There is no doubt that the 2nd half of 2011 has been one of the best few months in recent years as far as quality game releases go. With all the gaming goodness we have had, it leaves us, the gamers who intend to fit them all into our busy schedules, with the oh so familiar too-many-games-too-little-time dilemma. If you’re one of the many who just can’t keep up with the onslaught of great releases these past months then this guide might be for you.
Big changes are being made at the top of Microsoft's gaming division.
MS knack for one upping bad news from other companies so soon afterwards is pretty astounding lol. Can't say I'm surprised though, this gen has been dreadful for the xbox brand.
Being replaced by an AI boss exec though, yikes.
Oh no no no
Going off your logic, since you've been slaughtering Sony, basically "Xbox is doomed" and "they're done"
Spin, spin, spin
Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving at the same time is not a coincidence -it's a clear out. The old guard at Xbox is well and truly over. Spencer has always been likeable but honestly, he probably should've been pushed earlier.
But who has replaced them? Matt Booty, he is the dictionary definition of a suit, cosplaying that he knows about games. Asha Sharma is the new head of Microsoft gaming, she is a great looking woman, but at 36 years old she seems relatively young. From her initial statement about the return of Xbox (which is getting the fanboys on YouTube hyped) it sounds like she sees it as branding and a new Xbox console won't be coming.
We said the holy trinity Halo, Gears and Forza, going to PlayStation would meant Microsoft games going third party. But Phil Spencer's departure and the deprioritisation of the console name - today is the death of Xbox. ⚰️ 😢
@venom... while forza gears and halo have come to PS... they are already existing games. Well, Forza horizon 6 is new, but coming later. Would be interesting to see if they continue that trend of release on PS after releasing on PC/XB or if they scrap that plan and go back to the way things were. I'm just here to play some games, no matter where they end up.
Thats not a distraction. Phil has been saying for years after he got that job that his time would be limited. Even last year he informed Nadella he was working on a succession plan. He elevated Sarah Bond to her position. So guess what she has to go to. I believe she resigned knowing they are gonna bring someone else in who's been there there longer. She just got there in 2017. The AI push is happening, people. Get ready!
I always had this theory that they both wait to see if the other announces something bad so they can announce their bad thing, thus the two talking points bleed together enough to cause overall confusion online.
It then becomes just a big bad thing for the industry rather than a specific company. Wouldn't be surprised if Ubisoft were up next again at this point.
Huh... well that is sure interesting.
@crash, is it bad news though? I mean many here have said he needed to leave... now he and Bond are leaving. That should be good news to some.
It's more the fact the person incharge of AI being taking over. That's a very deliberate decision.
Xbox fans have wanted Phil gone for a long time he's probably the least favourite exec of all time behind matrick purely because uber his leadership he decived fans and took the Xbox brand multiplatform
Yup, she probably tried to wait Phil out to take over.
And when they decided to go with another choice, she bolted!
Exactly. Phil was her biggest supporter. I believe Matt Boity is gonna end up there sooner or later. There were rumors that people didnt like Sarah Bond.
I'm convinced "early retirement" is just them wanting to save both themselves the embarrassment and them getting forced out without the drama.
You bow out naturally while we make it all look like it's part of the plan, both of us look as competent as we can make out during the fallout
Jim Ryan was the exactly the same.
Early? He’s been at Microsoft for 40 years. He must be around 60 years old…
You think after all the work he did. He wouldn't want to be the leader of Xbox just a few more months until the Xbox 25th Anniversary.
Why was Jim allowed to keep working at playstation for a few months after the retirement announcement. Yer Phil has 3 days to clean out his office?
“ Phil has 3 days to clean out his office?”
Why spread fake news? The press release clearly says that Phil and Sarah are staying on throughout the summer to advise the new person.
The second part of GTA BOOM's interview with Obbe Vermeij where they turn from origin stories to craft. Specifically, how early GTA games created the illusion of life, and why that illusion still matters more than brute-force simulation.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.
Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.
If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."
Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"
Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"
And? What is your point?
Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"
I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:
"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."
So again, what is your point?
I could seriously use this guide, it's insane how many games there are to get through at the moment and rushing kinda takes the fun away. Almost makes me hope that the next few months are very quiet release wise. On top of that i got into the StarHawk Beta which i'm loving!