Once again, a total BS editorial piece backed up by zero real data or facts. But at least he states he thinks Xbox is going to remain a distant third to cover his rear.
Software, software, software. That’s what it always comes down to. Xbox needs to pump out more and better software. Halo and Forza games (especially ones that are clearly built for last gen) are not going to move the needle. Remember how the criticism of the Xbox was that it was a Halo/Forza/Gears box? So this year we get … Halo and Forza? XCloud is also not going to move the needle. No one wants lag or compressed video streams. Network latency and bandwidth issues are going to be a fact of life rendering this solution an also ran. It just feels like MS still is not quite getting it, but we will see what they announce soon.
Make new, fresh, exciting, fun games. No one buys a system because of “the power of Azure.” Or how many studios MS bought. Or because of the slogan that “YOU are at the center of gaming.” People will always buy hardware because they want the software. The hardware is just a means of accessing that software. If that wasn’t the case the switch wouldn’t be dominating right now.
MS still doesn’t seem to know how to cultivate a game studio. Look at the difference with Dread. MercurySteam explained how working with Nintendo was so tough because of the high standards they maintained and also how much they learned. Contrast that with 343i that has spent decades spinning their wheels and turning out mediocre products. Or any studio that Sony has bought, turning out hit after hit in a fairly timely manner. MS has no equivalent of this. Just buying up a bunch of independent studios and hoping for them to now carry you isn’t quite the same thing.
Anyway, another silly internet piece backed up by nothing. What kind of person thinks “MS might be losing in every category but at least they are ‘right’”? It’s completely asinine.
After some of the revelations in the recent DF thread I have to question everything like this that we now see.