I thought he said Typhoon talks fell through. Might be misremembering. He definitely mention IO though: https://www.resetera.com/threads/mi...-sold-off-by-now.75600/page-198#post-15205433
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I thought he said Typhoon talks fell through. Might be misremembering. He definitely mention IO though: https://www.resetera.com/threads/mi...-sold-off-by-now.75600/page-198#post-15205433
I don't think anyone including Microsoft expected the X to turn things around. What it did do was show that there are gamers willing to pay a premium price for premium hardware
I am not sure if this was posted yet, but this video interview with the Aferparty (and Oxenfree) developer with IGN about Xbox Game Pass is a must watch IMO. I truly think that Game Pass has been a phenomenal thing for gaming in general, not just for me personally with all of the great games and selection of course - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/1...me-pass-works-for-developers-a-ign-unfiltered
When you say "push the new guys" do mean pressure them to release games sooner, or promote whatever projects they may have even if they're 2-3 years away from completion. Remember, games are going to take even longer to make next gen.
I think it's not strictly true, as in advances in technology and change in the medium won't cause games to take longer, but I think it will still happen. With development costs as high as they are and things like game pass changing the revenue model, I think developers will be given more time. Games will take longer to come out, not because they take longer to develop, but because they're not being rushed as often.
True. We've lost all of the legit leakers. Vorimenn, Rami Seb, Rodney Bouch etc.
At least we got Matt, he seems to know some XBox stuff and shares things here and there...well about Scarlett.
Yup, I assume the reason they got banned is that they were revealing too much juicy classified info.
I've been operating under the assumption that GING-SAMA is Rodney.
Besides, I thought we all ascribed to the Gospel of the One True Squirrel here.
Besides, I thought we all ascribed to the Gospel of the One True Squirrel here.
Oh nice for IO ! But i think after one years, if we didn't hear anything about this acquisation, they are not going to buy them. ( but maybe it's normal that something like this can take a lot of times)
Iirc, Booty said Double Fine held out for a while as did Obsidian and InXile.
If all we get at launch are cross gen games and DLC it's going to be a very disappointing launch. They need at least 1 AAA game that is designed exclusively for Scarlett/high end PC to really show what next gen hardware can do. The next gen consoles aren't just about better GPUs, they have much better CPUs than even the One X and that should help deliver experiences that go beyond just more graphic effects and higher framerates. They need to wow people.
Apple is selling Xbox One controllers now to coincide with their Apple Arcade
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/...ller?fnode=a0&fs=f=gamecontrol&fh=4684%2B45ef
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/...ller?fnode=a0&fs=f=gamecontrol&fh=4684%2B45ef
No surprise, Xbox One Controller works like a charm with iOS/iPadOS.
They shouldn't have software to show off what their next console is capable of? Why shouldn't they?
They are, the versions of those "cross-gen" games are going to be far and away better than the one x or one s equivale
I imagine they'll keep the re-designed ones we got fairly recently. Though I wonder if they'll be more prominent.
Well they aren't struggling but they need somebody to you know, pay for their games. WB published hitman 2 but who knows what the future holds
Wow. That is unexpected. Team switch ups are not uncommon when transitioning generations but I did expect Mike to stay. He did a great job at Xbox. I'm excited to see who the replacement is and what they have to bring to the table.
Because the difference between Halo Infinite on X and Scarlet will be drastic and the goal is to keep a huge community of gamers that can all play together. The split between generations is the toughest leap every generation and if that can be eased in to instead of a hard stop its a great move for people who cant immediately afford new consoles, but can afford 9.99 a month for gamepass.
People continue to not understand ecosystems and revenue. Why would you give up having 10 million players playing via gamepass to have maybe 1 mill playing on current gen only
Except you're missing half of what I was saying. With the new CPUs and SSD tech they can do things that aren't just jumps in graphics fidelity. Like bigger seamless worlds and better physics, stuff that still wouldn't be made possible on the current consoles by just downgrading the graphics.
Cross gen games are always hamstrung by the older hardware limitations and I feel they need something to really shows what next is capable of. If all we get is Halo and some DLC for existing games it's going to be extremely disappointing.
There are always exclusives to new hardware, you can be sure Sony will have a couple that will look amazing. Nintendo is an exception here but their games are never pushing bleeding edge graphics tech.
IMHO with gamepass in mind pushing two big games in the same time frame is dumb. Microsoft should aim for dropping content regularly but steadily
It would have been by far the biggest launch line up ever, but it would have been an immense waste of effort for gamepass burning those titles the same day
People really don't understand how gamepass and switch changed everything, the target is not releasing several games, but a regular stream of games
I don't think ps5 will be launched with several new games. Switched prooved that releasing several games at d1 but then wasting month until march(like titanfall 1 and infamous second son) is not as good for creating the momentum than a regular drop of games
In the end the DF didn't say that looked like a trace of raytracing but the overall lack of it made them think it was something else? IMHO if the game will have rt, they didn't add it during e3
1) I mean most of those games are going to be good knowing the developers background, especially wasteland 3.
2) MSFS is clearly in the AAA space, and beyond from a technical pov
They don't need several games at launch. They need several games in the months to come dropping regularly
1. We don't know that. I'm also of the mind that MS needs AAA titles for launch outside of Halo Infinite that are high quality. They need to compete with Sony's first party offerings and not in some feel good claim of "Well, they have a diverse lineup!".
2. We need to know the budget of, Flight Simulator before making this claim. It being ultra pretty doesn't mean it's AAA.
That time is coming but that time is not next year and unless Microsoft thinks it will be smart to kill the momentum gamepass has right now
It's the complete opposite though. "Here are all our amazing new Scarlett exclusives. Buy the console and get all the games for only 10 bucks!"
Meanwhile Xcloud will be a thing by then for the older consoles.
If a small game like that can get 3 million downloads on gamepass then they might have more subs than most think. I would guess they are in the 5-7 million range right now for active subs, which i think is really great.
I think that's the first time I've seen someone give out a hard number for gamepass downloads. We always get 'players' but not gamepass downloads. Hopefully ms will start sharing some info sooner than later on it.
I just cant see any benefit to doing it especially when no dev is going to want to develop a game for a customer base of 0 ever again. You will be able to see what Halo Infinite looks like in base, X and Scarlet and the die hard fans who are ready to pay 499.99-599.99 for a new console will be happy and the people who want to wait a couple years will also be happy. If their games running at 720p/30fps that's their choice and they should have that choice. Obviously the software will eventually outgrow the older hardware and that's when Scarlet X can be introduced and Scarlet can get a big price drop. I dont expect Scarlett/PS5 exclusive games to hit or even be talked about for at least a year after next gen launch.
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3 million downloads includes "other giveaways", like GwG, GoG etc, not just Game Pass.
Where this idea that Scarlett won't have "true next gen" games from XGS for a couple of years is coming from? l know Phil was talking about doing a better job supporting xbox one compared to 360, but this doesn't mean there won't be exclusives at all. Are there any more rumors?
This was a truly awful design, solid concept but horrible execution. I hope they give her a lot more love aesthetically if she's in the next game....nono
The girl with the friggin' dragon
Yeah, Kim Wu is awesome....nono
The girl with the friggin' dragon
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