Their output is already strong enough. So far their exclusive games are better than MS, no matter what studios Microsoft bought.
Exactly. And look at what happened in the NPD numbers for September.
What drought?
I suppose MW3 is now an xbox game though. But other than that, you're right.
Off topic: I like when Eva Elfie agrees with me.
- It was the best September for Xbox since 2014 for dollar sales and 2016 for units sold.
Honestly, I think they still have many opportunities. It’s hard to imagine with that excessive amount of studios, Xbox still has no GOTY-quality games. Xbox, I feel, only needs that one big game to create the momentum for many next waves to come. Currently, Xbox has many great AA type games like Hi Fi Rush and Pentiment.
They do make very good AA games. It's the AAA standard, tech, and experience they lack in. With the current setup, policies, and business model they have, I believe they will continue to fumble on the AAA front.
All the talks about great games moving the needle but I do not think they will ever really move the needle (Phil is not really wrong for saying a 11/10 game would have no impact), because Xbox just doesn't seem to have a real focus. Like do they want the brand to be about PC, or about subscriptions, or about console, the answer is that they want the brand to be all of those things and it's just not gonna work. As much as the PC crowd wants people to believe it's not the day-one PC ports that are harming Xbox, they probably can not deny one thing that is some people after seeing the Starfield presentation would rush into the store just get for themselves an Xbox. And while doing that, they also discover that XBox has many exclusives that PC can not play, so they are not really in for just 1 game.
I agree with the focus part. I've been saying the same thing for a long time now. Xbox does not know what it wants to be.
They need better output tbh. Ive only got Spiderman 2 this year. They need to expand constantly. I want 3-4 games every year, big and small
You are right, I think 2024 will be much better. At least their releases don't disappoint.
It's not purely about the money. It took years for Activision deal to be approved. They won't be able to buy an EA or ubisoft for example and get away with it at least for now.
I’m saying they will go to the highest bidder. It’s reasonable to assume that would be Microsoft
That’s a non factor, here. MS wasn’t interested in acquiring bungie for a second time.
Uhm. sir. BG3 already is the next Witcher. It's about as popular and beloved as Witcher 3. Among the same audience, too. No changes needed there.
I’m saying they will go to the highest bidder. It’s reasonable to assume that would be Microsoft
It’s funny that you guys will say I can’t be sure that the company that just paid 70Billion On a publisher(ABK) …. After they just spent 7 billion For another( bethesda) ….. is somehow not gonna buy T2 because I ‘ don’t know how much they are willing to spend…… yet y’all are so certain Sony will sell a part of themselves to buy T2? Make it make sense bruh……
How do you know that the engine won't be able to do it? Make the combat similar to Final Fantasy 7 remake. That allows you to switch between the characters and control them in live battle.And why would it alienate the fanbase if the original still exist? No one on consoles wants to play a point and click over the top game.
Imagine if they can merge what's special with BG3 (the freedom of choice and it affecting outcomes of game and ending) with the Witcher 3s cinematics, camera view, action and combat. I dream big..that would be the Greatest RPG of all time.
I actually wouldnt mind that. just keep it far away from Baldur's Gate. People like those games because of the CRPG feel, a pivot like that would kill the franchise. twice. not to mention a game with those kinds of production values would take forever to develop
That's why the best solution would be like an expansion type of deal. After the original/classic releases, a 2nd team would make an expansion to change the camera view and combat to a more action based. This would cut down on development time because they're not building the game from the ground up with the story, set pieces, lore, etc. Balders gate 3 already have a 3rd person camera view so it would not be hard to lock it at 3rd person.
Damn imagine an american company buying Capcom and Square, say goodbye to attractive female characters.
Because they would. Those guys seriously considered buying Nintendo. Make no mistake, if Microsoft could gobble up the majority of the game industry, they would in a heartbeat. Regulations prevents them from doing that.
Because coincidentally MS itself (Nadella and Phil) has said that the purchase of ABK is not going to stop possible new purchases??
Yes but it was Nintendo BEFORE ABK was a thing or possibly even Zenimax depending on the timeline. Not Nintendo IN ADDITION to ABK. I think it would be absolutely wild if Microsoft were to say... Buy Take 2 for around 40-50 billion and in a few short years completely exhaust the 100+ billion they had with cash on hand and basically start from 0 with cash on hand just for the xbox division when Cloud and AI are more important sectors imo
Why not? MS keeps fumbling with the acquisitions they have made so far. We'll see if that Activision acquisition breaks the trend 10 years from now.
Your question was answered you just a didn’t like the answer and keep fishing for a different one. That’s your issue not mine.
Sir/Madam, I could kiss you! Perfectly put about how completely lost Microsoft is at the moment. Seriously, this is possibly the best post I've read on this site for a very long time. Kudos!
People are sleeping on Concord.
War's on. Can't do anything but grab what you can and hope they have other places they wanna spent their cash for a little bit
As I’m sure everyone knew it wasn’t real and was deleted, both here and reddit.
It's a cliff approaching though once they lose too many big IP. They're already not getting the next Doom, ES, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Crash, Spyro, Diablo, etc. If they let it happen that they also end up not getting the next RE, Persona, Yakuza, Sonic, Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, etc. Then they're suddenly gonna feel the bottom fall out of their gaming division. You can only let so many big IP get gobbled up by the competition and gamers have shown they WILL buy the same IP forever
I just hope these 3 don't leave Sony. Whether that means staying independent completely or Sony just doing a Bungie style deal where they keep control of where they publish I don't really care. Quite frankly when the big IP are on both systems people have shown that they will overwhelmingly buy on PS so Sony doesn't really need them exclusive either.
I'm in the same boat. Although we haven't seen anything of it, which is why I'm reserving my judgments and optimism, but I think Concord will surprise people.
Sony's current market share shouldn't really matter. Refocus to the overall size of each company and it's easy to see which one deserves more scrutiny and look at the vertical monopoly aspect. MS owns huge IP they had no hand in making now, they own the PC market as if you don't release on Windows what are you even doing, and they have more cash on hand than anyone else by a country mile. No way should miniscule by comparison Sony get that kinda scrutiny when they don't control PC at all, don't have the capital to buy everything like MS does, and considering they're where the vast majority of any third party company's games sell anyway.
