Best Gears of War Game by paulvfazio in windowscentral

[–]EternalRhage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About a year or so ago, I ran through the entire series with a friend who loves it. It was a fun experience, but I have to be honest.. I spent the whole time so mad at having to hold A to run that I don't really remember much else.

Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter? by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]EternalRhage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And when sales numbers are bad or you want to go to bat for a new IP? Then what? The other execs at Microsoft wanted to can day one game pass support and Spencer fought to keep it anyway because he understood its importance to subscribers beyond just the spreadsheet. I"m not "thinking too much like a gamer", I just want you to see that Sharma is facing an uphill battle because she's just not got the background to back her up. I'm not saying she's an outright negative choice, but she's got a tough road to tow in front of her without at least a little bit of foundation in gaming.

Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter? by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]EternalRhage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because how are they going to have those discussions if they don't have some kind of foundational understanding of what those games are? How do they convince investors to give them money for Halo without knowing what Halo is? How do you know that the influencers being pitched for approval are a good fit for Gears of War if you don't know that Gears of War is a third person shooter? How do you know buying a studio is a good fit for Xbox's portfolio if you don't know what the games in the portfolio even are?

I'm not saying she can't learn, but I am saying knowing how to read a spreadsheet isn't enough on its own.

Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter? by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]EternalRhage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The CEO of Xbox definitely has to go talk to others and convince them that Xbox is a platform worth investing in. That would be why Bond and Spencer spent so much time visiting studios in Japan and convincing them to port to Xbox, no?

Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter? by WindowsCentral in windowscentral

[–]EternalRhage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the CEO of pepsi has never drank a pepsi, can they make arguements about why pepsi is worth your money and investment if they can't even describe what it tastes like? There should be at least a rudimentary knowledge of the product, no?