how can Phil still be standing after this debacle?? ... he should have been the 1st to go!
@korkuc263 ай бұрын
Because it's no longer him making decisions. It's microsofts shareholders 😊
@user-re1ch2yu4r3 ай бұрын
Many ppl saw this coming but we quickly shut by those who wanted those acquisitions, xbox never tried to grow their studios organically by supporting them, they just bought a bunch of studios because the only thing they know what to do do is spending money and hope to solve everything with it, well these are the consequences.
@jameswulfgang1543 ай бұрын
Hearing that they want to prioritize "block buster games" sounds to me like if your game is making CoD $$$ your time is limited. If Hi-Fi wasnt enough to save Tango, My prayers go to Ninja Theory...
@econoinner_force9543 ай бұрын
Microtransactions games... See all the Unfinished games from Xbox on Gamepass, it goes with this shema... Sea of thieves ended up having content after 3 years on GP, same principe for Grounded... and so they lied on trailers and killed Halo Infinite and Forza Motorsport, Redfall... Starfield ! But now they will only care about the franchises already secured : Minecraft, Roblox, COD...
@frankkent55673 ай бұрын
“Disaster” Is an understatement. It was a disaster five years ago. It’s since swelled to cataclysm levels.
@SeifSoudani3 ай бұрын
This is honestly hands down the best coverage on the matter, straight to the point, well sourced, and not afraid to have a well informed opinion. So underrated with regards to the number of followers this channel has so far.
@CV-lm7pv3 ай бұрын
Microsoft didn't purchase other publishers to compete with Playstation They wanted to eliminate the competition. Being the biggest publisher is now their main goal
@bellissimo45203 ай бұрын
Fortunately for their competition, they keep shooting themselves in the foot.
@pixeljauntvr77743 ай бұрын
This is exactly what I was saying during the acquisition. They didn't just buy out a bunch of game developers. They purchased and removed two competing publishers from the industry.
@joshtodd87263 ай бұрын
If you can’t beat them, buy them…..
@ReforgeGaming3 ай бұрын
and then shut them down apparently
@DeuceGod3 ай бұрын
And then still not be beating them (pause)
@midengineZ063 ай бұрын
When will XBOX Leadership Take Accountability For Their Mistake If EVER????? They Are In This Mess Because Of Them In any other Company That is what happens when the Leadership is there that long. They get shipped OUT. Quit Pretending That They are your Friends People Phil HAS gone on a APOLOGY TOUR EVERY YEAR of his tenure
@rays54013 ай бұрын
Phil, Sarah, and Matt and any xbox games leadership needs to go, I'm tired of the lies and just bad decision after bad decision, poor communication with the consumer base, I'm tired of phil and company slowly destroying xbox
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I think the real pressure comes above them. Nadella opening the MS wallet had it's price. He regretted killing the Windows Phone but I'm afraid the dood never learn.
@PervySage7233 ай бұрын
All they had to do was focus on games. Instead its strategy after strategy that doesnt pan out
@TakeshiInazuma3 ай бұрын
YUP. Xbox seems to always get in their own way. I really hope they come with another Ghostwire Tokyo sequel, but I feel it would be shelved forever. Just like Banjo Kazooie... Hell, I think Crash and Spyro are getting shelved, too.
@battushi33 ай бұрын
What I'm afraid is the next ones will be ninja theory, compulsion, undead labs and The initiative (a.k.a. the fugitive)
@ivaniniguez25533 ай бұрын
Shoot I think the xbox itself is been shelved by thousands of people
@jankmedia19853 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that Ghostwire doesn't have a cliff hanger ending. Those leaked court docs showed a sequel for Ghostwire and I was definitely interested but thank God that the story is all tied up already. Such a good game, got the platinum at launch and started a new save last night, still just as fun. 10/10 for me.
@nicekix30383 ай бұрын
Sony should’ve bought the rights for Crash, and Spyro smh
@ItsJustHenriHeck3 ай бұрын
The question is would these studios have closed IF Microsoft hadn't bought them? I think we all know the answer to that.
@bored_editor3 ай бұрын
i cant believe that hifi rush was johanas dream game, only to be stolen from him and the people that worked on it, along with all of the amazing titles from the other studios as well Because ms took the ip for the sake of having them
@jconklin7893 ай бұрын
So they've been buying individual games, putting 1st party, and buying up whole publishers to put into gamepass for what 7 years now? And they still don't know how to measure the value of the games? No wonder things are the way they are.
@thepews15113 ай бұрын
The same people who cheer on these acquisitions are the same people who down talk third party exclusives. Much better to just buy them out and bring them dry then support them through one or two games I guess lol.
@DevenCanFly3 ай бұрын
Xbox couldn’t manage their own studios before all the acquisitions, whoever thought they could manage 3x as many studios was absolutely delusional. The only question is, who’s next?
