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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 17 November 2014

Lolll Microsoft is doing Sony's work! Go Microsoft!



                  

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Puppyroach on 17 November 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Slade6alpha said:

Yeah cause MS has no real party right? 

Edit: "real" meaning home made/ home grown. 


Ok..Tell me truly then....what games does MS have that are more valuable than Halo, Gears, Minecraft, The Kinect and the Rare library? All purchased while in development from outside companies.

So basically MS are great at finding awesome talents and giving them resources to develop great games, nice to see you give compliments to MS :). Besides, how many companies have Sony bought because of their talent....?



David_Hernandeez on 17 November 2014
roborad said:
Darwinianevolution said:
Wasn't Minecraft on its way to the Vita before the adquisition?


well, microsoft could have stopped its release, but they didn't.  


You know, MS is getting the money from this game ;)



S.T.A.G.E. on 17 November 2014
Puppyroach said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


Ok..Tell me truly then....what games does MS have that are more valuable than Halo, Gears, Minecraft, The Kinect and the Rare library? All purchased while in development from outside companies.

So basically MS are great at finding awesome talents and giving them resources to develop great games, nice to see you give compliments to MS :). Besides, how many companies have Sony bought because of their talent....?


I've always said that MS is better at finding talent and marketing and Sony is better at co-developing, developing or harnessing talent. That argument has yet to change. I agree. It's not a complain about MS..if you think it is then prove me wrong.



michael_stutzer on 17 November 2014
Wright said:

Microsoft isn't the gaming company we deserve, but the one we need.


One of the most accurate uses :). I am humbled.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 17 November 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
MikeRox said:
I think Microsoft having the third biggest UK Vita launch, and the biggest since the system's launch, is certainly thread worthy!

Please Sony, sell Vita to Microsoft!


....lol. MS would handle a handleheld worse than Sony. Most of their best IP's were purchased. They would have to keep purchasing things to keep it working.

Vita would sink Xbox faster than the 1 Xbox and Xbox 1 combined.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 17 November 2014
MikeRox said:
I think Microsoft having the third biggest UK Vita launch, and the biggest since the system's launch, is certainly thread worthy!

Please Sony, sell Vita to Microsoft!

That would be a terrible idea. The return would be absolutely dismal. Especially if they wanted to cut the price enough to make it competitive.



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Burning Typhoon on 17 November 2014
Darwinianevolution said:
Wasn't Minecraft on its way to the Vita before the adquisition?


Exactly.  Just because Microsoft stepped in and bought the company doesn't mean they had anything to do with saving the vita.



MikeRox on 17 November 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
MikeRox said:
I think Microsoft having the third biggest UK Vita launch, and the biggest since the system's launch, is certainly thread worthy!

Please Sony, sell Vita to Microsoft!

That would be a terrible idea. The return would be absolutely dismal. Especially if they wanted to cut the price enough to make it competitive.


I was just messing. But in all seriousness, the Vita has been a surprisingly profitable system for Sony despite it's lack of userbase. Unlike Nintendo, they didn't reduce the system to below cost at all meaning although it bombed, they didn't ever have a point when they were incurring huge losses on the thing.



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Soundwave on 17 November 2014
MikeRox said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
MikeRox said:
I think Microsoft having the third biggest UK Vita launch, and the biggest since the system's launch, is certainly thread worthy!

Please Sony, sell Vita to Microsoft!

That would be a terrible idea. The return would be absolutely dismal. Especially if they wanted to cut the price enough to make it competitive.


I was just messing. But in all seriousness, the Vita has been a surprisingly profitable system for Sony despite it's lack of userbase. Unlike Nintendo, they didn't reduce the system to below cost at all meaning although it bombed, they didn't ever have a point when they were incurring huge losses on the thing.

No the main difference is Sony basically just used off the shelf components for the Vita, the Vita is basically just a dated iPad 3 chip and standardized RAM. They even axed the OLED screen for the new model. 

Nintendo insists on highly customized hardware components along with expensive hardware gimmicks (3D screen/dual screens, touchscreen controller, etc.). Like the Wii U for example uses a very propietary CPU, and very customized GPU with heavy empahsis on low power usage ... but that makes the chip expensive because it's a very specific part, not something that uses just off the shelf components. 

Anyways though to the OP's point I don't think Vita is "saved". There's too many other ways for kids to play Minecraft.