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Microsoft Studio Acquisitions Will Likely Continue, Next Xbox Will Likely Have VR, Says IDC Analyst

Microsoft may not be done buying up studios just yet.

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slavish01970d ago

Damn, next gen will be very interesting. Good for gamers 😃

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3-4-51970d ago

New gens of gaming are always exciting.

I'll be buying the next Xbox, PS5 & Nintendo's next console & handhelds as well.

I like games and to get as wide of an experience as possible I prefer to play what I like and that means I'd need all 3 consoles.

I don't get the console wars or fanboy syndrome.

Microsoft does need to step it up next gen but I believe they will. They get to build it they way they want now with all this past gens mistakes in mind.

Phil Spencer's first true consoles where he is in charge during it's development and initial release.

I'm still enjoying this gen and some past gen games but I'm always excited for the next gen.

Pickledpepper1969d ago

Words of a true gamer. I own all and play all and will continue to do so, I have around 40 consoles dating back to the Atari 2600 with hundreds of games.
Console of choice is Xbox, why? Because that my preference

MoshA1970d ago

Yep. About time we get a balanced competition. The PS3 and PS4 destroyed Xbox in exclusives.

Haaliax1968d ago

Xbox got cocky this gen because the destroyed PS3 in sales on the previus gen. So badly that sony was losing 40$ for every ps3 sold in order to compete with xbox. Xbox360 had a lot of records broken because it had a very good run

RosweeSon1969d ago (Edited 1969d ago )

Unless you buy an Xbox again and have to listen to this dribble instead of getting the games that the console deserves. If I was only able to purchase one console as was stuck with Xbox this Gen I’d be seriously annoyed by this point all talk and still nothing to show for its more hardware revisions than decent quality exclusives and next year looks dire crackdown 3 7-8/10 at best then what for the rest of the year tumbleweed currently

optimus1969d ago

you know what's funny? the n64 barely had any games outside of it's own exclusives and even those were few and far between, yet it's still heralded as a great console by most. the difference? there was no internet to complain on....as far as xbox goes, no matter what they do there will always be wrong in the eyes of these sony folks....if they don't bring a game to pc, you have pc players complaining, if they do, then you have console players complaining (mostly sony folks). you just can't please everyone.

RosweeSon1968d ago (Edited 1968d ago )

@optimus
The N64 barely had any games
Outside of its exclusives you mean those amazing games that still get voted now as the best games ever ocarina of time mario 64. Tell me one Xbox game from this Gen that’ll go down as a GOAT. Before you leap to conclusions I’m not one of these “Sony folk” you talk of I’m a gamer I own a 360 (currently in its box) had a xbox1S sold it after 4 months yes I have a PS4 pro and a vita but I also own a switch Wii U and a 3DS if a console has its own great games worthwhile me purchasing a console I’ll do it.
Xbox one has been dire all Gen and since I sold it well over a year ago apart from another forza admittedly a pretty good one but other than that nothing and for the next year it’s pretty much crackdown yea pass on that. I’d take the n64 over Xbox one for more games even if it was only their n64 exclusives they were banging rare were on fire back then Banjo goldeneye etc not to mention Star Wars pod racing shadows of the empire pilotwings f-zero lylat wars smash Bros Mario kart 64 blast corps they had plenty of fantastic games multiple developers
After 4 years the best games on Xbox one are 15 years old and are included as part of rare replay a big reason I bought an Xbox one quality games not average yearly churn shiii.

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Pantz1970d ago

SO cool. There's going to be lots of exciting news this year.

RosweeSon1968d ago

Surely want release dates by this point much longer and you might as well get ready for next Gen ie this entire Gen has been a write off for Microsoft

Spurg1970d ago

I hope they don't venture into VR it pretty slate and boring. Microsoft needs to provide us with quality RPG games and with Obsidian and Inxile they will deliver on that in the coming future.

timotim1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

Microsoft has already been venturing into VR and AR. They have been maturing their own Windows Mixed Reality Platform for over a year now. I assume these very games (with Xbox support) will be available once they bring it to their console.
https://www.microsoft.com/e...

annoyedgamer1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

Nice disagrees. What you said isnt even an opinion.

timotim1970d ago

@annoyed

LOL...yeah, the last thing I do on this site is worry about disagrees. I couldn't care less about them. I get them mainly from fanboys with a good memory haha...its the only play they have half the time.

Razzer1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

"LOL...yeah, the last thing I do on this site is worry about disagrees."

Same here. Some are obsessed with agrees/disagrees. Like annyedgamer, apparently. Such nonsense.

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generic-user-name1970d ago

"it just demos and concepts."

This is just a flat out lie, or plain ignorance. RE7 is a demo? AstroBot which is over 90 on meta is a concept? Firewall Zero Hour is literally evolving FPS gaming.

