ca3b5b No.16273185
So now that we've received the major news of Cuphead coming to the Nintendo Switch, do you think this will mark the end of an era? Will Microsoft quit the Xbox brand altogether and start developing games for PC and Nintendo Switch instead in the near future?
b218e1 No.16273190
(((Microsoft))) should quit period.
243b75 No.16273191
>cuphead moving to switch
>major news
>Xbox is finished! Nintendo is the future roight goyim!?
9aa5a7 No.16273197
Just port all the xbox exclusives to PC and ditch the console alltogether
ca3b5b No.16273202
>>16273197
Which exclusives?
a571f6 No.16273205
>>16273191
Didn't they say Cuphead was just the beginning?
ca3b5b No.16273210
9aa5a7 No.16273214
>>16273202
JSRF, perfect dark XBLA and uhhh…
eb8425 No.16273216
>>16273185
I don't see why they wouldn't just go third party and just release games on PC.
4f5890 No.16273222
>>16273202
>>16273214
Someone needs to remove Cuphead from this chart
b3a598 No.16273225
This is what I'm legitimately expecting to happen. I think the Xbone SAD edition and whatever that other new console they're putting out will be their last ditch efforts, and if they don't succeed, Microsoft's gaming division will go third party.
Why else would they be putting Xbox Live on every platform under the fucking sun, porting Cuphead to Switch and fucking HALO TO PC?
9aa5a7 No.16273235
>>16273222
and halo MCC and ryse and dead rising and titanfall and forza and crackdown 3 and quantum break and halo wars and sunset overdrive and halo wars 2
64fd4f No.16273243
>>16273185
Why would they? Xbox as a traditional console is dead, it's now a platform that includes PC, mobile and Nintendo. If anything it's one of the smartest moves they made since Windows 7. Not only do they make money from console gamers, but they also have console "exclusives" that cannot be found on Playstation. The only thing I think they should do is buy out Valve, once they do that and implement steam into Xbox, the PlayStation will go the way of the Xboner.
92f66f No.16273247
>>16273185
Yes, just being viva pinata to switch/PC and then retire from games entirely.
64fd4f No.16273248
>>16273210
I think Microsoft is playing it very smart by focusing on helping fun games like Devil May Cry 5 and Cuphead succeed while enjoying the profits from both the PC gaming, Xbox, Nintendo and mobile communities.
b2b544 No.16273255
>>16273248
>>16273243
Forgot capcode since someone called.
b2b544 No.16273256
e211f0 No.16273263
>>16273247
They could also outsource games, like say if Nintendo wanted to make a new Banjo game or something like that
ed1c99 No.16273288
Shut the fuck up and go pirate Sekiro. The torrent is up.
e94a51 No.16273289
It would be a great idea for Microsoft to quit. Imagine the amazing library we would inherit into the Switch: Forza, Ryse, Crackdown 3, Halo 5, Sea of Thieves…
ed1c99 No.16273291
2650db No.16273299
>>16273243
Nothing good would come from Microsoft taking over Steam.
984a9f No.16273347
>>16273299
Well no, nothing would be good about that. It would be a terrible day in video games, but it would be extremely profitable for Microsoft.
97a78a No.16273350
>>16273185
>Embrace
Extend
Extinguish
I wonder if Nintendo knows about this.
e8aa24 No.16273365
>>16273197
>Just port all the xbox exclusives to PC and ditch the console alltogether
They already are, and for everything else, Windows 10 is getting native Xbox game support. Like, next month in the April update if rumors are true. Elsewise, the framework will be there for an E3 announcement/activation. Basically whatever doesn't get a proper PC port, can be played by a Microsoft official built-in Xbox/Xbox 360/Xbox One emulator.
Start looking into external DVD drives you don't already have one.
