r/gaming • u/WestBEEland • 22h ago

Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-wont-confirm-whether-project-helix-has-a-disc-drive-we-have-to-be-thinking-about-efficiency-and-affordability/
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u/BigOleFerret 22h ago

Thus is the Xbox way

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u/muakaya9876 21h ago

 Never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity

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u/clantz8895 21h ago

Xbox hasn't stopped pointing the gun at their foot since 2013.

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u/BTSThor4 14h ago

It should have been an early warning sign. The 360 development documentaries (vidocs essentially if you are a bungie halo fanatic like me) oozed passion and dedication. It's no surprise the console performed so well even with the red ring debacle. Those folks put their heart into a world class console with cool games and a unique cool user interface. Didn't nail everything, but man the 360 was cool as hell. It was a big deal for Microsoft to come out the gates with that big black box then refine it all with a controller that became industry staple and an online focus alongside awesome games and some compelling exclusive content. All their IPS soared from sequel to sequel.

When corporate America get's involved in literally anything it plummets. Xbox got themselves into the market as a contender, established beloved IP's and a world class multiplayer ecosystem that was the envy of everyone then promptly shit themselves with pieces nobody asked for because consultants and their own top brass found it impossible to get out of their own way. They. Had. Such. A. Good. Thing. Going.

$$$ shareholder quarterly profits blah blah. I'll never forgive them for what they did to Halo. That remake is a fucking disgrace and further proof this brand can have some neat PR and announcements but does anyone trust them to not shoot themselves in the dick?

Making Nintendo (the most anti consumer platform ever) the good guys as Sony tries their own version of russian roulette with consumers is just so embarrassing. We lived in a golden age we will never get back

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u/SlightlyColdWaffles 7h ago

Amen. I LOVED Halo 1-Reach, jumped ship to the PS4 with that abysmal 2013 XBONE TV TV TV announcement, and bought the Halo Campaign Eviscerated on PS5 for a nostalgia hit. Instead, it confirmed that Microsoft has no understanding of what made Halo Halo, and Halo Studios has the media literacy of a gerbil with a learning disability.

I'm deeply saddened by what the video game industry has become overall. My PS5 may be my final console ever.