Features. My position still stands. Features will sell a platform/box or whatever faster than a one-off exclusive. In fact, when the dust settles and the exclusive is no longer relevant, its features that remain relevant 24/7.
Why do y'all think STEAM is winning? Ask the devs and players.
Been seeing a lot of negative comments lately about how fightstick builders are charging too much for custom builds, so I wanted to break down the numbers a little.
If you were to build a typical custom fightstick yourself in the US in 2026 (joystick + 14 buttons), you're probably looking at around $500+ in parts alone. Having someone build it for you adds another $100 or so for labor and shipping.
I can't speak for every builder, but my average custom build quotes usually land around $650 shipped. And that's typically for builds with more buttons, significantly more customization, and a lot of design work beyond what you'd get with a standard build.
The margins are honestly pretty thin, and most of us are doing this because we genuinely love the art, the community, and the process of making these things.
In reality there's a lot of time, material, design, and labor that goes into each build. Hopefully this gives a little more context to what actually goes into the price.
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Xbox needs to take this away too along with Gamepass day 1 games. These benefits they keep handing their users is killing their business... I mean, First they give their games away FOR FREE...
Then they give free money to their USERS???? This is a bad way to run the business and if you think other wise, YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF #XBOX
Xbox needs to take this away too along with Gamepass day 1 games. These benefits they keep handing their users is killing their business... I mean, First they give their games away FOR FREE...
Then they give free money to their USERS???? This is a bad way to run the business and if you think other wise, YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF #XBOX
rage bait, vg.
Don't fall for it. Don't pick up the mic, keep grinding. I mean, we already know that exclusivists and console warriors usually end up cheering for anti-consumer practices... Leave it alone, buddy. just close the tab and move on...breathe.....
breathe.....
breathe...
@Henarmemente Spanish dub from Spain is better. But while in Hispanic America the majority of dubs are from Mexico I know there are some from other places like the Spiderman 90s animated series was dubbed in Guatemala.
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Which "EXCLUSIVE" game is gonna keep PlayStation's very bad, anti-consumer proposition hidden?
None. Simply none. This is why Xbox remains the better console based on its features. NOT exclusives. People are starting to understand this, and NO AMOUNT OF MEDIA interference or exclusive strategy can prevent customers from picking what is better for them.
To the Exclusivists: Pay attention... See how it's done! MicroSOFT is a software company that has been doing business for a hot minute. They know EXACTLY what to do in this gaming space (don't let some random publication tell you otherwise). People underestimate them to their detriment.
Project Positron, Play Anywhere, Game Pass, Backward Compatibility, user entitlements, Free Saves AND FREE ONLINE... Yes, Xbox has free online 🤣😂 (on PC though) will out-class and out-position any single (or bundle of) exclusive title.
These titles in the saturated market are one-and-dones. You play it, and no one talks about it anymore after it passes. They get smoked by the top 10 live service games and other games in the saturated market.
Features, on the other hand, linger. They're a part and unique selling point of a platform. So the PlayStation physical disc fiasco lingers, and the Xbox physical disc fiasco also lingers rhythmically.
It's when the myopic tribalism comes into play that users start begging to trade away better (best-in-class) features for the fleeting feeling of forbidding fellow fans from finding fun.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage is coming to @xboxgamepass and will be playable on Xbox PC!
Get your gloves ready. The battle begins Sept. 10 at 12AM UTC / Sept. 9 at 5PM PDT.