Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Fender My only question is how/why Microsoft was deemed to be "not good" at distribution and marketing. The Age of Empires series isn't exactly known as a flop. Also, it's effing Microsoft. If they can't get boxes out and market them who can?
I guess I'll subscribe to the whole "Brad was being leaned on and didn't like it" theory at this point. |
Microsoft is not very profitable in their gaming sales - there was an article on CNN.com about it a week or two ago, can't seem to find it right now.
I find it interesting that Microsoft dealt Vanguard off to Sony. It says to me they have little faith in Xbox 360s ability to play Vanguard and they don’t want negative press surrounding Xbox 360 around the time PS3 launches (which I am sure PS3, Vanguard, Duke Nukem Forever, and the resurrection of Christ will all released at the same time).
No company would pass up any halfway decent MMORPG at a time where WoW has 5 million unhappy customers, and you can bet your ass Microsoft would not do it unless they had too.
