"Gamer-rider.com writes-- So the lesson of the day? From a historical standpoint, no gaming company has been able to stay the course when going up against Sony and its PlayStation brand. Those who've tried have either been forced to go after a totally different market (Wii and Xbox 360 Kinect) or faced the prospect of becoming irrelevant in the market (N64, GameCube, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast). With the announcement of the PS4, it's pretty clear that Sony is revving the PlayStation brand's engine and firing on all cylinders. Something that Microsoft would have been expecting, thus why I kind of understand why Microsoft's Senior vice-president of their Interactive Entertainment Business said that they're changing their focus "from a gaming console, to an entertainment console." Though something tells me that might just another way of throwing in the towel and leaving to Caesar what is Caesar's. As we speak, Xbox 360 fell behind the PS3 worldwide even after a full year head start and while maintaining a price advantage for the entire generation as well. Meanwhile Sony is still pumping out games for the PS3 including new IPs such as The Last of Us and Beyond: Two Souls, while being the number one device used in the world for other things like Netflix."
With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.
I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.
I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.
Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄
I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige
/S it's beyond a joke right now
Paul Thurrott in a recent episode commented on the on-going Microsoft fiasco hinting at more job losses and that "there's more to come".
There won't be no more acquiring game publishers from Microsoft in the future . Xbox has to pay Microsoft back. It might take two decades to do that.
There really needs to be a class action lawsuit here. You buy these companies just to put people out of jobs. And it’s not like something happened to derail their plans this WAS the plan. Microsoft has no business in this space at all.
Ninja Theory, Perfect Dark, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Wolfenstein 3, Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Quake... something tells me that bad things are going to happen to these entities under Microsoft.
The Xbox brand is expanding, as an Xbox mobile game store is opening this coming July where Microsoft will brings its "first-party portfolio."
“Bond adds that they will start on the web”
This will go nowhere.
Nice knowing you Xbox. This is what happens when the house never gets cleaned.
The only this MS is expanding is the amount of feculence it sprays on everyone who just want to enjoy gaming and make games.
The best thing MS can do for the gaming industry is leave and never return.
Great observation and great read!
Bottom line, that about sums it all up for PlayStation brand and its competitors.
Gaming is Sony and Nintendo. Honestly I see other companies come and go. Not because they do bad but because they lose the sight of what gaming is and venture to a different territory.
Until now mfer! Playstation is back in black!
I agree 100% Kinect was the only way M$ could keep up with PS3 sales.Nintendo did the smart thing by going after a completely new market and not going head 2 head with Sony to begin with.This generation is going to be one for the ages only time will tell who will come out on top.
I think you guys give a shit too much. The fuck cares about games. Live your life. A bad game is a bad game ( like blackops) so you move on. Playstation is whatever and if you don't like it then make paper planes or stfu and have a nice warm glass of milk. I owned both for years. Who the fuck cares.