What is the answer?Increasing prices isn't the answer. At some point this will send gaming on a downward trend.
True, but gamepass is part of Nadela’s pay, so it may have been him testing the waters and then blaming it on the new interning PA....he has a 5% compensation incentive for GP growth, Satya, not this hypothetical internPhil is head of xbox, it is his responsability.
Only if online multiplayer is free.They should just kill Xbox live gold.
Things are more different now with crossplay vs closed platform.
I think they are waiting for the numbers to be the same as gold or more to make it free. There is no point now to pay for it.Only if online multiplayer is free.
All I care about is online MP.I think they are waiting for the numbers to be the same as gold or more to make it free. There is no point now to pay for it.
He's only got one boss above him (excluding the board). He's a direct report to the CEO.of course but even he was a few more bosses above him.
Phil is head of xbox, it is his responsability.
I just said that.hea the head of a division not the head of the company.
Exactly. He’s not the head of the company. He can be over ruled or pushed into making moves he does not agree with it. Like I said, the whole episode of this smacks like some power play politics going on behind the scenes. I’ve worked in corporate for about 25 years and the last 8 at a fairly senior level. What I’ve seen here looks very similar to some situations I’ve encountered myself first hand.I just said that.
As you said, you don't know. It is his division, thus his responseability. Until proven otherwise, this starts and ends with him.Exactly. He’s not the head of the company. He can be over ruled or pushed into making moves he does not agree with it. Like I said, the whole episode of this smacks like some power play politics going on behind the scenes. I’ve worked in corporate for about 25 years and the last 8 at a fairly senior level. What I’ve seen here looks very similar to some situations I’ve encountered myself first hand.
I have worked for Hilton Corporate for the past 25 years. We are all about customer service. But in the end we are about revenue and profits. We make decisions that are not consumer friendly. We also make decisions that are above the heads of each area.Exactly. He’s not the head of the company. He can be over ruled or pushed into making moves he does not agree with it. Like I said, the whole episode of this smacks like some power play politics going on behind the scenes. I’ve worked in corporate for about 25 years and the last 8 at a fairly senior level. What I’ve seen here looks very similar to some situations I’ve encountered myself first hand.
Im sure there was a vote on the board and he was out numbered.He's only got one boss above him (excluding the board). He's a direct report to the CEO.
Out of it?The quickest way to get MS out of the console business is to get them to drop the fee for online play, it's the only thing that brings in any real money for that division to begin with and has been xbox bread and butter since live launched. They may one day get rid of gold and make you sub to GPU to play online at an increased price but online play will never be free especially not now with them spending as much money as they are on buying studios and GP not bringing in anything at its current price point. Charging for online play is the reason Xbox is still a thing and also by extension them showing Sony that people will pay to play online MP is one reason PlayStation is now so successful financially for Sony so there is no reason for either company to get rid of it.
If they can do something and make it profitable.Out of it?
Gold is an old model that needs to be changed, Now things are far more different then when it first came out and with cross-platform always a thing there is no point to make gold. I say remove gold and make the GPU deal even more attractive by adding something that will get people on board.
Lol. They are making billions on first party games. Nice try thoughit's the only thing that brings in any real money for that division t
You’re right. I don’t know. I’m only speculating. And the reasons you are stating here is exactly why it feels like a power play to me. The bucks stops with him. Regardless if he made the decision or not.As you said, you don't know. It is his division, thus his responseability. Until proven otherwise, this starts and ends with him.
Do they? I know gold makes alot, but what if it was free. The potential uptick in hardware sales, especially with tye XSS being an option. The uptick in software sales. And most likely an uptick in gamepass subs. Maybe the removaval in of itself would generate more money.Gold will be gone one day but they need to find a good price for Ultimate and something other than gamepass to sell it to those that just want multiplayer.
Thinking about this more. Hasn’t this been planned for a long time? Does everyone remember earlier last year when MS discontinued the 12 month renewal option, and was only to be found via retail. They changed their choices to monthly and 6 month. People thought that was because they wanted to switch to free XBL gold, so as to not let people buy out subs as far. Of course the free XBL was not the case.
Seems like this plan was in the works for awhile.
Not just that. But if you DOUBLE the price, where are the added features and services? And at the time, still no F2P.But, we're in the midst of a pandemic, people are layed off, wrong time for a huge corporation to go ahead with a price hike just to realize it was a bad idea 10 second later.
They had to perform damage control for something that someone smarter then all of us should have foreseen in the first place.Not just that. But if you DOUBLE the price, where are the added features and services? And at the time, still no F2P.
They did save face, but still put a dent in their face.