Paul Tamayo: "Google’s game-streaming platform Stadia is finally here tomorrow. I’ve had a There’s one question I keep returning to: Who, exactly, is this for?"
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
It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.
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.
Meta writes: "Xbox and Meta teamed up last year to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to Meta Quest, letting people play Xbox games on a large 2D virtual screen in mixed reality. Now, we’re working together again to create a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox."
Lackluster library.
Lots of missing features that were promised.
Horrible lag.
Only a few devices can be used. No iOS and just Pixel phones.
If you buy a console for $400 and divide it in 4 years (a gaming generation) it cost you $8.33 a month where Stadia cost you $9.99 a month for the 4k package.
Console has a superior local hardware performance with a bigger library and features not available on Stadia.
Don't be fooled by Google.