Not gonna happen. It's Sonys IP so I don't know why they're saying it "could" happen. The only way it could happen is with a rebrand. That's like when From Software developed Demons Souls for PlayStation 3. From Software, at the time, didn't have a lot of confidence in that style of game so it was an experiment. Lo and behold, however, it took off but From Software couldn't port the game to the Xbox 360 because Sony then owned the IP, Sony took the gamble while Microsoft likely turned them down playing it safe (as tends to be the case) so, From Software sidestepped around Sony (kind of a jerk move if you ask me for a company that believed in your vision and brought it to fruition you would t have gotten any other way) and made Dark Souls. So, Arrowhead COULD do the same thing and reskin and change the title and keep the gameplay mechanics the same and do that and have a similar type of thing.
Sony bought the distribution rights for Disney Blu-ray...... If they're gonna do that, why would they think otherwise for their gaming? I kinda hope it goes the route of Nintendo, however, with high storage capacity game cards, but that's just wishful thinking. I'll take this while we got it. I ain't complaining
PlayStation has tried to do this on a couple of occasions, and it's just not their strength, not to mention, mobile as a platform is really weak. The games all suck, unless you live in Japan, and in the U.S. a large part of that is monetization, it's Microtransactions up the wahzoo so..... Here we go again?
I was thinking about this while reading an article about FORZA, GEARS OF WAR, and HALO coming to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles and, honestly, while it's available on other consoles, for the duration of time Xbox has left to make consoles Ill always think of those as Xbox games, just as I do with older SEGA games or how I associate Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil more with PlayStation than any other consoles or Dead or Alive more with Xbox as it seemed like a SEGA follow-up, I have a tendency to associate games with brands they originated on so, while games are available on all platforms, you only have so much space on your consoles HDD and a lot of Internet providers still have data caps that if you exceed those you're bill goes up, even if you use less data the next month so, I associate those franchises with those platforms. I'll NEVER buy a Tekken game on a console other than a PlayStation because it was always on PlayStation, which maybe other games think the same way which speaks to what Xbox has forgotten about, as far as their IPs, that they haven't revised. The Xbox, when it first came out remember was seen as a small PC so PC gamers expected PC franchises to be on it. Should Xbox decide to release Killer Instinct, that would be strange as it started on SNES but I suppose I would get that for Nintendos console at that time, even though these days it would fit more with PlayStation where PlayStation is now the fighting game console also associated with EVO that's big with tournaments now so, just because Xbox goes multiplatform and considers throwing in the towel on Xbox hardware (as I believe they should as Sony just makes better more reliable hardware and has an end-to-end ecosystem to support their hardware, and that Sonys services are more considerate of the customer saving them money and maybe finding other ways to entice the consumer rather than picking their last pennies they have) but there are still brands associated with Xbox and thus what I will buy for
This guy's just going with the flow. He knows how horrific it is for a console to lose its exclusives. He knows how well the PS4 sold and how impactful exclusives are. This guy's a progressive, he just goes with the flow and what's being talked about. I don't buy it
Because Phil is still envious of PlayStation and he can't figure out how they do it. The simple answer is because ITS PLAYSTATION'S IP!!!!! He wants and expects solid PlayStation games and thinks he can buy PlayStation off by publishing four old uninteresting games on PlayStation, and expects to get PlayStation's best? If we're figuring math on this, figure that. You want God of War, but you think that Hi-Fi Rush or Sea of Thieves is an even trade? PlayStation isn't even that desperate to want to be on Xbox. MLB The Show is only there because the MLB forced Sony to do it, and you didn't stand up to the MLB on console exclusivity then, you just desperately wanted something good on your platform that you took it, oh and gave what wasn't yours to give away, and your platform still suffers today.
Xbox just can't be trusted ever! And his negotiation skills are pathetic.
