simple@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I’m going to guess they’re just going to announce their first party games are coming to PlayStation and Switch 2
This is what I expect as well, with maybe some reassurance that they have no intention of pulling Xbox Series S/X off the market. Then, when Sony announces the PS6, people will be waiting for an announcement on the next-gen xbox. And waiting, and waiting, and waiting…
They will continue selling it this generation, and quietly drop out after that.
I’m not so sure. They don’t have to give Sony or Nintendo a 30% cut on anything sold on Xbox. They may be in third but I’d imagine losing that cut would be painful. I suppose the question is does losing that 30% to save the cost of designing and selling another console as a loss leader make it worth it?
They don’t have to give Sony or Nintendo a 30% cut on anything sold on Xbox.
The question is if it’s worth it for them. They have to design, manufacture and support that hardware, which is sold at low or maybe even negative margin. They get a percentage from 3rd party sales but with their low sales numbers it may not be worth the effort.
There is also the fact that Microsoft’s core business is software, not hardware. Even if the hardware business makes a small profit there is also a cost associated with a lack of focus in a company.
For example, AWS is super popular even though it would be a lot cheaper for a lot of companies to run their services on their own hardware. They simply don’t want to have to deal with all that because it’s not their core business. At heart, Microsoft is still a software company, it makes sense for them to focus on the software side of the game business.
UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Now if Sony and Nintendo will just return the favour… That would be so great!
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Pretty sure if Nintendo allowed their games to go to other consoles it would cripple their console market. Their consoles are notorious for being underpowered, so their big selling point is the exclusive games. Why would I get a Switch 2 when the cheapest Steam Deck is (probably) around the same price?
Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Ah, you’re thinking about this too pragmatically. All they need to do is release it two weeks earlier on switch and add a Luigi donkey skin(he doesn’t even need to be playable). Do that, and people will pre-order everything, apparently. Gaming consumers are dumb.
UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Did someone say “preorder?” Where do I sign up?? Is this the right queue? Literally standing here with my credit card, please just tell me
UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Indeed
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 7 months ago
We need to push to end console exclusivity. It’s bad for the consumer because it pushes more sales of a console you may not want, rather than the consoles competing on their own merit.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Their fans gonna be mad if they try though
UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Lol let them
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Nobody but nerds on forums care. You’ll hear loud noises and they’ll continue to sell their shit in droves.
bruhduh@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I would be happy if they were only nerds on forums, remember twitter and YouTube drama when sony started port exclusives to pc