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Microsoft Says Live Intact, No Interest in Take Two

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-is-well-in-the-world-of-white-plastic dept.

Yesterday we discussed possible problems with Microsoft's Xbox Live service, and Take Two's shaky future. The Gamerscore blog reports that worried Live users should know the service has not been compromised. "We want to reassure all of our 6 million Xbox Live members that we have looked into the situation and found no evidence of any compromise of the security of Bungie.net or our LIVE network. There have been a few isolated incidents where malicious users have been attempting to draw personal information from unsuspecting users and use it to gain access to their LIVE account." Meanwhile Chis Morris has it on good authority that, even if Take Two does sell, it won't be to Microsoft. "Because today's independent publishers are platform agnostic - that is to say, they build games for all major systems - taking over one would result in a massive revenue loss for Microsoft, as all development would be redirected toward the Xbox 360."

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  1. Yes, buy them all! by amohat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    MS has done pretty damn good with the Xbox, I have to admit. And game exclusivity is king. The fact that so many publishers are going cross-platform isn't a political shift, it's a result of shifting market-share leaders. Meaning no longer just Sony, for example.

    So this is the middle step in the Console Wars, before a new leader is established. And when that happens, it will cemented by more exclusivity. And how does that happen? Exclusive titles! And that means buy outright or bribe the hell out of publishers. And don't lie and try to say that (the exclusive) GTA hasn't done miracles for the PS2...don't you do it!

    So: yes, buy(1) and keep(2) and refine(3) and make magic(4) out of titles and march to victory(5).

    1) no matter the cost...doesn't really matter anyway, long term.
    2) exclusive! gets folks buying consoles. Or at least port a really shitty version...
    3) Throw out the rot and garbage, maybe to EA, like somebody suggested.
    4) ala Bungie. Give them the resources, let them make magic. Never break this rule! (like Sony, one division crippling the other's products)
    5) Ah yes, but for how many (next)gen's, broken down to fiscal quarters? Then you are the fat bloated worthless bastard who forgets how to make money. Repeat as needed.

    In fact, I say buy them just to keep from Sony, give ported crap versions (out of necessity)to Nintendo. Why do I hate Sony? Eh, I finally got off the fence to get away from Sony's bullshit. Right now MS's is smelling more like decaying broccoli.