ironmanDX said:
Machiavellian said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Machiavellian said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
PScollector said:
Im going 2 keep my mouth shut until I see what Microsoft brings 2 the table on the 21st. |
Seriously, I would be surprised if they actually show some dedication to making games.
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I would like to take that bet. I am pretty sure you will see a strong start from MS for the nextbox. The key would be will that start continue for the life of the console. In the last 2 years MS has invested in some gaming studios. Reason would suggest that if these studios did not show anything on the 360 then they must have something for the nextbox. I would not be surprised if MS also purchase some IPs from third party developers like Epic to fill out their launch window.
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I am glad you are taking the bet because no one has proven me wrong about Microsoft in the last three years. I have hope, but its not like I dont have a rational guard up in thinking they care about games. I would be happy to be wrong about Microsoft.
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I kind of see it a little different. Bandwidth is always an issue when you try to promote a product. MS started strong with the 360 but they relied on a lot of 3rd party companies for their exclusives and most of those went multiplat. There are even rumors of Epic going multiplat with Gears which probably isn't something MS is interested in hearing. So what do you do when some of your most promising exclusives goes, you start to build your own studios to fill in the gap. So for the last 3 years this is exactly what MS has done. Build such studios do take time, resources and the right people. With these new studios, it coming along at this particular time means MS had to make a decision. Have those studios produce for the curernt hardware or have them product for your next. It seems MS decided to go with option 2.
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Yeah yeah yeah, get to the bet already... 
What are the stakes? I'm intrigued as to why STAGE is thinking MS aren't making games when a simple Google search can say otherwise.
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MS will have games....they always do in the beginning, but if they suck MS drops complete support and guts companies. Microsoft has left the first party core support dry for the last 3-4 years of the Xbox 360's life just to support the Kinect and possibly half of that time the 720's development process. These gamess better be gold....better yet platinum. MS has someting for Sony, I am sure, but everyone knows Sony was holding back at their unveiling and they will be taking it to Microsoft. This will be the first time MS created a group of companies (Since Turn 10) dedicated to core game since they adopted the term "core gamer" and figured that out. Microsoft learned a lot about Sony first party attention to detail in art direction. Now they are applying it to themselves.
