Machiavellian said:
Why do you believe this partnership is MS jumping the gun on VR. If anything its the opposite since MS can continue to do what they do without creating a device. MS is going the AR route and for good reason. It has a much wider application for other industries then VR. Its smart business for MS to support OR since they want VR to be used with their OS. The X1 implementation is probably not the biggest goal for MS right now but instead getting Win 10, and VR working tightly together so that Windows is the platform for VR devices. The ideal that Sony takes more risk I have to disagree. If anything Sony would be the last company I would say is a risk taker. They sat on their motion tech until Nintendo showed them it was viable. When I think about it, could you shed some light on exactly Sony has done in the console space that was risky before another company did it first. The only thing I can think of is add a DVD player to the PS1 but even then that was not risky, it fueld their tech as well. |
Microsoft's Hololens is ahead of the game. Even they know theres no point to trying to force that type of tech down peoples throats too soon (especially when you figure in the costs to purchase said equipment). This is why I like Phil Spencer. He's not perfect, but he's rational and knows when to buckle down and accept reality. Look at Sony when they came out with the 4k TV. Too soon and it demanded too much money from most consumers.
Sony did not sit on their motion tech until Nintendo showed them that it was viable. Sony has been invested in video camera gaming for fifteen years now.
Microsoft is not known for taking risk unless it is profitable hence why they force bundled the kinect. They dont really like risk. Sony continued to make iterations of the eyetoy regardless of despite not having large scale sales and yes their second iteration of the eyetoy rode off of the success of the wii (coupled with the move). The same thing went for their games last gen when they were constantly questioned by the media for not taking risk in making games like Sony in the latter half of the gen with game development (Especially seeing that Sony created more new IPs than Nintendo and Microsoft by 2011 of last gen).Sony even admitted that they cant take the type of risk making games that they did last gen, which is why they have fewer AAA games in development. A lot of studios took a hit last gen.
Sony made a surround sound headset...Microsoft made a headset. Sony put DVD on the PS2, Microsoft did it and Nintendo ignored it. Sony came out with Blu Ray...Microsoft said "oops we were late" and adopted HD-DVD ad ons. Sony and Nintendo came out with their motion tech and so did Microsoft with the same tech Sony turned down. Microsoft invests in vr but goes way ahead with the hololens, so they make a deal once they realize Morpheus is being made by Sony. There is always a reaction.
Sony doesn't take risk? Name a console that Sony has that they didnt take a loss on to make multimedia more affordable to the masses. Most people would not have been able to afford DVD's nor Blue Rays without the PS2 (with the Xbox behind them) and the PS3.
In the end I really think Microsoft is doing well right now. I just think they should focus on the games and wait and workout the deal with oculus if all goes well for Sony. Sony will always come out with new hardware becuse thats how they are. They are known for taking risk. The reason why this is the perfect time to take risk with games is because Where Sony has a shortage of large scale games Microsoft can offer something they cannot financially provide.
