No. You actually do want to release big games now, regardless of the competition. Logic would state not to launch a shooter when COD BO3 drops, however, all of the major publishers have studied the results and sales are STILL BETTER just due to the large volume of sales during the holiday season. I forget the exact percentage, but it's close to 90% of total game sales are within two months of Christmas.

It's not a lack of trying, but a lack of succeeding. At this point, Microsoft is curb-stomping Sony and Nintendo with its exclusives. [Note: By exclusive, I mean console exclusive. I'm GLAD they support PC gaming by allowing/publishing Xbox console "exclusives" to Windows.]

The one advantage that Sony has it that its exclusives do a better job of rounding out the genres when added to the third party lineup. In contrast, Xbox's exclusives are mostly more of the favorite genres being played today, but they are far better than Sony's stuff. On a side note, Nintendo is just "LOL." Their lack of diversity is expected, but disappointing nonetheless.

Not groundbreaking, but not needing to open an app for simple stuff will be much appreciated.

@ozzy987:
On November 12th, it'll be all different again. Congrats I hope you enjoy gaming on it!

@mesomorphin:
My only thought is that I'm surprised that anyone saw the trailers and thought they were telling the story of Chief being a traitor. To me, they were telling the story of a military cover-up of some kind. I'm from the U.S., so that may color my interpretation, but that's what I saw.

I haven't played the game yet, so heck, I could be way off too. :D

Assuming it's the same as the X360 version, it's good. The story is disappointing/slow from time to time, but it's worth playing.

@thebigroosteryo:
If it starts again, you should have it fixed before your warranty ends. Have fun and game on! :)

Gamertag: Darth Glacius

Region: Pacific Time Zone (U.S.)

Recent and current games: Garden Warfare (ALWAYS ready to play this), Forza Horizon 2, D.A. Inquisition, Tomb Raider. Not playing Borderlands right now, but I can be persuaded pretty quickly for co-op. :D

Platform: Xbox One. [I will be up for X360 games as well after backwards compatibility hits.]

@epicbiscuit23:
You should add your info and tag to the Gamertag sticky thread. It'll get far more views there. :)

Um, no. No they didn't. In fact, their net income for this past quarter is $4.6 billion.

https://www.microsoft.com/investor/EarningsAndFinancials/Earnings/PressReleaseAndWebcast/FY16/Q1/default.aspx

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/technology/microsoft-earnings.html?_r=0

(Sorry about not making clickable links. They aren't working.) :(