I didnt. But I do know they made $15 billion in the last fiscal year, only $2 billion less than Nintendo which sold 28 million switches the same year. MS is clearly on the right track which is why I dont understand this talk of bringing games to everyone as if they are hurting for more revenue.
that's not correct, SF4 had multiple repackages as Super SF4, Super SF4 Arcade, Ultra SF4 which in total sold over 9 million. So almost double SFV sales, the benefit for the exclusivity was mostly funding as the game had been canceled internally and likely would not have came out had it not been for Sony (although Nintendo or Microsoft just as easily could have saved the game but at the time MS was developing Killer Instinct and Nintendo likely focused on Smash)
Such an outrageous take, how do you get narcissistic, ungrateful and entitled from a criticism, and a valid criticism at that aimed at his former employers?
Hur-durr right?, it's them stupid Sonys people oh, and them Tendo boys too LOL
I’m pretty sure he’s just butthurt because he had a slight hit with Ori but didn’t have control over the IP. He’s brought it up before. That’s why he jumped at the chance to cry about it once again.
I posted a chart in the SF V thread about a week ago, youre wrong. as you just said SFIV is repacked over various re-installments of the game, SSFIV etc etc. How many people u think rebought the game with each new release and it counted as a sale? Keep in mind SFIV was on more platforms, sf v is only on ps/pc (so you do the math)
He is talking about MS's vision of eliminating barriers. He is saying MS should follow their own rhetoric and act on it instead of just talking about it.
This guy just wants money. Period.He is talking about MS's vision of eliminating barriers. He is saying MS should follow their own rhetoric and act on it instead of just talking about it.
He also says that MS would NOT be ok with spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a game then port it on the PS5. He specifically states that Sony and Nintendo are NOT playing along. He says they believe in walled gardens. I am gonna copy his post below because it's literally all there in the first few paragraphs. What exactly is he saying that is absurd and displays a lack of understanding of the industry?
If anything, he agrees with Microsoft's position on eliminating barriers and says that if MS is successful by allowing games on other platforms and INCREASES their revenue then others would follow. How is that absurd? It's common sense. The Minecraft example is fine too. revenue has only increased. I disagree with him on a one console future but I just dont see what hes saying that is generating this kind of response from some people. He is simply taking the same stance Phil is preaching. He just wants Phil to follow through on it.
I am kinda baffled by the hate this guy is getting. He is AGREEING with Phil. if You disagree with him then you are disagreeing with Phil. If you are upset that he took his studio to a third party publisher so he can control his IP then you should be mad at Bungie for leaving MS because MS were not allowing Bungie to remain independent.
I dont know it seems to me that there is some history with this guy and people are jumping down his throat without actually reading and understanding what he's saying because he sounds like an MS exec to me.
But how dare. Basically the reply who disagree with him. Unbelievable.He is talking about MS's vision of eliminating barriers. He is saying MS should follow their own rhetoric and act on it instead of just talking about it.
He also says that MS would NOT be ok with spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a game then port it on the PS5. He specifically states that Sony and Nintendo are NOT playing along. He says they believe in walled gardens. I am gonna copy his post below because it's literally all there in the first few paragraphs. What exactly is he saying that is absurd and displays a lack of understanding of the industry?
If anything, he agrees with Microsoft's position on eliminating barriers and says that if MS is successful by allowing games on other platforms and INCREASES their revenue then others would follow. How is that absurd? It's common sense. The Minecraft example is fine too. revenue has only increased. I disagree with him on a one console future but I just dont see what hes saying that is generating this kind of response from some people. He is simply taking the same stance Phil is preaching. He just wants Phil to follow through on it.
I am kinda baffled by the hate this guy is getting. He is AGREEING with Phil. if You disagree with him then you are disagreeing with Phil. If you are upset that he took his studio to a third party publisher so he can control his IP then you should be mad at Bungie for leaving MS because MS were not allowing Bungie to remain independent.
I dont know it seems to me that there is some history with this guy and people are jumping down his throat without actually reading and understanding what he's saying because he sounds like an MS exec to me.
If you sign a business contract where the agreement lies on MS publishing your games in exchange you will only release your games on MS-approved platforms then yes, he absolutely has no say in where his game is distributed because they already made a deal. it's called business. Now, I'm not saying he can't criticize MS but you don't see Sony developers crying foul play that their games are exclusive to the PS platform.
