A deer that just learned how to speak English.
I think the real trick is that you were convinced that the quote might not have been totally genuine.
Gears wasn't on the original Xbox...
NT is as good as closed already. I'd be shocked if they stick around until December of 2025.
It's the Ameri- Microsoft way.
They'll probably just let the hammer fall on Halo since they own CoD.
Most other publishers don't can successful studios. Only Microsoft does that.
@VersusDMC
Team Asobi is basically Japan Studio. A few key people left which is not cool but more or less it was a name change instead of a true closure. Japan Studio made the original Astro Bots game.and now Team Asobi does that. I hope they can still make some wackier games... but maybe they can't because the Japanese government like American government doesn't fund game developers directly or indirectly anymore.
Tango is a dev under Bethesda which is part of Zenimax. Microsoft acquired Zenimax and everything under their umbrella. Tango had no choice in the matter.
The more you know...
We tried to warn everyone in favor of these buy-outs.
Try bad or even downright dumb business. Calling it "evil" is just ridiculous. Not everything can be evil you just dilute the word.
Years?
Try several decades, and in the gaming space 2.3 decades.
@romulus23
That is not why MS buys studios. They might continue to buy because it's about taking that sweet sweet IP out of the corporate husks of their acquisitions.
That is not what this means. PS isn't stupid like Microsoft. They will still likely release other PS titles on PC in the future even a couple day and date ones just like HellDivers, but for big PS releases expect to continue waiting.
Some PC released PS games will earn you trophies on Steam and PSN simultaneously. This doesn't mean games will launch day and date in the future as a rule. PSN already has trophy lists like this from PS3-5 including PS Vita.
They're reading too much into this. PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 had cross-platform trophy lists and select PS4 and PS5 games also have this. Some of the cross-platform lists existed even when lots of time existed between re-releases. These morons are acting as if cross-platform trophies indicates simultaneous PS & PC releases.
The reason PS is as healthy as it is... is because the ecosystem still has its own unique identity and worthwhile games library. PS5 by far and away has the least exclusives because of the recent PC push but even with it there are still a small selection of worthwhile exclusives and 3rd party games being easier to pick up and play without issues (which you see on PC).
The reality is exclusives matter; PlayStation gamers have been beating that drum for over 2 decades and it&...
What is HFW missing gameplay wise that HZD had?
@TheVilsuZ
My phone probably costs more than your desktop PC. Poverty isn't the issue here. Most people just don't see value in PC gaming. There are billions of PCs on Earth and yet PC gaming is still the smallest portion of the gaming pie out of console, PC, and phone gaming markets.
Profit is what keeps the conpany afloat from one month to the next. Selling a product people want is what keeps a company profitable. If Nadella is looking to profits first... he's running they company wrong.