From kotaku.com: "According to my friendly neighborhood Shibuya sources, Microsoft will announce tomorrow (late tonight for those of you in saner time zones) that the Xbox 360 HD DVD player attachment will ship to its wee Japanese fanbase just in time for the holidays. Priced at a very reasonable 19800 yen (20790 yen with tax), my source was eager to mention its 1080p capabilities and Windows XP Media Center Edition compatability."
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"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 $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said.
Game Pass has not seen the massive growth that Xbox boss Phil Spencer may have been hoping for."
Sense it seems very few remember that human's were around before 2020 the next studio to close will be bethesda based no doubt on the history of.
Fallout 76
Elder scrolls online
elder scrolls blades mobile
fallout mobile
The vr versions of old games
Then you got starfield pissing out cash nothing to cover it.
I doubt tod's team or any sub team is making m$ cash they are no doubt on the chopping block for job cuts
If you can remember before 2020 even fallout 76 was made with over 4 studios.
"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.
Spread thin after firing over 2000 employees a few months prior. So basically they created the problem and their solution was to just fire more people. Absolute geniuses over at Xbox, of course can we even believe this to be the reason for the closures?
Leaders can't run them hire more management create new roles don't shutter entire studios cause you can't figure out how to run them.
Unless the reality is this whole consolidation thing was really an excuse for IP harvesting
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.
I think 2022 killed the Series X.
2021 was a good year for Xbox though and maybe the best in a long long time, hardware and software and as a publisher. Halo Infinite launched to popularity, Forza Horizon 5 blew everyone away, Psychonauts 2 was so well received, Flight Simulator on console, Deathloop even on PS5 & PC.
But they followed that up with next to nothing. Then 2023 with Redfall, a disappointing Forza, Starfield, and 2024 leads with closures and layoffs. And some tweets reminding us Hellblade is days away.
The only disappointment with the PS5 is not enough Sony games. Xbox followed up no games with disappointing ones.
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.
There's not many of of us clamoring for Sony to do this because most of us understand it would kill Playstation. I'm sure there's a few but I've not seen alot of it myself.
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my source was eager to mention its 1080p capabilities and Windows XP Media Center Edition compatability. Woo.
For those of you too lazy to type in "19800 japanese yen in US dollars", or your currency of choice, that's about 168 bucks
So....if someone wanted to play HD dvd's and utilize the media center extentions with 1080p playback....they could buy the core 360 with the add on for less than a stand alone HD dvd player....and you could still play games on it. Just not online games. 40% of 360 owners don't even go online with their 360. Very interesting indeed. I'm sorry but i have to say it. Thank YOU Microsoft. Thats spectacular. We know what kind of christmas gifts will 360 owners will be recieving this year. HD dvd player for well under 200. I just can't wait for the "Official" announcement. But MS has said all along it would be less than stand alones and the ps3...with the purchase of the premium. Thats how I knew it had to be under 200. YES.
Did I call you a fanboy? If so, I apologize if I offended you. I was just giving Jay advice on controlling his temper on these forums and to ignore those who put him down. I don't think I mentioned your name. I don't have anything against anyone on here.
And I'm getting the ps3 and Wii as well. I'm just a little skeptical of sonys choices and I'm vocal about it. If I spend over 600 dollars for a ps3 and games, I should be able to speak frankly about it. I have never doubted whether it will have Great games. I just don't believe it will be better than the 360 (for games). I assume it will be close and most likely vary from game to game. I just can't wait for playable games for the ps3 so this way people can talk about games, rather than system comparissons. A great game is a great game. Whether it be on the ps3, 360, or the Wii. And If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't buy the ps3 or the Wii. There will be must have games for every system. I'm just (as of now) extremely pleased with the 360. No promises of what the 360 can do....but I'm actually please with the experience on live and next gen games. Sony fans find themselves bashing 360 games just because they have built up anger in all the bad news that has been surrounding the ps3. They lash out at us. (360 gamers). Because we are happy and have been for almost a year.
P.S. The hd dvd add on for the 360 diplays 1080p as well.
Keepn in mind the CORE xbox360 does not do HD resolutions out of the box. Yes, it can do HD-DVD's but it will be 480i. You will need to also have a component or VGA cable ($39.99 MSRP each for the MS brand).
I hope it's true, but this is quite the opposite of the UK pricing mentioned a few days ago of 199 GBP ($371). Either way it does not guarantee a U.S. price, which is what matters to me, living in the U.S.
Also, HDMI is a big questions still.
about the 360 with the HD DVD ADD on will cost more than a ps3 was all non sense
Where are you getting your info/source that the PS3's Blu-Ray "only supports 1080p mainly" ? Not to offend but, I do believe this is misinforming.