Again, what? What is this “Microsoft thread” you’re talking about and who had “meltdowns” after a Sony show? Are you talking about timed exclusive deals? Why would anyone melt down over Sony moneyhatting a game

Nintendo had a monopoly? I don’t think you understand what that word means, lol. Also the PlayStation came about as a result of a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony to make.. you guessed it, a CD based add on for the SNES.

Why do I care about Saturn sales versus N64? Saturn came out before PSone and was disc based. So your idea that Sony started a disc revolution in the fifth (?) gen is wrong.

Not sure why you’re harping on hardware profits, Sony and MS both eat hardware losses and launch and eventually start selling hardware for profits. Either way they make up more than enough to offset it via software and services. I assume you’re referencing the Apple vs Fortnite stuff, this was all explained clear as day in all the articles IIRC. 

Dropping that grade to a D-

What the fuck is "high end gaming"? Did you just dismiss the fastest growing gaming sector with that comment? I don't get it. Yeah, you are a super-duper high-end gamer on a non-mobile platform. But you know, people playing with "low end" platforms don't care, they just enjoy their games.

Kinda feels like a monk working on manually copying foliants dismissing the Gutenberg-printed Bible as low end.

I wouldn't mind so much if PC gaming was still affordable, but for over a year now GPU prices have just refused to calm the fuck down.

Wow, I am surprised at the amount of FUD and other bullshit and concern trolling directed at the XBox community. Seeing this much hostility directed towards them I wonder how Xbox fans remain on this site.

I also wonder why other fans feel so insecure. If Xbox is in third place right now, why even bother with downplaying or shitting over their efforts.

What kind of childish thread title "Rumor: Microsoft planning big takeover, wants to take games away from Nintendo/Sony"

I think there a lot of people on here that don't understand that many studios’ founders dream of eventually getting acquired and cashing out.
All of Microsoft acquisition has been organic acquisitions with the full backup of the studios being acquired that free up their team to focus on what they do best making games, rather than worrying about financing and running all aspect of the business.

The OP should really update the title to Microsoft is looking at taking game away Sony/Nintendo to open them up to a much bigger market on Xbox and PC. Also, Microsoft is looking to prevent Sony from locking away anymore content into their single platform rather than a much more open market.

Remember boys and girls that Microsoft doesn't have exclusive anymore everything is on PC, therefore none of these acquisitions lock away content.

Let's hope the site can have a turn around. Not only for Xbox fans, but also mobile and PC gamers, which are mostly on the sidelines here, if present at all. The community has some glaring blind spots regarding the bigger gaming experience.

If Microsoft became the market leader there would be a bunch of Xbox trolls and bullies on the site. It's just internet culture as a whole is negative. Most people only make a comment to complain or bash something they don't like. At least on this thread they can't downvote comment like crazy just for being a Xbox supporter. 

All this hostility and fear is actually positive for Xbox, it mean that they can see that Microsoft is moving and doing many moves to give their fans a better service.

I think it's pretty sad that these people consider themselves gamers if they are lock to only one platform. 

Yeah. I was actually salty about the Obsidian purchase at first, because I love the company. But I realized how this is ultimately good for a stable work environment where staff don't fear to be laid off, if funding falls through at any moment. And form a consumer point of view MS is actually trying to give as opportunities as possible to play their games. They are not tied to only one hardware.

It is funny, how Obsidian, inXile and DoubleFine all three looked for ways to get a more stable line of income and therefore were founding members of fig.co, a cround funding platform for games. Just look at the advisory board, you see all three. I mean, their mission statement actually reads: "We created Fig to provide game studios and their fans a more balanced and sustainable approach to game development."

All three are now at MS and found a sustainable approach to game development that way.

It's amusing this thread just keep going

The best part is this don't even qualify as news, people are arguing only because they can't lose an opportunity to pick fanwars smh