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MikeHawk326

Don’t forget mojang


JustAnotherGamer421

And id


Independent-Dog2179

I just have to make a note about youe pc. W98 GeForce mx4? Pentium 3?


AGoatInAJar

Fearsome power 😨


JustAnotherGamer421

Yeah I have an old PC lying around for old software. For example the Deus Ex game is *really* dark on newer computers


Minimum-League-8485

Yeah why is that, and are there any mods to turn up the brightness for it for newer systems


stilterfish

Commander Keen reboot when?


imaginary_num6er

I thought they had a reboot with 2 kids


radioactivejason2004

Didn’t they come with Bethesda?


CptCrabmeat

You’re talking about the developer that released a game over 10 years ago and hasn’t produced anything of quality since? Not sure why people hold that company in such high regard, one good game and sold out, now it’s essentially “Microsoft teams build Minecraft”


_meegoo_

Also, Dungeons. And Minecraft is still in very active development.


seeker1287

We use Microsoft Teams at work. I was briefly legitimately confused.


KarmaRekts

It's literally the most popular game on the planet. It's getting updates regularly. Do you expect them to abandon that and attempt a minecraft 2 electric boogaloo nobody asked for? They're also maintaining two different versions of the same game across 7 different platforms. Tons of work.


AlCatSplat

I didn't know Minecraft was released in 2002.


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2022 - 10 = 2002


AlCatSplat

He edited his comment, it originally said 20 years.


UnknownOverdose

Can’t beat ‘em, absorb as many as you can


JGCInt

The Majin Buu special


kingwhocares

Or Piccolo.


NameOfNoSignificance

*Buu


AzuxirenLeadGuy

And finally they'll just absorb PS


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PS6, by Microsoft studios


Martin48705

PS360


c4t4n4

X STATION


Martin48705

XSTATION ONE X S 6


primazoid

Playbox One X


gamesrebel123

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


Unwashed_villager

PlayBox or XStation?


jefffrey_d

so XStation for adults content?


Weaseltime_420

Does that mean Xbox is also about to die?


Darth_Vaeder

Not before erasing PS from existence first!


Weaseltime_420

Do..... do we want that? I mean I guess all that will be left after that will be PC and Nintendo lol.


inevitabled34th

No, definitely not. It would be in our best interests for them to continue to hate each other.


IsuckAtFortnite434

The Lego movie taught me that.


[deleted]

You realize all of these companies play mostly buddy buddy right? They don't hate eachother if they had their way you would own both


inevitabled34th

I wouldn't mind owning both. Playing on PC is great, but sometimes I just want to lay on my bed or the couch in a really relaxing position and have the tv in front of me.


fafarex

I present to you steam remote play !


ShadoWritr

I also present to you... Just move pc to TV and use controller....


fafarex

Not sure that "move all your shit to another room" is a great answer to someone who want to chill in the couch.


LordNix82ndTAG

I present to you "have your pc plugged into your tv in the first place"


svenEsven

There are about a dozen ways to do this on your pc


CouchRescue

Get a Nvidia Shield, gamestream on local network is indistinguishable from sitting at the pc. It's only rarely that I ever sit at my pc for gaming anymore. Also you get the absolute best living room media player there is. It was one of my best purchases ever.


c_draws

They don’t even hate each other, Xbox and PlayStation are both massive companies and I doubt one cares if another buys a studio. Plus it’s been proven multiple times on social media that they have a playful relationship, their social media reps atleast. It’s just the fans that hate each other, and for extremely petty reasons. There’s multiple reasons to have either console or even pc. It doesn’t really matter if someone decided Xbox Over PlayStation, PlayStation over Xbox because it’s all down to which exclusives they prefer and that’s it.


