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[RoadHazard]

Where were the four titles confirmed? Three of them are pretty obvious given the rumors, but Grounded?

 

[DryvBy]

Followed by "everything".

 

[RoboFu]

So 1 of the best games released in the past 5 year and some crumbs.

 

[Stuart360]

Hope Sony bros give Grounded a chance. Not only is it a great game, but the ambient soundtrack and graphics are god damn beautiful.

 

[mitch1971]

It's cause their core playerbase is made up of people who stack cheap Gamepass subs and refuse to pay full price for a game, they have to find ways to make money somehow.

Yet before gamepass they were buying like normal. If it aint broke don't fix it. So, Xbox made them that way.

 

[odhiex]

Hey, 4 good games are coming to multiple platforms. Not complaining.

 

[Laptop1991]

I'm not bothered how many games go multi platform, what i want from MS is better first party games that i want to buy on PC, if this makes that happen, great if not they can all go 3rd party for me, i'm not impressed with Microsoft's AAA releases so far as a PC gamer. i guess it will depend on how much money these 4 games will make.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Hope Sony bros give Grounded a chance. Not only is it a great game, but the ambient soundtrack and graphics are god damn beautiful.

Really great game especially with friends

 

[Jaybe]

I don’t know what MS is hoping to prove with these 4 releases. They already have data from Death Loop and Ghostwire Tokyo on how games they have developed perform on the platform.

I wonder if Grounded and Pentiment were added after the backlash because they were titles that Xbox fans wouldn’t care to loose anyway.

Yeah. There can be an argument for ‘test and learn’ but given the already released titles and the vast history of data that activision & Bethesda would have on sales data by platform, it seems either those were just easy to port or they didn’t want to upset the Xbox audience much, at least not yet.

 

[Jaybe]

Starting small isnt a bad idea actually.

There can be arguments for going small but thinking the objective was growth and revenue, Forza horizon 5 would be the big one to release. Like if I’m Procter & Gamble entering a new country, I’m launching Tide, not Gain, laundry detergent.

 

[VinnyMac]

Will play grounded for sure

 

[Gambit2483]

So 1 of the best games released in the past 5 year and some crumbs.

That's kind of the point. They're not putting their biggest bestest games on other platforms but rather smaller games that have more or less exhausted themselves on Xbox and can now be enjoyed by others on other platforms for continued brand growth/awareness (while bringing in extra money of course)

 

[RPS37]

I’m glad other people will be able to play HFR.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Man… all those shitposts here and drama on twitter for these four games. What a disaster.

I still think MS will eventually get to a point where everything is multiplatform, but so will Sony. But man… the dream is dead again.

Edit, this post got a warning. This simple post, even with all the shit posts and actual console warring over the last couple weeks

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Really great game especially with friends

 

[Mr Hyde]

I hope MS puts out physical editions for HiFi Rush and Pentiment. Preferably nice Collector's editions with developer diaries, art cards and soundtrack. Especially for Pentiment which has amazing art and sound.

 

[Gambit2483]

I hope MS puts out physical editions for HiFi Rush and Pentiment. Preferably nice Collector's editions with developer diaries, art cards and soundtrack. Especially for Pentiment which has amazing art and sound.

I  need Hi-fi Rush to be physical. They are leaving millions on the table if they don't make this game available physically.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I don’t know what MS is hoping to prove with these 4 releases. They already have data from Death Loop and Ghostwire Tokyo on how games they have developed perform on the platform.

I wonder if Grounded and Pentiment were added after the backlash because they were titles that Xbox fans wouldn’t care to loose anyway.

Those games had the distinction of going to PS5 first.

 

[Neolombax]

Was hoping for Halo or Gears to be honest. Sea of Thieves looks interesting.

 

[jroc74]

Sea of Thieves and Grounded....interesting. All I wanted was SoT confirmed.

The next couple of years is gonna be interesting.

 

[lepermessiah]

So my prediction was pretty much correct, however they have set a precedent, and they're not ruling out future multiplatform releases of major titles.

 

[drganon]

Meh. Might play hi fi rush, don't give a shit about the rest.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I'll grab HiFi Rush and Sea of Thieves

Maybe grounded. Not sure yet.

Pentiment was boring as fuck so not a chance

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I hope MS puts out physical editions for HiFi Rush and Pentiment. Preferably nice Collector's editions with developer diaries, art cards and soundtrack. Especially for Pentiment which has amazing art and sound.

MS is the biggest company pushing for the all-digital future. I expect them to be released digital only.

 

[nial]

Xbois getting too cocky because no Starfield on PS5 ((Phil said so!!)) is funny as hell considering they were already going batshit insane when ONLY Hi-Fi Rush was rumored to be ported.