Yup, that's damning. If it wasn't that big of a deal, or it were less than what people really think it is, there wouldn't be all of these sudden moves to try to retract all of these whoopsies. It just goes to show, I guess, how large corporations are also hiring incompetent people with no common sense. This isn't a "I'm only human and make mistakes" sort of deal, these are morons that you not only wonder how they got a job with reputable companies (THEY HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES) but they're executives that can't do anything as simple as keeping their mouth shut until an unveil. They ALSO have no integrity. In a law-enforcement job you swear an oath to maintain your integrity, meaning you can't be bought. All of these people have no integrity or we wouldn't see all of these leaks, they're bought off, you can't trust people. This isn't a whoopsie, this is incompetent and he wouldn't be posting anything on LinkedIn unless he was unhappy with his job and was hoping someone else would offer him a better. Figure the math on that, why would you update your LinkedIn if you're happy where you're at?
There you have it ladies and gents. Next week is going to be a devastating day for Xbox loyalists. I've been there with the fall of SEGA and watching Sonic Adventure DX show up on the GameCube and I was furious! But we get over it. Sony also makes great hardware so, while it's frustrating it feels Xbox betrayed you, PlayStation will take good care of you and competition is still out there with Valve on PC and Nintendo getting ready to launch their next gen system.
This is why having such a thick shroud in the gaming industry rather than being transparent is so dangerous, look at all this damage that's unfair to consumers that just want to be treated fairly, it's poor customer service. If this all wasn't such. a big concern, because Minecraft and Doom and such are still on PlayStation, he could have left it and said "Well, there's other Bethesda and Activision Games on PlayStation, right?" But even Xbox's PR staff suck. Don't try and hide it, it only makes you look more guilty.
If this goes otherwise next week, then I guess you have to really give Xbox's Marketing Team props for pulling the best David Copperfield they've ever done to generate attention, like good TV, but it doesn't look that way
If I were Sony, Id walk. Who are the MLB to tell Sony what they have to do when theyre fronting all the money? Seriously, if thats how they wanna be and I were Sony, then Id tell them develop your own game then and goodluck getting that kind of quality from Electronic Arts that cant appease their Madden and NHL fans.
Bytheway, Microsoft got a rare gem, its a legitimate game from Sony and Microsoft sees it at a victory, not a favor or anything like that, theres no "Hey Sony, you scratched our back, so we'll scratch yours." Phil Spencer took an opportunity and PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan and now Executive Herman Hulst were STUPID enough to fall for the bait trying to play it safe rather then using their brain and taking a gamble with a threat to pull the deal altogether, and wouldve won, and now their own fans are and should be furious.
Xbox are NOT going to rotate the only MLB game they have, and a game from Sony let alone with that kind of quality out, they see tremendous value in getting an IP from Sony that requires nothing of them but the pocket change they paid for it out of their sight. This ones staying in the catalog as a personal Trophy (no pun intended) for Microsoft from Sony. Jim Ryans a spinless idiot and Herman Hulst, the once king of Guerilla Games really screwed this up. Can you imagine seeing Master Chief on Switch or Mario seen on PS5? Thats not good for the company's that own those IPs. Gears of War trilogy doesnt make money on Xbox anymore, what, are we gonna see Microsoft port Gears, Gears 2, and Gears 3 to PlayStation? No, because that would be equally as stupid a move as what Jim Ryan just let happen, what a putz.
Let's be real here, consumers are going to get a PS5 over and Xbox Series X for one simple reason, first-party games. Sony have proved they know how to find developers that know how to make their games work and tell great stories and provide great gaming experiences, it's already over, Microsoft again comes riding in third, original Xbox came in last, Xbox 360 came in last (Red Ring of Death sure helped console sales), and Xbox One came in last so, tradition will continue but, honestly, 1440p is not 4K, it's what PS4 Pro is doing now. Either way, Sony will still impress with the PS5 and Microsoft and Xbox are done for.
