In examining the margins between Sony's end-of-2006 sales goals for PlayStation 3 and the actual numbers reported this morning by NPD Group - the accounting for which, Sony told BetaNews today, makes sense if you count those PS3s still on trucks - Parks Associates analyst Michael Cai told BetaNews there could be more serious factors at play...or at work.
XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.
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"
When the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S first launched all the way back in 2020, console sales were not what either platform manufacturer wanted them to be. The pandemic slowed things down more than ever before, even though in the case of each next-gen console, all the units that were manufactured, sold.
Of course that didn’t last, and soon manufacturing limitations on the consoles were a thing of the past, and sales started to leap forward. For one next-gen console platform, at least.
I can see why Microsoft is putting their games on PlayStation with these numbers
Imagine how many copies of future games like Elder Scrolls VI, Blade, Indiana Jones and more they could sell if they went fully multiplatform.
Sony would probably be selling more if they stopped sending mixed signals about their future. Putting games on PC because you are taking data analytic advice from Microsoft about the future of consoles is folly and has limited their potential sales. Microsoft want Sony and the world to believe that consoles are done as a business so companies like Sony and Nintendo etc can end up serving Microsoft's platform. Remember when it comes to Microsoft "It is us or no one and the three E's" Don't fall for it.
I think the two main reasons is the price tag and the lack of games but I think the European launch will give the ps3 the boost it needs when moore titles like motorstorm, VF5 and Heavenly sword comes out.
The 360 is taking the lead and this is shown my the consoles sold. Those are facts. Sony and fanboys can say anything they want but no one can argue against numbers. Sony needs to put their act together. Stop talking so much about the CELL, or Blu-Ray and speak more about GAMES. All the money they are spending on advertising blu-ray and the cell should be put to make games and lock exclusives. The way things are going their only chance is if Microsoft freeze and start making more mistakes than Sony. i.e. no new games for the next 10 months. And that's not likely.
The neo geo had awesome games that you could not get anywhere else. The Jaguar was the same. But that never gave them a sales boost. The PS3 needs a price drop. The games are not great enough to warrant a $600.00 console purchase.
That is why the PS2 is still selling. Over all it is a pretty weak console but it's game selection is unmatched. The PS3 has no real system seller right now.
It is pretty sad sitting back watching Sony implode. The once dominant force in all things console is looking more like a first shot console developer in this latest round. Lies, deception, missed street dates, etc etc.
With the gloabl media power that Sony has it is amazing to see how little they delivered with Sony online. Microsoft hosts more Sony BMG content on their console than Sony does...SAD!!
Pride and arrogance removed rumble from their controller. Me too copy cat mentality put in motion control (at teh absolute last minute without telling ANY devs).
I think the smart people can already see the writing on the wall. Sony is wounded and Microsoft smells the blood in the water. They are moving forward full force and are attacking with relentlesss force.
The sad fact of the matter is that while I like what MS is doing, the 360 is RIDDLED with hardware problems. Lock ups, reboots, disks that get scratched from playing them (without moving the console), red rings of death etc. I know that almost half of the people I know who have them have sent them back for replacement. Mine is also getting ready to go back.
Oh and why is Microsoft's console the only one that does not offer a browser? Seems a bit silly to me.
If MS's console did work as advertised it would be great....
The point here is that competition is a good thing. If MS becomes the only game in town (literally) then the innovation will stop.
the 360 did during its launch period, despite being released in fewer territories and having greater manufacturing issues (which is just amazing). Once the European launch is over, they're going to have to do the biggest marketing blitz ever for Games rather than their launch strategy which was to advertise aspects of the console. Maybe compilation commercials showcasing clips of upcoming titles?