And this is why capitalism is the best system for commerce. The market will always correct itself eventually. If the higher ups at Microsoft refuse to learn from their mistakes, then Microsoft can die too. Good riddance.
It really is a shame that Microsoft is considered more of a "lame duck" among the console manufacturers.
They had a great thing going in the original Xbox era when Forza and Halo got their starts and coexisted among other cool, creative IPs like PGR, Crimson Skies, and MechAssault.
Things looked great in the Xbox 360 era too when we got Forza Motorsport 2-4, Halo 3, and a wave of FPS' and other games that notably performed better on that console than the PS3 in the late 2000s.
Microsoft were doing a pretty good job in my opinion at making the console for everyone. They made hardware and games that had the visuals and performance to lure in normies but still had enough depth and replayability to win over more hardcore gamers.
They knew for a time how to make gaming cool and popular, if you will.
Then they started focusing on making the Xbox a multimedia console and seemingly forgot why people played video games. They started shifting toward a goal of unsustainable short term profit rather than long term appeal and game depth.
Now, the Xbox brand doesn't seem to have much of an identity at all, barring that of a brand recognition marketing tool.
I hope Microsoft gets an Elon who can start cleaning out the wokeness and greed. Make it a company that truly aspires to innovate and create products with quality and depth in mind.
And this is why capitalism is the best system for commerce. The market will always correct itself eventually. If the higher ups at Microsoft refuse to learn from their mistakes, then Microsoft can die too. Good riddance.
It really is a shame that Microsoft is considered more of a "lame duck" among the console manufacturers.
They had a great thing going in the original Xbox era when Forza and Halo got their starts and coexisted among other cool, creative IPs like PGR, Crimson Skies, and MechAssault.
Things looked great in the Xbox 360 era too when we got Forza Motorsport 2-4, Halo 3, and a wave of FPS' and other games that notably performed better on that console than the PS3 in the late 2000s.
Microsoft were doing a pretty good job in my opinion at making the console for everyone. They made hardware and games that had the visuals and performance to lure in normies but still had enough depth and replayability to win over more hardcore gamers.
They knew for a time how to make gaming cool and popular, if you will.
Then they started focusing on making the Xbox a multimedia console and seemingly forgot why people played video games. They started shifting toward a goal of unsustainable short term profit rather than long term appeal and game depth.
Now, the Xbox brand doesn't seem to have much of an identity at all, barring that of a brand recognition marketing tool.
I hope Microsoft gets an Elon who can start cleaning out the wokeness and greed. Make it a company that truly aspires to innovate and create products with quality and depth in mind.