PART II What are the odds or the likelihood Microsoft and Sony construct the same machine when everything is done in such secrecy behind closed doors and Microsoft feels the need to hold their cards so close to their chest and wait on Sony to make their big reveal before Phil Spencer comes out and says he feels more comfortable with their machine and that it can challenge the PlayStation or is more powerful, but the biggest thing this generation is a SSD in every console whether it's Sony's machine or Microsoft's. What happened? Where did the corporate sabotage happen? Someone talked because the consoles are near identical, not like the PS3 and Xbox 360 were, or how totally different the Switch is, or how different the Xbox, PS2, GameCube, and Dreamcast were. Or the N64, PlayStation or Saturn, or the Genesis and Super Nintendo. Other than the appearance of the console itself, the Xbox Series X and PS5 are far to similar to think it's coincidence. Microsoft was just afraid and wanted claim to most powerful console, even though history has shown that the most powerful console has never won a console generation. The Xbox One X, still, lost this generation. PS3 lost the last generation to the Nintendo Wii. The Xbox lost to the PS2 before that. The N64 lost to the PlayStation that generation, yet Phil Spencer still ignorantly does what he does and loses and has never once had an Xbox exclusive claim Game of the Year but Sony have pulled it off twice with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War while Nintendo have even done it once with Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. How am I the only one asking this question? Sony, I'd start looking through your security to see what happened, especially if the developers you were asking what they want in a next gen console told you an SSD from first party devs. Something's up.
There's so much speculation in the news today about what's going to happen here or there and it creates rumor mills that confuse people. It's great to see an article like this, honestly, that reports on fact but, there's a single question that nobody has ever bothered to ask or take the time to explain and why do we not know the answer to this question? Are we afraid to ask? Does it affect our getting review copies if we tap that nerve? But you've got to admit, this one question holds a lot of mystery and could tell an amazing story that could bring a lot of money and views, I just don't have the influence or the resources to be able to find the answer to this question, but I feel I may one day bring myself to ask a certain YouTube Channel if they know if they would ever be willing to answer me if I asked the question is prefaced and then asked as this, ready? It's:
The PS3 and Xbox 360 were completely different pieces of hardware and thus totally different to develop for. Ken Kutaragi was a genius when it came to hardware and thus frustrated developers because they couldn't wrap their head around it. Naughty Dog loved it. It was a challenge and a game for them to figure it out and master the hardware to drain every ounce of performance out of it and max the hardware out. The end result was The Last of Us that blew people's minds they just couldn't comprehend. I would dare say Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was the same. Both games were not possible on Xbox, and not just because of Blu-ray Disc storage space. So that said, the question is this: "What happened?"
The PS4 and Xbox One are very similar and suddenly out of nowhere Xbox Series X and PS5 both sport a Solid State Drive?
You make a good point with Bluepoint games, they remaster, that create from the ground up but, if they did, that would be a neat tool to have in your toolbox. As for Housmarque and Supermassive, I think Sony had their chance with these two and they didn't so they went multi-platform so I think that deal is off the table. Your article title is misleading though because some you stated flat out wouldn't be the case, so why? Quantic Dream should've happened and it didn't, Sony had multiple chances and blew it though I'm sure Quantic Dream are grateful for the opportunities afforded them by Sony and David Cage was always very vocal about this. Insomniac, honestly, just completed the Trifecta. Everyone knows Insomniac just belongs at PlayStation and it just feels right, and I think a lot of their staff enjoyed working with Sony, just made sence completing the Trifecta of Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Insomniac. It was a really smart move for Ted Price finally having his head screwed on right and getting his multiplatform need out of his system, Microsoft is NEVER good to work with, I feel bad for Obsidian, they must've been really despirate and Ninja Theory is on it's way out.
It wasn't mentioned, but Sony--honestly--needs to seriously consider Ready at Dawn. I don't know why this hasn't happened yet already, 1887 anyone?
Man, I wonder what's going to happen when this game releases and Obsidian thinks to themselves "what were we thinking betting on Microsoft? It seemed so awesome at the time to make all of that money but look at Sony's pool. Now we get why Insomniac only made one game, why Bungie left, and why Remedy quickly went went multi-platform.... This was a bad business decision."
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Re: Xbox Fans Really Want a Port of PS5, PC Hit Helldivers 2
Not gonna happen. It's Sonys IP so I don't know why they're saying it "could" happen. The only way it could happen is with a rebrand. That's like when From Software developed Demons Souls for PlayStation 3. From Software, at the time, didn't have a lot of confidence in that style of game so it was an experiment. Lo and behold, however, it took off but From Software couldn't port the game to the Xbox 360 because Sony then owned the IP, Sony took the gamble while Microsoft likely turned them down playing it safe (as tends to be the case) so, From Software sidestepped around Sony (kind of a jerk move if you ask me for a company that believed in your vision and brought it to fruition you would t have gotten any other way) and made Dark Souls. So, Arrowhead COULD do the same thing and reskin and change the title and keep the gameplay mechanics the same and do that and have a similar type of thing.