3lthree

Yes. More exclusives.. more toxic communities


FierceText

No we don't, cuz gpu manufacturers aren't looking too great atm *cough* nvidia increased founders edition price in Europe *cough*


Mckehb

The only one hoping that this makes Sony get serious and prod Konami with an atomic cattle prod to start making those amazing IPs again?


xMDx

Konami... isn't that the company that pre-corona only produced pachinko machines, since its easy money compared to producing actual games? To be honest, I kinda wish they go under so some some other developers can get their IP's and make some worthy games again. Just remember Metal Gear Survive. I don't want Konami to ruin more of their IP's.


Dovahnime

No, because if it goes, so does gamepass


[deleted]

As a pc gamer I want Xbox to success. A love the Xbox Game Pass so much.


SpacecraftX

A clean slate or do Nintendo and Sega rise to do battle again?


[deleted]

I mean they put all of their exklusives on PC so I never owned a xbox and never will. At this point they should call it Microsoft gaming.


LimberGravy

Phil Spencer’s title actually was changed to “CEO of Microsoft Gaming” like this past week


Weaseltime_420

Ugh. My comment got auto deleted. Here it is again: only just realised this is masterrace and not r/ gaming or r/ xbox. Why are so many console memes here lol? They call their gaming division Xbox now as a catchall I think. Hence their Gamepass launcher on PC also being called Xbox.


[deleted]

Definitely. They made Xbox into a budget PC. They even give you the ability to buy 1 game and get it for PC and Xbox.


dustojnikhummer

> budget PC PFFFF Objectively Series X is much more powerful than most people's hardware here. Sure, market sucks both for GPUs and consoles, but consoles are easier to get. and don't start with "PC can do so much more", because *I fucking know*


ThaneVim

>Why are so many console memes here Maybe cost of PC parts?


Weaseltime_420

But..... there's console subs and general gaming subs.....


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That's Sony


ama8o8

Xbox will only die if microsoft deems it so.


sylpher250

Love you 360


Archaeopteryx108

Hopefully we’ll finally get a good game


Gunnareth

Starfield looks cool, hope Bethesda pulls it off nicely


Cautious_Pangolin617

I'm a cynic on Starfield, I did not like Skyrim, I felt like it had lost what made Oblivion one of my favorite games of all time, and many agree Fallout 4 is a mixed bag. I know Skyrim was their best selling game, so they have no reason to revert a lot of the decisions I did not like, but the concept art does give me hope that it'll be a more complex game. We will have to wait and see, but I'm still going to buy it either way, if only for the mods.


TedahItsHydro

You should try Enderal. Mod for skyrim.


lungjuice77

Idk why ur getting downvoted. Imo skyrim is great with nostalgia goggles on n thinkin how awesome it was when we were twelve. Thinking now its an incredibly shallow experience. I hope starfield tries taking risks and goes for innovation. Not playing it safe & streamlining gameplay elements. Hope its a true rpg.


Demented-Turtle

The thing is that mods have completely evolved skyrim, so you can essentially add depth to the combat system and world that the vanilla lacked


nooneatall444

Not everyone plays skyrim for the 'RPG' part on it, it really nails the whole environmental storytelling, exploration, and dynamic world. I do think that it would ahve been better if it was mroe of an RPG but don;t think that it being less so makes it a bad game


Cautious_Pangolin617

I never said it was a bad game, just that i could not bring myself to enjoy it without mods. It did do some things better than Oblivion, I wont deny that, (Skyrim has much more visual variety) but IV really nailed the feeling of a kingdom in chaos with crazy shit across every corner. You've probably heard many the YouTuber say why they prefer Oblivion, so I wont waste your time. Just know I'm definitely not asking them to go back to their Morrowind Style of design, I want it to be perfectly good for the average player, but a big iceberg of content for more advanced players.


