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Kotaku: Microsoft’s new studio acquisitions show how much Xbox has changed
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Well, a lot of the posts are Xbox related, so I figured. Nothing wrong with it if he/she is or isn't.
Not in terms of first party content. They are finally fixing that now though.
Interesting read. I just learned that it was Kotaku that broke the Obsidian being bought story.....................
They have some unnannounced stuff if you know where to look...just don't know when they will be released. At this time we know that they are focused on Age of Empires releases and getting Crackdown 3 and Ori out the door.
My exact thought.
I was hoping for a bit more in depth commentary beyond the obvious points.
But props to Microsoft regardless.
I feel like they've had their shit together for years on everything but first party.
That seems to be changing.
That's a pretty important thing to note because that company as a whole reorganizes so many times there's no telling when things will change again for them.
More insiders giving the nod to Spencer's Xbox. Reassuring to read, getting Booty to take over was a good move, these people clearly understand games.
I'm salivating over an Obsidian Sci-fi space opera, 3rd person RPG with AAA budget and time. I have no doubt it'll be the spiritual successor to OT MassEffect.
BioWare and MS created magic with ME1, I'm sure it will happen again.
I'm salivating over an Obsidian Sci-fi space opera, 3rd person RPG with AAA budget and time. I have no doubt it'll be the spiritual successor to OT MassEffect.
BioWare and MS created magic with ME1, I'm sure it will happen again.
Good article Jason. I am cautiously optimistic. Everything I have seen tells me that Microsoft has the management and priorities in place now to truly let companies like Obsidian and InXile be left alone and do their own thing.
Should be fun. And yeah I agree I wouldn't be surprised to see Microsoft embrace other digital storefronts on PC more. The people making the decisions now, no longer see Windows as a priority. (they don't even have someone representing Windows on their executive board, but they do have someone representing their gaming ambitions.)
They will do whatever it takes to have their gaming plans succeed. Direct X on Linux anyone? Wouldn't shock me.
When you realize that Azure is Microsoft's primary platform, anything can happen client side.
Should be fun. And yeah I agree I wouldn't be surprised to see Microsoft embrace other digital storefronts on PC more. The people making the decisions now, no longer see Windows as a priority. (they don't even have someone representing Windows on their executive board, but they do have someone representing their gaming ambitions.)
They will do whatever it takes to have their gaming plans succeed. Direct X on Linux anyone? Wouldn't shock me.
When you realize that Azure is Microsoft's primary platform, anything can happen client side.
It came to a poor conclusion too. Microsoft wants to compete with Sony in the console space but also expand their reach via PC and streaming.
Getting a blockbuster deal for a huge developer might like Bungie or Insomniac might make more waves, but they are not buying (Stephen A. Smith voice) scrubs.
Playground, Ninja Theory can make visually appealing games, and The Initiative will be that too. Obsidian wants to make AAA RPG's, Ninja Theory wants to take more risks, and Playground is as AAA as you get.
Nice. can't wait to see all the amazing games these studios will be working on in the future. Great job MS.
Phil has been at Microsoft for like 30 years and clearly loves his job.
Nadella has been vocal on the importance of gaming to Microsoft's long term vision and promoted Phil to Executive VP of Gaming, thereby giving him a seat at the table so he reports directly to Nadella.
But you knew this already.
Not if exclusive content is your main driver to buying a system (which is why the Switch is about to tank the Xbox One despite the huge time gap in release). MS has finally made some moves there but those will not be Xbox One deciding factors.
MS needs to jump into the Star Wars license the moment Disney/EA contract expires. As much as I want new IPs and all that, you can't let that opportunity pass when you have Obsidian under your umbrella.
Same could be said for Sony but for the most part their studios seem to stay relatively stable.
Should also be noted Satya Nadella is fully supportive of Xbox and he's only the 3rd CEO in Microsoft's history.
Yeah, I strongly disagree with Schreier that Microsoft have given up on competing with Sony.
If anything, threw down the fucking gauntlet at E3 when Phil said he wanted to create an industry leading first party stable.
It's been clear for a long time how envious Phil has been of the success and pedigree of Sony and Nintendo - and now he has the resources and backing of the CEO to pursue his ambition.
The impression I get from Microsoft is that they are doubling down now more than ever because they not only need to compete with Sony and Nintendo in the hardware space, they are fighting a war on multiple fronts against similarly huge corporations with ambitions in gaming and cloud services.
Microsoft added 7 studios in 6 months and they aren't done with acquiring talent.
That does not look like giving up to me.
Jumping into conclusions now makes no sense, let's see what games they will produce under Microsoft.
Xbox's biggest issue this gen was the lack of confidence and lack of vision with their first party output with lots of meh games, sometimes delayed or even cancelled.
Xbox's biggest issue this gen was the lack of confidence and lack of vision with their first party output with lots of meh games, sometimes delayed or even cancelled.
Spencer seems to like BFV
Major Nelson posted on the old forum until he was driven away.
I'd agree they've given up on competing this gen. There's just no way to catch up. But they will keep trying to gain ground so they can be in a good place to compete next gen.
That reads more like a not so stealth brag article for the Obisidian acquisition scoop.
Though he says as if Ms have given up competition on the console space, when the way I see it, they succeeding on their strategy makes them stronger on every platform.
He means that the games will also come to PC, instead of making the really big guns exclusive to xbox.
Though he says as if Ms have given up competition on the console space, when the way I see it, they succeeding on their strategy makes them stronger on every platform.
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according to the article that's what we're not getting from this?
