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Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation President & CEO Jim Ryan On Gamepass: "I can say with a very high degree of certainty that Microsoft has tried the first path and it did not work at all. That has driven them to make the large acquisition. I talked to all the publishers, and they unanimously do not like Game Pass because it is value destructive, not only on an individual title-basis, but also or an industry level. The recent number of subscribers that Microsoft announced on January was 25 Million. I am sure everyone has their own views on this, but I personally was expecting a larger number given all the money they have spent. We have close to 50 Million PlayStation Plus subscribers. We believe we have a meaningful subscription service."
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"We will do what we are doing right now, which is to become less reliant on 3rd Party games and 3rd Party royalties, and to make more 1st Party games. If we double our share of 1st Party games, which are more profitable than the 3rd Party royalty stream, it will bring down our reliance on 3rd Party games." "That is the single biggest thing, and one of the main reasons why we are embarking on M&A. I would like to point out that we are also growing our existing studios, increasing capabilities and their ability to output in various areas including live services. I feel like this part deserves a lot more attention than it currently gets. Large M&A gets all the headlines, but there is a lot going on, and growing your studios organically successfully is a smart thing to do."
People should've paid more attention to what he said.
You must've missed the 360/ps3 era where literally studios were shutting down left and right. It was only a matter of time before some of the big companies merged. But from a customer standpoint, game pass is a good deal if you like trying new things without breaking the bank.
That's because they can aka they are successful with their audience. On the other hand Microsoft was giving their first party releases for relative pennies (Day 1 GP) and it still didn't help them grow their market share. Food for thought there.
Great for you! A little less great for the future, since GP failure contributes to Microsoft being less of a threat to Sony. Result? PS+ price increases. Reminds me of this:
And that's exactly why you don't take Spencer words as gospel, he's a serial liar.
Yep. Phil says a lot of things, and most of them are just plain lies.
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Technically, he ain't lying. He just supports more platforms now.Yep. Phil says a lot of things, and most of them are just plain lies.
Here is another of his statements that turned out to be a lie.
"But I'll also say in the model—I'm just answering directly the question that you had—when I think about where people are going to be playing and the number of devices that we had, and we have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don't have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us." -- Phil Spencer.
Phil Spencer says Xbox doesn't have to ship Bethesda games on other platforms
If you really want to play new Bethesda games, consider getting an Xbox or PC.
Yep. Phil says a lot of things, and most of them are just plain lies.
Here is another of his statements that turned out to be a lie.
"But I'll also say in the model—I'm just answering directly the question that you had—when I think about where people are going to be playing and the number of devices that we had, and we have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don't have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us." -- Phil Spencer.
Phil Spencer says Xbox doesn't have to ship Bethesda games on other platforms
If you really want to play new Bethesda games, consider getting an Xbox or PC.
I was, and there was not many from my recollection. I was just about around for the actual games crash in the 80s. Even with consolidation it’s not working out, hence gamespass pretty much being flat growth, microsoft could buy every studio on the planet, but they can’t all be making games because they aren’t generating enough revenue via subs to be releasing them all for £100/yr.
I thought "intent" was an interesting choice of word. Not as definitive as "will be". Still think the next one will be at least.
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More than inevitable, it is obvious. But for all subscriptions services. Not sure for Bo Hazem. I liked him. Probably he said something he should not have said in the Hamas/Israel thread?
You have some difficulties understanding what lies actually are it seems.Yep. Phil says a lot of things, and most of them are just plain lies.
Here is another of his statements that turned out to be a lie.
"But I'll also say in the model—I'm just answering directly the question that you had—when I think about where people are going to be playing and the number of devices that we had, and we have xCloud and PC and Game Pass and our console base, I don't have to go ship those games on any other platform other than the platforms that we support in order to kind of make the deal work for us." -- Phil Spencer.
Phil Spencer says Xbox doesn't have to ship Bethesda games on other platforms
If you really want to play new Bethesda games, consider getting an Xbox or PC.
Imagine being fucking retarded on NeoGAF.
Great game studios we lost during the 7th console generation
As the current generation officially becomes last-generation, we take a look back at some of the casualties of the gaming world. From promising young
Not many my ass. But even tho I mostly agree with you on the other stuff, game pass is for adults like me who spend money on games if I'm interested and I have to spread my gaming habits across multiple systems with little time. So game pass helps me in that sense. That Nintendo tax hurts lol.
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You're way too much in the know to keep pretending Phil Spencer doesn't value PR/Lies over everything. Way too many contradictions to even try to list. This is the earliest Phil Spencer BS I remember and there's been a litany ever since...
Xbox boss will 'make amends' for missing Street Fighter 5 deal
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has vowed to make it right with fans disappointed they won't be able to play Street Fighter 5.
Although it feels unlikely I can't say it is impossible for them to make more money off COD people by releasing day and date. But no serious person was including COD on a list of games that people don't buy on Xbox.
