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The Big Interview With Xbox One Boss Anshu Mor: ‘It Is Really The All-In-One Entertainment System

Despite all the debacles that Xbox One has gone through, Anshu believes that their console has the most comprehensive line up of games and the portfolio of services, apps and software will speak for themselves when the console is sold exclusively through Amazon starting next month.

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ShugaCane3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

"Not really, for two reasons. For one, we believe our portfolio is far more competitive, not just on the games side, but the stuff we offer from an entertainment perspective. Whether it’s live TV, whether it’s voice commands, whether it’s the entertainment portfolio, I think we are more comprehensive than any other console on the market right now."

On the game side ? Is he serious ? Many of the biggest games coming to X1 are multi-plat (okay, okay, Halo Guardians, okay, okay) and Sony produces so much more exclusives than MS does right now (fact, not opinion, check the lists). PLUS PlayStation Now, PLUS PS TV. Seriously, what is this guy talking about ?!

LAWSON723530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

And to think you have all those bubbles... /facepalm

BiggerBoss3530d ago

To be fair, he's the Xbox India boss. It's not really like he's gonna do PR for playstation lol.

OT: Xbox one has really been doing well with updates and apps, but games are what it will be remembered for (hopefully). If we're lucky then Ps4 selling better will encourage MS to invest in some new first party IP's.

Dewitt3530d ago

Stop seriously. MS has more AAA exclusives than Sony before the end of the year. Also, have quite a few on the horizon, but MS said they are focused on this year right now.

Spotie3530d ago

More might mean one or two. And while it is, indeed, still more, almost none of them belong to Microsoft. And that's assuming they actually have that lead, which is in question.

That out of the way, the PS4 has more games, PERIOD. And there's a larger variety. So they, objectively, would be VERY hard pressed to have a better portfolio of games. To top it off, doesn't the XB1 have the lowest rated lineup of the new consoles?

OpieWinston3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

@Spotie
Microsoft is owning a lot of their new IPs that they are investing in it...Aside from ones like Rise and Sunset.
But deals like Ryse/DR3 were mainly due to the fact the X1 was forced to launch a year early, which forced MS to invest in Third party deals to get exclusives. Their First/Second party games will now be releasing.

PS4
KZ:SF 73 Metacritic
Infamous SS 80 Metacritic
Knack 54 Metacritic
TLOU Remastered 94 Metacritic
MLB 14: The Show 83 Metacritic

X1
Forza 5 80 Metacritic
Dead Rising 3 78 Metacritic
Ryse Son of Rome 60 Metacritic
Zoo Tycoon 68 Metacritic
Titanfall 86 Metacritic
Peggle 2 77 Metacritic

Going by Metacritics...Pretty obvious both platforms are neck and neck with ratings. Unless you're counting a re-release cash grab.

X1
Fighting - Killer Instinct
Platformers - Max/Ori
Shooters - Titanfall/Halo
Hack & Slash - Ryse/Scalebound
RPG - Fable Legends/Phantom Dust(AJRPG)
Racing - Forza 5/Horizon 2
Story Driven - Quantum Break
Sandbox Action Adventure - Crackdown/Sunset Overdrive
Mystery Adventure - D4

Please tell me where the "Larger variety is when Xbox has their bases covered.

gangsta_red3530d ago

@Spotie
What kind of logic is this...

"And while it is, indeed, still more, almost none of them belong to Microsoft.."

So now games has to be owned by MS in order to count them as being ahead in terms of games compared to PS? Wow, once again goal posts have been moved.

And now sony fanboys have to go to what the games were rated in order to try and justify this ever changing logic.

OpieWinston3530d ago

Sunset Overdrive(Publishing deal)
Forza Horizon 2
Quantum Break (MS owns the IP)
Halo 5 Guardians
Gears of War
Crackdown
Scalebound
Phantom Dust
Fable Legends

There's plenty of exclusives on the horizon that aren't multiplatform.

Can you please wake up?
You have to buy a Playstation TV separately...So it's not "All in one Experienc"
He's relating more to picking it up and getting all the features in the box. No need to buy other things like a "Blu-ray player" or another form of HDMI connectivity.

XiMasterChief3530d ago

Ori and the Blind Forest
D4

imt5583530d ago

Ori is coming to PC also.