Man, it's so funny how often people will speak about something they have no clue.

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--bienio--1970d ago

Pc and Xbox best combination:)

NarutoFox1970d ago

Do you need a PC if you have a Xbox? Do you need a Xbox if you have a PC? This is not a trick question 😁😂

Razzer1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

Before Game Pass came around there was no need for a PC gamer to own an Xbox One. All MS first party is on Windows 10 going forward so Xbox One would be redundant hardware for an PC gamer. But now I could see a PC gamer buying Xbox One for the selection of games available on Game Pass. Or to take advantage of Play Anywhere if there were a need for a gaming console in another room or there may be some indie games that are on Xbox One but not PC, etc. It would have to be some specific reason, but for the most part if you have a Windows 10 gaming PC then you can play pretty much anything available on Xbox.

Personally, I'm quite happy as a Windows 10 gamer so I don't expect investing in Xbox hardware anytime soon.

timotim1970d ago

Look at it like this...a gamer could have a really powerful PC in one room to play games on at really high fidelity. However, what about the other rooms in the house? Why not have that synergy between both PC and console in the home? Buy once, play anywhere...it beats buying for either console or PC right?

Sophisticated_Chap1970d ago

Cross-buy, cross-save, cross-play (play anywhere). This is what I like personally. My console sits in the livingroom where I like to lounge, and my PC is in my office, where I prefer to use Mouse & Keyboard. It's the best of both worlds in one ecosystem, although, you also have Steam, Origin and other services, so the PC ends up still being a unique experience.

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timotim1970d ago

@gamingunited

1. Steam link? Ok...how many different screens can one PC distribute to using Steam Link? In other words...if I live in a home with 2 adults and 4 kids...can we all be playing different games, off that one PC using Steam Link? How will that effect performance?

2. Getting a really long cable? You mean cables right because again, I'm talking about gaming for multiple people throughout the home to multiple rooms while different people play different games.

3. Building a cheap HTPC? With that solution you are diving head first into console territory. That's exactly what consoles are haha...cheap HTPCs. Lets just say a house hold can get an HTPC built for $500 a piece...well Microsoft is making diskless consoles for a cheaper price point that will be capable of playing games at the same level (higher in some cases) as a cheap HTPC...and be even cheaper in price while doing it.

But in my scenario, gamers would still maintain those digital play anywhere titles where one could play them on the really expensive desktop, and while through family share, could also allow everyone in the home to play different games at the same time, which was my original point. The synergy between Xbox and Windows 10 is already way more powerful than trying to figure out what games to buy for what platforms. They presumably would both play each others games and could be distributed throughout the home each picking which platform works best for them.

I have a 9 year old daughter...Im sorry, but shes getting a console in her room, not an HTPC haha...I, nor she will want to have to deal with that. Sure...ill take the insanely speced PC, but not for her...but by have one eco system, we can both play games at the same time, but I only had to buy those games once...

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DerekTweed1969d ago

I only play pc games on my pc everything else I play on Xbox or PlayStation.

e.g Rome total war 2 etc.

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Thundercat771970d ago

Best combination if you want to miss all the best exclusives games out there which are on PS4.

Kribwalker1970d ago

nah, eventually those exclusives will make there way to PSnow and i could do a one month sub and play all their SP games at that time on a PC....

mkis0071970d ago

Krib

But what happened to playing the best version of those games?

Razzer1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

"all the best exclusives games out there which are on PS4."

Yep. Primary reason why I have a PS4 is the number of incredible exclusives that are unmatched on other consoles, imo. For folks like me, PS4 is necessary. Xbox One is not.

"But what happened to playing the best version of those games?"

lol.....good question.

Kribwalker1970d ago

@mkis
haven’t wasted my money on a pro because i hardly turn my PS4 on in the first place (haven’t since god of war), so i’m not that overly concerned about that. I’ll stick with the OneX for the high quality games and when Sony eventually drops the price of the Pro down i might buy one, but it’s not worth it for the 3-4 games i might play on it any given year.

“"But what happened to playing the best version of those games?"

lol.....good question.”

@razzer
funny coming from you, who everytime a xbox exclusive comes up you talk on and on about playing it on your high powered PC, but multiplats you typically play on your PS4 “for trophies” as you told me once on here.

Laughable

Razzer1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

@krib

Actually I said I played Nier: Automata, specifically, on PS4 because I thought it might be fun to try and get the Platinum and the PC support for the game was horrible. But yes, on a rare occasion I could see myself playing another multiplat on PS4 Pro to get another plat. That is quite different from streaming a game on PS Now which I would never do. So not sure what point you think you made.

