What do we do now?? Xbox's dark day
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
- Crazy Xbox news! Microsoft shutting down major studios.
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What I plan to do is continue playing my favorite Xbox, Playstation, retro, and Switch games. Life will continue.
Agreed!!
Glad you have enough money to do that bro. 👍🐻
@robgable2426 Me too, thanks. This is happening no matter what your situation is, but continue fighting the good fight if you need to.
Microsoft must stop making niche games, and teamup with independent studios to make experimental games.
Experimental games ARE usually niche. Experimental games are VERY risky and far less likely to be backed by Xbox.
Man, I missed the Xbox 360 times that generation was great. PlayStation had great games Xbox and Nintendo as well.
Xbox is greatervtgan its ever been because I'm currently having the greatest time of of my life playing games on my game pass everyday & even getting blow out sales every week on games that aren't in game pass so I I don't see what all the doom & gloom is about 😎
@@504Trey bro the management is terrible because they keep keeping taking games, developers & studios away from us gamers
Same
The reason why I'm so hesitant to switch to PC is I don't want to rebuy all my games that's on the Xbox.
Buy them digitally and you get the Xbox version and PC version in one. No loss of library.
U can still play ur Xbox games on pc
PC game pass
when Xbox started going exceedingly woke, I canceled my game pass subscription. Not that I have anything against diverse characters, it's the woke prioritising against a good story. Anyway, I wishlisted my most played games on GOG and Steam and was able to buy all of them for LESS then I was paying for game pass ultimate AND the ones I bought on GOG are DRM free so I know they will continue to work even if their publishers go down. I hope Xbox can reinvent themselves but until then I will stick to pc gaming.
what games?
It's like any other big company. They buy tons of assets to screw/beat competitors. They try to sell the product, it doesn't do to good. Since their heart wasn't really in it in the first place and it not making money, they close it.
I already had this fear when Xbox started buying studios.
I think if jobs want us to give them a 2 weeks' notice they should give us a two week's notice before firing us. Telling someone "oh you have no way to make money now" in an email is outrageous.
They would at least be entitled to unemployment, but I get your point. That's probably a drop in the bucket for the people getting laid off from there
I'm sure many of them got severance. And you don't have to give 2 weeks notice. It's a nicety. Really only useful if you may want to come back some day.
I'm almost positive they knew way ahead of time and this was in the pipeline for a while
If not they were paid nicely as mentioned
Gaming industry is fkd up.
You mean "Microsoft/xbox" right..........
@@fantasytky28 Ai destroyed everything. Whole gaming industry.
@@greggy279Sony & Nintendo r just fine
It was fucled up when it gained popularity and investors got involved decades ago.
@@jcZo23 Yup, Switch and PS5 are great. Switch 2 probably will be as well.
Xbox has had more studio closures than first party game releases 😅
And as many as Sony…
Xbox has been releasing more games than Sony as of late.
finally xbox is doing something right
@shanewhite1273 ah yes, the 3 hour indie game made by a team of disabled transgendered black people that's available on GamePass. Such a rivetting library
@@shanewhite1273what drugs are you on? What games? I need you to be specific because I live in reality and they haven’t released ANYTHING in months.
Yes, we’re all playing old games. Box ticking does not sell.
I'm sorry but Gamepass is a big problem here. The reason Xbox is pivoting and focusing on the big AAA releases is because GP subscriptions are slowing to a halt so no new money is coming from that. This means that every time a game like HiFi Rush comes out it doesn't matter how many people play it because no one is buying it. This is what I always knew would happen, this is why many developers hate Game pass. Your games don't make money and that puts a big target on your studio's back.
I understand it's great for the consumer but at this point it's not worth it. Who cares about saving money on games if it means losing the team's that make them?
I was just thinking about this actually cause I’ve bought like 4 different game this year for PS5 but not a single Xbox game cause I play everything on Gamepass…it doesn’t seem sustainable right?
