Did anyone else think Marlon Brando when reading this?

Maybe another tale from Alan Wake mythos?

Well they could release random games like Sony that don't sell so they have to shut down studios and put people out of work. Go check out what Sony has left for first party studios and the games they release. You will be really surprised at what you find.

I still find more games worth playing on the Playstation 3 than the X360. And, i dont even have a PS3.

It's obviously going to be a Windows Phone Store game, guys.

Again it is a prefrence. However if you look at sales you will see what people prefer. I am not going to turn this into a Xbox vs. PS thread, but for the 1,000th time it does not make any sense from a business standpoint to release random first party titles just so you can say we offer more content then the other guy. Sony is putting studios in a position to fail do to demand and lack of marketing. Here is the list for you of Sony's first party studios and the games/projects that mean anything. As of April 2012......

Evolution - MotorStorm

Guerilla Games - KillZone

Media Molecule - LittleBigPlanet

Naughty Dog - Uncharted and The Last of Us

Polyphony Digital - Gran Turismo

SCE Bend Studio - Uncharted Golden Abyss, Resistance: Retribution, and Syphon Filter (Handheld Studio Now)

SCE Cambridge Studio - LittleBigPlanet PSP and KillZone Vita (Handheld Studio)

SCE Japan Studio - The Last Guardian

SCE London Studio - PlayStation Home

SCE San Diego Studio - MLB The Show

SCE Santa Monica Studio - God of War

SCE Studio Liverpool - WipeOut

Sucker Punch Productions - Sly Cooper and Infamous

So there is this myth about Sony having all so many franchises and studios and all these new games all the time. Look at that list and remove the London studio and the two handeld makers. That leaves 10 studios. Here are the games.

MtoroStorm

KillZone

LittleBigPlanet

Uncharted

The Last of Us

Gran Turismo

The Last Gaurdian

MLB The Show

God of War

WipeOut

Sly Cooper

Infamous

That leaves you with 12 games and 3 of those franchises the majority doesn;t gives a rats ass about anymore. So it is the same old franchises coming from Sony with 1 new IP. All of Son'ys "NEW" stuff comes from 3rd party people like Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and Ni NO Kuni. Other than that Sony is no different than Microsoft and it all comes down to prefrence.

If your point here is the microsoft ones sell more even though less in number, it is true. But, how long can you handle the same game repackaged? At last theres variety on the Sony system.

But you selectively left out more niche and amazing titles like journey and unfinished swan.

Also, no one gives a rats arse about God of War? I think not. :)

"Go check out" No you tell me how many studios Sony has left? You act like they'll be running out of them rather sooner than later. The few studios they shut down weren't producing good games except for Liverpool, and I reckon the guys over there found jobs with other Sony studios, Evolution for example. You shouldn't be so defensive of Microsoft, what Nem said was true, you should welcome healthy criticism. Microsofts output of games is becoming rather monotonous.

If I lower my expectations they might surprise me.

Gamechup

Microsoft has trademarked something new called “Marlow Briggs”.

It’s filed under ‘game software’, so it could indicate that it is a next gen IP from them. Their upcoming console is rumoured to be unveiled this year, and it doesn’t look like they are going to announce new games, specially new IPs for the Xbox 360.

We can’t really say if it’s the name of a new game or something else, but the former seems more likely right now. Here’s what the trademark contains, spotted by an eagle eyed GAF member.

Word Mark MARLOW BRIGGS
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Game software
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85832005
Filing Date January 24, 2013
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Microsoft Corporation CORPORATION WASHINGTON One Microsoft Way Redmond WASHINGTON 980526399
Attorney of Record Lisa M. Martens
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

It’s a live trademark too.

Strange then how you somehow know those games are worth playing.

Anyway can't wait for next gen, this is when you really see some new ideas and new IP's.