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Just put Rare's old games on Switch. And Banjo & Kazooie in Smash Bros. Don't care about Halo or Forza at this point.
Wishful thinking, for than anything. It just seems to make sense to me. Nintendo and MS have been playing nice of late and could both benefit from such a partnership.
Switch. The banjo IP is a better fit for Nintendo's platforms and Microsoft has worked on DS before.
I never thought it, but maybe their is truth to the rumor that MS is looking to get away from the hardware business. Yes, even with Scorpio launching tomorrow. It'd be a damn shame I can tell you.
Because (I think) it expands Xbox as a brand. Think Office on Mac/iOS/Android. Sure, they would love to have you buying Windows and Office, but they are also happy to take your money even if just for a license to one of their many products.
Also, having their console gives you the full "Xbox Experience": Xbox Live, GwG, actual good sales, etc.
Microsoft should just abandon the console market. Work with Sony, and Nintendo to bring XBL to those platforms, and license their games to them like Halo, Gears and Minecraft. Seems like it would be a win-win-win.
Oh and MS should make the controllers for PS too.
Oh and MS should make the controllers for PS too.
There is far more of a chance of MS porting their big games to Switch than to PS4 by the simple fact Nintendo doesn't seem to mind XBL connectivity. Does this mean OMG Halo 5 on Switch OMG, no but I could easily see Rare games getting ported, even something like Killer Instinct.
Wrong company.
You should ask Insoniacs because its their IP.
They have Minecraft on every device available and also have mobile titles (Wordament comes to mind) across the entire Android & iOS spectrum as well.
Selling consoles isn't where their money is, the core cash from the division probably comes from licensing and reoccurring service purchases (XBL Gold) as soon as they resolve how to push those services outside their own ecosystem they would probably be more than happy to get rid of the overhead associated with putting a set top box into retail establishments.
If they could get XBox built into an app for TVs/Mobile or even currently competing HW platforms I'm sure they would jump onto the opportunity.
Selling consoles isn't where their money is, the core cash from the division probably comes from licensing and reoccurring service purchases (XBL Gold) as soon as they resolve how to push those services outside their own ecosystem they would probably be more than happy to get rid of the overhead associated with putting a set top box into retail establishments.
If they could get XBox built into an app for TVs/Mobile or even currently competing HW platforms I'm sure they would jump onto the opportunity.
Right, but this exact strategy was attempted with Windows Phone, and look at what came of it.
I mean, Sony kinda does need some competitor going against them.
Admittably, M$ isn't doing an outstanding job at that...
This would never work you are thinking Sony would give up PSN for XBL to be the mainstay that would never happen ever.
There's too much money in having a box that gives you a constant stream of revenue from transactions to give it up. Selling software isn't gonna cover that.
I doubt it would ever happen because Phil is full of hot air, but I would be down for State of Decay 2 on PS4.
I don't see how this could be beneficial for them. With Minecraft it makes sense since it's a massive franchise. But outside of that they don't have any other ips that are anywhere close to that size. And they dont even publish enough games for thier own system, much less for other platforms. Also isn't there biggest revenue stream from stuff like XBL, and the cut they get from game sales and microtransactiona? Both of which they wouldn't be able to utilize on other platforms.
This generation in particular I think MS has come into their own when it comes to hardware. The S and X consoles and their controller (the regular and the Elite) are amazingly designed and engineered. I doubt they'll leave the hardware business, but maybe it's a shift towards having their software and services on many devices while offering their own premium hardware for those who want it.
again, this is the guy who says Excluives is bad and they then proceed to lock up PUBG. okay Phil. sure.
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TBH, outside of Nintendo exclusives don't sell consoles like that anymore. Sony doesn't just make games to sell their consoles, they make games because they are a publisher, they make money, the games themselves are profitable on sales alone and they own the platform they make them for. With MS going all in on GaaS, it benefits them to make games for any platform that allows cross play.
Only the unfinished product is exclusive, when it officially releases, it'll be available for PS4
If their goal is to grow metrics then they benefit from being as many places as possible. If you want more people playing Halo every month, then you need to be on all platforms.
The problem with this is that would Sony (or Nintendo) allow you to sign in to Xbox Live on their platform as things stand now. On the one hand I'd argue no; on the other you kinda already sign in to UPlay or Origin each time you play a Ubisoft or EA game respectively.
It's interesting stuff.
The problem with this is that would Sony (or Nintendo) allow you to sign in to Xbox Live on their platform as things stand now. On the one hand I'd argue no; on the other you kinda already sign in to UPlay or Origin each time you play a Ubisoft or EA game respectively.
It's interesting stuff.
That doesn't make sense, exclusives are differentiators, and while individual exclusives (outside of Nintendo's) might not sell systems any more, you can bet that cumulatively, they absolutely do. NieR, Persona, Nioh, Bloodborne, and Horizon by themselves might not be enough to make anyone choose PS4 over Xbox, but collectively, that's five games you can get on PS4 but not on Xbox, and you bet that that factors into someone's decision making when they are choosing which of the two to buy (assuming the games interest them, at least marginally).
