Side Quest, Episode 95 | Xbox's Icarus Moment: How Microsoft Went Third Party
🕑 Added 2025-02-16 17:00:01 +0000 UTCSince the brand launched in 2001, Xbox differentiated itself with robust features and services. What it lacked was games, at least in contrast to its competition. In trying to earnestly fix the problem, however, a lumbering Microsoft fell into a trap of its own design. Now, Xbox is PlayStation's single biggest third party publisher. How could it be?!
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Kid-Organic
Great Op-Ed! But at 24:45 “…careening into the PLASMA…”. Huh? Icarus never fell to the sun…you mention this at the introduction 🤜🤛
Parangariku tirimiquaro
Oh imma side quest alright! Lets go!
Headshot Juggernaut
You keep giving me side quests, I’ll keep questing
Joseph Baker
Just wanted to say how fucking great these videos are!
Griffmo
No one eloquently delivers this depth of knowledge on the industry better than Colin. What do they say in summon signs? "Keep it up!"
J Reid
Man the amount of grown children championing the death of competition and subsequently innovation in the medium they claim to love is utterly baffling.
SolidEvolution
Hey we lost as Xbox gamers but I can’t wait for the future when we on have PS6 and Switch 2!
Mitch Orobko
HA, jokes on you, my PS5 Pro cost me $1000 and my games are already $100 here in Canada 🇨🇦 😃
SolidEvolution
It wasn’t like they were going to win back marketshare since Asia & Europe won’t ever buy Xboxes
SolidEvolution
Enjoy $1000 PS6 and $100 games sir!
Bobby Sparks
Can we get more of this please? I like the bite sized content from Colin, like this
Draven E.
Let’s fucking goooo! Love some side quest!
Germanos
Fantastic content. So glad you came back to what drove me your patreon all those years in the past. Don't think we need a new video every week, even two weeks, so don't get burned-out. Thank you.
Drew Hamilton
Great job, Colin. Without the Activision acquisition I imagine that the Xbox brand would have just gradually eroded instead of evaporating all at once, and at least this way the C-suite these the shareholders sweet, sweet growth…
Luke MacArthur
Colin, I’m glued to Xbox much in the same way that you are to PlayStation. I want to say that I agree with everything you said in the video, simply to highlight the fact that I believe the silent majority doesn’t give a shit about the console war nonsense. With that being said, I’m definitely going to buy their next console 🤣
larry Seitz
I love these side quests being back i found colin originally from the old side quests videos
Hustle&Motiv8
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
DOGE enthursist
You’re mad that he’s right, why does it matter about Sony’s first party now we’ll just play Xboxes
ToiletDrummer
that's an awful title
KomakiKhaos
Love these kind of videos
Agony
Devastated
Jordan Falduto
We love a Sunday drop
Eric Golley
Joshua
Gg
Stu Pedasso
Job done!
The Rose Experience
I missed this shit so much. The factual snark just permeates this video. Truth has to hurt for the few still holding out hope for Xbox. Keep making Sidequest Great Again!
Greg Shapiro
Colin is a machine. Good shit.
Big titty drinker
The Xbox fanboy community was already on life support and Colin just put a cigarette out in their eye with this video. For the years of lying , mental gymnastics, misinformation , concern trolling and poisoning of gaming discourse in general….Rest in Piss Xbox fanboys.
Jimbo
Xbox saved the brand by killing their box. Never go full Sega
Cristian Colta
Question. If YouTube videos are here to stay (I hope they are), is it extra work to make a Chanel just for them? Separate from all the podcasts? Please and thank you😊. PS: no shorts. They ruin the subscribe page and make subscribing useless.
Cameron Box
Let’s freaking go!
Awkwardly Animated
Let’s go!
Mitch Orobko
RIP in piss Xbox.
Aladin_Slow
No way! 😯 Exciting times. I wasn't expecting a new one so soon.