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McDonaldsGuy on 06 December 2017
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Errorist76 said:

It's really baffling....all that US-centric TV, Kinect "spy on consumers" and only DRM shit...I really wonder what they were thinking back then. You're right, they didn't target Sony back then....they tried to target Nintendo imho! They thought they could get the casuals buy the thing, just like Ninty had succeeded with the Wii.


They also tried to force a "Steam like" service on people in order to get more control over the software market, which immensely backfired. I must say, I am still baffled on how they could still manage to sell almost half of what PS4 was selling in the same time frame, until today. 

I don't think their actual third party focus will pay off, most people won't care if the same game looks marginally worse on a much cheaper PS4Pro. So I think they have done a lot of things right...I just wish they had spent the money, which they have invested in making the X1X in order to fight their inferiority complex, for new I.P.s and studios instead. 

MS not only seems to have a very confused marketing team at time, they also seem to be very confused in what the focus of the whole brand should be. Which all comes together in a way, that people, like me, are having huge problems to trust this company at all, after all their constant 180s and back-paddling. 

I also don't think Spencer is the right person for the job, despite a lot of good stuff he might have done for the brand. I just look in his eyes and see he's a liar, he just has this fake smile that I dislike about American PR people.

The problem with MS is that they rely on their laurels too much and don't want to innovate - at least until recently.

Under Ballmer, they NEVER wanted to take risks and focused too much on Windows and Office.

Because of this, Apple AND Google stole their thunder. Windows Phone should have been the number 1 phone OS, not Android, but Ballmer's dumb ass laughed at the iPhone instead of saying "Holy crap, we need to get a Windows Mobile out to compete ASAP!" Instead it was Google who reacted to the iPhone with urgency.

That's why I never understood the Xbox brand (although I began to like it, and liked their initial approach with the 360). If I were running Microsoft I would have made Windows actually be BETTER than Steam. That would've been the focus for games - not a money sucking Xbox machine. I would have dumped the Xbox brand lol. Not because I don't like it because I do, but because it doesn't serve a purpose now.

Ballmer is just the worst CEO in history though really. When I was growing up Microsoft was this big Empire that was destined to rule the world with an iron fist. Now they're just a whimpering puppy.

I don't think Spencer has much of a choice to be honest. I think MS is seeing what I do and are realizing the Xbox brand is a waste of time, and are slowly transitioning to really focusing on Windows gaming and Streaming.