It sounds more like a journalist making severe assumptions, than any real answer.
In any case, they'll never compromise their big series (the three of them) beyond the Xbox/Windows umbrella, and the rest wouldn't do much business outside of it, as is already happening in their common ecosystem.
Whatever step they take, it will only come to work out if they're patient and insist for years.
In any case, they'll never compromise their big series (the three of them) beyond the Xbox/Windows umbrella, and the rest wouldn't do much business outside of it, as is already happening in their common ecosystem.
Whatever step they take, it will only come to work out if they're patient and insist for years.
I bet Xbox is a bigger, more recognized brand than Windows Phone.
I think over the next couple of years we will see Xbox (MS gaming) expand in two ways, one through Xbox live on mobile and the other being through a larger third party segment of their business. I could see them doing more third party publishing for indie developers and larger independent studios on other platforms, but I do wonder if they would do that considering it could hurt there partners like 505 and Devolver Digital. Currently Xbox third party wise licenses Havok and simplygon, manages Minecraft and in the past has developed games for platforms it doesn't see as direct competitors (DS.) It looked liked they would be going this way for a while now, I could even see them developing or publishing in genres that would previously not have been viable on Xbox through publishing these games on other platforms. This would allow them to build an audience in a way that would be viable for them, for example a blue dragon game for switch that would also be available on Xbox.
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Sony allows EA and Ubisoft to connect to their own networks. If MS because a 3rd Party publisher on PS they would probably get some leeway on that. I mean hell my PSN id is linked to my steam id from that short initiative. The rejections right now stem more from the competing console.
You must admit in the Xbox 360 era this is almost impossible to happen. Funny isn't?
But I hope Microsoft don't push the requirement of using a xbox live account to ps4/swicht.
Evidence shows they're 100% okay with it as Minecraft Switch will require it once the Better Together update launches on it. Nintendo and MS could have a goldmine of a partnership if they want to, most specifically with Rare's IPs and likely their JP IPs (Blue Dragon, Blinx, etc), but could you imagine if Halo was ever greenlit for Switch? Ooooooh boy! O_o
Lol, worse case scenario is that Xbox becomes a surface box aka an htpc that can only run uwp games, that's it.
It would make sense to me for Microsoft publishing stuff on Switch than on any Playstation. I think Switch is less direct competition to Microsoft than Steam and they already publish games there so I guess it could happen. If I were Microsoft I would grant Nintendo permission to use Rare IP's on a hypotetical N64 mini (not for free of course, in exchange of a percentage of the profit) and even ask Nintendo to develop a new Banjo, Conker or Perfect Dark game. Microsoft would get a cut (similar to developing a game with Marvel IP for example) and see the value of their old Rare IP's increase as they gain popularity once again. Nintendo would get the possibility of giving the fans the N64 mini they really want and also contenting their fanbase with new games of much beloved franchises. Besides increasing the variety of Nintendo's catalogue. Win-win scenario IMO. Microsoft could also publish some games on Switch like Ori or Cuphead or even extend their services to Switch with an app "like Netflix" that would require xbox live subscription of course.
I don't see things like halo gears Forza etc going anywhere else. But a game like Sea of Thieves in the end may benefit from being everywhere. If it explodes on the Xbox and PC and is a huge mmo like shared world game, it'd be enticing to have those microtransactions from everything. Mobile other consoles etc
I couldn't tell you about competitor consoles, but Microsoft could definitely have a larger presence on iOS and Android. They have a few titles like Wordament, full priced Halo titles, and Age of Empires on mobile but I think an F2P Halo game before the launch of Halo 6 could be pretty cool.
Draft some mobile titles out of the old IP collection. Imagine Viva Pinata on mobile!
I can only think of releasing games on competing consoles if the games themselves are platforms i.e. Minecraft.
Draft some mobile titles out of the old IP collection. Imagine Viva Pinata on mobile!
I can only think of releasing games on competing consoles if the games themselves are platforms i.e. Minecraft.
Of course they will Origin Ubi do it all MS won't be any different if they do that but I don't see this being a thing for a decade or two if it even happens
Its starting to become loud and clear that they have no interest in doing this.
I don't think that it would be too extreme for MS, remember, this is a company that releases Microsoft Office on MacOS and Microsoft Outlook on Android and iOS. It's just a different mindset for videogames, which we're all used to the tribalistic history of consoles, where specific consoles get specific games from specific publishers. This is a relic of 1983, the ecosystem that Nintendo pioneered and made the standard, but it might not necessarily have to be like that for ever.
If copping a Play Anywhere version of a first party Xbox game simultaneously gets me Nintendo and Sony console copies in the future... phew.
Wishlist
1. Rare characters in Smash Bros. and Diddy Kong Racing 2.
2. Gears of War on PlayStation.
1. Rare characters in Smash Bros. and Diddy Kong Racing 2.
2. Gears of War on PlayStation.
2. is never happening
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