Cool. Then that goes both ways. While Nintendo and Playstation nurtured franchises like Animal Crossing, Smash, Splatoon, Fire Emblem, Horizon, Uncharted, TLOU, GoW, Spiderman to record sales all in the last decade.
How come Xbox with 23 studios and literally billions of dollars and you don't ask them to innovate then? Which franchises did the build up from scratch without purchasing?! You know why you can't name any? Because they mismanaged and haven't nur...
"@343 trying to play dumb I see"
To be fair I don't think it's a play. Some people ARE dumb. So maybe they mean they're guilty of being such.
@Porkchop and Darth
You guys both need to learn to READ.
"In a complaint issued today, the FTC pointed to Microsoft’s record of acquiring and using valuable gaming content to suppress competition from rival consoles, including its acquisition of ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks (a well-known game developer). Microsoft decided to make several of Bethesda's titles including Starfield and Redfall Microsoft exclusives despite assurances ...
Exactly! In the last 2 decades just look at Nintendo turned Fire Emblem into a huge series, made Animal Crossing big enough to sell 30+ million copies, Mario Kario, Smash Brothers and even Splatoon 3 sold 10+ million and Pokemon. Playstation did it with Uncharted, TLOU, GoW, Ghost of Tsushima, Spiderman and Horizon. Both companies nurtured these franchises into blockbuster franchises. Whereas in that time what series has Xbox nurtured? Literally NONE. They bought Halo, Gears, Fables an...
Plus it's going to be one service soon. Funimation streaming is folding into Crunchyroll. Netflix has opened an office in Japan for anime, Disney which owns Hulu also signed a huge deal with Kodansha last week, Hi-dive has AMC backing then add in Tubi and Amazon Prime and there is a lot of competition. Netflix 200+ million, Amazon 200 million, Disney 120 million vs Crunchyroll 2 million paid subscribers is puny in comparison.
"This is the same FTC that let Sony buy Crunchyroll from AT&T despite them already having a near monopoly on anime distribution"
You clearly don't watch anime then. Netflix has had a serious push with Anime, Hi-dive, Hulu has anime, Tubi, Amazon Prime and now Disney Plus which has over 100 million subscribers also has a signed exclusive deal just last week with one of the biggest anime producers in Kodansha for their anime. Also Funimation streaming is b...
The best sob story is that Playstation has better games like they just fell in their laps. Lol. It's not like Uncharted which only sold 50000 its first month, TLOU, Horizon or any of these franchises could have been built up from nothing right?
Did Xbox not have over 2 decades to do the same? Do they not already have more studios than Nintendo? More studios than Playstation? So they have 70 billion to spend on a huge publisher, but, do NOT have the funds to make ga...
"where is the damn lie?"
Phil Spencer literally said he didn't want to lock games to systems and games should be for everyone then turns around and buys Bethesda and locks games that were previously Multiplatform to Xbox?! Maybe you didn't see he said games ONLY need to be on Xbox and PC?
Doom, Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls, Hellblade 2, Fallout, etc ALL Multiplatform platform games. All now exclusive to Xbox. So if they could do that th...
So what's to stop Microsoft from saying these games weren't part of any existing agreement then? Lol. You guys are doing so much mental gymnastics here. The point is they can and will make games exclusives.
The point you're missing is if they can make 25-30 million sellers like Fallout and Elder Scrolls exclusives then there's literally no reason they can't do the same with 20-30 million COD games or any other IPs. Plain and simple.
So what stops them from making Activision Blizzard games exclusives then? Lol.
Fact is they lied though. They said they would bring games to more players. Well then why are these games exclusive then?! If they can make a 25-30 million MP game like Elder Scrolls or Fallout game exclusive then guess what?! They can also take the hit and make 20-30 million COD exclusive too.
And yet the biggest body of COD players making them money is on console. So your point about PC gaming is moot.
https://activeplayer.io/cod...
Literally 70% of players on console
Wow. Microsoft is a 'small player'?! How so?! They are already ahead of Nintendo in revenue with the purchase of Bethesda alone. They literally leapfrogged Nintendo from 4th to 3rd without actually working for it. Then Microsoft are making Bethesda games exclusives which is FACT.
A nearly $2 trillion company buying whole publishers is a small player?! Thats absolutely 💯 idiotic to think. Does Sony or Nintendo have a huge parent company buying $80 bill...
"Let not forget how much you earn during that 50 bucks day? Have you ever thought of that"
Sorry Youngindy doesn't think. He just reacts. Probably will find a way to blame Sony for inflation as well.
Again with the misinformation. Gearbox, 2K, Activision and EA all large publishers in their own right increased prices BEFORE Sony did. Then Sony, Square, Ubisoft and now Xbox increased prices after. So maybe get some FACTS before you spout off and sound like an misinformed idiot.
https://www.google.com/amp/...
"While nominal cartridge game prices in the early '80s topped out at $30 to $40, inflation makes that the equivalent of $80 to $100 per game these days."
@Youngindy
You do realize with inflation adjusted in that $50 is more than $100 right?...
It wasn't Sony thought, Gearbox, 2k, Activision, EA all increased the price of games first. Then sony, square, ubi and now ms.
Last I checked the 4 publishers before Sony in Gearbox, 2K, Activision and EA all aren't owned by Sony. So you really think Sony pushed all their partners to increase prices? That's price collusion and against the law - FTC would come after everyone now including Microsoft. So basically your argument holds ZERO weight
Sony didn't lead the way. Gearbox and other big publishers increased their prices BEFORE Sony. Sony doesn't own any of their partner publishers Gearbox, 2K, EA, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard. So to suggest Sony lead the way I'd absolutely 💯 idiotic. It's funny to see you try so hard to blame Playstation/Sony, then turn around and give the Trillion dollar company a pass.
"what you mean? Oh well, doesn't really affect anyone who has game pass until they decide to raise the price of that."
You do realize Gearbox and other companies increased their prices BEFORE Sony right? Now that's every major publisher has increased prices. Last I checked Sony don't own Gearbox, 2K, EA, Ubisoft or any of the major publishers that increased their prices. A couple who did it before Sony/Playstation.
Last time I got a complete fighting game with all the characters was the PS2. Since then each generation the characters get fewer and the DLC 'season passes' grow more and more. Colour schemes cost money. Remember when you could make a bunch of edits in say Guilty Gear? Nope cost money now.
A company worth almost $2 trillion trying to buy a $70 billion publisher will appear 'weak', just think how idiotic that sounds. What 'weak' positioned company makes major purchases?! If you have enough money to make insane purchases then you're in a privileged position above everyone. Their competitors don't have the same advantages.
"level playing field."
Wtf? Last I checked they have 23 studios. How is it '...