Good deal. I played all weekend to beat it to the point i'm finished with. glad to see a good amount of folks playing
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Good deal. I played all weekend to beat it to the point i'm finished with. glad to see a good amount of folks playing
Whatever plans MS had of revealing xCloud when it is really ready, staggered launch are out of consideration now. They NEED to reveal xCloud atleast by/during E3 2019 with a "Its out now in Beta & free access for Xbox GP Members kind of announcement".
They got left behind on Cortana, Phones..but won't let Google gain Market share in Gaming at their expense.
They got left behind on Cortana, Phones..but won't let Google gain Market share in Gaming at their expense.
I'm not going to pretend to know what Microsoft is looking for in the studios it's acquiring, but I would love to see them take a look at smaller studios who may be interested in moving from the "A" range to a "AA" range. If studios like Arrowhead, Chucklefish, Coffee Stain, Dennaton, Team Meat, Housemarque, Moon (Obviously), Playdead, Studio MDHR, Supergiant, thatgamecompany, and Yacht Club wanted to significantly increase the size and scope of their future projects, they would be a great fit under the XGS banner.
Coffe Stain was already bought by THQ Nordic.
Moon is already "AA", their team is quite big and Ori is not really an indie game.
They'll talk about xCloud at GDC.
https://schedule.gdconf.com/session...ices-and-beyond-presented-by-microsoft/865431
Project xCloud: The Future of Streaming Xbox Games on Mobile Devices and Beyond (Presented by Microsoft)
Gus Apostol (Principal Program Manager, Team Xbox, Microsoft)
Brandon Riffe (Principal Program Manager Lead, Team Xbox, Microsoft)
Shawn Farkas (Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft)
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Topic: Programming
Format: Sponsored Session
Project xCloud is enabling Console Native games to stream through our Azure-hosted game servers and streaming clients. Any Console Native game currently shipping in the Microsoft Store on Xbox will be capable of streaming to a mobile device. Project xCloud is an open platform with a customizable Client UX where streaming starts with Xbox game developers not having to modify a single line of existing game code.
This talk will go deeper on how developers can get their console games to adapt to a mobile world
Takeaway
Come to hear about the future of streaming games on mobile devices, leave understanding the opportunity every game developer will have to take advantage of Microsoft's latest gaming cloud service.
Intended Audience
Developers already building games for Xbox will learn how Project xCloud will make it easy to get that entire catalog running on mobile.
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And Microsoft is targeting a public beta phase this year.
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And sales tell others hated it. As do reviews
As low as Crackdown 3? Not possible
No. But funding Crackdown 3 for 5-6 years and getting results like that is is even worse
Sales tell us that huh? interesting that people who haven't played the game hate it. Seems to me that's the majority of people hating on the game on ERA haven't played it and clearly have other motives. But when you go into the OT of people who have actually played the game it's overwhelmingly positive. Many people are enjoying their time with the game. Continue on console warring though.
A platinum game in the 60s and below?
https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan
https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-legend-of-korra
Already happened.
An Xbox One Exclusive in the 60s?
https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/ryse-son-of-rome
Already happened.
I absolutely love Crackdown 3 and am really glad that they stuck with releasing it for Xbox fans like me (a new Crackdown fan as this was my first game in the series).I will just let the almost trillion dollar Microsoft corporation sort out any of the business junk, and I don't need affirmation from online reviewers or social media as to what I should or should not like to play.
There are numerous people in era also telling the game sucks just as many reviews tell same thing.
This is isn't console warring. Every criticism against Microsoft isn't console warring
So is fake?
IDK, maybe it would have turned the plattforming too easy like spiderman or sunset overdireve
IDK if it's fixed in the ps4 remastered, but on ps3 I broke the design of one of the most important fights, IIRC right before meeting Joel's brother
We had no trusted source on the closure so guess it was a really big fucking mess
Dude I'm so scared for anthem, movement and shooting is so good, the map too, but the rest looks anonymus at best. I want it to turn out to be good.
Plus EA could do something terrible to bioware if it doesn't is enough succesful.
It will be interesting, I hope tha msft capitalize on the success of the game and support it on the long time, I'd love a crazy mode for the campaign with coop and ng+
I've yet to see someone saying is a bad game, mediocre maybe, but no one who tried said it's as bad as the reviews described it.
The narrative should be protected in some way no?
Yes, so refreshing, I enjoyed it way more than I expected.
This game is destined to be a cult classic.
And basically now ryse has a cult following who hope for a sequel each e3
We don't have any prove that there is a correlation between the cancellation of one and the other game surviving anyway.I'm super glad Crackown 3 wasn't cancelled, and I like it a lot.
