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[PropellerEar]

This poll has to do with lack of MSFT first party AAA games releases on XSS/XSX?

There is glaring lack of first party AAA games for XSS and XSX.
CGI galore at last Xbox show, all the games shown seem years a way!

Will we see some real release dates for 2021?

 

[GuinGuin]

Yes. One. The Gunk.

 

[Abriael_GN]

Yes.

 

[elliot5]

this is just a bait thread. Halo Infinite will release this year. If Forza is announced at E3 that will more than likely also release this year.

 

[MvCSpiderman]

We already have confirmed AAA releases for 2021. Stand down soldier, the console war hasn't started yet. Don't get kicked before then!

 

[truth411]

We know Halo Infinite is coming out this year, so there it is.

 

[GymWolf]

Yes. One. The Gunk.

If the gunk is AAA, then even the ascent is AAA tbh.

 

[FritzJ92]

This is bait and a bad one too with FS coming this Summer, Psychonauts 2 is after, Halo Infinite is this fall, and many others that was announced last year

 

[PropellerEar]

We already have confirmed AAA releases for 2021. Stand down soldier, the console war hasn't started yet. Don't get kicked before then!

What dates are confirmed?

 

[mansoor1980]

whos graig

 

[Simpkin92]

This is fucking stupid

 

[kyliethicc]

It had ZERO new 1st party games at launch. Aka the "best launch lineup ever."

Phil Spencer: Xbox In Best Launch Lineup Position Ever With Series X

Bold claim from the Xbox boss

www.purexbox.com

 

[PropellerEar]

whos graig

ugly typo

 

[Snake29]

While FS2020 is a great looking "game" on PC, for console it will still be niche and most people will try it but i do not believe the majority of the mainstream will really care.

This a typical niche and hardcore game you want to play with a great setup and not with the controller.

So no...it's in no way a system seller.

 

[GymWolf]

whos graig

This guy

 

[porkchopexpress]

Ill take "People Who Will Soon Be Listed On The Bans Page" for $1000 please.

 

[PropellerEar]

While FS2020 is a great looking "game" on PC, for console it will still be niche and most people will try it but i do not believe the majority of the mainstream will really care.

This a typical niche and hardcore game you want to play with a great setup and not with the controller.

So no...it's no way a system seller.

Does 2020 game ported in 2021 count?

 

[reksveks]

Halo, forza and flight simulator so 3

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Surprisingly Phil hasn’t been hyping the shit out of this years “greatest games lineup in the history of Xbox games” E3

either that means the show will actually be good or it will be even worse than years prior

 

[mansoor1980]

This guy

isnt he craig?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[DarkMage619]

I see where this thread is going. *le sigh*

 

[GymWolf]

isnt he craig?

Lol i didn't noticed the G.

 

[elliot5]

So no...it's in no way a system seller.

damn that's crazy but

 

[BaneIsPain]

Microsoft Flight Simulator count too, right?

 

[MikeM]

I hope so. My PS5 is getting all the love while my Series X gathers dust. Gimme something MS- I want you to show me the exclusive powers of the most powerful console/mesh shaders/full RDNA 2.

 

[PropellerEar]

This is bait and a bad one too with FS coming this Summer, Psychonauts 2 is after, Halo Infinite is this fall, and many others that was announced last year

I was inspired by another fresh poll.
Psychonauts 2 should be quite ready. i consider it an AA game. (also unclear if it will be on PlayStation too)
I think MSFT is waiting for E3 to say its available in GP day1.

Halo is an option on the poll.

 

[elliot5]

I was inspired by another fresh poll.
Psychonauts 2 should be quite ready. i consider it an AA game. (also unclear if it will be on PlayStation too)
I think MSFT is waiting for E3 to say its available in GP day1.

Halo is an option on the poll.

it will be on PlayStation 4, that's been the case since always.

 

[SlimySnake]

lol I think Halo is definitely gonna make it this year, but after seeing Horizon slip, I dont have faith in Starfield shipping.

None of the games they showed in CG form last year are getting released this year or the next. 2023 at the latest. Even Forza was EARLY pre-production lmao.

Both console makers have been resting on their laurels. Like wtf is going on. We have moved away from 5-6 year generations to 7 year generations and these multi-billion dollar companies are still not ready. Awful management.

Hope we get a surprise Forza Horizon 5 next gen only game later this year but i dont know why they wouldnt have revealed it last year. Not a fan of this franchise, but I really hope to see a next gen looking game from MS this year.

 

[PropellerEar]

Microsoft Flight Simulator count too, right?

Its an option on the poll.
Still, unsure if 2020 game re-released in 2021 counts.
I voted on it my self.

 

[GuinGuin]

While FS2020 is a great looking "game" on PC, for console it will still be niche and most people will try it but i do not believe the majority of the mainstream will really care.

This a typical niche and hardcore game you want to play with a great setup and not with the controller.

So no...it's in no way a system seller.

Microsoft Flight simulator isn't first party. It's made by the independent studio Asobo.

 

[PropellerEar]

it will be on PlayStation 4, that's been the case since always.

Thanks!
Then it was correct choice to leave it of the poll.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

I was inspired by another fresh poll.

Wait, you were so triggered by the cross-gen thread that you made a blatant troll thread in response?

 

[reksveks]

Microsoft Flight simulator isn't first party. It's made by the independent studio Asobo.

So returnal isn't first party?

