The Video Game Thread

Jammer said:
Have you played it yet? It was first in my que, but I removed it because I knew I wasn't ready for it. I think it's a game out of my league.
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I haven't played it, but it's an RPG. If you're into those kinds of games, it could be right up your alley. A lot of people end up sinking A LOT of hours into them.
 
Xbox raised everything up starting today. I’m a console person and I have to say that this is pretty much the beginning of the end for them.
 
bigdnlaca said:
Xbox raised everything up starting today. I’m a console person and I have to say that this is pretty much the beginning of the end for them.
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I’ve already decided that next “generation” I’m not getting both PlayStation and Xbox if there even is one.

It’s Nintendo and then PlayStation for me going forward.


One thing that kind of sucks too is that with advancements in technology the leap in tech isn’t that great from generation to generation. I feel like they’re coming out with new PS and Xbox before they even max out the potential of the current gen.
 
Yeah. I can’t really trust Nintendo until the 3rd parties companies will support the Switch. PlayStation might be the way to go for the next gen but with the short time I have in gaming, I’ll wait until it is in a pawnshop for cheap.
 
bigdnlaca said:
Xbox raised everything up starting today. I’m a console person and I have to say that this is pretty much the beginning of the end for them.
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It’s not just Xbox....it’s everyone. Sony will probably follow with their own price hike announcement. Even GameFly sent out an email today saying they’re raising their subscription prices. That’s just the environment we’re in right now. Just wait until GTA6 drops at $100.
 
SlammedZero said:
It’s not just Xbox....it’s everyone. Sony will probably follow with their own price hike announcement. Even GameFly sent out an email today saying they’re raising their subscription prices. That’s just the environment we’re in right now. Just wait until GTA6 drops at $100.
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We all know that.

The reality is that Xbox have been struggling prior to the price rise. Now there is a possibility that game pass might go up close to $50 a month while Sony is going to be fine because the majority of those that like Sony already have a PS5.

Not worried about Nintendo either because the Switch 2 cost will be close to the same as a Xbox Series S 1tb.
 
bigdnlaca said:
Yeah. I can’t really trust Nintendo until the 3rd parties companies will support the Switch. PlayStation might be the way to go for the next gen but with the short time I have in gaming, I’ll wait until it is in a pawnshop for cheap.
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Nintendo always suffers with that 3rd party support.

You definitely need to have a desire to play the Nintendo exclusive games for it to be worthwhile.
 
bigdnlaca said:
We all know that.

The reality is that Xbox have been struggling prior to the price rise. Now there is a possibility that game pass might go up close to $50 a month while Sony is going to be fine because the majority of those that like Sony already have a PS5.

Not worried about Nintendo either because the Switch 2 cost will be close to the same as a Xbox Series S 1tb.
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You're right that Xbox has had its struggles, especially in terms of market share, but I wouldn’t count them out just yet. Microsoft spent nearly $70 billion on Activision. That’s not the move of a company looking to exit gaming. Activision alone brings in several hugely profitable IPs across console, PC, and mobile. Even if Call of Duty isn't what it used to be (as a fan of the franchise, believe me when I say it's fallen off big time), it’s still one of the best-selling games every year.

As for Game Pass, sure, a price hike is always a concern, but it still delivers a lot of value.......especially if you’re using it across console, PC, and cloud. A jump to $50 a month, though? Highly doubtful. lol

There’s always been a weird wave of anti-Xbox discourse online, which is funny, because if Xbox ever did step back from hardware, we'd be looking at a PlayStation monopoly in console gaming. And honestly, nobody should want that.
 
SlammedZero said:
You're right that Xbox has had its struggles, especially in terms of market share, but I wouldn’t count them out just yet. Microsoft spent nearly $70 billion on Activision. That’s not the move of a company looking to exit gaming. Activision alone brings in several hugely profitable IPs across console, PC, and mobile. Even if Call of Duty isn't what it used to be (as a fan of the franchise, believe me when I say it's fallen off big time), it’s still one of the best-selling games every year.

As for Game Pass, sure, a price hike is always a concern, but it still delivers a lot of value.......especially if you’re using it across console, PC, and cloud. A jump to $50 a month, though? Highly doubtful. lol

There’s always been a weird wave of anti-Xbox discourse online, which is funny, because if Xbox ever did step back from hardware, we'd be looking at a PlayStation monopoly in console gaming. And honestly, nobody should want that.
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No, Microsoft isn’t leaving gaming but it is killing off the XBox as a console. Nothing wrong with life without Xbox. We had Sony and Nintendo as the main consoles and Microsoft being strictly PC for years before the XBox and everything was fine then.

Regarding GamePass, the increase will come when the big games that will be available. They aren’t going to keep it at $20 when the big titles on GamePass will be available at day one later this year.

It won’t be $50 a month right away, but it will increase to $25-30 around summer thru COD 2025 release and it will eventually be raised to $50 a month when the new system/pc arrives.

Microsoft to the consumers: “ It may cost you a little, it may cost you a lot, but it’s gonna cost you”.
 
bigdnlaca said:
No, Microsoft isn’t leaving gaming but it is killing off the XBox as a console. Nothing wrong with life without Xbox. We had Sony and Nintendo as the main consoles and Microsoft being strictly PC for years before the XBox and everything was fine then.

Regarding GamePass, the increase will come when the big games that will be available. They aren’t going to keep it at $20 when the big titles on GamePass will be available at day one later this year.

It won’t be $50 a month right away, but it will increase to $25-30 around summer thru COD 2025 release and it will eventually be raised to $50 a month when the new system/pc arrives.

Microsoft to the consumers: “ It may cost you a little, it may cost you a lot, but it’s gonna cost you”.
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Did they actually announce that they will be discounting the Xbox?
 
Shaggy said:
Did they actually announce that they will be discounting the Xbox?
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I think I heard something like that last year but it seemed to pretty much remain MSRP before the hike happened.

Some retailers haven’t got the memo of the hike and are selling XBox below MSRP (Target)
 
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