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What is the point of Xbox? (www.eurogamer.net)

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[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I get journalists hate Xbox, but Xbox needs to exist as a consumer option.

I don't understand, is this a thing? "All journalists hate Xbox" I mean. I've never heard this before. Like there's a mandate that journalists have to hate the Xbox?

EDIT: I'll eat the downvotes, I just want to understand what the fuck they're talking about

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

Nah, it's an obviously false take, because as you say, why would all journalists agree on this?

XBOX has been underwhelming for a while and journalists will report on that, and they will focus on those bad parts and certainly also sometimes make it sound worse than it really is, because it brings in clicks.

That can make it look like journalists dislike XBOX, but causality is simply the other way around.

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah the comment felt like bizarre astroturfing -- Why would 'gaming journalists' specifically not want Xbox to succeed, but want Playstation to? Like somehow a Sony monopoly is great for... journalists? A very strange take.

XBOX has been underwhelming for a while and journalists will report on that, and they will focus on those bad parts and certainly also sometimes make it sound worse than it really is, because it brings in clicks.

I worked at Microsoft and I can assure you, they deserve every bit of hate they get. And it really is that bad. There was a point with the Xbox One where Sony was beating 'us' in every single market we were actively tracking except specific parts of the US. Yet we had directive after directive for clearly nonsensical ideas like targeting Japan for console sales.

I also worked (third party) with Sony and they aren't much better, but they at least understand how to get their consoles bought. Microsoft hasn't known how to do that since the 360.