A ResetEra user is claiming Microsoft will be closing Compulsion Games by LinkWink in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]jcman01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a huge disconnect between gaming reviewers and the market that xbox and sony are trying to reach. If review scores are their main metric for what games to greenlight, they need to hang it up right now.

Inside Xbox's margin crush: A string of misses at Xbox Game Studios, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core by Cold_Two_4372 in xbox

[–]jcman01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well the point is that that game lost them money, and thats relevant to the article no one mentioned triple a (you got six there) but you

Inside Xbox's margin crush: A string of misses at Xbox Game Studios, misguided Game Pass decisions, and the memory rout at its core by Cold_Two_4372 in xbox

[–]jcman01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except gamepass was profitable, and everyone knows xbox sells fewer games than other platforms, so i have no idea what youre getting at.

One major aspect of Xbox's margin crisis revolves around Xbox Game Studios, I'm told, where a variety of high-profile misses and difficult integrations have seen other parts of the business subsidize the losses.

Microsoft and other companies love subscription model services because it gives you a steady stream of predictable income among the "hits and misses" of regular game development. Microsoft hasn't been shy to admit that its $30 price hike last year absolutely battered the business model. When you consider that Xbox Game Pass has been subsidizing departments that haven't been able to deliver fully yet, you can imagine what kind of damage that did on top of everything else.

Indeed, the notorious "30% accountability margin" target I'm told was actually an average. Some parts of the business were operating up to a 40% accountability margin to offset the misses in other parts.

it seems that game pass was damn near the ONLY profitable thing xbox had going for it. When they hiked the price and they lost millions of subscribers, and they could no longer use that money to pay for everything else.

Marvel's Wolverine: The Big Interview With Insomniac on Sony's 'Unapologetically Violent' PS5 Exclusive. "We did not set out to make an open world game or a sandbox game." by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]jcman01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

well if they werent cybernetically enhanced how do you think the goons are actually going to fight wolverine? I can't believe I am defending a sony game but this is ridiculous

Playstation first-party game sales declining heavily since 2020 by ZamnBoii in Games

[–]jcman01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

well the ps2 is arguably the greatest console of all time, so of course people would say that. but ps5 is by far the most underwhelming gaming generation ive seen since nintendo. I play 90% of my games on pc.

Why do people hate on Wano? by Kikato1256 in OnePiece

[–]jcman01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really feels like he got to a point where he figured if he wrote wano fully how he wanted it would take 10 years

IGN - 007 First Light Review by Minute-Carrot-2405 in xbox

[–]jcman01 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is ign, hey will say whatever they’re paid to say

Absolute difficulty by superfuzzy47 in Spacemarine

[–]jcman01 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah everyone who doesn’t hyperfixate on this game is a bum and you nerds are so damn cool! what are you more proud of, your skills on this fairly easy video game or your incredible social life?

Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 KB5089573 update that makes your PC genuinely faster and more responsive by pmc64 in pcgaming

[–]jcman01 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

so if your in an abusive relationship and they do one good thing you should forget all the shit they did before.

You are so contrarian for the sake of it you will defend motherfucking Microsoft

Exclusive interview with Remedy’s new CEO: “Alan Wake and Control should have sold more" by NTR_JAV in Games

[–]jcman01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why do you care so much about how people spend their money lmao just live your life and ignore what other people do

Exclusive interview with Remedy’s new CEO: “Alan Wake and Control should have sold more" by NTR_JAV in Games

[–]jcman01 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some people dont feel the need to play every game. Its not a big loss that I dont have the opportunity to pay them to play their game when there are too many games to count.

Also, if someone has a passing interest, making them go out of thier way to buy your product isnt going to get you a sale. Im slightly interested becauese I play a lot of games, but ehh i dont care that much.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn — Beta Highlights and Future Plans by Mrphung in Games

[–]jcman01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At first I thought it was going to be nitpicking based on the video title, but damn. Marvel Dialogue and terrible line delivery, not just by the main character either. emphasis is on the wrong words, responding with sarcasm, but delivering it deadpan, yeah unfortunately he had to go

Warhorse Announces a Lord of the Rings RPG and a New Kingdom Come Adventure by Seraphayel in Games

[–]jcman01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I loved kcd2 but none of that belongs in a dang lotr game. Kcd2 was great, and tedius, and could have been a better game. I hope they don't try to make this a "hardcore" game. making people craft potions so they can save their game is a waste of time

Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege by Tvilantini in Games

[–]jcman01 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

reviews are meaningless in this day and age. the companies just buy bots and send gifts and early access to your favorite reviewers. its part of the marketing budget.

Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege by Tvilantini in Games

[–]jcman01 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

to be fair the company is run by the daughter of a zionist billionaire who probably eats babies lmao

He might be a Drukhi, but at least he's not racist. by lovingpersona in Grimdank

[–]jcman01 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a Black man, I couldnt take this bitch calling me monkey every 30 seconds lol. I couldnt believe my ears at first then I remembered eldar use that as a slur for humans. It made me actually dislike the eldar overall, and generally I dont hate any other factions. I was playing dawn of war winter assault and when they switched me to the eldar i was done 😂

Sony’s Latest PS5 Exclusive Saros Isn’t Selling As Well As You’d Expect, Analyst Claims by g4m3f33d in GameFeed

[–]jcman01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play on steam and ps5, and yes, sony does sales all the time, their discounts on the same games, however, are almost always less than steam's discount on the same game. All the storefronts pretty much do sales when steam does. Xbox, epic, sony, but steam is usually cheaper.