Game pass is the problem making billions
Billions of revenue they probably wouldn't get is the problem 😕 dumbasses
Something is happening in xbox it doesn't make sense
Oh, it is making sense. MS is doing what they are in business to do which is increase revenue, and it seems the only way to do this is to put their games on as many platforms as possible which is good for all gamers, and if that means burying the Xbox brand, well, it seems, so be it. The sun will come up no matter what they plan to do with Xbox.
The Xbox brand isn’t going away why is every gaming channel pushing this garbage? Because the Xbox brand is alive and the fear
Lingering shit get clicks
@@rcash3625 because clicks. Emotions sell. People don't want to think or reason, only react.
@@rcash3625 Agree
@@plasticlife283 very well said
Games not on gamepass sell significantly better than games on it.
WTF? How does it make business sense to close a studio that makes brilliant games?
Dude it's always been about money I don't think that you understand we screwed our selves badly and hopefully we can definitely get together as gamers and find out what makes you happy ❤
It's always been about money. Even the games you love were made with the intent to make money
No shit its about money. Its always going to be that way, esp these days where it takes so much to get a game out these days. What else could it be about?
Prey was a masterpiece, and Dishonored was one of the best series in the stealth genre. I don't get why they couldn't have granted the studio independence instead of shuttering it.
Well, when you look at the numbers what with the overhead being higher than the profit margin necessary to sustain the viability of the studios, then duh. The rationale for shutting down non profitable development studios makes absolutely perfect sense.
They took in a ton of the devs into other jobs. Also if people didn’t see Arkane going down they weee blind, dishonored while loved didn’t sell well and niether did prey. Redfall was the nail in the coffin.
Not true zenimax was just staying afloat and would of collapsed in its current situation meaning bye bye all the studios including Bethesda
@@danrowe4465 what’s not true about what I said? I not once mention zenimax at all. Everything I said in my comment is the truth, nothing Arkane put out from the studio that was closed sold well prey, dishonored and definitely not redfall.
@@brandonbaird3917 you still don't see huh? No game was the reason for the closings it was zenimax wasn't game pass or greed or a stupid decision
@@danrowe4465 if you don’t think that sales don’t effect studios being closed you are blind to how business works. You can’t pump out mediocre sales over and over and expect to stay in business. Further more nothing you are saying makes any sense at all
I still remember the Microsoft 2008 E3 press conference, where they started by saying that all the games that will be announced today are games that will be released this year.
After over 20 Years of playing Xbox I guess I might as well sell my Series X and start saving for a PC.
Im thinking about doing that next gen,maybe start saving now,but i do love my series x,ill be playing hellblade 2 on it
Just keep it, look at it as your final MS console, then go PC all the way or even the next steam deck iteration.
Go ahead mustard hearts. You care too much what others think
And ur OS will be microsh1t...the wheel keeps on turning...😂😂😂
@@startraffick i love the xbox consoles,however pc has many arvantages its crazy, its like having all consoles in one,thats what i been thinking,now if xbox does allow stram and other store to run on the xbox things will be different
Great video, but what UA-camrs, gamers sharing their opinion fail to provide a perspective from a business management view. The items were touched upon in this video, it should have been a topic to dissect more into. I studied business management, I understand how shifting resources even after a hit makes sense to me.
Exactly you have a brain I commend you zenimax would've collapsed in its current state meaning 9 studios done including Bethesda and that's not Microsoft at all they bought these studios as they were set up
As consoles get bigger and better games are going to push the limits and take longer to make or have to hire more people which pushes the development costs
I was kinda hoping for a Ghost Wire Kyoto
Hey I was just wondering how is the Xbox TV show and movie site doing???.
From what I've heard, Fallout is doing pretty well on TV.
Does any of those studios or Ubi themselvs are still working on Beyond Good and Evil 2 ?
I'm still going to keep playing my XSX, along with my 360 and OG Xbox backlog of games. Same with Playstation and Switch. But moving forward, I'm leaning towards going strictly PC/Steam Deck. Using my Switch for Nintendo Exclusives.
I do not care for 3 of the these 4 Studios... But *Tango Gameworks* makes me ACTUALLY angry
1:42 Xbox dont have exclusive games. NO one and I mean no one can name at least one Xbox Exclusive game made in the last 10+ years.
