Spencer is just a better person. However, he doesn't own MS. Spencer works for MS new boss and they have clearly changed the vision of the future. Spencer can't do much about it.
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Jesus, this old Major Nelson interview is all you need to see how far MS has come this generation
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Spencer is just a better person. However, he doesn't own MS. Spencer works for MS new boss and they have clearly changed the vision of the future. Spencer can't do much about it.
Microsoft dug themselves out of one terrible hole only to jump into a new one. I'm glad they turned all that launch garbage around, but now the question is: 'where are the games?'
A bad console with few key software titles is just as dusty as a good console with few key software titles.
A bad console with few key software titles is just as dusty as a good console with few key software titles.
You mean the thing they said wouldn't be there at launch and would "figure out later"? Yeah, sure, was totes happening.
At best you'd have a system like steam's family sharing. But 10 people? Yeah, that wasn't happening.
Also, "trade off"? I mean there is nothing they needed to trade off. If they were actually interested in doing it, they could have done it right now without the DRM.
Actually, Kinect gave 360 a second wind whether any of us liked it or not. It made the console more appealing to the family audience and caused it to even surpass LTD Wii sales in both US and UK. The trouble is, Microsoft seemed to think Kinect was more than just a gimmicky casual gaming hook, and it totally wasn't. So force bundling it with the XBO a launch was crazy.
It kinda already work and does today work like so on Windows, however. It's good stuff.
I am having a pretty good time playing Wolfenstein on my X. There are plenty of games on the store. Is first party lacking? Sure but this narrative that there are "no games" is getting really old and starting to sound like console wars bait.
People who want to play Horizon, ect know to get a PlayStation, not some huge secret.
Not sure what temperature scale you're using, but temperatures below -460F/-273C aren't possible.
Just saiyan.
This.
Phil Spencer so far talked big what he wants to do for years without much behind it. Closing studios and just playing the good guy isnt something to believe in so far.
Also fun fact. The XBone X was already a thing they decided to work on when Don Mattrick still was there before the OG XBone even launched.
Don Mattrick maybe used stupid words in 2013 but it was a lot better games wise back then and he opened and not closed studios.
Three years ago if someone asked me whether there was any purpose to the Xbox brand existing, I would have said absolutely not but now, I think their cross play/Cross platforms efforts, backwards compatibility, policies and bringing out an incredibly powerful console makes them a viable competitor actually bringing something to the table. They certainly still lack in the one thing I value most which is new gaming experiences and I'm still not quite fully convinced by their software effort plans for the future as we've seen greater cancellation of announced games under Ms and they've progressively gotten far less announcements as well but they've improved a lot in other areas targeting specific audience of hardcore Multiplatform gamers which I think justifies their existence.
Roofles, i need to edit, the video of phil of walking, with im the man playing in the bg.
Well, X has now become my system for third party games, which is obviously most of my gaming. So now my PS4 Pro becomes like my Switch - a console for first party and exclusives.
In terms of updates and features OS and console wise they have been really on the ball and delivering on that front.
On their lineup not so much, regardless though its quite the turnaround they have had from the always online disaster box.
On their lineup not so much, regardless though its quite the turnaround they have had from the always online disaster box.
This picture really hasn't aged well, has it? Lol
Don't get me wrong. Spencer is still better than Mattrick, but.......
They really still aren't good. They pivoted their message from a complete shit show, to only serving the really diehard Xbox fans and otherwise not doing a whole lot to compete with Sony. But the problems go so much further than just the stuff Mattrick did. First party is a mess in both quality and quantity, riddled with Microtransations and not having a title in years that was Goty worthy. Japanese third party support is non existent, and indies are still more likely to consider Ps4 (and now Switch) over Xbox. As much as I like it, having all their games on PC has only devalued the Xbox hardware even more.
Xbox One X, Backwards compatibility, and the things we'd consider wins for Microsoft have only really appealed to the core fanbase that's already invested in the platform. I respect what they've done, but they haven't made bold moves to really take the generation back.
I would say this is a big ship and it takes a long time to correct the course. Its certainly not over but you have to give credit to the progress. We are now pointing in the right direction at least. We just need some new top tier MS games, but I dont see them ever touching Sony or Nintendo is this regard.
I will never forget how hard I cringed at that Angry Joe interview (good on Joe for pushing him as hard as he could, though).
Since when was Spencer the Xboss? I expect the games he greenlight to come out in like 3-4 years after he took over.
I thought this was going to be the Angry Joe interview. Yeah, 2013 was a really bad year for MS, as well as 2014. I hope they turn things around in the next generation, I believe it is a tad too late for them to do so this gen.
Edit: Also, to be fair, he was in a really tough position and was basically working with a very unpopular product at the time.
Edit: Also, to be fair, he was in a really tough position and was basically working with a very unpopular product at the time.
The "no games" obviously refers to first-party, so I don't see how that's bait. The perception that's spreading is a big deal.
I mean in that last sentence you just said, "There's a console for people who want great 1st party games, it's called the Playstation." And then gamers say, "Ok."
That's a problem.
There are people out there who still absolve kamiya of having as big a hand in that failing than Microsoft?
The Mattrick years
ah, good memories lmao
ah, good memories, lmao
even in the midst of all this bullshit, you still have droves of people defending microsoft,
remember the "family sharing" that people thought would allow you to buy a game digitally and share it with 10 of your friends? lmfao
Banned on the other site for being a troll, and bringing the same behavior here? Goody.
which is exactly why you cant forgive them, let all the other corporations see what happens when you try and fuck your consumers
if you dont want to be screwed in the future, make the consequences for fuckery significant
If I lived my life that way I wouldn't own a PS4 or a Switch. If MS manages to turn shit around at the end of this gen, I'll consider them at the start of the next one. Brand loyalty is dumb and only benefits the brand holder.
Corporations are huge. And corporate leaders change. Bad decisions can be reverse and issues get resolved and people responsible leave.
You realize if you honestly believe this you shouldn't own any product. That computer, phone and tablet. That game console you like. That water you're drinking right now.
what i meant to say, and i edited, was that i wouldn't forgive,
and not forgiving doesn't mean never buying anything from a company again, i personally still buy things, but at huge discounts, etc.
i think i spoke to soon with what i initially said, which is why i immediately edited the shit out of it, i didn't like what i had typed the moment i hit save
It was the opposite of the part of my post that you conveniently cut out. The point being that hating a faceless corporation is as stupid as loving a faceless corporation. Especially when that corporation changes people and directions constantly, for the better or worse. Enjoy never buying anything though. Or go ahead and list all the companies that have never done anything wrong and we can all start buying from them.
Don't worry with all these publishers chasing that GaaS/loot box model you'll get the always online future you wanted sooner rather than later.
Thank God Phil came in and replaced all the innovation MS was attempting to push through and replaced it with...nothing.