2025 was the year Xbox died

Post by PaulHoule » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 2:23 PM UTC

1123581321 wrote: post #40

PaulHoule wrote: post #23

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I'd be more impressed if an Xbox executive said that they weren't working on a new console, I mean I can't see how it can work as a business unless they change their attitude 200%. I trust those YouTubers more than I trust mainstream game journalists. In the current market for electronics I can't imagine a quantum leap in consoles at a sub-$1000 price point, it is not like NVIDIA or AMD gives a damn about gaming in t…

I think that's part of the convergence, too. A perceived war between scrappy honest influencers and legacy journalism, some long fallout from game journalism controversies a decade ago. Why would someone read a mainstream games journalist about this story, either? Same for tying a hardware console's fortunes to whatever Microsoft is doing with Activision. All three (four counting Steam) consoles update every several…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:06 PM UTC

opan wrote: post #15

im_down_w_otp wrote: post #10

The controller design/feel and the more seamless/intuitive online play & party handling kept me on the Xbox side of the fence for a looooooong time. That said, if I didn’t have to re-buy a bunch of content I already own and if I could avoid playing against MnK players while I’m on controller, I’d have already switched over entirely to using my workstation to play all my games. New purchases for myself and my kids are…

>and if I could avoid playing against MnK players while I’m on controller If you can stand to move away from an Xbox controller (they're the only ones without gyro still) and learn gyro/flick stick, it levels the playing field a lot more. Flick stick's instant turns even give it some advantages over KB+M. 8BitDo's controllers are the best-supported on Steam at the moment, with gyro, analog triggers, and back buttons…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 4:36 PM UTC

pests wrote: post #48

opan wrote: post #15

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>and if I could avoid playing against MnK players while I’m on controller If you can stand to move away from an Xbox controller (they're the only ones without gyro still) and learn gyro/flick stick, it levels the playing field a lot more. Flick stick's instant turns even give it some advantages over KB+M. 8BitDo's controllers are the best-supported on Steam at the moment, with gyro, analog triggers, and back buttons…

I really hate UI button mismatch in steam. I grew up on PS controllers, I couldn't even tell you the xbox layout from memory. I was once forced to use a Switch controller (was traveling, forgot my main) while the in-screen UI was XBox. I had so much trouble at first, especially since the xbox and switch controllers share button names but even the "x" made me think of the playstation x. Just some musings.

Post by Ferret7446 » Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 5:53 PM UTC

bigtex wrote: post #59

I find it comical that the Switch was completely ignored, which just means to me that Nintendo finally won the console wars while the other two fight for second place. VGCharts has this for lifetime sales for the current consoles in the USA. Switch 1 (57,530,683) PlayStation 5 - (33,012,035) Xbox Series X|S - (20,764,129) Switch 2 -(4,243,125)