Speaking of which, I wonder if you can just set up a virtual drive and mount a "slug" ISO that only contains the data necessary to unlock the game to download free from Microsoft's servers? On the one hand, I'm sure MS has thought about that - but on the other, never underestimate Microsoft's capacity for fucking up in the name of chasing a buck
595f20 No.16273417
>>16273185
They could have been so incredible had they built their brand properly and made the right acquisitions and also pushing the right video games. They have fucking sucked more than they were good. In a way they are like a modern Sega only with stupid amounts of money and infinite chances to fail essentially.
I think Sony outside of their massive success that just continues to build on top of itself and the Japanese support they get would actually have been inferior if Microsoft played their cards right. Sony also failed to build their brand properly with good sustaining IPs that stuck with them this whole time. Most of them are dead or never stayed exclusive. Seems only Nintendo ever did this right. The one thing Sony did do well is sell people on that Playstation name being must have consoles but I wouldn't call most of their franchises good. Far from it in fact. Their most recent overrated shit show being God of War.
ca3b5b No.16273424
>>16273418
No YOU crave that shit. Stop projecting.
09c07b No.16273439
You guys ready for a Mario Party and Fuzion Frenzy crossover?
e9dbf1 No.16273470
>>16273202
All the games they made to bait the nips into buying an xbox
5d2eed No.16273523
>>16273470
You overestimate the nips' taste. At this point, it's largely mobage.
999290 No.16273542
>>16273222
Nice trips. I didn't even know there was a Halo Wars 2.
Also, you could easily remove cuphead from the chart yourself. Don't be lazy.
e8aa24 No.16273545
>>16273523
>You overestimate the nips' taste. At this point, it's largely mobage.
They eat up a lot of the AAA "games as service" slop that gets fed to the western goys too.
9dfd08 No.16273574
I think it would be a smart move on their part to give Nintendo access to Rare's back catalogue, along with anything new they might put out. Those games are likely to sell a lot better on Nintendo platforms. The Xbox audience never really overlapped with the Rare audience to a major degree, and fans aren't going to buy an Xbox just to play old N64 games again.
e9dbf1 No.16273591
>>16273545
odds are they will eat up the new shit that google is playing as games as a service, since they have fast internet speeds, i wonder if a nip company could stop the gayings on invading them more?
e8aa24 No.16273596
>>16273574
>and fans aren't going to buy an Xbox just to play old N64 games again.
They should. Blast Corps was pretty fun.
9dfd08 No.16273611
>>16273596
But you can play it on an N64 or emulate it.
5d2eed No.16273614
>>16273591
I don't speak moonrunes so I don't hang around on 2ch often. Do they not have something like that already?
e9dbf1 No.16273759
>>16273614
>Do they not have something like that already?
If they do its pretty damn obscure, I only heard they play gatcha shit and play videogames in consoles.
b0c6c3 No.16273767
Jesus Christ sully the last bastion of Japanese gaming with America? What did Nintendo do to deserve that?
b0c6c3 No.16273784
>>16273759
Actually there are already a few games on the Switch that are streamed.
https://please use archive.is2018/5/20/17374914/resident-evil-7-switch-cloud-version-release
And you are right, their infrastructure and population density allows for it.
39ab78 No.16273820
Should 8chan quit the imageboard brand and join Reddit?
e8aa24 No.16273824
>>16273802
Just a reminder that Haseo/Sora is a huge faggot and Alkaid deserved so much better than him. Also, she deserved so much better than her english voice actress (actor?).
e14236 No.16273837
>>16273222
60%+ of these games aren't exclusives/soon-to-be multiplat, did cuckchan make this?
2c51f6 No.16273843
0fbbc5 No.16273872
>>16273243
>Microsoft using Nintendo as their Handheld alternative
>Nintendo using Microsoft to get Rare titles back on their platform
>That XBLA goldeneye port gets released 2 gens after they originally planned
>Banjo probably ends up in smash because of all this.
I mean, yeah I'd be okay with this.
0fbbc5 No.16273977
>>16273949
>Sony first parties
Nobody really wants their movie games. Hell their "legacy titles" were mostly third party anyway.