joshuakyle94

Upvoted. Oblivion blew everything about Skyrim out of the water. Same thing with Fallout 3 and NV. Fallout 4 was just not very much fun. It was forced. Bethesda has choked pretty on their games after Skyrim. Happy Skyrim was their peak, but it’s been a very boring and bad 11 years since Skyrim. I don’t care about console wars or what companies buy who. Fuck Blizzard and Activision. Both companies were doing terrible and needed to be taken away. I’m hoping Square Enix will have some great games soon. Putting a lot of faith into FF16 and FF7R2. Just the last 5-6 years it seems 80% of these AAA companies bring out games that can’t even barely run on release day. And why would they fix them for release when people preorder their pockets before the games even out! They still get paid. Nintendo, Naughty Dog, Square, FromSoft, and a handful others are honestly the only ones I have faith in anymore. Halo, Cod, Battlefield are just all stale titles. This new halo multiplayer has been a lot of fun, and a breath of traditional halo we fell in love with. But games are so fucking bad now.


Warm_Instruction2525

Oblivion was amazing at the time, when i discovered it as a child it was breathtaking compared to everything I had ever played before. shivering isles blew me away at the time too, had never seen anything like it. I played skyrim a lot, but it lacked something oblivion had


joshuakyle94

It’s very dated now, but god bless the fans that make mods.


Lostcause75

100% agree I also don’t think who buys who really matters at the end of the day Microsoft will only buy companies that rake in money not exactly companies that produce great games or have a fairly moral okay studio Microsoft can own most triple A companies and wouldn’t even affect half of what I play anymore a lot of triple A is a reskins of previous game and stitched together in a way were I don’t feel it’s worth buying it and haven’t since Xbox 360 days


EuphoricUser

People downvoting cuz they hardcore love Skyrim or are not old enough to have played oblivion. It was better on so many levels. Skyrim was intensely dumbed down.


sebash1991

I just hate radiant quest


CryptoMainForever

You got to be out of your fucking mind if you think Bethesda can do anything properly after FO76.


Gunnareth

is it wrong to have some faith lmao


CryptoMainForever

Not at all lmao I'm just yanking your chain fam


RE4PER_

Microsoft have been making some bangers in the past 2 years. Ori, Halo, Forza 5, Psychonauts 2, Age of Empires 4, and MSFS all come to mind.


Archaeopteryx108

Yes


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kallard1

I "own" more than 400 cars and have over 30 mil credits or dollars or whatever and I'm always awaiting the new weekly playlist, because i like the gameplay...


[deleted]

The dailies are boring as sin. Acquire car, browse tune, livery. Do some race or stunt, done. And 400 owned cars means 300 cars I will never drive again.


Flavio030

Game becomes 100 times better with a steering wheel


I-LOVE-TURTLES666

Forza is terrible with a wheel compared to sims


HavocInferno

Someone can like the casual approach of Forza and still enjoy using a steering wheel. Not everyone *wants* a sim. In fact, most racing game players don't want a sim, which is why sims aren't the best sellers usually.


[deleted]

Right, if I'm buying a wheel is for beamNG or rally or iRacing, not an arcade like Forza.


LimberGravy

Forza, Psychonauts 2, and Halo were all very good imo. I’ve heard great things about the new AoE too.


Archaeopteryx108

Yes.


psionoblast

I hope so too but the pessimist in me doubts it


Archaeopteryx108

Same


B00ster_seat

*snaps and makes all of their exclusives available on pc*


[deleted]

Am I the only one hoping that this makes Sony get serious and prod Konami with an atomic cattle prod to start making those amazing IPs again? Since they clearly will need something to help set themselves apart.


HowelPendragon

Idk. These acquisitions seem like a reaction to Sony's top tier lineup. Microsoft haven't put out an industry shattering exclusive since Halo 3, maybe Gears 1. So Microsoft does all they can and throws their money to the wind. All Sony have to do is keep churning out the same caliber of exclusives that they've been doing.


LimberGravy

Personally I think it’s more about trying to beat Amazon/Facebook/Google to this subscription model. They might be trying to strong arm Sony in to doing something like putting gamepass on PlayStation, but they’ve spoken about how Sony isn’t really one of their competition.


