edit: I don't care about trying to prove which console is better because that's subjective. All I wanted to do was point out the flip that the companies have gone through since the 7th gen of consoles. Sony is currently top dog decent game lineup and solid exclusives. Xbox has no games atm but they do offer value in other ways such as gamepass and allowing games to be played across devices with their (still in development) Xclpud technology. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses. My comment was never meant to be another "Well my megacorp console has this!"
starfield better not disappoint or ur statement is irrelevant
Hahah
@@jonathankabasele985 gonna have to elaborate cuz I have no idea what you mean by that.
Sony is very much still first place bruh 😂
@@doublecell966 yeah but if they carry on being anti consumer, once Xbox starts consistently releasing first party AAA games then Sony will fall down to Xboxs current position. It happened to Xbox when they started being anti consumer and it will happen to Sony unless they learn from Xbox's mistake on the Xbox One generation which it doesn't seen like they will
Great video just a few points I would like to challenge
Xbox not growing their studios
- Coalition is doing great, even helping make UE5
- Rare's Sea of thieves is their biggest game ever
- Grounded and Pentiment are 2 good games we would never see under PS(they would rather remaster LoU1 for $70)
- We have to see what the rest are cooking
xbox needs to fix the problem during the Xbox One era(no exclusives but Forza/Halo/Gears)
- they had 4 studios(their own fault), PS is always buying studios every few years for decades, basically EVERY studio is one they bought, while they worked with them before, they buy them because they made good games
- xbox woke up the last 5 years and to compete they actually need studios to make the games first, they buying studios they have worked with before, some of them became publishers
Xbox is hellbent on their studios using in-house Engines
- Doesnt xbox have the most UE5 games in development? They have the Coalition as tech support
Xbox doesnt have an identity
- They do its games for everyone, Racing simcade and open world, FPS, 3rd person shooters, RPGs 3rd person, first person, ARPG's, strategy games, platformers, survival games, MP focused titles, singleplayer ones
Xbox has lots of quantity over quality
- Xbox in 2021 won publisher of the year with the highest ever rating across the board, they just dont have the Naughty Dog/Santa Monica tier game which dominates the industry at the awards
Edit: Every single point you have made, Xbox has been fixing them, slowly but when PS owns the biggest platform thats double Xbox size and gets the best 3rd party deals, its almost to compete but throw money at the problem. If Xbox was run by anyone but MS they would've been closed down because of practices PS did and now its being reversed but with MS paying the bills
This video is hardly objective when you factor in all these counter points being brought up haha. This organic growth myth that keeps getting pushed all over the internet needs to die.
Word!!
That is not true at all when it comes to the point about these games would not be made by Playstation. Returnal, Dreams, Concrete Genie are games that prove that point false af. Those games would have been made under Playstation. Playstation has and continues to fund more game projects than Xbox. Sifu, Stray, Kena etc there is a reason why most the indies won the past few years were Playstation/PC exclusive.
@@johndoughnuts So was Returnal made by a PS studio or did they buy them after the game was good?
Kena was just good looking, Sifu was good , stray was average as hell but had a cat
Tunic, Deaths Door and Sable were all better titles
On point.
I skipped last generation because they seemed like they gave up on exclusives. Now? I'm thinking about picking up a Series X in hopes that they got their act together.
Series S is great and costs like half of X, if you want to try it.
@@voice_of_terra7228 Thought about it but the S is limited to 30 fps. Rumor is Microsoft will discontinue it eventually.
@@thespitefulartist Misinformation, it runs most games at 60 FPS in performance mode with variable resolution.
@@thespitefulartist The console is not the issue it's the devs. Gotham Knights for example is poorly optimized.
@@stormer9952 yeah exactly. Gotham Knights was meant to run on last gen so it was clearly just poorly optimised
If I had to guess, I’d say you’re young enough to not be alive when the PS2 was an absolute beast. Xbox was never on top; PlayStation just slipped.
Born in 92 first game I ever played was TMNT on NES so I’ve played a lot, grew up mostly on Super Nintendo
Imagine listening to this while being a single player FPS, immersive sim and stealth game fan...
You're like "Should I care about which plastic box to buy to not have a single good game to play for the next 8 years?! I feel like I can't go wrong" ^-^
I think sony is better for single player.
@@mpforeverunlimited There are less and less reasons to buy a Sony console. Steam has quite the selection of "exclusives" now. MS and Sony are pretty much redundant now.
