At this point MS doesn't need more acquisitions(on small scale it doesn't matter), they need to focus on delivering quality games. If they continue to acquiring Studios this will turn out to Gaming Monopoly and we don't need that in Gaming Industry.
Money cant secure success thought, talent and fresh ideas can.
It's so utterly stupid to say xbox believes in the future of the industry in that context.
All they care about is their precious gamepass. It's why they are perfectly fine releasing a gimped xss to sell to uneducated casuals that's going to hamsting the xsx for the entire generation.
And yet there's so many fools defending or dismissing this.
If you want an actual next gen console with actual next gen games, get a ps5, it's as simple as that.
@Fishy Fingers: I was just trying to go with the flow. But, yeah, no bridge building happening here. I like that you replied to me and not TheExecutioner, though :P
I love the new direction xbox is heading. That change in leadership (both at XB and MS) has done an amazing turn around for the platform. No tv tv tv and more games games games.
With Microsoft so heavily focused on cloud computing, Xbox is only going to see continued support to dominate in that arena against Google and Amazon. It's an arena Microsoft cannot afford to lose (neither can the other two, though). And as long as they get that support, their hardware and software will continue to be supported as a means to their goal because everyone realizes that the biggest differentiator in the cloud is content and pricing.
@darkWingsoul: This isn't so much as breaking barriers as it is preventing others from doing it if it's possible. Microsoft DOES NOT want Google or Amazon entering any cloud market they can't beat them at.
You mean the direction of their abysmal support for this entire generation and will continue that pattern by not releasing a single launch exclusive for their glorified pc (xsx), which will be throttled to cater to the weaker xss, all the while they brag about BC because that's literally all they can brag about and continuing their push to turn the industry into a subscription model that will see the disappearance of quality AAA games that will be replaced with shallow, poorly made GaaS that are riddled with MTs?
Hey, CaptainObvious, you seem to view gaming as it is in it's current state and not see where the future is going. This has nothing to do with bragging rights on launch day. I'm glad Phil is focusing on where he is taking Xbox. In five years nobody will care about launch day, who had a 4k UI, or that one remake that may or may not be next gen. I'll be playing Starfield and ES6 on my Series X Pro in my living room, my PC at work, streaming to my Series S in the bedroom, and on my tablet or cell when I'm away from home. You will be like Al Bundy reminiscing how you had 4 touchdowns in high school while the rest of the world grew up 😁
tbh thats 100% false, it was built for developers. cerny did a trip going to all major studios and asked what they wanted in the new console. their number 1 ask was for a super fast SSD. other things of course etc etc.
“I'm taking it as a sign that Microsoft believes in Xbox's future.“
Well the billions of dollars spent on content and Studios make this point fairly obvious.
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I love the new direction xbox is heading. That change in leadership (both at XB and MS) has done an amazing turn around for the platform. No tv tv tv and more games games games.
So was the PS5.