GR: "Like two brothers who always bicker, Destiny and Borderlands have a lot more in common than either would probably like to admit. They're both first-person shooters, have a penchant for loot, and work best when played as part of a team of fellow gamers. But, great though they clearly are, neither is perfect.
So, short of banging the two games' heads together (which would be quite harsh and probably land us in trouble with their parents) let's look at what each could learn from the other. Starting with what Destiny does better."
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Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.
Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.
"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"
You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.
So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses
Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.
That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page
Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.
Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.
MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.
@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.
you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.
so lets not kid ourselves.
@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit
That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?
Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!
Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.
Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that
Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!
another Interview?
how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol
Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.
However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.
How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.
"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"
Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.
Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.
That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.
You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.
I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.
Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.
https://www.avclub.com/sony...
Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.
I've got to disagree with some of the items mentioned.
1. Borderlands could learn from Destiny's gun feel
- Sorry but the guns in Destiny are bland. They lack creativity and for the most part, every gun looks the same and only a couple different types. The shooting mechanics are different because Borderlands guns are for the most part, ridiculous lol.
2. Borderlands could learn from Destiny's competitive multiplayer
- Borderlands doesn't need online competitive MP. I don't think the MP in Destiny was very good at all, felt like an afterthought. Borderlands made its name as a single player/co-op looting game. Not online death match with modded weapons and super powers.
3. Borderlands could learn from Destiny's AI
- For most part, I felt that Destiny's AI were bullet sponges. Just standing and hiding behind cover. Whereas Borderlands everything comes to attack you. Destiny you can just sit there and shoot. First raid boss, that spider creature, yea he was really tough, just stood there and let you annihilate him.
Personally, Borderlands is leaps and bounds better than Destiny. Loot system, NPC, level design, sheer amount of locations, each character class is vastly different, more memorable enemies, better guns, and a better story. I know everyone loves Destiny so bring on the disagrees lol.
Borderlands had unique classes and villians with personality, it had a story for why you are playing the game and shooting the enemy, it didn’t feel like every mission was the exact same mission structure, and most of all it had a great sense of humor. All of those things are completely lacking in Destiny.
Destiny is a shell of a game that has great gunplay mechanics, very addictive grind for loot, and 1 great mission the Vault of Glass.
They are different to me. I love borderlands and I love Destiny.
I like all those loot type games, so to me they both do great things. I also try not o compare everything to something like this last gen and this current gen seems to do. I judge destiny on how much fun I am having and if it brings me back day after day. So far it is, but I only play for like 1-2 hours a day at most. Getting older/having a family limits the gaming life. Ah, the good ol' college days, how I miss them.
Borderlands is far better than destiny in so many ways.