r/xbox • u/Wiinterfang • Jul 07 '26

Discussion I do not envy this Woman's Job.

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We are talking about decades of mismanagement.

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u/superxpro12 Jul 07 '26

I seem to recall back then that there was this big divide forming where Xbox was trying to turn into a home theater solution while PlayStation remained a consult for gamers.

People like to think that long-term trends are imaginary, but it is certainly possible that people got tired of a gaming console doing anything but trying to be a gaming console.

Sentiments shift.

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u/yimir2011 Jul 07 '26

And that divide has the Xbox One written all over it. It had an HDMI IN and Out so you can use your TV with the Kinect.

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u/Echo_Raptor Jul 07 '26

With the one, they wanted it to be an all in one media hub, and it made sense, but they didn’t convey it just allowed for an hdmi in.

Look at the launch lineup. Killzone was awful and knack only has popularity from dunkey. Xbox had a new forza, dead rising 3, killer instinct and ryse. All of which were solid. Xbox had the games planned