FleshEatingZipper writes: With new consoles due out by the end of the year, there's a lot of anxiety around spending in upwards of $500 on a current-generation console. It's understandable. I was at the center of it all when it happened in 2001 and again in 2006, back when I worked retail, so I get the question a lot. People feel like they're regretting a great experience by investing now instead of a year from now. Here's a hint: you're not.
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.
It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.
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.
"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.
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?
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.
I think this is a question that requires a few follow up questions before it can be answered:
1)whats your budget?
2)Are you replacing an older current gen unit?
3)Is this your first console?
4)How important is a large game library to you?
5)What kind of gamer are you and what do you play (i.e. casual games, high def games, FPS, platformers... )
There are just a few of what I think are the important questions to ask when considering a current gen system now.
I'm waiting for may 21st before I confirm my decision to either buy the new xbox or just build a new pc and continue gaming on it.
PS3, yes because Sony is STILL supporting it with new exclusive IPs. The Last of Us and Beyond: Two Souls are day one purchases for me baby!
I would say the ps3 is the console to go with for the simple fact that its still being supported with new exclusives.
I want to play Forza horizon but I wont buy an Xbox 360 just for that game because the next console is looming.