9dfa2f No.16274187
Sounds likely. Back then, no one thought that Sega franchises would ever appear on Nintendo systems either, but here we are
f45f3c No.16274212
>>16273185
Yes and no. Microsoft won't start releasing their exclusives on Nintendo consoles, but if Xbox fails too hard, they might migrate to PC. You also have to remember that Windows exclusive games are what's preventing a lot of people from switching to Linux. Microsoft will use their games to force people to use Windows.
5e4195 No.16274281
Microsoft has been allowing small amounts of its games on Nintendo's handhelds forever. This isn't really anything new. Hell, Halo for DS was even a pitched idea at one point.
424ad2 No.16274418
>>16273222
>halo wars
>sea of thieves
>forza
>top tier
078ba0 No.16274450
>>16274212
well whaddya know, a cat that isn't cute
f7bb7a No.16274452
I don't think they're going third party but maybe they will partner with Nintendo on more shit just to stick it to Soyny.
This is both a good and bad thing as Microsoft is just as cucked as Sony internally, but not as dictatorial with censorship… for the time being.
0641fe No.16274458
>>16274212
that cat looks like the oblivion kajiit
b30df2 No.16274462
>>16273222
>Sea of Thieves, God Tier
84483d No.16274478
>>16274462
>Sea of Thieves
I forgot that even existed.
7d8891 No.16274483
>>16274462
Sea of Jeez is really only fun for griefing.
>killing people at the outpost and stealing their loot
>hiding on their ship and fucking it up without their knowledge
>attracting ghost ships on them
As for the game itself, meh…
000000 No.16274488
>>16273185
Whatever path they chose, if they release anything good, i will gladly wait and pirate it all.
Never give money to any company.
7c0076 No.16274493
>>16274488
I forgot, did jews win again?
:^)
86242d No.16274497
>>16273185
You’re retarded.
c729c0 No.16274506
>>16273222
wow, with exclusives like that, how are they not on top? The ps1 classic seems better.
424ad2 No.16274584
>>16274493
I wonder if the impotent torpedo and the niggerpill spammer are the same person
09c07b No.16274610
e8aa24 No.16274689
>>16274452
>but not as dictatorial with censorship
They're every bit as dictatorial as Sony, if not moreso - but it's not a censorship issue, at least - not over whatever flavor of the month moral outrage. They are terminally out of touch with what makes games appealing, especially Japanese games. They will not only second-guess themselves and expect devs to pick up the slack to make it happen without extra time or funding mid-development… but will demand games commissioned by them appeal to western tastes. That's how you get a wannabe DmC-Dante in Scalebound instead of Lolis commanding dinosaurs. The last Japanese game that they had a hand in which wasn't total garbage was Lost Odyssey.
e8aa24 No.16274696
>>16274483
>As for the game itself, meh…
The water looks nice though.
eab48d No.16274728
>wanting the company known for making high powered consoles (aka low range PCs) that run like dogshit to merge with the one that makes under-powered consoles that also run like dogshit outside their first party games
3c5c8e No.16274744
Yes. Xbox and Microsoft lack steadiness and consistency with their brand. People will jump whenever new Nintendo consoles come out because they're largely guaranteed a new Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokemon, etc. People feel comfortable buying the Playstation brand because they're guaranteed top of the line spec, service, and "cinematic" games experiences. Xbox has tried, but they don't really do anything noteworthy except for Xbox Live. Now here's something interesting worth noting. Nintendo lacks good online service and Xbox lacks brand and being able to push games.
The benefits outweigh the negatives in my opinion, but this has to remain as a partnership with neither have ownership or authority over the other.