Edit: Hi-Fi Rush was not an Xbox Exclusive. It was also released on PC and any other devices you can play GP games on.
Prey was awesome, dunno why they'd do the studio like that?
Starfield wasn't bad, but when I think the best thing about it was the musical digital artbook, you know it could have been better. We have to just wait a few days more and see what the full story is. We'll see. Right off the bat, it looks like doom and gloom, but ... we'll see.
Always been an xbox guy since i was a kid…… ive been thinking about getting a PS5 for over a year now for various reasons. Im almost certain my XBOX series X will be my last xbox console, and thats sad to say.
same here tbh, i regret getting the series x and not going for the ps5
The main thing a game needs for it to sell…..to be FUN. The best graphics aren’t what makes a great game
Splendid intro Ray, and a great video overall.
I don’t know if they do this or not but when a company like Microsoft that has all these other smaller companies underneath it like the different development houses that make the games we all love and play why not if you’re just gonna get rid of the company, the talent that is there Really purpose them reposition them amongst other of your companies or somewhere else it seems like it only makes sense to utilize the talents that are available to you already and not have to get rid of them when you give them to Work
I am sad. I remember getting my first Xbox at the age of 11. I’ve owned every generation since. Today, I just came back from GameStop. I traded it in for a PS five. Xbox lost a lifelong fan. Tonight I will be playing Spider-Man or the last of us. even though I don’t own Xbox anymore I will stay to subbed to your channel.
Xbox is great, at buying studios and the doing nothing with them.
It is sad, I had so much hope for it.
Ray where did you get that green creeper.. I love it.. what does it do.. 😁
Isn't it a mini fridge?
Damn i had hope Red fall would eventually be better. And for sure wanted to see the new characters. To see if they fix the character balance.
Time to sell my xbox and get me an ps5
PlayStation owners are happy every generation.
I won’t blame you, as I’m thinking of doing the same thing…
I don't care wat happens I'm still gonna Play my xbox series x I can play old games I don't buy every new game that comes out games are expensive this generation
You own it, might as well use it logic. You instantly going to buy the next xbox or wait a bit longer. Trying to figure out how much you don't care.
@work_days8745 at this point it is what is both sony and xbox has not been good this generation I don't take either side I know xbox is doing bad games are expensive this generation games are gonna go up I don't buy as much games as I used too I have a series x I had a ps5 but I traded for series x for gamepass
@@nicholasbrown1436I’m more excited for Xbox than ps5 I like the ips Xbox owns more than the ones PlayStation owns
@@dimes305 me too i love xbox I like gamepass
@@dimes305 do you think cod will come to xbox gamepass in June
Ray, just recently listening to you and some other podcasts. I’ve heard that they’ve kept a bunch of talented employees and just move them to other studios. Is there a possibility that they may still work on hi-fi rush or do a sequel for it or do something for Redfall. I think red fall is pretty much done. I’m wondering if the reason they closed the studio so they didn’t have to refund because in a lot of countries if you don’t do the DLC you have to refund the person for the video game. This is their way out saying that the studio shut down so they don’t have to refund the people that bought deluxe packages that included the next DLC for free.
The same thing that we always do pinky go back to retro gaming,play guitar and Pc 😂.
Could it have something to do with Kelly Lombardi?? That was a very bad PR instance.
What’s going on Xbox 😮😮
I agree. I wouldn't blame Game Pass either. It just seems that certain games struggle with sales because they're too niche. Alan Wake 2 is nowhere to be found on any subscription service and it's struggling too, if the reports are to be believed.
if theres a lot of game dev tools like fortnites ue5 - to enable more options and ease for fan creations "apply"a gaming Ai model to code a game thus such depending on the Ai robustness there could be catalog particular for the model implemented - take stock of resources and the cost to implement how long for the cost to conclude , getting to the point of digital proliferation may need more utilization of automation (repetative human tasks becomes costly to maintain or initiate )finding an industry focus will have its pros-cons ,there are fewer and fewer options being reputable that are cost-friendly,low risk and gamer appealing ,ultimately the shareholders drive the priority chosen for a platform business plan
That June Showcase better be S Tier
Buying developers can be a good thing. But if Microsoft starts micro managing then, they'll just suck out all inspiration and motivation. That would back fire.
