Wait for XO19

He always says that haha

promises promises.

MS is like the deadbeat dad of the gaming industry.

Believe it when I see it.

Wait until... I’ve heard this somewhere.

After the let down we're gonna hear the words the should trademark *wait till next E3*

Maybe new studios acquisition is in place. Either way, can’t wait for both XO19 and PSX 2019.

They said the same thing about E3 and Gamescon and both were duds.

It's always the next show. I think it's safe to say that this gen is over for M, and next year is gonna be long. They actually gonna need to show something for the launch of their Scarlet.

It's like trusting cnn

Im taking this with a grain of salt

Stop. Dont beleive you. If Banjo Kazooie/Tooie remake isnt there....it doesnt count

Let’s see some games

Could they possibly show or reveal more about the next xbox

Riiiiiighhht

i can remeber years ago greenburg hyped up an event i remeber everyone on vgchartz tuned into the thread everyone eager to catch the news lmao all that happened was peter molenux got on stage to talk about fable. i sure hope its not like that

Most certainly there will be one or two studio acquisitions, and game reveals of a smaller scale that they won’t be able to fit on next years E3 stage

I think ms will probably buy another AA or A game studio.

Yeah just like e3 I was so surprised how bad it was.

Definitely keeping my expectations in check because E3 was suppose to be big and it was a dud. You better redeem yourself Microsoft after that boring E3. I want to see another AAA studio acquisition and at least new footage of what the new studios are working on for next gen. I doubt any will come true though.

and after this it'll be "wait for E3"

Wait...Greenberg is still there? Why is it he only seems to pop up to spout nonsense and PR fluff when new console SKUs are approaching? Then he disappears for years at a time.

Was double talking phil busy that day?

I'm pretty sure they said the exact same thing before E3...

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It always "just around the corner " with xbox.

Given that it’s Greenberg, this should be taken with a colossal grain of salt.

Last year's event was one of the worst live conferences I'd ever watched. I won't get suckered into that again.

He needs to go away along with major nelson. They would be better off

We'll see

Does anybody trust anything the Xbox Division says anymore? Phil "the biggest and greatest E3 line-up we've ever had" Spencer? PR professionals and smoke and mirrors.

Why bother responding if all you have are negative things to say. PlayStation is awesome we know that. For once maybe add something constructive. Last time I checked games are supposed to be fun and bring us together regardless of our differences/tastes. Sure it’s fun to pick on each other and point out our flaws every so often (talking systems here not personal attacks), but come on people....breathe. Stop taking yourself too serious. Your stifling our hobby and our passion.

Welp, i got me a base xbox one fat for 80.00 at a local pawn shop, so im part of team xbox one now. Hope they ad some games to gamepass.

I'm actually excited for this I'm hoping we'll see some knews about Scarlett or some new games to be announced for Scarlett (including launch titles).

Waiting till it happens

I don't trust people named Aaron.

Nice to know the support for games and gamers is on a High roll.

*sigh* here we go again, unless it’s next gen news I really don’t care at this point. Not to mention they always hype this stuff up and then it’s something that’s gonna take months or even years to come to fruition.

XO18 was more of gamepass advertisement, lots of boring talking and crowds going wild for no reason....

So... Prepare for more disappointment.

This guy is terrible.

Here's a tip...shut the f*** up

All they care about is the money. It's pure greed, and it's disgusting

Them: "We've figured out a way to squeeze you of more money, come on let us stick it in."
Us: "No."
Them: "Please! just the tip."
Us: "That's how it always starts."

Where's that tip is actually going the CEOs pocket.

"Interesting concept"?! This is beyond idiotic.

First of all, developers have a salary and they earn a pretty decent wage.
Next, tipping culture is awful overall and should be abolished, i think. People don't see it as a token of gratitude for the job done well (as it should be), they see it as their own money that you must give them, no matter how they do the job. Look at some places, tips became mandatory and they are a fixed percent of your order, for some reason (especially in kids playrooms). You'll give them an inch and they'll take a mile and then another one on top. Look at macrotransactions, started on free to play games, was costing around $2-$5, now it's everywhere, even in $70 AAA games and cost more than a game, up to $100.
On top of that, you'll have to waste resources adding this system, integrate with payment providers and fix the bugs, who will do that? What, another company should make it and take a fee from every transaction? No, thanks, there're already enough parasites around.

Even if we ignore that this is dumb idea and should never be a thing ever:
Who can guarantee that the money will go to developers ONLY? That's right, no one.
How many developers are working on a AAA game? 100+? Who would you tip, some particular developer? How would you know who? All 100? The wouldn't even notice a few cents bonus.

Hey, as long as we're throwing (dumb) ideas around - how about the other way around, CEOs and top management will tip the players who play their game? I read everywhere about the record profits and firing development staff, yet CEOs and top management are keeping theirs, so how about sharing some of your wealth? Oh, what, you don't want that? Oh, i guess it should only work in your favor, huh?

It’s called Kickstarter, since 99% of games are broken upon release and are essentially still in development.

Tipping culture is getting out of hand. I just see this as moving in a direction where employers no longer want to be held accountable for their employee’s salaries or investments.

Why aren’t you showing your appreciation and providing me with a tip for purchasing your game? Did I do something wrong by only dropping $130+ on your Ultimate Edition that is plagued with matchmaking issues for the next 2-3 months and only includes a bonus game soundtrack that is totally forgettable?

Just the tip?

Give me the option by all means. I can then choose to refuse.

We will then immediately see games designed from the ground up around tipping.

Yeah tipping the developer only to find later that he was laid off.

I'd like to tip a few off a cliff

How about they get paid a proper wage.
American tipping culture is just madness I've seen it's starting to expand beyond just waiters and Batista's into things like real estate agents and self service kiosks like at Macdonalds along with other place's it should never even be considering I don't tip anyone in Australia ever and no one is mad about it.

