VAMatt on 15 April 2018
| pokoko said: Microsoft's Xbox division is a lot like Nintendo in some ways. They've often looked to win market share by bringing something new to the table. Xbox Live, Kinect, the original Xbox One blueprint. It makes me wonder if they plan to introduce another gimmick/innovation for next gen--and if that will be a boom or a bust. Really, though, the most meaningful victories for Xbox came from doing what Microsoft itself is famous for doing--buying success. Bungie and Halo, Gears exclusivity, Lionhead, Rare. If they really wanted to climb out of the hole they're in now, it will be with money. I don't think they're looking to buy big developers, though, not unless the right opportunity lands in their lap. That really isn't cost effective and I don't think they care that much about adding more single player IP to their repertoire. What they're probably doing right now is looking at small companies that are working on games-as-as-service properties. I think we're going to see GaaS exclusives either through direct acquisition or using Microsoft's server network as leverage. That's what Microsoft wants the most. |
They have essentially told us this. So, yeah, seems about right.
