Microsoft has passed new content rules for games published under their company and the effects of these new rules could impact the eSports universe significantly. DefaultPrime's Lucas looks more in depth at the consequences of these new rules.
Paul Thurrott in a recent episode commented on the on-going Microsoft fiasco hinting at more job losses and that "there's more to come".
There won't be no more acquiring game publishers from Microsoft in the future . Xbox has to pay Microsoft back. It might take two decades to do that.
There really needs to be a class action lawsuit here. You buy these companies just to put people out of jobs. And it’s not like something happened to derail their plans this WAS the plan. Microsoft has no business in this space at all.
Ninja Theory, Perfect Dark, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Wolfenstein 3, Dishonored, Prey, Doom, Quake... something tells me that bad things are going to happen to these entities under Microsoft.
The Xbox brand is expanding, as an Xbox mobile game store is opening this coming July where Microsoft will brings its "first-party portfolio."
“Bond adds that they will start on the web”
This will go nowhere.
Nice knowing you Xbox. This is what happens when the house never gets cleaned.
The only this MS is expanding is the amount of feculence it sprays on everyone who just want to enjoy gaming and make games.
The best thing MS can do for the gaming industry is leave and never return.
It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.
Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...
They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.
They're scum.
"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."
Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.
Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.
But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?
Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.
This has been policy for quite awhile. Microsoft has special for certain groups. All this says is that Timmy can't put up his videos and get paid.
I don't understand why everyone is getting so heated over this. Like Cl1983 said its just to prevent gamers like myself from making a headshot montage in Gears of War and then trying to sell the video.
No, you cannot get paid on YouTube either for your video.
I've never found "esports" to be anything more than laughable... sure, you're good at the game but I don't really care. The only time I like watching video of someone else playing online is when I'm feinding for a game that isn't out yet or one I just got but I'm stuck at work or something.
Sorry if you're into "esports" and my opinion upsets you. I just dont get it.
I'm disappointed to read that any gamer would support Microsoft on this issue...
New policy, wasn't it already established that this has been around for a while now? Now all of a sudden when someone read the fine print now it's a big issue. No one as of yet has been sued or went to jail so why the hype?
Sure are a lot of negative articles about MS as of late. Hmmm, where are the usuals saying that...oh yea they stick to certain articles only.