two companies that are testing the water for long-term relationship
yeah and Sony gets also a deal for using Cloud tech for PS games, so whe will see PS excl. games on GamePass.
Does guys cant read ore dreaming a pipedream. I swear
some fanboys living in LaLaland
I'm sorry if people weren't aware of what kind of "deal" Sony and Ms were making but it is about Image sensors tech (Sony) <-> (Ms) servers and AI tech. This is the kind of technology exchange and collaboration they are having. Now I repeat and I ask you, please could you tell me what could Sega give in exchange to Ms? And what Ms could be into interested about Sega?Sony says its relationship with Microsoft is ‘deepening’ following cloud tech deal | VGC
PlayStation firm anticipates “a very strong partnership”…www.videogameschronicle.com
Just got the news Microsoft is acquiring Sony.
To make a cloud based game. and thats it.Now I repeat and I ask you, please could you tell me what could Sega give in exchange to Ms? And what Ms could be into interested about Sega?
Because partnership is a flourish way to say client. Welcome to the business world.
I'm sorry if people weren't aware of what kind of "deal" Sony and Ms were making but it is about Image sensors tech (Sony) <-> (Ms) servers and AI tech. This is the kind of technology exchange and collaboration they are having. Now I repeat and I ask you, please could you tell me what could Sega give in exchange to Ms? And what Ms could be into interested about Sega?
We all know and it's much, much simpler than people want to make it sound.
yes they are starting with this ..it seemTo make a cloud based game. and thats it.
you didn't answer. everyone is interested in make money Amazon love AWS businessMicrosoft are interested in businesses using Azure as opposed to AWS or GCP.
And improving PlayFab. They are also in competition with the likes of Valve and Epic for backend services.Microsoft are interested in businesses using Azure as opposed to AWS or GCP.
Sega's "Super Game" isn't a single game. It's a genre of games. Cloud games that can leverage an amount of processing power not possible on current consoles or PCs.It’s probably a new Phantasy Star.
I totally forgot a Sega owned developer, Relic Entertainment, worked on Age of Empires IV. And people were saying it had nothing at all to do with Xbox. Jez is as hooked into Xbox as it gets, and he seems to be implying otherwise.
On it's face, it seems to be an Azure partnership similar to Microsoft's partnership with Sony. But if you read between the lines, there is reason to think this is more. Sarah Bond works in the Xbox/gaming division at Microsoft, not the cloud division. So why was she the lead on this deal? And then there is her tweet saying she, "can't wait to share more in the future". The Sony/Microsoft deal didn't have this sort of buzz at all. There was an announcement a couple of years ago, and we haven't heard anything since (maybe Jade Raymond's game is on Azure?). I expect we will hear more about the Microsoft/Sega partnership in the future, and I expect the partnership will provide at least some benefits to Xbox gamers. But time will tell.Same thing. But it's gonna be fun to see the meltdowns of the console warriors who don't understand what this means.
Sony and Microsoft to explore strategic partnership - Stories
Companies to collaborate on new cloud-based solutions for gaming experiences and AI solutions TOKYO and REDMOND, Wash. — May 16, 2019 — Sony Corporation (Sony) and Microsoft Corp. (Microsoft) announced on Thursday that the two companies will partner on new innovations to enhance customer...news.microsoft.com
Why are people so desperate for this Microsoft Sega acquisition to happen anyway? Segas output now is pathetic,only time it would have really benefitted both parties is if they did it back in the original Xbox days when Sega was just treating it as the Dreamcast 2.
