Former Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCs - eviltoast
  • ijeff@lemdro.id
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    8 months ago

    I’m a millennial and the last consoles I’ve owned were the PS3 and Wii.

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      8 months ago

      I’m a millennial, and the last pc I owned was around the left 4 dead 2 era. Consoles are doing ridiculously well right now, as is pc, everything is flourishing. anecdotal remarks don’t mean much.

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        8 months ago

        Are they? The Switch is, but the Xbox is doing okay, and the PS5 quite well, nothing that great though.

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          8 months ago

          Yes, yes, they are. The Xbox should be in the absolute gutter with microsofts decisions over the past decade. The fact that it exists at all is a testament to how strong consoles are these days.

          The switch is doing great. The ps5 is doing great. The Xbox still exists even though the Xbox One happened, and this is all in the face of the pc platform doing great.

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            8 months ago

            Platform loyalty isn’t so big, Nintendo dropped the ball previously then knocked it out of the park (twice), Sony messed up the PS3… There are simply more people and different avenues for revenue, and higher profit margins. I wouldn’t say the PS5 is doing great.

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      8 months ago

      Do you own a PC?

      Do you think you’re a gamer?

      If the answer is No, and Yes. Then that’s interesting otherwise, it’s nothing new.

      I had a Ps4, and A Xbox One. Now I game on PC. Honestly I’m sick of modern games so I mostly retro game, but a PC is a gaming “console” in that respect.

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      8 months ago

      The last console I owned was a PS5 controller. Hooked up to a PC running YuZu. :D

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      8 months ago

      Same lol. I still own DS and 3DS for emergencies though. If I were to buy a console now it would be Steam Deck, but then it’s not really a console is it.