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IGN's Review Scale Changes

"Since IGN's inception more than a decade ago, we've scored games on a 100-point scale. That changes today.

After many long discussions (and really, this has been going on for years), we've decided to alter our review scale. From today forward, we will score games on a 20-point scale (meaning games score will be 7.0 or 7.5 or 8.0, etc.)."

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TheColbertinator5411d ago

Great Graphics 10

Great Soundtrack 10

Great Story 10

Excellent Replay Value

IGN Final Score 9.5

HolyOrangeCows5411d ago

The only thing that matters about their scores today is that they give 9+ to any game from a publisher that buys ad space on IGN.

blackbeld5411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

IGN gives A+ when they get paid. Or else they will give B-

IGN nowadays who cares them.

ISKREEM5411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

Lost Planet 2 and Naughty Bear both had ad space on IGN, and were rated pretty poorly. So I don't think there's necessarily any truth to that.

But review scores in general mean nothing to me. The games that i've probably had the most fun with this generation are surprisingly some of the lower rated games. Bionic Commando, Lost Planet 2, Section 8, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, just to name a few. If people actually took the time to play them, i'm sure they would find some fun in them as well. Instead of basing their decision off some random number.

blackbeld5411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

Like Steven Colbert says.

IGN really gives ridiculous scores like that.
So how can you take IGN serious? Answer is No... IGN who cares.

soxfan20055411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

You're right. Maybe IGN would be taken more seriously if they gave out scores like 21/20.

I've found IGN's reviews to be an excellent source of information for the last decade. And, for those who can't read, their reviews clearly state that the "final score is NOT an average".

I'm glad that IGN can recognize that, in some cases, an overall game can be better than the sum of its parts, and vice versa. They don't just assign an arbitrary "average" as so many people have come to expect.

SOAD5411d ago

there was ad space for a game called Legendary on IGN. IGN gave that game like a 4 or something.

HolyOrangeCows5410d ago (Edited 5410d ago )

Do I seriously have to put a qualifier and say "USUALLY"?
People have very poor skills in reasonable assumption.

If I said Trix cereal is delicious, would you assume even a box of Trix that somehow ended up moldy and disgusting after falling off a truck or being thrown out would taste great, and that every single piece of Trix cereal ever conceived on this planet was delicious?

Besides, I don't mean publishers like Gamecock Media Group (Legendary) or 505 Games (Naughty Bear). I mean heavy hitters like EA, Activision, etc. And sure, there can still be exceptions like with Capcom's Lost Potential 2.

nix5410d ago

doesn't matter.. when GTAV comes out they'll hand out perfect score just like they did for GTAIV.

SoSLy5410d ago

One of the most biased and corrupt websites out there

AtatakaiSamurai5410d ago

Isn't it blantantly obvious by now that ALL large gaming sites do this? I mean come on. Yeah sure it got a 4, so what. They bought a spot or 2, normal... but had they bought far more spots for ads ain't no way that game gets a 4.

The numeric rating system is arcahic but they still use it cause it benefits they're munpulation of information however they see fit for business.

Back in the day gaming PR group would do "special" things for reviewers but reviewers would still give a crappy game a crap rating and they'd laugh about it but now, with the industry maxing at $60billion, business is business.

The reverse is the sa me. If a PR group spends their ad funds with exclusive deals to one big gaming site then the other ones may give them a bad or lower rating so next time the PR group may not want to leave them out of the "goodies". This is why you see reveiw ratings so vastly different this gen in opposed to previous gens.

One big game site gets exclusive interviews, vids etc and give 9s but the other big site says the game is a 7.9. They play the numbers game with the community cause they know the vast majority of us are just sheep.

Is this EVERY SINGLE TIME 24/7? no ofcourse not but it's done too routinely and is a significant part of the gaming industry business of "scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" mentality.

This is why if you say you don't trust gaming site X but more gaming site Z then you're being naive cause they ALLLLL do the same thing to compete with each other.

Go gaming sites for community chatter and vids of games. If you rely on their reviews to help you w/ your purchases then you have lost your way completly for gaming.

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deadreckoning6665411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

Excellent. One step closer to a fanboy free world :)

"They should do away with the decimals completely. I look forward to the day when Xbox and PS3 fanboys stop arguing over a fraction of a point differential in review scores."

