Virtual Reality:
"The problem for publishers is, they’ve stumbled into a vast wellspring of value, but they haven’t yet figured out how to monetize it. Multiplayer modes increase the recurring worth of games. No longer do we expect to play games for a mere 10-20 hours and then never touch them again. We expect them to entertain us for that long, and then to continue to entertain us for months and years afterwards by allowing us to play with our friends online. We expect, in other words, that games provide ever increasing amounts of value.
And yet, up until now, we haven’t been expected to pay for this value. Even though multiplayer vastly increases the worth of a game to consumers, publishers haven’t forced us to pony up for it. But with multiplayer becoming the primary mode of gameplay for many games, this model is probably on its last legs."
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter believes it's an incorrect gamers' perception that Microsoft has lost to Sony.
"If we change what our goal is, we're not losing" attitude. Kind of like how Microsoft didn't lose to Valve, they just changed their business model. And they didn't lose to Android and iOS, they just changed their business model. They 100%, after spending 3 generations competing heavily in console hardware, aren't losing to Sony, they're just changing their business model.
You can't ever lose if you just 'change your business model'!
How's this guy still around. According to him consoles were dying after ps2, ps3 Era.
They only way that plan works is if people still want to play in their ecosystem.
Eventually, they’re ecosystem needs more games.
Helldivers 2 could swing Xbots to ps6 if it isn’t countered by the end of the gen.
The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.
Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.
MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.
Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.
The FTC and the lawyers behind the "Gamers' lawsuit" against Microsoft over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard are denouncing the recent layoffs within the respective legal battles.
I think we'll definitely see them... there's no way companies are gonna pass up that kind of money.
if acti pulls it off with COD(I have no doubt about it, since sheep will always be sheep), EA and others will too start asking for fees with teir key Ip.
If that happens, I can't say I enjoy MW2 enough to pay double for online play. Probably won't renew live then. Just have to force myself to finish FF13.
i don't like Mdub, so good for me!
and thus the end of online gaming comes. its cool i like split screen better anyway :)
and damn its gonna suk for Xbox users, jus wouldnt be right if they charge for online play then have to pay for activision etc.
in MMO's it makes sense and is fine aslong as tons of content updates are made and maintained, but to charge just to play is just stupid.
shooters should never have to be pay to play, nor shud fighters