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Kamen_Rider_Blade posted...

It's also gimped in terms of hardware power, and MS needs to reach out for better 3rd party support.

A laptop wouldn't also be gimped?

Kamen_Rider_Blade posted...

Streaming will always suck compared to playing it on the original device.

Local streaming works really well and covers most use cases.

Kamen_Rider_Blade posted...

True, if that's your only option.

But LapTop gaming is a different beast.

There are better options at home for console style gaming and there are better options outside for console style gaming.

Not much room for a dedicated laptop. Would it even have a keyboard?

Kamen_Rider_Blade posted...

They can take it on the go, have Wireless LAN Parties or Wired LAN Parties.
Play Side-By-Side with friends.

The Switch does this with a better form factor and more local multiplayer games to boot.

Kamen_Rider_Blade posted...

The form factor inherently opens up avenues of play that a console that is tied to the living room / TV wouldn't allow.

You can currently stream Xbox games to a laptop or phone.

If you're out and about a handheld is a better form factor.

Doing something different doesn't mean doing something nonsensical.

Why would someone who owns a PlayStation, Nintendo or PC want an Xbox laptop instead?

Switch is still overall a handheld device. Their worst selling handheld is still 76 million.

Xbox would likely be happy if their consoles sold that well. The Switch benefited from consolidating their dying home console market into the handheld market and leveraging it as both.

I don't really see how a console designed like a laptop relates to any of this. We have seen stuff like the PSOne before. It's just a novelty gimmick that doesn't compare to a proper gaming laptop which also isn't some massively booming industry either. It doesn't solve a single issue they currently have. People are apathetic about Xbox hardware. I don't see how making an Xbox laptop somehow solves that issue.

In a way this Rock is more similar to his Babyface persona back in the day anyway. His character was a cocky asshole who thought he was better than everyone but also knew how to back that up and liked to fight.

This Final Boss persona is a clever evolution of that character. He's no longer the scrappy smartass. He's a rich businessman. He's a movie star. He's on the board of the company. He is now built like a tank. He's still overall bigger and more popular than anyone else in the company since his peak. He's related to the heel faction that the current face is running against. But he's still an asshole.

It all works pretty well. He could transition to a face whenever though. Like it's The Rock. Even if he's the villain people are going to cheer when his music hits.

If anything I think this loud mouth persona is what his movies often lack. So many of his roles are just buff nice guy heroes. The Rock is at his best when he is insulting and demeaning the people around him whether he was a face or heel. But I get that he has a brand that he wants to sell.

Those coal towns are both fascinating and depressing.

Their entire livelihood in that area depends on the coal industry most of the time. So yeah I'm a little bit sympathetic when they see these towns they grow up in absolutely shrink, crumble and decay due to major economies gradually shut down and leave. An economy that likely has given them all the skills that they know.

But these coal companies are complete trash as well. They do not have the interests of people as a priority. So they're fucked either way.

Snip-N-Snails posted...

I think profit margins talks more than that. Is there a graph that shows that?

I don't think so since profit margins aren't always disclosed or can be measured differently between companies.

Regardless revenue does show where consumers are sending their money. So it's still a useful stat.

The Switch also followed several generations of successful handhelds. All of which have outsold the Xbox One.

So how big is the audience who want the simplicity of a console in a laptop form but also don't want to use the Switch or Steam Deck?

And also don't want to use those screens you can already attach to Xbox consoles.

Laptops are multi-use devices. People can buy them for gaming but also for other PC related tasks. Digital libraries also mean that people can play their existing games on as a secondary device. So yes it makes sense that people use that flexibility for stuff like LAN parties.

But that's way too niche case for basing an entire console around a laptop. For one a console means you need to lug around a controller as well.

You can buy a Series S and an xScreen for a pretty affordable price. But why not just get a gaming laptop at that point. It can even play Xbox games anyway.

You can buy laptop screens for consoles. I don't think the market is particularly very large.

It's not really as flexible as a Switch either. I don't see what the benefit would be.

I think the future of Xbox is basically being a subsidized gaming PC. It seems silly to not just converge Windows gaming and Xbox now.

If people want to install an Xbox OS or ecosystem on a Windows device they can do so.

CRON posted...

The way MS prices Game Pass, they inadvertently incentivize gamers to just play on PC instead of getting a console. PC Game Pass (at least the last time I had it) was noticeably cheaper than Xbox Game Pass, and it came with additional content like free games from EA's library.

It's priced lower to facilitate growth on PC.

With it still having the lower price they're probably not seeing the growth there that they were hoping for.

Overall the problem is that console players would rather play on PlayStation, PC players would rather play on Steam and there's not much growth for cloud.

Aww man that sounds like one of those cries that kids do when they're really hurt.

omniryu posted...

Was this after the attitude era?

Oh yeah it was still very much there.

It's also a trickier thing to actually get people outraged over as women's matches were mostly terrible for years. It was hard to argue that keeping the scantily clad women for Bra and Panties matches was better for the product to wrestling smarks and it's obvious that women who wanted to be taken seriously were being held back by guys like Vince McMahon.