@@SLRModShop that is if you are willing to wait for new exclusives.
@@SLRModShop if you're willing to wait some 5 years yeah, also no Bloodborne.
Gonna disagree with Xbox still being a failure, you had a strong point for a while with the first half of the Xbox One generation. Where by almost every metric available they dropped every ball imaginable. No one is going to disagree with that. But when getting into the last few years, Game Pass, the acquisitions, the lack of 'real exclusives' being available on PC/cloud etc the points became far less solid and more
"Sure, Xbox as a brand may be profitable, and it's not going anywhere, and sure Game Pass is a great value, and being able to have more choices is convenient, but I don't like how they are doing business or how they are handling the brand so failure it is."
Which to be very clear, is perfectly fine for an opinion, and this is an opinion piece video. But when you dub something a "failure" you imply some level of objectivity. All of the points you made would have fit much better under a title like "I dislike the modern direction of the Xbox brand" which in the title says clearly this is an opinion video. Where "How Xbox became Microsoft's greatest failure" implies a far more concrete statement, when much of the points of the latter half of the video are extremely subjective. As to the quality of the games, the value of game pass, the choices afforded by Xbox play anywhere and PC support etc. For some people those aspects make Xbox "not" a failure. While for you they do the opposite. But I did hear you out and was a decent trip down memory lane.
EDIT: I love the Xbox 360 as much as you do it seems, that said I personally think that Xbox is in it's best position today since those times. With some issues of course with internal studio management. But I just can't describe Xbox as a brand as a 'failure' past like 2017 or 2018 and certainly not since the start of this generation. 2013-2018 or so was the dark days imo and they have been gone for a while.
Do you work for Xbox. I had a 360 too. Posting a video as an independent channel about a corporation implies opinion unless you reveal sponsorship, imho
@@jpod If I worked for Xbox I probably wouldn't be commenting on the video at all.
Me personally, i love the game pass feature and its variety of games. I am super happy with my series s, which i bought because gamepass is a thing.
Usually agree with much of your content, but I can't even pretend to agree that Xbox was ever on top of the market. The only place where their sales were ever decent was in the United States, globally the Playstation has stomped the sales in every generation (this is easy to look up as the sales are public and a quick google search shows this by year). Yes the Xbox has had some decent games, but in every generation the same could absolutely be said about the Playstation and their first party games. Xbox tended to have a few big games, but only a few, and of those it almost always came down to Halo for their big fans, and Gears as a side note after. The rest of the sales were the same yearly CoD and Battlefield as Playstation also had because it was mostly the same audience who bought the Xbox because of Halo. If you want to get into technical specs then the only time the Xbox beat the Playstation was the "Series x" recently and only because the of highest end 4k (something most people can't use), they even backed the wrong storage media with HD DVD over Bluray. I fully agree the Xbox was Microsoft just throwing money at a random project where they didn't actually care about the console and were only trying to get into yet another business.
Fair enough thanks for watching
360 outsold ps3 2:1 in the US and the UK the two biggest markets and tied ps3 worldwide with zero help from all Asian markets. Also xbox has had the better hardware almost every generation
Xbox>ps2
360>ps3
Xb1ps4 pro
Series X >ps5
Facts
@@FIREPHILSPENCER PS5 + raytracing + haptics + VR >>> Series X
@@econoinner_force954 ,Series X +backwards compatibility + Gamepass + Quick Resume + More Storage + Better CPU & GPU >>>>> PS5 Nice try though
This was a great video on Xbox's history and where it is now.
I was a major weeb as a kid, so i was mostly on PlayStation and Nintendo. But it was Xbox 360 that got me hooked on western games like CoD Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 2. It opened my eyes to a whole new genre and style of games.
But I felt the steam for Xbox left when they announced Xbox One (which we all thought would be called Xbox 720 back then lol). Its focus on tv and media, not games turned me off. So i stayed with Playstation.
Never bothered looking at Xbox again till recently with the Xbox Series S, which was ironically the only next gen console i could manage to get during launch 2020.
I think Xbox has a long way to go to ever get back to its glory days. You are right about the DBZ comparison, Xbox will never really be able to surpass PlayStation so I needs to just do its own thing, kind of like Nintendo. I think Game Pass is that thing. I love it. I've saved so much money. But you are right their 1st party titles are weak.
Halo Infinite was mediocre. But the their party titles in Game Pass day one do kept me busy.
I was just recently finally able to get a PS5 for black Friday and haven't turned my Xbox Series S on since then. But when Starfield releases, I'll dust it off.
