It would not be the first time but Xbox fans are upset in the wake yesterday’s broadcast of The Game Awards
Ironically, this year’s Game Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in LA. Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming was actually thereand although an Xbox released game won an award
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“Pretty much no screenings since June”, a popular tweet said in response to Xbox’s upcoming Game Pass titles. “You all hate your fans.”
The mood seemed to echo everywhere. “Very surprised that Xbox is not present at the Game Awards.” Kind of funny host Parris Lilly tweeted“In my opinion it’s a missed opportunity to set the table for what’s to come in 2023.” wire cutter Editor Arthur Gies also noted Microsoft Gaming’s wallflower status, tweet “The Xbox was the quietest I’ve seen at the Game Awards.”
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But Microsoft hasn’t been able to deliver the inspiring exclusives its fans have been praying for for some time – Bethesda’s massive Xbox-exclusive action RPG starfield missed the 2022 due dateas well as arcane Ego shooter redfall. We’ve gotten to the point where even Microsoft is acknowledging Sony and its PlayStation have exclusive “better quality”..
Instead of trying to achieve that quality, and despite a massive, promising Halo infinity To update and the success of Exclusive 2022 like BusesXbox seems to be Highlighting Game Pass as a moneymaker. That might be disappointing for die-hard fans craving some creativity from the brand, but it’s probably the safest thing Xbox can do his mess of an Activision Blizzard merger chugs on. The FTC is concerned that a merger would make Microsoft too much of a gaming goliath, and makes explicit mention of this starfield and redfall in his press release describe why it thinks so.
“Microsoft decided to make several of Bethesda’s titles, including starfield and redfall Microsoft exclusively, despite having assured European antitrust authorities that it has no incentive to withhold games from competing consoles. “With control of Activision’s blockbuster franchises, Microsoft would have both the means and motive to harm competition by manipulating Activision’s prices, degrading Activision’s game quality, or […] Withholding content from competitors entirely, causing harm to consumers.”
So, as legal troubles double, Microsoft will likely continue to lurk in the shadows. Fans lose either way.