Bubbles to you. I've always wondered what goes on in the head of people who whine over a fraction of a point or scores PERIOD. If you like a game, what the hell does it matter what someone else says about it? Yakuza 3 is my personal GOTY so far and several dozen whining fanboys that tell me otherwise doesn't matter to me in the least.

The best thing reviewers could do is to remove review scores ENTIRELY so that gamers can actually READ reviews.

Weekly comment in the books =D/

dizzleK5411d ago

aren't ign the ones who went out of their way to write an article about how mass effect 2 was .1 better than uncharted 2?

http://xbox360.ign.com/arti...

while i totally agree with that old article, ign has done plenty themselves to fan the fanboy flames instead of simply letting their reviews speak for themselves.

i'd also like to see a world without review scores.

Shepherd 2145410d ago

Nowhere in the article that you linked does it mention anything about being .1 better than Uncharted. The review scores say that but the guy who wrote that article never mentions it.

Not even that, but the Mass Effect 2 review was written by a different guy while this article is just one guys opinion who works at IGN of how he thinks Mass Effect 2 could could be seen as the better game.

Stick with the site more, they have articles from different perspectives on the side of PS3 games too, that Mass Effect article isnt the only time they have done that.

PS360PCROCKS5410d ago

Haha ok dude Mass Effect 2 is better than Uncharted 2 I NEED YOU TO ACCEPT THIS! Haha IGN, I forgot about that. Such an asshole that guy is, telling people on the internet that his opinion is more valid.

Gran Touring5411d ago

lol that reminds me of their Splinter Cell Conviction review.

PeterGriffinSays5411d ago

He's tellin yall what I've been complainin about for years.

Playerz85411d ago

Hey, N4G should change the review scores too. It is just like IGN's.

AnttiApina5411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

I think that anyone with a pair of eyes could read a review instead of looking at numbers and comparing them to OTHER GAMES!

Why the hell do people give so much credit to the final score? It's absolutely pathetic.

The review itself is what matters, not the final score you fools.

Why make changes to the scores? Why not remove them all together and actually make people read, HECK even watch the review of the game rather than just looking at the final score and saying: "man dis geim suks"

Like the article said (if someone actually read it): A Score Does Not Define a Game

And that's what is wrong with this industry and most of the gamers.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5411d ago

Finally something wise from IGN.

cemelc5411d ago

So IGN pretty much copy the review system of gamespot.

Well i dont mind they still be a joke, since the problems are not the reviews are the reviewrs

DatNJDom815410d ago

You forgot to add PS3 exclusive. Then its a 9.5. lol

DatNJDom815410d ago

ign always nitpicks PS3 exclusives alot while letting 360 games pass on all their whack ass games. True story. aww well it is n4g.

Eamon5410d ago (Edited 5410d ago )

But what have they got to gain from nitpicking at ps3 exclusives?

Oh wait, don't tell me. It's because Microsoft is a member of the New World Order and Sony isn't. Best not to upset 'em then, eh?

Ahh, you're pretty smart!

Yi-Long5410d ago

.... first the horrible redesign for the site, which just makes it a mess to quickly navigate to where you want to be...

...2nd... here in Europe we automatically get redirected to the UK-edition of IGN...

... and now this unnecessary change in the scoring-system.

What kind of rabid monkeys are running that place!? And by 'running' I actually mean 'ruining')

AEtherbane5410d ago

theres a reason you read reviews instead of looking at the numbers...
If only IGN didnt have spelling mistakes.

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redDevil875411d ago (Edited 5411d ago )

I like this. It will stop the "why 8.9 and not 9.0". Its better for the website and might make scoring more consistent. (but theyre reviews will still be messed up)

CrAnKiTuP_015411d ago

No more "Tis game is bettah tan tis game becaase itz teh 9.2 and the other is teh 9.1!!1!1 lolollolz" xD

mrv3215411d ago

I still think giantbomb has the best scale to date...

Surkov5411d ago

1-5 stars and no half stars is the way to go. Sleek and simple.

5= excellent
4= good
3= average

And anything below, you should be wary of.

