What The Hell Is Happening At Xbox? | Spot On

@ebonyflame: Hell yea, I agree that Hellblade must go to PS. Who asked for that game, I am sure the motion capture and emotions in that game are superb and the studio is very talented. But who asked for a dark and dreary story-driven psycho game? PLEASE send that to other consoles to make money to give us the games we really want?

Do they not have metrics? Do they not know that the xb platform was made for bro shooter games and that COD type games make the biggest bucks? What I would do is make a modular system where games can be added modularly and skins/progress can be taken with you as you traverse the universe and worlds. Make Halo part of COD and Gear and make it modular, so that when you buy a game it means you add to the world/universe and make it grow and expand the ecosystem. Make different factions within those worlds that have different rules for gameplay, so that you can choose to be part of a custom tailored one where you enjoy playing.

@attirex: Stop doom scrolling and maybe try a book.

We deemed it a corrective year for the market. Fortunately, the decline didn't last long. We now forecast that the global games market will generate$184.0 billionin 2023, growing +0.6% year on year. It will also grow to $205.7 billion by 2026, representing a 2021-2026 CAGR of +1.3% for the total market....

Global games market in 2023 chart image

Okay, an industry worth more then movies, music, and close, to tv combined... it will still go on. I am sure. Come down off the ledge, someone will still want to make a game, and people will want to play it.

Now just ignoring continued growth with a projected growth, ... It would take years- for a yearly market to wind down from $184 B market. So let us say the industry is dead... you will still have many years worth of new games to play before its supposed demise or last breathe.

@nightowl358: Not to mention, PC has an open OS, you can install whatever you want. With a console, you can only do what Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft wants you to do.

@just1mohr: Just a reminder that Sony and Nintendo aren't your, or any developers friend. All these giant corporate entities have the same purpose, to make their shareholders the biggest return.

@mdignishere: "Thoroughly defeating Sony." Since when?

@mdignishere: At what point was Microsoft defeating Sony? Even Xbox 360, which was their most successful console, was eventually outsold by the PS3.

@mdignishere: xbox has always been the loser and failure in the gaming industry. They tried being sega dreamcast 2.0, look where that got them, LOSS, xbox brand has always been sub par with a few descent games here and there,but over all garbage.They need to just hang it up, become a supporter in the industry rather then a competitor.They have proven they CANNOT hold their own. Only from what Microsoft as a whole has earned.

@mdignishere: When in the world did they defeat Sony? No Xbox has ever outsold a PlayStation. Even the 360 was outsold by the PS3, which launched a year later and had a horrible launch. Get some sleep, dude. You’ve clearly been awake so long that it has made you delusional.

@mdignishere: When did Microsoft ever defeat Sony?

I see no point to Xbox when you can just about all the good games that Xbox has can be played on PC.

@WarGameJunkie: I've said this a million times, but Microsoft is the spoiled rich kid that is trying to stay relavent,so they buy most expensive and crash the industry. Nintendo and Sony are still majority focused on physical, xbox is failing I'm every direction.So crash the physical and push more and more digital. It doesn't surprise me, in 5 years tops, xbox will be gone and just be a service like netflix on everything.