Sarcasticgamer.com wrote: "No matter what anyone wants to say about the Xbox, the bottom line is that Microsoft gave up on the Xbox after only 4 years. That's nothing in gaming years. Microsoft simply took their ball and went home, leaving fans that paid hard-earned money stranded at the carnival without a ride home. Fortunately for Microsoft, Xbox fans, in general, are a loyal lot.
Well, if Bobby Bach is to be believed, Microsoft is getting ready to do it all over again. If that's the case, count me out...
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
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I see the damage control posting tactics are picking up again. Once good Xbox news starts rolling in or not so good PS3 news so does the suggestive postings from the PS3 fanboys and media that supports Sony.
2011!? that's 6 years lifespan!
the average console life span is 5 years! I don't want to be playing a freaken 6-7 years old console.. specially when looking at the kind of games the PC will have 2-3 years from now... what a bunch of losers... you are telling me you can't save $399 in 6 years!? maybe you should not be playing video games... when one considers that a single game cost $60 ... own 10 games and you already spent $600! not to mention spending that or more on electricity a year.. just for playing a game.
get a PS2 instead!
Three forced anti MSFT posts in 15 minutes lol.
Natural news flow has been coming in that favors the 360 and the response is pulling news out of the pool of anti MSFT articles. WoW
Fucin retarded post too he compares the Xbox being dropped when it comes to support with a new console release lol
Count me in. But my guess is the new Xbox will come in 2010.
MS has already said it won't drop the 360 like it did the first xbox, but 6 years is plenty of time.
The PS2 was released 6 years after the PS1, I don't hear people complaining over that