PC gamers, if Microsoft keeps bringing XB exclusives to PC, how interested are you in the next XB?

[J 0 E]

The direction that Microsoft is taking in merging both the Xbox and PC platforms in gaming in several ways like releasing their exclusives on both platforms on the same day

If this trend continues as is, will the PC owners (if planning to buy a console) find it worthwhile to buy the next Xbox even though they know all the exclusive content will be released on PC, as well?

Or will they shift their interest to another competitor?

Do exclusive games play a part in your decision to buy consoles?

 

[Theorry]

edit

 

[Deleted member 3897]

Less interested, but I will see what happens with game pass on PC.

Game pass will be my deciding factor.

My X is pretty much a game pass, BC and pre-Windows Xbox exclusive machine (like Rare Replay).

 

[Deleted member 12790]

in this hypothetical, are they still tied to the windows store and UWP?

 

[APZonerunner]

The whole point of Microsoft's shift in strategy is that they don't really care where you play their games, so long as you're signing in to Xbox Live and using their services. New dedicated hardware will exist for people who want it, but MS clearly want more people playing in more different places across the board - be that on PC, or XCloud streaming on mobile, or even other platforms. So I suspect to Microsoft - if their strategy plays out how they envision - it doesn't matter either way.

For me personally, it'll come down to how good the box is outside games. If everything is on PC, I'm less inclined to buy a box, but if the box is a really solid multimedia box then obviously at that point it becomes very tempting to install one in the living room.

 

[upinsmoke]

Less interested.

I use my Xbox One X currently as a 4k player and the odd game but I'm due an upgrade to my pc so I might just use that in conjunction with PS5 next gen.

 

[Bear and bird]

Doesn't change anything for me. If a game I want to play is available on console, I prefer to play it there. WoW is the only game I play regularly on PC.

 

[elenarie]

I don't care about the physical hardware. The more people get to play more games, the better. The more places I can play the games I want, the better.

The companies that want to have their software locked only to their piece of plastic, won't get my coins.

 

[tuxfool]

No, why would I want additional junk in my house? Not that I was interested in owning an Xbox in the first place.

 

[SuikerBrood]

No, why would I want additional junk in my house? Not that I was interested in owning an Xbox in the first place.

Click to shrink...

If you already have a gaming PC, it could change your purchase behavior on consoles.

 

[zedox]

The whole point of Microsoft's shift in strategy is that they don't really care where you play their games, so long as you're signing in to Xbox Live and using their services. New dedicated hardware will exist for people who want it, but MS clearly want more people playing in more different places across the board - be that on PC, or XCloud streaming on mobile, or even other platforms. So I suspect to Microsoft - if their strategy plays out how they envision - it doesn't matter either way.

For me personally, it'll come down to how good the box is outside games. If everything is on PC, I'm less inclined to buy a box, but if the box is a really solid multimedia box then obviously at that point it becomes very tempting to install one in the living room.

Click to shrink...

You just explained Phil's loophole. ;)

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Yes, I'm still interested because:

A) Some of my friends have Macs for work and don't own a PC so we still need a place we can game together.

B) Not every console game comes to PC, even if MS exclusives will. (See EA who release FIFA/Madden on PC but not NHL for one example)

C) I end up buying every system anyway.

 

[tuxfool]

If you already have a gaming PC, it could change your purchase behavior on consoles.

Click to shrink...

How?

 

[MillionIII]

Less interested, don't see why I should buy xb2 and pay for online when I already have a pc.

 

[SuikerBrood]

How?

Click to shrink...

It could decrease your interest in an Xbox. But it could also increase your interest in it, depends on what you want in a console.

- It could decrease your interest in buying an Xbox because you can get Microsoft products on PC, so you don't need another piece of plastic.
- It could increase your interset in buying an Xbox because the games you'll play on PC will have cross progression, cross play and cross buy with your Xbox. So your progression and purchases are more mobile.

 

[Theta]

I am not a fan of their exclusives. So potentially, I would have the same level of disinterest.

 

[SuikerBrood]

I am not a fan of their exclusives. So potentially, I would have the same level of disinterest.

Click to shrink...

We don't even know what kind of exclusives they'll be making next gen. They just doubled their amount of studios. Who knows what they come up with.

 

[Barsi]

I care about their games. Not their hardware anymore. I have a capable PC so it is there I will play third party games and Xbox games.

 

[Joe White]

Where is the "more interested" -option? As I really prefer buying once and playing anywhere compared to closed platforms (even if that means losing access to few games).