On it's face, it seems to be an Azure partnership similar to Microsoft's partnership with Sony. But if you read between the lines, there is reason to think this is more. Sarah Bond works in the Xbox/gaming division at Microsoft, not the cloud division. So why was she the lead on this deal? And then there is her tweet saying she, "can't wait to share more in the future". The Sony/Microsoft deal didn't have this sort of buzz at all. There was an announcement a couple of years ago, and we haven't heard anything since (maybe Jade Raymond's game is on Azure?). I expect we will hear more about the Microsoft/Sega partnership in the future, and I expect the partnership will provide at least some benefits to Xbox gamers. But time will tell.
i think that yours is more a wishful thinking at this pointMore like wishful thinking. Sega is another azure client and there's nothing more than this.
She's the VP of Xbox. I haven't heard of working on anything that wasn't gaming related.Sarah Bond works for the MS corporate business side as well. Her tweet even mentions games specifically made using Azure. Nothing about new IP’s exclusive to Xbox. This is Sega using MS cloud technology for future games they want to make.
She's the CVP of Xbox and her own job description on her LinkedIn talks about leading business development partnerships and ecosystem across Xbox/Azure/365.She's the VP of Xbox. I haven't heard of working on anything that wasn't gaming related.
She's the VP of Xbox. I haven't heard of working on anything that wasn't gaming related.
Keep dreaming, bud.i think that yours is more a wishful thinking at this point
"Sarah Bond
Head of Global Gaming Partnerships and Development
Xbox/Microsoft
Sarah leads Microsoft’s gaming business development team. She and her team are responsible for cultivating and managing Microsoft’s gaming partnerships, crafting and executing deals and negotiations and shaping strategy and M&A. Sarah’s organization is global with presence in Redmond, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and London. "
You don't see multiple post about this from Sarah bond (in her position) and how she's excited to tell us more in future if was just another azure client like other thousand of studios
your as many other is another dish of crows that I'll prepare later ))))Keep dreaming, bud.
I'm glad you prepare your own lunch.your as many other is another dish of crows that I'll prepare later ))))
Yeah, it is a lot of guesswork. But if you had to guess, will Sega's first "super game" be a day 1 Game Pass release or not? I'd guess yes.Just a reminder.....there is no deal for anything in place going by this press release. This "collaboration" exists entirely for the reason of "considering" a partnership. Sounds pretty simple to me. Sega needs a cloud provider and Microsoft is the company they are looking at to provide those services. Beyond that, anything else is just guesswork.
i think that yours is more a wishful thinking at this point
"Sarah Bond
Head of Global Gaming Partnerships and Development
Xbox/Microsoft
Sarah leads Microsoft’s gaming business development team. She and her team are responsible for cultivating and managing Microsoft’s gaming partnerships, crafting and executing deals and negotiations and shaping strategy and M&A. Sarah’s organization is global with presence in Redmond, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai and London. "
You don't see multiple post about this from Sarah bond (in her position) and how she's excited to tell us more in future if was just another azure client like other thousand of studios
Definitely this.You have to realize that many of the same people telling us with absolute certainty that this has totally nothing to do with Xbox are also the same business analysts who told us for sure that Microsoft wasn't going to make Bethesda's newest games exclusive
They won Publisher of the Year in 2020 and had the highest Metacritic average for any publisher that year. Hell, their Metacritic average is pretty high this year, too.
Why are people so desperate for this Microsoft Sega acquisition to happen anyway? Segas output now is pathetic,only time it would have really benefitted both parties is if they did it back in the original Xbox days when Sega was just treating it as the Dreamcast 2.
Sega's "Super Game" isn't a single game. It's a genre of games. Cloud games that can leverage an amount of processing power not possible on current consoles or PCs.
More like wishful thinking. Sega is another azure client and there's nothing more than this.
Just a reminder.....there is no deal for anything in place going by this press release. This "collaboration" exists entirely for the reason of "considering" a partnership. Sounds pretty simple to me. Sega needs a cloud provider and Microsoft is the company they are looking at to provide those services. Beyond that, anything else is just guesswork.
Thanks, Dad. I think everyone is understanding of this
Yeah, it is a lot of guesswork. But if you had to guess, will Sega's first "super game" be a day 1 Game Pass release or not? I'd guess yes.