You, on the other hand, are obviously quite willing to stoop as low as to stream all PS4 exclusives on PS Now to PC. Really? So much for you bragging about One X "high quality". All that native 4K yapping was just hot air after all. lol

Kribwalker1970d ago

“You, on the other hand, are obviously quite willing to stoop as low as to stream all PS4 exclusives on PS Now to PC. Really? So much for you bragging about One X "high quality". All that native 4K yapping was just hot air after all. lol”

stooping low? I have a PS4. I’m not streaming anything on PSnow. But i’m using it as an option against thunder cats thoughts on missing all the PS4 exclusives if you went PC and Xbox.
With sony releasing exclusives on PSnow, and if they want to keep expanding their service, it will start happening more and more, then you wouldn’t miss out on those games because you have the option to stream the games.

Razzer1969d ago (Edited 1969d ago )

It is a false option, regardless, as those exclusives are not on the service anyway. One day? Ok....for the sake of argument, yeah. Until then, however, no, you can't play them on PC so your fictional option isn't an option at all. Thundercat77's point stands.

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rainslacker1970d ago

kind of redundant wouldn't you say?

Kribwalker1970d ago (Edited 1970d ago )

with cross progression, cross buy and crossplay between a lot of xbox games and PC games plus gamepass games working on both Id say it’s not. you could go from one device in a room to another and just keep playing your games

rainslacker1970d ago

I suppose. But when it comes to available games, its still redundant. I respect the ability to play games elsewhere, but it seems like an expensive and limiting option to consider this the best set up. No problem if a person feels that way, but for the money, the PC, and any other system, is likely going to offer more. Some concessions may have to be made if one wants to play in multiple rooms, but I feel the added available content makes up for it.

DerekTweed1969d ago

Pc has games that can’t be played anywhere else. That’s why I have one. I don’t play games I can play on console on my pc.

rainslacker1969d ago

I understand that Derek. But practically everything that can be played on Xbox, can be played on PC.

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Neil Druckmann clarifies true intent of new Naughty Dog game comments

Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.

just_looken3d ago

He can take dog shit put it in a oven with seasoning then call it waistland cookies the sony fans will pay $40 a cookie give them a medal of cooking.

No mater what trash this sobs puts out/talks about it will sell.

The true fact in the 8 years sense uncharted 4 his first time in the main seat to a point all this "amazing" team did was get 2 dudes to fuck in a van then destroy a franchise they never created.

But being a port studio they are decent at they should keep in there lane at being just that a glorified port studio.

fr0sty3d ago

Salty Bots... gotta love it.

just_looken3d ago

@frosty

Over what? naught dog under his command is a glorified port team tlou2 was mostly tlou 1 asset's with the same game play loop but forced a trans down your throat.

I would gladly help pay for this blight and his team to get removed from gaming in general.

fr0sty2d ago

Seeing a LGBT person exist in a work of fiction isn't "forcing them down your throat". Nobody is forcing you to play it. Nobody is forcing you to agree with it. If you think that just seeing a LGBT person exist is "force", it sounds like they make you very uncomfortable, and maybe you need to be doing some serious reflecting on exactly why... looks to me like you're suppressing something with all that fear.

just_looken2d ago

@fro

When i think of the last of us i think of a group of survivors crossing the apocalypse wasteland with a growing bond between 2 people that end up with Joel making ellie his new daughter.

Then you fire up the 2nd one bang joel is dead oh that comic series? bang dead

Oh you want to continue all that we grew in the first one? na f that toss it in the trash

Now here is a trans woman so strong superboy would blush go out there kill all what made tlou1 then halfway get a forced sex scene that you can not skip between 2 dudes.

The gameplay? just like the first game the combat/backpack system crafting sytem? 0 changes/improvements.

I could go on but lets face it they copy pasted that tlou 1 assets bin a shit ton of times.

There is nothing on the box or the ads or anything before the game that said you would going to spend most of the game controlling a new trans character that has no ties to anything of the first game the only existence was to kill what the first game made.

Oh but hey there is a mp mode coming out before 2022 wait what is that? oh we made it its own game then cancelled it now go but the game again as we port it a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

mkis0072d ago (Edited 2d ago )

What has Straley or Henig released since they left ND? Not a thing! stop scapegoating! Which of them is credited with co-writing a majorly successful show?

just_looken2d ago

@mkis007

You bring up Bruce Straley really? someone that gave us 4 generations of amazing games and was there in the creation of 4 legendary franchises but was tossed in the trash for the pos niel druckmann not 7? years ago

So yeah in those 7? years you right all he has done is get 2 awards one is a game award for a puzzle game he made oh boy right like for fuck sake's all niel has done is one game that was a overhyped fan boy orgasm underneath all that ps jizz was just a typical 5/10 game.

Then you drag Amy Hennig that poor woman was also kicked out then became this century's Brendan Fraser with her sexual misconduct information coming out.

We all know how horrible people are treated behind the scenes she might have been sexual attacked groped or something.

