That loaf of bread is also an asset unless I eat it.
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That loaf of bread is also an asset unless I eat it.
It has a throw away story that’s not deep at all, so you can play all of the games ignoring the story and you won’t miss out on anything.
I look at it as they paid all that money for Bethesda and they get out of it:
1. They need studios to make games for Game Pass. Content is key to getting players to subscribe to the service.
The Bethesda deal got them 8 new studios while many have multiple teams.
2. Big blockbuster franchises to entice players to subscribe / bring users over from other platforms. Also being constantly told Xbox has no games probably didn't help.
3. Sony have been taking games from under their nose and making them platform exclusive.
Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo made by Bethesda were recently paid to be exclusive to Playstation for a year. Sony were also trying to pay for Elderscrolls and Starfield for timed exclusive.
Guess Microsoft had enough of this!
4. A huge back catalogue of games to go on Game Pass as well as a mountain of IP to dive into for more games/ideas.
As a poster above put, all they have done is move assets around on a balance sheet. Microsoft has over $100billion in cash or shot term investments, they might as well use it to grow their gaming services and offerings. They were going to spend $40billion on TikTok before that all fell through.
I can't see how Microsoft care to release on Playstation, they didn't spend the money to release the games on a competitors platform. The missed sales aren't going to bother them as they are getting so much more from the purchase than just a games sold figure. Sony wouldn't care in the slightest if the boot was on the other foot about missed sales.
And yet they did exactly that when they bought Mojang Studios.There were all sorts of fears that Minecraft development on PS would stall, but they've just recently released a PSVR update.
The "if the boot was on the other foot" comparison doesn't hold too much water for me because they're two different companies with two quite different approaches, especially as they both head into a new generation. Sony would definitely hold their cards closer to their chest because that's what Sony does, but MS have, as I've already said, demonstrated a number of times that they're being more open-minded in that regard.
That's not just in gaming either, their overall corporate attitude has quite rapidly shifted towards supporting and developing for other platforms across their entire product portfolio. The thought of MS releasing Android-specific apps or a web browser based on Google technology would have seemed completely bizarre not too long ago.
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Microsoft bought Mojang and continued to release Minecraft on every platform under the sun so there is precedent for this.
MS could still offer the games on PS5 but at £70 a pop, or you could buy an Xbox and get this game plus everything else in Game Pass for a tenner a month, and that's without the multiyear gold upgrade for a pound hacks.
MS could still offer the games on PS5 but at £70 a pop, or you could buy an Xbox and get this game plus everything else in Game Pass for a tenner a month, and that's without the multiyear gold upgrade for a pound hacks.
It would be reasonable to assume that the long-term plan is to get xCloud running on as many devices as possible. Phones, tablets, PCs, Smart TVs, etc. So chances are, by the time Elder Scrolls VI launches, most people will have a device capable of playing the game. Nobody has to miss out, even if it doesn't launch on PS5 or Switch 2.
Bought Dolby Atmos ready for the X
A Dolby Atmos what?
I assume he means the licence.
It seems to vary depending on what deal they get with the publisher/developer I would assume. I.e. RDR2 was only on a few months, others 12 months.
All first party Microsoft games are on permanently from their release.
In that case I’m even more confused than before
Someone will correct me but I believe it is software audio processing much like the SBX processing on my Soundblaster thingy. So you pay the fee and basically enable it on the console I think. Basically like buying software.
So it installs the license on the console, and you can use it through any headphone connected to the controller, or would it also need to be a special headset?
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Did I hear this correct, that the new Xbox still won't have it's dashboard in 4k res?
Again I'd assume any headset, I can use any headphones I want with my soundblaster and get the virtual surround sound (SBX); Potentially issues with the ones that use their own thing like Astros or whatever but if it's got a normal stereo jack I don't see why it would be a problem.
If it was Sony that bought zenimax' it wouldn't even be a discussion.. all the games would be exclusive, no one would even question it because that's what Sony does..
So the Curry's pre-order farce continues, still waiting to hand them money it's madness 
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Totally confused as to how it can be so difficult for them!?!
Latest update from yesterday evening...
"Hi, I have just been advised that there is a slight backlog with getting these payment emails sent out to people. Rest assured that I have contacted the relevant team, and they are working as quickly as possible to get this send over to you. Unfortunately, a lot of customers have had the same issue as yourself, so we are running a tad behind. I'm sorry for the inconvenience and frustrations caused by this, but this should be with you within a couple days. We have also extended the time frame for when you need to pay the remaining balance to Tuesday instead of Sunday."
Totally confused as to how it can be so difficult for them!?!
Of course they would, you'd just have a different vocal minority having temper tantrums online instead.