Its okay if you think so but I am taking the Microsoft and Sony definition of a first party game

 

[elliot5]

Microsoft Flight simulator isn't first party. It's made by the independent studio Asobo.

games published by Xbox or PlayStation are considered first party. That's always been the case. Returnal is first party. Ori is first party.

How are you going to say MICROSOFT Flight Sim isn't first party lmfao.

 

[GuinGuin]

Yes.

Halo, forza and flight simulator so 3

This is bait and a bad one too with FS coming this Summer, Psychonauts 2 is after, Halo Infinite is this fall, and many others that was announced last year

Microsoft Flight Simulator count too, right?

Its an option on the poll.
Still, unsure if 2020 game re-released in 2021 counts.

Made by Asobo the independent developer behind a Plague Tale. Not first party.

 

[Mr Moose]

Made by Asobo the independent developer behind a Plague Tale. Not first party.

It's a first party game made by a third party.
Not sure if it's AAA though.

 

[Abriael_GN]

While FS2020 is a great looking "game" on PC, for console it will still be niche and most people will try it but i do not believe the majority of the mainstream will really care.

This a typical niche and hardcore game you want to play with a great setup and not with the controller.

So no...it's in no way a system seller.

First of all, the OP did not ask about system sellers. Secondly, looking at all the people I see literally begging for the console port every time Microsoft posts anything about it, you may be surprised by whether it's "niche" or not.

Here's a bit of history for you. Flight simulators haven't always been niche. 15-20 or so years ago they were among the most popular AAA games in the times of the earlier MSFS titles, Microsoft, and Lucasarts.

They became niche basically because Microprose overextended and died and Microsoft withdrew from the market, leaving the field to crap developers (at least from the point of view of being able to marketing their sims to a wider audience) like Laminar Research and Lockheed Martin, who have done zero to widen the community and pigeonholed the genre into a niche.

On the other hand, developers of other kinds of simulators (racing, train, farming, and so forth) stepped in and filled the gap with their own games for a less twitchy shooty kind of gameplay, which many people do want.

Microsoft Flight Simulator isn't "hardcore" at all. Its default aircraft are absolutely fine flown with a controller, and if you simply use it to "fly around and see places," which is a very viable kind of gameplay, even more so nowadays when many people can't fly around and see places, it's absolutely accessible. There's a reason why "sim" games have become more and more popular nowadays, including walking simulators. This can easily be used as a walking simulator, but in the sky.

You can underestimate it all you want, but you'll likely be proven wrong.

Does 2020 game ported in 2021 count?

Yes.

Made by Asobo the independent developer behind a Plague Tale. Not first party.

False. It's published by Microsoft and co-developed by Microsoft. It's first-party exactly like Bloodborne.

 

[Robb]

I'd assume Halo, FlightSim and Psychonauts will release this year. Not sure about anything else.

 

[GuinGuin]

games published by Xbox or PlayStation are considered first party. That's always been the case. Returnal is first party. Ori is first party.

How are you going to say MICROSOFT Flight Sim isn't first party lmfao.

If it isn't made by an studio they own I don't consider it first party. It's no different than playing for exclusivity. Unless they co-develop the game in which case it's a muddy situation at best.

 

[skit_data]

While FS2020 is a great looking "game" on PC, for console it will still be niche and most people will try it but i do not believe the majority of the mainstream will really care.

This a typical niche and hardcore game you want to play with a great setup and not with the controller.

So no...it's in no way a system seller.

I’d be as happy for getting FS2020 on my console as I was for getting Farmer Simulator on PS+.

That was probably the worst month ever.

 

[Snake29]

Made by Asobo the independent developer behind a Plague Tale. Not first party.

Publisher is Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, so first party.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

What a slate of choices. Genius.

 

[CeeJay]

Less than a week to wait until we find out what's still on schedule for this year but I think we can say that there is definitely going to be something.

I think A Forza, FS, Halo, Psychonauts 2 are highly likely with maybe one or two surprises (although likely not AAA)

We should be getting into the realms of the new studios beginning to come through with their games this year or next too so i'm expecting to see quite a lot of stuff at E3 that is not too far out.

 

[Abriael_GN]

If it isn't made by an studio they own I don't consider it first party.

What you personally consider what is pretty much irrelevant. MSFS is absolutely first-party. It's published by Microsoft, co-developed by Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft directly handles all of its services. It's no less first-party than Bloodborne.

 

[elliot5]

If it isn't made by an studio they own I don't consider it first party. It's no different than playing for exclusivity. Unless they co-develop the game in which case it's a muddy situation at best.

You really consider Demon's Souls not to be first party? Or Spider-Man 2018? Or Any Ratchet and Clank game prior to 2019? Death Stranding? All of those are Sony IPs. Published by Sony on their console. It's first party.

 

[PropellerEar]

Wait, you were so triggered by the cross-gen thread that you made a blatant troll thread in response?

Inspired, you millennials and your fancy words.
This is a poll and discussion about incoming games and if we will see some release dates with E3.

 

[CeeJay]

Microsoft Flight simulator isn't first party. It's made by the independent studio Asobo.

The clues in the name Microsoft Flight Simulator

 

[CeeJay]

What you personally consider what is pretty much irrelevant. MSFS is absolutely first-party. It's published by Microsoft, co-developed by Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft directly handles all of its services. It's no less first-party than Bloodborne.

Not to mention it runs on the ForzaTech proprietary first party engine too.

 

[PropellerEar]

What a slate of choices. Genius.

Did my best to give a choice for everybody.