I havnt bought a single disc since the ps4 launched

Not happening lol... Nintendo will laugh it off once again just like when Microsoft tried doing it 2-3 decades ago

Oh of course it won’t happen (at least any time soon. We need another Wii U sized failure, which I don’t see happening)

It says Cloud Hybrid there for a reason though. Like I understand the concerns fully but if there was a hint of going full digital the entire FTC deal wouldn't even make it this far. Due to digital only the fears of setting exorbitant prices and cutting out all other forms of consumption outside of gamepass and buying direct from their store. Which has already lead to issues with Fortnite epic and apple.

The last thing the FTC would want is a future where deal goes through and Call of Duty can only be digitally purchased from microsoft or gamepass and thats it. Microsoft definitely wants more people to use streaming, see benefits of machine learning and cloud . But they can never move a console that doesn't even have the ability to be played offline. Because Steam is already that in many regards and there is only one steam.

They don't even have the exclusives to think of the idea. Nor does Sony. But for a group of gamers that never buy disc anyway of course they going to attempt to sell it. S*** Sony has a 400$ digital console on store shelves right now . Why are we shocked Microsoft releasing something that is the same a PS5 digital is to a PS5 but for the series X?

Btw all these internal Microsoft info and release calendar is from late 2019 pre Covid (besides any emails you see dated)

This is again an optional console ......

I believe Nintendo does know what they're doing... So yeah I don't see this ever happening at least for another 20-30 years. And it shouldn't happen either... I mean I don't even think Sony should acquire Nintendo either. So yeah let Nintendo be Nintendo, Sony be Sony and Xbox be Xbox as things are more than fine right now the way it currently is like.

Tell me right now the difference between this and a PS5 Digital to a PS5 Disc

I will be here

The ps5 digital looks nicer on a shelf

true

dawg is delusional to think they have the smallest amount of leverage to even propose something like this

truly delusional lol

3 years ago truly delusional lol

3 years ago the switch took off during the pandemic

If you read it you would know that they’re stopping og series x, s production. Anyone in or wanting to join the Xbox ecosystem are kinda forced to buy it going forward

The more interesting part isn’t even he wants to buy Nintendo it’s the fact they are trying to convince Nintendo their games belong outside their own hardware. Wonder if there’s a path where Microsoft pays a ton of money for Nintendo games on Xbox i bet Phil has floated the idea

this should’ve been what the series s ended up being, I no idea why they decided to make it less powerful this upgrade wouldn’t even be needed

I genuinely dont believe they got that in them to mid gen say "we are digitally only even if you just bought disc"

Its not just a level of irresponsible or even logical to do after major acquisitions. It would genuinely sink them beyond repair. There would still be disc based xbox everywhere but yeah I truly dont know . Much of these plans clearly read as old. If they updated or whether this still their vision I don't know. If they do go with exactly this its easily the end of xbox no matter how many "bangers" they drop

would there really even be an massive install base for something like mario on xbox? I feel like if you want to play nintendo games you’ve already had a switch for years or are going to buy a switch 2 the day it drops

I mean a series s being 150$ and so portable makes sense to get in peoples homes those that dont care about 4k 60fps and be a gamepass machine. Now finally with support of the cloud and machine learning. That is a much lower barrier to entry than 400$

I’d never buy a Nintendo product again tbh cause they have been underpowered pieces of s*** for 3 decades now compared to the competition!

microsoft should’ve bought out sega in the early 2000s if they wanted to break into the japanese market so bad

Just read the resetera thread on this they are calling for phill to publically apologize for floating the idea of buying Nintendo they say do this or he will lose ALL business

switch 2’s hopefully gonna change that