![]() ![]() "So, first of all, it was a strong validation to see consistent results in these new countries, because there are different market characteristics different from each other and also different from the original Latin American rollout countries," he added. "We see an initial cancel reaction and then we build out of that, both in terms of membership and revenue as borrowers sign up for their own Netflix accounts and existing members purchase that extra member facility for folks that they want to share with," Peters told investors on the earning call in April. The feature has been met with much consumer backlash, but Netflix assured investors that despite some early cancellations, it believes the password crackdown will be beneficial to its long-term growth as a business and to its financial health.ĭuring its first-quarter earnings, for instance, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the results of the password crackdown in its first supported markets looked much like how subscribers reacted to price increases. American Truck Simulator will soon receive its third California revamp. ![]() ![]() ![]() Prison Architect teases 3D sequel as it receives its final update. Crackdown 3 trailer brings the boom, Terry Crews. It’s going to work out good for the players and it’ll work out well for us.The company offers tools to make this transition easier, including a way for current subscribers to view which devices are signed into their account and remove those that shouldn't have access, as well as tools to reset their password.įor those sharing someone else's Netflix account, they can make the transition to an account of their own through a "Transfer Profile" option that will help them to relocate their existing account information, including their viewing history and watchlist. Every PC game announced or trailered at E3 2017. One of the things we really oriented around is, let’s make sure that we are building games that people are proud to share and let’s make sure we’re building games that people love to play. When I took this role in January, Phil very graciously asked me to step into this leadership role, and I’m very privileged to work with all of our studio heads from Helen Chiang, who runs Minecraft, to Craig Duncan, who leads Rare. We’ve just got to make sure that we give our games enough time to do that. We want that depth and that richness that could go on and do other things. What I’m saying is we want a game to have the potential to give birth to a world that could expand, create characters that could have multiple iterations. Now, that doesn’t mean that we want everyone of our studios to be an IP factory and that they all have to make sequels. Second part is that we really want to make games that have the opportunity to become a franchise that can sit next to Halo, sit next to Gears. Microsoft has five (!) new internal studios Some games just need more time, and we want to get it right. We have to make games that people love to play. We want to grow, we want to expand, but part of that is we have to make games that people are proud to make. A message on the games site has announced that Crackdown 3 has been pushed back to 2017, and Reagent Games creative. For the first, I’ll go back to what I was talking about: support from the company. How much can we read into this delay in terms of the direction Microsoft is heading in the future? This really sounds like a less-than-ideal way to develop a game. Things are getting more time, even if it hurts, because I’m sure you would love to have Crackdown 3 ready for the holiday. Reagent Games, whose creative director Dave Jones co-founded the now defunct Realtime Worlds, maker of the first Crackdown game, and Ruffian Games, who made Crackdown 2, were building the competitive multiplayer portion of the game. Maybe more investment is going into things. and this delay seems from the outside like maybe a change. Polygon: It feels as though some games for Xbox have been released maybe a little early or maybe a little rougher than normal. This interview has been edited for clarity. So why did the project get delayed yet again? And what can it tell us about Microsoft’s new strategy?īooty’s answer speaks to Microsoft’s big investment, from the investment of time and money in games to the acquisition and formation of entire studios. Microsoft’s decision to delay Crackdown 3 leaves the publisher with a relatively slim collection of exclusives for this holiday season. ![]()
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