Comment on Xbox Console Sales Continue To Crater With Massive 42% Revenue Drop - Slashdot

amenotef@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• cheddar@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They could stop charging gamers a subscription to play the paid games (they “own”) online.

  This is one of the key reasons why I own PS5, but I don’t play or invest in it.

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  • amenotef@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m in the same boat.

    Elden Ring, Helldivers 2, many games I’d get on Sony Store that I just get on Steam because I want to “own” the full game not just the offline part.

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    • pathief@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You don’t own steam games tho.

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• XTL@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Microsoft not being evil? Not going to happen. (Except for smokescreen purposes and amount)

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There was a time where it was worth the money because it was far and away better than any free online offering. That time was probably up to about 2010. Now that servers are paid for with digital game sales, it would behoove them to drop the fee. Instead, I think they’re just about to change the console market as we know it.

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    • datavoid@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Instead, I think they’re just about to ~change~ end the console market as we know it.

      FTFY

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Also accurate. But it’s looking like we’ll still have $500 machines called Xboxes and PlayStations, except they’ll just be fancy PCs. That’s my guess anyway.

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• samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would actually consider getting one if that were the case. But no console maker will ever do that again - too many suckers willing to pay.

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  • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Xbox is the same with f2p. Fortnight and those minds games are free

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    • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh yeah, forgot Microsoft changed it years back.

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      • SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yea I realized a bit ago my kids are only playing fortnite and Roblox, I had no need to be paying for game pass ultimate for TWO accounts lol. Plus, they use steam big picture mode in the living room.

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