So yeah all she did after was battlefield hardline forspoken now that new marvel 1945 game but hey Brendan Fraser was a great actor till he also said he was sexually attacked just now he is allowed back in no doubt she also had to take a leave of absence out and or was forced out on ice.

Man there are way to many out there that look at niel at the new gaming jesus when all he had done is some work on uncharted 4 then tlou2

Oh also the tvhshow? for real all they did was use stuff from the 2013 game its like saying GOT was a 10/10 but never watching past season 3

-Foxtrot2d ago

@mkis007

That's highly unfair to them both

Amy Hennig got messed around working on projects that got cancelled by the publishers (EA) and then ended up on a awful game (Forspoken) where you had 4 other writers working on it which is just a recipe for disaster. She is now working on Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Not her fault she was pushed out of NaughtyDog, something both Nolan North and Richard McGonagle have both said in interviews.

Bruce Straley left after burn out, the rest of the story we don't know and will never know just like what happened with Amy Hennig. He decided to take a break and wasn't sure if he wanted to come back to gaming however he had an idea he wanted to make so he founded Wildflower Interactive, a smaller studio where they are currently working on a new game.

Tacoboto2d ago

@the obvious stain of a commenter

The trans character wasn't Abby. Try playing Part 2 instead of gatekeeping what you think Part 1 was about and meant.

Maybe try watching the show while you're at it, because you're terribly off with your opinion on that too

MajorLazer2d ago

Naughty Dog is better than all the MS studios put together.

derek2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

@just he has been behind 2 of the greatest games ever made. Tlou2 was easily the best non-vr game made last gen. Losers just can't get over Joel's death, mixed with the usual console war nonsense. The fact that you so casually call him a sob shows how deranged some gamers have become about Drunkmann.

derek2d ago

@frosty, for people like Just, including anyone that can be categorized as being a minority in any kind of media is "forcing it down his throat " lol. I to don't care for poor "checking box" inclusion for inclusion sake but that was not the case with tlou2.

fr0sty2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

The pathetic part about it is, you can tell just_looken never even played TLOU, because that was the game where Ellie's sexuality was first brought to light... No "that was forced down our throats" to be said about that.

Only terrified folks in the closet that use their hatred as cover from outing themselves fear LGBT people that much. They exist. They will exist in all aspects of life, including popular media. Get over it.

just_looken2d ago

@all

Once again you drag out something like its a big win

Here is my old channel a clip of me playing TLOU on ps3
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Search my channel for more clips

Proof its my channel? look at this profiles banner that is 7yrs old then look at other vids on that channel like my bf3 clips to see my psn id. But knowing this group that is way to much work.

Also elle being a lesbian is another trump card? one dlc is all we got of that a dlc that took over a year to be tossed out.

Rainbowcookie2d ago

Hey at least we have cookies to eat 😄

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Rangerman12083d ago

Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.

anast3d ago

No need to bow down, Stan your ground. The AI comments were gross though.

S2Killinit3d ago

Pretty excited as I read these. I just cant wait to see what ND is up to.

Export3d ago

put a chick in it and make her gay !

shadowknight2033d ago

Next they need a diverse couple, and perhaps some climate activists

StormSnooper2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I would love that if only to piss off all the lunatics. Lol

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Naughty Dog Boss Neil Druckmann Says AI Will 'Revolutionize' Development

Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'

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Jin_Sakai5d ago

I’m more interested in what else he said.

“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’

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H94d ago

It will be something like "we erased gameplay all together it's just a movie now"

purple1014d ago

every time naughty dog make a game, you play it and get the feeling "this is not possible'

from the boulder running towards you in crash, on ps1,
to the massive open world of jak and daxter, on ps2,
to the QuickTime events sequences of uncharted on ps3/4

and now we will see what they do with ps5,

H94d ago

Press X for doubt at "PS5"

-Foxtrot4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Arrogant asshole who sniffs his own farts bigs up next game…sounds like typical PR to me

You know what I find interesting? Almost every site reporting this as the main title where the REAL interesting bit of the interview is Neil praising AI and saying it will be used to help push story, characters, dialogue and more.

It’s super shitty to big up AI especially when it comes to story telling and other creative elements.

senorfartcushion4d ago

Just because someone says this type of stuff, it doesn't mean that it's guaranteed to be good news.

You can say this about microtransactions. MXTs revolutionised the gaming industry.

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Levii_924d ago

Geez how full of themselves are these guys.

Einhander19724d ago

He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.

CrimsonWing694d ago

I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.

Chard4d ago

Things will get far sloppier brother

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The Witcher 3 REDkit Q&A - CDPR & Yigsoft Confirm Steam Workshop Support; Further Changes Planned

CD Projekt RED and Yigsoft have launched The Witcher 3 REDkit on PC. We interviewed both studios to discuss the release of these mod tools.

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