In one of the more surprising twists of this early next generation console war, the lackluster response to Microsoft's crown jewel, Halo Infinite, appears to have caused the tech giant to reconsider its entire approach to marketing the shiny new Xbox Series X.
But what's GamePass got to do with it? As it turns out, everything.
Power? Where we're going we apparently don't need power...in Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
"Xbox Series X games no longer defined by technology, says Microsoft" The Guardian - July 27, 2020 - Keith Stuart https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/27/xbox-series-x-games-technology-matt-booty-microsoft
"You Are the Future of Gaming" Xbox Wire - July 16, 2020 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/07/16/players-first-you-are-the-future-of-gaming/
"Xbox Series X: Embrace the Full Power of the Console with Games Optimized for Xbox Series X" Xbox Wire - June 25, 2020 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/06/25/xbox-series-x-full-power-of-console-games-optimized/
"Xbox Series X: The Most Powerful and Compatible Next-Gen Console with Thousands of Games at Launch" Xbox Wire - May 28, 2020 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/05/28/xbox-series-x-next-generation-backward-compatibility/
"What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming" Xbox Wire - February 24, 2020 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/02/24/what-you-can-expect-next-generation-gaming/
"The Messaging Disaster of Microsoft's Xbox Series X Showcase (VL271)" YouTube Video - July 24, 2020 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/jV1elFEAxKY
"Halo Infinite Gameplay Trailer Analysis: Are The Graphics Really 'Flat'...?" YouTube Video - July 25, 2020 - Digital Foundry https://youtu.be/KnQd6W9BxLg
"Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft’s true next-gen Xbox." Tweet - July 24, 2020 - Tom Warren (@tomwarren) https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1286653604955381761
"XBOX GAME PASS IS MICROSOFT’S TRUE NEXT-GEN XBOX" The Verge - July 24, 2020 - Tom Warren https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/24/21336892/microsoft-xbox-series-x-game-pass-event-showcase-future
Phil Spencer Twitter Profile As of July 28, 2020 https://twitter.com/XboxP3
"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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