@Nesh Win win! I'm glad we agree.
Nesh hasn't posted lately and I'm not Nesh!!
@Nesh Win win! I'm glad we agree.
A lot of these events merge into one for me but it's easily one of the best xbox showcases in a long time and one of the best of this genNot sure but I think this might be the best show of the last decade from anyone
And Mat Piscatella reporting 2024 growth for subscription of 1% so far.
I have no idea how he is getting to that number. Maybe "double digit percentage growth"Spencer was talking about double digit subscriber growth in the interview. I guess he was counting a couple of numbers after the decimal point.
Not at all. They're already at 30 million or so. They're on track for 50 million by 2028 which is the date the document said. So off from 58 to 50. Not good, but not catastrophic. That's a media invention.During the actiblizz Xbox acquisition, one of the leaked documents had the series lifetime sale expectations. It was around 58 milion if I remember right. At the pace it's going it will barely reach 40 milion lifetime.
But he doesn't know anything. That's the problem.And Mat Piscatella reporting 2024 growth for subscription of 1% so far.
Unless they stop the YOY declines, they are not reaching 50 millions. And with Switch 2 coming...Not at all. They're already at 30 million or so. They're on track for 50 million by 2028 which is the date the document said. So off from 58 to 50. Not good, but not catastrophic. That's a media invention.
But he doesn't know anything. That's the problem.
I think they can sell another 20 million units over the next 4.5 years. Switch 2 isn't going to mean anything to Xbox One owners.Unless they stop the YOY declines, they are not reaching 50 millions. And with Switch 2 coming...
About Piscat
Yeah, but if they were at 35 million he might not know it. Which would be 15% subscriber growth, so he basically doesn't know.ella, of course he knows those things, he is the director of the NPD. If game pass reached 40 milions or 50 millions they would say it.
In my eyes, switch 2 is going to be the best selling console of all time, so directly or indirectly it's going to affect both Sony and Microsoft.I think they can sell another 20 million units over the next 4.5 years. Switch 2 isn't going to mean anything to Xbox One owners.
Yeah, but if they were at 35 million he might not know it. Which would be 15% subscriber growth, so he basically doesn't know.
NPD has never been more irrelevant today. Until tomorrow, when it will be even more irrelevant.
Maybe indirectly, but I don't know any Xbox lover who is going to buy a Switch 2 instead of an Xbox Next. Not gonna happen.In my eyes, switch 2 is going to be the best selling console of all time, so directly or indirectly it's going to affect both Sony and Microsoft.
Not really. Digital sales are huge now and NPD can't track them. MS has half the console sales and the same profits as Sony. Something's up.Also, I mean, NPD IS reliable, so I don't know why you are doubting that. Is Xbox and gamepads secretly doing amazing numbers unbeknownst to everyone?
So you think they'll hit 40 million and I think they'll hit 50 million Series sales. Time will tell.Another 10-12m for the current Xbox gen is what Iād consider reasonable. Thatās with aggressive price cuts from this holidays season onwards.
NPD can absolutely track Xbox and playstation digital sales. If they didn't they're data would actually be useless. They don't track Nintendo for some reason.Not really. Digital sales are huge now and NPD can't track them. MS has half the console sales and the same profits as Sony. Something's up.
Are you sure? All former Xbox exclusives like HiFi Rush and Sea of Thieves have better performance and or graphics on PS5.And many games run better on Xbox Series X, especially titles based on more modern engines like Avatar or AW2, and I'm also sure that MS titles that will be multiplatform on the current generation consoles will run better on Xbox hardware .
Starfield will remain on Xbox, Grandmaster Spencer made this clear. Maybe you will get a couple of multiplatform games for PS anyway, and one or two bones.
lol. This hyperbolic stretch of the truth.Are you sure? All former Xbox exclusives like HiFi Rush and Sea of Thieves have better performance and or graphics on PS5.
Starfield was kind of a critical flop, they will be releasing on PS5 to made up for losses I am sure
It is much worse than you can imagine;Is that worth 500 bucks for 1-2 years?
To be fair, this has been the promise since the Xbox One launch especially those MS journalists hyping it upit seems that the Xbox is going to have another good show in the Gamescom of this year.
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told ya that Showcase was gonna be good and the wild thing is I had multiple people at Xbox tell me there was so much more they could have shown and Gamescom is shaping up to be a big show toowww.resetera.com
To be fair, this has been the promise since the Xbox One launch especially those MS journalists hyping it up
I meant the past decadeYou mean Series launch?
That's fair. It's always been sound speculation though, based on existing studios' due games, new studios they've bought and publishing deals.
Covid, lengthening development times and some unexpected critical misses mean it's not happened. Except this showing was finally that sort of speculation bearing fruit. Although given the 2025 release dates you can argue we're still 2-3 years behind the release curve we should have expected.
Despite a crammed 'e3' show, MS didn't show a lot based on studios and expected development times. It's easy to throw out that MS have more in the pipeline. They do.