Despite RROD i thought the likes of Ed Fries, J Allard, Peter Moore etc were solid and better than this group that are there now. I find it a bit frustrating as I believe the platform/brand has a ton of potential unrealised.
Yea those guys knew xbox. Peter moore was a little of a lose cannon, but J Allard, Fries, shamous, were all super into xbox. And it showed with the games that were on the system in the beginning.
Honestly the excitement and passion from xbox seems to corporate controlled for my likings. Say what you want about Sony making moves away from Japan, they still are signing exclusive deals, and funding Japanese games. Come later this year into next your going to see more of that investment.
It will make the early knee jerk reactions from analysts look dumb.
I use to see the potential but now that they are all in on netflix/gaming, im out. Whats that old saying jack of all trades master of none. Thats what Gamepass/Xbox feels like. Nintendo knows their strenghts handhelds. Playstation knows their strengths, AAA big budget games, Art and Creativity.
There's no way XBox would have let a project like Dreams be made. It was started and cancelled 2-3 times.
And from what I've heard has not sold a ton. But yet here we are seeing it on the Game awards and seeing people making cool shit with it.
I just can't get excited for a company that has done a piss poor job at software let alone their legacy stuff.
Look at how Sony treats their legacy titles? Outside of some issues with Parapa the rapper and a couple titles. They have Medievil being good getting a full remaster in unreal engine, Shadow of the collossus, Last guardian, Demon Souls. Thhey collaborated with aCTIVISION TO do something with crash. Now look at crash, it's a hot IP again.
MS literally does nothing, they bring you voodoo vince in a shit state, same with Phantom dust. Yet cancel scalebound, lionhead studios and their early project. They have run Gears almost into the ground, same with Halo.
Yet we have to give them the benefit of the doubt since they bought all these new studios. I feel for people like Ninja Theory. Hope they can make a new king fu chaos or something.
I think MS's whole philosphy on what xbox is does not work or at least resonate. only thing that resonates is " look at all these cheap games on gamepass".
ANd too me thats not compelling. A game service is something you do because there is high demand for " Your software". Something that can not currently be said about xbox.