I think the developers should tip us for essentially buying dome $70 games to basically play test. Doesn’t really sound so good does it? Y’all make more than most people and still want more.

Fuck off

Whats next, I dont tip and then they remove my access to the game?

This wouldn't work for games published by a big company, of course. But it could work for smaller indie game projects that have a very low cost, such as a $5 game made by 3 people, and you can choose to tip them an extra $3 - $5 as a sign of appreciation.

However, this would be a disgusting practice if it was allowed for games published by Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Namco, Capcom, S-E, Sega, etc.

On top of $70 games? No

This is how food delivery apps put more of the responsibility and cost on the customer. Blizzard finds the sleaziest managers.

Give me a f@cking break!

First thet introduce tips, then they cut pay as much as possible, so they can profit more.

I could see this being a cool thing for Indies. But often you can do just that already if they have a patreon or something similar. For major developer companies that would be super silly, to start there is a huge chance that the devs that worked on that particular game has already been fired as the project is over. And obviously the money would not reach the developers that are still there, the suits would gobble it all up.

Also we all know that if this get implemented by a American. It would stop being a small bonus for good work and become a integral part of the salary of the devs in no time.

I'll be honest I don't think I'm 100% against this. Like it would be a very rare thing for me. It would only donate/tip Devs that have not only made a incredible game. But also don't make me feel like I'm getting nicked and dimed.

I love it when these CEOs and the ilk speak about the video game industry. They say the wildest, headscratching rubbish that only seems reasonable to a soulless husk whose myopic pursuit of profit make it seem reasonable to him and him alone.

Tipping culture is out of hand and it needs to stop.

excuse me? lol

To Mike Ybarra, In the words of Elon Musk, "go fk yourself!" Is that clear enough.

They're trying to be restaurant owners 😂😂 have the consumer pay for their wages smh

In a couple of years:

Horse DLC $80 dollars.. oh you buy it! Wanna tip another $20 for the demon son of Bobby Kottick?!

Go work in a restaurant if you want to work for tips. You get no insurance and paid $5/hr.

How about you make something worth buying? He can blame constant video game sales if anything. Most Games are half price in just months.

Everyone knows games go on sale constantly, devs need to make and market properly and maybe we get excited enough to drop $70. I remember seeing WAY more game commercials back in the day. They don’t spend money marketing anymore and just expect us to build hype on our own when day one gaming is risky. These devs have F’d up so many times and just fix via patches…this is bullshit and why we all just wait for your buggy rushed game to go on sale.

Wow that sounds like a wonderful idea
Then the multi billion dollar company wouldn't have to pay them as much
And if there's one company I trust with this stuff, it's blizzard
Always thinking about the little guy

My 'tip' is buying good games.

Oh yeah so then blizzard can justify paying employees less. What a scummy dude

These games are produced for the most part at multiple million to trillion dollar companies. How about they be fiscally responsible with scope and budget so they can pay the developers better. It is not the consumers responsibility to bail out failing business plans.

How about NO!

The USA doesn't understand tippIng....knowing them they'd reduce wages across the board for all devs in order to guilt trip customers to tip.

No no no no no no no way in hell would I ever support ANOTHER tipping avenue. "Oh it's optional" you say? Say that to the "forced 20% gratuity on some checks". What next? Unskippable 1 minute donation begging before we can play so they can write it off in their taxes?

Look at that stupid smile...

I'm not gonna tip you when I have to pay 30 dollars extra for 2 days of early access. You should have probably also tipped your coworker when she got paid less for the exact same role you were given and didn't say a word about it.

Oh what was that? I should torrent more games on PC? Don't mind if I do. LOL I have the Starcraft collection already what else shall I take hmmmm...

I thought micro transactions was tips...

The moment they implement that option, they will reduce the developers' pay and expect tips to makeup the difference.

Tipping is a wonderful thing to do, but an executive is the last person who should suggest it for an industry. This is just shady.

Actually, if I buy a game on sale, I would be open if the funds went to the developer NOT the publisher. For example, buy a $70 game at $39.99. If the game is great and updated properly, I would tip $10.

Okay but if your game is trash, then it's only fair you pay me for having to go through that hardship of spending my money on a terrible game.

If games did not have microtransactions and released complete and games weren't broken on release and patched later then this might have a little bit of merit. Non multiplayer games connected to the internet have lead to intolerable experiences.

If you want the ability to give tips then totally stop selling MT’s and battle passes and I will consider it.

What a pure idiot. Stupid is what stupid does……so don’t be on the “does” category.

Don't these guys earn enough?

Here’s to incoming “your tips make up for it” salary cuts

Mike Ybarra is a joke. This man goes from company to company like the town wh*re.

I didn’t like him at Microsoft, didn’t like him at Blizzard. And while I would tip developers who deserve it.

I’ll never tip developers who are more than happy to force diversity and inclusion just because.

If it makes sense for the story and game okay. But often times it’s just there to check DEI boxes.

Or perhaps the big greedy companies that hired said developers and what not pay out of their billion dollar pockets. Instead of pocketing it all or most of it and then complaining how expensive it is to make AAA video games nowadays. You greedy perverted F’s. Stop job cuts too so you maintain a disgusting life style while the real hardworking people struggle to get by while working tirelessly to make your F’ing games. There should be more capital from these companies that have a reserve for the devs and give them a fair bonus when the games launched.

The amount of money these CEO’s rank in compared to the peanuts the devs and various studio employees make could go towards a better funded gaming experience. The big dogs don’t work anywhere near as much or as hard as the poor devs who often end up on the short end of the stick. Get used and abused then let go while they have a house to pay off.

such scummy idea from a scummy company!