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Phil Spencer interview : Bethesda exclusivity, XGS E-rated games, investing in XGS, expect more acquisitions, monetisation and Game Pass + GAAS
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Would you have preferred MS just throwing in the towel as they waited half the gen of not longer building their own studios while Sony dominated and bought timed exclusive after time exclusive ?
Sony trying to secure timed exclusives is shitty too, and absolutely does nothing positive for anyone.
And MS could have surly worked some sort of Gamepass deal instead of fucking over a large segment of gamers.
But sony still does it and will not stop . I'm not sure why that isn't a bigger deal .
Ms needs studios to feed gamepass . Yeah it sucks for ps only gamers bit its not going to change . Sony isn't going to stop buying shit up either. Its just how its gonna be .
Probably not, but I would buy a PS5 to play the games I want that are exclusive.
Stupid ass timed exclusive shit is one thing, it sucks but people can wait... if it's exclusive-exclusive, no amount of arguing or being mad about it is going to make the games appear where you want; therefore you pick your console(s) of choice wisely based on that.
Preferring Tencent over Microsoft is certainly a take...not a good one, but a take
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Yea if Sony was going to keep fucking Xbox and PC players out of games for a whole year, they(the company) kinda get what they deserve
I care about Game Pass, not "eGGlousiveZ". Who cares if another platform gets the game also? That is the sentiment I see mostly from people in the Xbox ecosystem. I dunno, I think people who mostly game on another platform may be projecting. Its not Phil Spencer's responsibility to make sure other platforms outside of Xbox get games *shrugs*.
I'd recommend taking some of that negative energy and reading some business case studies on monopolies.
Which is why I'm just gonna bail on the industry after this gen is over. Neither of these overpriced consoles are worth paying for in my book right now, and somehow now I need to buy both just to have access to a few games I would've had by default if they came out this gen? Just not worth the money or the stress anymore.
Thats why I'm not sure why people don't think timed exclusives are not as bad . Its not like its here and there . Say there are 4 or 5 big games on ps5 for a year . Thats enough to convince some people to drop the thought of xbox .
Well if all these big games are on ps for a year , of not more and these big games get exclusive modes or dlc ....that could make a person switch pretty easily .
At this point, if you're cheerleading this shit, you're a fanboy. Simple as that.
I'm not going to argue anymore. If you praise a publisher paying to keep a developers games off of a competing platform, then I'm just going to assume you're a fanboy.
I'm not going to argue anymore. If you praise a publisher paying to keep a developers games off of a competing platform, then I'm just going to assume you're a fanboy.
This deal is going to save me a couple hundred dollars this generation. It sucks for people that are Sony only, but there is definitely reason for some to be happy.
Just like streaming TV broke cable and better cell phone options broke land lines, 5G and Starlink will break the hold Comcast and ATT have on home ISPs. Give it a few years.
I mean... do you disagree? We can be objective here. There are non-fanboy reasons for people to be happy.
Any other purchase was fine. This is not. It's also funny that it always was "ms is only buying devs who needs help, they are the good ppl. The realtiy is they can do whatever because they are seemingly the underdog.
I know it's not realistic at allbecause sony hasnt that much money from other divisions, but imagine Capcom,SE, Sega and From being bought by sony.Xbox would stop getting any big japanese games. Somehow compareable and would complete suck ass wouldn't it?
I think there is a difference between praise, and being excited that something you subscribe to is getting much much better.
Like , I'm super excited that gamepass is getting better and better . I dont think I am a fanboy for that .
Majority of xbox players don't give a shit about if a game is on playstation or not. They care about the value they get from the console and service they paid for.
I don't know why people are so worried about this. It's not like they are going to go out and buy a ton of publishers like Bethesda. Pretty sure that would be blocked due to regulations. In fact, I think Bethesda is the biggest we'll see from them. The rest will probably be the size of Obsidian etc.
All I read is "lol fuck you, I got mine"
You know Zenimax had been looking to sell for awhile, right?
Imagine if EA or Activision bought them...🤮🤮🤮
This was unfortunately the best of a bad situation
They were getting sold, someone was going to buy them no matter what, and microsoft is easily the best of who they could have been sold to.
Why would any other purchase be fine ? And yeah I'm sure people would be big mad if Sony bought all the Japanese devs up .
I'm not saying people aren't going to be upset . I'm saying it is what it is . Everyone does it and will continue to do it .
That's all I've been reading on here for the last few years whenever someone does a money hat to someone else. Whether it be tomb raider or final fantasy
Then you read wrong . I'm not implying that at all . I find it strange how people are apparently not allowed to be excited for what gamepass is becoming .
Lol as if xbox players can stop ps owners from buying an xbox or PC.
1: games didn't require near as many people back then
2: Rare does have multiple teams
3: Rare is just a different studio now. They have their own thing going with Sea Of Thieves which is in a great spot (as a mostly single player guy, it's not really for me.. I like sailing the seas and checking out the awesome water physics but I don't play the actual game) and also EverWild is in development.
Microsoft isn't a dominant player in the gaming industry. They won't be blocked. The EU will probably be a bit different since they are considered a Big tech company, so there will be probably different regulations, but Microsoft isn't a dominant player in gaming in the EU, so I doubt there will be any issue.
Playstation has 70% of console market share in the EU and if Sony were to acquire CDPR or Ubisoft, it'll likely be more scrutiny or even blocked because of PS's market share and the fact that Sony will very likely attempt to make it exclusive to 1 device.
You are free to feel it's shitty, but don't judge other people who are happy that they get a good bang for the buck.
That's a stupid way to look at it. God forbid people see value in saving hundreds of dollars with the game pass service. I for one hope more games come to game pass. Hopefully that means I can cancel GameFly some day too.
Yeah, also I'm start noticing the 3rd party title coming later on the GP.
It's funny because he's trying to call out fanboys using fanboy logic
I would prefer 1 million times Activision buying a publisher than Microsoft.
If Sony buys take 2 they'd need to keep in Multiplatform to make back the purchase as T2 is healthier than zenimax as a publisher with 2K money banks which means they would need to strike a bigger deal for their shareholders.
if Sony just purchased rockstar and rdr and gta were ps exclusives then I'd be bummed for a minute but I'd get over it and either buy a PlayStation or engage with psnow
it's up to them to manage the scope of a game. indie games exist and are frequently more interesting than the massive AAA productions.
I hope everwild is good because I do not care about sea of thieves.
Nah, I will.
Games could have come to gamepass without fucking over other people who only play on one platform.
I think we're a LONG way from any gaming related acquisition being blocked by regulatory boards.
This is a pretty fanboy post 🤗