Re: There's a Damn Good Reason to Buy Astro Bot Physically on PS5
Sony bought the distribution rights for Disney Blu-ray...... If they're gonna do that, why would they think otherwise for their gaming? I kinda hope it goes the route of Nintendo, however, with high storage capacity game cards, but that's just wishful thinking. I'll take this while we got it. I ain't complaining
Re: PlayStation Mobile Job Listing Reveals New Insight into Sony's Smartphone Strategy
PlayStation has tried to do this on a couple of occasions, and it's just not their strength, not to mention, mobile as a platform is really weak. The games all suck, unless you live in Japan, and in the U.S. a large part of that is monetization, it's Microtransactions up the wahzoo so..... Here we go again?
Re: Talking Point: What's Next for Xbox Games on PS5, PS4?
I was thinking about this while reading an article about FORZA, GEARS OF WAR, and HALO coming to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles and, honestly, while it's available on other consoles, for the duration of time Xbox has left to make consoles Ill always think of those as Xbox games, just as I do with older SEGA games or how I associate Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid or Resident Evil more with PlayStation than any other consoles or Dead or Alive more with Xbox as it seemed like a SEGA follow-up, I have a tendency to associate games with brands they originated on so, while games are available on all platforms, you only have so much space on your consoles HDD and a lot of Internet providers still have data caps that if you exceed those you're bill goes up, even if you use less data the next month so, I associate those franchises with those platforms. I'll NEVER buy a Tekken game on a console other than a PlayStation because it was always on PlayStation, which maybe other games think the same way which speaks to what Xbox has forgotten about, as far as their IPs, that they haven't revised. The Xbox, when it first came out remember was seen as a small PC so PC gamers expected PC franchises to be on it. Should Xbox decide to release Killer Instinct, that would be strange as it started on SNES but I suppose I would get that for Nintendos console at that time, even though these days it would fit more with PlayStation where PlayStation is now the fighting game console also associated with EVO that's big with tournaments now so, just because Xbox goes multiplatform and considers throwing in the towel on Xbox hardware (as I believe they should as Sony just makes better more reliable hardware and has an end-to-end ecosystem to support their hardware, and that Sonys services are more considerate of the customer saving them money and maybe finding other ways to entice the consumer rather than picking their last pennies they have) but there are still brands associated with Xbox and thus what I will buy for
Re: Exclusivity Is the Achilles' Heel of Huge Blockbusters, Says Former PlayStation Exec
This guy's just going with the flow. He knows how horrific it is for a console to lose its exclusives. He knows how well the PS4 sold and how impactful exclusives are. This guy's a progressive, he just goes with the flow and what's being talked about. I don't buy it
Re: Microsoft Exec on Helldivers 2: I'm Not Sure Who It Helps By Not Being on Xbox
Because Phil is still envious of PlayStation and he can't figure out how they do it. The simple answer is because ITS PLAYSTATION'S IP!!!!! He wants and expects solid PlayStation games and thinks he can buy PlayStation off by publishing four old uninteresting games on PlayStation, and expects to get PlayStation's best? If we're figuring math on this, figure that. You want God of War, but you think that Hi-Fi Rush or Sea of Thieves is an even trade? PlayStation isn't even that desperate to want to be on Xbox. MLB The Show is only there because the MLB forced Sony to do it, and you didn't stand up to the MLB on console exclusivity then, you just desperately wanted something good on your platform that you took it, oh and gave what wasn't yours to give away, and your platform still suffers today.
Xbox just can't be trusted ever! And his negotiation skills are pathetic.