I remember Xbox’s push for JRPG’s with tales of vesperia, infinite undiscoverey, the last remnant, Magna Carta 2 & more. And I bought all of them
as of western titles they do offer a lot of genres like AA studios, eurojanks, and CRPG's
Once they start releasing games that can compete with Sony plus have gamepass only then Will they be able to surpass them but it may take a generation like how they passed the 360 with the ps3 at the end of that gen.
Xbox can compete with PS as back in the 360 days they were far the more talked about brand. During Xbox one Microsoft was not funding them and has since realized their mistake and buying both studios and working on many exclusives. Their are by far the brand to be on for western rpg/fps/racing. Xbox has the better services and is working on getting Asian developers so I believe by the end of the gen they have the potential to surpass the Xbox 360 era. Another aspect they need to work on is language localization as that would help them grow
Yes i remember when we thought it would be the Xbox 720. I'll never understand why Microsoft thought it was a good idea to focus on television when introducing the Xbox One back then. That has to be the worst decision by a major gaming company.
Im sorry but the golden years of xbox ended in 2012, 2011 was the last great year for games that put gameplay and fun first, but as a console xbox was completly killed when games went to pc day 1, that destroyed a huge incentive to own an xbox
Xbox, the exclusive game destroyer, well done, they just couldn’t make good exclusives game, it almost feel like it is in their gene, so pathetic
They should go back to making exclusivity deals like they used to back in the Original Xbox and Xbox 360 days.
Was a failure. Was.
Xbox is fine now, especially thanks to Game Pass, fully backwards compatible, and the Xbox Series S itself.
Is
Xbox’s backwards compatibility is better than Sony’s. Hardware and games are compatible across Xbox one to series x.
You’re right yes
See not really cause you need an internet connection to play older games so it’s not true backwards compatibility
Yeah, really agree with this video. It feels like Microsoft's solution to nearly everything is to just "throw money at it". Sure, Sony is no saints themselves, but at the very least their studios put out quailty titles and they know how to work with their first-party studios.
I mean, it would be an effective strategy if they aimed their shots better, if you get what I'm trying to lay down.
Finally someone who puts the whole “you’re not pro consumer” bs to the side and focuses on what’s really important, the games.
@@jkarma3356 which first party sony game has lost quality?
@@jkarma3356 wtf god of war ratchet and clank final fantasy all bangers not even a smidgen of lost quality
@@jkarma3356 I've never even heard of Babylons fall god of war was winning tons of awards at the game awards this year also forgot horizon that was a banger to
As a gamer who owns an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4 and building a gaming PC, there are some facts that are not entirely true after watching your video. Xbox did not become the leader in the gaming industry just because of it's successful generation with 360. Yes they dominated over the PlayStation 3 but that's it. With Xbox one that's where the failure started and Sony took full advantage and dominated last gen however they did not kill off Xbox because Phil Spencer unvealed Gamepass which eventually changed the landscape with one phrase, "Play your games anywhere". This also allowed gamers on the PC side accessing PC Gamepass to also enjoy Xbox games on their system of choice as well as the ability to play on mobile even on your tablet or on your smartphone. Even though it took a while for Sony they eventually decided to adapt to the Gamepass model to create PlayStation Plus and started to port thier exclusive games to PC. Second fact which you unfortunately failed to mention in your video was that Sony was also throwing money to third-party companies to keep those games or game content away from the Xbox consoles since last gen. So, both sides were throwing money instead of only Microsoft.
So let's look at the current generation between the Xbox series s and the PlayStation 5. Microsoft went into this generation with a 3-prong attack with their high end console Series X, the entry level Series S and cloud gaming which forced Sony to counter with their Diskless PlayStation 5. In the Japanese market which are both dominated by Sony and Nintendo Microsoft had the hardest time in the past to establish themselves overseas however with this generation they were more successful in that market with both Series X and their Series S. Also Phil Spencer made countless trips to Japan to talk to various developers and make deals to get some of their more popular jrpg games such as PERSONA to be available on Xbox consoles. Gamepass also helped other game developers with their games that wouldn't sell well by themselves however while being on game pass actually boosted sales of games like OUTRIDERS. The game pass model is basically the reason why Microsoft and XBOX is still revelant today but that doesn't completely explain thier lack of constant first party titles.because of Sony's marketing strategy to pay money to keep games off of Xbox Consoles which inadvertently lead to the Activision Bethesda deal which is currently ongoing.
