S.T.A.G.E. said:
Yeah and signing exclusives sounds like commissioning new ips from outsiders. |
I don't think it matters if the exclusives come from "outsiders". As long as they get those damn exclusives.
Halo, Fable, Gears were all from non-Microsoft owned developers at one point.
| ShadowSoldier said: Hubris man. That's exactly what you're seeing. The PS3 did a good job on humbling SONY. MS will never learn at this rate. |
Lack of exclusives have been a thorn in Microsoft's side for decades.
But to state they never learn is a little far-fetched. Plenty of examples where there has been a big uproar and Microsoft has made big changes to make people happy.
| VAMatt said: I'd like to see them do more with Halo. It is their biggest IP , but we only get a game every 3 years or so. |
I think giving the franchise a rest for a few years is probably a good thing. Hopefully we don't get another Master Chief Collection or Halo 5 disaster.
Since 2009 we have basically had a Halo of some form released every single year.
| DonFerrari said: Yet Switch is outdoing X1 on sales (HW and SW position on Amazon). And having zero real exclusives, and just a small quantity of AAA platform exclusives sure makes one win an E3, making all Sony fans dirt their pants right? |
Nintendo deserved that success. They had the right game, the right hardware (Even if I wanted more), the right form factor all at the right time. And they have been rewarded with that. So good on them. Zelda proved to be a massive hit that helped drive the Switch's success and branding.
It's actually outperforming the Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles sales combined according to VGChartz. (364k vs combined 260k. For the week of April 29th.)
| barneystinson69 said: This guy man. He said this 2-3 years ago... ...I have little reason to believe otherwise. |
They sure did.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-investing-1-billion-into-xbox-one-games/1100-6408992/
$1 Billion in games they apparantly invested in.
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