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Bruh…u gud?
we found the IGN fan!
also that dude gave Killzone Mercenary a batter review than Wolfenstein The New Order, he clearly can't be taken seriously!
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Bruh…u gud?
Well you ignored my point, too. Xbox already had those games but those games didn't count because every system had them. Now they will count when people talk about the Xbox library.Don’t try and skip the original point I was making about TR timed exclusivity.
As if that’s any way worse than buying an entire publisher.
consider yourself virtually kicked in the nuts by me for that...
I'm quite critical of both H4 and 5 but 4's campaign (with massive exceptions like repeated Warden and bullet sponges on legendary) was solid in terms of things like graphics, story via terminals bring so much lore together, a number of levels had CE-esque gameplay etc. Halo 5's campaign story sucked but there was some real merit to what 343 developed and support with the multiplayer side, both arena and social/warzone/firefight or the networking quality of 5's coop campaign . Do I consider them the best games in the series? No. Did they make solid work and games with those aspects for 4 & 5? Yes. Did they sustain over years of free content to become games I wanted to keep revisiting? Yes. The grunt mech alone will always have a place in my Halo heart. Breakout was shite. Anyhow enough Halo for this thread.
Jesus, people still whine about Scalebound. The game looked like complete trash. Also people forget that almost all of Sonys big studios of today were purchased, not built from the ground up. Why is it a big deal for MS to do the same?
So much truth in this podcast clip. Microsoft seems to constantly show a precedent for not knowing how to manage teams and projects. They are gobbling up studios in the vacuum of their own failure on projects.
Sony starts dating 2nd party studios and slowly nurtures them to the point they are basically first party anyway and then opens their checkbook to put a ring on it and make it official. I don’t think this is very ”controversial” or a “problematic“ take….
He's sounding like a complete fanboy, and getting caught in his feelings. And he got SO many things wrong in the span of simply two minutes, it's amazing how much people letting their feelings get the better of them lead them to idiotic hot takes.
First thing he gets wrong is the notion Sony's acquisitions (or before those became the new hotness, content exclusivity purchases) haven't hurt competitors is flat-out wrong. Dunno how long the dude has been gaming, but did he just forget about how Sony entered the industry? They essentially swiped away companies like Namco from SEGA, and Square-Enix from Nintendo (no I'm not talking about them like they were 2P devs or in the case of Namco, particularly close to SEGA. But these were still 3P companies with working relationships with Nintendo & SEGA) Yes, both of those platform holders had their own issues going on that made it easier for Sony to get their support, but they absolutely took advantage of that (and Sony's own financial and technical resources) to the detriment of two other competitors. Sony poaching marketing and business talent from SEGA of America and SEGA of Europe were also deliberate moves that hurt competitors.
He's so hung up over acquisitions when all his "concerns" can be made about the exclusivity contracts Sony signed in the late '90s swiping away support from Nintendo and SEGA platforms. But guess what? It'd still come as just as bitchy because these companies are merely doing BUSINESS and leveraging their advantages, whatever they may be. Now, I'm not saying the dude is 100% wrong; there's a definite reason Microsoft are making these purchases and it's to resolve the issue with 1P content. But you don't get to turn around and criticize them for leveraging their financial wealth (something that, again, Sony did in the mid-90s as they entered the industry, and CONTINUED to do with the PS2, etc.) while supposedly being enough of an expert on the industry to know how long it takes to build teams internally yet pretend that is Microsoft's only option in this instance. Because if that were their only option, Xbox would be dead, and they'd have no 1P content coming for the entire generation of a high AAA quality.
So in a way it just sounds like his "concerns" are a means of boxing Microsoft into a corner where they simply can't compete unless they meet some stupid ethical check of his, but these companies don't give a rat's ass about some person's feelings on their business decisions, especially when those business decisions aren't violating any laws. It's always funny when people like Colin and countless others make these talks into ethical discussions, because unless you can provide concrete proof of anyone's human or civil rights being violated in the process of these acquisitions, as a direct consequence of the acquisition...then your "hot take" doesn't really mean shit.