I do agree that Microsoft does have a serious issue in marketing thier games. High on Life which is currently on Gamepass is actually a really good game minus Rick and Morty humor that may deter certain players but overall it's still good. Microsoft did not advertise that game or exposure more than it received. Also with the recent Microsoft employee layoffs that's currently happening isn't a good look too. What Microsoft needs to do especially in 2023 is to bring out more information about their upcoming games, do much better in their marketing for certain games and be more transparent more than ever. I believe that Microsoft will eventually ride out the murky Waters that is in right now and release more first-party games than it has in the past to be more competitive in which Sony doesn't want to happen. So to say that Xbox has become Microsoft's greatest failure isn't entirely true. They just have to get better with their delivery of games constantly like Sony does.
Meh, they are doing fine. You just don't understand their strategy. They don't care on which hardware you play as long as you are tied to their ecosystem.
3.2 billion per year for game pass.. That is JUST for GP not including games, it is definitely not a failure. And Sony buys studios to make the games, who cares if you buy a studio with a game or buy the "restaurant to make the game" or buy them with "pizza" already in tow.
Most of their studios made games for Sony before they bought them 😂 Sony builds actual relationships with their studios i rather work for a Sony Studio than a Xbox studio anytime
Xbox simply doesn't have any major competent game studios with the exceptions being playground and obsidian. PlayStation has their big 5 (ND, Insomniac, Guerilla, Santa Monica and Sucker Punch) for their blockbuster games along side a bunch of studios that have massive potential to grow (Team Asobi, Bluepoint, Bend Studios, Pixelopus etc.) with a good amount of support studios too. On top of this Sony actually keeps their talent for the most part while notable people keep leaving Xbox.
And obsidian was someone they just bought, so they have had no hand in building them until recently
my top 5 games are from the studios listed above
@@EndymionTv They bought them 4 years ago.
Team Asobi is much closer to Xbox than they are with Sony. I see them being acquired real soon.
@@Shaker1000 You sure you're not confusing Team Asobi with another developer...?
Some of your facts are wrong. WII sold 101 million units and over 900million software sales. Way higher than both xbox360 and ps3.
You're totally right, Microsoft stopped caring about creativity and put all their focus into profits. They forgot about the thing that keeps game consoles alive - games.
I remember coming home to play on my 360, booting up MW2, oh the memories😔
Even the 3rd paty games looks better on the ps5, so what happen with the most powerfull console
Xbox Series S is a requirement for development on the Xbox Series X so u can tell how painful it is to continuously downgrade one just to make it run on the other
@@fantoniumnitrous sadly for Xbox the only way to get costumers was make a cheap console
This video completely overlooked Xbox's shift in business model vs Sony. You are absolutely correct that Sony has surpassed Xbox in exclusives and games itself but, that has been the same for the past 10-15 years. Microsoft decided that they can't compete with that and focused more on accessibility in games instead of exclusivity and you know what, that's not a bad thing. One thing that was left out is how bad Sony pushed back on cross play. That allows accessibility to all players which Sony is ademitly against.
Xbox for all intensive purposes, doesn't need to build a console with the advent of Game Pass but, they do to provide a way of gaming to those who can't afford to pc game and that's a huge win to consumers.
The fact of the matter is I haven't used a Microsoft console since 360 but I still use my Microsoft account to this day when I set it up well over 15 years ago. I think it's just awsome that I can game with my friends on Xbox and even use discord when I can just as easy use the Xbox app inside of windows. Microsoft has always been more accepting to 3rd party integration and hosting, rather than creating something new. Sure, I do wish that halo, gears, and other Microsoft exclusives were better however, I can play exclusives pretty fast on my pc where I would have to wait years for the better exclusive on the Sony side to be avaliable on PC and that's okay.
Buying a Playstation is still relevant because Sony still uses its business model in creating a fantastic console gaming experience and gaming needs that. However, the comparison to Sony and Microsoft isn't as cut and dry as it was 15 years ago. Microsoft has moved on from console games and focuses more on being a game host and making games avaliable to more people. That includes bad games as well.
So yeah, this video shines a light on how bad Microsoft is as a console exclusive lens However, it's not very fair to keep Microsoft in that lens when they tried focusing this shift with the release of Xbox one in 2014. They realized that in order to be relevant in gaming, they have to provide more than just a console and they have achieved that.