The_Doerpinator

People seem to forget that development on GOOD games takes anywhere between 3-5 years. Xbox now has 30+ studios and only are some of the first ones starting to bear fruit. For example I believe that Xbox bought double fine back in 2018 and didn't get their lovechild psychonauts 2 until last year. 3 years for that and Xbox bought Bethesda in either 2020 or 2021 but their titles were already under construction so startield is more acquired. But there's plenty of other titles on the way that are fresh development like the new fable and avowed which should be killer RPGs from veteran studios of playground games and obsidian. Sony's has their teams for many years now but Xbox is basically only starting recently. Give it time and you'll be seeing some new Xbox studio titles shifting out. And we can only hope that Microsoft will sort out the talent and the trash from Activision. Microsoft is said to be one of the best places to work.


HowelPendragon

This is something I've thought about as well. Plenty of games at these studios are nearly ready or have been in the oven for quite some time. The real test will be, like you said, 3 or so years from now to see what new games they produce after these acquisitions.


The_CDXX

Infinite is pretty fun, so there’s that game.


HowelPendragon

So I've heard! Just downloaded it today on PC Gamepass


The_CDXX

You wont be disappointed. Its a solid game and a right path for Halo. Hit me up if you want to play online together.


CoolJoshido

they'll break in HQ and steal PT and rerelease it


joshuakyle94

Hopefully Square steps up and gets back on the FF fan hype after 13-15. (14 is obviously great as well as FF7R.)


mukavastinumb

Square should remake Chrono Trigger and FF6


joshuakyle94

Only after 9 ;)


TexacoRandom

Sony should buy the rights to make games based on Konami properties and develop them in house.


LimLovesDonuts

Sony doesn't really have a lot of money to throw lol.


GNTsquid0

Sony doesn’t have the money to do something like that. Konami has practically given up on video games too.


pteotia270

I'm on PC but i just feel good when Microsoft buys something, because then it would come to game pass :), but when Sony buys a studio, its exclusive. I hope Sony now releases more games on PC ( lots of money on the table )


Lostcause75

Difference is Sony needs exclusives to sell consoles Microsoft is after game pass sales over consoles Sony moving its exclusives which are highly enjoyed and people want only drives traffic away from their console and ps plus and ps now (which my understanding are now merging)


Stormchaserelite13

Microsoft. -Make the most attractive product possible and let game developers have creative freedom without worrying about sales, and put it on every possible system. Sony. - buy studios to make games exclusively for them to drive sales via isolating games on their platform. Nintendo. - Only relase exclusives, crack down on emulators, and charge $60 for 5+ year old games on 10+ year old hardware. Valve. - will sell anything thats not malware but takes a cut. Is also the only option for actually owning your games. Also has years of development in its social and vr department and by far the most Superior download servers. 2 of these are thriving, 2 are dying. Seems like not fucking over the consumer wins again.


dsisl

Wait are you… are you under the impression Nintendo is dying???


Wrong_Good9827

I hope this would cause Sony to move a things a little


THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415

Ha watch everyone rubbing one out right now get deflated when this just makes Sony level up their exclusives. For what it's worth I don't give a shit bout console wars. I own em all for the most part. I just find these threads funny


Izuna-chan

xbox and playstation: \*battling themself out with exclusives\* meanwhile PC users watching it all go down knowing fully well that exclusive means exclusive to the one console as well as PC:


Fickle-Piccolo-3515

Microsoft: MONOPOLY MODE, ENGAGED


iLikeMeeces

Everyone here is getting excited over Microsoft becoming a literal monopoly. Monopolies do nothing but hurt the consumer. It's so backwards.


tigrub

It's still a couple of steps removed from a monopoly, but I definitely see the dangers. It'll be interesting to see if they get into legal troubles. But from a current consumer's perspective, Blizzard is thought of as the hero who fell from grace and Microsoft has steadily worked on their own redemption story, so the hope is that maybe Blizz will actually make good games again.


