El33tonline writes:
"Microsoft’s no-show at gamescom 2012 was notable simply because it showed a lack of confidence in the company’s own Xbox 360 line-up for the holidays and into 2013, and being unable to even hint at its plans for the next generation of games with Xbox One, Microsoft relied on its splashy (but ultimately lacklustre) E3 2012 showcase to get it through the year."
The Xbox brand has done a lot of good over the years, but their various blunders are pretty wild to look back on in their magnitude.
Ironically number 9 can save them at this point (releasing games on multiple platforms)
Phil Spencer is the worst that has happened to Xbox.
They built a respectable brand up to Xbox one. Then this guy took over and things became a joke
Really good video.
I remember the days with RRoD was big news on here, N4G.
Microsoft had it turbulence number of years.
Looking at the success of Sea of Thieves despite being 6 years old, time to release Halo, Forza horizon 4 & 5 on PS5. It'll help their revenue
I found this video painful to watch. Can someone list them out?
Top 10 for me from are:
1. 2013 reveal presentation
2. Bundling Kinect 2 with Xbox One
3. RRoD or why rushing to market with hardware is always a bad idea.
4. Buying studios only to close them.
5. Ads on the Home Screen
6. Letting Halo die.
7. Letting Geard of War die.
8. Every console name
9. Charging for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 when Sony let PS3 players play online for free.
10. Cancelling release of OG Xbox games after the Xbox 360 launched.
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.
I predict that Microsoft will look at what Sony's conference is doing with the PS4, and then they'll announce another 180.
Really though, apart from the release date, what have they got left to show? Oh wait they haven't showed their kinect exclusive line up yet. YaY!
I agree with the article that the new game will be the black tusk game.. Which I'm excited to see more of..
I'm already sold on it.. Its all just gravy now.. Lol
Release date, something to do with FIFA (I am going to assume something Kinect related as EA have hinted at motion controls in FIFA before but I could be wrong) and I agree the new game will be a black tusk game. It could easily be a kinect related game as we have seen nothing from Microsoft on that front (except for the CGI Kinect sports trailer which is delayed)
I like they are doing some developer room thing so the press can get to know more about these games but I am not expecting Microsoft is going to announce something too earth shattering if the conference isn't getting streamed and it is very short (I see them holding out till the VGA to do something like that considering, if rumours are true, Microsoft is going for a November launch)
I think the smart thing for MS to do is keep the kinect included, and lower the price to $400 to compete with the PS4..
you might not hear as many people complaining if they knew they were getting the Kinect for free...
and I don't think that MS would lose money from doing this, as it would mean selling twice as many consoles. I watched an interview online where Mr. Pachter says on average (estimate) every Xbox 360 owner spends about $1000 in the 10 years of owning the console.. (10 years of live + games)
so for every million consoles sold they would generate about a billion dollars. so the more consoles they sell, the better chance of turning a profit in the long run. that extra $100 charge as of right now isn't helping if its cutting their sales in half..
keep kinect & lower the price to match the PS4.
I imagine Black Tusk will announce their game, Microsoft will clearly outline the changes they've made since E3, and we'll hear an official announcement about self-publishing for the near future.
I'm sure we'll get a release date, as well.
I am so excited for GamesCom!