I haven't played HFW yet, so I may disagree with her. But I've played all but Wytchwood and Strikers on that list you took the time to post.
From just the tag lines, I struggle to find where she's wrong. None of those games are "perfect."
So unless it's glowing praise in the headline, the critic "doesn't want to enjoy themselves"? Don't we want critics who aren't just PR hype machines?
Sorry, but some of us don't need corporations to tell us what's "over the top." It's rated Mature for a reason.
So even if it was a baby's face (it's not...that's just what the Sony defenders want to parrot), who the hell wants a corporation to decide it's too much for them to view?
This wasn't made by MS...
@Chevalier
Replying to the right person might help your wait time.
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I see now. Scroll down on your busted blog. Those are 2020 numbers (which are still wrong lol).
That's a Google fail.
Want to try again?
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They'll have to lean on gamepass and smaller titles throughout most of the year.
I expect sizable updates to Halo and Forza, but they're stuck in that 'dry until 2nd half of the year' trend for one more year.
Gamepass, Redfall, and Starfield are probably enough to give them a good year generally, but they're benefiting from the chip shortage in a way. They are probably eager for next year to start the flood gates, just like their fa...
Calendar year 2021? Xbox was at $16b+
Not sure what counts as "losing," but if we're talking objective revenue figures, they've been neck and neck with Nintendo during the Switch years, and obviously ahead of them during the Wii U period before that.
Nintendo's third party, online, and dlc sales aren't close to Sony's and MS's.
MS wasn't lying when they said the ABK deal will make them #3 behind Tencent and Sony.
Agreed. I'm not a huge jrpg guy, but I still saw a lot of really good stuff. And the remakes and ports of some lost gems was a nice surprise.
Tons of content in 2022.
(Volleyball skit was weird though).
Ninja Theory is probably the best answer, but I wouldn't expect that to happen.
If it really is an unfinished UE4 title, get Coalition to assist PG.
SEGA is the only big name out of Japan that I really wouldn't be too shocked about. But I think they limit their Japanese efforts to smaller acquisitions similar to their 2018-2019 XGS expansion.
Target some indie and AA teams. Build them under the MS Japan subsidiary to build up a portfolio. They just need to target talent over there and let them build the teams they want to establish a foundation of 1st party Japanese content.
I also think France i...
Nope -- definitely not the definition of monopoly. Also not what the article is about.
It's about the Activision acquisition warding off others from entering a market controlled by Sony, MS, and Nintendo. It's a good read. When you're done rewriting that dictionary, give it a look.
Yep. Sony wants to sell annualized sports games full of MTXs. Ah, the good old days!
How dare MS interrupt their plans. I can't believe they even went as far as to make poor Sony put it on Switch!
Their treachery knows no bounds!
Lmao. Enjoy your hypocrisy.
It's an annualized sports game...
You know what hurts creativity more than big evil Microsoft??
It being an annualized sports game.
1 year dev cycle means iteration instead of innovation. It also means that your $60-70 purchase is worthless in about 6 months when the price tag plummets.
It's a cash cow for Sony because of its MTXs.
But since you like your whataboutism...why didn't Son...
Lol. Still not clicking your link to the circle jerk.
Just Google "retention" and tell me what you find.
@gravedigger
No shit. That's literally what I said. It's the size of it.
Keep your links to the cesspool to yourself lol.
I'm not a Pachter fan, but the retention bonuses you're citing is the issue.
Most (like 80%+) of M&A's include retention bonuses. It depends on the industry of course, but the vast majority are for 3 years or less.
You also rarely see retention budgets being more than 5% of the purchase price.
Here, you've got Sony budgeting 33% of the price tag just to retain staff, and supposedly looking 4 or 5 years out.
Different reviewers. Put the tin foil away. It's Stevivor FFS.