Outspoken director Michael Bay has once again posted a note on his website in regards to the format war, this time calling out Microsoft. He pointed out, similar to what many insiders have been saying for a while, that Microsoft was only trying to destroy both formats in order to usher in digital downloads. Mr. Bay called Blu-ray the "superior" format and hinted that Microsoft was behind the now infamous Paramount payoff.
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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.
Meh, Microsoft just doesn't seem to really care about any formats.
Wow! Doesn't sound like he's happy and it also doesn't sound like Microsoft is doing a very good job of doing what they're doing, since Blu-ray is kickin' the S#IT out of both digital downloads and hd-dvd. "hga"
which it likely is, then it's brilliant and working.
consumers are confused, neither format is even coming close to DVD, digital distribution is surpassing both formats, and their video marketplace will now be available in Europe as of dec 11th.
welcome to cut-throat business Mr. bay, sorry you were so naive up to this point.
it makes sense for MS to encourage a war, they gain ZIP of either format wins, as they are not a production company. But if digital distribution wins, then it's important and profitable to them, as pretty much anything involving the internet makes them money.
stupid double post
While I like Bay and his Blu backing, I still believe the real problem is Paramount because if they weren't greedy and hadn't accepted the 150 mil bribe, this war would have been over by now.