Ryuu96 said:
Unfortunately I do agree that this will hardly affect Microsoft's long term ambitions at all, they will still become the #1 publisher by at the cost of all their online reputation, they will become the next EA, they'll still have a great developers and games under them but the Xbox corporation itself will become hated by online communities. But that's not going to stop COD selling boatloads, or Minecraft, or Forza Horizon, or Fallout, or Elder Scrolls, etc. Satya is willing to torch all Xbox's online reputation in exchange for money, I said once that Xbox should stop being so public and be more like Sony/Nintendo, stop egging on the idiots like TimDog and only speak when they have something of substance and I now think they will do that but for all the wrong reasons, none of the reasons I said above, I think they'll now do that because they won't be able to show their faces anymore. But online boycotts rarely ever work and if you told a COD gamer to stop buying COD because Tango was shutdown, first they'd say "who?" and then they'd laugh in your face...People weren't buying these games by large anyway, not to defend Microsoft though, Microsoft promised these studios a lot and now they're breaking all those promises and not giving them a clear idea on where they stand. They said studios had freedom to work on whatever they want and now they're saying "actually, we want blockbuster AAA only" and shutting down studios not working on that, Microsoft should be nurturing talent and protecting it as well, allowing it to flourish but that's corporations for you, only care about the bottom line and infinite growth. |
Another reason this will not really affect MS long term is because none of these studio closures directly affect actual gamers. What I mean by that is that while its disappointing that these studios got close, they do not have a direct effect on gamers playing games they enjoy. That is different then making decisions that directly impact gamers which is something that gets movement within and outside of the community.
Also do not put this on Satya yet. For all you know this is purely Phil decisions and his team on the direction they need to move the companies and it properties. As I have stated for a while, what big corporations see as important is not the same as what the average consumer thinks as important. People talking about Phil is going to step down because of how unpopular these moves are but I disagree. Phil just got a promotion not to long ago before these changes were implemented which tells me that MS top brass are very much in step with Phil decisions and his direction. In my opinion this is all Phil and while today we do not see the scope or the reasons for these moves, I doubt it was anyone else pulling the strings but him. Just from my own experience, some of the nicest bosses I have had can be the most cutthroat boss when it comes to business. Hell one of my favorite bosses who game me gifts and acknowledgement for every anniversary, childbirth and family occasions from my previous job was the most cutthroat boss when it came to business and meeting expectations. He still today sends me gifts for my kids for their bithday even though I do not work at the company anymore.
As for MS top C level execs talking to much, that was never a good move. Sometimes you do have to make moves that will not make you a loveable person and I always thought it was not wise to try to present that side of yourself when you are just as cutthroat as the next C level exec.
Last but not least, what someone says in the past does not mean things do not change. Most of you guys were talking about how MS need to double down on their popular franchises and get them to market sooner and when your wish actually becomes true you do not like the results. Its like opening the Genie in the bottle and making a wish only to be disappointed that it did not turn out the way you thought it would.
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