LMAO, gamerant says the reason is GamePass. No need to click on this one, its just a shill article on GamePass, GamePass, GamePass, gamerant bows to their new GamePass overlord.
And its going really well that strategy... They barely got content for a home console, much less to vr or portable. This kind of payed publicity would make sense on the second year or third year. Not year 6 or 7 of a service... That ship has sailed.
I find funny now most Sony fans are hailing things like VR. When Microsoft was trying to stir things that way with Kinect people bashed it. But that’s where they saw the future immersive gameplay. Yet Sony fans bashed it relentlessly and now they are praising gaming going that direction it’s hysterical.
Obviously the technology wasn’t there at the time still isn’t in my opinion. When the technology is truly there that’s when it will succeed.
Lifeline....lol you don't think VR tech is there yet. Which games have you played and on which headsets? Come back when you have tried PSVR2 since I'd be interested in your thoughts.
Im sure there are plenty of XB gamers who actually would appreciate Halo or Forza in VR. Problem is there are bunch of toxic XB fanboys in the forums bashing VR because they cant play VR
What would be better - gamepass or gamepass with VR games?
I think Xbox will eventually get around to it. I suspect it'll support an existing headset (Oculus or Vive) where freedom of choice will be touted and Microsoft would only need to strike a deal rather than do R&D. Not a bad idea to expand VR as a viable platform on home consoles and gives developers incentive to dig in more. But then again, if you have a headset for PC, chances are, you have a PC that can handle it unless you buy one because Xbox supports it.
Who knows. I think if PSVR2 is a smash hit, Microsoft will adopt it.
Then again, I also expected Microsoft to move away from AA batteries in their controllers, but here we are.
Thew real true is that sony has play station and spiderman nothing else is making them a profit like before.
Microsoft is a large corporation why make vr when your last 3 operating systems have 3rd party vr kits.
Yes Microsoft has a ton of ip's and nothing on the xbox for first party games but sad thing is if they lets says close up xbox tomorrow they still as a company can continue.
Its not the og xbox era fighting on the store shelf game 2 game now its were a trillion dollar corporation that has no need for new titles sadly :(.
The fact they took million's of dollar into slipspace engine for halo made 1 game then tossed it in the trash shows how there like meh well lets move on.
I wouldn't be surprised they got paid to saying such crap. Its a tough time and some will say and act stupid just to earn a few bucks. Of course its Gamepass that's all Xbox have at the moment but to say its the only reason is such a lazy way out.
Considering they already have MS Flight Simulator, Minecraft, Star Wars Squadrons, No Man's Sky, Hitman 3, Tetris Effect that work on PC VR right now, it's not absurd thing to request! This article is stupid because it makes it sound like it's either VR or Gamepass, yet Gamepass already has these VR games. (PC)
Subnautica is also one of the best games in VR, was on Gamepass for a while, but got yanked last Fall.
MS/XB needs to concentrate on their original first-party studios releasing consistent exclusives on its consoles first & foremost before anything else. Something they have been lacking at.
The funny thing about VR is there's almost no exclusives most devs are porting to whatever device they can do is not like there wouldn't be games for it. Also when they revealed the one X Bethesda literally states at E3 in front of everyone we are so excited to finally have a console we can Play fallout 4 VR on so there's no doubt that vr was at one stage in the cards for Xbox.
I really have no clue why they got cold get on a VR system
There will not be MS commercial AR/ VR device until at least 2030. The reason is because MS AR/ VR project is a US deface project. US Pentagon & UK DoD is funding the project until 2030. As for handheld, there may not be a great global demand for such product, outside of US market.
Gamepass is literally the cure all. They didn’t need exclusives because of GP. Didn’t need engaging single player because of GP. Didn’t need to match sales with PlayStation because GP is on Xbox AND PC. I guess that’s why the scrapped the augmented reality thing they were working on. They knew GP was coming and would cripple its relevancy.
I'm honestly surprised MS hasn't created a Surface handheld with Xbox branding. Their games are already on Windows so it's kind of a no-brainer. Especially with the Steam Deck being surprisingly successful, a native Windows handheld could do well.
Xbox definitely needs at least VR support. I don't get why they won't at least implement compatibility with existing VR headsets, for example, the Oculus Quest 2. The Series X is powerful enough to play VR games just like the PS5. I have a Series X and am still waiting for a VR support announcement. How could it be a bad thing to support VR gaming?
I think it's clear that Phil Spencer should be replaced by someone with a more progressive strategy. There's too much of a focus on Gamepass, and they probably have good reasons to do so, but it's withholding the development of new and exciting features.
Without questioning the content this article is extremely incoherent its purely ramblings at its best at its worst it's not even accurate not objectively but factually Sony has released five handheld consoles is atop a paragraph no one fact checked this?
To think that a subscription model (hey ho) was in ANY way going to preserve your business long-term is insane. It's the definition of stagnation, and the antithesis of innovation. Xbox has been treading water for way, way too long now. In fact, Hi Fi Rush is literally the first glint of life I've seen out of the platform for YEARS!
No matter what happens with PSVR 2, Sony have signalled that only they are willing to be on the cutting edge of console gaming.... it's a huge risk, and that alone speaks volumes about where they're at as a company.
The reason MS still has no VR device is because it is still incredibly niche due to it causing motion sickness in a lot of people. If it is ever mainstream we are a long ways away IMO. You can't have fast action FPS games without giving a lot of people motion sickness. That means the most popular games just wouldn't work in VR.
Agreed, I find this with the subscription based platforms for anything. Movies (Netflix, Amazon), music (Spotify, Apple Music), it naturally leads to a massive overindulgence in art and you become a brain-dead consumer rather than a fan of that medium.
I say that with a dash of hypocrisy though, I can't bring myself to ditch Spotify, the music recommendations are great!
I think music is a little different, because it is often enjoyed with other activities.
Ultimately, I like the idea of Game Pass, but I don’t think it can deliver content as consistently as the old way: you wanna play a game? Then pay the devs.
Game Pass is a great back up plan for games that get overlooked by the market (like Guardians of the Galaxy). But as a consumer, I don’t need GP to test games before buying.
I know what I like, and YouTube has all of the info I need to make a $70 decision. I’d rather spend $10 less on Live than have access to a bunch of games I didn’t really wanna play anyways.
I just don’t have time to play everything. Time is my limiting factor for gaming, not money.
Microsoft have never been leaders always followers. That's why they lost out to the ipod, iPad, iPhone, and now Playstation. They have no creative vision and they refuse to take risks.
Yeah, well before Series consoles came out Phil Spencer was asked about VR, on the new consoles, and he said it was "a no brainer". I guess he meant that literally! Guess PS5 will own console VR AGAIN!
LMAO, gamerant says the reason is GamePass. No need to click on this one, its just a shill article on GamePass, GamePass, GamePass, gamerant bows to their new GamePass overlord.
VR would be nice on Xbox tbh.
Lol is the main reason for no vr or handheld because there would be no games to play on it? Lol
MS/XB needs to concentrate on their original first-party studios releasing consistent exclusives on its consoles first & foremost before anything else. Something they have been lacking at.
MS will probably wait till VR is mainstream and buy all the studios up then pretend it was all them that made VR where it is.