This was all deliberate. It's a necessary step to get what MS wants. This is a lonnnnnng process to break, as the networks and studios are as slow to change income streams and content delivery as any industry out there. I'm confident MS looks at this as just another step in the long term negotiations to break the monopoly (pun intended).
I think Google, MS and Apple have similar long term plans with the cellphone carriers and moves over recent years strongly hint at it.
Shepherd saves Earth and the galaxy from the Reapers and, during the epilogue, gets shot in the back by a bitterly jealous Conrad Verner. Shades of Carlito's Way pepper a bittersweet ending to an epic saga.
As the proud owner of a Windows Phone, this could potentially be the sweetest of the sweet IF
1) the selection remains exactly as it is now or better for movies and tv shows AND
2) the price is not too crazy. $20 a month would be brilliant.
Can MS pull something that wonderful off? I have my doubts due to the movie studios and tv networks. But I thought the same with the record labels yet we have something as sweet as the Zune Pass ...
Mass Effect 3 multiplayer strategy videos to help you destroy everyone
Mar 20th 2012 2:47AM (Joystiq)Reuters: Microsoft's TV subscription plans 'on hold'
Jan 12th 2012 1:27PM (Joystiq)I think Google, MS and Apple have similar long term plans with the cellphone carriers and moves over recent years strongly hint at it.
Sony Euro boss: Japanese Vita sales not indicative of international reception
Jan 12th 2012 1:17PM (Joystiq)Do people really have faith that Sony knows what it's doing with this thing???
The year in which Joystiq played 2011 games
Jan 1st 2012 9:16PM (Joystiq)Liveblogging the Spike 2011 Video Game Awards
Dec 10th 2011 9:49PM (Joystiq)BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a spooky XBLA battle between light and dark
Dec 10th 2011 9:28PM (Joystiq)Rise of Nightmares review: A novel experiment
Sep 6th 2011 11:23PM (Joystiq)Kinect makes games fun that would suck as controller based experiences. Thus begins round 2, folks.
Commander Shepard is leaving us after Mass Effect 3
Aug 29th 2011 9:19PM (Joystiq)Rumor: Zune Marketplace revamped on Xbox 360 as streaming video service
Jul 8th 2011 5:43PM (Joystiq)1) the selection remains exactly as it is now or better for movies and tv shows AND
2) the price is not too crazy. $20 a month would be brilliant.
Can MS pull something that wonderful off? I have my doubts due to the movie studios and tv networks. But I thought the same with the record labels yet we have something as sweet as the Zune Pass ...
Far Cry 3 trailer touches down, gets tied up, and left for dead
Jun 6th 2011 11:01PM (Joystiq)