by melodicvirus
While I do primarily play on Xbox, I am a strong critic of Microsoft's choices and ideas for the brand. Sometimes you just have to ask "What are they thinking?" with some of the choices they've made in the past.
This list compiles all of Xbox's blunders, whether they be minor or major incidents - everything will be found here. Don't take absolutely everything listed here too seriously (for the most part). This list is personal preference, and you don't necessarily need to agree with me
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Don't even get me started. The Kinect was a terrible idea that went absolutely nowhere. Why would anyone think that a peripheral that doesn't use a controller would be the definitive way to play Xbox? Especially since the Xbox was predominantly focused on the hardcore gaming market.
Not only a stupid name, but terrible marketing for a console. The Xbox One was announced to be an all-in-one entertainment device, with not much to play on it. And beyond that, the console initially required you to have it connected to the internet 24/7 and you couldn't gameshare with other people. An epic fail which led to PS4 absolutely demolishing the sales of the Xbox One. I also hate the sharper controller design, awful optical drive and ugly initial dashboards.
If you know, you know. I personally believe that this guy single-handedly killed Xbox's reputation. Don Mattrick is a poncy-faced idiot who knows absolutely nothing about video games. Who knew that outright telling people to buy an Xbox 360 instead of an Xbox One would lead to disastrous results? In short, I'm glad that this guy got rightfully booted and replaced by Phil Spencer. Go back to EA where you belong!
While Microsoft revolutionized the concept for Games on Demand with the initial release of Xbox Live, the service itself is somewhat flawed. For instance, many DLC packs are overpriced in my opinion - look at Left 4 Dead 2's DLC for a better picture. Valve didn't want to charge players to play the original L4D maps on L4D2, but Microsoft insisted to put a price tag onto it. There's also many older games on the service that are still full priced years later, looking at the Call of Duty games here. Not to mention, delisting games & DLC sucks - which is why Games on Demand is flawed.
I can see the appeal for Game Pass for those who don't actively purchase games, and like subscription-based services, but I personally think Microsoft shouldn't focus all of their efforts onto this service. While Game Pass is a great idea for some and well-priced, the idea itself is concerning for people who like to actually own games like myself.
I'm talking Scalebound, Fable Legends & a ridiculous amount of games cancelled by Microsoft - specifically during the Xbox One era. There's a reason why people say that present day Xbox has no games.
What a waste of massive talent. Imagine buying out one of the greatest team of game developers and doing absolutely nothing with them. While Rare did put out some good games under the Microsoft belt, such as Viva Pinata, Kameo and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, they haven't done much since. Out of all the studios currently owned by Microsoft, this one has gone almost completely off the radar since Sea of Thieves. What went wrong?
Simply put, this studio knows absolutely nothing about what made the original Halo games so special and fun to play.
Unfortunately, this game was dead on arrival. Project Spark was like the precursor to the PS4 game Dreams, and was a really neat concept to make your own games within a game. However the game only lasted for a grand total of 2 years before Microsoft turned off support for good, presumably because they thought that Minecraft will replace it. I think they should give this game a second chance.
What Microsoft have done to this game is nothing short of upsetting. Bedrock Edition was a complete travesty that is nothing more than a shabby console port of Minecraft: Pocket Edition. The DLC is vastly overpriced and the updates have made the game substantially worse overtime. I also was extremely disappointed to find that the DLC I bought for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft wasn't compatible with Bedrock, neither was any of my previous game worlds. Look at how they massacred my boy.