and even if it was, they could easily cancel it. Look at Starfield. It was originally coming to PS5, but since microsoft bought bethesda this is no longer the case.
Not every game is available on xCloud. 171 out of 400 PC games and 340 out of 440 console games.
All you Apple naysayers take heart... Apple will dominate the cheezy AR sunglasses market any day now; that's where the big bucks are!
Microsoft today announced that it will purchase the game studio Activision Blizzard, the maker of hit games such as Call of Duty, Candy Crush, World of Warcraft, and more, for almost $70 billion. Microsoft says this purchase will help it "bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device."
The seismic purchase for Microsoft will see several of Activision's games move to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's gaming subscription service.
Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is available on the iPhone and iPad through Safari, but not the App Store. While Apple does allow all-in-one gaming subscription services to be on the platform, every game offered on the service must be submitted individually for approval through the App Store review process.
Apple's equivalent games subscription service to Xbox Game Pass is Apple Arcade. Launched in 2019, Apple Arcade has continued to add new games to its catalog for users to play across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. The purchase of Activision and the addition of more hit games to Xbox Game Pass may put more pressure on Apple to bolster Apple Arcade's offerings.
Article Link: Microsoft to Acquire Game Studio Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion
As a retro gamer who stopped console gaming after the Dreamcast (which I still use for PSO), this transaction summarises where 'console' gaming is at.
As far as I’m concerned with ‘Starfield’, that game is completely all talk, and probably requires a lot of tweaking mechanics where it wouldn’t even be a likelihood of releasing for another two years, just with delays in general with the gaming industry.
I believe, that gaming on an Apple TV failed to take off in any appreciable way. I don't think its due to processor horsepower (or lack there of) but rather misjudging the market. Games on ios re considered largely leisure, something to fill the void while you stand on the platform waiting for the train. While there are complex and involved games for iOS, those are the clear exception and are a minority. If my assessment is true, then people using the apple tv really have little desire to play games on it. They want to watch something, they have their phone or iPad to play games if the mood strikes and truth be told, I know (including myself) many people who sit in front of the tv, playing games on their phone.
I don't see that happening, Starfield was expected to be released last year and Bethesda committed to a November 2022 release. From the rumors and talk in the street the game is mostly done and Bethesda needed the extra time to ensure they roll out a solid product - true only time will tell, but I think its very far fetched to see Starfield be delayed until 2024 that makes little sense.
That’s partially my point. Is that a lot of developers have these projected release dates, even up to three months before releasing, and post initial delays. I wouldn’t be surprised if they pushed it off until 2023 or later. That’s just my perspective based off major AAA titles that have been touted in the same fashion.
That's what I did, I've been a Playstation fanboy, and I absolutely loved what the PS5 had to offer, but once MSFT purchased Bethesda, I switched gears. I figured that any new Bethesda game was going to be an exclusive (and they have since confirmed that). I have zero regrets with the Xbox X, its a fantastic console, though it took me a while to get used to the controller. I still like the playstation controller but at least now I'm not hitting the incorrect button.
To me, both have major advantages. I own both. The only thing that gravitated me towards the PS5, is the exclusive titles favored with Sony that have major releases that the Xbox won’t have rights to. But as a true gamer, I would’ve purchased both consoles no matter what.
Yeah, but so far everything seems to be on track with 2022, and think its much more likely to see it released in 2022 then not.
Inevitably MS will offer tiered service. There are only so many gaming hours that you can squeeze into a week or month. Alternatively they could offer greater value by allowing two devices per Gamepass subscription.
I already game in it.
same. With gamepass, MS has killed it and now they are poised to have such a good first party catalog