>Nintendo gains access to Rare IPs again
>Microsoft gains access to use Nintendo IPs for programs or other software
>Microsoft can focus their money elsewhere while letting Nintendo handle video games
>Nintendo can focus on video games while letting Microsoft handle their "expansion" they've wanted to do into movies and other media
<Microsoft loses the chance to compete in the video game market, losing out on potential profit
>Microsoft will gain the chance to play a larger role in the video game market through a company like Nintendo
I'm hoping their partnership will allow a chance to make consoles unique again instead of being glorified PCs.
208143 No.16274747
>>16274728
>outside their first party games
their first party games also run and look like shit
nintendo fags gobble up everything anyway
e8aa24 No.16274788
>>16274744
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
Given time, Microsoft will push Xbox Live to as many games on as many platforms as possible. iOS, PC, Steam, Switch, Android - hell, maybe even Playstation if the pressure keeps up. All the while being free and open to use - probably even for Xbox One users going forward.
Then, once Xbox Live has wormed it's way into being a nearly de-facto secondary (if not primary) multiplayer service - they'll cook up some bullshit excuse to remove integration from other multiplayer services and then start charging an access fee. Or, at least - every other platform portal will have to pay an access fee, but if you play through Microsoft Consoles/Azure Cloud Streaming, it's free. Wait, scratch that… I mean, discounted. And by discounted, I mean every other platform will have the price inflated so that Microsoft can dupe more suckers into paying the standard rate which has been framed so that they think it's an incredible bargain.
3c5c8e No.16274794
>>16274788
I never care much about online. That won't matter in years time when people want to play old classics such as how people play the NES and SNES now. Online is for the now, immediate fun. Games are true art when they can be experienced at any point in time.
7d8891 No.16275003
If we're lucky, some crazed Nintendo autist will shoot up Xbox's E3 conference if they don't announce Banjo for Smash.
f7bb7a No.16275066
>>16274689
I don't know why because they had such a strong showing with the Xbox 360 and then everything just fell apart for them. Why'd they lose touch? Surely they have to realize that they're fucking everything up and that maybe the problem is internal. They have way too many bluehairs and not enough experienced game devs.
78a397 No.16275069
>>16273185
>Nintendo
a gimmick company for manchildren.
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c5f1c0 No.16275083
lol, is this a fanfict thread?
813941 No.16275537
>>16273185
I hope Microsoft follows Sega's path and becomes third party while Nintendo gets exclusive Halo and Rare games. Kinda like what happened to Sonic and Bayonetta.
1df7ab No.16275562
>>16273365
And the fired QA team, which means it's very likely that poojeets will be coding and maintaining it (bugs and emulator/ion exploits and hacks, a real and working emulator for all sorts of xboxes which will get taken and reverse engineered, etc.)
1df7ab No.16275566
>>16275066
And poojeets, and a missing QA departament, and a poojeet president.
e8aa24 No.16275568
>>16275066
They had too much success with the Xbox 360 and got cocky, made the mistake of thinking multiplats are what sold consoles just because that's what everyone was buying after they had already invested in the Xbox 360 for it's exclusives, and fell pretty hard for the "Japan is dead" meme that Inafune was pushing - so they decided to just ignore that market rather than put the work in to establish a base (even if niche) there.
A lot of what really fucked the Xbox One out of the gate started back in 2009/2010.
e8aa24 No.16275574
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
Just for comparison's sake and to illustrate just how incredibly lazy they've been in marketing to Japan while claiming it's "too hard" to market there, here's some Microsoft Japanese commercials.
Starting with Xbox One X
e8aa24 No.16275580
Invidious embed. Click thumbnail to play.
And Madobe with Windows 7
So they know HOW to advertise to Japanese tastes, or at least hire ad agencies who have a stronger tap on the market, but when it comes to Xbox One… they just don't give a fuck.
813941 No.16275582
>>16275574
They didn't even bother to change the human actors to Japanese.