Omega45411d ago

Looks like they are doing a Gamespot

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Most players 'know next to nothing about how games are made': New Blood devs sound off

It's now easier than ever to make "broad incorrect assumptions" about how games work.

jambola1d 5h ago

how? how is it easier than ever?

thorstein1d 5h ago

"... to make broad incorrect assumptions" about how games work.

jambola1d ago

yes
when i said "how is it easier" i was referring to the thing that was called easier
congrats

--Onilink--21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

People parroting AI responses without actually knowing about the subject to be able to tell if its accurate or within context

Constant rise of media/youtubers chasing negativity as it generates more views

Continued increase of independent “media” that rarely seems to care about fact checking or context (linked to point above)

More and more people using said youtubers/streamers/tik tokers as their news/opinion consumption and then just repeating everything (even more so when dealing with streamers that basically seem to have cults for a fanbase)

Making up fake news, information, files, etc and making them viral being easier than ever thanks to AI and social media explosion of provocative topics

I mean… it shouldn’t really need that much explaining why he is right in saying its easier than ever, all those same points right now apply to pretty much every topic out there, not just games

ravens529h ago

I'm just gonna say, the PS YouTubers that I watch don't do that. You want to know what YouTubers do, do that? One guess. You got it 😅

Armaggedon20h ago

Because people can just say random crap and get upvoted. It reinforces them to think what they say has validity.

neutralgamer19921d 4h ago

Stop releasing broken games that need 6-12 months of patches/updates and while waiting for those patches/updates if gamers complain we are lecturer by game developers and community managers on how we don't understand how hard development is. First of all we are gamers we don't need to understand we are paying money to play a game and at the very least we expect a working product

Games cost 80 now and in few years will be 90 and within 10 years will be $100. So is it really asking for a lot to say please release games when they are in a stable playable state? Release now fix it later, release it now get some criticism but later when we will fix it gamers will praise us and call us great and our game sales will rise again. It's the same cycle. Just look at cyberpunk 2077 and how developers hid the actual console footage and reviews were using footage provided by CDPR and gamers were mad and now many of those same gamers praise CDPR for the job well done. This is why gaming is where it is today and developers know they can release unfinished games

thorstein1d 3h ago

Who do you think chooses the release date? The in the chair developer or their "I've never played a video game and never coded one" CEOs?

neutralgamer199221h ago

For as much as we blame the CEO's we shouldn't be so naive to always guce free pass to high ups in the studios. Concord developers are prime example of that, Sony didn't need to force them they were make dumb decisions as is

You do know when a game makes back it's development costs there are 6 to 7 figure bonuses /royalties

Stwert1d 2h ago

It would be awesome if every game made had no major issues and didn’t require any patches from day one. Unfortunately, with the complexity of [most] games these days, that’s an unrealistic expectation.
There’s not a dev out there who wouldn’t like more time to work on their baby. But, outside of self-published, they’re not the ones who are setting a release date. Eventually the bean counters, sitting in their luxurious offices, decide that enough time and money has been spent creating the product and its high time they started to see a return on their investment.

Arguing with these people that you need another 12 to 18 months to iron out some of the problems gets you precisely nowhere. They don't give a damn about the developers, or the games really, that care about one thing and one thing only. Profit!
Telling them that releasing a game which isn’t fully finished and will affect the profit margin by association of a poor product also gets you nowhere, they simply say ship it, then fix it.

There are exceptions to the rule of course, as there always is, but those are fewer and far between these days.

neutralgamer199221h ago

Sadly what you are saying is true too. Gaming has become too big to where now those who have zero interest want to invest in it

Ashunderfire8613h ago

I agree and that’s why accountability is key. Of course game development is a lot that requires a village to get it done, but all us gamers want is a finish product that works, so we can keep coming back for more via sequels. And when it comes to retail the customer is always right.

It’s bad when the game developers develop unnecessary things like too much microtransactions, from an already $80 plus game, when we just want the finish product, not too many paywall from one $80 - $100 game!

franwex1d 1h ago

Most drivers don’t know how cars are made, but still expect the car to be good quality and reliable.

