Shinobi-san said:
pokoko said:
People who are still denying that there is a problem with the way Microsoft handles smaller developers really, seriously need to stop and think about this for a moment. It doesn't matter how much you like the company, how much you like Halo or Forza, if there is an area where they need to do some major improvements then you should just accept and acknowledge it--and this is such an area. It's crystal clear by this point that there is an issue that needs to be addressed. Simply denying it over and over is worse than meaningless.
I think what pisses me off the most, though, is how many people are attacking these developers over this, or even more mind-numbingly, attacking indie games in general. I mean, what the hell? There are thousands of quality games from small developers, some of them bordering on genius; thrashing around like a harpooned whale and attacking the entire genre is ridiculous.
A lot of these developers were even on Xbox first. Doesn't that tell you something? Doesn't that indicate that it's not fanboy pride or because "they can't sell"? We've seen well-known, critically-acclaimed developers stand up and tell us that Microsoft has lost a step to the competition. That's not something to get mad at the bloody DEVELOPERS about, it's something you should be asking Microsoft to fix.
And, for the record, I have little doubt that they will--eventually, anyway. They're smart guys, they know what they need to do. They just need to shift their focus away from the Activisions and EAs long enough to evaluate and refine their processes. It's for the good of Xbox and gaming in general that they right the ship as soon as possible. Why anyone would struggle against that I have NO idea. |
Nice post! I fully agree.
Seems like no one read it though. I often wonder how fanboyism works its way into almost every thread nowadays to the point of complete delusion. Its sad.
Its as if every indie dev is suddenly worthless, sony fanboys that cant make decent games all because they dont like the way MS is handling things.
MS will adapt and when they do it will be a big win for Xbox gamers.
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It absolutely floors me the way people are striking out at small developers and indie games simply because a few of them dared speak critically of Microsoft. You'd think they were religious zealots going after blasphemers. Absolutely and completely stuns me. I'm being perfectly honest when I say that I would never, ever have expected that response.
What I expected was for a few to deny a problem, but for the majority to say, "it's good for developers, gamers, and the Xbox brand if they can address these issues." It's not like we're talking about things which can't be improved upon--both Nintendo and Sony, companies with worse indie programs than Microsoft to start with, have improved to an extraordinary degree.
Truly, I find the venom distasteful and pathetic. Microsoft has lost quality games because of their out-dated and draconian policies. What kind of real gamer wants that?
Edit: Oh, and one other thing. It's going to be interesting to see how some of these people who deny any problems at all change their tune when Microsoft comes out and says they're going to improve the way they handle small developers.
