@colourful_hippie said:
@chaser324 said:
I think the way they're realigning their PC and Xbox efforts could actually work out pretty well and expand the audience on both platforms. We'll have to see how it all pans out, but at the very least I'd say it's far too early to call any of it a failure.
This is how I feel. The PC doesn't live in isolation. Consoles will always be a thing because there are still a number of people who don't want to build and troubleshoot a PC. Microsoft is giving people that want more power a stronger console. If people want cutting edge then get a PC. I don't see how MS games going PC and console is a detriment. MS is actually being the smart one here by placing their bets on PC being the long term winner as a destination for gaming so it makes sense they are bringing it into the Xbox ecosystem.
So far the only people who have been poo-pooing MS's new initiative are the ones that feel this weird ownership of the xbox one console and its games like they have to be tied to one platform forever and always. It's that crazy fanboy logic at work.
I absolutely agree. I think many of the people that frequent sites like ours may be losing sight that there are tons of other people that are not enthusiasts about gaming. Many of these same people are even less enthusiastic about gaming on PC. Anecdotally, my girlfriend's younger brother really wants an Xbox One.
He once asked me about where I do most of my gaming because he'd like to see if we could play something sometime. When I replied that I focus on PC, this somewhat befuddled look came across his face which basically says it all. He is aware of PC gaming, but he has no interest in it and prefers to go play games on his Xbox. I, on the other hand, will probably upgrade my PC and play many of the same games he will on that platform instead. In fact, this new initiative may actually allow us to play together some day with cross-play. So I am all for it and don't see it as detrimental to the Xbox at all.
If you own an Xbox One and a gaming PC, you may be asking yourself "Well, what's the point?". But I think Microsoft is betting those specific set of people will make the choice of either continuing to buy an Xbox or moving forward on PC because either way, Microsoft's games will be available to them. In other words, if you always bought an Xbox and also have a PC, guess what? You can stop buying the Xbox from now on because those games will be available on Windows also. But for many, many more people out there, they only buy an Xbox and stick with it until they get themselves the "next Xbox", so they can continue to play the games they like. Those people don't give a shit that the games are going to Windows.
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