I totaly agree with you
Love this. You’re mostly spot on man. I’d argue their golden age was actually 2007 to 2010 (but that’s beside the point). All of this is the reason the only Xbox I’ve ever bought was the original because there were actually a lot of great games on it. After that, never really got into it because all the best exclusives were on Sony and Nintendo
Xbox golden age was 2004-2012
The 360 was awesome much better than ps3 was.
@@adrianwiles1 lack of exclusives and red ring of death says otherwise
x box had no golden age. they never outsold any play station
2004-2010 were the golden years. Started with halo 2 and ended with Kinect
The DBZ analogy was amazing
Am I wrong tho 😂
Awesome
Great video. The onerous and desprerate tactics of xbox have been pretty obvious for awhile but the truth is generally shrouded behind most media sources as they hold out for the next round of xbox offerings in the hope that somehow things turn around. Good games will win in the gaming landscape, not buying success through monopolization of game developers. The move xbox made to control consumer behavior by preventing people from sharing games is a great example of what can happen when a bad company gets marketshare. This problem is not limited to xbox though, it pervades nearly every aspect of American business strategy today. Someone needs to say it
Oh look, another video about the decline of Xbox! How unique! I haven’t been watching these for a few years now, right? I guess TH-cam is the one with tired tropes, “content creators” jumping on the bandwagon. We all know about how Xbox F’ed up… You’re fully aware other people made videos about this already
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Great video!! I do think you missed one major thing that everyone is calling the 360 the golden age. You forgot about the launch of 360 and the awful RROD issue that plagued the console launch massively. Microsoft always had a problem in every generation, they can never reach the heights of Nintendo or Sony. They lacked in exclusives then and they lack in exclusives now.
Facts - I like that Sony is willing to take risks, with games like Death Stranding. Oh sure, XBots called it a "Walking Simulator" (mostly out of jealousy), but it really resonated with people who actually played it.
10 million copies sold (and still counting), plus, a sequel game on the horizon, and now a movie coming out as well... and it's clear that Sony bet on something great.
But Microsoft would never have taken that bet.
Trashpass users will just be getting another racing game, or, some updated version of a game they already played 10yrs ago... while Sony is out here giving us quality content & trying new things. They're just better.
You couldn't pay ME to own an XBox. 🥴🤣
@@KabbalahSherry speaking of taking risks, it’s funny because Xbox turned down God of War, Heavy Rain, and Spiderman which Sony took up and made into moderate to massive successes.
@@ThomastheDankEngine8900 Microsoft even refused Grand Theft Auto during the pre launch of the OG Xbox. DMA Design (now Rockstar) approach them to fund Grand Theft Auto 3 and thus making it exclusive but Microsoft said no. It could have unironically made the 6th gen much more competitive if Xbox had what would become the biggest juggernaut in gaming.
Instead they delivered it to Sony on a silver platter.
The sad part is that Xbox was already cultivating an "identity" without even realizing it. During the OG Xbox and 360 era they were starting to become known for three things: Shooters, RPGs, and Racing games with online mutiplayer being a fourth "pillar" of sorts. Had they embraced this and based all their decisions around this "identity" they would be an absolute juggernaut right now as they would know exactly where to allocate these unlimited funds of theirs and what kind of devs they need to hire to make games that fit said identity.
Not saying they can't make other kinds of games just that these three would be what they're known for with everything else being icing on the cake.
I too still remember those halcyon days of the xbox 360, where for a relatively brief period in time it was getting big action games, multiplayer games, Japanese exclusives, indy games and of course really out there games (for example, Deadly Premonition).
However with what Nintendo and Sony are doing with their consoles lately, and the relative success, I just don't see Xbox clawing its way back up now. And I agree, game pass is just about the only lifeline it has
ANOTHER PROBLEM is the fact that these So-Called modern "games" are nothing more than walking simulators or cinematic cutscenes!!!
WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE GAMES THE WAY THEY USED TO!! Seriously!!!! It's not that fucking difficult!!!!
Thanks for the vid! Xbox truely does not bring anything new and good for the gaming community: no actual investment in their IPs, no new titles, no new graphic, no new mechanic ... completely nothing. But with the deep pocket of MS, Xbox, the spoiled rich child, is hacking the market to win and to dominate. If it wins, all gamers will suffer.
I have decided to NOT buy anything from Xbox, not because I hate it, just because I don't want to support this selfish tyrant and its bad-quality games.
