you tell em ScorpiusX

Yes..Tim Sweeney is a nobody. He has had zero impact on the industry. All the stuff he said in this article (that scorpiusX didn't read and/or understand) is completely unfounded.

Exactly like John Carmack and Gabe Newell. None of these guys have ever had a good understanding of what MS is up to (even though one was an employee of them), and all they do is whine like brats on gaming forums.

the floor is yours, sir. Please clarify the ethics of how MS backed Oculus is going about wrangling developers...and please add your thoughts on the intricacies of UWP, and MS's laughable history with moving goal posts...and being unanimously rejected because of it. Tim sure as hell doesn't know what he's talking about, nor do any other industry founders...but...you do...I'm sure.

Yeah, guy making the most influential and powerful game engine in the industry for the past 20 years obviously has no respect, nor are his opinions of any merit because obviously he has no clue about anything whatsoever when it comes to technology.

Yes. very good interview. Tim Sweeney has been around for a long time. Very intelligent guy who pulls no punches and tells it like it is.

when all this is removed from the context of gaming...to a strictly business situation...there is no arguing that MS has always been pretty brilliant about it. The views of most famous gaming developers/programmers always have an almost idealistic and/or artistic approach...where as MS has maintained a strictly cut-throat objective nature...it's important to not blame them for that directly, as that is first and foremost their 'economic purpose'...Guys like Sweeney used what MS had figured out how to sell very effectively, and paved their own fortunes...and MS, obviously, has been trying to figure out how to get a better cut of stuff like that ever since...it's in this arena (no pun intended) that they've struggled more than expected, and for longer than expected...and now it's dire enough to sacrifice the xbox brand for it...it seems, anyway.

it's only when it's meddled with gaming forum'ers that attempt to go toe to toe with someone like Sweeney, and disagree with his points...without reading them...that it becomes difficult to separate any MS or Xbox fan outside of the stereotypical label of...idiot...

People take more offense that he supposedly was critical of MS, than they care to actually see what his actual criticism is, and even less trying to understand what he's trying to say.

At no point did I see him say MS is doing something bad. He just based his reasoning on what could potentially happen. Sure, it's a bit pessimistic, but he's approaching it from the point of view that it would be bad for everyone, and it's based on his knowledge of how MS has done things in the past.

What's ironic though, is that if people actually did read the interview, and weren't so pent up on focusing on the "criticism", they may actually find a lot of things he said to be beneficial to their own console war tirades in the future, because a lot of what he says is actually stuff that goes against the "concern troll".

I'm not saying he's right or wrong on any one aspect of anything he talked about. That's not really my point. But it's painfully obvious that people are more interested in discrediting someone as quickly as possible should they hold some contrary opinion, and won't even bother to hear what they have to say.

The fact most discussion in this whole thread is more about his credentials or agenda than what he actually says only shows that most people prefer to remain oblivious.

Someone up above called him a whiny petulant child, and all I could wonder is what is more indicative of a whiny petulant child? Someone who analyzes a situation, forms an opinon, can change his opinion when presented with new information, and can respectfully discuss his opinion without being offensive while also being extremely informative. Or the person who closes their eyes and ears and refuses to listen to anyone that seemingly goes against their own beliefs, and throws a tantrum because they feel their opinion is more important than someone else.

On a side note, this same person said "He's said his piece, now he should shut up"[in reference to his UWP outburst a couple months ago I assume]. So since I believe in holding people to the standards with which they hold himself, I will be sure to link that comment to most of his comments in the future, because he's said his piece, so now it's time for him to shut up.

His standards, not mine, so I can continue on repeating myself indefinitely, but will change my view should someone bring up something worth doing so...Like this interview which discusses the concept of mid-gen upgrades and it's effect on devs. What he said is actually something to consider, and while it's nothing new, it's way beyond the hyperbole that many fan boys throw out without the most cursory of understanding about what they are even saying.

People love to call out hypocrisy around here, and use general statements when doing so. Because of that, I'm sure that no one will have any problem with me using an explicit example of this individual who is hypocritical using their own words instead of some broad generalization about who does what.:)