Thread 712535535

And Microsoft still haven't recovered from this disaster

How could he land a job after leaving Microsoft is beyond me.

>back to a single, powerful system
>timed xbox exclusives
>free online play
could this save xbox

>>712535535 (OP)
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/3218520
FUCK Globalfoundries

>>712535785
What a world

>>712535772
Only something ridiculously unrealistic like significantly undercutting Sony in price for similar hardware or getting a miracle smash hit exclusive that will make people run to the store in droves to pick up an Xbox would save them. Obviously nobody at Microsoft is dumb enough to actually expect either of those to happen which is why they've been moving to rebranding Xbox as a software platform of sorts with the actual Xbox hardware being a small and nonessential part of that. The end goal now is being a software store and game publishing business like Valve but (hopefully) covering more hardware platforms.

>>712536190
Americans talk big but I bet they would vote for this.

This killed the entire Xbox brand, meanwhile Nintendo says the same exact thing and not only was the switch 2 the most successful launch in history, but tendies bend over backwards to defend the dude who said it. Cults are fascinating.

>>712536394
The difference is that when Mattrick came out with this blunder, Sony countered immediately and won a huge amount of good will.

>>712536394
The xbox one had a load of other problems besides a PR man sticking his foot in his mouth.

They were literally trying to turn xbox into some kind of living room media machine instead a of games console.

>>712536310
they should

>>712535535 (OP)
How did they fuck up THIS hard? Xbox as a brand has literally never recovered from this.

It wasnt about money. Back then my rural area had extremely shit internet. I had 3mb down and 0.5 up. I have gigabit since 2019.

>>712537672
>PR man
I mean that's one way to call the head of xbox.

>>712535772
>Free online play
They LITERALLY invented that and are the reason consolefags have to shell over a few dollars every month for the privilege to play online lmao

>>712537784
That system launched with:

>forced kinect camera
>always online or you couldn't play anything
>a sluggish OS that was poorly optimized because of the TV integration bullshit.

>>712535535 (OP)
I always found it hilarious how Geoff's follow up comment was a rope Don could have used to pull himself out of the hole, but then he proceeded to hang himself with it

>>712538087
Isn’t that essentially what he is? He doesn’t play games, he’s extremely out of touch with his own consumer base. To us, he’s little more than just some douchebag in a suit reading off the teleprompter about how excited he is to announce the next groundbreaking and revolutionary game that will totally not flop and be entirely forgotten about after two weeks

And it all came tumbling down afterwards.

>>712539006
Some people just don't want to be saved.

The arrogance to talk as if they had a monopoly on the market, even back then
I hate Microsoft
I only owned the 360 and it was the lamest console I ever owned, no fun exclusives except Forza

>>712539006
What was the comment?

>>712539851
>"so stick with 360, that's your message?"
Don could have used some corpo spiel bullshit to rephrase or change his stance, but instead he doubled down

>>712536793
The funny thing is Sony was planning on having a level of drm on their machine as well since they weren't making money when people bought used madden, fifa, and cod. With paid online and gacha boxes, they haven't made used game sales a priority anymore.

>>712539006
it's hilarious
>so, to me, and likely thousands of others, it sounds like you're saying "don't even bother buying our product"...
>that's right, geoff. fuck 'em.

>>712535535 (OP)
still don't get why it was so bad, if you're poor, retarded, and rural, yeah, you're not in the market for new consoles, you're a fucking thirdie basically.
seriously, if you're poor why are you watching e3 and getting mad about it--HOW are you watching e3 and getting mad about it without internet, did you fucking get the video on a burned DVD or something in your favela
how did you even have games in 2012 and stay in the market but have no internet, was your 360 still using blades or whatever

>>712540640
i love retards like you that think "having internet" always means having perfect flawless consistent internet. and so big corps punish you for your internet dipping out briefly and you thank them for it.

doug browser literally said the same thing about switch2/switch but noone cared

>>712540640
Poor people dont like being called poor.

>>712540640
>was your 360 still using blades or whatever

You joke but I knew someone like that.

He wanted internet but there were no service providers that reached his area at the time.

>>712541776
yeah except the whole issue your stupid assertion has where the switch and switch 2 have borderline the exact same features requiring an online check-in

besides that yes it's definitely the same thing

>>712541810
some of the wealthiest farmers in canada have to own a separate property in a city simply to have an office with reliable internet

the farm i recently worked at called some bank a bunch of retards for claiming that video calls are a requirement for doing business. that was a fun phone conversation to overhear

>>712542052
>for claiming that video calls are a requirement for doing business.
They aren't

>>712536310
Americans overwhelmingly vote for initiatives to house and care for the homeless. Canadiastans love to act like they aren't worse than burgers by every metric

>>712535535 (OP)
Dorito Pope may be a shill at times but he was so based for this.

>>712535535 (OP)
He was trying to do everyone a favor. He knew the 360 was a good console and that the One was a shit console. Nobody heeded his wisdom and warning.

>>712542052
If you were a state, that'd be fixed.

>>712536394
This did extra damage because this answer was a response for american troops in iraq, at the time, being unable to have a stable internet connection. It was basically Mattrick saying "Microsoft says fuck the troops"

>>712540640
Even rich people suffer from unreliable internet. It was a stupid comment. And you siding with him to try and convince everyone you're rich or whatever is equally weird and pathetic

>>712542297
There weren't troops in Iraq at this point.

>>712542297
>It was basically Mattrick saying "Microsoft says fuck the troops"
so basically the sentiment of the entire world back then except Jew worshipping Americans?

>>712543251
I vaguely remember something about troops overseas being mentioned in this interview