Nerds for movies are a lot easier to give targets to as most of it is speculation and we don't know who the Vince McMahon's of Hollywood are in the same way.

Imagine if he actually brought this energy for Black Adam.

Like he even plays the crowd for boos now. He came out at the beginning of the show and said nothing on the mic knowing it would tease the crowd and annoy them lol

Where has this Rock been?

Starks posted...

Which highlights the absurdity of the pro. Cutting edge gpu but still only Zen 2 cores. The expected jump to Zen 4 or better for the PS6 would be that check.

I think the logic is that GPU stuff is easier to scale than CPU stuff.

creativerealms posted...

You just know in her free time she is writing the song she will sing when she leaves him.

Wouldn't that be actual work and not free time

To be fair with WWE things were so obviously bad before it was pretty hard to argue for the status quo.

But overall this stuff is mostly due to reactionaries looking for content to get outraged over. Disney has Marvel and Star Wars. That's a lot more engagement that the WWE would get.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/bff72579.jpg

At least it sounds better

Look at you now

The point is to increase Playstation's profit margins.

hereforemnant posted...

Activision being their fall back is honestly hilarious given how much of a shitty situation that entire company & Blizzard are at this moment in time hahaha. OW2 a complete failure, CoD Warzone dead & people hated MW3, WoW has been mediocre for years. New ToS that will lock you out of games you bought behind their system if you don't agree to absurd arbitration & forced consent. All that money for a pile of shit.

Also exactly @the_real_Naruto .
Like yeah I'm comparing a digital marketplace with fake currency & stuff to actual real life markets & economic systems so I'm sure some people will think I'm taking the piss. But the fact that the board consistently fails to sell goods in the way that IRL companies do is what makes it so funny on it's face. They do it the right wrong way, instead of the right wrong way, if people get me.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4ba9b3e9.png

That's the only thing that talks at the end of the day.

The thing is Microsoft doesn't want to compete in the traditional sense. They don't look at Playstation and think that's where they want to be. Even Playstation is struggling to figure out how to monetize their games long term and where to demonstrate growth. Which is why they're porting their games to PC and releasing a shitload of expensive accessories and are desperate to find GAAS hits.

Microsoft's gamble was that they would become the Netflix of gaming. That it doesn't matter if people played their games on an Xbox console, PC or cloud. It does make sense but their overall problem is that people actually don't really care about playing a large library of games on a subscription. The far majority of people they are targeting are fine sticking with a GAAS title and the odd game they want to buy if that. Valve and Steam overall hit their goal in a lot more effective way than Xbox has managed to and that's even more sad considering they are mostly on Windows.

In a way their purchase of Activision was already their exit plan. If Xbox hardware and services flatlines well they can leverage all that stuff to get the growth and monthly users they want that way. They can pivot and leverage their content however they like.

The traditional business model may be better for AAA third party support and sales. But overall I dunno if it would have worked out better for Xbox. Console sales and software/subscription revenue would be worse than they are now. The latter of which is their saving grace even with their lethargic hardware sales.

The issue for Xbox is that Playstation and Nintendo continue to be the more popular brand for console gaming. Most people are completely fine with sticking with Playstation and Nintendo and it doesn't really matter what Xbox and Microsoft are doing. I don't think kids and teenagers care about Xbox at all.

8GB VRAM isn't a great idea if you want to future proof for PC for AAA games.

Most kids are born in the year 2000 anyway so they're fine.

I wonder if WrestleMania 40 will have some sort of Team Rock vs Team Stone Cold element to it. Or maybe they'll do that this year.

The Rock is a fantastic corporate heel.

Solar_Crimson posted...

I haven't watched wrestling in years and years, but I'm assuming the "PG Era" is long over?

I think it's actually shifting away from it right now? Maybe due to Rocky's influence?

There's a pretty weird trajectory for Stone Cold after Wrestlemania X7. He turns heel and becomes a cowardly character. But he has fun with it.

Things basically go to shit around Wrestlemania X8. Doesn't show up on the Raw afterwards. Starts complaining publicly about how he's being used. Apparently throws in the towel because he is due to lose to Brock Lesnar on Raw and WWE itself starts shitting on him for letting people down. They do manage to patch things up before Wrestlemania XIX and he has one last match with The Rock and basically quits wrestling for good (or at least for two decades).

So overall what was the deal? Was he not feeling it anymore? Was his neck injury becoming too much and he didn't want to admit it? Did he outright not want to pass the torch to the new guys and wanted to go out on his own terms?

It's funny because we often hear about the diva politics with wrestlers like Hogan, The Rock and Shawn Michaels but Stone Cold overall manages to not be brought up as much even though his fallout was very sudden and public. Do people think he was justified?

Most skits are way too long and stretched out. Often the gag is just some obnoxious weirdo being hyper fixated on something dumb.

