Xbox Business Update Podcast | Xbox Everywhere Direction Discussion

[iroboto]

Modedit:
This is the thread for all discussion around xbox games going multiscreen, multiplatform, as a result of their recent leadership talks of a direction change.
Please contain it here. Please have respect for each other while you post.

A fun poll before it happens later today at 3PM EST, 12 PST, or 8PM UK. 7ish AM in AUS

Multi-choice votes per person, you can vote on whatever you believe will happen.

This will also be the place for discussion of the topic.

It will be held wherever you listen to podcasts or http://www.youtube.com/xbox

00:00 Introduction
00:51 Exclusivity
05:28 How does that apply to future titles?
06:26 1st party games and Xbox Game Pass
08:20 Activision Blizzard Games are coming to Xbox Game Pass
08:53 Why isn't this a change in Xbox strategy?
10:42 How is multi-platform availability good for business?
12:36 How does Xbox want to keep up with the industry?
14:38 Gaming communities
17:41 Xbox hardware
18:48 Game libraries and preservation
20:46 What does Xbox stand for today?
22:44 Outro

Exclusivity
* 4 Games to go to other consoles (will stay unnamed)
* Specific reasons for these titles to go to other consoles
* They are not Indiana Jones or Starfield
* The selected titles are community driven, live service games

Gamepass
* Gamepass will continue to holdon day 1 releases for all their own games
* Still only available on Xbox
* ABK Titles are coming to GP
* D4 coming to gamepass Mar 28

Xcloud
* Still important to them will continue to push into this space

Hardware
* it's coming.

 

[cheapchips]

I went multiplatform everything, just because that'd have the most fun Internet fallout.

Also library on cloud. They have to get round to that eventually!

 

[iroboto]

I went multiplatform everything, just because that'd have the most fun Internet fallout.

Also library on cloud. They have to get round to that eventually!

good thinking, I will just allow more votes

 

[fehu]

Maybe extend GP Ultra to mobiles?
I don't know how it can really work because almost all mobile software is already free, maybe free bonuses?

Don't think that's the right place to present a slim series or new hardware, hope to be wrong.

 

[cheapchips]

Maybe extend GP Ultra to mobiles?

Not sure what mean? Native mobile apps as part of GPU?

 

[Cyan]

Multiplatform to all platforms and all the games, and Surface hardware strategy

 

[iroboto]

Maybe extend GP Ultra to mobiles?
I don't know how it can really work because almost all mobile software is already free, maybe free bonuses?

Don't think that's the right place to present a slim series or new hardware, hope to be wrong.

I would classify GPU to mobile as cloud.
I will add slim hardware revision

 

[fehu]

Not sure what mean? Native mobile apps as part of GPU?

Yes, but I'm not sure how can it add value

 

[fehu]

No no, I mean GPU on mobile with mobile games like on pc is for pc games, cloud is already there.

 

[techuse]

I voted select exclusives going multiplatform along with nothing burger.

 

[iroboto]

No no, I mean GPU on mobile with mobile games like on pc is for pc games, cloud is already there.

got it! done and added

 

[function]

MS are going to support Sega's new console.

 

[iroboto]

added a new vote around leadership changes as that is also a possibility that some are expecting.

 

[Seanspeed]

I am hoping much of my gloomy posts surrounding this can be looked back on as an overreaction. I maintain that Xbox's existence has so far, despite not always being successful on their own, has still ultimately been a very positive competitive influence in the industry. Much of my fear is that they are going to panic and make bad decisions to try and recover from previous bad decisions, leading to an even worse situation where we slowly lose the brand and their impact altogether.

I'm certainly rooting for them in the end, despite how negative I have been lately. I also just dont trust them to make these right decisions.

 

[iroboto]

nothing burger wins. If I were to think of live service creation titles
a) Grounded
b) Sea of Thieves
c) ?
d) ?

 

[cheapchips]

34m Gamepass subs sneakily snuck in there by Bond.

 

[Jay]

* The selected titles are community driven, live service games

Think it was 2 different game types.
Community (basically maxed out)
Smaller

So I'd guess
1. Sea of thieves
2. Grounded
3. Hi Fi Rush
4. Pentinant

 

[eastmen]

nothing burger wins. If I were to think of live service creation titles
a) Grounded
b) Sea of Thieves
c) ?
d) ?

grounded is a good choice but I think it will be state of decay. Makes sense to put it on another platform and then the next year have the new one exclusive on xbox.

I'd assume hi-fi rush will go to switch and playstation. It seems like it would run decently on the switch .

 

[SmooTh]

Think it was 2 different game types.
Community (basically maxed out)
Smaller

So I'd guess
1. Sea of thieves
2. Grounded
3. Hi Fi Rush
4. Pentinant

According to Tom Warren and Gematsu it's the 4 games.

 

[eastmen]

34m Gamepass subs sneakily snuck in there by Bond.

It's a good number. I believe they also said they have hi growth on pc and cloud.