Your argument doesn't really work as they will have a lower-priced alternative.
I think with Gamepass the moment has never been better. It supports both the type of games Remedy likes to make (focusing on one "episode" at a time) as well as multiple teams for multiple games. Plus with Windows 10 and xCloud, a fairly large consumer base.
Jet Force Gemini strikes me as the type of IP they could reboot and take in a different direction without facing backlash from the fans. Maybe a family friendly Mass Effect with more platforming? A direct sequel to Kameo (instead of the scrapped pseudo-reboot) could also work.
I'd like for MS to take a page from both Sony and Nintendo and make games that use the avatars (as since they came out, I made mine and I never bothered to look at them again.) I'd like it if they made "Nintendo-like" games like a brawler, kart racer... and allow the use of the avatars like Nintendo did with the Mii in addition to characters from various MS (and not necessarily MS's) IP
Why would it be unlikely? It fits a lot of possible categories with a sci-fi/fantasy world mix, different characters to play, family friendly, a mix of shooting and platforming gameplay, and overall is an IP that wouldn't have to be a AAA mega blockbuster. It could be a simple $20-30 budget game that wouldn't take too much time or money to fund.
Halo could be bigger than it was in the past if they play this right, and 343 delivers on all fronts.
The low cost option makes it an easy pill to swallow, but I think 600 is just a little much even for enthusiasts. MS will be doing much better research on what price is appropriate, so they probably know I'd end up paying the 600 anyway lol, but I do prefer the idea of the options being $300 and $500.
GamePass is going to have a bigger impact than I think people are going to give it. Microsoft showing the launch window of games and saying it's all coming to Game Pass...crazy value. Add in the cheaper console, and that's the value that can sway a lot of users. This is stuff I've talked about over the past year. GamePass is MS' true differentiator until Sony puts their 1st party in PSNow.
Too bad that it will include new games as well. ;) More and more we see games launching on game pass and that's it's real differentiator (moreso than just 1st party...really 3rd parties, even if from smaller devs, it's always a good thing)
That is what the X originally cost in Canada. 700 + tax. If you were fine with it then no worry. Also im pretty sure ms would offer that upgrade/monthly payments pricing deal that makes it easier to swallow.
I could see a smaller get some shine like Geometry Wars was my most played 360 game around launch. LOL!
There are some people who wants to be up to date with hardware and new-tech and they have arrears with some / lot of games.
I was just talking about this in discord...uhm, I still think it will happen depending on what area they choose to focus on, but I wouldn't bet against it.
Firstly, I'll be buying all the consoles again regardless.
This. Although I hope that they slightly improve the GPU to something like 8 TFLOPS to differentiate it from this generation and go all out on the upper end console. They essentially could port down a game to a console with a quarter of the graphical power of the X with Horizon.
