XBL will not be free for one reason,CASHCOW!! XBL is making money hand over fist,not just from the yearly fee,but from the micro-transactions.why do you think sony went with PS+? they"ve seen the revenue stream MS is getting from XBL. $60 a year is nothing,look at whats being purchased on XBL.in 2009 XBL raked in over a billion dollars.sony sees whats happening on XBL and want to cash in on some of that.the title should have read "WHY IS XBL MAKING ALL THIS MONEY? minus the yearly ...
Halo shown the industry that a FPS could work on console.halo pushed the xbox brand into gamers homes and changed gaming as far as shooters are concerned.FPS are dominating the charts in quality and sales today.when we look back at the history of shooters for consoles,halo we be at the top for inovating and inspiring a new generation of shooters.
i strongly agree with your comment aswell sir,and a bubble for also. :)
Another failed attempt at journalism on N4G.MS has nothing to apologise for.what i want to know is,what gives us the right to exclude a segment of gamers,to corner them in a box and ridcule them,yes the casuals.i welcome them to XBL and PSN.the folks that says MS turned its back on the core is pure spin,and does not own a 360.kinect is selling pretty well and if MOVE was getting his kind of love we would not be having this conversation.the one that should apologise is the author of this piece...
Playstation shooters has to aim towards mass appeal than just its core audience.what seperates 360 shooters from ps3 shooters?
Thanx m8t bubbles to u. :)
Correct me if i,m wrong,but doesn,t primairy development start on PC,then made for the 360,then ported to the PS3 concerning 3rd party development? i,m confused here :(
Next generation we will see sony catering more towards 3rd party developers.look at who nintendo is going after with the Wii U.3rd party devs are getting paid this genereation.MS learned from the last generation to not only depend on 1st party games to define the brand,but also expand your market to include 3rd party game development to make the brand well rounded to suit the gamer.
The whole exclusives argument is getting old.the top sellers this generation has been multi-platform games.unless the game is mario,halo or gears of war,then this is a mute subject.the xbox brand has more than one money maker,you have XBLA and kinect.i also own a PS3 and exclusives are its shinning points,but to say the 360 has no exclusives or lack there of is misleading.
Would u be so kind as to give me a link to back up your claim please :)
could u name some 1st party titles on all 3 conles that moves hardware?
1ST and formost kinect moved alot of 360,s and MS is going to push kinect to the very end.the core games are gonna be there no matter what.nintendo went total casual and now there trying to win them back with the Wii U.kinect exended the life of the 360,so alot of attention is being focused on kinect.don,t forget casuals outnumber the core this generation.
Could anyone tell me what exclusives are system sellers on both consoles? when you do,you will see why 3rd party devs go multi-platform.
thanx man,as for next gen,3rd party devs will continue multi-platforming there games.we all must admit the game developers loves us last.they love making money 1st and thats the bottom line.
Who said that xbox fans are desperate for agent?propaganda,rumours,and flaimbait is what reeks in this article.L.A noirs was a huge succsess and at the end of the day 3rd developers want to get paid.the majority of 3rd party devs went multi-platform to expand their profit margin.
MS said in there press release the they will expand skype to non-microsoft products.the only way that skype doesn,t arrive on ps-vita,is sony kills it.MS know skype has a huge community and to kill it would be dangerous.
#,s dont lie,the casuals out number the core this generation.MS wnet into that direction to get some of nintendos casual base and it paid off.when the 360 reaches its saturation point then we will see a new console.
I agree,MS set that standard when they introduced XBL.sony tried to answer with PS+ but its too late in the game to match the revenue of XBL.next gen sony will charge on day one,bet on it!!
Could u explain why they have YOY growth dispite the problems that are not wide spead like they use to be?
then why did sony bring out PS+?