PS3 Informer writes:
"Does the president need to be reminded that Microsoft, an American company, employs 53,000 people here in the United States? Has he seen that revenues generated by the video game industry topped 20 billion USD this year, at a time when other major industries were closing their factory doors and laying off employees? Perhaps, in an era of declining job prospects in manufacturing and services, it might not be a bad idea for little Jimmy to pick up that Xbox or PlayStation controller after all."
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.
I agree that it doesn't make sense to complain about video games when the industry employs so many Americans! That's like dissing McDonalds, WalMart, or Phillip Morris. Oh wait...
He will say whatever he thinks he think will get him votes next time around.... I HOPE TO GOD he a 1 term wonder. This country will be paying for his mistakes for many many year to come..
Sorry but if this article is referring to what I think it is (I can't read it with this damn PS3 web browser and that's all I have at the moment), then Obama is right. Videogames can be a powerful distraction and Obama simply made that point to a group of students. Maybe the person who wrote this article should wake up and notice that the US is falling behind intellectually. Little Jimmy should put down the controller and learn something every once in awhile instead of repelling yet another imaginary alien invasion.
The tobbaco industry employs more Americans than even video games. And forget americans, on a worldwide scale it gives work to even MORE people. But if it was up to le I would rather not have this industry. Sure it makes us money but it's definitely detrimental to people. I think that's what Obama means when he dissed our industry. I'm sure he's well aware of the massive revenue but it definitely isn't helping kids in school is it?
Still, I probably wouldn't go a day without my games :D