I'm planning to have an Xbox exclusive someday, maybe next year also it will be a survival horror game something Xbox is MISSING OUT. People want a GREAT Xbox exclusive game right? I will deliver on that I promise!
With Zombies? :)
MS and Xbox is about Gamepass..
Gamepass is available on Console, PC, Tablets and Phones and soon VR.. =)
You should probably just work for Sony bro
@@KillNichMich Something more godly like.
@@friendlyfrenzy3498 NAH I won't get the eyes on my game if I do.
As a xbox series x owner i agree and i am really disappointed with the lack of exlcusives, especially FF
It’s because Xbox just isn’t a JRPG platform
@@EndymionTv no.. Sony pays for the rights to Final Fantasy.. it has nothing to do with which platform...
For example... Sony has paid Square every year since Final Fantasy 7 Remake was released to keep it off Xbox..
This is actually well known information, some of which was released during the Apple v Epic fight..
If you don't know the basic, public information, then... hmmmmm 🤔🤔🤔
@@pmpdaddyt1218 I think what he meant to point out is that Xbox gamers generally do not have a large JRPG audience. Yes Sony pays for the FF rights, but as a Japanese company, Sony is more receptive to trying to make Japanese games more worldwide, so of course Sony would make such a deal. Meanwhile, Microsoft hasn’t really tried to reach out to Japanese game developers (in recent years. Trying to buy Nintendo in the early days is not a currently relevant event) They expect the Western market to carry them through, while Sony gathers talent from both the east and the west (such as Insomniac games and Sucker Punch… clearly being studios that were formed in the west, and then there was the deal with Square Enix to keep FF7 Remake off of Xbox… a Japanese developer). It’s almost like Microsoft knows it doesn’t sell consoles as quickly in Japan and makes little effort to turn the tide, and as a result, doesn’t really cultivate an audience that would warrant deals with JRPG developers. It’s not to say Xbox lacks JRPGs altogether (they DID get Kingdom Hearts 3 after all) but Microsoft doesn’t really play ball with the Japanese market very often.
Way I see it, Microsoft made the same mistake at the start of the Xbox One generation that Sony made going into the PS3 generation: they let past successes get to their head and began to believe they could now get away with *anything*. Difference is that Sony learned from their mistakes fairly quickly and the PS3 became quite good in the back half of its lifespan.
Yeah, that's the big difference. Not only did PS3 become good but it was good enough to outsell 360 that gen, Microsoft's best and most successful console. This despite launching a whole year later, having a horrendous initial price and with a crappy launch.
@@ashleythomas4112 totally forgot it outsold them
This has to be one of the most clueless videos I have watched. Digital games are already the majority of the market (over 70%). People willingly migrated to digital games. MS was just ahead of the curve by some years. Besides, you are talking about ancient history. Xbox now is kicking ass with Xbox Series and Gamepass.
Playstation has alot of failures as well I mean look at the last of use. Since the ps3 they keep releasing the same crap and many other games just sucked. I can't even hear myself think with how loud my ps4 pro fan is when just playing elden ring. I have the ps5 and Xbox series x and I much prefer the Xbox just because its more powerful and uses less space. But then again both consoles are lacking some worthy games that use their hardware. But I have high hope for 2023.
I love how xbox fans are so dilusional
On god 😂
Totally agree with all said. I was an xbox360 player and truly loved it. So much good variety of games and they were really good too. But then I switched to PS4 and I'm not going back. Also could you make a video about the interest of having a console when a lot of games gets to PC too? I might just become a PC gamer after all. Thanks
I want to make a vid about subscription services so maybe yes
Great analogy...
A pizza equals a pie and they all want a slice of the pie but the pie tastes terrible because those who know how to make the pie good have left because those who bought the company/restaurant don't understand what it is they are now in possession of and only want people to buy their products, and somehow continue to misunderstand why the fans are saying bye instead 😂
The whole pizza thing ya said kinda sparked this lol great video bro 👊
The xbox is far from dead or even a failure. With the acquisition of id and in the process of purchasing blizzard/Activision, xbox is going to dominate. That's why Sony is fighting so hard to keep that deal from going through.
Clicked on this after learning ff16 wont come to xbox, I regret not sticking it out for the ps5 tbh, last year playstation had gow & horizon, this year its ff16 and spider man 2.
