While Google a powerful company (so are ms). They don't have nearly 2 decades of game libary and 14 game studios.
Google could be evil though and gimp the Xcloud app on android.
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I see Microsoft dominating the Asian market with the Xbox Platform
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While Google a powerful company (so are ms). They don't have nearly 2 decades of game libary and 14 game studios.
Google could be evil though and gimp the Xcloud app on android.
People always seem to forget that you actually need games and studios to succeed in the games industry. Go ask Microsoft how far money alone gets you.
Mobile game =/= cloud gaming.
Theres not much in the OP to point to domination outside of wishful thinking.
Theres not much in the OP to point to domination outside of wishful thinking.
Depends what you mean by dominate.
Winning over the 2 other classic console platforms, sure.
Being the overall most dominant gaming platform in Asia, probably not.
Winning over the 2 other classic console platforms, sure.
Being the overall most dominant gaming platform in Asia, probably not.
Yes, how about they tackle not coming in dead last in their home country first before they set their sights on world domination.
"Dominating" is a bit too far but I think this strategy will work well for them, especially concerning Japanese games. Devs who might once have thought the Xbox was a pointless console to make a game for since it has basically no marketshare in Japan might turn around and reconsider now that any Xbox 3rd party "exclusive" games will be on GamePass, and GamePass is coming to the Switch. The market for these games is going to expand massively because of GamePass and xCloud. If Microsoft manages to convince Sega to make a new Jet Set Radio (for example), I'm willing to bet there will be a huge number of Switch owners especially in Japan who would subscribe to GamePass/xCloud to play it. This service imo will give games that might not have had much sales potential on the Xbox a second chance.
You know how twitch chat likes to spam "X OMEGALUL BOX" every time someone even mentions the word xbox? That's how the entirety of asia sees it.
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So 65m PS4s by 2021 LMAO? Is that right?
lmfao, back to square one. despite how much the industry has grown since the launch of PS4 and XB1
You can´t just buy studios like Nintendo inhouse or Naughty Dog. You need to grow them and that takes years if not decades. There are plenty of examples that money alone can´t buy you fantastic software (see MS era Rare, 343 etc.).
This was a fun 4 pages but I was looking for OP to come and defend - life never works out how you want it to.
He has a tendency of not responding to posts that challenge his point of view.
I don't think dominate, I see no reason why they're better positioned than google, amazon, apple etc, but the strategy that they are pursuing is well suited to emerging markets in Asia and elsewhere. Particularly countries with good internet infrastructure, but no strong history of console or PC gaming.
Doing a version for Samsung + Android TV would cover a large portion of the market. Real hard part to me is what are people gonna use for input?
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Hahahaha Resetera never dissapoints.
I believe in MS as much as the next man, but this seems alittle out there OP.
P.S Where is the baboon reading the paper from.
I mean (supposed) MS employees were accusing Google of sabotaging the Edge browser, so...
What =D Sony did buy Naughty Dog. It was already well established studio with critically acclaimed games.
Is it though? When 99% of posters are laughing at OP?
This was the exact thing I ws thinking when I typed that post.
Have you looked at this guys post history?
He is REALLY into cloud gaming, haha.
12Danny123 where you at?
He is REALLY into cloud gaming, haha.
12Danny123 where you at?
Naughty Dog was nowhere near where they are no when Sony bought them in the 90s.
Yeah it's what I was thinking when typing that post.
However the Edge was only gimped on Googles websites.
MS apps like outlook and one drive work fine on android so hopefully they won't happen.
Sure, their games have taken a new direction. For better or worse. They were acquired 2001 though, while in the middle of development for another game that would achieve critical acclaim. Console defining franchise even, unless you want to argue that Jak & Daxter wasn't worth a damn.
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My comment was in reference to the OP only. I also don't think the "bubble", despite being very much a real thing, is something that affects most people on this board. It just seems like ERA's focus on big budget console single player games and the American market causes some people here to use their presumed knowledge of that particular space to make wild predictions about how things should or will work out in other markets they're completely unfamiliar with, often to an extent than I haven't really seen anywhere else.
Fair enough. I personally do think, that many people commenting on this topic are indeed looking at it just on home console perspective. When OP is talking about PC and mobile being the potential growth for MS in China. Minecraft with over 150 million downloads shows that they can have success in there. Of course Tencent will be the dominating force in the future too, but I see bigger opportunities for MS than the other console platform holders for huge revenue stream because they are heavily investing outside of consoles.
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