Armaggedon20h ago

The thing is that when you dont understand something, the judgement of quality becomes affected. People will see a giant open world game with infinite variables and say “why is this buggy?” The one who understands will say “it has to be buggy, thats the trade-off.”

franwex20h ago

Most gamers understand that. Bethesda essentially build their games that way. What we don’t understand is, you can buy the car now at full price and the wheels will arrive in a few months-like many games tend to be.

I’m using the car industry as an example, but they are just as bad sometimes. Such as paying for features that are already included in the car. Oh, you want sports mode? Pay more! It’s the same engine and transmission! It’s just a mode that is locked away.

MDTunkown19h ago

There no excuse for oblivion remaster to be so bugged

Armaggedon19h ago

@franwex

Maybe you do, but alot of them dont understand. I see the discourse around it constantly.

@MDTUNKOWN

Apply this to yourself next time you f up. Or better yet, feel free to go and develop a bethesda style game. Tell me how that works out.

MDTunkown4h ago

Armageddon, oblivion remaster is not a new game, its remaster of almost 20 year old game and the game has fps issues on a ps5 pro. Because of guys like you, devs think they can release unfinished products and now also increase the price.

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anast22h ago

It doesn't matter. I don't know how a good risotto is made, but I know when it tastes like sh$%.

Armaggedon20h ago

Dont underestimate how much more there is to things. Understanding is key.

anast7h ago

It is impossible to understand everything in today's modern world, but despite this we can still say a product is sh$% while not understanding the process. If we are not allowed to do this, we would be forced suck up any sh%& people give us and say it's good because, "we don't understand the process". This is the height of stupidity.

Cockney6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Why do we need to understand anything? I'm a consumer i dont care how its made or what it takes to make a game, i buy it if I think it looks good this just sounds like victimhood 101
If this games turns out to be shit do we give them a pass because reasons?

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Peter Molyneux recalls how Project Milo, the Kinect game with revolutionary promise, died a death

Vapourware can end up being the stuff of legend, like Rockstar's Agent, Star Wars 1313, or StarCraft: Ghost. Without ever seeing the light of day, these games never risked the possibility of being played and forgotten, and instead live on forever as the subjects of lengthy YouTube essays.

Still, Molyneux's most notable lost game (or tech demo, depending on who you asked at the time) was arguably Project Milo.

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darthv724d ago

I can see the potential of the kinect hardware... its rather impressive tech, but it was just not meant to be for gaming. If anything, MS had a huge missed opportunity to have used it for the AR/VR projects.

S2Killinit3d ago

Missed opportunity? They lied. It was the biggest lie in gaming history.

merlox3d ago

You can use the Kinect as an SLS camera for paranormal investigations. So it wasn’t a complete failure.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Remember Star Wars Kinect announcement? Biggest laughable acting seen

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rlow12d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Do you mean about project Milo?

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-Foxtrot4d ago

It was built on lies Peter...you know this.

isarai4d ago

Bro that thing NEVER existed, what we got was a concept video

Knushwood Butt3d ago

"Unfortunately, as we were developing Milo, so the Kinect device was being developed. And they realised that the device that Alex Kipman first showed off would cost $5,000 for consumers to buy.

"So they cost-reduced that device down to such a point, where the field-of-view...I think it was a minuscule field-of-view. In other words, it could only just see what's straight in front of you."

Hmm, exactly what tech was in it, that was cut, affected the development? It was only ever interpreting visual and audio inputs right? The xbox was processing those inputs.

Nor do I see how the field of view thing is relevant to the discussion.

isarai3d ago

Exactly! Tf kinda BS statement was that? i don't really see how fov is relevant at all, since when do you move all around a room while talking/interacting to someone?

Amplitude3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

This is entirely untrue. There was never a 5000 dollar Kinect prototype that could somehow use a wider field of view to scan and import generated in-game items and advance AI by over a decade. Anybody that fell for this was a stupid moron child, myself included. Anybody that falls for this lie now is a stupid moron child who doesn't realize that these people *only* know how to lie.

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FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

The FTC has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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slate914d ago

The sweet smell of tax dollars burning

Killa784d ago

From the unemployment this deal caused, no doubt.

Obscure_Observer4d ago

"The sweet smell of tax dollars burning"

They never stood a chance. It was a lost cause from the start. And yet, still, they´d decided to go ahead and double down on their bs to bleed the taxpayer even more.

dveio4d ago

The IRS demands 29bn USD in not paid taxes from Microsoft.