Microsoft greatest failure ? I think the windows phone was Microsoft’s greatest failures but yes you’ve got a lot of strong points with this one. So what is the solution in your opinion ? Maybe a short video on that would be good to watch and seeing your insight on that may be helpful
Ye, he has very narrow view on Microsoft's doings if he thinks Xbox is their biggest failure, ESPECIALLY considering that Xbox is still going, Xbox Series X/S have sold more 3 million units more than Xbox One did during the same time period after its launch and Gamepass by far the most popular "Netflix of Games" service without any serious rival. So in fact Xbox brand/ecosystem is just growing bigger and stronger, but he wants to live in the past, in 2013 and not see what the steps have been that Microsoft has been doing in recent years to fix the issues they had. Obviously only time will tell how great the games from their new 1st party devs will be, but people like him tend to forget that MS didnt buy all those studios to just get existing 3rd party franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Wolfenstein etc as exclusives under Xbox ecosystem but also to get new high quality exclusive IPs/franchises out there like Starfield (although you can again argue that it just like RedFall would have been multiplat game without the acquisition), Avowed and so on.
Anyhow its people like him that always like to complain, often even without all the facts in the table and never come up with solution what MS should do :D....
@@Balnazzardi lmfao I guess zune mixer and windows phone wasn't a sexy enough topic
@@ravengammer I guess so 😂
It’s really sad how Xbox and Microsoft are carrying themselves in the gaming scene. Really just seems like they have no respect for developers. Tbh the way they’re handling it is toxic too. Buying out everything in existence is not healthy competition; it’s quite the opposite.
Thanks for being a fair and critical voice in the industry. You feel genuine which is more than I can say about others.
Thanks I plan to always stay true & be honest about this stuff. I’m not a perfect person at all but I will always try to fight the good fight
Enjoying my Series X i play it everyday with a library of over 700 games.I don’t pick sides or play plastic box wars i just play what i like and right now that is Xbox
It was never the leading console and it wasn't dominate. What the hell are you talking about? Stop blaming 343 for halo and blame Phil Spencer and Matt Booty for green lighting those games.
The quality of the content on this channel is top shelf and the commentary is original. I used to watch Luke Stephens who used to be awesome and I'm noticing other content creators becoming part of the media hive mind. Glad I found this.
Luke is super fake pump and dump
Yea right bro, I bet your 22.
Imagine being triggered by facts. You're a bitter pony nothing more. Cry louder. Everything you said is bs. Xbox is making starfield a better game with more budget and time. Even before Xbox bought Bethesda they bought 8 talented studios ninja theory and obsidian being 2 examples. Xbox is the undisputed king of RPGs, fps, racers, rts etc. Sony is only good at third person game's. Something you wouldn't understand since your lower IQ...
Great video. This is the kind of stuff I've been saying for ages, and everyone treats me like I'm the idiot until it comes true. Game Pass and the Activision deal are bad for gaming. It's essentially Disney 15-20 years ago, throwing money around and acquiring franchises like Star Wars and Marvel. Then transition everything to streaming and keep people paying a service. "What a great deal" "I can stream anything" "Gamepass is the best deal in gaming". And then they run everything you know and love into the ground and raise the price.
Sony should be pointing to the colossal giant that microsoft is that even as their console fails to meet expectations, they are still surviving. Also that Microsoft has not shown they nurture and cultivate studios well. That's a much better argument against the Activision/Blizzard deal than "reduce competition" and "it will hurt the sony brand irreparably" imo.
@@jkarma3356😂 sure that’s why half of The Initiative left perfect dark development. Must be fun living in such denial
@@jkarma3356 yeah but we don’t see the same with Nintendo studios or Sony studios. They even had to reel in crystal dynamics to finish perfect dark. Same thing happening with Rare and Everwild.
Microsoft too busy trying to buy studios, they forget how to manage existing ones.
@@jkarma3356 what studio is that? You say people lying but you also lie. I just google and don't see any news about other studio helping. Also in game initial loading screen, I don't see other studio name, usually those studios name will appear there. But no, only Santa Monica studio name appear. Stop lying
Xbox was never on top you're saying that to make sure you tear Xbox down ps2 outdoor everything and PlayStation 3 still outsold Xbox 360 clown take
its hard to take seriously if recent bethesda is your comeback card. fallout 76 fiasco was not just "its just one bad game bro" but all that limited edition bait n switches was a clear message to how bethesda views its customers
This video is very accurate, I own both PS5 & Series X and Sony has come out way stronger with the new generation than Microsoft has, not having constant good exclusive games is effecting Microsoft
If I had XBOX for the last couple years it would make sense but I now own a Series X and I’m wondering why I even have it!😤 ALL there is is HALO.☠️ The backwards compatibility is decent (severely lacking meaningful games) but I have a PS3 that I can play online for free.