Also, this notion of a sea of "gamers" being mad if Microsoft were to buy another massive publisher, it doesn't actually exist. He's referring to PlayStation fanboys & fangirls, who are but a nonconsequential minority among the entire PlayStation userbase. The same goes for the Xbox fanboys/fangirls, and the Nintendo ones, too. Most gamers aren't so invested emotionally to literally get angry and hate a company for buying another company. They will simply...go where the games go. And we've seen this happen since decades ago. Did Nintendo fans curse Sony from the skies for getting Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest? No. They simply went and bought PS1s. Did SEGA fans despise Sony for locking up Tomb Raider 2, Resident Evil 2, the Tekken series etc.? No. They just went and purchased PS1s.
It's only the absolute fringe minority of actual fanboys/fangirls who are spiteful and childish enough to hate these companies for making common-sense business decisions best for their brands, to the point of attacking them daily and not supporting them. But given the rant from Colin and his panel here, maybe they're ironically outing themselves as those types of fanboys. Might not be the first time
Anyway, I'm not gonna get worked up over any of these acquisition rumors. They all mean nothing to me until something either actually gets confirmed, or there's some undeniably strong evidence suggesting one is close to happening. Otherwise all I see are a bunch of console warriors hoping and dreaming of their favorite teams to get bought out by a platform holder. And you know what? That's really kinda sad. We've been going from people hoping a platform holder just continues to work with/partner with a developer on a game-by-game basis, to now hoping they outright buy the developer or even publisher. I've been seeing it a lot on social media these days; even on forums like GAF and Era there's some people who seem to clearly ask for an acquisition as if they're hoping for it, and some clever ones who try disguising it as otherwise well-written business theory.
I don't really know how we got here, and while it's easy to point the finger at Microsoft, the truth is that's just when a lot of gamers bothered to notice an acquisition in a way that mattered to them. Truth is these have been happening for many, many years, and will continue to happen going forward. I'm just gonna have fun gaming and watching where these chips land...and hire someone else to clean up any messes.
I more so ment in this clip granted it is short, so that's my mistake. I haven't listened to sacred symbols lately so he may of been a bit more critical of Sony there.Colin has been pretty critical of Sony lately too. I disagree with a lot of what he's saying these days tbh. I'm not sure if he's really reading the situation correctly from the perspective of each entity and what their long term goals are, which can be quite different.
time limit not exceeded?How has this thread not been locked?
Bruh it’s been 8 years since Tomb raider …. MS strategy that era was completely different to nowThey bought Tomb Raider exclusivity because they wanted an Uncharted game. Uhhhhh make your own? They’re a trillion dollar company.
why would it be locked? i don't see any console warring going on. are we not supposed to compare these consoles or companies anymore?How has this thread not been locked?
Neither Sony nor Microsoft have released a single true next gen game, and people are already having a meltdown.
The gen has just started, we need at least 2 or 3 years before we get to judge both companies fairly.
Meanwhile, buy a Nintendo Switch and have fun.
It's almost as if Gallaghar had a choice in arranging a studio to partner with and decided to go with the one he's worked with and led in the past, and has most of his connections with?They own like 30 studios now and employ over 3,000 people just on games. But they decided to ask Crystal Dynamics for help, input and expertise. A studio busy patching The Awenchairs, working on GOTG and prolly some unknown new game too.
He's sounding like a complete fanboy, and getting caught in his feelings. And he got SO many things wrong in the span of simply two minutes, it's amazing how much people letting their feelings get the better of them lead them to idiotic hot takes.
First thing he gets wrong is the notion Sony's acquisitions (or before those became the new hotness, content exclusivity purchases) haven't hurt competitors is flat-out wrong. Dunno how long the dude has been gaming, but did he just forget about how Sony entered the industry? They essentially swiped away companies like Namco from SEGA, and Square-Enix from Nintendo (no I'm not talking about them like they were 2P devs or in the case of Namco, particularly close to SEGA. But these were still 3P companies with working relationships with Nintendo & SEGA) Yes, both of those platform holders had their own issues going on that made it easier for Sony to get their support, but they absolutely took advantage of that (and Sony's own financial and technical resources) to the detriment of two other competitors. Sony poaching marketing and business talent from SEGA of America and SEGA of Europe were also deliberate moves that hurt competitors.