If we're talking bleeding.

1Victor3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

@slate: “ The sweet smell of tax dollars burning “

The smell of political donations endorsements under the table.
There I fixed it it for you
We all knew Microsoft plan of “10 years of all systems publishing “ and some of its supporters happy that after all the games would be “exclusive to Xbox “ now that things have changed and Microsoft got humbled by the lost of money from CoD going down from OVER A BILLI🤑N to
MILLI😩NS the sales failing of games that would released on PlayStation and be forced by INVESTORS asking for their M🤑NEY to grow faster than the next 10 years it is obvious that it would be a waste of money to continue this litigation.
Edit:@obscured: “ They never stood a chance. It was a lost cause from the start “

Same as your grievance stages.
Have you passed the bargaining stage yet ? Or are you still on the anger stage 🤣

slate913d ago

I knew my singe bipartisan sentence would bring out the crazies. Thanks for the wall

Astrokis3d ago

Not sure if I’m disturbed or entertained but either way I hope you are alright

OtterX4d ago

I think they're convinced now that MS won't (and can't) withhold releases from conpeting platforms. MS on the street corner now like, "Who wants a taste?!"

PhillyDonJawn4d ago

I wont be too sure of that. Gotta wait and see till after these deals expire

OtterX4d ago

That's how it always starts, "I'll just work this street corner for a short while until I get caught up on my bills..."

Tacoboto4d ago

Oh yeah, they're totally gonna make Xbox exclusives again, with the hardware they're totally committed to selling and making available lol

raWfodog4d ago

As far as I'm aware, the only 'deal' that was discussed was for Call of Duty. Xbox had no obligation to make any of their other games multiplatform. They did that of their own accord.

OtterX3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

**btw, I'm talking about street food vendors, just in case there's any confusion!

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Lightning774d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I've seen videos and talk a online speculating MS long game. Some think that MS multiplat move is use to appease the FTC so they can buy more and is somehow a move that could get Sony to open up their platform. In other words them going third party and letting their games go everywhere. MS possible scheme and ulterior motives, speculated by Jeff Grubb is that putting Xbox store on PS via regulation Which would hurt PS buissness very badly because that 30% cut would be even less or not a cut at all. MS buys more because they're "playing nice" by opening up its platform to Epic store and steam which would force Apple and Sony to open up their ecosystem to other stores like MS.

If that's the case that'll mean as I said before, PS fans buying Cod on PS via MS store would give 100% maybe even 90% of the money being pocketed by MS while Sony's store front wanes when it comes to third party because guess what? MS is buying more third party and preying off the extreme ignorance of the FTC. Manipulation of the FTC and MS overtaking the PS store and customers

My thing is this. I know it's a opinion and speculation but why does Sony have to open up its store or force them to go multiplat? If they still believe in selling their freakin console then let them do it. If they want to provide the best games and the best content for its fans then let them do it!? Why because the competition is trash at selling games and consoles for 14 years now Sony has to change? MS using the ignorance of the FTC to overtake gaming as we know it?

Again it's just talk and opinion but man this seems very, very possible imo.

dveio4d ago

Well, at the time, I actually did think the FTC and CMA did a poor job in court. But also the judge.

Having said that - it is what it is.

If 75bn mergers in any industry ain't a threshold to deny them, then I don't know what is.

As far as your thoughts about other 3rd parties getting taken over in the future go:

I think publisher buyouts are off the list now. I think it would be reeeeally difficult for MS to win another trial try taking over any other publisher.

But smaller studios ... maybe.

However, right now I can't see studios out there advocating for a buyout from Microsoft.

That isn't to say an announcement of such couldn't drop on Monday already. Because we today know that Microsoft had approached a plethora of other studios in 2018 to 2021, such as IOI, CD Project, etc.

We'll see. And we can't do anything about it. It's up to trade commissions and then probably courts to decide.

Lightning774d ago (Edited 4d ago )

"I think publisher buyouts are off the list now. I think it would be reeeeally difficult for MS to win another trial try taking over any other publisher."