I hope that we get an xbox handheld, we already have the psp and psvita, where the xbox handheld at?
The gaming industry has been doing that to people's job's for year's. My father and I used to have our own trucking company that delivered physical copies of videogame's to store's. We no longer have that contract.....
this is SOOOO routine for xbox its not even funny, were it not for call of duty, theyd 100% have close activision as well by now. any company they buy, theyve got only 1 game left in em before xbox gives em the scrape. good or bad, whos to say
Ghost Wire Tokyo is one of my favorite games, i didnt think i was gonna like it, but i loved it but like you, i didnt play it till the DLC came out either but i played it on my PS5 and my Xbox and i loved it. So thats disappointing, i feel they could of came out with a sequel or even a prequel, id of liked to experience the game as K and what he did when he was alive.
Since the moment gamepass got announced, i knew immediately it was a ticking time bomb. As consumer friendly as it is, i always say it as something that would negatively impact the gaming industry. Soley due to the fact the model itself did not seem sustainable, i only saw it as something that would slowly try to kill its competition, with the dev teams behind it being the ones taking a hit.
Hi-fi rush soley didn't sell well due to it being on gamepass and no marketing, as it released the day it was announced.
To be fair all the faction quests in star field were 10/10 but the main game story was 6/10 the sheer fact they force you to new game plus to be able to get the best choices the ship building is great the lives worlds they built were well done but so few settled planets with giant cities and no mechs? I do wish the faction main stories were a lot longer though but most were about 8 hours a piece give or take.🤘🏻🤘🏻
I find it hilarious that what was left of Tango was pushing for multiplatform and it still didn't survive these closings! If we're talking about saving money isn't it more expensive to develop for multiple platforms instead of one. Look at Nintendo!
i'm still waiting to play Chrono Odyssey ... that was supposed to be hitting all consoles early 2024... still haven't seen that yet...
I enjoyed Redfall, yes it did have a lot of issues at launch but after a few patches it was miles better,. A good solid 7/10 from me just not the great game we were expecting which i guess is a recurring issue with big Xbox releases.
I never liked hi fi rush or ghost wire but I really like Evil within games so it's a sad time
Hi fi rush is awesome,ghost wire tokyo i beat it and will never touch again,that type of is not a good game,a good game to me is the one you neat at least twice then say ill play it again some time
@@paccacio2935 I just hate those kinds of games if I wanted to play silly games I'd buy a Nintendo no offence I do that it's a shame for a long of people that did like those kinds of games
@@tyicbranch2734 i respect your opinon,hi fi rush feels like devil may cry/jet set radio,bust a groove mix,take care man
I love Evil Within, it could've been Microsoft's Resident Evil, a big horror franchise that also caters to core gamers, if they nurtured the studio properly. Instead they pointlessly killed one of their most creative studios, bunch of morons.
@@koosa6289 it really could be it
assassin‘s Creed codename Red is going to be a great game to play I hope Xbox figures out some good way to come back before the game releases.
The Initiative and Ninja Theory are next and I am very worried for Obsidian.
Gotta miss the classic high fi rush aka jet set radio future (or just jet set radio)
This does not mean a sequel will not be made mark my words
@@danrowe4465 god I hope so I’m working on a jet set radio video now and all I want is for the alleged leak for a 2026 release date to be true the jet set radio future and sega gt 2002 split disk was my first game so this is a passion project
Love Indie Games on Xbox Game Pass. Thats the reason why i have it.
Those old games are stopping games from pushing limits. Studios don't seem to want to.
