Lately, Microsoft has undergone a radical change in image and company focus; this re-focus affects most of their divisions as they try to decide where their core lies. However, especially after they axed Xbox Entertainment Studios, they don’t seem to know where the Xbox brand fits in.
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 ...🙄
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.
Microsoft already knows what Xbox1 means for them! Money. It's just making everyone else besides them believe it's not just about that! And before anyone jumps onboard claiming that all companies are about making money, ask yourselves should making money be a company's only driving passion!? What about promoting a situation that is both beneficial to the company as well as the consumer!
When you make product that stands on integrity and reliability, it will make money as well as garner support.
This story is shite MS and x1 are fine
they should sell it. they lost 3 billion in last 10 years on xbox brand
http://www.neowin.net/news/...
Forbes: Xbox lost Microsoft $4 billion (and counting) http://www.joystiq.com/2005...
According to Cousins’ report on Kotaku, Microsoft has spent some $2.996bn on Xbox 360 since it launched in 2005, http://www.vg247.com/2013/0...
4 billion loss
+ 3 billion loss
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7 billion loss
They're learning through angry customers and backlash. Not exactly the preferred route, but they're learning nevertheless.
It may take another year, but One will find its identity and be fine.