I know Im going to get torn apart for this but MS needs to show us why they put Kinect in the box. They need some Kinect games. I would especially like to see a light gun game that works with it.
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MS's list is pretty skewed towards 3rd-party developed titles atm. XB1 has around 20+ exclusives released/announced. 15 of those are 3rd-party developed. (inc. stuff like 3rd-party timed exclusives like Titanfall, Peggle2,PvZ)
He seems the right man for the job. Listening to gamers is exactly what MS needs to be doing right now.
I like Phil but find the concept of a PR person at the same company interviewing another employee bizarre. I know other companies do this but ugh.
MS's list is pretty skewed towards 3rd-party developed titles atm. XB1 has around 20+ exclusives released/announced. 15 of those are 3rd-party developed. (inc. stuff like 3rd-party timed exclusives like Titanfall, Peggle2,PvZ)
That's awesome and yet scary that NeoGAF has a huge influence on the actual industry at large.
Likeness is uncanny.
"There's a lot of learning that I did as a leader in the organization when I just heard how our message resonated with people, some of the decisions that we made that I think were actually the wrong decisions and we had to revisit those decisions..."
Of course they are going to try and do good PR in order to send a positive message. What else are they supposed to do? However, that does not take away from the fact that Phil is most definitely a 'games' guy who wants to have gaming at the core of the system. He recognizes that is what made Xbox and I sincerely believe he wants to remind everyone of that.
At any rate, it's a great move for Xbox any which way you slice it or dice it and they are not just going to use Phil as a smiling face to pander to gamers, while doing nothing to back that up. They are not that stupid. Nadella is a big supporter of Xbox and a guy like Phil was obviously put at the head of the table in order to right a ship that has veered off course.
No shit. But they got rid of mattrick and replaced him with phil for a reason. And they no doubt know that he can't hold himself up on talk alone.
I dont see that it matters where its developed as long as its exclusive.
I don't have a problem with this, though..
I never said I did.
I thought your post later implied that Sony's strategy for PS3 was better. My mistake.
I never said this isnt a positive thing but some people are acting like b/c he has a good image with gamers and says the right things means he will be their savior and he holds all the power. He got this job b/c Ms wanted a better image for the core gamer. That doesnt mean long term plans have changed. He has bosses and those are the ones we should be looking at if we want to know the direction things are going to go. I have a feeling that things will change short term but they still want mainstream and tv and media are still a big part of the plans . They just learned to shut up about it when it comes to core gamers.
Where was the Voodoo Vince question Larry!
Maybe it got cut?Like a sequel did
Maybe it got cut?Like a sequel did
Phil seems to have a good head on his shoulders, but I definitely got the sense that people think he has a magic wand rather than a higher position in the division.If he is reading, i will post it again.........
Shenmue 3
Crackdown 3
Banjo
Perfect Dark
Kameo
Conker
Voodoo Vince 2
Blinx 3
Viva Pinata 3
Bloodwake 2
Midtown Madness 4
Project Ghotam 5
Rallisports Challenge 3
Age of Empire 4
Phantom Dust 2
Kotor 3
Crimson Skies 2
Psychonauts 2
Deathrow 2
Amped 4
Please..........
XBox winner of generation......
Phil seems to have a good head on his shoulders, but I definitely got the sense that people think he has a magic wand rather than a higher position in the division.
He is in the best possible position to turn it around for sure. What else could they possibly do to screw shit up any more than they already have?
To be honest I'm surprised at how fast they are recognizing it. All this MS restructuring is happening at a pretty opportune time.
well they had to!
but it´s maybe t late for the xbox one, it still is underpowered and cost more than the PS4.
How about not getting into this in this thread? The last few days you try to stir things up a lot ... don't please.
It's simple.
Spencer just needs to be the new CEO of MS.
And turn the company private to shut the shareholders up.
Then use all Office profits to fund more games than we could play.
And then use Windows profits to subsidise the cost of the console by 80%.
Then we kill the Batman.
OMG, imagine a console backed by a 20 billion dollar a year budget. Make it happen Phil! Screw VR/AR, just boot us directly into the games Matrix style!
That meme is a bit ridiculous. Just because you announce something doesn't mean it's finished. In all likelihood removing all the DRM was a huge time and money sink coming a few months before launch. I'm sure engineers were working many overtime hours to get everything ready for launch and I bet many of the features we've been seeing added since launch probably would have been done prior if not for them having to do the 180.
This.
The interview is pure PR piece. The fact they mentions forums on there is a clear indicator that they saying what they believe core gamers want to hear. Spencers a cool guy and all but he still has a boss he answers too. MS wants to fix the xbox divisions image and judging by some of the almost orgamsic responses they picked the perfect guy for the job. One would have to be blind not to see that went with Spencer b/c his image is the exact opposite of Don Mattrick.
I know Im going to get torn apart for this but MS needs to show us why they put Kinect in the box. They need some Kinect games.