They're just trying to make money now. Profit is the goal, I don't think they're trying anymore, they've given up being leaders.

I think MS should invest in more 1st party studios.
So by the time Playstation 5 & Xbox Two, launch they will have the studios to keep output of 1st party AAA games up.

Instead they have been closeing studios.
The problem is these things take time, to show any results..... if their too slow to react this issue could effect them next gen too.

Calling it now. Third parties are gonna make games on PS4Pro then Port to PS4, Xbox one and XbX

There will not be enough XboneX (I'm just trying different things) to warrent building a game from the ground up for it if you're a third party.

I had a xbox 360 and now I have a PS4. I'm concerned because the 360 forced Sony to learn and improve. I was hoping the PS4 would do the same for MS. I don't want MS to fall so far behind that they leave the industry. We've Sony what Sony does when they are unchallenged and it's not good.

Welp.  Not that it will sell consoles in 2018 but still.. 

Microsoft uses aggressive business tactics.  They dictate what they want and then attempt to force the market to follow through brute strength.  They can do this with Windows because their monopoly is untouchable.  They've made so many anti-consumer decisions with Windows 10 but they can get away with it.  In other areas, they try it and get punched in the face, as with gaming and music.  It's still a gamble that can pay off big, though, so they still use that strategy.  Imagine if the original Xbox One actually succeeded.

With gaming, specifically, Microsoft leadership only considers it a means to an end.  We saw that clearly at the original XO reveal.  The "we love gamers" stuff since has been Emergency PR.  That's why, personally, I will never trust them--that, and GFLW was one of the worst pieces of garbage to ever hit gaming.

Still, money can win lots of battles.  What I think we'll see next (though not for awhile) is that Microsoft has been out buying future exclusive content rather than investing in first party studios.  It's much more cost efficient.  

Its from neogaf, not mine so no.

You can hit the link above, and press Ctrl+"+" to increase the size by zooming in on it though.

Dayyum at those 2 pics, look at how one is regressing year over year, while the other goes "this isn't even my final form yet", that's some DBZ type shit bruhh.

MS new strategy is to lure people in with the "most powafuru consul of all time" angle instead of creativity (ie exclusive games). Games are risky and cost too much to make. MS is all about the biggest surefire hits now. Their biggest games will keep coming but forget new AAA IPs from them, unless it's a online service game like Sea of Thieves. Thats another thing that was clear from yesterday. Esports and multiplayer games are the next big thing. Higher ups at MS likely put the division on a budget so they have to be careful how they spend their resources. They're even making timed exclusives out of indies now.

Yeah I was really surprised by the downgrade of Crackdown 3. Think MS has gotten enough from the development and is just putting it out there to close that chapter.

Even Agents of Mayhem looks better.

Microsoft as a whole? I don't think they'll give up anytime soon, not as long as Windows is as big for gaming as it is today. The future of Xbox might be uncertain though but it's still a powerful brand so it wouldn't make any sense to just put it under the axe. Even if MS stops making their own consoles they'd probably keep the Xbox brand.

Of course the PS4 will be the base platform. And they'll scale up from there. No different than how third parties treat PC and have for generations. No one is building games from the ground up for the PS4 Pro either. These are mid gen refresh machines, not new gens.