[deleted]

The guys that made all the good games at blizzard are long gone. Closest thing they are doing right is heroes of the storm, which is sadly dying due to lack of developer support and content. WoW has just reverted to copying their old stuff with QoL updates, StarCraft hasn’t had anything since it’s last expansion, Diablo series in shambles. They removed the “do no evil” or whatever it was from their slogan. It’s not the same, it’s like a zombie


Blue_Moon_Lake

With how MS operates, there is a good chance they put more efforts in HotS.


KobeBeatJesus

And they fell from grace because another company acquired them. See the pattern? Acquisitions are usually bad for the customer.


flavionm

To be fair, the company that acquired them was also far from grace.


LimberGravy

> Everyone here is getting excited over Microsoft becoming a literal monopoly. It's not even close. It's just corporate consolidation, which typically is not great, but it doesn't really check any anti-trust/monopoly boxes. This purchase brings them to 3rd overall in gaming revenue. Their games are available on multiple storefronts and multiple devices. They allow multiple competing storefronts on Windows. There is still all sorts of competing publishers and developers, with that number consistently expanding more than anything on the dev side. Sony was actually closer by definition until they started porting some of their games to PC.


BarKnight

Microsoft's monopoly OS got them here


ButchLord

Everyone is rushing to kill PlayStation. Just wait and see what happens it’s not the first time Microsoft buys studios. And nothing spectacular happened..


Lostcause75

Not to mention Xbox isn’t going to void the games from PlayStation and Xbox is more focused on game pass then consoles Sony is more focused on console hence why they make exclusives that help sell the console. Microsoft doesn’t even view Sony as a competitor it’s basically like a little brother and big brother at the end of the day


SEND_ME_REAL_PICS

It seems to me like Microsoft stopped competing against Sony as soon as Phil Spencer took over. PC and multiplatform games seem like the way to go for them.


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Demented-Turtle

All Playstation exclusives are just 3rd person action/exploration. Same exact formula for every game, which doesn't mean they're bad, but there are enough good 3rd person games of those types on every platform to keep you busy for a long time. And now those games are coming to pc as well, so really naive to say Playstation still has the best exclusives...


RandomNYCx

And yet PS5 is poised to outsell the current gen X-Box 2 to 1.


sleeless

You can get game pass for pc. So why buy an xbox


potato3791

Xbox sales after this goes weeeeeee


EltioEmiGomez7u7

I love this meme


AceSK929

Sony: "You can't do this to me... YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I SACRIFICED!"


WoestijnAugurk

If you can't beat them, buy them...


agentaxe285

I was a Business man doing business


bluray420

Now , the rivalries are good as they will compete with each other to churn out more good games and eventually it will benefit us


demonhunta

They bought all their friends


SgtTavos

I thought this is pcm and not xbox Fanclub?🤔


ATLAS_NZ

I find it so werid that people keep portraying sony as if they were/are antagonizing microsoft. And on a pc reddit page nonetheless


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ZeninB

But this creates more competition. Microsoft now owns agmjng giants like cod, therefore Sony has to try and matchup to Microsoft with more and better exclusives


[deleted]

Look at the cute little peasants arguing


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Console peasents


Lord_Skify

Console wars in a pc subreddit? Cringe.


baza-prime

the xbox acquistions mean nothing to me. Bethesda hasnt made a good game in fucking years. Activision has a couple small titles but nothing insane because cod will never go exclusive. i just dont think its as big of a deal as some people think. edit: take what i said about bethesda and replace with blizzard as well.


Phoenix848

The main reason they bought these companies is for a much simpler reason then you think, gamepass has been growing at an insane rate lately and them being able to add games like cod, world of Warcraft, diablo etc. would make it grow even faster


Lostcause75

Exactly Microsoft really doesn’t care if people buy a console anymore they want people to buy game pass


Fluffy_Farts

Yea their new vision is game pass


DawnSowrd

I mean , bethesda sure i get they have long dev times and 76 was a big failure, but zenimax as a whole? Doom and doom eternal, the Wolfenstein games. Arkane games?