Re: Microsoft Employee Inadvertently Adds More Fuel to the Xbox Multiplatform Fire
Yup, that's damning. If it wasn't that big of a deal, or it were less than what people really think it is, there wouldn't be all of these sudden moves to try to retract all of these whoopsies. It just goes to show, I guess, how large corporations are also hiring incompetent people with no common sense. This isn't a "I'm only human and make mistakes" sort of deal, these are morons that you not only wonder how they got a job with reputable companies (THEY HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES) but they're executives that can't do anything as simple as keeping their mouth shut until an unveil. They ALSO have no integrity. In a law-enforcement job you swear an oath to maintain your integrity, meaning you can't be bought. All of these people have no integrity or we wouldn't see all of these leaks, they're bought off, you can't trust people. This isn't a whoopsie, this is incompetent and he wouldn't be posting anything on LinkedIn unless he was unhappy with his job and was hoping someone else would offer him a better. Figure the math on that, why would you update your LinkedIn if you're happy where you're at?
There you have it ladies and gents. Next week is going to be a devastating day for Xbox loyalists. I've been there with the fall of SEGA and watching Sonic Adventure DX show up on the GameCube and I was furious! But we get over it. Sony also makes great hardware so, while it's frustrating it feels Xbox betrayed you, PlayStation will take good care of you and competition is still out there with Valve on PC and Nintendo getting ready to launch their next gen system.
This is why having such a thick shroud in the gaming industry rather than being transparent is so dangerous, look at all this damage that's unfair to consumers that just want to be treated fairly, it's poor customer service. If this all wasn't such. a big concern, because Minecraft and Doom and such are still on PlayStation, he could have left it and said "Well, there's other Bethesda and Activision Games on PlayStation, right?" But even Xbox's PR staff suck. Don't try and hide it, it only makes you look more guilty.
If this goes otherwise next week, then I guess you have to really give Xbox's Marketing Team props for pulling the best David Copperfield they've ever done to generate attention, like good TV, but it doesn't look that way
Re: Sony Suggests MLB Made the Decision to Include MLB The Show 21 on Xbox Game Pass
If I were Sony, Id walk. Who are the MLB to tell Sony what they have to do when theyre fronting all the money? Seriously, if thats how they wanna be and I were Sony, then Id tell them develop your own game then and goodluck getting that kind of quality from Electronic Arts that cant appease their Madden and NHL fans.
Bytheway, Microsoft got a rare gem, its a legitimate game from Sony and Microsoft sees it at a victory, not a favor or anything like that, theres no "Hey Sony, you scratched our back, so we'll scratch yours." Phil Spencer took an opportunity and PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan and now Executive Herman Hulst were STUPID enough to fall for the bait trying to play it safe rather then using their brain and taking a gamble with a threat to pull the deal altogether, and wouldve won, and now their own fans are and should be furious.
Xbox are NOT going to rotate the only MLB game they have, and a game from Sony let alone with that kind of quality out, they see tremendous value in getting an IP from Sony that requires nothing of them but the pocket change they paid for it out of their sight. This ones staying in the catalog as a personal Trophy (no pun intended) for Microsoft from Sony. Jim Ryans a spinless idiot and Herman Hulst, the once king of Guerilla Games really screwed this up. Can you imagine seeing Master Chief on Switch or Mario seen on PS5? Thats not good for the company's that own those IPs. Gears of War trilogy doesnt make money on Xbox anymore, what, are we gonna see Microsoft port Gears, Gears 2, and Gears 3 to PlayStation? No, because that would be equally as stupid a move as what Jim Ryan just let happen, what a putz.
Re: There's Been a Big Scandal About Whether PS5 Can Run Games in 4K
Let's be real here, consumers are going to get a PS5 over and Xbox Series X for one simple reason, first-party games. Sony have proved they know how to find developers that know how to make their games work and tell great stories and provide great gaming experiences, it's already over, Microsoft again comes riding in third, original Xbox came in last, Xbox 360 came in last (Red Ring of Death sure helped console sales), and Xbox One came in last so, tradition will continue but, honestly, 1440p is not 4K, it's what PS4 Pro is doing now. Either way, Sony will still impress with the PS5 and Microsoft and Xbox are done for.
Re: Poll: Would You Pay $70 for a Brand New PS5 Game?
Vince McMahons ring intro goes, how, again?
