Are you aware of the fact that in 2018

A. Switch outsold the xbox by 1.3 million units?

B. PS4 outsold the XBOX by 1 million units?

Or the fact that XBOX hasn't won an NPD in it's strongest market since late 2015. And this includes the launch month of the much fabled 1X. When it comes to any sales topic, suggesting that any platform other than XBOX is trailing makes you look utterly ridiculous. The facts, stats, and numbers (which we all know you like to avoid) speak for themselves.

Exactly. I think it was back in late 2015 or something. Which explains why Bots are running around celebrating being crushed by the switch yet another month. It really is absurd how far they have fallen in terms of pride.

It's got 10k views right now. And 28th on the directory list?!?? A few more viewers than bloobborne, a game that came out in 2015. These resetera folks are working really hard to push this xbox come back narrative. Why have you set the bar for success so low for XBOX. 10K views?

Really?

Wait lol

Why are bots celebrating this npd like some sort of win? Switch won December!? I'd like to ask the xbox community a riddle which goes like this...

When was the last time XBOX won an NPD?

Some uncomfortable facts about gamepass: When it comes to revenue they are being crushed by Sony.

https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/68066/superdata-top-games-subscription-services-generated-273m-in-q3-2018/

That data is from a nielson owned researched group. Obviously bots will try to dismiss it because it goes against GP being the savior of XB and the best thing since sliced bread but the numbers don't lie. The biggest problem with the XB community is that they've morphed gaming into a cult of celebrity. XB gamers used to be about gaming. Now they're more concerned with what Phil Spencer said recently on twitter. And because he's pushing GP they believe they're onto a winner.

It's been 3 years and 7 months (8 months in a few days) since XBOX introduced a new AAA ip. Outside of the worship Phil Spencer bubble, xb looks like a dead console. Which is why PS now dominates that streaming space. They got a ton of content to play, not just games that fail at retail. or games that sell in two markets (usa/uk.) Next generation will be a similar picture.

Crackdown 3's review thread will give a dose of reality.

I saw someone get banned on reset era for posting the title and some of the text. They said he was console waring lmfao. That site seems really pro XB. I might sign up!

I found this in a reply to Mike Ybarra's tweet and almost broke my laptop by spilling OJ all over it.

When was the last time Xbox won an NPD. It was mid 2016, right?

You're sidestepping the fact that the game has a full campaign.

My nephew is 12 years old and the very definition of a casual gamer. To him, Fifa, Cod, and Fortnite defines gaming and everything else is just background noise. This past Sunday I asked him what games he wanted for his XBOX (1S) and PS4 (slim.) His response was surprising to me. Not because he listed a bunch of multiplats but because at he end he added a caveat. He asked if I could get the PS4 versions. When I asked him why his response, verbatim, was

"Because XBOX has no games"

It shocked me to the point I had him say it again just to clarify that I heard him right the first time. The problem is my nephew has never visited a gaming forum. He isn't allowed to use social media and so I know he doesn't follow any gaming personality. I'd bet my home that if you asked him who Phil Spencer, Sean Layden, Naughty Dog, 343, or Rare is he wouldn't be able to tell you.

And it got me wondering if the gaming narrative my 12 year old nephew believes is symptomatic of a broader issue. I mean outside of the gaming community that frequents forums, the stark reality is that for 3 years and 6 months, XB hasn't introduced a new AAA exclusive ip. If you don't follow XBOX on social media, if you don't hear about and/or care about "What Phil Spencer said" yesterday/today on twitter...

If your strictly a gamer (casual or otherwise) who judges a system on what that system delivers as a whole, then the past few years have been bleak for XBOX. Buying new studios doesn't address the deficit of mind share XB is fighting when it comes to it's console.

And while I'm certain that @E3 2019 XB will bring something new to the forefront I also recognize that that by then, that will be 4 years. 4 full years since the introduction of your last new AAA exclusive ip is a tectonic sized crater in any potential momentum. And so when I read these forums the suggestion that somehow next gen is a fresh start and clean slate for both consoles I have to wonder if the person is aware of the broader narrative. Because in reality...

Back Compat

Phil Spencer's daily PR

Game Pass

the better Spec machine

etc etc Are all available now and still the XBOX hasn't won an NPD in it's strongest market for more than 2 years (notice see the correlation?) And I believe that a lot of people who own both consoles or maybe just an XBOX will switch to PS5 next gen due to a lack of compelling software coupled with a frustration with how poorly the console has performed as a device that missed it's most important USP. Games.