Whitey2k3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

@opie

try this

Wild
Uncharted 4
bloodbourne
DriveClub
H1Z1 ( also pc but still to one console )
Alienation
PlanetSide 2( also pc but still to one console )
Rime
Everybody's Gone to Rapture
No mans sky
the order 1886
among the sleep
shadow of the beast
tearaway unfolded

KarmaV123530d ago

@Whitey2k
And how many of those are AAA games?...

I know we all have opinions on what type of games we all play but that doesn't hide the fact that most of the consumers are interested in AAA titles. I'm a fan of certain indies myself, excited for the games coming from the ID@Xbox program soon.

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incredibleMULK3530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

Yeah but Xbox live is less laggy and more secure. It has never been offline for entire month. That month killed socom 4. It compromised my data along with others and all they give me is dead nation and wipe out 3d? Wtf!?

Plus the x1 controller is much more comfortable. Ds4 is better than ds3 but is still kind of small.

Hk85karlsson3530d ago

"All they give me" = Entitled gamer, right here.
Who owes you anything? Sony?
U didn't even pay for anything back then, assuming you're telling the truth, and actually experienced it rather than just acting like it.

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donthate3530d ago

Shuga:

Many Playstation games are often castle in the sky games. They get announced way too soon, then delayed and many of them don't even make it to a release, but it doesn't stop fangirls from listing the same games year after year.

Case in point, Agent and The Guardian, which both sounds like they have been finally cancelled. Another one is DriveClub, that might actually release for a change!

In my opinion, both the PS4 and Xbox One has it's advantages. Right now though, Xbox One is indeed the best all-in-one entertainment console on the market period!

oSHINSAo3530d ago

Cof Cof Knack cof cof Nachos :3

Funantic13530d ago

Xbox 2 biggest exclusives Gears of War and Halo sell more copies than Uncharted and God War. Look it up. Buying the Gears of War franchise was HUGE!! Xbox will also end up having more AAA exclusives than Playstation will. The PS4 will have a better chance with indies. This year is a strong indicator. Some ignorant person will try to argue that the 360 started strong then faded. The PS3 started off weak and got better much later. The 360 is still going strong. Both Xbox and Playstation will have exclusives but for a person like myself who has both PS4 (PSN name: BKaca) and X1 (gamertag: BKac), I'm seeing more for the X1 so far and in the future.

BiggerBoss3530d ago

What does that matter? Uncharted actually sells about the same as Gears, gran turismo has huge sales numbers to rival Halo, God of War sells a lot, and the Last of Us sold over 7 million only on ps3. Not to mention sonys smaller IP's that sell in the millions. So don't act like Playstation is lacking in the game department;)

They both have huge IP's that sell well, and lucky for MS Halo has a massive fan base.

700p3530d ago

With the constant updates and games etc coming on the horizon. The statement is true.

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incendy353530d ago (Edited 3530d ago )

I love it as an All In One system, but damn I wish HBOGO would hurry up get here. As far as gaming goes, neither PS4 or X1 have libraries worth bragging about. That is always the case with new systems but it is really disappointing that cross platform games like Wolf Among Us, Walking Dead Season 2, South Park, Dark Souls II etc are all MIA.

oSHINSAo3530d ago

Lol, there are many games left in the xbox library, like the japanese ones, there are indies like outlast that are in Xbox one too... so, don believe in this source

Macdaddy713530d ago

Oh lord here goes who d~~k is bigger!!! Both systems are good, but even Sony fan boys can't talk trash bout Xbox live online, it has been King of the hill for years n only getting better, I have both ps4 n x1 and the online is still king on X1

Automatic793530d ago

Both systems are great let's leave it at that. I have X1 now but see myself picking up PS4 for some great games down the road.

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Starfield Drives Over 1000 Percent Increase in Xbox Series X Sales on Amazon

One of the biggest releases of the year, Starfield, is days away from its full global release, with owners of its Premium and Constellation Editions already having had early access for a couple of days, and unsurprisingly, the excitement surrounding the space-faring RPG’s launch has resulted in increased hardware sales for Xbox as well.

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seanpitt23234d ago

It's to be expected software especially really hyped software always drives hardware sales and that's a fact! Xbox for many years has been lacking the software side so the hardware sales has always suffered..

Jin_Sakai234d ago (Edited 234d ago )

We’ve heard this how many times?