@divisive_gaming44883 ай бұрын
This right here!!! This guy gets it! Xbox thought that by buying publishers, they could just be hands off. Well they clearly didn't take into account all the new mouths to feed! They literally bought Zenimax cause of a timed exclusive deal... Just let that sit in before you defend them. They are such cowards, That just happen to have a huge piggy bank.
@marcov41903 ай бұрын
Why did Microsoft bought the studios???
@NBGTFO3 ай бұрын
Because they have stupid people running the company. It's not that hard to figure out.
@jyhcheantang42493 ай бұрын
Buy and shut them down 🫢
@BloodDrenched-y6i3 ай бұрын
I feel like this begs the question of what if this is just good management? During covid many studios expanded and pushed for big triple A games with budgets exceeding movies. So with this being acknowledged, isn’t the issue Bethesda over hiring versus Microsoft being weird? The industry as a whole tried to jump on the wave of new players during lockdowns and many failed and have downsized. It’s correcting for overcompensating. So with these points, I also want to argue that no studio needs more than 50-100 employees. Most of the best games were made with smaller teams. I would also say that it’s so easy to fall into certain narratives, maybe we should evaluate what makes good games and makes common sense? Wasn’t games better before with smaller teams.
@sleepyash7443 ай бұрын
Im just waiting for the day Lono went on a mental breakdown if Ninja Theory get shutdown if a studio like Tango did Nice vid btw
@kotztotz35303 ай бұрын
I really hope some great smaller studios can come out of the ashes of these shutdowns.
@toastyburger3 ай бұрын
This sure looks like a pivot away from Game Pass. Hi-Fi Rush was perfect Game Pass fodder, and Redfall expected to be on Game Pass for the next decade. All those smaller studios aren't needed if the focus is shifting to AAA titles.
@khalidamajoud41143 ай бұрын
I am expecting more "less performing" developers to be shut down, now that MS has hoarded the IPs and started asking Xbox to show results for the gargantuan investments made the last 5 or 6 years...
@ChesterMan-qd3xj3 ай бұрын
Microsoft just has too much money to be irresponsible with. It appears they just wanted these developer’s IPs to throw in Game Pass, and didn’t care about the talent.
@aldridgemukundikundiona58203 ай бұрын
Exactly what a waste of money and resources
@sebastianguerrero66173 ай бұрын
It sucks because there are examples of another company buying another and it's going well and becoming very good for both companies involved Look at Nintendo for example they bought monoliths soft in 2007, Back then a lot people said it was a mistake and Nintendo was wasting money. Fast forward to the day and it's a completely different story now. You have monolith soft helping make games like the legend of Zelda, animal crossing, and splatoon, All of which have sold so many units and has made a lot of money for Nintendo. Plus they're making their own games with the xenoblade franchise which's not as big as the titles mentioned before are still highly regarded, beloved by fans, and are very impressive for the switch and are use as showcases for what their current system is capable of. And now you hear Rumors of them having a brand new IP that is supposedly going to be part of the Lanch year line up for the next Nintendo console If Microsoft and xbox handled the studios they've gotten in their recent buy outs then they probably could have had something similar to what nintendo has with monolith but they don't seem to know what to do or aren't interested in pursuing that, Which is just a waste of talent money and effort in my view
@2killzore3 ай бұрын
I recommend prey moon crash for most of you that are upset....its one of the best rouge like experiences ever made. But the studio is gone because it was slept on amongst other things. End of story really, the sales prove the fake outrage.
@drexq_4773 ай бұрын
It is unfortunate that the ongoing situation has resulted in a lack of progress and unfulfilled commitments. This has had a negative impact on individuals who are enthusiasts of the Xbox platform. Personally, I share the sentiment of disappointment regarding the acquisition of studios without any substantial outcomes. The absence of future game releases and a clear roadmap for the platform raises concerns about its long-term viability. It is regrettable that Bethesda, a respected game developer, has been affected by this situation.
@The_Claymores3 ай бұрын
but that new controller design is so hot though! Surely that makes up for this
@adayexpired63703 ай бұрын
Hurray for Phil, lord and savior of Xbox!!! That dirty 30fps Ninja Theory next, pretty please Papa Phil! Take all them fired employee salaries and just shove em in your golden parachute!!! K?? Three cheers Daddy Phil!
