http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype-for-8-5-billion-kinect-and-xbox-compatibility-confirmed/ News Gamers Thirst For Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype-for-8-5-billion-kinect-and-xbox-compatibility-confirmed/comment-page-1/#comment-22908 Ernice Gilbert Wed, 11 May 2011 16:48:23 +0000 http://www.gamesthirst.com/?p=25229#comment-22908 To steal it away from other platforms like.....PS3 maybe? You never know....way too much money though. To steal it away from other platforms like…..PS3 maybe? You never know….way too much money though.

]]> http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype-for-8-5-billion-kinect-and-xbox-compatibility-confirmed/comment-page-1/#comment-22899 nick Wed, 11 May 2011 14:57:47 +0000 http://www.gamesthirst.com/?p=25229#comment-22899 what i dont understand is why? why spend 8.5B on this when you could buy game studios? they think this will make them more money? seriously, if theres anything M$ needs its first party studios! so WTF are they wasting there money on this? thats why M$ is coming last, there putting all there eggs in the kinect basket and whatevers left trying to buy useless features. i mean all these features are nice, like foxtel on 360. but what would you rather? cable TV on the 360 or a new first party studio creating a new IP and releasing sequels to that new IP every 3 or so years? i sure know which one id choose! i really want to grab a 360 because i prefer its interface, i prefer its controller, but i just cant justify it until they start giving us some god dam games! come on M$, where are all the exclusives that made your platform!? surely gears 3 and forza 4 cant be the only things they have to offer this year! what i dont understand is why?
why spend 8.5B on this when you could buy game studios?
they think this will make them more money?
seriously, if theres anything M$ needs its first party studios!
so WTF are they wasting there money on this?
thats why M$ is coming last, there putting all there eggs in the kinect basket and whatevers left trying to buy useless features.
i mean all these features are nice, like foxtel on 360.
but what would you rather?
cable TV on the 360 or a new first party studio creating a new IP and releasing sequels to that new IP every 3 or so years?
i sure know which one id choose!
i really want to grab a 360 because i prefer its interface, i prefer its controller, but i just cant justify it until they start giving us some god dam games!
come on M$, where are all the exclusives that made your platform!?
surely gears 3 and forza 4 cant be the only things they have to offer this year!

]]> http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype-for-8-5-billion-kinect-and-xbox-compatibility-confirmed/comment-page-1/#comment-22883 Ernice Gilbert Wed, 11 May 2011 10:37:56 +0000 http://www.gamesthirst.com/?p=25229#comment-22883 Yeah. They spent way too much on that acquisition. Yeah. They spent way too much on that acquisition.

]]> http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/10/microsoft-acquires-skype-for-8-5-billion-kinect-and-xbox-compatibility-confirmed/comment-page-1/#comment-22872 nick Wed, 11 May 2011 10:17:13 +0000 http://www.gamesthirst.com/?p=25229#comment-22872 HOLY SHIT! 8.5B? your kidding right!? wow, only if M$ spent as much money making games as they did buying features! they would be creaming everyone, even apple! my lord, i always said some people had more money then brains, but M$, you did not have to prove it to me! HOLY SHIT!
8.5B?
your kidding right!?
wow, only if M$ spent as much money making games as they did buying features!
they would be creaming everyone, even apple!
my lord, i always said some people had more money then brains, but M$, you did not have to prove it to me!

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