The traditional console hardware cycle is broken – this we know. But veteran games developer Matt Spall yesterday went one further yesterday at the Develop Conference, claiming that we will never see another 'traditional' console coming to the market.??
Speaking of the rising importance of cloud computing, which was made all the more topical by David Perry's talk concerning his upcoming Gaikai cloud gaming tech, Spall echoed earlier sentiments that gaming hardware as we know is heading to extinction.
"I think the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii will be purely browser-based systems," he told the audience. "Things will change a great deal."
This looks like a great way to play.
Rocksmith+, the award winning music-learning app that teaches you guitar and piano with thousands of hit songs, is coming to PlayStation and Steam on June 6, and is available to wishlist now on both platforms.
"The sudden closure of several video-game studios at Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division was the result of a widespread cost-cutting initiative that still isn’t finished.
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said.
Game Pass has not seen the massive growth that Xbox boss Phil Spencer may have been hoping for."
"Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said"
So what you're saying is...you bought all these studios and you guys can't run them.
Jesus.
Reports are suggesting that Game Pass will be getting a price hike soon and that Call of Duty may not be added to the day one offering. I honestly have a hard time believing this but it does beg the question why exactly did GP fail? I think the answer is that it just didn't get the growth that it anticipated. Jim was right but I wish he wasn't because at the end of the day, its gamers, devs and other front-line workers who have to absorb the blow for Spencer and team's miscalculations.
For all the armchair executives who were calling for Sony to release its big-budget AAA games on PS+, the same exact thing would have happened at PlayStation. Game Pass has killed Xbox. Congrats.
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someone tell this guy to stop hitting the pipe so hard
sure maybe it will happen one day but i can tell you right now it sure as heck isn't happening anytime soon
I've noticed lately that people seem to be getting paid for making ridiculous predictions. This must be a growth industry. I wonder what sort of education is required, if any.
If Google's browser takes off, it might be wise for the next Xbox to come with a new Windows browser. It may or may not pay off. But they'd be taking their own brand of risk like Sony has with DVD and Blu Ray. Doing such a thing could help keep their strangle hold on that market. And if Sony were to team with Google, then they'd pretty much have to do it.
article is full of BS!!!!
sony is going to support the ps3 for 10 to 15 years so if the ps4 come out and is only digital then the ps3 will still grow with people whop dont want digital or not ready for that yet