Achievements and trophies are an immensely popular aspect to video games on current consoles. They are so hot, some gamers will not play older games due to the lack of these mechanics. With this in mind, how have achievements/trophies changed the way you game?
For Xbox’s hugely expanded gaming division, anything that isn’t Call of Duty is now a failure, and that’s a problem
Honestly, If I worked presently for Microsoft's gaming division, I would update my CV and look for work elsewhere...
"Now"?
How about "ever"?
They closed so many of their dev teams during the second half of the Xbox 360 era. Have we forgotten history so quickly?
Dummy fake journalists acting so surprised over these recent closures, when this is something that's been going on for well over a decade now with MS.
"The sudden closure of several video-game studios at Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division was the result of a widespread cost-cutting initiative that still isn’t finished.
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said.
Game Pass has not seen the massive growth that Xbox boss Phil Spencer may have been hoping for."
"Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said"
So what you're saying is...you bought all these studios and you guys can't run them.
Jesus.
Reports are suggesting that Game Pass will be getting a price hike soon and that Call of Duty may not be added to the day one offering. I honestly have a hard time believing this but it does beg the question why exactly did GP fail? I think the answer is that it just didn't get the growth that it anticipated. Jim was right but I wish he wasn't because at the end of the day, its gamers, devs and other front-line workers who have to absorb the blow for Spencer and team's miscalculations.
For all the armchair executives who were calling for Sony to release its big-budget AAA games on PS+, the same exact thing would have happened at PlayStation. Game Pass has killed Xbox. Congrats.
Twisted Voxel writes: "We've almost reached the end of the 1st half of 2024, and Xbox has had more studio closures than first party game releases in the year so far."
Hellblade 2, Indiana Jones, Avowed, Towerborne, and Call of Duty are still to be released this year. Marcus Fenix collection to be added to the list with the Xbox showcase, hopefully.
Sony doesn't have to bother fighting the next Microsoft acquisition. The massive layoff by themselves should be enough to get the next big buy blocked.
So if MS hadn't spent $80 billion consolidating the industry just think of all the games and jobs that would have saved.
MS is a drain on gaming and have been nothing but a negative.
Before achievements I always tried to play my games to the fullest extent. After achievements came into existences it was the same thing. So I really can't say they really done a whole lot for me beside confuse me when I first got my 360.
When I first got my 360 I thought the achievement points could be used to buy dlc *facepalm*.
Personally I got mixed feelings about trophies. Since the day I bought a PS3 and got my first platinum I try to platinum every game I play. It's satisfying in a way. Personally of course.
The pros about this is that I 100% every game I buy and get a lot of value out of it with often multiple playthroughs depending on difficulty etc. It often challenges me rather than only running through a game.
What I don't like is that I know research every game before I play it. Meaning I check every game I play if there are missable trophies etc. I rarely watch gameplay before playing a new game, but it happens. Example it could be a hidden item, or room which is missable during a playthrough of the story.
This is just how I am with games on the PS3 and doubt it can be changed so I just deal with it. Because of it I often blame the trophy system for being there >_>
It has changed the way I play games in the way that I want and "need" to get the trophies if they are obtainable (time and skill).
Depends on the game. If I like a game then I will go all out but if I dislike a game then I don't care.
yes somewhat....i play alot of games and one way to be done with the game is getting 100% or Plat or that 1000+gamerscore....but there some games i still pop in that ive beat 100%.....but its rewarding to get a trophy thats really hard or just annoying....but yeah sometimes ive dream of ways to get a trophy ive been working on lol corny but its what they will do to you
Not in the slightest.