The console war may be painted as a fierce battleground on the web, but in reality, that’s not the case at all. We already know that Xbox chief Phil Spencer has a good relationship with many of PlayStation’s more popular executives – and that mutual respect runs both ways. In fact, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was one of the biggest proponents of the suit when he was promoted – and also one of the first to congratulate him on the Minecraft acquisition.
“I met Phil Spencer from Microsoft the other day at a party, and I said, ‘Congratulations!’” he revealed as part of an interview with a Japanese publication. However, there may have been an ulterior motive at play: “If they had said that they were going to end the PlayStation version with the purchase, that would have been terrible for us, but they didn't say that at all.” We wouldn’t get too comfortable just yet, Shuhei.
Either way, it’s clear that the pair have a good relationship, furthered by the fact that Yoshida actually understands what Spencer says. “I understand Phil,” he laughed. “The previous Microsoft people were very business-like, and I didn't understand what they were saying much, and there were many people that I got a strange feeling from – but I can understand what Phil Spencer says.” As the folks on NeoGAF noted, this is how fan fiction starts.
[source game.watch.impress.co.jp, via neogaf.com]
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"As the folks on NeoGAF noted, this is how fan fiction starts."
Probably already happened.
I really think the decision to buy Minecraft comes from the Higher ups at microsoft, Phil Spencer's gaming division is relatively low in the pecking order of the Microsoft structure
Its cool. Yoshida is funny in a way and I really like how straightforwards he is but those 'congrats' and sweet words from any side shouldn't be news at all. Unless reporting every speech and 'grand' gesture like internet news have been doing as if some were politicians in campaign. A full report of longer interviews maybe more interesting IMHO
He probably wet his pants laughing at the figures
@DualWielding If that's true, then this is a bunch of old people in a board room basically just buying what kids like these days, which worked out soooooo well for Rare.
@Heavyman99 I think that is exactly what happened at microsoft. I personally think this buyout was extremely late, so much so they should have just invested that 2billion, my god microsoft could have made so many studios to build up their exclusives with that 2billion. O.O
I think you said it right, " This is a bunch of old people in a board room buying what kids like " usually when that happens, they are always late to the game. It's like the grand parent that buys a kid a toy but is like 2 years off of when he actually liked it. LOL
But just a year ago, they were pushing exclusivity on Minecraft, even trying to trick their customers into thinking it was only on Xbox One.
But now they have all the power in the world to make it actually exclusive, but they don't?
...Something smells fishy around here. Maybe they just wanted to avoid pissing gamers off yet again.
@Chouzetsu They don't think it'd be worth doing, since so many players are on PS, and to make it truly exclusive, they'd need to rip basic product ownership from the people who bought PS4 and PS3/Vita. To do that would not drive people to Xbox, to say the least. It would cause a mass boycott of the Xbox One at worst, which, combined from last year's always on fallout, and this year's Tomb Raider BS, will KILL the Xbox One.
@Heavyman99 That's what I mean when I say they don't want to piss off their customers/potential customers again. I just hope they don't do something stupid like add guns or Doritos and Mountain Dew.
I would rather knock down the bridge Microsoft was standing on + MS just saw how lovely Shuhei is & are just trying to con everyone(it seems to be working) that Phil(Spencer) is a good guy & MS can be trusted again with their Xbox brand. Hmm i don't buy it at all.
Hmmm. Minecraft would be hot property again in a future virtual reality incarnation, wouldn't it...?
I don't quite know what to make of all this. Maybe Microsoft's just going to resign themselves to a publishing division like Sega did and just release their games on multiple platforms. Being able to play Halo on a PS4 and Wii U would be nice. lol
you I don't think MS buying Minecraft has anything to do with consoles, I think it's all aboit the PC version after all that's the biggest market for Minecraft and there they can make it exclusive to windows os
@kensredemption if MS gave up on consoles it's more likely they would move back to PC and Windows for their games
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