$60 games are expensive - and gamers shouldn't be forced to keep them, argues Saber Interactive's Matthew Karch
There have been plenty of Xbox 720 rumour reports this year, but one in particular has sparked controversy amongst the gaming public.
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
IGN:
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is one of gaming's most elusive projects. But we finally have a real, concrete update on what's going on.
Saber Interactive is still working on it, and according to the CEO, it's "alive and well."
It was announced in 2021 and there hasn’t been so much as a screen shot. Hopefully it is alive but i dunno if it’s actually well
As long as it's not AssPyre doing this, there's still some hope.
*Takes a look at the games Saber Interactive have developed...
Oh, fu...
What's the point of this comment from the CEO without a screenshot of the game in progress or announcement of a trailer? It's been a long time since the announcement and absolutely nothing to show for it which is not a good sign.
I was beyond hyped when this was announced, but I've long accepted the reality that it's not going to happen, unless something concrete is shown.
Compare this to Delta Snake Eater which has more than shown its existence off.
If you can't afford your hobby, get a new one
unfair is putting it mildly...
Not going to lie. After being asked to renew my gamestop card, pre orders, game guards EVERYTIME I go to gamestop. I almost want to see them go down for not being able to sell used games. I cant even go in there to pre order a game without them asking me to pre order another.
I have 2 months left on my card and those bastards STILL ask me to renew it time and time again.
People don't think twice about going out on a Saturday night & spending £40 on a good piss up. Yet that £40 could buy you a game like B3 or Fifa to play online which will last a whole year. Even going to the pictures costs a packet now. Don't get me wrong, single player games like God of war or say heavy rain once completed in a week or so are then stuck on your hard drive. But if they had a rental system going on it would be cool. Say you rented a single player game digitally for £5 per week, I'd complete most single player games in that time, so it would save me money.
i think games are very expensive compared to like movies or CD's and i think movies even costs more to make. And i know games give you more hours for your money than movies but sometimes there are games that are just that bad and short that i feel like i've been robed
what do you guys think?