I’ve been an Xbox customer since day one of the first version and I’m what you might consider a “Power User” on the Xbox 360. I pre-ordered the Xbox One, received it on day one, and have been really pissed off ever since.
Simply put, the Xbox One (XB1) doesn’t do anything the Xbox 360 does. I call it the “Xbox None” in my house. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t seriously consider returning it to Microsoft and here’s why:
TSA asks what is the future for Xbox.
They clearly never did, hence why they spent so many BILLIONS on other publishers as a last resort.
Sure, a plan to be a more hated game company than EA. Ubisoft were recently giving them a run for their money but I think Xbox have really knocked it out the park with their latest stunt.
Absolutely not, their whole plan is at odd with what MS wants
Phil wants GP to become big
MS wants to sell games and make billions
GP can’t be sustained with AAA games which take 3-5 years and 7 figure budgets. Only go put those games on GP day one. Why do you think games are coming out on other platforms?
People want a change and want Phil gone without realizing if someone new comes along they may want to change everything again so we just keep going in circles. Phil has to realize that and give clear message on the direction of Xbox
There are two reasons why all those Bethesda studios closed, and neither of them have anything to do with Bethesda (directly)...
Game Pass and Activision.
The guy confirming what we've all (well, most of us) been saying since the latest purchase.
Honestly i think Bethesda needs to buy themselves out of zenimax/MSs hands and do their own thing, i honestly think that would fix a lot of issues and save them from a potential closure.
Ah, we can see how the Microsoft media machine works.
Every article I read now is some kind of attempt to shift the blame off Microsoft and paint them as the victims or convince people that Microsoft mistakes were just some kind unforeseeable unfortunate twist of fate.
The shills are out in full force today.
It's greed. MS has the IP's it wants now it's dumping the studios that it's raided, MS will still make money from Tango's games unlike the people that made them. If anyone follows MS outside of gaming you'll see this is what they do, buy companies take what they want consolidate some of the workforce and shut them down. I don't know why people are acting so surprised when this is Microsoft being Microsoft.
MS is a three trillion dollar company, if it enters a market it has no need to compete, they take what they want and with the financial influence it can bypass laws that are meant to protect the consumer and the workforce. Just look at how they are cornering the AI market right now with buyups and investments.
Back when the Xbox 360 launched, Microsoft pushed the big budget game as a differentiator. Following all the recent layoffs, it’s clear this strategy has run its course.
The Microsoft shill take on the Microsoft causing the death of big budget gaming...
The whole driving force for growth in gaming both technologically, creatively and financially was all nonsense, and it was definitely not because Microsoft ran the industry into the ground with obviously bad decisions and creating an unprofitable business model that massively disrupted consumer spending habits. /s
LOL, this article is a big pile of dog crap...
Spencer has been constantly telling ppl that NO they would not go the route of having games like TLOU, Uncharted, etc because Playstation exists and prefers to focus on a diverse portfolio.
How many years have we seen Xbox as no game and we don't want small games like ORI, Pentiment, Grounded, etc.?
That's the real tragedy and why lots of gamers are mad at MS right now
because they have been championing smaller titles and yet fired the ppl delivering exactly what they were proning about.
So no the only nonsense is that MS seems now to be going BACK to AAA popular titles..sorry, I meant refocusing effort on core established IP where broken GAAS might be rewarded versus praised and rewarded work.
I'm all for opinion pieces and the discussions about gaming. That being said, I do think this blogger makes the same mistake that many others have done, which is ignore the fact that a release window dictates that some features will need time to be implemented.
I would much rather Sony and MS focus on the fundamentals of their system and get those solid, before they spend resources on extras like background playlist, robust picture apps, etc.
At the end of the day, he admits that the system delivers on its main function with BF4 and that is delivering an entertaining gaming experience.
Either way, I thought it was interesting, let me know what you think.
True in a simplest manner
Guy seriously sounds like an old man who was set in his ways now a new device isn't giving him his precious PHOTO SLIDESHOW. God forbid. I knew something was missing from MS's E3 showing.
Seriously I don't understand how someone can be so angry over lack of the Photo slideshow.
I understand being upset about the lack of music options, but needing to look at your photos via a console seems so odd to me. Id argue that the forced kinect integration, overall poor-ish build quality, and clunky software are the main negatives with the system.
I would not buy the consoles for at least six months from launch. Ignorant people assume when they do buy a console on release day that it would have all features and problems ironed out, they are companies that do not care for you, they will put out a product as soon as possible at a relevant date to maximise profits. I understand my statement will offend people who feel the need to support a company but remember its the people in suits pulling the strings laughing as your need to tell how much you love a company gives them free advertisement and a easy purchase of someone who is easily persuaded by someones love speech on the internet. On a side note there is not really a game for these consoles (exclusives) that could warrant such a massive purchase if you have a ps3, xbox360 play battlefield, cod and ac on them dont be so blind to waste money.