Jesus with all these hires. That dude who said MS was planning to hire 600 new employees within existing studios is redeemed.
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600 from the time of that rumor seems more than feasible. Playground adding a second team. Initiative still had to staff up. Rare has grown a lot since then. All their studios are hiring and they have those other teams working on gaming tools/infrastructure to staff up as well.
Interesting that they don't mention cars in that Forzatech description haha. Makes sense, but still interesting.
What? You don't think bringing back Duke Nukem was an unmitigated success that every edgy 80s/90s property should emulate?
Referring to Forever? That wasn't bad because of Duke Nukem's brand of humor, it was just an all around bad game.
Duke Nukem Forever was genuinely just a bad game.
Give Conker to a team that is up to the task and one that understands the spirit of the original and the game would be fantastic.
So a friend of mine is attending the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim at the moment. They had a panel there that featured members of the team that designed the Xbox Adaptive Controller. He actually won one (which I'm very jealous about. He had the highest gamer score out of all attendees in the room :P)
Anyway, he had a chat with one of them afterwards (Evelyn Thomas, Program Manager) and asked if the Adaptive Controller would work with future Xbox hardware. She said that the XB1 controller, Elite Controller and Adaptive controller would all be compatible. So good news for those who have invested in accessories :)
Anyway, he had a chat with one of them afterwards (Evelyn Thomas, Program Manager) and asked if the Adaptive Controller would work with future Xbox hardware. She said that the XB1 controller, Elite Controller and Adaptive controller would all be compatible. So good news for those who have invested in accessories :)
I retract my statement then :) I just didn't want people he knows to get in trouble. (I expected it to be the case just didn't remember hearing official confirmation) good news all around though. I can't wait for my Phantom white controller!
Wish I could justify getting that one and the recent sport red they released like a month ago. Already have an Elite and Sea of Thieves controller (plus ones from each console release) will wait till next gen before I get a new one I think.
You are making me feel irresponsible lol. (I have the exact same controller collection with a Duke re-release added.)
IG would be great if they are working on KI2. Games would explode in Game Pass. Still not sure why the first one is not on there yet.
Interesting that they would adapt ForzaTech to be for more games, but not Slipstream. Seems odd. I mean, I get that ForzaTech is a more mature engine (like a decade old at this point), but I would think that it would also be more limited. Whereas, a new engine like Slipstream could be developed in such a way to allow for multiple genres and game types (open world, shooters, racers, RPGs, etc.)
EDIT: also why on earth is 343 still hiring so many senior positions? How are they making progress on a game if that much is happening. Wouldn't lower level positions be the focus as development proceeds?
EDIT: also why on earth is 343 still hiring so many senior positions? How are they making progress on a game if that much is happening. Wouldn't lower level positions be the focus as development proceeds?
Im guessing trying shoehorn 343's engine into many new games before its even been pushed for FPS's would have worse results than how EA forced Frostbite onto all their studios and caused many game cancellations and delays. Slipspace probably has a higher ceiling than ForzaTech but at this point probably lacks a lot as far as doing anything outside of Halo/FPS at the moment and the tools for taking best advantage of that are probably still being developed and perfected.
Well sure. I was just under the impression that ForzaTech is really old. But I guess idk. I'm sure it got revamped for Forza 5.
Ultimately it depends on what Google does, if it's streaming then MS will probably push Xcloud. I can see Google pushing for exclusives, not buying loads of studios. Who would sell themselves to Google, knowing how quickly they drop projects etc?
So far one of the most beautiful open world games this gen uses ForzaTech (FH4) so I would say it's got some life in it. We have yet to see what it can do outside of closed circuit and open world racing but with this type of investment maybe the surface hasn't been scratched.
Could ask why any devs/pubs are working with Google in general, knowing how quickly they give up. Surely they're not the only player in the game with a big wallet to fund those projects?
Some of the job descriptions are quite telling31 new jobs today ( 03/14/19 )
Almost 100 new jobs this week :o
WTF?
