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Ryan McCaffrey @dmc-ryan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

The difference between THIS bad-news cycle for Xbox compared to others is that it's more about the brand itself now, which seems not as fixable as their previous lack-of-great-games problems. The damage now – exacerbated by retailers cutting bait on Xbox – feels unrecoverable. (1/2)

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Ryan McCaffrey @dmc-ryan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

And BTW I think there can be a sadness about that as a longtime Xbox fan AND you can still be excited about their strong upcoming game lineup. Both can be true at the same time, since many of the games are playable in multiple places. (2/2)

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Shawn Farner @pixelquips.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I’m on Steam going forward until there is a new Xbox under my TV, if not for good. I know not everyone pays as close attention but, for me, I’m concerned enough that I’m not buying their games on their platform til I feel rock solid about them. It does sting. Got a lot of history there.

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AP_0001 @ap-0001.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Playstation will never do this to me (they will)..

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pale blue pixel @palebluepixel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

For me, Xbox was always about innovation and excitement in the gaming space. Microsoft was a company big enough to have nearly unlimited potential to push gaming forward. And now, it’s been reduced to corporate software as a service, with no pride, passion, or meaning behind the name “Xbox”.

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Aaron Bossig @aaronbossig.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I always feel like pointing out that Xbox started out as MS’ way of grabbing the “living room PC” market— a trend that never took off and was ultimately answered by streaming apps. For a decade, xbox was an answer to a problem that didn’t exist. What’s the endgame on that for MS?

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