Research firm sees PC and mobile grabbing larger and larger share of the expected $100 billion pie
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.
This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Who knows. There might be another economic melt down, and the whole financial market could change.
But all things being equal, in 2019 gamers will still want their big blockbuster AAA games won't they. Casuals will still want their mobile and ipad games as well. The market is big enough for both, and will have to co-exist with both.
Nobody but the financial analysts (who are generally not gamers) have this bizzaro idea that in the future everyone will only play mobile games.
I don't think I'll ever want to play games like Bloodborn, TLOU, The Wicther 3 etc etc on my mobile phone or ipad. I will always want to sit in from of my TV, with the lights down, the surround system on blast and me soaking up the whole experience. And I'm pretty sure the millions of PC and console gamers out there feel the same way. If in 2019 Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nvidia or SteamMachines are around to provide that holistic gaming experience, then the likes of me will still be paying customers
"My kids have no problem playing their PC or mobile games but if I am out of town they have trouble getting on to the console systems. That is a BIG issue."
I am confused by what he is talking about. These are fairly plug in and play system. You plug it in and turn it on. They have not changed since the last generation
sure, consoles are dead blah blah blah, all hail the pcs & dumbphones
Maybe in a (console) generation or two there will be a radical shift. But considering the XB1 is selling better than the 360 did. And the PS4 is selling at incredible levels, the signs are there that console gaming has a lot of life left.
I think it's incorrect to see iPad / PC cannibalising console sales. I think they can live alongside each other for the most part. I have an iPad, and I game on it a lot, but it doesn't replace my PC or PS4 or XB1 oe WiiU - they all live together because they all add something different.
I do think maybe Nintendo will struggle with a new handheld, and I somehow doubt Sony will go for another Vita / PSP style device. but whether that is a direct result of the rise of mobile games is hard to say
I was strictly a console gamer last year but this year I picked up PC gaming and I love it.I can see I'm not the only for the market is growing tremendously