But yet there's still a lot of good moments and one liners in spite of that. Not a surprise it gave birth to memes.

I think about Sloppy Steaks too much.

CRON posted...

A while back she claimed to have gotten hired at Sony Santa Monica as a writer. Gamers lost their minds and accused her of using her looks to climb the professional ladder as she didn't really have any credentials outside of surface level IGN-tier gaming journalism. She was somehow blamed for God of War Ragnarok being delayed and got harassed by chuds.

After all of that it turned out she wasn't actually hired as a writer and had nothing to do with the development of the game outside of an extremely minor accessibility consultant role which almost amounts to being listed under "special thanks" in the credits.

It's also pretty stupid because she isn't the person who followed that career path.

Star Wars Rogue One was co-written by a guy who worked for PC gamer magazine back in the day.

It's better for someone like Harrison Ford to be a leading man in several box office hits due to his name than be a supporting actor for a franchise that's big without him. Not really sure why people are arguing this.

For him most of his movies post-Star Wars made him more money.

Link_of_time posted...

If you asked Boomers if they turned out fine, they'd probably think they did as well. The hope is to prevent the kind harm we only now acknowledge in hindsight.

I definitely watch messed up things during my time and look at me now, I'm a CEman. is that what you want? more CEmen.

It's more that just because there are rules it doesn't mean that they really mean anything.

Pretty much all social media sites say that you need to be 13 years old and older to watch and use them. YouTube has parental locks for parents to use for their kids.

But kids are kids. Kids won't follow established rules if they're stopping them from doing something they enjoy. It's easier said than done.

As for CEman there are probably lots of people who'd benefit from an internet ban but I ain't gonna fight for that.

Link_of_time posted...

As for the 16y age restriction, again, we have restriction for websites already. 13 is often already the age limit for much of the internet and digital content. We also have age restrictions for sports and many school activities. It may be harsh, but why is social media some sort of required right for 16yo?

Yes we certainly know that kids follow the rules on the internet. I'm sure everyone here didn't go on GameFAQs until they were 13. We all definitely waited until we were 18 to watch porn.

WingsOfGood posted...

You realize the typical anime is designed for teenagers do you not?

Loli characters don't look like teenagers...

Is it a hot take to say that I don't think there's any actual correlation between attractiveness and being nice or mean.

Even if I think of attractive people who look like they'd be mean people I don't think of women who look like Sydney Sweeney. It's more about how they present themselves with how they speak and their body language.

Hopefully the internet doesn't suddenly turn on her like many other woman celebrities over the years.

Ah who am I kidding.

I can't help but wonder what sorta stuff the people on this board watched on their computers when they were kids and young teens.

Like as an adult now I know that I was given way too much free reign on the internet. But overall I turned out fine. I think?

WingsOfGood posted...

Just the western version of 1000 year old loli.
Just make them a guy and western audience loves it. Angel was supposed to be like eternally 16 right?

He was at least 18. I think they aged him up to his 20s later.

I don't really think the loli comparison is valid either. The 1000 year old loli is justification for older men to lust over someone who looks like a child.

This is stuff specifically designed for teenage girls. The vampire is permanently a teenager/young adult and falls in love with the protagonist girl who isn't understood by her peers for whatever reason.

I think it's possible that he does the 'I saw this' when he thinks movies are just okay and he doesn't tweet anything about movies he hates. Hopefully someone asks him one day lol

Not surprising that neckbeards who can't talk to a woman without triggering their anxiety don't understand how coercion can lead to assault and rape.

The media and internet jokes certainly don't help either. Then they ask why cases like this aren't brought up sooner by the victims.

We learned to use computers because that was the easiest way to use the internet when we were young. That was our incentive.

With smartphones being so common kids have to go out of their way to learn computers now. The incentive isn't the same anymore. So it makes sense they need to be specifically taught.

It's the same stuff as the generation before us whining about how we were playing video games or using computers instead of learning to change a tire or whatever. Unless parents actually make the effort to get them interested in learning why would they take the initiative to figure it out on their own?

LukaDoncic77 posted...

and not watching his show anymore accomplishes what?

Did they say they are going to accomplish something from it

There are plenty of media and shows that people no longer feel comfortable watching for one reason or another. Doesn't mean they want to accomplish something because they don't want to watch it anymore.

Did they get a bargain from Will Smith after the Oscars slap or something. What's the story here lol

It was before my time too but it's still a song I have heard a lot because of how iconic it is. Modern pop culture still references it regularly. It's pretty much the song that gets used whenever a character goes to New York.

Users on GameFAQs never fail to blow my mind with stuff they haven't heard of lol.

BloodMoon7 posted...

Never heard it called that. Makes it sound dirty and sleazy tbh. Not saying it is, just that it sounds like a movie about a city that is rampant with night activities and crime and the main character is a hard boiled detective who is always tired and doesn't play by the book.

Have you literally never heard the song New York, New York

Wahoo! - Mario
Shuuuu-Brrrrrr - Darth Vader