Re: Naughty Dog Explains Why It's Excited for PS5
PART II
What are the odds or the likelihood Microsoft and Sony construct the same machine when everything is done in such secrecy behind closed doors and Microsoft feels the need to hold their cards so close to their chest and wait on Sony to make their big reveal before Phil Spencer comes out and says he feels more comfortable with their machine and that it can challenge the PlayStation or is more powerful, but the biggest thing this generation is a SSD in every console whether it's Sony's machine or Microsoft's. What happened? Where did the corporate sabotage happen? Someone talked because the consoles are near identical, not like the PS3 and Xbox 360 were, or how totally different the Switch is, or how different the Xbox, PS2, GameCube, and Dreamcast were. Or the N64, PlayStation or Saturn, or the Genesis and Super Nintendo. Other than the appearance of the console itself, the Xbox Series X and PS5 are far to similar to think it's coincidence. Microsoft was just afraid and wanted claim to most powerful console, even though history has shown that the most powerful console has never won a console generation. The Xbox One X, still, lost this generation. PS3 lost the last generation to the Nintendo Wii. The Xbox lost to the PS2 before that. The N64 lost to the PlayStation that generation, yet Phil Spencer still ignorantly does what he does and loses and has never once had an Xbox exclusive claim Game of the Year but Sony have pulled it off twice with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and God of War while Nintendo have even done it once with Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. How am I the only one asking this question? Sony, I'd start looking through your security to see what happened, especially if the developers you were asking what they want in a next gen console told you an SSD from first party devs. Something's up.
Re: Naughty Dog Explains Why It's Excited for PS5
There's so much speculation in the news today about what's going to happen here or there and it creates rumor mills that confuse people. It's great to see an article like this, honestly, that reports on fact but, there's a single question that nobody has ever bothered to ask or take the time to explain and why do we not know the answer to this question? Are we afraid to ask? Does it affect our getting review copies if we tap that nerve? But you've got to admit, this one question holds a lot of mystery and could tell an amazing story that could bring a lot of money and views, I just don't have the influence or the resources to be able to find the answer to this question, but I feel I may one day bring myself to ask a certain YouTube Channel if they know if they would ever be willing to answer me if I asked the question is prefaced and then asked as this, ready? It's:
The PS3 and Xbox 360 were completely different pieces of hardware and thus totally different to develop for. Ken Kutaragi was a genius when it came to hardware and thus frustrated developers because they couldn't wrap their head around it. Naughty Dog loved it. It was a challenge and a game for them to figure it out and master the hardware to drain every ounce of performance out of it and max the hardware out. The end result was The Last of Us that blew people's minds they just couldn't comprehend. I would dare say Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was the same. Both games were not possible on Xbox, and not just because of Blu-ray Disc storage space. So that said, the question is this: "What happened?"
The PS4 and Xbox One are very similar and suddenly out of nowhere Xbox Series X and PS5 both sport a Solid State Drive?
Re: Feature: Which Studios Could Sony Realistically Acquire?
You make a good point with Bluepoint games, they remaster, that create from the ground up but, if they did, that would be a neat tool to have in your toolbox. As for Housmarque and Supermassive, I think Sony had their chance with these two and they didn't so they went multi-platform so I think that deal is off the table. Your article title is misleading though because some you stated flat out wouldn't be the case, so why? Quantic Dream should've happened and it didn't, Sony had multiple chances and blew it though I'm sure Quantic Dream are grateful for the opportunities afforded them by Sony and David Cage was always very vocal about this. Insomniac, honestly, just completed the Trifecta. Everyone knows Insomniac just belongs at PlayStation and it just feels right, and I think a lot of their staff enjoyed working with Sony, just made sence completing the Trifecta of Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Insomniac. It was a really smart move for Ted Price finally having his head screwed on right and getting his multiplatform need out of his system, Microsoft is NEVER good to work with, I feel bad for Obsidian, they must've been really despirate and Ninja Theory is on it's way out.
It wasn't mentioned, but Sony--honestly--needs to seriously consider Ready at Dawn. I don't know why this hasn't happened yet already, 1887 anyone?
Re: The Outer Worlds Invites You to the World of Halcyon in Latest Trailer
Man, I wonder what's going to happen when this game releases and Obsidian thinks to themselves "what were we thinking betting on Microsoft? It seemed so awesome at the time to make all of that money but look at Sony's pool. Now we get why Insomniac only made one game, why Bungie left, and why Remedy quickly went went multi-platform.... This was a bad business decision."