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[DirtyP2002]

MonstaTruk said:

DirtyP2002 said:

MonstaTruk said:
Two things I learned about Microsoft, over the years:

1) "ETHICS" does not play a part in their business strategy. Hence the gaming direction they've taken that isn't beneficial to the Hardcore Gamer.

2) "ETHICS" does not play a part in their business strategy. Hence their financial earnings STAY in the Black.

I speak for myself when I say this: I'm a Hedge Fund Manager, but I have no financial stock in Microsoft, SONY, or Nintendo. So from a GAMERS perspective, I don't like the non gaming aspect of their gaming division. Congrats on Microsoft's overall amazing profit numbers, though...

 

Oh dear. Ethics does not play a part in their business strategy, because the gaming direction is not beneficial to the hardcore gamer. That is one crazy statement for a company that donates so much money on charity. Founded by the guy, who is collecting money from billionaires and raising 200 billion USD (!!!) for charity with "The giving pledge".

But yeah, Ethics does not play a big role for them, because their gaming direction is not beneficial for the hardcore gamer.

 

Btw. I am a hardcore gamer, how is their "direction" (whatever this means) not beneficial to me?

Okay...lol. You have no idea what "business ethics", means.  Very good.  Let's just move on to the gaming question you asked,later.  Here's the thing about that term "Hardcore/True Gamer": as much as it's a perspective thing, there's an overall consensus on what a "Hardcore/True Gamer is.

About two months ago, one of the producers of the COD series admitted, with no shame, that their games aren't for "True Gamers".  If the main reason Microsoft's console has moved so many units in the past was for that series, or that genre, that doesn't say who they're MAINLY selling this console to?  Microsoft's reveal consisted of tv, NFL, &...COD Ghosts.  This is VGChartz, don't take my word for it, check out sales of ANY COD on 360 to PS3.  Such a large gap.  Coming from the creators of the series that says their audience is not "Hardcore/True Gamers".

Again, the term is STILL anyone's opinion.  But when the creator if that syatem's MAIN system seller, also the MAIN system to play that genre, is also having that view about his games, then...maybe you might need to open your perspective on games, a bit...

arguing with a guy on the internet, who claims to be a hedge fund manager about business ethics is even better than the media markt guy!

There are 2 different views on the Business ethics thing.
One group of people say: Businesses need to make money. That is it. Businesses don't need ethics as long as the people running the company have them.
The other group says: Businesses need to make money, but should not forget their role in the society / community. CSR is a big part of it.

And Microsoft belongs to the 2nd one.

 

And your hardcore / true gamers rant was just painful to read, when you actually know what business ethics means. I doubt you do.
Hint: Not catering to the hardcore gamer you defined by yourself has not made its way in the social studies yet.

 

Oh and to prove you wrong AGAIN:

Top 10 PS3 games:

1. GTA V
2. CoD MW3
3. CoD Black Ops
4. CoD Black Ops II
5. GT 5
6. CoD MW2
7. GTA IV
8. CoD Ghosts
9. Fifa 13
10. Battlefield 3

CoD ranks higher on the PS3 charts than on the Xbox 360 charts. But I can calm you down: This does not mean Sony has no business ethics.