Can't argue with anything here!I think rather than buy the gaming studios MS should now focus on Management change of Xbox from top to bottom.
It is now the perfect time to to reboot the management from top to bottom like MCU did in 2007, and now WB did with DCU.
IMO this is the lowest point of Xbox era that even exclusives are getting worst rating and the management does not get it what really gamers want.
In short, Money cannot buy the passion and dedication.
Well, that is a hot take. You are saying that Starfield will reach Skyrim levels of cultural phenomenon? That may be the case but, until now, I've seen anything that make me confident they will unless you bank heavily on the fact that it is the same studio who gave us Skyrim and Fallout. Their track record definitely isn't perfect and they have an uphill battle being their first current gen project and not being known by their craftsmanship when it comes down to technology. The time will tell as always.It depends on what you are into. I grow up with playstation games even though I had Xbox so uncharted means more to me than Halo but Halo 123 we're bigger phenomenon than uncharted. Starfield will have bigger legs and greater legacy than any upcoming PlayStation game and then some. Then there are many other heavy titles incoming that have run into issues of external nature like Stalkar 2. I am more exited to play FF16, The Wolverine and Metal Gear Solid Remake(I have fingers crossed) that doesn't mean xbox is doing shit. Ori and the will of the Wisps, Psychonauts 2, Forza Horizon 5, Scorn and Hi Fi Rush are great games and are more fresh and innovative than playstation ones, there is a new Forza Motosport coming soon too so just because they don't excite you doesn't mean xbox is in rough shape.
It's far better than xbox one era and if coalition can share their unreal optimizations it can end up having better endgame than Playstation, in fact Most game perform better on Xbox now if you go revisit than on Playstation like Control. Playstation is only winning especially at launch because every platform including playstation is loosing, basically developers are using PS fanboys as shield for lazy optimization. Playstation doesn't need to win 2-5 fps battle with Xbox and same goes for xbox. They need to take gaming into different spaces, fresh spaces. How I wish just like Armored Core VI Naughty Dogs revisited Jak and Daxter series or again made something new and different.
Yeah, I confused hands on with hands off. FixedThat’s not what that means
Creative freedom doesnt always need to be there especially when the studio is in such dire straits.MS would then be blamed for "not leaving creative freedom" to the Studios or for submitting them.
Microsoft acquired Zenimax in 2021. You're saying it took Arkane less then 2 years to develop Redfall? That's impossible.At this point, I dread it when Microsoft buys a studio I like because they've done nothing but make their output worse. And I have all three major consoles, so I don't care about the exclusivity issue.
judging by the outcome, I think is entirely possible.Microsoft acquired Zenimax in 2021. You're saying it took Arkane less then 2 years to develop Redfall? That's impossible.
You are speaking without assessing the concrete and special situation.Creative freedom doesnt always need to be there especially when the studio is in such dire straits.
If they work for it and produce the games that Xbox needs more than ever, that Xbox asks for, and they do well, then they can be afforded creative freedom to make what they want, because they're entrusted that whatever they make will be a hit.
Then you have no clue how Game Development works.judging by the outcome, I think is entirely possible.
neither does Xbox.Then you have no clue how Game Development works.
sales and market share don't care about emotions. they either can it & use the extra time on their hands to make a better IP/ work with other studios, or they continue making mediocre games and assist in xbox's freefall by attaching a brick to them.Imagine the emotional blow to the members of that Studio that was supposed to be well-regarded and valuable.
?? What has this got to to with Xbox? I was talking to you.neither does Xbox.
The good PR they lost will be regained by the better games they produce. Also Phil exists to make Xbox look good like the funny happy wacky meme console brand he pretends it is, PR ain't a problem for them3-Imagine the negative media impact for MS to announce that it is canceling an Arkane vampire game as its first decision as soon as it buys Zenimax... In an environment in which MS is accused of restricting the creative freedom of its Studios... . In short, it was not an easy situation, it was not a normal situation.
i am not in charge of all of these studios, i am not the one saying this fucking bullshit:?? What has this got to to with Xbox? I was talking to you.
The good PR they lost will be regained by the better games they produce. Also Phil exists to make Xbox look good like the funny happy wacky meme console brand he pretends it is, PR ain't a problem for them
i am not in charge of all of these studios, i am not the one saying this fucking bullshit:
He continued: "Starfield and Redfall, which are our first big Xbox games with [Bethesda owner] ZeniMax coming into the team, I just wanted to make sure those teams felt they had the support they could get from Xbox. Maybe feel some of the benefit of being part of a larger organization that has other revenue streams and other things going on that could be helpful."
https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-confident-in-decision-to-delay-starfield
backed by a triple trillion dollar company, 20+ years in the industry and still they feel like fucking amateurs without the fundamental understanding of how this shit works.
is not just about redfall; is about xbox's pathetic decisions since the second half of the 360 era.... Let that sink in.
hypocrisy much?One game out of....?
Gears Tactics - 83
Flight Sim - 92
Psychonauts 2 - 89
Forza Horizon 5 - 92
Halo Infinite - 87
As dusk falls - 78
Grounded - 83
Deathloop - 88 (Bethesda)
Pentiment - 86
Hi-Fi RUSH - 90 (Bethesda)
AOE2 DE - 85
Ghostwire Tokyo - 77 (Bethesda)
Should we say the same about PlayStation when they released Destruction AllStars?
Psychonauts 2 - 89Microsoft acquired Zenimax in 2021. You're saying it took Arkane less then 2 years to develop Redfall? That's impossible.