 

[Hyun Sai]

I'll soon upgrade / change my machine, and yeah, no interest in the XBox if the exclusives end up on PC.

 

[Barsi]

We don't even know what kind of exclusives they'll be making next gen. They just doubled their amount of studios. Who knows what they come up with.

Click to shrink...

From the new studios I'm really intrigued about Obsidian and Playground's Fable.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

in this hypothetical, are they still tied to the windows store and UWP?

Click to shrink...

In this scenario Phil Spencer sneaks into your home at night, deletes every win32 app on your computer then gives you a gentle kiss on the forehead while you sleep before sneaking back out.

 

[SpotAnime]

Still interested only from a BC perspective. It's nice for my OG Xbox (granted they keep releasing these) and 360 games.

But for sure, exclusive games will be PC only. It's already at that point for me (Gears 4, SoT, Forza).

 

[tuxfool]

It could decrease your interest in an Xbox. But it could also increase your interest in it, depends on what you want in a console.

- It could decrease your interest in buying an Xbox because you can get Microsoft products on PC, so you don't need another piece of plastic.
- It could increase your interset in buying an Xbox because the games you'll play on PC will have cross progression, cross play and cross buy with your Xbox. So your progression and purchases are more mobile.

Click to shrink...

Mobile?

I already have Steam Link and Gamestream. I don't see the need to buy a box just to do that. It also goes without saying that even on PC MS store purchases aren't that attractive in the first place.

 

[Contrite]

As long as they continue to release all the exclusives on PC there's literally a zero percent chance I'll ever even consider getting an Xbox.

Granted, the only XB exclusive I've ever wanted was Tales of Vesperia, so it doesn't really make much of an impact either way. Their purchase of Obsidian could've changed that, though.

 

[BuBu Jenkins]

Play anywhere is the reason i'll never need an Xbox. My current PC already surpasses the X in hardware so all games look and run better on it which will continue into the next generation of consoles since i plan to upgrade to ensure my PC is better than PS5/Scarlet not to mention having no need to pay for Live is also a huge benefit.

 

[SuikerBrood]

Mobile?

I already have Steam Link and Gamestream. I don't see the need to buy a box just to do that.

Click to shrink...

Yeah, more mobile as you can play on many different places. You aren't restricted to a plastic box.

 

[Flagship]

I'm more interested as I never see myself having more then a hybrid notebook/compact laptop for surfing and work PC-wise, desktops have become waay too much baggage for me over the years...

 

[AztecComplex]

I'm no PC gamer but if I was and had a rig that could run every game and MS puts out every first party game on pc as well literally there's zero reasons to get an Xbox anymore. In this scenario an Xbox is just the cheap alternative.

If you have a powerful gaming PC and are thinking about a console please by all means get a PS4 for the exclusives or a Switch for portability and/or Nintendo exclusives. The reasons to get an Xbox while toting a good gaming PC are practically none.

 

[Camonna Tong]

Until MS brings their entire library through BC emulation, I'll probably keep going between my X (eventually next-gen console) and PC. I'm also an unfortunate sucker for achievements, so sometimes I'd rather get third party games on my Xbox because of that. If there's mod support though, I'll easily choose PC.

Though I also family share on the Xbox with my brother, so that's another reason why I'd stay.

 

[Deleted member 268]

I play like 80% on PC and the rest split between PS4 and Switch. Don't really use my launch XB1.

I'm getting the Anaconda next gen at launch because my games carry over and a lot of games I prefer playing on controller anyway.

 

[tuxfool]

Yeah, more mobile as you can play on many different places. You aren't restricted to a plastic box.

Click to shrink...

I can already do that though.

 

[twisted89]

0 interest because it'll still mean using that god awful Windows Store.

 

[The Pharmercy]

I would really like them to continue this because I think its the best option for everyone & preservation and they can have the high powered SKU ala XB1X for console people who don't want to build/buy a PC yet still want the higher fidelity stuff. My PC is like 3 years old I think, so at this stage I'm more likely to upgrade parts than buy an Xbox Two but its good options for everyone

 

[APZonerunner]

You just explained Phil's loophole. ;)

Click to shrink...

I just think the equation has changed for Microsoft - not just Xbox, but the whole company. People often think this is all Phil, but this is driven by Nadella as much as anything else, as the 'services shift' is happening right across the company, from Office to Windows and on and on. It's just Xbox moving to be aligned with everything else that's going on.

 

[asd202]

If I wanted to play an Xbox game I would just play it on PC.

 

[SuikerBrood]

0 interest because it'll still mean using that god awful Windows Store.

Click to shrink...