I think the last game in gonna play on Xbox (and it’s not even an exclusive) it’s the Elden ring DLC, and only because my save it’s on the console. After that I think pc it’s the way to go
Anything related to the entertainment industry is risky. Actors/Actresses need people’s attention span and time to watch their films. Game developers need people’s attention span and time play their games. There is only so much time people have to watch all these films and play all these games. To make matters worse for the entertainment industry, there are enough games and movies to occupy people’s attention even if they were to watch movies or play games 24/7. Actors/Actresses and game developers are counting on people to ignore everything else that has already been released, and focus on paying for whatever is upcoming.
Everyone needs a backup plan (multiple skills, rainy day fund, etc) for those times when they lose their jobs….but this is especially true for anyone making their living off of entertaining people.
Well there goes any possibility of evil within 3 being made
I never understood the console wars. Play on the one that has your games or buy both
I started gaming in the 70’s in arcades, then Pong, etc
Then I grew up and stopped playing. Got back into in the 90’s and now I am almost 10 years in playing Destiny exclusively after my COD days
Gamers have power in their spending but was never really used to make the industry better as gaming is a whole, one industry, and should be viewed as such. PAX used to be filled with Devs, free merch and excitement, now it is just a ghost of what it used to be for many years. That told me long ago that the industry was in trouble, even though the news was saying differently…
I hope things improve as gaming is more than just a fun pass time, it has become part of our culture
Im an oldskool gamer (48). Games where magic and yes it was about making money wich is fine. But games are now taken over by investors who coudnt care less about the magic of games.
I hate that they wouldn't allow supreme Commander 3 to come to Xbox but I was hoping for this new one called sanctuary shatters come to Xbox but I don't know I hope it will because this sanctuary shatters looks really amazing but honestly what do you think I want your honest opinion about this new game called sanctuary shatters???
Love you Ray!!!
The problem is that despite these huge teams focused on developing games, so many new games release with bugs and glitches, and there's no excuse for it. Devs have become so lazy these days, and it shows because of the lack of QA before release. We didn't have this problem ten years ago (not to this extent, anyway). That's why I'd rather play an older game that works, rather than a game that's been out for less than a year that's practically unplayable (I'm looking at you, Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
one reason that never gets mentioned about microsoft focusing on just a few big hitters, is that they just invested 3.3 billion in a plant in Racine Wis, so another division had to take a hit,, A.K.A gamers
Remember buying Xbox 1 and how bad an update from 360 it was, I was so deluded. I now have an Xbox series x basically because of the hardware and a load of 360 games with backwards compatibility. This machine is still not a 100% with all 360 compatible games so I bought a slim 360 and now realise why I fell in love with Xbox. This machine is pushing games to max with Xbox only exclusives, and doing a great job of all the rest. Truth is we have been told for years of all this crap about Xbox going to do this and that and reality is they sit back and let PlayStation do what they want. When I saw that all these studio's were getting bought up I thought yeh lets take the fight to Sony. But sadly Xbox don't have a clue so I am sticking to pc as my series x game pass is same shit every time I look and my 360 kick's ass.
Xbox is the OUYA of gaming. Told people in 2001 when they released that goofy looking vcr.
Xbox might as well come out with an upgradable pc that doesn't require proprietary hardware like their storage on the Series X.
big companies or corporations they wont tells us the truth but they know so they rather go around the bushes. A lot of businesses are closing down, car dealership are not selling so the gaming industry is next ...things will get worse.
You can't trust big companies. I think developers need to keep their studios independent as best as they can. Selling their studios to publishers will eat up their freedom to make unique games. But I suppose this is easier said then done.
I havent played my Xbox or Ps5 in months cause Quest3 has taken over my gaming time.
Any good?
Asgard wrath 2 best game ever on vr.
I played both prey games
I think Fable is going to bomb also
I mean it will sell several million copies to the hard-core fans, but that won't be enough to cover the cost of a 5 year AAA development program. I'm certainly not interested in it.
I think it comes down to in general industry wise AAA games have gotten too big and expensive why this is happening all those developers need to open new much smaller companies out of mega corpo hands that are non exclusive to specific platforms.
Leaked Email? All this news has been public for a minute now.
