In recent years, the Xbox has rebuilt itself. The American manufacturer has enriched its portfolio of in-house studios and successfully launched many new services. The Xbox Series X | S are also a success, asserting themselves as the most promising generation in the company’s history. With Game Pass at the forefront, Xbox has a more than bright future ahead of it. However, not everything is perfect and the players recently expressed it to Jez Corden.
The Windows Central journalist actually took the time to speak to a few thousand gamers on his networks. Exchanges that he has centralized, compiled and transcribed in the form of a study with a lot of information about the concerns of the players. From the user interface and creating new licenses to the features, here is an inventory of the Xbox community’s vigilance points.
Features to tweak and doubts to sweep away
In the absence of a precise methodology and guaranteed representativeness the study by Windows Central and Jez Corden is anything but strict. It has no vocation and so we will not consider it as such.
However, given the space occupied by the American media, we can assume that these results give a good overview of the expectations and concerns of the Xbox community. From this point of view, therefore, we share with you some lessons learned from the exchanges listed by Jez Corden.
Overall, Xbox players point to Microsoft’s ecosystem features. While the company offers many services, some may be outdated compared to the competition. This is especially true for the capture and sharing system, which is the most frequently mentioned by the respondents (17%). the Xbox interface and its fairly poorly perceived incentives and advertising (16%)
Right behind these technical problems It’s the company’s future games that are intriguing. At 14% and 12%, respectively, support for Japanese games and the future of first-party providers are the third and fourth biggest concerns of respondents. Here it is the lack of some important Japanese licenses, which is underlined, or the lack of information about the next internal AAAs.
Xbox needs to confirm
Finally, there is a series of topics related to achievements, the further development of the Game Pass offer or certain online game features. Nothing that doesn’t stand out and that could pose a significant threat to the Xbox. Still, as we see it here, Phil Spencer and his teams need to redouble their efforts. If the acquisition of new studios and the Game Pass catalog have calmed down, it is now time to put these measures into concrete terms.
This will be through games but also through a more controlled experience. The Xbox ecosystem lives on home consoles, PCs and mobile devices and indeed needs to be seamless across all media. Practicality and ease of use must therefore be the keywords of an experience aimed at both experienced users and new audiences less used to using the media.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of issues raised by Xbox gamers during this study. This will help you better understand the content and what exactly respondents are reporting. Don’t hesitate to share your opinion on this topic and let us know your Xbox concerns!
Xbox game DVR
The first theme to emerge from the Windows Central study, the Xbox Game DVR, is far from perfect. In addition, players criticize this service for:
- HDR management that makes every game capture extra dark.
- The complexity of the course that does not allow you to easily consult your recordings on PC or mobile.
- The lack of support for streaming to YouTube or any other platform outside of Twitch.
- Lack of editing and editing features beyond basic options.
On the Microsoft side, the teams are well aware of these work items. Also, improving the Xbox Game DVR is one of Jason Ronald’s priorities for 2022, so let’s hope things get better soon.
Xbox UI customization and improvements
With the Xbox One X and then the Xbox Series X|S, the user interface on our consoles has been greatly improved. It’s faster and smoother, but has been heavily criticized for its rigidity and lack of basic functionality. Here’s what players are complaining about:
- Too many ad tiles on console home screen. Especially since it’s impossible to hide them and have a cleaner dashboard that highlights the background
- The lack of HDR on the dashboard
- The lack of Discord support
- Family Sharing options difficult to set up and unclear.
Support from Japanese studios
In recent years, Xbox has made significant efforts towards Japanese development studios. Efforts that allowed the arrival of Dragon Quest in Xbox Game Pass, port of Octopath Travelers, but which remain insufficient for some fans. In this regard, they point out:
- The lack of major Japanese licenses such as Persona or the future Final Fantasy.
- Asian games released on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles but avoiding Xbox, like Genshin Impact.
- The general under-representation of the JRPG genre.
Xbox Success
Central to the Xbox experience for part of the community, the achievements are getting old. In an editorial published in 2021, Jiteubey took stock of this service, which is now only a shadow of what it was. And so it is only natural that these concerns would be shared by respondents to this survey. Here are Xbox gamers’ expectations.
- Implementation of a recognition for the games from which we receive 100% of the achievements.
- Beyond the successes, several respondents expressed an interest in time-invested recognition.
Xbox internal and exclusive games
With 23 internal studios, Microsoft has a very large production capacity for the next few years. In addition, several titles around the world have distinguished themselves and won awards in 2021. Nevertheless, it is important to silence the doubts and reassure the players who make allegations:
- The suspension of many past star licenses such as Banjo & Kazooie
- The little information available on expected games: States of Decay 3, Perfect Dark, Fable.
- PlayStation’s supremacy in third-person action games
- The lack of exclusive superhero games.
Other Xbox concerns
- localization issues
- The lack of Microsoft Reward in many countries
- Waiting for a family plan for Xbox Game Pass
- The relative quality of Xbox apps on PC and mobile.
- Mandatory crossplay in multiplayer game against PC players
- Xbox Series S backward compatible game support showing the One S version and not the One X version.
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