Machiavellian said:
So you ignore everything else he has done and only look at a few games that did not score great. Is that your only measurement because if so, I guess we do not need to continue this discussion. You already made up your mind. I am looking at the entire change to not only the Xbox division but MS outlook on studios and games period. That include the PC space as well. I see that MS noticed as a company their lack of high quality software and has purchased companies to fill that gap. Its not like this is something that can be turned on a dime or that companies with high quality talent are just sitting out there waiting to be purchased. From interviews with the companies that did get purchase and some that MS was interested in, it appears they have been active in seeking and making deals for years. Come the next Gen, this will be a full gen where Phil will be the boss, so it will be interesting to see what comes out from all the new studios and the current ones. |
Most people who post in these threads literally cannot wait for the potential day that Microsoft is out of the business and in this case, have even predicted it to happen multiple times. Of course there will not be a logical look at what Papa Phil has done.
You made a huge point earlier too about how he was left on and promoted even after the shit show Mattricks leadership put on. Typically in the corporate world when you have a disaster like that, all of the heads roll and new people are brought in across the board. The fact that they instead promoted him to the Xboss just goes to show that Microsoft had faith in him and his vision. And since then we’ve seen a huge shift towards Play Anywhere, we got the Scorpio, we got GamePass, and now they’re scooping up studios to prepare for next gen. Shit takes time.
Crackdown is the last game from the Mattrick era. Good riddance.
