Ashley from GamersFTW writes: Following Microsoft’s announcements of an Xbox One, and Windows 10 press event on the 25th of February, we take a look at what this means for the Xbox, and whether this move begins to signal a new direction for the company in 2016.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Yes?
all their efforts couldn't be for naught..
The Xbox division isn't making Microsoft tons of profit and this new move is aimed at changing that in terms of software sales.Its a good business idea for them to support Xbox and Windows gaming being as there is money to be made from gamers on both.Microsoft accepts that Xbox isn't going to close the gap with PlayStation and are now putting efforts towards making the division more profitable for them.
From the article:
"It’s no secret that many Xbox exclusive games are also available on PC, and with Ubisoft’s The Division available for both Windows 10 and Xbox One with one purchase, it surely begins to highlight their intent."
Is it just me or is the author saying there's crossbuy for the Division? I've not heard this news and can't find any indication of that being accurate. Perhaps they're confused with Quantum Break?
Moore's law predicts the doubling of transistors in an intergrated circuit every year, and then every 2 years after the first decade, not the 'doubling of computer power'.
It has now slowed to every 2 and a half years, and will continue to slow.
The consoles were technically inferior since day one, not since their 2nd birtday, my 3 year old mid-range PC is 3x as powerful.
Many missed the memo, MS didn't, PC gaming revenue surpassed that of all consoles combined in 2014. This is the obvious reason as to why MS are 'integrating xbox with windows'.
If they convince publishers to allow cross-buy it will truly be a game changer, but that isn't happening in my opinion because money.