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Microsoft hails its 'killer weapon' in battle with PS3 and Wii

MCV: Live is streets ahead of rivals' services following social media additions, says company

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Why o why5289d ago

is GAMES, the online is a secondary weapon. Kudos to live but if MS think online services matter MORE than games then they're up for disappointment

MasFlowKiller5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

Thank good Sony's killer weapon is their line up of exclusive tittles, i really hate how much the media has deviated from the video game part of the video game industry.

Sony had to learn this the hard way by releasing a console with no killer App but just look how far they are now, having the highest rated games for 2 years running and as things stand 2day they have the most anticipated games 2010, It looks to be a great time to be a PS3 gamer.

Once Microsoft sees that gamers care more about playing actual games than exclusive DLC & live than they will start making games again, Live is great and everything but where is that tittle that makes my 360 stand out from the rest, that game i can only play in my 360, not my PS3 or my PC but unique to my 360?

friendly question, How many studios does MGS(Microsoft Gaming Studios) actually have?

hey once MS start to come back to the video game section of the video game industry we might actually see a great war were both Sony and MS are force make killer exclusive.
just like the SNES and Genesis war force Nintendo and Sega my favorite games of my childhood.

RedPawn5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

One company takes games seriously, the other doesn't, simple as that and I didn't know I could play the internet.

-Alpha5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

It's funny how people are suddenly bashing MS for not caring about games when it was Sony that launched with everything BUT good games this gen.

This drama about companies not caring about games is ridiculous. Both companies understand their market. What do you think DLC is? GAMES. What do you think LIVE enhances? ONLINE GAMING.

So let's stop pointing the finger. LIVE is MS's greatest tool in TODAY's gaming world where online gaming is vivid with things like Machinima, gamebattles, etc.

Yes, Sony has come a long way but they were always destined to do so. The PS3 launch was terrible (compared to 360 and PS2) but Sony KNEW they had a killer lineup of exclusives. Sony's killer weapon is indeed their relationships with their internal studios, but there is only so much you can rely on internally for profit. It's the third party devs that give you the free $ bills as they support themselves to build themselves up. And Sony lost a lot in terms of 3rd party. Final Fantasy, Tekken, Assassin's Creed, etc. are all examples of games that have decided to go multiplatform.

Sony has their devs, MS has LIVE. We all know their exclusives rock, but there is more that defines them. LIVE defines the Xbox. Internal Studios see to best describe Sony. BOTH have exclusive games, so lets not act as if MS is somehow deprived of killer games themselves.

D4RkNIKON5289d ago

PS3's killer app are its games. Check out this vid FUNNY!!

TheFreak5289d ago

Omg funniest video I have seen since I can remember.

D4RkNIKON5289d ago

It is an obvious fake dub but it is rich! The host looks like he is about to piss himself laughing haha

gaffyh5289d ago

I'll take exclusive games over a Live-like online service any day of the week.

People are quite spoiled now, I mean PSN is 1000x better than what it was 3 years ago, whereas XBL is like 10x better. PSN is catching up fast, XBL better do something other than Facebook/twitter or else they'll get railroaded pretty soon.

ultimolu5289d ago

Yes, yes, and yes. You are correct.

Megatron085289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

Funny how ps3 fangirls talk about exclusive when the ps3 almost not but flops. only real game they have is uncharted and even that is midcore.

The 360 has

Halo
Gears
Forza
Fable
Mass Effect
Kameo

and the list goes on and on. Only reason to buy a ps3 is if you really want a piss poor blu ray player.

As for the psn catching up to XBL it will never happen cause sony has to wait for xbl to add new feature before they have any clue what to add to the psn

Christopher5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

Man, glad Microsoft had the foresight to get facebook and twitter out there ahead of Sony. Sony really screwed the pooch by giving people who want to use 99% of the Web services out there a built-in browser.

And, because for many people here, it's necessary to actually claim it: yes, that's sarcasm.

P.S. Yeah, Sony's attempt at integrating facebook isn't all that great either.

SixZeroFour5289d ago

yea, i saw the original version quite some time ago...but that one was much funnier

OGharryjoysticks5289d ago

you are the master for finding that. And the people who recorded that are funnier than you but honestly that is the funniest thing I've seen here ever.

I usually don't bubble up people but you deserve your own bubble machine for that link :)

sikbeta5289d ago

Looks who's talking about fangirls

"We havez thiz

bla bla bla Haloz
bla bla bla Haloz
bla bla bla Haloz
and bla bla bla Gearz"

Is funny to think a game is a flop just beacuse is not sell like... OMG teh salez

What is the benefit if a game sell a sh*tload, you only buy one, support the game that deserves it, not the most f*cking hyped game ever

"but...but...but...iz betterz becauze sellz more"

lol kid, wake up!!!!

badz1495288d ago

I knew that you're a troll but I didn't know that you're a helpless one at that! thanks for the trolling but you add nothing to the table beside troll bait!

vhero5288d ago

Live eh?? Its all they got left to say really and they never stop bringing it up yet its not the great power it once was. They have to say its the best out their though they cannot in no way say it on par with Sony otherwise nobody would pay simple as. Soon as they admit Sony are catching up they have lost subscribers.

mr mintleaf5288d ago

Xbox Facebook fans need to realize that Sony has technically had this feature since day 1:

THE WEB BROWSER.

The 3.1 update added facebook auto-update for gaming activity. If you want to browse and post on facebook, use the web browser. Same goes for all the other social shiat like youtube, twitter, etc.

Microsoft plays the same card everytime. They add an 'exclusive' feature, that's only exclusive in that its built in as a proprietary app. Then it tells you that no other system has it, which, as you see is bullshizz, and the xbox fans buy it up like empty calories.

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SoapShoes5289d ago

Its killer weapon was a dud...

Relientk775289d ago

K well, have fun with Live, your "killer weapon"

I will be playing GAMES

Azerach5289d ago

So where is home for XBL? guess we will be seeing something along those lines in the coming weeks then....

Edge11055289d ago

I believe that micro had said that it was "light years" ahead of anyone else's online offerings. Now they are only streets ahead? At least they are finally telling the truth.

GrandTheftZamboni5289d ago

More like ... streets in Legoland.

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

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.

Zachmo1824d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie3d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere3d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX4d ago

"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.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

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?

Inverno4d ago

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.

Inverno4d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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