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Isla Hink

๐Ÿ‘ค Person
264 total appearances

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Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

To entice people even more to be able to jump on this, but... Weirdly, they could, like, if they put, you know, Game Pass and xCloud and stuff on Steam Deck and have dedicated experiences there, you know, they get to beta test it, basically, for their own handheld for a year before putting it out. So it's, like, rock solid. Yeah.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

To entice people even more to be able to jump on this, but... Weirdly, they could, like, if they put, you know, Game Pass and xCloud and stuff on Steam Deck and have dedicated experiences there, you know, they get to beta test it, basically, for their own handheld for a year before putting it out. So it's, like, rock solid. Yeah.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

I am surprised by years, though. I would think year... Why talk about it then?

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

I am surprised by years, though. I would think year... Why talk about it then?

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Yeah. You surprised at all? No, I mean, I didn't figure they would pump the brakes entirely, you know, slam on the brakes, I guess. I figured they would pump the brakes, whether... by court order or just by, you know, we just spent a whole lot of money. But yeah, I mean, what are you saying about getting into more Asian markets or like worldwide markets?

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Yeah. You surprised at all? No, I mean, I didn't figure they would pump the brakes entirely, you know, slam on the brakes, I guess. I figured they would pump the brakes, whether... by court order or just by, you know, we just spent a whole lot of money. But yeah, I mean, what are you saying about getting into more Asian markets or like worldwide markets?

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

That makes sense for them because they've been weak. I mean, especially in Japan compared to Sony, obviously. Yeah. And Nintendo, obviously. But yeah, I'm, I don't know. It's a good business move because I was wondering if they were just going to kind of quit over there, you know? But I think, yeah, I mean, if you can get into, I mean, the more markets you're in, the more money you make. So yeah.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

That makes sense for them because they've been weak. I mean, especially in Japan compared to Sony, obviously. Yeah. And Nintendo, obviously. But yeah, I'm, I don't know. It's a good business move because I was wondering if they were just going to kind of quit over there, you know? But I think, yeah, I mean, if you can get into, I mean, the more markets you're in, the more money you make. So yeah.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

and a huge user base, like untapped market.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

and a huge user base, like untapped market.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Like America, you know, it's easy as an American to think like, oh, we're the biggest market, we're the driving force, like commercially, you know, which is generally completely untrue in like, like if you see, you know, the, I don't know if I'm supposed to say that I've seen it, but if you see the like map of servers for a big game, you know, like a big MOBA, for example,

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Like America, you know, it's easy as an American to think like, oh, we're the biggest market, we're the driving force, like commercially, you know, which is generally completely untrue in like, like if you see, you know, the, I don't know if I'm supposed to say that I've seen it, but if you see the like map of servers for a big game, you know, like a big MOBA, for example,

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Uh, you know, America's like 3% of the, of the user base.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Uh, you know, America's like 3% of the, of the user base.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

bridge kind of opening up a little bit more but and like extraction shooters and stuff i i love it every time i hear of a game that i've never heard of before like crossfire did this to me a few years ago and then and then it's followed up with like yeah this has like like 300 million players yeah and i'm like how have i never heard of it that's am i bad at my job

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

bridge kind of opening up a little bit more but and like extraction shooters and stuff i i love it every time i hear of a game that i've never heard of before like crossfire did this to me a few years ago and then and then it's followed up with like yeah this has like like 300 million players yeah and i'm like how have i never heard of it that's am i bad at my job

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Oh, wow.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Oh, wow.

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Even PSM?

Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
Phil Spencer Confirms Xbox Handheld - Kinda Funny Games Daily 11.13.24

Even PSM?