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/592166/SENIOR-SOFTWARE-ENGINEER
Software Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/514087/Software-Engineer
Software Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/549979/Software-Engineer
Senior Software Development Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/450412/Senior-Software-Development-Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/420629/Senior-Software-Engineer
Senior Software Development Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/501448/Senior-Software-Development-Engineer
Principal Development Lead - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/485689/Principal-Development-Lead
Senior Software Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/590642/Senior-Software-Engineer
Software Engineer - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/590619/Software-Engineer
SOFTWARE ENGINEER II - Narrative - 343 Industries
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/598683/SOFTWARE-ENGINEER-II-Narrative
Senior Software Engineer - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/500549/Senior-Software-Engineer
Principal Software Engineering Lead - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/424135/Principal-Software-Engineering-Lead
Senior Graphics Developer - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/588307/Senior-Graphics-Developer
Applied Machine Learning Developer - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/588309/Applied-Machine-Learning-Developer
Sr. Software Engineer - Graphics - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/448925/Sr-Software-Engineer-Graphics
Senior Software Engineer - Xbox ATG
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/586787/Senior-Software-Engineer
Software Engineer - PlayFab
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/591036/Software-Engineer
Software Engineer II - PlayFab
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/556932/Software-Engineer-II
Senior Software Engineer - PlayFab
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/593938/Senior-Software-Engineer
Senior Software Engineering - PlayFab
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/473086/Senior-Software-Engineering
Software Engineer 2 - PlayFab
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/586605/Software-Engineer-2
Senior Software Engineer - MSGP
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/589478/Senior-Software-Engineer
Technical Programme Manager (CRM) - MSGP
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/499797/Technical-Programme-Manager-CRM - Sea of Thieves
Software Engineer 2 - Xbox Game Pass
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/496611/Software-Engineer-2
Principal Software Engineering Lead - Xbox Game Pass
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/496609/Principal-Software-Engineering-Lead
Senior Software Engineer - Xbox Team
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/592152/Senior-Software-Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - Xbox Team
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/593536/Senior-Software-Engineer
Head of Xbox Safety - Xbox Team
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/587779/Head-of-Xbox-Safety
Software Engineer - Mojang - Minecraft
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/561900/Software-Engineer
Senior Software Engineering Lead, ForzaTech - Turn 10 Studios
Redmond, Washington, United States
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en...re-Engineering-Lead-ForzaTech-Turn-10-Studios
ForzaTech in more studios and games???
So Ms is planning a platform where 3rd party themselves can add their games to gamepass. This is really great.
I would assume MS have been keeping an eye on Google for a long time, and their studio pruchases have been all part and parcel of the same strategy - to build as strong a market position as possible, vis Sony, but also any others - Google for instance.
Microsoft is buying studio because they know that google, amazon, and people Tencent are coming !
Tencent is right now the publisher that make the more money on gaming ( more than Sony), so it's funny that everyone forget about them. They are the biggest threat for Microsoft ! x)
Tencent is right now the publisher that make the more money on gaming ( more than Sony), so it's funny that everyone forget about them. They are the biggest threat for Microsoft ! x)
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https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/...acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e080a?noSplash=1
https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/...acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e080a?noSplash=1
You are making me want to try to get in just to see the logo.
Oh make no mistake, Microsoft will have known exactly what Google is up to for a long time. They're obviously close to the same third parties that Google will have been speaking to and despite NDAs, people still talk over drinks and food. They'll also no doubt have banged heads against Google for marketing, exclusivity, developer and publisher deals etc.
The same goes for Amazon. Although it's clear that Amazon had big gaming plans back in 2014 that never materialised (when they purchased DH), and focus has obviously moved on to streaming in the meantime.
It's just a logo!
wouldn't surprise me
yeah its very basic. I didn't pay attention enough to see if the font was the same as the rest of the sot text though.
Wondering why Crackdown 3 had the old logo and they are not updating it - but the game still gets updates...
I don't think we will see many games developed by Micorsoft owned studios on Steam. MCC probably is just to get people into the "Xbox" ecosystem with Live, Friends and Achievments. MCC on PC isnt even done by 343
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My theories regarding MCC on PC (for some petty things hahah)
-Reach will be the first to release on PC because that's the one that left on Xbox, so it made sense regardingstory chronology but also this way they could complete the series on Xbox before concentrating their efforts on the PC version.
-Reach's Firefight is bought with the campaign because this way when they get to ODST on PC they can release its Firefight in the same way making it available to all those that bought the campaign for free and there won't be as many complains about confusing release methods as it will be the same way as they did with Reach
-Reach will be the first to release on PC because that's the one that left on Xbox, so it made sense regardingstory chronology but also this way they could complete the series on Xbox before concentrating their efforts on the PC version.
-Reach's Firefight is bought with the campaign because this way when they get to ODST on PC they can release its Firefight in the same way making it available to all those that bought the campaign for free and there won't be as many complains about confusing release methods as it will be the same way as they did with Reach
I hope this happens, ODST is my favorite Halo game, and it's Firefight is one of my favorite multiplayer game modes ever. Not that Reach isn't good, I just liked ODST a lot more.
Seeing Phil's wording I think that all the future games will launch on it as well. Why give PC Players the choice of where buy games and being proud of that and take that statement back right just after saying it.
It wouldn't make sense.
The repartition is fair I think, if you want to use Gamepass of use your Play Anywhere copy go on and download from the Windows Store, if not, you could buy it on Steam.
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