@jenovaschilld: how has it helped gaming as a whole? Did they create some fantastic new code as a foundation to build from? Did it create innovative methods of interfacing? It has done nothing for gaming... period. There are more than enough in the field, and other actual innovators, that if the xbox brand disappeared nobody would notice.
@A8ADD0N: um... he sat by as it was said... you think mattrick was allowed to just run about? They brainstorm, make ideas, go to meetings, look at all of them, present thise to the cei... ceo says "ok, This one sounds good, any reason not to?" Phil is there, the whole time, noddung his head with the others.
The people go through training on how to act in the camera, on how to PR....it was no accident or whim of a madman...
@crashdelete: risk? Even the stocks for msft as a whole were crashing. The CEO said " hey guys... you are costing us more than the few billion we spend to keep you afloat every year as it is, change it or you are all fired"... fat cats hate losing money, a ruined image for the company as a whole will do that easily.
Less people on xb, but less kids and casuals? What is that even supposed to mean? Those are where the money is made, and no less a gamer than you or I. The difference is you are a hardcore fanboy for a brand name (xbox) and that type of person is far more toxic and not the kind we want to play with..
Also.. the most played game and biggest money maker for all xbox consoles atm is minecraft....
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