That's the thing MS is ticking all the boxes by not have anything be exclusive so the CMA/FTC see that they're doing "fair practice" in games and content distribution. Which technically greenlits more aquisions or it makes it easier for acquisitions because MS is a mega publisher now.

"However, right now I can't see studios out there advocating for a buyout from Microsoft."

Hopefully not but them going multiplat could entice Studios to join MS because nothing is not longer exclusive which means more money for them, studio and teams.

We can't do nothing about it but Sony can. They can block xbox games on their console (lose that 30% cut) but Sony won't do that because that's money that will be lost and Sony runs a buissness. That's the only way to hurt or slow down Xbox.

I'm probably over thinking it as I do these things but it's something we shouldn't just ignore and be weary of MS motives here. I'm keeping an eye on them.

Rancegamerx3d ago

The idea that Microsoft is manipulating the FTC and forcing Sony to open its platform is silly and has no evidence to back it up. Microsoft’s multiplatform approach is 100% due to past failures and its laughable position in the gaming industry. Their best attempt was a fluke and a lie, brought on by Sony’s missteps and a poorly made machine that broke down too often.

Sony would never allow themselves to be "forced" to do anything; they control their platform and storefront perfectly fine without the need or desire to add an unnecessary Microsoft storefront. Even if, by some flaw on Sony’s part, Microsoft were able to introduce its store on PlayStation, Sony would adapt rather than collapse. Digital storefront competition already exists (Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Store), and PlayStation’s business won’t suddenly "wane."

Also, regulators like the FTC don’t operate on ignorance—they actively assess market behavior to prevent monopolies. Microsoft isn’t secretly overtaking gaming with some ultimate scheme. The industry might be changing or shifting (for the worse, in my opinion), but Sony will continue evolving based on market trends, not because of alleged schemes.

Gaming isn’t about one company "playing nice" or another being "forced" to change—it’s about making money with games, something Microsoft has yet to achieve in 25+ years.

Lightning773d ago

"The idea that Microsoft is manipulating the FTC and forcing Sony to open its platform is silly and has no evidence to back it up."

That's why I said it was all speculation that's what Jeff Grubb opinion. I made that clear several times. You know what's funny? When Jim was in court ppl got mad at the FTC for protecting Jim Ryan instead of the consumer. Maybe he was right to worry about his business. Now look Releasing Xbox games on PS keeps MS studio an a float. Now Xbox games are all over PS now. Maybe Jim was onto something.

MS is still competing with Sony just in a very different way. The FTC back down mainly means they can buy more and MS next steps can proceed. We'll have to see what happens in the future but I wouldn't be so sure on your stance.

InUrFoxHole3d ago

@Lightning77
MS putting games everywhere is the most consumer friendly thing I've seen a game company do.

dveio3d ago

@InUrFox

What does "putting everywhere" actually mean?

This book has so many pages.

• Xbox was dying in revenue
• Regulators put a 10 year deal on CoD
• Microsoft had to give away the streaming
• Spencer himself only offered 3 yrs initially

And most importantly

• Again, Xbox was dying in revenue

Xbox have the benefit of their actual financial situation giving regulators and courts the impression they release games everywhere, what they actually do.

But for reasons they can't be proven guilty of anything in court.

I'm not judging, it's just what it is.

IF the Series generation would have developed differently and was much more successful, I don't hesitate any second to believe in what Spencer had originally planned to do:

• Make everything Xbox exclusive
• We today know that Spencer had also approached Sega, From Software, CD Project, Nintendo, and even Valve was on their list of buyouts.

MS are playing a card here everyone knows why they are doing it.

Putting Doom "everywhere", which even was it already before it got bought, ain't a MS thing.

It would had hurt them in many ways if they'd put it exclusively to Xbox.

But, no matter what - it is what it is.

Xbox bought themselves back into the game. And I think many people just don't have very fond feelings towards this behaviour, wether on corporate nor private levels.

Let's see how they'll run with it.

In 2030, but most importantly after regulations will have expired we will learn better.

Reaper22_4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Seemed like a lost cause anyway. Microsoft gambled and it paid off big time. That's what you call a big boss move. Sony played a huge part in the success of that acquisition.

wesnytsfs3d ago

Bout time. Pointless from the start.

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