My theory: Only a hunch, but maybe this was their plan. They probably just wanted the bigger IPS, and they didn't really care about the other games made from most of the other studios. These Developers deserve to be their own where their games can't be hounded or their studios won't be shutdown. At least they weren't a target when they were with Sony...
Hey, what if Xbox started their own app like Disney Plus???, And called it idk, XBOX +.
They have that. It's called Game Pass.
How do u sell a game on game pass ? Huh
You work out paying more for the game over time . I don't use game pass because when I've had it I've fount myself playing one or 2 games constantly and fount that over time it would of been cheaper to just buy the dam game
They messed up. I Love Xbox. Those developers should get together and create and new brand name.
I love Xbox but they are moving everything to PC and handheld, I think. Make "PC Ready?"
It is sad a Playstation fan boy guilty but I have two Xbox s and x that my boys play on. I really want Xbox to do well to push Sony to do better. Backwards compatibility was good from Xbox
You've been drinking a lot of that Phil Spencer koolaid
Nice intro showing off all the games you can play on playstation.
don’t kick them!
they’re down
Ray maybe you should make a petition to get Phil Spencer fire from Xbox.
Um why do you really think he made these decisions I guarantee they knew way ahead of time and zenimax which was about to crash trying to keep themselves and 9 other studios which includes Bethesda afloat asked Microsoft for help
I love Starfield. Bought an Xbox X right before it launched & been playing it ever since
When anything dies, life goes on.
Even when kings and religious figures died, the world continued.
I'm mostly playing OG Xbox & 360 games lately. Became less of a hobby and art form, and more of a business. Personally I'm over it, it'll never go back due to greed.
As the Great Hudson from Aliens said "Game over man! Game over!"
Going to play on PlayStation to play the last of us miss that game
I'm torn on getting Xbox only game I'm wanting to play is starfield and halo
bill gates dont game windows is focusing on Ai models which comes at the expense of the gaming division,maybe the xbox hardware cant be a Ai implementation/integration(budget attainable/sustainable) I aologize for the run-on wordiness Youre doing great Ray Thanks GG's
To me it seems they finally realised that XBox can't sustain being more than a publisher now that they are out the exclusivity race, but AAA exclusivity is unsustainable for everyone except Nintendo, who don't chase graphics.
Their last resort has to be bringing Steam, Epic and Gog to the XBox, making XBox an app/storefront and the hardware more of a Microsoft package PC that is 'XBox ready'.
They already use a Windows based OS so it's such a shame they've not made XBox the equivalent of 'Steam big picture mode' for full Windows and gone fully digital on console using that same UI alongside Steam, etc., with a disc add-on for older physical games.
I came back to Xbox because of Starfield. I was not disappointed. I genuinely like it flaws and all! I love my X, playing classics on it is awesome! No regrets for missing out on these mind you. But the unending exclusivity trend will bring down the consoles...
it's not game pass's fault but I don't know why games aren't selling 🙃
Nothing these days catches my eye and because of that I’m just happy to wait to play it on gamepass. There’s no real games I used to look forward to like Fable, Banjo Kazooie, Bioshock, Mafia etc that I would pre order regardless arriving on any platform. Hell is still miss the simple things like console UI features, Avatar integration and just sheer innovation and interesting things. It also sucks that the XBLA store no longer exists thus all games are just shoved into a single storefront.
This stuff started happening when Microsoft start interfering with Xbox
Instead of laying all of those game developers off, why don't they reposition them to work on Elder Scolls 6 so all of us people that give that company money for fancy cars and shit like that can get a game that we all want. Not this trash they've released over the last 6 years.
Lost interest in games way back and got back into gaming with xbox in 2003. Been a big xbox fan ever since. Not selling my sx but ive already bought everything to build a decent gaming pc and just waiting on case to show up. Tired of lackluster effort and empty xbox promises and subscription fees.
We need to make more short single player experiences. Seems like the industry is solely focused on big budget AAA games.
the industry needs to make smaller, cheaper games generally
Play Prey, you will be very impressed
Guess no part 3 for evil within
I was thinking the same thing