Destiny has finally released after months of excessive hype which elevated the game into godlike status. Whether that’s because many former Xbox fans have moved over to PS4, Sony turning the game into basically a flagship game for the PS4, or Destiny being the first proper current-gen game is up to anyone’s opinion, but we can all agree that the hype has been enormous.
However, something very peculiar has happened. The reception for Destiny has been extremely mixed.
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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.
yes.
doesn't mean its not a solid game though.
What you're failing to see here is...usually hyped games... I.e. watchdogs.. That get over hyped by videos, reviews. Etc and NOT GAMEPLAY... Do not compare to destiny.. Which has legit hype from millions of people who had already played it from the alpha and beta
Watchdogs- made up hype without anyone actually playing the game
Destiny - real hype from fans playing and loving the beta
This game is Borderlands with Halo characters and mechanics. That is it. You can add in the tower section which is an MMO hub and you have Destiny. Its a great game but isn't revolutionary.
This game is AWESOME. people who has " reviewd the game", i have a question: how can you guys review a game that has so much, in just a day? or 3 days? this game is HUGE, having so much fun with my friends, eaysily a 9/10 game so far. been playing for hours!
It reminds me of Titanfall. The real question that remains to be answered is it is selling and being played heavily in a month or two. Titanfall was a blast at first but failed to hold my interest long term. It was a great first effort by EA and it will be interesting to see how Titanfall2 plays out. Destiny has a better chance of doing well long term IMO as Activision has thrown all their weight behind it and understand successful MMO's due to Warcraft and other ventures. So far I think its very good but isn't the be all-end all personally. Its hard to live up to this kind of hype and largely depends on its support in the coming month.
And just my opinion, first day reviews on any game like this (good or bad) are a joke. It takes awhile.