Joel Taveras writes, "It seems as though every gaming website has jumped all over the rumor of the next gen XBOX, codenamed: Durgano, featuring an “always online, always connected” configuration. Coupling it with rumors of Microsoft’s attempts at blocking used games it’s under the assumption that the company will use an online connection to achieve said blocking. How can all of these gaming sites be so naive?
Well, it’s not so much that they’re naive as it is more so a form calculated neglect; that or a complete and total lack of common sense."
With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.
I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.
I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.
Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄
I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige
/S it's beyond a joke right now
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.
Xbox 360 - Change tv channel input, turn on console, login.
Xbox 720 - 'Xbox, show xbox games'.
Allways on is crap right?
That's exactly how I took it. Of course they wouldn't exclude a major portion of the population who don't have great internet connection, but they would be remiss in not including that kind of functionality for people who do have better connection. If the PS3 has it now, why shouldn't next gen? And people complain about downloading things and wasting time... Microsoft and Sony have talked about downloading things on the go so that it's ready when you return home.
negativity=rage=more hits=easy article for some of these sites.
No matter what MS do they will sell consoles.
MS where the ONLY platform to charge to play online, jesus it even charged you to use your subcription services you already pay for.
Also the RROD
Didnt exactly stop people buying it now did it?
The mass media covered it all up, if Microsoft got treated fairly on the 100% RROD issue they would have got tossed away with the garbage, for good.
Media build this system because more consoles means more to write about means money for sites and magz.
Now, how long can this brainwashing last !?
The "why" game journalists are doing it is simple. Controversy gets hits and couple that with the fact that MS has been uber quiet on their next xbox has many very curious what it really is. The few leaks that have come seem legit enough so when it also comes with some juicy bits that can be spun ....well, we see the hit meter go up.