44dbaa No.16275618
>>16273365
To answer spoiler unlocking will be exclusive to Xbox. If the service comes to PC then Microsoft will just demand that you buy the games PC licenses.
f7bb7a No.16275647
>>16275574
>A bunch of shit ugly hyper-realistic games being advertised in a land where they like bright colors and cute girls
>All of the games look exactly the same
>Muh car game
>One second of Cuphead, the one game they have that might appeal to Japanese audiences
>FUCKING MADDEN BEING ADVERTISED TO JAPAN
Man the thing that stings the most about this is that if they weren't retards about it they could easily capitalize on Sony's fuckups and carve out a niche for themselves as the happy western console that allows lewd/anime games. They did that with idolm@ster on the 360 and saw a small amount of success.
199e6a No.16275660
>>16275647
>>16275574
It just looks like they put Japanese text over the western ads. Not that they could really make a Japanese ad since they don't have games to appeal over there, or even a market. The Xbone's version of Monster Hunter World was for the west only, as if they refused to put any effort into getting non-mexicans to buy their crap.
982edb No.16275904
>>16274452
In what world can Microsoft stick it to Sony? Literally nobody cares about Xbox outside North America. Their exclusives are nothing compared to what Sony delivers.
No the PS5 is going to win next gen like Playstation always does and American media will have to spin it like they always do. Microsoft going 3rd party is meaningless if all they have is HaloGearsForza.
2f0d18 No.16275935
>>16274696
Its literally just a tech demo for water that people payed $60 for
a84d39 No.16276485
>>16273185
over cuphead? thats funny
6ac033 No.16276561
>>16273185
hilarious and original
c5f1c0 No.16276687
Nintendo doesn't have the cash or the base for MS to join Nintendo, if anything it would be the other way around.
what's happening here is MS is worming their way into every aspect of gaming on every platform and positioning themselves to turn gaming into a service, so yeah you are going to be able to play all ms/xbox games on any platform and they are still going to sell consoles/xboxes but you certainly not going to see MS just "join" Nintendo.
i think you've seen Nintendo and MS work together routinely because their offices are only like 45 mins apart and both have been here for decades before a lot of the other tech companies came to the state, it'd be hard to imagine that there's not some overlap there and employees haven't moved between the two…they probably talk quite a bit unofficially.
at least that was the case around here in the early days of gaming, all of the devs around here were essentially the same guys and would just move from studio to studio as there wasn't really a plethora of devs back in the day, i'd think at least a few of those guys are still kicking around.
72518b No.16281955
Probably the only way Nintendo is ever going to have decent hardware again.
d46922 No.16281971
>>16281969
Someone who knows what he's doing put the catalog as background
d2f208 No.16281974
>hey /v/ let's fellate nintendo, we don't do enough of that around here
All three console companies are shit. How does this case of shit + shit add up to anything other than two times the shit?
8c85de No.16282025
>>16274728
>not realizing that if they merge we'll finally get decent emulators for microshit due to the combined autism
a99bb4 No.16282044
Considering America is going full SJW Nintendo is the last hope for displaced and persecuted lolis. Don't fuck that up with your mainstream Halo trash.
f7bb7a No.16282054
>>16275904
>In what world can Microsoft stick it to Sony?
That's what I said, they have an opportunity right now that they'll blink and miss. They need a Nanami Madobe-esque advertising campaign for Xbox with a cute American girl. Allow lewd/sexy/uncensored games on Xbox in Japan, get deals with Japanese publishers to release waifushit games, have an ad campaign where a happy and pretty American girl (represnting the Xbox) tries to learn all she can about Japanese culture.
a99bb4 No.16282795
>>16282054
And how would America react if their beloved company objectified women like that?