@AlwaysVotingMAGA3 ай бұрын
How can Phil Spencer still have a job when he has brought Xbox from last place to a much worse last place?!🤡🌎
@jenniferneaves38923 ай бұрын
Why they would make arkane make a game they dont want to make like redfall instead of making a new dishonored or something is crazy to me
@RowKing23233 ай бұрын
Truly disappointed in Microsoft for the closures of Tango Gameworks. Finally a studio that they have that gave them a ton of great reviews and awards last year from both the media and gamer audience for which they haven't gotten for such a long time and they dicided to close that studio down. It's like committing business suicide over greedy. Hifi Rush got better reviews scores and won more awards than their competitor Sony Playstation biggest exclusive game for last year which is Marvel Spiderman 2. Also Hifi Rush also beat their own Xbox biggest exclusive for last year which is Starfield in both review scores and awards. How can they close that type of game studio, how is it even possible for Tango Gameworks to even get cut after receiving so much praise. Finally a Xbox owned Japanese studio with quality and they close it down, what Microsoft even thinking. Over 400 or more video games released last year and Hifi Rush was in the top five or ten of must play for 2023 and they closed that game studio are you kiddy me. As an strictly only Xbox gamer words can't describe how disappointed I am.
@Sportsfan2553 ай бұрын
They'll make a comeback when they figure out why Stellar Blade is going to outsell Hellblade 2.
@AlwaysVotingMAGA3 ай бұрын
How will the regulators allow yet another stupid acquisition to pass? Activision needs to be the last one. That should never have even passed. Xbox is destroying Gaming!🤬
@JarrodLamp3 ай бұрын
At the end of the day it"s all about money.
@derhessenhaider90413 ай бұрын
Time to sell my Xbox and get me an PS5.😅
@forhyrule84283 ай бұрын
Xbox is just allergic to collecting W´s
@AlwaysVotingMAGA3 ай бұрын
"We're sorry for disappointing you & ruining Gaming. But next year will surely be our year, don't worry!" -Xbox liars since 2011🤡🌎
@adrianojv4093 ай бұрын
#firephilspencer
@stewarde173 ай бұрын
So much for that foothold into the Japanese market
@Yukooo1083 ай бұрын
Xbots need to apologize to Lina Khan.
@marvindempsey20013 ай бұрын
Xbox needs to put at least one good game out
@jasonf79833 ай бұрын
@hellfiresass3 ай бұрын
Why does no one own an Xbox in Pennsylvania? Because it's always Sony in Philadelphia!
@JarrodLamp3 ай бұрын
I live in Pa. I own XSX me sad
@PeterZeeke3 ай бұрын
But you're not supposed to ask "why do people like X" you're supposed to ask, what do we like? what is X to us?
@Afroman7923 ай бұрын
So zenimax mandated arkane austin make redfall, a live service game which is not in what they do.... it predictably failed and now they close the studio. They made one of my favorite games of all time in dishonored... so sick of microsofts crap probably gonna sell my series x to game stop and load up on steam cards. Bought a pc last year, a steam deck last month. I dont need this crap box.
@ivaniniguez25533 ай бұрын
Excuses, lol. Sony has many studios without experience on different fields and still bring out hits after hits
@Afroman7923 ай бұрын
@@ivaniniguez2553 they didnt want to make the game. You must be unfamiliar with creatives, if you dont have passion for what your creating the product will show it. Redfall showed it.
@ivaniniguez25533 ай бұрын
@@Afroman792 well that’s Xbox to you lol once again Xbox sucks
@Afroman7923 ай бұрын
@@ivaniniguez2553 i am not a console warrior... i own a ps5 and switch as well. I see no reason to own an xbox. I only bought it as a bethesda box
@leomeraEU3 ай бұрын
Xbox desperately needs to stop talking. My gosh the volume of articles and tweets that are now burning them, lol. If they shred Fable, I'll be really P.O.
@ReforgeGaming3 ай бұрын
im not confident in anything coming down the road from them
@shecklesmack95633 ай бұрын
Not a single soul involved in making the originals good has anything to do with the new “Fable” game. It’s some random game wearing a skin suit of a dead IP whose developer no longer exists… there’s no reason to have any hype for it until reviews come out or it releases. Increasingly, Microsoft is just buying the names of good franchises and hiring random developers to make them. I can’t wait for Hi-Fi Rush 2 made by The Initiative or the Shadow Collective or whoever the hell!
@EliteBlackSash3 ай бұрын
Microsoft the IP graveyard
@60weHoodsta3 ай бұрын
You know. I noticed Hellblade2 is days away and not one piece of marketing🤔🫤
@vipset873 ай бұрын
Lol lono you gonna make some enemies with this one 😂 It shouldn't but we all know the type who take their stance in console wars seriously
@ReforgeGaming3 ай бұрын
I'm making friends - I'm telling them how it is instead of lying to them
@ROADKIL803 ай бұрын
I don't have any doubt that all Xbox games are coming to Playstation
@RegudousGaming3 ай бұрын
If xbox switches to pc
@Roberto_Marx3 ай бұрын
I don’t blame Phil. Phil is the best thing that happened to gaming. He gave us all free games on gamepass and the cloud power.