Just pointing out facts. If that bothers you....
They have actually made it first, second and third place many years in a row. SEGA is a very high quality publisher. Sadly this does not work well with the common bias people carry about the publisher, never even wondering if anything has changed throughout the years. This is a great to way to identify people who are only in the discussion to fuel some stupid hate, because you know, doing this is very important in life.They won Publisher of the Year in 2020 and had the highest Metacritic average for any publisher that year.
The only "bothersome" thing is you're not saying anything we don't already know,
You should change the word ‘Console’ to simply Series S/X, no need for another Bethesda PR speech eh ?I'll tell you here and we can do a bet about it....the only thing that Ms is interested in this collaboration is game/s from Sega for their platform and gamepass ...a special treatment from the developers or very likely an exclusive treatment, which will never be so exclusive since collaborating with ms, unlike sony or ninty, would mean for Sega releasing the game on PC, console and cloud. You did read first here
We? Sorry, but you only speak for you and my post didn't call you out. I'm reading other posts that seem to think this is a lot further along than it is.....thus, my post. If you don't find anything of value in my post then, again....
They have actually made it first, second and third place many years in a row. SEGA is a very high quality publisher. Sadly this does not work well with the common bias people carry about the publisher, never even wondering if anything has changed throughout the years. This is a great to way to identify people who are only in the discussion to fuel some stupid hate, because you know, doing this is very important in life.
I find that they have been a bit lacking as far as old IPs are concerned. It seems that they have decided to check every series from the list (of the ones that were voted as fan favorites) with minimal investments, with the exception of Sakura Wars that ended first on the list.TBH I used to have a similar sentiment in the past, then I realized that was mostly my nostalgia talking and inkling to have key classic IP come back.
While I still would love for some older Sega IP to come back in one way or another (proper Rez sequel, remake or sequel to Panzer Dragoon Saga, a new Outrun, a new Crazy Taxi, etc.), I have to give them credit in that they've done just that with at least a few of them. SoR 4, Sonic Mania, HotD: Scarlet Dawn (which I hope gets a console or PC port in the future), Sega World Drivers Championship (same), they even brought back Sakura Wars not too long ago.
There are IP of theirs I think could still get the AAA treatment today that for a reason or another Sega haven't done so with, but if entering partnerships with companies like Microsoft or even Sony and/or Nintendo can in any way open opportunities for funding to make those games happen, then I'm all onboard. And, like you said, their output in general has been quite strong the past few years, I think only in the back half of the Wii/360/PS3 gen were there some rough patches content-wise from them.
Otherwise I'd say they've been as consistent as they were when they made hardware and in some ways actually more consistent. And, unlike companies like Square-Enix, they seem to actually know what to do (more or less) with their Japanese and Western studios. Just wish they had more marketing for their games; a lot of games most folks probably don't even know are developed and/or published by Sega like Two-Point Hospital, Age of Empire series, Total War, 13 Sentinels etc.
And to monopolize the games industry, maybe.Boy people really want MS to acquire Sega huh...
I think Sonics ups and downs (mostly downs) are what people judge Sega on, and don’t realize all the big games they make every year.It's amazing to see people who really haven't been paying attention to Sega's output as of late. It's far from terrible. In fact, it's the best output they've had since their old console days. They've been delivering incredible games. Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a turn based RPG that is worthy of the golden era of such games. It's one of the best I've played in years, and this is my experience from being early into it.
They would be filler in the 2020’s when compared to their other first party juggernauts like Halo, Gears, Forza, Fable, Starfield, Avowed, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Perfect Dark, DOOM etc.Those would not be "filler" imo, but are u quoting something, did they say that?
I only see folk trying to make reasonable sense of the announcement, but don’t let that stop you enjoying your unicorn ride.
I rather not enter their LaLa land thanks LOLAsk the fanboys, I don't dwell in this stupidity.