Recent content by Ron-F

Couldn't agree more with this piece. I wonder if ABK will not infect Microsoft and we'll eventually see most studios supporting just a few very lucrative franchises.

Interesting list, I would rate 3 and 4 above 76, but below anything else, including Shelter — I’ve never played Tactics, though. At least we agree on the number one.

It appears that Microsoft is committed to advancing the year of Linux on the desktop.

The IT team at work will love it. They will call it the moment of Linux at desktop and will install it on all older computers — which are quite a few.

A good season finale for a good season. Master Chief went through an interesting character arc in which he is becoming more similar to his counterpart in the games. In the first season he got rid of the emotional controller and found out about his origin, in this season he was able to make...

Microsoft is not in the conversation with Apple because they don’t have anything to offer. Apple seems to be inclined to use their own short models in the phone and rely in a third party large model in the server. Apple is negotiating with Google over Gemini and is probably talking to OpenAI...

I welcomed the slower pace of this episode. It was essential to give proper character development, especially to Laera, Riz, and John. I believe the next will start building up the tension to deliver a cathartic season finale.

It is not surprising Microsoft, Meta, among others, were so eager to welcome the new AI chips from AMD. Lack of competition always sucks.

I am surprised how much the community calmed down, as Phil said exactly what everybody with common sense expected him to say. The article lays down the reasons this might become a death spiral to the Xbox console. I find hard to recommend the Xbox to someone not invested in the ecosystem. Not...

Spencer indeed said Starfield and Indy are not among the four games being ported to other consoles. However, he never said never. In fact, he more less laid down rules saying the games will be one year or more older when ported, something neither Starfield nor Indy are. I am only a little...

Cool tech. The technology employed may justify the price, but the functionality doesn't. It will improve, but it took 30 years for the PC to evolve into the smartphone, it will take decades to make this tech wearable.

Microsoft started as a small company that created software for hobbyists in the 1970s. However, by the end of the 1990s, it was already a company focused on the enterprise market. This means they had a small number of customers that paid a lot of money for the services. Also, they could deal...

It might seem that it could be advantageous to the gamer. He could skip the Xbox, buy the PS5 and Switch and have all the games. However, many gamers, including myself, have a digital library of games I would lose access to, except for streaming. Even if I buy a PS5, I would have to buy again...

To be fair, although I know about the original pitch, I never quite understood how Xbox would ever fit well in Microsoft's business.

I may not like it, but I can see how this could work for Microsoft. They would place their games in all platforms and stream it through Gamepass' subscriptions. The problem is that will kill the Xbox console and streaming will need to grow to replace the revenue from selling games in the Xbox...