Microsoft spending $1 Billion Dollars to stop PS3 Developers!!

[Tim Murray]

what no your dumb

 

[FutureCTO]

If MS had really wanted to go for the throat as you imply, then:

1) they would have bought Epic in 2005, not 2008.

2) they would have bought Immersion rather than settle with them.

IMO all you have shown is evidence of sound business practice in the face of competition. You seem to be painting Sony as the underdog that needs our pity, but remember its position of sheer dominance very recently. MS had to execute a plan to mitigate that dominance. How else do you think they should have approached the next generation, other than aggression? IMO MS have been far less aggressive than they might have been.

1) Why spend a Billion dollars in 2005? Epic didn't play a vital roles in Sony's gaming future? Epic and Gamespy were going to deliver on yet another thing XNA & Xbox360 failed to do.

2) That would have been foolishness. What Public Relations expert would give you such a bad advice? "Microsoft sues competition!" That would be a PR nightmare showing openly insecurity.

Neither of your points are good business. I have never heard of a previous gaming system doing these things. I have seen companies buy first parties in order to preserve a working advantage. But that was to help. Not done with timing as a cut off measure to interrupt something already in progress.

Jumping back to point one. If their motivation had been an exclusive relationship it would have followed Gears of War in 2006. This ball didn't start rolling until After the Online cross platform stuff started moving.

 

[Farhan]

what no your dumb

/me breaks Rys's G80 into half.

OH SHI- i don't have a CUDA card now :[

 

[Tim Murray]

man dont even joke about that, rys would fly over here and snap you like a sixaxis

 

[Tim Murray]

also futurecto could you please inform us of the company where you will be cto

this is relevant to the continued success of the thread

 

[PARANOiA]

guys i admit im kind of biased against the pstriple but thats just because people keep making me read papers about cell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LceCPO1ys

I would embed but... you know

 

[Tim Murray]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25LceCPO1ys

I would embed but... you know

i swear to god, that is my favorite video on youtube

DONT HATE cause futurecto be BALLIN!!!

 

[Tim Murray]

ps i also dont know what you mean by "you know"

 

[AlphaWolf]

also futurecto could you please inform us of the company where you will be cto

this is relevant to the continued success of the thread

I'm gonna cross MS off the list. Perhaps he's angling for a position at Sony.

 

[willardjuice]

Perhaps he's angling for a position at Sony.

He left the door open for Nintendo though.

 

[Tim Murray]

futurecto somebody told me that you were actually ken kutaragi

confirm/deny

 

[Tim Murray]

guys we need to get this thread to 5000 posts

just remember

physical limits can be overcome by imagination

 

[willardjuice]

Tim, Big Ben is overrated. I'm sorry I had to tell you that.

 

[Farhan]

asl pls

 

[Tim Murray]

look, big ben is 1,000,000,000 BILLION times better than eli

 

[Tim Murray]

i know that cause i simulated it

 

[Farhan]

the largest number known to man is actually 45,000,000,000.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiMWJ1xBo8w

 

[Tim Murray]

a kung fu match, enter the dragon style

 

[willardjuice]

look, big ben is 1,000,000,000 BILLION times better than eli

Lies! Eli has a much better imagination than Ben. He can overcome many more physical limits!

 

[Tim Murray]

guys in case you didnt figure it out were just trollin the thread until it gets closed

vysez will wake up in an hour or so and do it