So, you mean 100% interest. If you buy an Xbox you don't need to use the Windows store. ;)

I can already do that though.

Click to shrink...

Yeah, I don't think you are the target demographic for an Xbox in any way. You have a couch setup for your PC. But for people that don't have a couch setup for their PC, an Xbox could be interesting if they like cross progression and cross buy. That's the point I was trying to make.

 

[tuxfool]

& preservation

Click to shrink...

Being tied to UWP isn't good at all for preservation.

 

[Theta]

We don't even know what kind of exclusives they'll be making next gen. They just doubled their amount of studios. Who knows what they come up with.

Click to shrink...

As of recent, the majority of their games seem to take a more formulaic approach. If they were to ever to remaster Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero onto the PC platform or make its sequel then I'll be interested.
Also I hope they expand their titles to other platforms besides the Windows store.

 

[lucebuce]

Literally 0 interest but you know what, I think MS is fine with that.

Realistically speaking, they're never going to convince members of the PC space to get an Xbox particularly when most people who own a PC + console will go for the ones with more variety which is Nintendo or Sony consoles.

Almost all of Asia is a region where the Xbox will play second fiddle to the Playstation but the PC still a dominant force in that region so if they convince people like me to still get invested into their ecosystem ON PC, then I personally think that's still a huge win for Microsoft.

 

[DrDeckard]

Very interested. Having 2 xboxs and a neatly PC in my house is amazing for my family. We all share games and can play wherever is convenient.

 

[SuikerBrood]

As of recent, the majority of their games seem to take a more formulaic approach. If they were to ever to remaster Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero onto the PC platform or make its sequel then I'll be interested.
Also I hope they expand their titles to other platforms besides the Windows store.

Click to shrink...

There are rumors they are making a new Perfect Dark. And it would come to PC 100%.

And their recent Windows Insider build is testing playing Steam games through the Windows Store. It's an interesting concept.

 

[Deleted member 43077]

More and more I move over to PC, the windows store has never been an issue and I love getting great preformance while also choosing if I have to sacrifice if anything to get that goal.

That being said, I still need something under a 4K tv and an Xbox One X is totally a part of that picture and if things keep going both a PS5 and Xbox Scarlett will be under my tv. for Console exclusive titles, streaming services and playing while laying back in a couch and not hunched over a desk.

 

[ActWan]

No reason to play on a console if I can play on PC, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[callamp]

Really depends on whether Xbox or PS has the highest quality 3rd party games. If Xbox games simply run better then I'll also own that system even if I get their exclusives on PC.

 

[snail_maze]

I'm not interested in any console but like this I perhaps buy some of their software. It would need to not be in an UWP format, but as soon as that happens then I am a potential customer. Don't know how much that is something they are intersted in though

 

[Alexandros]

My potential interest in an Xbox isn't affected by the availability of exclusives. I would seriously consider buying an Xbox if it could run normal Windows games.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I'll still get it since the main reason to buy one wasn't ever about the exclusives (but it did help). I will just use it way less.

 

[erlim]

Being tied to UWP isn't good at all for preservation.

Click to shrink...

I bought several games for windows live marketplace games like a sucker.

 

[Dr. Caroll]

A major point of being a PC gamer is to not play games on consoles. I know that sounds a bit silly and blunt, but it's true. PC gaming has its own culture that goes all the way back to home computers. Console gaming culture developed separately for the most part. Microsoft spent a decade trying to bribe and emotionally blackmail PC gamers into playing games on an Xbox. With a gamepad. And it didn't work, for the most part. PC Halo fans didn't follow the series to Xbox. They just stopped playing Halo. PC Gears of War fans just stopped playing Gears of War.

MS are clearly trying to blur some lines with official support for M+KB on Xbox, and 60fps in their first party games, and stuff like that. Also they've clearly got an interest in trying to make game modding more popular on consoles. Their work with Bethesda is a demonstration of this. The mods available for Fallout 4 and Skyrim pale compared to PC, but they're leagues beyond what you can get on Playstation.

But fundamentally, if you're a PC gamer playing your games with a mouse and keyboard, MS are now trying to cater to you through their first part efforts on Windows. They're also seemingly trying to fix the technical disaster that is the Microsoft Store. They're not gonna try and hold your favorite games hostage in the hope you'll buy a console to play them. "Hey you know how you like playing Halo with a mouse and keyboard? How'd you like to play Halo at drastically reduced resolution and framerate with a dual analogue controller!? Sounds exciting, right!?"

I really want MS to port Rare Replay to Windows, BTW.