And? There are many people who hate critically acclaimed games like RDR2... So what?
Your post history speaks for itself.
I think Ryse is more like a trauma game than a cult classic, but it's true that is well loved by a lot of fans.
And 2020 can be the best ever too, hopefully 2021 too...
With their renewed interest if financials are there each year has the potebtial to top the precedent
Idk how much truth was to it but at the time I remember hearing that PG... "redirected" MS's money from Scalebound to fund and publish Nier
Also, on Xbox unless it's a game you "need" to play at launch it's better to wait for a sale or for it to come to GP :p
You started pretty well, but with each passing message it seems you're getting more and more frustrated about people not wanting to set MS on fire because they are enjoying the game
Speaking as someone who was really looking forward to Scalebound before it was canceled, Scalebound could have certainly scored lower than a 60, and probably would have. Everything they'd shown and everything people behind closed doors saw indicated a game that barely performed and when it did it was confusing and difficult to play. Stack on that the same delays Crackdown got and I'm pretty sure Scalebound would have been eviscerated, even worse than Crackdown, unless Platinum really managed to pull a rabbit out of their ass.
Crackdown might not be selling well, might not be reviewing well with critics , but it's the 3rd most played game on Xbox this week, and it's user reviews on Xbox are mostly 4 to 5 stars.
I think with Google's official entry, xCloud will/should also go in Public Beta very soon, don't think they can wait till fall and wait for Google to show their hand and gain mindshare.
To be honest, I don't think the streaming will get the real mindshare. At least not at first. I fully expect their studio acquisitions and partnerships to take prime spotlight. THAT will shake up the industry, and we'll have to see how Microsoft responds.
It'll be interesting to see how Google handles the library for project stream. Xbox already has a store and a subscription they can source games from, but Google doesn't have anything like that yet. Maybe they'll partner with Steam or Epic or something, or maybe they'll grab individual deals with publishers. I'm also still curious what the X-Cloud library will look like and if I'll have to buy games again to stream them, or only be able to stream gamepass games or what. I hope we get some clarity at or before GDC
Can we stop engaging the user as they've already been banned for it.
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I got asked if I know anything about the Scalebound situation and I answered "No".
Don't need to name drop anyone but is there any active rumours you've heard for new acquisitions or is 20 by 20 currently on a time out?
I never was on-board for team 20by20, sorry. Imho that is way too ambitious. We know they are looking for more, but I don't think they will add another 7 studios.
One day soon you jump onboard, you know in your heart it to be true (and its 8 studios)
Went with the official number:
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-studios
Sorry Steve, I'm an optimist, but I stay in team #16by2020.
I'm not either. Honestly I can see Booty and co giving it another 6 months to iron out any growing pains like Playground, Undead and Initiative. Also give them time to work out Obsidian's future.
Unless another Ninja Theory opportunity arises where the studio is 'worth' Xbox stepping in and saving.
I've said it a few times, but I think we'll see acquisitions slow down a bit. There may be a few more this year, but I think there are some studios that might be open to an acquisition because of the financial and creative freedom but are, justifiably, suspicious of whether Microsoft will really give it to them. A few people may want to wait to see if studios like Obsidian and Ninja Theory can really stay Obsidian and Ninja Theory under Microsoft before they'd consider joining.
Global Publishing is not a studio like the others. Also you say official number yet the list only has 12 in it...
Which is 19 by 2020 if we count rare, playground and Inxile
They're counting playground as 2
I'd count it at 13 personally but I guess it depends how you view pg
Why does Playground count as two but not NT, Inexile, Obsidian... They're definitely counting GP and given they're one studio, I didnt comment on number of teams.
There basically is wall running. Just do an air dash.
Bioware has lost a ton of people over the years. Not really sure they're worth it anymore. Besides they have Obsidian, InXile and Playground for RPGs and they have good relationships with CDPR and Bethesda.
Theyre counting Xbox Game Publishing.
1. 343i
2. Coalition
3. Rare ltd (2 teams)
4. Ninja Theory (2 teams)
5. Playground Games (2 Teams)
6. Obsidian (2 Teams)
7. InXile (2 Teams)
8. Undead Labs
9. The Initiative
10. Compulsion
11. Mojang
12. Turn 10
13. Xbox Game Publishing
343i, Coalition, and Rare also help other studios with games too (Gears Tactics, Battletoads, etc)
I really can't wait to see what PG Games is working on next. These look unbelievable,
they are making an RPG? are they still working on the horizon series on the side?
Yes they have two studios now, they're making both simultaneously.
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