By Zach Fox
Microsoft pulled off something very strange with the X-Box 360. Something quite special and positively unique: it didn’t piss anyone off. Not really anyway.
PlayStation vs. Microsoft pitiable fanboy patheticness aside, the X-Box 360 performed a veritable Houdini act by both being there (to the tune of roughly 70 Million sales worldwide and a very creditable 2nd place this generation) and also not there for everyone else. No matter what was owned or preferred, the Wii was omnipresent enough to be noticeable, whether for better or worse. The 360 though was a little like Switzerland, amicably standing by, picking up the odd shell from a PS3-headed attack, while making a metric ton of money.
Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.
Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
Anyway here is why Microsoft got themselves into a hole in my opinion.
If Microsoft includes a Kinect Sensor in the Nextbox they will probably cut back on specs of the Xbox making it weaker than Sony and/or Valves offering.
At the start of this gen the Xbox 360 had many unsual but good quality games unfortuanately besides an avalanche of new Kinect titles, they have all but dried up besides Halo and Gears. Sony on the other hand has pushed many new AAA ips that can be used next gen.
Xbox live is a rippoff compared to Sony's Playstation Plus and I can guarentee that overall most savvy people who swithched to Ps3 due to the better and more cost effective experiance will probably stay with Sony based on their although bumpy, overall good track record this gen.
If Microsoft want to make a media hub for the living room they will fail. Has anyone heard of Samsungs Smart TV, it does everything and more than the Xbox 360, it even has an arm flailing recognition system like the Kinect and Smart TV's will come down in price. Microsoft has alot of cash (unlike its rivalsTthey must focus on creating games because that is what the Xbox was made for in the first place.
I think the next Xbox will do better than the wii u. I'm sure it's going to be a great game console. I'm more interested in what Sony is going to do to compete with Microsoft. I can't wait till Microsoft/Sony release official word on there next console.
Not interested if they dont have any good core exclusives.. Not Halo & Gears either..
I have them both, xbox360 is laggi with new games, it aint as powerfull as is ps3.