@rijusnar19943 ай бұрын
Evil within 3 🥲
@musicman67733 ай бұрын
How can xbox survive when it has bad management, has obsolete joypad , NO VR gaming , no exclusives /everything is on pc and soon on ps5/ :) Playstation wins as always.
@bellissimo45203 ай бұрын
Ladies and Gents, shall we take bets on how long it will be until Microsoft shuts down Bethesda? Which, in my books, would be absolutely justified at this point.
@pixeljauntvr77743 ай бұрын
What hacks me off is they'd do something like that but retain the I.Ps.
@bellissimo45203 ай бұрын
@@pixeljauntvr7774 Yeah... MS keeping the Elder Scrolls IP (and then probably never doing anything with it) - that would hurt.
@victory77633 ай бұрын
Its dark times now, but we see the seeds of a very bright future
@Y-u-k-i-y-u3 ай бұрын
What? Lmao 🤦🏻♂️
@RegudousGaming3 ай бұрын
Im not sure how much longer until sony goes to pc with all this being said and sony not having any competition of consoles
@milehigh99383 ай бұрын
Lonstradamus
@lordhorg9993 ай бұрын
Segaaaaaaaa!!!!!
@econoinner_force9543 ай бұрын
🥔😂⚰️
@robertdowney853 ай бұрын
It's time for Phil to retire.
@ivaniniguez25533 ай бұрын
Phil and xbox lol
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
@@ivaniniguez2553 Why you want xbox to retire? So Sony can screw you over even more?
@pixeljauntvr77743 ай бұрын
@@mgpdevilWould like Xbox to retire because they are corrosive to the games industry. Honestly I think Sony in a position of Monopoly would be significantly less evil than these loathsome as**oles.
@genjiharvester18763 ай бұрын
@@mgpdevil So that maybe, with the space left in the marketplace, another company can get in the ring--a company that will contribute positively (on net) to the industry, instead of raping it.
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
@@genjiharvester1876 Any company can still do that as we speak. You think it has a bigger chance against Sony without Microsoft?? Google failed. Can't see Amazon or Facebook bring real competition to Sony. Then there is Apple but they aren't know to drive pricing down. Just look at iPhone and Samsung prices.
@vanceg49013 ай бұрын
Xbox fan but I mostly play on PC recently. Not interested in Gamepass and haven't bought a Xbox Series because I'm just not convinced.
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
All the fake tears from Sony fanboys who daily celebrate declining xbox sales and would be dancing in the streets if Xbox closed down tomorrow. Honestly don't give 2c about your 'sad' state over Xbox studios closing and devs losing jobs.
@ReforgeGaming3 ай бұрын
i said all last year i wanted xbox to change course, and make my series x better, u dont know me or what i think
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
@@ReforgeGaming I'm not necessarily talking about you. But the comments I see everyday in chats and comments sections on this and many other channels. People who aren't the slightest interested in Xbox success or well being.
@pixeljauntvr77743 ай бұрын
@@mgpdevil The tears aren't for Xbox. MS can crash and burn for all care. It'd just be nice if they didn't sink half the western games industry and beloved IPs with them.
@mgpdevil3 ай бұрын
@@pixeljauntvr7774 I know the tears aren't for Xbox. Fake tears for the closing studios.
@genjiharvester18763 ай бұрын
@@mgpdevil Competition is good. But if this is how it's gonna be, then the juice ain't worth the squeeze. What's happening with MS isn't good for anyone. I'm sure you can point me to a forum or comments section where some people are speaking in bad faith and being immature about all this -- but if you're letting those people set the frame for your own sense of things, then you're not any better, really.
@shineyredflag3 ай бұрын
Microsoft seem like big bullies.It's sad watching all this play out & I'm gutted for all the hard working people in the game industry who've been cast aside.Good luck to all those looking for jobs.
@ROADKIL803 ай бұрын
Hit the like button 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@VampireNoblesse3 ай бұрын
if Phil doesn't see monetization potential from a franchise / studio, it gets axed?? (or if it's no woke enough??), .. otherwise hard to explain this madness..
@ReforgeGaming3 ай бұрын
woke isnt playing role here, profit is the only thing that matters to microsoft
@VampireNoblesse3 ай бұрын
@ReforgeGaming hope it's not cause of anti-wokeness (but that's something we wouldn't be able to judge yet, it would come out later, if the case at all) ... but it could have been a factor (they are more difficult to work with, if not on the same page... and Japanese & European studios are likely less woke) ... ... that said, were employees already leaving those studios (jumping ship), so they ended up just closing them entirely?
@alanazargushasb85573 ай бұрын
Meh These two stufios made meh games I could have played either of them and did I ? Nope Xbox will be fine