Which is why Gabe Newell will not be selling it.
Why? They aren't doing anything with the studios they have. I fail to see how it would be any different if they bought more. They have decent studios. They should use them. If they have so much cash why shouldn't they spend that on developing IPs rather than killing them and the studios that make them?
Gee, I'm quite a few years older than my co-journalist and I almost never play the old-timer card (mostly because that's not how I see myself). I do agree that GaaS titles having a shelf life limited by the servers that they run on is a problem for the preservation of our medium going forward though, and it's a big part of why I tend to avoid those titles. I do get that that's part of their appeal though.
There's probably something magical about taking...
No. Have you heard what they tried to pull with MTs? If you have working internet it's unlikely you would have missed that.
No. Stop spamming this dumb rumour.
Last week I checked and the Switch was a good 60 million units behind the PS4. Either an insane (and beyond impossible) number of Switches sold in that time, or I want whatever the author of this article is smoking.
It looks interesting but that headline's a little harsh. What if someone's just not into that genre?
Good.
What's with all these articles lately? No, MS buying more studios and sitting on them like they do with the ones they currently own won't solve anything. They actually have some pretty good studios. They should consider actually using them for a change. Besides, MS acquiring a studio would mean they would only have one or two more games in them before being forgotten about, and would just ensure that no one else can have that company's games. N4G really needs a filter that au...
Five companies who should stay far away from MS. Also, MS could actually use the studios they already own, instead of buying more. Their first party problem exists because they like to sit on their studios and do nothing with them, if they aren't pulling an EA and closing them in spite of those studios not bring at fault, that is. No, MS buying studios would be bad for the industry and I can't imagine why anyone would want that.
Ahead of what time? It was a weaker console that was also more expensive because it came bundled with a motion control peripheral that no one wanted, and that was after all the backpedaling on anti-consumer policies because pre-order numbers were abysmally low. If anything it's a miracle the XB1 became a remotely ok console, and it's all thanks to the consumer saying no to the BS MS thought they could shove down our throats. We sure "dealt with it" alright. What they tri...
Games are what sells systems. Nintendo gets that. Sony gets that. MS doesn't and shows no sign that they ever will.
I doubt it's Xbox's Skylight Freerange, but I wouldn't think a game based on a recent YouTube incident would be any good.
No, I see it more as the latest twist and turn of the path Xbox has been on for a while.
The only "proven model" that works for MTs is when the game itself is free. EA still hasn't gotten the memo on that.
If I owned the company that owned a cash-cow like Steam even a company like MS would be hard pressed to offer me enough to give up the monopoly held on any future revenue it would generate. In other words, they’d have to put a lot of 0s on that cheque.
Killing off retail stores? When did MS announce an Xbox demolition service? There will still be a market for physical games whether MS likes it or not, no matter how much they pay "impartial" journalists to spread their tripe. Also, Sony and Ninty haven't announced plans to adopt a similar new service and their systems clearly sell better than MS's in retail settings, based on NPD data. I fail to see how MS has barred stores from selling PS4 and Switch games, and they...
A certain type of gamers win. I'm the type of gamer who likes having a game collection, prefers physical to digital wherever possible, and has a backlog so large I often don't get to games for years. This service is not for me. I do know gamers who buy games, play them, then trade them in or delete them, and then invest in a new game and repeat the cycle again. That type of gamer might benefit from this type of service as they're not necessarily looking to own games long term,...
Thank you. MS can do MS and that's cool, but their ideas do not have to be adopted by the competition.
Cool story bro. You're allowed to have an opinion. I personally enjoy those kinds of games (along with many other types of games), but there's no rule that everyone has to like the same things. If anything it's great that there are enough games out there to satisfy everyone. Just play what you like.