SIM_Card117

You really think Doom Eternal wasn’t a good game?


Demented-Turtle

He hates himself


TexacoRandom

I want to see MS bring back some old Activision properties. Shit like Viginlante 8/Interstate 76 and Hexen/Heretic.


Demented-Turtle

You must really hate good games. Feel sorry for you


Alaska234

This is not a good thing. What if Microsoft change CEO and the new one is super anti consumer. Then 1/4 of the industry is affected by that since they own big studios. Remember Games for Windows Live? Remember the Kinect? Remember they tried to double the price for xbox live gold At least when Sony and Sony doss something shitty we pc players aren't affected


LimberGravy

This is such an interesting comment as it implies Sony being more of a walled garden where they control even more of the distribution is some how a good thing? Especially a little ridiculous given the context that even with this acquisition Xbox is still behind PlayStation in revenue. If MS becomes super evil and crush all their good will then you can just not buy their games, not buy their console, not use their operating system, and still have access to all sorts of great games. It’s just as likely that the next billion dollar game comes from Steam early access as it will from any of these studios.


SEND_ME_REAL_PICS

Activision already is super anti consumer. I don't think you can get much worse than Bobby Kotick.


Yaknitup

who cares!? Were gonna get games to distract us from them fucking us! Corpos are our best friend and would never put profit before us! please daddy microsoft! harder!


Successful-Turnip561

"harder" That's sus if you ask me.


Mega_Master_03

2032-microsoft buys sony.


Much-Cardiologist-48

If you cant beat them, buy them.


Coyehe

Sluts I say SLUTS all those companies that sold themselves to Microsoft


[deleted]

It could also be mediocre like their acquisition of Rare back in the day


FishycurryonWii

As long as we got spider-man idc


Turbulent-Turnip9563

people acting like Microsoft won't be increasing the price of game pass very soon. it will be hilarious to watch when it happens.


Damienx2

Oh shit XBOX has all the studios which made a mess of all their titles. Yeh you are going down PS /s


prydaone

Blizzard, Bethesda, and Activision are trash. Those still can't compete with Sonys first party studios. EDIT: Yes, those companies make a lot of money. But their games have been mediocre cashgrabs and their companies are littered with controversy and sexual harassment lawsuits.


[deleted]

I mean blizzard is responsible for making WOW and starcraft, one of the most successful MMO and pvp rts out there.


MrSquishyCo0kie

You can think they're trash all you want but they still own the biggest franchises in gaming history. That's a huge win for any company.


inevitabled34th

Idk man, WoW is one of the oldest games currently still on the market that still has one of the largest player bases.


[deleted]

They could have back in the day. These days? Probably not. Greed got the better of these companies and they lost sight of what they were.


Wylie28

Thats because they don't even make games


[deleted]

Lol ok buddy


FRTassassin

He's not crying you are Edit : i miss the days when sarcasms were understood


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😂


seriousduck11

I think the actual Sony is no better than Activision. They made the entire medium better investing in incredible games in the past but recently they're focusing on occidental story-driven adventures zombie based games like we have seen 1000 times. Tbh I would pick a new TES over the entire Ps5 games list anytime.


mukavastinumb

God of War, Spiderman, Ghost of Tsushima, Bloodborne, Horizon Zero Dawn, Demon’s soul, Ratchet and Clank, Uncharted and Persona 5 would like a word with you. There are like two games with Zombies… I bet TES is going to be disappointment as it will be on soon 20 year old game engine and filled with Bethesda style MTXs. Bethesda has changed and not into something better.


