If there's one thing every gamer knows it's that you should never underestimate the value we'll ascribe to the tiniest things imaginable. Case in point: Destiny's exclusive alpha period on PS4. In the scheme of things it's just a matter of weeks. There's an open beta coming in less than a month on all the platforms. You'd think Xbox fans wouldn't be too bent about PS4 owners getting access to an alpha three weeks ahead of the open beta.
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Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.
Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.
"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"
You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.
So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses
Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.
That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page
Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.
Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.
MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.
@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.
you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.
so lets not kid ourselves.
@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit
That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?
Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!
Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.
Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that
Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!
another Interview?
how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol
Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.
However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.
How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.
"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"
Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.
Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.
That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.
You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.
I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.
Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.
https://www.avclub.com/sony...
Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.
These developers aren't friends with us. At the end of the day they're in it for the money and whatever suites THEM. This is a similar situation on how Sony fans feel about Insomniac. Plus Destiny is a multiplaform game so I don't see why halo(another game) fans feel that they need to be entitled to the content that's releasing first on PS4. The whole practice of this time exclusivity isn't new and will not be going anywhere so people need to be patient if they have to wait for certain content to reach their beloved console of choice.
I think It's Activision NOT bungie .
Edit: i don't think ms is holding a grudge against bungie
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I think sony fans have it worst because at least xbox fans are getting destiny. Insomniac who made exclusive games on playstation for almost twenty years and yet they're not releasing sunset overdrive on playstation at all.
Have you seen the Bungie Forums, they have been raging since Bungie first started to show more interest in the PS4.
It's pretty funny.
I mean does it matter, your going to get to play the game anyway.
Bungie doesn't hate MS fans...calm down. That's ridiculous. Companies do DLC exclusives and such all the time. By this logic, Turtle Rock, Ubisoft Montreal (for AC Unity), Activision for COD, Project Red and countless others hate PS fans.
It's a simple business transaction is all, happens all the time. PS heard that they were making Destiny, saw promise, and jumped at the chance to court Bungie...smart move on their part...it's a great looking game. If Bungie hated MS, they would have been exclusive, kept DLC exclusive, and added more benefits to the PS4 version. As it is, they are the exact same quality game (despite being able to easily release the X1 version at a lower res without needing to explain themselves). There is nothing tangible saying that they are playing favorites past the "lead platform" staples, but that is pretty common these days.
I seriously suggest that MS give this game dedicated server support on their own dime, and all those other "PS4 preferences" for this game will disappear.
"Hating them back" is really just an immature response that would only be good for gamers in the VERY VERY short term. In the long run, if you like Bungie products, and want them to show MS (or whatever console of preference) some love... entice them to by buying their products on that platform so they take it seriously in the future. Nothing speaks more to companies than profit. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if this article was a form of "black propaganda" ..an unknown author (or one pretending to be someone they aren't), and in this case trying to spread an idea that is in fact detrimental to the group they claim to be trying to help.