Sony’s much anticipated E3 style preview event was full of new games but few of them were by Sony and none of them stole the show.
Outriders developer People Can Fly's next game has been canceled after its publishing agreement with Take-Two Interactive fell through.
"the capital group of PCF Group S.A."
If you're getting funding from a group that needs two different ways of Acronyming itself, things will not go the way you want them to.
Outriders was crap. They slapped that game together and threw in a loot system to get players' attention. This game was absolutely jank and the always online nonsense made it stutter like crazy. People Can't Optimize.
I liked Outriders but I could see where the artistic vision was compromised. The way the industry is now, it wouldn't surprise me that upper management would scrap something that didn't pull in money via gaas, mts, or other means.
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."
How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.
Will go down as a missed opportunity. Please don’t take 2 years again. 🫥
Probably the worst PlayStation showcase I’ve ever seen. Talk about a disappointment.
And to think, we waited nearly two years for this!
Was this a disappointing show? Yes but let's keep it real according to this article.
"We still have no idea what studios like Bluepoint, Housemarque, and Santa Monica are up to next. There was no way all of those were going to be revealed at once but the fact that none of them were is hugely disappointing."
So if Sony already showed games at the showcase that was CG, far out or just a logo what the hell do you think would happen if they announced those studios that weren't there? More CG, teaser and logos and no release date that's all we would get. Either way this guy would complain regardless if they showed up or not. Not just the writer but everyone who's expectations that were through the sky. So what would the point of those other studios showing up?
Some of you guys need your heads examined. What were you expecting? They showed a lot of games, awesome looking VR games and new tech and that's not enough. First party, third party, Indies, etc.
It's like you guys were expecting Sony to show PS6 games or something. Or that there isn't more games coming besides these that we know Sony's good on. Most shown were games coming soon. Not games coming 3 years from now.
I'll admit I was hoping for a bit more 1st party stuff. Just seems odd how many studios are still radio silent on major projects for 3yrs or more. But worst? No, it was cool, not amazing, but ok.