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4 hours ago, Vaibhavp said:

This poll will be in weird position after Ragnarok release.

 

Greatest game of all time should be peerless even 20 yrs after release.

 

Frankly, true. No way GoW is the "Greatest Game of All Time". Especially since it will be forgotten again once hype of Ragnarok dies down and there is no news for some time. The "Greatest Game Ever" I would say would be Chess (Since the time of the Ancient Kings, still going strong in 2021). If it has to be a video game, then Tetris/Mario/Pac-Man/Parrot (They are the foundations of all other games). If it has to be a major orchestral Grand Adventure RPG - Then Chrono Trigger, which was a collaboration dream project of almost all major industry devs put together (Still one of the best and most innovative stories IMO - it's the only RPG where you can go from Dinosaur/Cave Man Time all the way to Mass Effect time with all in-between time periods included). 

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Xbox: Due to Game Pass, a Japanese chain has stopped selling consoles

 

Surprising news came from the Rising Sun this morning. Geo, a well-known Japanese retailer chain, stopped selling Xbox consoles in its stores. The fault, apparently, would be Game Pass, since it is no longer necessary to own an Xbox to play the house titles, which would be a major disincentive to purchase. Currently, the only chains that still sell Xboxes in Japan are Yodobashi Camera and Amazon Japan

 

https://www.aroged.com/2021/10/03/xbox-due-to-game-pass-a-japanese-chain-has-stopped-selling-consoles/amp/?feed_id=36356&_unique_id=615987de6ef0c&feed_id=36356&_unique_id=615987de6ef0c&__twitter_impression=true

 

 

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8 hours ago, El Tigre Chino said:

Thought they were barely selling any consoles in Japan in the first place.

 

They're selling a lot more than Xbone did, usually 2k a week and sometimes jumps to 4k. It already passed Xbone lifetime sale.

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9 hours ago, KnackChap said:

Xbox: Due to Game Pass, a Japanese chain has stopped selling consoles

 

Surprising news came from the Rising Sun this morning. Geo, a well-known Japanese retailer chain, stopped selling Xbox consoles in its stores. The fault, apparently, would be Game Pass, since it is no longer necessary to own an Xbox to play the house titles, which would be a major disincentive to purchase. Currently, the only chains that still sell Xboxes in Japan are Yodobashi Camera and Amazon Japan

 

https://www.aroged.com/2021/10/03/xbox-due-to-game-pass-a-japanese-chain-has-stopped-selling-consoles/amp/?feed_id=36356&_unique_id=615987de6ef0c&feed_id=36356&_unique_id=615987de6ef0c&__twitter_impression=true

 

 

 

The software sales of PS5 are around 500k in Japan, which is pathetic compared to Switch. But, the software sales on Xbox.....wait for it.....is about 1.7k total :lol: 

 

They make tiny amount of money on consoles, all their profit is on retail software cut. So kinda obvious they're not interested in it.

 

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7 minutes ago, triggr happy ss said:

Ms needs to do a gamepass deal with them ,just like they did in the US with gamestop.


Why would anyone get into it knowing about back door entry & at times being literally getting extended for free. 
 

M$ isn’t doing business right now…..it’s eying some sort of market penetration. 

Kinda like Jio did in India,but since there aren’t many AAA gamers in the world they haven’t outright opened free entry & could be a hit or miss.

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19 minutes ago, AnK said:


Why would anyone get into it knowing about back door entry & at times being literally getting extended for free
 

M$ isn’t doing business right now…..it’s eying some sort of market penetration. 

Kinda like Jio did in India,but since there aren’t many AAA gamers in the world they haven’t outright opened free entry & could be a hit or miss.

You think the entire 100% of gamepass subscribers know about the back door entry?
Trust me not everyone visits game forums or follow twitter fanboys to know about it .

 

 

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4 minutes ago, triggr happy ss said:

You think the entire 100% of gamepass subscribers know about the back door entry?
Trust me not everyone visits game forums or follow twitter fanboys to know about it .

 

 

You have said this before & I have said this again 

The social reach of today isn’t that of the PS360 or even PS4 era. 
 

This thing is all over Twitter,FB,Insta,Whatsapp.

 

The ppl who are actually aloof are the ones who play nothing but FIFA,COD,Pubg,Fortnite,GTAO all year long & do that on PS.
 

Majority of the gamers buying Xbox this gen are doing so because of getting dirt cheap subscription. 

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46 minutes ago, VelivolusDas said:

I feel the number of people who know about the GamePass Ultimate trick is directly proportional to the number of people who know that buying the PS4 version of Horizon: FW entitles them to the PS5 version, too.

 

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Not exactly 

 

Much bigger word of mouth in GamesPass’s case as it’s targeting some 50-80million core gamers who used to keep checking upcoming indies,AA & AAA while Horizon FW is targeting some 10-15m gamers who follow Playstation exclusives & bought the first part. 
 

Not to mention that one has been out there for almost 3 years while the other just got announced & will be far short lived. 

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2 hours ago, AnK said:

You have said this before & I have said this again 

The social reach of today isn’t that of the PS360 or even PS4 era. 
 

This thing is all over Twitter,FB,Insta,Whatsapp.

 

The ppl who are actually aloof are the ones who play nothing but FIFA,COD,Pubg,Fortnite,GTAO all year long & do that on PS.
 

Majority of the gamers buying Xbox this gen are doing so because of getting dirt cheap subscription. 

 

The sub is still VFM if you're like a gora( it is what $10 a month for them there? )

Even excluding the 36 months GP trick.

 

I'm sure but in this country anyone buying an xbawks is doing it only because of the 36 months GP trick.

We easily have 10 guys on this forum buying series X ( and sadly even Series S :rofl: ) for XBL Gold to XGP conversion.

 

 

Also you're right, this is some market capture stunt.

Idk how "long term" MS is playing it tho.

Maybe till their xcloud service actually weans people off dedicated HW altogether?

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23 minutes ago, PhantomShade said:

 

The sub is still VFM if you're like a gora( it is what $10 a month for them there? )

Even excluding the 36 months GP trick.


Not really,the $10 a month subscription doesn’t let you play games online….even the one’s that are given with it.

So you have to have the $15 sub as most of the AA & AAA given are online heavy games.

Worth is subjective so I wouldn’t go there & I’m sure some are out there  who’d find worth even in $15 subscription 


 

23 minutes ago, PhantomShade said:

 

Also you're right, this is some market capture stunt.

Idk how "long term" MS is playing it tho.

Maybe till their xcloud service actually weans people off dedicated HW altogether?


All the hardware industry experts have made it clear 

that it doesn’t make sense with the limited 180-200m core gaming audience that have traditionally bought hardware & hasn’t really seen any substantial growth since PS2 era 

 

It’s pretty much clear that they are eyeing the proposed expanding business with cloud streaming.

 

No other reason to try & penetrate the market.

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1 hour ago, PhantomShade said:

 

I'm sure but in this country anyone buying an xbawks is doing it only because of the 36 months GP trick.

We easily have 10 guys on this forum buying series X ( and sadly even Series S :rofl: ) for XBL Gold to XGP conversion.

 

 

People getting xbox are doing that to play xbox ips and games. Especially if you haven't played them before.

 

Gamepass is just an added bonus. Makes getting xbox even more attractive.

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