Following the closure of Lionhead studios and Press Play, Steve C talks about Microsoft's 1st party studios and discusses whether they have an issue with them.
The project will purportedly launch in November 2026 and is the result of Disney's $1.5 billion collaboration with Epic.
Former Xbox executive Ed Fries comments on the early days of Xbox, the opinion of Japanese game companies, and more.
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma, has signaled that Xbox Game Pass pricing is about to change. In an internal memo to Xbox employees, obtained by The Verge, Sharma admits that “Game Pass has become too expensive for players” and that Microsoft needs “a better value equation.”
Microsoft has been talking about adding commercials to get the cost down. Not in game, but before you start a session. I would just open my game then get all the stuff I need to done, before sitting down to play.
If they cut the price down enough to justify it, I'd do it. Most Sub services are giving the option now. If it's worth it!
Microsoft owns a massive collection of iconic IPs, yet somehow they keep proving they have absolutely no idea how to run the video game business.
They lost touch with MS studios in order to put windows 10 gaming into something.
What first party studios? Sorry couldn't resist.
MS is an IP farm at this point, they are more focused on the IPs than the studios that make them. The majority of the few first party studios in MS' stable are all solely dedicated to a single franchise, and third parties are rotated in to create new IPs...the issue is they haven't done especially well this gen in terms of sales. I personally think the key to growing quality first party IPs is doing it with first party developers. Both Sony & MS could do better in those arenas this gen.
"Even the most ardent Sony fan-boy would have a hard time arguing against the fact that Microsoft’s console has the best exclusives"
Not really. Sony has been able to get plenty of exclusive support on their console of the first party and third party variety that. There have consistently been more exclusives released monthly on PS3 & PS4 than on 360 & XO lately. Just look at the release schedule and the amount of games that get announced and you'll clearly see more games arrive on Sony's consoles than on Microsoft's consoles.
I love when your on a obvious fanboy site and they only list 1 freaking exclusive from the competition. Really???? This can go either way but I'm just saying. At least try to list more games. Didn't even mention one of the highest rated exclusives this generation. 0_o I don't even need to say which one. Interesting article I guess bit I really hate when people do that.... On either side....at least be objective.