I can even understand that Microsoft is caught off guard with just How? ‘Or’ What big he has become. To be fair, no one was prepared for the Switch– including Nintendo. Hopefully this extra development time allows them at least to come up with a desirable and compelling product in the end. Of course, the delay was probably needed as well, as the game has looked incredibly rough and unimpressive in all of its projections so far. This meant not only that Microsoft had not launched a lot of exclusives this year, but also that the game that could have best showcased the Xbox One. Not content to go out a big game in their lineup, Microsoft has also delayed Repression 3, a game that has been announced since 2014, mind you, until 2018. Japanese fans all in one shoot down in mid-flight. Microsoft pulled the rug by abruptly announcing the cancellation of Scalebound – in the process, killing one of the most anticipated exclusives in their arsenal, leaving their wallets hopelessly empty, and also alienating the community of developers, gamers and gamers. What not to like? Unfortunately, Ladder had been in development for years, and Microsoft cut the rug by abruptly announcing its cancellation, killing one of the most anticipated exclusives in their arsenal, leaving their wallets hopelessly empty, and possibly alienating the community of Japanese developers, gamers and fans in one fell swoop.
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A highly anticipated first Microsoft game, exclusive to Xbox and Windows 10, from Platinum Games and legendary Hideki Kamiya, and featuring giant dragons.
Let’s start with how Microsoft started 2017 – arguably emblematic of everything that has gone wrong for the company this year, the Ladder cancelation. Here are the five biggest mistakes they made this year that they can’t afford to repeat in 2018. While the early success of the Xbox One X may have given them a bit more leeway, the point is that they desperately need to start planning a longer term strategy going forward, especially on the exclusive and marketing front – otherwise, they risk ceding the entire market to Sony and Nintendo. While they did manage to rally somewhat at the end thanks to the Xbox One X launch and some unexpected good console exclusives such as Cup head and PlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsAll in all, this whole year has been marked for them by one misstep after another.
Microsoft- didn’t have the best year this year.