He's so hung up over acquisitions when all his "concerns" can be made about the exclusivity contracts Sony signed in the late '90s swiping away support from Nintendo and SEGA platforms. But guess what? It'd still come as just as bitchy because these companies are merely doing BUSINESS and leveraging their advantages, whatever they may be. Now, I'm not saying the dude is 100% wrong; there's a definite reason Microsoft are making these purchases and it's to resolve the issue with 1P content. But you don't get to turn around and criticize them for leveraging their financial wealth (something that, again, Sony did in the mid-90s as they entered the industry, and CONTINUED to do with the PS2, etc.) while supposedly being enough of an expert on the industry to know how long it takes to build teams internally yet pretend that is Microsoft's only option in this instance. Because if that were their only option, Xbox would be dead, and they'd have no 1P content coming for the entire generation of a high AAA quality.
So in a way it just sounds like his "concerns" are a means of boxing Microsoft into a corner where they simply can't compete unless they meet some stupid ethical check of his, but these companies don't give a rat's ass about some person's feelings on their business decisions, especially when those business decisions aren't violating any laws. It's always funny when people like Colin and countless others make these talks into ethical discussions, because unless you can provide concrete proof of anyone's human or civil rights being violated in the process of these acquisitions, as a direct consequence of the acquisition...then your "hot take" doesn't really mean shit.
Also, this notion of a sea of "gamers" being mad if Microsoft were to buy another massive publisher, it doesn't actually exist. He's referring to PlayStation fanboys & fangirls, who are but a nonconsequential minority among the entire PlayStation userbase. The same goes for the Xbox fanboys/fangirls, and the Nintendo ones, too. Most gamers aren't so invested emotionally to literally get angry and hate a company for buying another company. They will simply...go where the games go. And we've seen this happen since decades ago. Did Nintendo fans curse Sony from the skies for getting Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest? No. They simply went and bought PS1s. Did SEGA fans despise Sony for locking up Tomb Raider 2, Resident Evil 2, the Tekken series etc.? No. They just went and purchased PS1s.
It's only the absolute fringe minority of actual fanboys/fangirls who are spiteful and childish enough to hate these companies for making common-sense business decisions best for their brands, to the point of attacking them daily and not supporting them. But given the rant from Colin and his panel here, maybe they're ironically outing themselves as those types of fanboys. Might not be the first time
Anyway, I'm not gonna get worked up over any of these acquisition rumors. They all mean nothing to me until something either actually gets confirmed, or there's some undeniably strong evidence suggesting one is close to happening. Otherwise all I see are a bunch of console warriors hoping and dreaming of their favorite teams to get bought out by a platform holder. And you know what? That's really kinda sad. We've been going from people hoping a platform holder just continues to work with/partner with a developer on a game-by-game basis, to now hoping they outright buy the developer or even publisher. I've been seeing it a lot on social media these days; even on forums like GAF and Era there's some people who seem to clearly ask for an acquisition as if they're hoping for it, and some clever ones who try disguising it as otherwise well-written business theory.
I don't really know how we got here, and while it's easy to point the finger at Microsoft, the truth is that's just when a lot of gamers bothered to notice an acquisition in a way that mattered to them. Truth is these have been happening for many, many years, and will continue to happen going forward. I'm just gonna have fun gaming and watching where these chips land...and hire someone else to clean up any messes.
Possibly next year for me, but not that ripoff that's the OLED. It'd be nice if Switch 2 came out then because I'd just get that instead, but I'll prob get a Switch Lite.
Anyway on topic, Colin let his passion get him too angry here and it blindsided his rationality. Same for the other two on the panel. He's acting as if Microsoft are simply buying to buy for the sake of burning money, or that they've borne no ripe fruit from any acquisition, or haven't worked with studios in partnerships in the past (or even recently).
Yes he's right that their acquisitions are in part a response for dropping the ball 1P-wise last gen and not investing enough in 1P studios or games, but he's acting as if Microsoft aren't investing in those 1P studios anymore, or that they're just purchasing studios to sit there and not help them grow from that point on internally? When we've literally been seeing them do just that.
All that said, if he's this upset over a major acquisition and he's seemingly connected to people in the industry, has he by chance heard of something potentially going down that made him go on this commentary? It just seems weird it's come out of the blue when there's been no strong substantial rumors the past few weeks. Any chance it has to do with Crystal Dynamics?
Millions of people are enjoying Sea of Thieves, not pining over 30 year old IPs.Where is Banjo? Conker? Jet Force Gemini? Killer Instinct 2?