It's surprising that games that were already in development for ps5 were just cancelled. I might expect future games to get only xbox ports, but to cancel games midway (or further along) in development like they did with Redfall and Starfield is noteworthy.
Sony laid out Billions and didn’t get Bungie exclusives.
Exactly. They can do it - Turn 10, PlayGround Games, the Coalition etc were all built with Microsoft’s money.
Same. The 30 fps cap killed any chance of me playing it on my XSX.
Exactly, PS bought Studios that they had a long history with, and have very clearly invested in their own. MS are doing the DCU trying to copy Marvel, they want success NOW so they just keep flinging money around instead if carefully building
Unless Microsoft had named games to keep as multiplatform and then reneged then the FTC don't really have a case. It may seen to us that some shenanigans went on inside Xbox to make certain games exclusive but it's not going to stand up in a court, I may be wrong though. Also surely with the CMA block this is all completely redundant isn't it?
They have a much worse history actually. Extend, embrace, extinguish.
They way some of you obsess over phils quotes though......... you sure you dont wanna just buy an xbox? Its not so bad...honest.
Weird narrative. I don't like game heads acting like corporate news trash that are clearly lying but won't admit it. Just say the truth, don't be a coward.
Spiderman was multiplatform but Sony not letting Insomniac make it multiplatform.
Why MS release Starfield on PS5 at all ?
" When everyone plays, we all win..... "
Yeah, while we're streaming it why don't we turn on motion interpolation for sweet 120fps and no lag!everyone has a mobile device or PC or both... or a smart TV.
so everyone who owns any of these can play
Its fine as long Sony doing it. MS is evil for doing it.
Its crazy how something as ambiguous as "I want people to be able to play regardless of what device they own" to translate as "we are gonna put our exclusives on PS" thats some serious hopium!You two took that to mean Xbox was going multiplatform?
Key word there is timed... MS didn't make it timed. Next?
MS bought em. So why would they? Sony cant afford to buy Bethesda, so they go money hatt route.
Nah...all is fair in love and (corporate) war. to the victors go the spoils. I commend sony for everything they have done to be market leader....but its always been obvious after years of dropping that ball that MS was gonna have spend big and swing heavy to get back in the fight. I dont begrudge sony for buying and securing what they can either. I dont blame them for leveraging their position to stay ahead of MS. its all business. this will all happen regardless of our opinions on consolidation and its effects. its happening in every industry. especially when it matures.
Yeah the magic would be gone. Textures would load too quickly. You can't have a Bethesda game without popin and loading.
No..... they are not. but between consoles companies. exclusives are like weapons. they drive sales. we all know that too.....so what, now? not like we can ask them to have a gentlemen's agreement between themselves. they want to beat each other.
Ms could have outbid Sony to get those 24 month exclusives themselves. As per that leaked email, they are not interested in a healtthy bidding war. They want to extinguish the competition by buying the publisher outright.
nah....whats weird is people like yourself constantly obseessing over the guys quotes and misinterpreting them ...thats weird. hes a corporate guy....... speaking corporate lingo.......why are you suprised/upset/bothrered by somebody just doing their job? seems like all the salt is on your end. and thats a weird thing to be pissed about. its just games.
I agree!
Ftfy.
Because anybody with a functioning brain can see that MS (dead last in fact) is in last place and that putting Starfield out on PS5 would drastically boost their revenue for a console that has a user base with nearly 40 million. It won't happen, but from a revenue standpoint it would make the most sense. Nothing MS has done so far has come remotely close to closing the gap between them and Sony. That gap continues to widen. I have little faith that Starfield will move the needle all that much. I want MS to be successful and competitive, I don't like Sony all that much right now, but Sony has done a much better job at running their brand than Xbox. It is absolutely embarassing that MS with all the resources at their disposal haven't been able to produce a steady stream of AAA content. They have terrible leadership.
Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Obsidian.. all studios that have flourished under MS, and that is just a few examples.
I'll go with whichever is the lesser of the evils and if 30fps XSX happens to be the best place to play Starfield then that is where I will play. Thinking back to Cyberpunk 2077 when it launched, I ended up playing it on Stadia for awhile as it was the best experience at the time despite owning a great PC and all major consoles.
How did the studios you listed flourished under MS?!