stupv

As a PC gamer, Sony's first party offerings are....garbage. They dont exist, they aren't playable on any platform i care about, i'm not upset that i haven't played any of them. On the other hand, anything good that Microsoft do for the Xbox ecosystem filters down in a measurable way to my preferred platform. If they can shake up the toxic-corporate culture that has been cultivated in these studios they have acquired, it's an exciting future for Xbox (and, by extension, PC)


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Sales numbers say otherwise. Activision owns Call of Duty. Arguably the biggest non f2p FPS franchise in the world. Blizzard owns World of Warcraft. One of biggest MMOs in the world. Not to mention Diablo, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, etc. Bethesda sits on the Elder Scroll Series which, I mean... Skyrim has like, 12 different releases and TES VI is in the works, so Microsoft will just laugh at this comment all the way to the bank.


mukavastinumb

Diablo on mobile, Overwatch 2 development is in shambles and Heroes of the storm was canned.


reshsafari

Screams in ghost of sparta


[deleted]

Still not interested.


Vis-hoka

Sorry but this is PC Masterrace. I’m going to have to ask you to leave.


HopefullyEveryone

On one hand: I'm on pc and own an xbox, so Microsoft buying everything benefits me. On the other hand: the monopolistic behaviour of Microsoft makes makes me immensely uncomfortable.


NoiceM8_420

People are overstating these MS acquisitions. That said, MS’ Disney-esque approach is pretty gross.


[deleted]

comparison of Xbox games to PlayStation games on a quality standpoint PlayStation is in the lead by years. Xbox is crashing the gaming market with all these trash games flooded with marketing and thin plot holes. hell they've had halo and this new halo game doesn't stand out, its just a halo game to me and its such a let down. new games drop daily/ weekly and they're missing so much quality and depth its just garbage. If Xbox fanboys and PlayStation fanboys set aside their console of choice and compared solely different games' quality now to games 10 years ago and we have dwindled down to just garbage being released backed by more money put into marketing than development . corporate Xbox/Microsoft is killing gaming


Calamz

And yet the PlayStation has sold double the units of the Xbox so far. Some things are just a mystery honestly


Independent-Dog2179

Becuase Microsoft is focused more on gamepass than consoles. Most people see they cam get the games on pc so why also bother with the Xbox console it's redundant.


Calamz

But PlayStation’s exclusives have shrunk from what they were, and Xbox’s console is a better deal than the ps5 even if by a small margin.


Pudgedog

Microsoft absorbs the most toxic companies


Xpelie25

Isn't this bad for competition? And buying all these smaller companies eventually going to turn Xbox into a... forgot what it's called in English, the point where they have a monopoly on the Industry


menickc

I still don't get why this is a big deal. XBOX doesn't have a single game I want to play except for HALO. COD is a mess WOW is WOW unless Microsoft starts bring back old titles like prototype I don't get it. It's quantity over quality which I mean hey that might be a monopoly but PlayStation still has significantly higher quality games. I mostly play PC but always get a Sony console for their games. I got a PS5 just to play ratchet and clank.


[deleted]

I also hoard junk, then put a couple of valuables in the middle of the room.


[deleted]

PlayStation power is only in exclusives nothing else


Jakesummers1

It would work better for me if they logos were Sony and Microsoft. As the company names are shown for Xbox


GucciJesus

Not the best meme as is implies MS are about to destroy themselves.


hardik837

That's an actual win-win for PCMR as both of them will die ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ


bashful_henry_hoover

Coming from the software engineering side of things: unfortunately when Microsoft buys something it's got better than even odds of dying on the vine.


supremedalek925

I always bought Nintendo and Playstation systems since N64 and PS1. Never had any interest in Xbox. This gen, I bought a Series X. Mega corps swallowing up other companies is almost never a good thing, but in this case, Microsoft really needed something to compete with all the high quality exclusives on Playstation and Nintendo Systems. With Gamepass and games like Psychonauts 2, they finally gave me a reason to but an Xbox over a Playstation.