Microsoft: "We're Going to try to Win The Core Gamers"

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Microsoft's plan for the Xbox One is to "win that core gamer," Head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Bloomberg in an interview. Asked what role the core/enthusiast crowd plays in helping extend Xbox One sales beyond the initial push of 3 million units, Spencer said these users are "critical." This is because, Spencer says, the core audience is often the most vocal group, which can be particularly meaningful when Microsoft thinks about implementing features that can appeal to a wider audience further down the road.

"Those early adopters I think in any consumer category are the people that are giving you feedback on the things you're going to try to do," Spencer said. "Every year, we're going to try to win that core gamer. Not just because it's a great audience, it's a consumptive audience, but also somebody that's going to give you feedback on the new things you're doing. At lot of the new things actually impact the broader audience over time. Winning that core gamer year after year is a focus of mine as Head of Xbox."

Earlier this month, Microsoft launched an official Xbox Feedback website where users can submit and vote on new ideas for Xbox. Microsoft also has a beta testing program in place for its monthly Xbox One system updates, where users are given unreleased features and functionality, and are asked to provide feedback so Microsoft can improve the experience for general release.

Another recent example of Microsoft's attempts to "win" the core gamer was the company's E3 briefing this month. It was 90 minute of games, games, and more games. Instead of going broad in talking about various TV and entertainment features or Kinect games, Microsoft doubled down on core games, talking about new titles like a Phantom Dust reboot and Inside, the next game from Limbo developer Playdead.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-we-re-going-to-try-to-win-that-core-gamer/1100-6420674/

Sure they will. And Teckno will eventually make me a mod.

Well they didn't show any Kinect bullshit at this year's E3.

Mecha wrote:

Sure they will. And Teckno will eventually make me a mod.

Then I guess the chance percentage number is in the negative spectrum.

They already have, their E3 was shit but still less shit than Sony's trainwreck, and they have a much better lineup of exclusives.

Like what? Halo? Phantom Dust? Forza?

yonny616 wrote:

Like what? Halo? Phantom Dust? Forza?

U forget dat Mazter Chef collection, u arse!

For once Tahmidk is right.

I mean for starters they didn't show kinect OR tv shit at E3.... whereas Sony did ironically lol - not to mention Sony is playing around with that project morpheus bullshit. Oh wow I can skate down a hill with a stupid headgear thingy on. Amazing.

I can't be fucked with VR.

And on top of that, well you saw the showdown thread I made :)

yonny616 wrote:

Like what? Halo? Phantom Dust? Forza?

lol

Halo 5 Guardians (next entry in the beloved franchise)
Halo Master Chief Collection - 4 games, 100 maps, 1080p/60fps
Scalebound (new IP from the guys behind Metal Gear Rising and Mad World)
Forza Horizon 2 (which look amazing- honestly, not being a fanboy but it looks far better than drive club)
Sunset Overdrive (from every sony fan's beloved Ratchet & Clank and Resistance company)
Crackdown (reboot of an already beloved franchise)
Quantum Break (from the devs behind everyone's beloved Max & Payne and my beloved Alan Wake)
D4 (from the hilariously bad but fun Deadly Premonition developers)
Fable Legends (I'm not excited but hey, it's Fable, bitches love Fable)
Phantom Dust (I don't give a shit but hey it's a remake of a cult classic)
Gears of War (guaranteed)

And out now already

Ryse Son Of Rome (beautiful game by the beloved company behind Crysis)
Forza Motorsport 5 (maybe the best racing sim?)

Although on PC:
Dead Rising 3 (meaning Playstation has only seen one of the games from this beloved franchise)
Titanfall (basically COD Advanced Warfare before Advanced Warfare with more of a multiplayer focus and...TITANS)


PS4's only big core gamer titles upcoming are Uncharted and The Last of Us, Drive Club and Bloodborne I guess. I mean Bloodborne is basically just Dark Soul's, so nothing unique there. The Last Of Us is a slightly upgraded port of a game that just came out a year ago so nothing new or special there (not like Halo MCC where it's 4 fucking games-some from ages ago). Drive Club is going to be raped by Forza Horizon 2, and isn't even open world. Grim Fandango is awesome but it probably won't even be retail and the core gamer won't like it. Currently out is Killzone and InFamous. InFamous got great response but killzone...not so much.

so yeah, not meaning to come across fanboyish but X1 does seem to have more for the core gamer.

Fuck Metal Gear Rising and Madworld, Bayonetta Was one of the best gamed this gen!

You've already won me over Phil.
Also will edit this with interesting information.