Yesterday at 02:55 AM1 day 2 hours ago, Matt! said:Microsoft Corp. is asking its Xbox gaming division to produce profit margins of 30% "accountability margins", a term the company uses in lieu of profit margins.The average profit margin in the video-game industry in recent years has ranged between 17% and 22%, according to estimates from S&P Global Market IntelligenceSounds like a sustainable business strategy.It seems like innovation in gaming has lagged somewhat since 2020.The failure of Halo (despite spending gigantic sums) is interesting. Microsoft and Disney are similar in that they spend huge sums and don't make great products, which is typical of old bureaucracies.
Yesterday at 03:42 AM1 day Watching a review of a prime rib restaurant. Never got into prime rib or steakhouse hamburgers- always preferred ribeye or a t bone. hamburger meat has weak beef flavor and prime rib's texture/taste is isn't good enough compared to steak. Not only that but prime rib in steakhouses is too expensive to me for its flavor, it reminds me too much of beef brisket.always seemed to be waste of good meat to make it that way.
Yesterday at 12:59 PM1 day 10 hours ago, Cult Icon said:The failure of Halo (despite spending gigantic sums) is interesting. Microsoft and Disney are similar in that they spend huge sums and don't make great products, which is typical of old bureaucracies.What you mean by failure?
Yesterday at 01:28 PM1 day 25 minutes ago, Matt! said:What you mean by failure?Halo Infinite caused a lot of problems for 343 industries, causing it to have mass firings and rebrand due to its extremely bloated development. It was rumored a few years ago to cost half a billion dollars. AT minimum it cost a few hundred million dollars which is ridiculous for a mediocre game. The game also derailed the franchise.
Yesterday at 08:26 PM1 day 6 hours ago, Cult Icon said:Halo Infinite caused a lot of problems for 343 industries, causing it to have mass firings and rebrand due to its extremely bloated development. It was rumored a few years ago to cost half a billion dollars. AT minimum it cost a few hundred million dollars which is ridiculous for a mediocre game. The game also derailed the franchise.Halo on Playstation is wild.EDIT: looks good! Edited yesterday at 09:21 PM1 day by Matt! vid
20 hours ago20 hr 6 hours ago, Matt! said:Halo on Playstation is wild.EDIT: looks good!This is a remake of the original Halo: combat evolved
19 hours ago19 hr 24 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:This is a remake of the original Halo: combat evolvedExactly, and it looks amazing.
9 hours ago9 hr 10 hours ago, Matt! said:Exactly, and it looks amazing.TBH I am disappointed that they never made a more call of duty like version of Halo. Halo combat evolved had the best enemy AI when it came out. But somehow game developers haven't been able to make great AI for shooters yet even though it's been 20 years.This very old trailer stuck out as showing what Halo could have been :
4 minutes ago4 min 9 hours ago, Cult Icon said:TBH I am disappointed that they never made a more call of duty like version of Halo. Halo combat evolved had the best enemy AI when it came out. But somehow game developers haven't been able to make great AI for shooters yet even though it's been 20 years.Huh? Maybe just crank up the difficulty. The AI can actually get really smart - try CP2077 on harder settings if you're looking for a challenge.
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