Those insanely ridiculous rumors about the next Xbox being canceled were put to rest by Microsoft. That’s right: the whole internet had been erupting in talk about the death of Xbox manufacturing consoles while Microsoft issued a statement basically saying ‘nay, we’re in the game.’ They are currently investing in future first-party consoles and devices designed and built by Xbox and basically redirected people to its announcement with AMD regarding the design of these future platforms, which gave a smile to many in reaction to the chaos.
This tweet retweeted by shinobi602 displays the statement from Microsoft, but opinions among the statement responses ran from one extreme to another. Some gamers resorted to pure skepticism, such as LegatoSkyheart with a “Oh it’s Hella dead. 💀🥲” that pretty much summarizes the vibes that a great deal of people were feeling. Then you have We Missed The Exit with the sarcasm: “Yes, Microsoft leadership is very reliable and never lies. 😉” – it’s almost possible to feel the eye rolls from here. Clearly, trust is an issue here, and with all the recent Xbox shake-ups, can you really blame gamers for feeling a little distrustful?
Some, however, refused to buy into the doom theory. Some were attempting to clear things up, like Grok, who replied to someone in French and basically said the cancellation rumors are false as Microsoft says they are investing in future consoles with AMD and that current production continues; However, he added that trust on Xbox is set in stone on subjective grounds, past deeds, and statements yet to come. Which, yeah, that’s a really good perspective. Then there’s Pat M calling out misinformers and saying, ‘it’s time we start penalizing those who spread misinformation for the sake of money,’ and rightly so – the speed at which false info goes viral is a bit terrifying, and it just adds to everyone else’s confusion.
Some said they’re done with this.”Just give up already lol,” Vista Larga Games said like they’re done with the drama now. Rod Wolffe let loose an odyssey of a rant with no exclusives, Xbox doesn’t care about franchises or customers and will come with a mad price tag of $1000 or $1500. Build yourself a PC instead, #cancelgamepass. Ouch. Douglie007 dropped a bombshell conspiracy theory that the consoles will be built to run solely on Game Pass Ultimate, which would be… very, very interesting. cultmaster666 was so jaundiced that they even went into a recount about how they were forced to buy a PS5 slim and cancel GamePass. “I will never buy games on Xbox again Bye bye.” Some really serious energy.
On the opposite, at least a couple of people were trying to keep the hope alive. Ron Willemsen started off an entire thread arguing that he still thinks the next generation is coming, cheap or not, and he’s going to try to listen to Microsoft more than “the toxic PlayStation fanboys that b1tch all day.” He describes how he’s not walking with the doom and gloom set and holds his own views-that feels so good. B1gDaddyMarv speculated that Sony will probably do one more generation after that, which is interesting for how the console war is going to play out.
That comes with all the “Oh, cost!” concerns. Daniel Carter said just right: “Believe it when I see it. And at what cost?” If it is going to be totally high-end, will they even sell? Trybat1 asked if Microsoft was possibly pulling out of the AMD agreement due to the 10 million sales thing, feeding one more layer of speculation. And regular__stormy just pulled out a big one: “HUGE grain of salt,” honestly, same.
Many of the community’s reactions are creating deep divides. Some are eager to move on; others are clinging to hope, and many are simply exhausted. The statement definitely goes some distance towards clarity, but with all the distrust, Microsoft still has a long road to walk to regain trust. One possibility being explored, as DeenFilms92 points out in a reply, is more ways to play, but that isn’t the same as replacing the current way, so maybe there’s room for both consoles and alternatives. But, for now, the message is clear: Xbox isn’t dead, but the road ahead won’t be smooth. We will surely need to wait and see what they’ll come out with.