@@jkarma3356 exclusives aren’t as important as people make it out to be. However the Series X doesn’t do anything to feel new. The UI is SOOOOO dated and all the games I have are already on Sony.
Xbox over all just isn’t doing enough. At the very least fix the UI lol.
@@OTG1776aaaaand this is why exclusives are important. You can’t add new things to gaming consoles. They do it all already (fast, powerful, great controllers, more than enough storage, tv streaming, etc.). The goal is to play great games
@@LinkCDM honestly your right. Most people don’t play exclusives games (relative to console sells) but if you want someone to jump platforms then having great exclusives is VITAL.
Except it took Sony what, like 2-3 years before they had any exclusive titles for the PS5, if anyone could get ahold of a console to begin with.
Not defending XBox or Micro$haft, the last Xbox console I bought was the 360 and I only have the digital version of the Series S because a friend bought it for me and it's just taking up shelf space for the most part, but Sony barely scraped by this console generation.
I've been thinking all this since the deal was announced.. glad I found the channel great video
Thank you for watching! 🤘🏻
I know that e3 really hurt Xbox but Phil Spencer is not helping, all he cares about is game pass! 🤦🏿♂️🤡
Low quality first party launches is a huge drag.
Gears and Halo is what started it all and if you look at recent launches they constantly lose a large player base within weeks because of low quality.
I swear the PS4 E3 announcement absolutely MURDERED Microsoft. When they did that disc sharing thing with smiles on their face that was it.
Xbox brand is not a failure, it does make money and they make millions, they just don't sell as much as the competition, I have all the consoles and a gaming PC and I prefer to play on the xbox, they have always pushed new features and then Sony follows, what they need is games, exclusive games like Sony has, once they have that then everything will balance.
That’s never gunna happen when most studios want to develop for Sony. They want their titles on the PlayStation system as they know that more people will play it as PlayStation dominates the casual gamer market.
@Loso Banks Finally an honest Xbox fan. Xbox is the beta console now and has run its course. There’s a reason why all the developers want to make games for PlayStation instead of their competitor..
Good video as always man, I love how blunt and straight forward you are when it comes to letting us know how screwed up the gaming industry can be.
Its cus there is 0 decent xbox exclusives like iv never seen a single xbox game that made me want to buy the console just to play witch the same cant be said for the playstation or even Nintendo consoles.
The only reason the Xbox 360 did so much business was because Sony executives decided to be complete and utter idiots. Made the PS3 hardware so difficult to work on that nobody wanted to develop for it.
i've been saying for years that Microsoft clearly wants out of the console market, shifting "Xbox" entirely into what Gamepass is currently, but they can't do that until Sony allows it on Playstation platforms; as much as Xbox tries to puff out their chest and act like they're competition to anybody, they are completely at the mercy of Playstation at this point, and i have a feeling that Playstation is going to make it absolutely unbearable for them (rightfully so)
i remember watching that 2014 E3 live and man, the overwhelming relief and joy that came from Playstation's rejection of DRM....that's hard to describe. big time agree that that was the turning point of the console industry. truth be told, if Nintendo invested more in tech and kept up with Playstation in terms of 'horsepower', Xbox would be dead and buried in a few years' time
They almost went bankrupt with the Wii U lmao
@@stormer9952 no they didn’t Nintendo has like 50 billion in saving there one of the richest companies in Japan they’re better off than Sony right now lol, the switch is actually about to surpass the ps4 in sales lol
@@onlywiigame. I had snatch up a switch a few months back
Microsoft's purchase of Activision is a desperate attempt at a Hail Mary. If it gets blocked, Xbox has no real answer to PlayStation.
Hmm time for Sega to return? XD
The one thing that makes the Series X killer is the backwards compatibility
I literally wouldn't have it without that
Same, its the sole reason I got Series X at launch. Sure they had excellent backwards compatibility already with Xbox One X, but there was no reason to go for it when Series X/S became available, and since I never owned any Xbox One console it was high time for me to upgrade from 360. Playing any backwards Compatible game on it has been great even just for quick resume and non existing loading times alone, but its even better if there is FPS boost and/or 4K and HDR support
Thanks for giving insight on what was going on behind the scenes I hd no clue Microsoft tried to pull such a scum bag move.
You’re welcome and thank you for watching 🤘🏻