Microsoft spending 400 MILLION DOLLARS for the NFL deal!

[Mr Puggsly]

Slimebeast said:

Wow, a whopping $400 million on an entertainment feature.

And they also announced a Halo TV-series with Spielberg.

Imagine how many hardcore games that investment could have given us over the same five years.

Seems like MS has big plans and this could be seen as making a pre-emptive strike against Apple in the future battle for the living room.

We just have to accept that Xbox One is trying to become a general entertainment box rather than a dedicated gaming machine. But as a gamer it's hard for me to accept since I have zero interest in anything that's not games when I turn on my console.

Maybe this is the right way to go into the future gen. Honestly I hope for success for Xbox One but I don't think this NFL deal was a wise business move. It's just so much money. Like Molyneux said on IGN last nite, it's very difficult and risky to try to deliver top quality at so many different areas.

MS is already investing a lot of money into games for core gamers. 3rd parties will bring plenty of core games. God forbid MS spend money to appeal to a market outside of core gamers.

As long as a console has games you want to play, I don't see why you have to get pissy about it having other features. Pointless argument.

Even if the NFL deal wasn't a wise move, what's the worst case scenario? They lose some money? Its MS, they can afford to lose money. You worry too much for them.