Nintendo can get away with it but Sony, Valve, Microsoft and Google are SJW now.
f7bb7a No.16282919
>>16282795
America would react by also liking it, and the minority of mentally damaged blue haired nitwits on twitter would ree and make a lot of noise about it, and in this ideal world twitter would be denounced as a hovel for shitheads like tumblr was and no one would listen to them
e8aa24 No.16283126
>>16282054
I think they'd be better off leaning into their negative image to pander to Otakus and Neets who can relate to being reviled (and also who are still some of the few people who actually buy video games over there). Keep the cute American girl anime character as a friend, but the main character representing Xbox in Japan should be a socially awkward but endearing character like Vita-tan or Tomoko. Acknowledge and get playful with their history of failure and unfortunate naming (X = Wrong, O = Correct - Xbox is the "Incorrect"-box) to paint her as someone desperate to fit in, always fails, but never gives up. That's important. Japanese people eat that "never give up" shit. Don't beat it over people's head, but make that an integral part of her character.
I think that could work. Splitting the character into two, a Japanese dork girl with an American friend, will send a clear message that Microsoft takes the Japanese market seriously and is willing to "do things the Japanese way", rather than treating them as an afterthought to a global brand. And they kind of have to - because while Japan isn't that important of a market in terms of direct sales and success - they are still home to a LOT of major publishers and developers as a legacy of Japans dominance after the video game crash - and those companies stay in business because there is a worldwide market for Japanese games. You have to pour money into Japan to establish that base and see higher adoption in France, or Korea, or England, etc.
And yeah, lewd games are a key to this strategy. You can't appeal to NEETs and Otakus and play like you're one of them - and then say titties and lolis are socially unacceptable.
e8aa24 No.16283143
>>16282795
>And how would America react if their beloved company objectified women like that?
You realize that despite having fuck-all for Japanese games on the Xbox, the Anime social group is one of the most popular groups on Xbox Live - and they are constantly spamming wallpapers of anime sluts. It'll overwhelm your feed. There is an untapped market there, it's just a little late this generation since anybody who wanted weebshit long ago bought a PC or PS4.
f56138 No.16283600
>>16282919
Sadly as a non US citizen I can look objectively at the situation and declare the US as a lost cause.
We are living in the last days of uncensored Japanese videogames. Archive everything. They are coming for our lolis.
b7fb2e No.16294860
>>16273197
Exclusives have always sucked anyway. Anti consumer practice.
78ce3c No.16310143
The thought of playing Halo 3 custom games under my covers on my switch is honestly the most comfy thing imaginable.
836925 No.16310164
>>16273190
First post, best post.
30deb3 No.16310224
>>16273185
What Microsoft is doing is securing a strategic alliance with Nintendo for the coming war.
They are looking to compete with Apple, Google, and Amazon in Vydia.
In this coming war Microsoft will need to so 2 things.
1. They will need to defend their desktop ecosystems from the disruption of Google and Amazon. Google and Amazon will both be attacking with Streaming. Google with Stadia, and Amazon with Twitch 2.0
2. They will need to attack the mobile games market. Google and Apple profit massively from this market. They will need to clean house here.
What role does Nintendo fit into this?
1. Nintendo has the Switch, and a sizable foothold in mobile gaming. This will be used for offensive purposes
2. Nintendo has the most rabid fanbase imaginable. This will be used for defensive purposes.
The Switch part should be self explanatory, be let me elaborate on the role Nintendrones will play.
Nintendo fans are like the modern day incarnation of flagellants. Their fervent zealotry will be absolutely invaluable in the coming conflict.
They will be the unyielding shock troops who hold the Stadia fans, and twitch faggots in place in a brutal melee while Microsoft and it's College Computer Gamer virgin Wizards bombard Stadia and Twitch from afar.
They will stand firm and take this punishment, because the Nintendo fans revel in the pain, like a flagellant. When Nintendo strikes down fan-made content with DMCA's the Nintendo fan cries out in pious joy. When a ROM site gets shut down the Flagellant offers a humble prayer to Nintendo.
Because the Nintendo Flagellants have been there from the beginning. They've seen Atari, they've seen 2007, they've seen it all, as it is fore-told in the scriptures.
They've seen a lot, but they'll be damned if they see those Game-Streaming Heretics take one more inch of Empire soil!