It's another platform/packaging service to support which isn't a trivial amount of work.
Ah okay, I'm not a dev so I don't know anything about that. Xbox achievements being work to implement I get, I just assumed getting the game on another storefront was relatively easy though (as far as PC versions go).
You have to have a dev account with Microsoft which a team may not have, then use the gdk to package up the app and manifest file and create the store page, etc, etc. Not to mention any platform specific stuff like supporting Xbox achievements, cloud saves, play anywhere, etc. Then when you patch and qa a game you will have to do so on both PC + Steam which adds some complexity. Not that it's like, gruelling work. It's just an extra cost/time association that some smaller teams may not have. I think Microsoft has done some work here to try to make it easier for teams porting to Windows Store / Xbox as one unified code base (see: Unity 6 changes I shared the other day).
I am going to assume these specs are native resolution + 30 FPS. As the bottom says higher framerates/res can be achieved with upscaling/interpolation. My system is about what the Very High calls for so I'm optimistic I can hit 1440p60+ at least if that's the 4K target.
I've got a CPU in the very high range, but a 6600 XT (so basically a 5700 XT) - so I'm expecting probably 30fps at 1080p, I may as well just play on the Series X.
Just because you don't see the marketing doesn't mean the marketing doesn't exist.
The more they spend on marketing, the more the game needs to sell to make a return on investment, and that becomes extra tricky if they spend loads on marketing and then the game doesn't sell much better as a result.
I think we personally shouldn't care about advertising at all, but perception was largely reality. I don't know what it's like now, but 2-3 years ago Microsoft accounted for about 15% of tv ad spending by console makers.
I agree that each game should get an appropriate level of marketing for what the game is. I just don't understand completely dismissing marketing efforts just because they aren't in someone's own country.
Definitely expecting an announcement at the showcase. It would make sense for them to spread it out a bit to fill holes, but they would also benefit from releasing all in the same day.
Developer_Direct would be the perfect place, I agree.
I'm willing to bet they'll have a big marketing campaign for Hellblade II in Brazil, with a launch event with custom make up and cosplayers.
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Seeing stuff like this does kind of make me question the premise of a sideloading open platform console hybrid machine thing. Though you would think there's little vulnerability involved in a gaming console. But it's still a product made by Microsoft..
"New crew, new star system, same outer worlds", you can see it on Obsidian's website
Microsoft has been getting a lot of flack recently for their constant security breaches despite being the main service provider for the US government and big companies, so they're making big changes internally to address these problems and not lose billionaire contracts or get heavily sued.Read Satya Nadella’s Microsoft memo on putting security first
Nadella doesn’t want Microsoft employees making security tradeoffs.
Seeing stuff like this does kind of make me question the premise of a sideloading open platform console hybrid machine thing. Though you would think there's little vulnerability involved in a gaming console. But it's still a product made by Microsoft..
Honestly, even in the US I feel like Starfield marketing was pretty mediocre. I had ads when I was browsing the internet and that was basically it. I don't remember seeing any billboards, commercials on TV, previews before movies at the theater…
Sure, it speaks more to Windows and Azure services which are greater targets for getting into systems and exfiltrating data or installing malware. Still, this kind of philosophy is going to impact Xbox too. Just to a lesser extent.
As a Doritos connoisseur i will tell you Starfield was very visible in the US! lolol