“UK Xbox Sales Up 1000 Percent Following Xbox One S Launch“

“Xbox Series X sales increased by with 1335% after the showcase“

“Xbox Series X Saw 1000% Increase In Amazon Sales Thanks To Starfield“

bloop234d ago

Not hard to have a 1,000% increase when the base number is......... 2. I kid, I kid, but it's cool that they sold a couple of thousand consoles off the back of Starfield.

VincentVanBro234d ago

Well provide links if you’ve got them. Those are just quotes with no source lol

VenomUK234d ago (Edited 234d ago )

PeterOvo and GamingBolt are both as thick as each other. That percentage number does not mean the Xbox Series X has had an increase in sales of 1,056%. It means the percentage increase in Amazon sales rank; in other words if you look at the picture it actually says the Xbox was at 370 in the Amazon chart and now is at 32 - so a big leap to nearer the top of the chart. However this gives no indication of how many units the Xbox Series X had actually sold, although you can infer an increase. There’s nothing wrong with not understanding something - but it’s very wrong when stupid people make a song and dance because they think they are clever when in fact they are too stupid to know otherwise.

Jin_Sakai233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

@VincentVanBro

“Well provide links if you’ve got them. Those are just quotes with no source lol“

Done.

“UK Xbox Sales Up 1000 Percent Following Xbox One S Launch“

https://www.ign.com/article...

“Xbox Series X sales increased by with 1335% after the showcase”

https://www.onmsft.com/news...

“Xbox Series X Saw 1000% Increase In Amazon Sales Thanks To Starfield“

https://www.gamereactor.eu/...

thesoftware730233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

Jin,

OK, what is your point? at each one of these points, that was the increase.

"We’ve heard this how many times?"

I have as well, every single time any console gets an increase in sales, again, your point?

S2Killinit233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

@bloop
Exactly. It was at rank “370”, that means sales were very low prior to this state. So 1000% (means x10) is relative to how many were being sold. Also this is a “snapshot”. Its momentary, not over a sustained period of time. Something like this can easily be fabricated by a smart company that holds shipments of consoles and delivers upon release of game. Lets see what the monthly sales say. Will it have “1000%” sales increase? No. It wont. That will tell us how significant the game actually was.

Jin_Sakai233d ago

“OK, what is your point? at each one of these points, that was the increase.“

My point is that it only moves the needle for a short period then sales slow again. Meanwhile PS5 and Switch continue selling truckloads.

Sonic1881233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

The metacritic review score for the Xbox version is dropping as well. Maybe they finally added IGN review score on there

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jwillj2k4234d ago

I hope they recognize this as making a good game brings in money but who knows.

MrDead233d ago (Edited 233d ago )

They didn't make a good game, they didn't make the game. Starfield was already coming to Xbox.

The only thing MS will see is that buying up the multiplatform industry, locking away games from gamers instead of making them is the way to go.

S2Killinit233d ago

This doesn’t tell them anything yet. Read my comment above. This is marketing plot.

Not saying good games dont sell consoles. But what Starfield did if anything will be seen once the real numbers come out for monthly sales.

neutralgamer1992233d ago

Maybe someone should inform Phil Spencer and make him aware that quality games equals to more sales. For some weird reason this is such a hard concept to understand

slate91234d ago

This is what MS needs to kick those hardware sales up. More of this please

shinoff2183234d ago (Edited 234d ago )

I'm curious to what the numbers will end up being at the end of this month. That'll tell the story.

Magog233d ago

It's still in stock. Sales can't be that high.

S2Killinit233d ago

This is only a snapshot. It can easily be fabricated by causing a momentary delay in shipments of consoles for PR purposes. The monthly sales will tell the real numbers.

jznrpg234d ago

I see them below MSRP on eBay new. About 3-349 used.

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Amazon Launches Buy 2 Get 1 Sale on PS4 Games for Father's Day

Amazon is celebrating Father's Day, as they have kicked off a new buy 2 get 1 free sale on PS4 games. Here are all the games included.

ElendilsSorrow316d ago

Quite unlikely I show this to my dad and it gets him to play video games...

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Amazon Gaming Week Sale Now Live Until May 28; Here Are All the Deals

Amazon's Gaming Week event is now live through May 28. Here are all the deals you can grab for your PC or console gaming needs.

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anast336d ago (Edited 336d ago )

This isn't helpful. It's just a series of screenshots. The writer could have at least picked out a few sales and wrote why they are decent sales in the first place then go on to screenshot the $%&& out it. Why should we care about this content if the writer doesn't?