Here is an interesting article discussing parents purchasing choices and how it can impact gaming consoles. While the console business remains strong for both MS and Sony it appears that the mobile and tablet market is not moving aside for the consoles. Microsoft's play with Smart Glass and intentions to provide a game streaming service to those same devices may play out well for them. It will be interesting to see if Sony leverages Gaikai to stream beyond its own hardware once it is launched late next year.
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 ...🙄
I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige
/S it's beyond a joke right now
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.
Ya obviously Children ages 2-10. We have a 2 year old daughter and getting her a Nabi JR. Obviously not a ps4 or xb1, this is silly. Resurvey with parents that have children ages 11-19 lol.
That could be because PS4 and XB1 (the most talked, most advertised consoles today) are nowhere to be found on or off the shelf. I bet if in a hypothetical scenario where there were virtually infinite numbers of XB1 and PS4s available in store, you'd see much higher PS4 and XB1 sales figures (not as high as tablets though, because tablet is not bought with primary intention of gaming. This is apples to oranges comparison).
Ages 2 - 10... Come on now
top lel. tablets suck in vidya gaeming.
so? Gamers choose ps4 over tablets so..