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Re:Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game prese... by hn_throwaway_69 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @12:19AM (#29262203)
When Microsoft tried this in the last generation, they got totally steamrolled. Many Xbox gamers switched to Sony (myself included), heads rolled internally, and Microsoft renegged.

What changed this generation? Game Pass? Maybe consumers becoming accustomed to streaming services and being held hostage by monthly fees?

It's quite curious.

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Re:Microsoft gaming chief calls for industry-wide game prese... by xg15 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @01:05AM (#29262434)
> Maybe consumers becoming accustomed to streaming services and being held hostage by monthly fees?

Sounds bleak but likely to me.

Stuff got normalized.

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