Maybe you forget Sony is not against exclusivity deal where Phil repeatedly taunt it. I mean Spencer contradict himself and this guy just pointed out the obvious. It's not like because MS give you the money you are not legitimate to criticize them. Some of you are unbelievable.
So your issue with him is that he didnt give MS his next exclusive? How is that different from what Bungie did? or are you mad that Bungie wanted to control their own IP and reap the profits from their vision instead of having MS pocket all of it?
I don't take Spencer's words the same way as this dev. That's the issue with this logic. It's obvious that all MS has ever talked about is extending to platforms that support their full ecosystem.He is talking about MS's vision of eliminating barriers. He is saying MS should follow their own rhetoric and act on it instead of just talking about it.
He also says that MS would NOT be ok with spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a game then port it on the PS5. He specifically states that Sony and Nintendo are NOT playing along. He says they believe in walled gardens. I am gonna copy his post below because it's literally all there in the first few paragraphs. What exactly is he saying that is absurd and displays a lack of understanding of the industry?
If anything, he agrees with Microsoft's position on eliminating barriers and says that if MS is successful by allowing games on other platforms and INCREASES their revenue then others would follow. How is that absurd? It's common sense. Sony is literally copying MS right now by putting their first party games on PC for more revenue. The Minecraft example is fine too. revenue has only increased. I disagree with him on a one console future but I just dont see what hes saying that is generating this kind of response from some people. He is simply taking the same stance Phil is preaching. He just wants Phil to follow through on it.
I am kinda baffled by the hate this guy is getting. He is AGREEING with Phil. if You disagree with him then you are disagreeing with Phil. If you are upset that he took his studio to a third party publisher so he can control his IP then you should be mad at Bungie for leaving MS because MS were not allowing Bungie to remain independent.
I dont know it seems to me that there is some history with this guy and people are jumping down his throat without actually reading and understanding what he's saying because he sounds like an MS exec to me.
Or “late” PC ports….”like we’re the only company that releases games day and date on pc”. A platform they completely own btw
What are you talking about? 3rd party buyouts?
You made up at least 4 major things in that post that I never said lol. Never called them greedy bastards. Never cared what system he wants to be on. I have all 3. My issue is that his argument is retarded.
I brought up crossplay before. What was MS's logic for that? Clearly MS wanted to break down those console barriers. He couldve simply enabled PC + XBL crossplay and ended it at that, no? He wanted the PS userbase.
I don't understand if you are serious or less. I'm talking about the Spencer rhetoric about no more platform barriers but meanwhile uses the pokerface when playstation brand is involved.
I thought your issue was that he just wants money, period. You're implying he's greedy.
Yeah it’s obvious to anyone without an axe to grind. Phil would put Xbox games on PlayStation if Sony allowed Game Pass on their platform, but they don’t so it’s not happening. It’s not that complicated, yet we got people in here typing novels.
Im implying he's lying in his resetera post.
You think future Fallout, Doom, Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls, etc, are going PS and the like?
Well, if Nintendo and Sony allow xCloud on their systems, then yes, they are going on PS and the like.
I can’t tell if you are serious here. You just edited your post implying that I said he can’t criticize MS when I literally said he had the freedom to do so. Just as I said in my post earlier. The barriers to entry for Xbox games are easier than ever thanks to GamePass, X-cloud, and Xbox games on PC. If you think MS is going to release their games on PS and Nintendo platforms then I don't know what to tell you. Phil has made Xbox games more accessible to more gamers than MS has ever done in its history and that's just a fact dude.
It's obvious also he contradict himself and someone just pointed it out.
I don't think anything. I just talk about of Spencer contradiction and it's hilarious see so many people try to argue he is coherent with himself when it's not at all and it's more about to just says what people want to hear by him.
Maybe its because i am not a MS fan, but I really dont see whats so blasphemous about that quote. I am/was a Sony fan and if Kojima came out tomorrow and called out Jim Ryan for saying he should have the guts to stick to his I BELIEVE IN GENERATIONS vision then I will stand up and applaud instead of calling him a buffoon.
Who is console warring here bruh? please add something to the conversation and not the same antics, if we can scrutinize other execs. phil spencer should be no exception when he says dumb shit or is being disingenuous.Didn't know console warring required "critical thinking" lol I've heard it all.
Microsoft funds this retards project and Phils the bad guy because the retard signed a contract where I couldn't release said project on the competitor's platform.
Yea real critical thinking
Yep and both Nintendo and Sony said no thanks.
You talk with a person who probably has even his underpants labelled Xbox.
