Can Xbox brand bounce back or should Microsoft just buy Dreamcast branding?

Omfg.

So they should drop one failing brand for a bigger loser?

So, let me get this straight... You want to use the Dreamcast brand, the system that sold so poorly and killed SEGA (in the console hardware business) for Xbox to bounce back?.....

The Xbox brand is more successful than the Dreamcast brand.

If I'm understanding this, are you suggesting MS should make only Arcade games like what Dreamcast did in order to be successful again?

They should do an X1X32XCD32X

:P

1999-2000: The race for Gates’ signature

Micrsoft had internally been building two vastly different Xboxes. Bill Gates would be the one to decide which should move forward

FRIES: “One group had been working with Sega on the Dreamcast – they had their own proposal for a console that was very much like a PlayStation, y’know, a very straightforward game console.

“Their idea was a basic console with a disc drive and dedicated operating system; no hard-drive.

“Our idea was like a boxed PC at that point. It had an Intel chip. It ran Windows. It had a hard-drive.

https://www.mcvuk.com/development/inside-story-the-birth-of-xbox

This isn't even its final form!

What I learned at school was, negative plus negative will make a positive. Am I smart hahahaha

the xbox brand is pos dumpster fire

it can barely crack 30 million units sold its a failed console and its a mess its nothing like the 360 and won't even come close to great systems in sales the brand is tarnished

what?

Umm, I’m going to go with option A.

They should keep calling it XBox in the US, but perhaps call it something else overseas.

Umm...lol...thanks for the laugh. xD

You know Dreamcast failed as a brand name back in the days despite being one of the best consoles ever made right ? Not that many know about Dreamcast.

I wish Sega would release a new dreamcast and focus on SEGA exclusives, remake some of the best original Dreamcast hits etc. I would be all over that.

@AzatiS: obviously. Its a fun post.

How many X1's were sold from it's first year?

The Xbox brand is too damaged right now, they'd better off changing the name.

It's one gen. They could easily make a comeback. Mine is mainly a Ori and the Blind Forest/4k player at the moment though. You people are so critical it's cute.

No. They should ditch the Xbox brand and put their full weight behind PC gaming.

@lipgallagher: second? It's losing to switch

@lipgallagher: xbox 360 is outpacing xbox one though...

@lipgallagher: ....and I am guessing you have concete evidence you know?

@lipgallagher: it'll be there soon and xone haven't sold 30 million yet.

Hey OP what new drug are you taking that hit the streets? I wanna try it.

That is just stupid. Dreamcast sucked more than Xbox.

@Ant_17: dreamcast has phantasy star online, xbox one has sea of thieves..... Yeah xbox one sucked.

If we are talking Bone only, sure Xbox sucks major crap.

But in general, nah.

WTf. This thread is so random.

I feel passionately that the Dreamcast name would still be alive today had it not been for the then current state of Sega. If it takes MS dropping the Xbox name to bring the Dreamcast name back... so be it. Of course, they'd need the same level of game development the Dreamcast had in order for the Dreamcast 2 to be worth a damn...

The Dreamcast was absolute garbage. People get all nostalgic about it because it was the last Sega system. It had shitty games, shitty graphics, and shitty brick-like controllers. It failed for good reason. Of the top of my head, I can't even name a Dreamcast game. My friend bought one when Gamestop was practically giving them away for like $20. I laughed in his face for buying one.

Microsoft should just get behind PC gaming. Put their entire library on Steam. And basically just make the Xbox into a Windows 10 gaming PC/ HTPC that is inexpensive, small, and powerful. I would happily buy an X1X if it could function as a full fledged PC and run my existing library of PC games and stream pirated movies and TV shows through Kodi. It's a decent piece of hardware for the price. I just have no interest in the locked down Xbox ecosystem or paying $60/year for Xbox Live.

Let's not get crazy now. The Dreamcast flopped hard, but it still had some must-play games.

Yeah, it's not like Shenmue gets brought up every couple of weeks...

Give me a break.

You are clueless if you think the Dreamcast had only arcade games, must suck to have no idea what you're talking about.

I think this would actually work. XB1 is failing soooooo hard right now, that only thing that make sense for MS is to join up with Sega and make Dreamcast 2 with Crackdown 3 as a launch title.

@bigfootpart2: In a thread full of shit post yours is the shittiest, congrats?

Well don't know about Dreamcast but if MS wants to sell its console in Japan it needs to team up with SEGA and let SEGA sell the console as their own and support it with their exclusives.

@i_p_daily: I find you're lack of sarcastic disturbing :(

I'm not lack, but I do find your lack of knowledge regarding the Dreamcast disturbing :(

See what I did there?

Looking at the polls, its clear people dont have much confidence in the xbox brand.

Nope I didn't see what you did.

XD

It's only Sony who is unimaginative to sequal-ize their systems.

We didn't see the XBOX 2, or even the Wii 2...

Xbox isnt a failed brand. They still have what, 15-20% of the console marketshare?

If (and this is a big if) MS actually invests in some compelling first party titles next gen, they could definitely turn it around.