 

[hyperbertha]

Can't wait for the first person immersive sim experience later this year.

Indie jones is immersive sim? Where was this confirmed?

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Man… all those shitposts here and drama on twitter for these four games. What a disaster.

I still think MS will eventually get to a point where everything is multiplatform, but so will Sony. But man… the dream is dead again.

SonyToo™

Ah yes, the bargaining phase of grief.... not too far now for you to reach acceptance.

 

[adamsapple]

Indie jones is immersive sim? Where was this confirmed?

In the showcase video, don't have the timestamp handy at the moment but basically it's like dishonored in that you can tackle scenarios either stealthily or with action

 

[Jigsaah]

They're all coming at some point.

I think this means if you want more games to come over, you should support the first 4.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

So they start with 2 gaas games and 2 sp games which probably greatly underperformed.

And they’ll greatly underperform on PS and Switch too.

Well, HiFi may sell more on Switch to be fair. But the others, especially if they price them premium, won’t sell millions.

Sadly it needs a big hitter to truly test the water. A Halo or a Forza. The supposed leaked four games won’t make any impact at all.

 

[Fabieter]

And they’ll greatly underperform on PS and Switch too.

Well, HiFi may sell more on Switch to be fair. But the others, especially if they price them premium, won’t sell millions.

Sadly it needs a big hitter to truly test the water. A Halo or a Forza. The supposed leaked four games won’t make any impact at all.

Wasn't pentiment 20 bucks on release and high rush 30. I could see hifi making a few millions rho

 

[Shakka43]

Will give them a try when they land on PS+, gotta keep them traditions alive.

 

[nial]

I could see hifi making a few millions rho

You're overestimating its actual appeal.

 

[Orbital2060]

It seems to have been buried in the news about Xbox, that Sony are going in the same direction with a focus on multiplatform.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

SonyToo™

Ah yes, the bargaining phase of grief.... not too far now for you to reach acceptance.

You’re too busy console warring to understand there is no grief. But it’s ok, I want you guys to still dream. You’ll get those Xbox games day one one day I swear.

 

[RoadHazard]

It seems to have been buried in the news about Xbox, that Sony are going in the same direction with a focus on multiplatform.

More like they're probably expanding their already existing PC strategy. Nothing about them going full multiplatform.

 

[RoadHazard]

Where is the confirmation that those are the four games?

 

[Gudji]

Where is the confirmation that those are the four games?

They didn't say the names of the games but that's a leak of sorts.

 

[RoadHazard]

They didn't say the names of the games but that's a leak of sorts.

Yeah, but this thread OP claims it's definitely those four. I wonder where that info came from.

 

[Gudji]

Yeah, but this thread OP claims it's definitely those four. I wonder where that info came from.

Tom Warren I think.

 

[drganon]

It seems to have been buried in the news about Xbox, that Sony are going in the same direction with a focus on multiplatform.

Destin is a shit video making factory.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Can’t help but think Pentiment’s best platform would be mobile.

I’ve no interest in playing it at home, but on my phone while taking a break at work? Absolutely.

 

[Hudo]

I can only recommend Hi-Fi Rush to the Playstationists. It's a dope game, y'all should give it a try when it reaches PS5.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Can’t help but think Pentiment’s best platform would be mobile.

I’ve no interest in playing it at home, but on my phone while taking a break at work? Absolutely.

I think it will do very well on Switch. It's a perfect fit honestly. It's unique, great art style that lends itself well on a small screen, gameplay that's well suited for portable play. It will be a great addition to the Switch library, just like the Ori-games was.

 

[Duchess]

Was hoping for Halo or Gears

I'm sure that if MS brought of a Gears collection, as well as the Master Chief Collection, they would be more than happy with the revenue.

I'm actually pretty sure it'll happen in the next few years.

 

[Eiknarf]

It seems to have been buried in the news about Xbox, that Sony are going in the same direction with a focus on multiplatform.

Imagine Last of Us on XBOX?!

 

[Ozriel]

Exactly. They say they need growth… and yet port the smallest games they have. No clue what they are doing there.

Sea of Thieves is certainly not a ‘small’ game. Sales performance supersedes a whole lot of other AAA titles.
It (and Grounded) have the potential to do quite well on both consoles it’s being ported to.

As long as revenue significantly eclipses costs to port over, these will be quite good business for them.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

It's just four games sounds like "This will only hurt a little" from a doctor before you feel the worst pain in your life lol.

I'm glad to see it is some Xbox fans with enough self respect to see thru the PR.

 

[Diseased Yak]

I hope MS puts out physical editions for HiFi Rush and Pentiment. Preferably nice Collector's editions with developer diaries, art cards and soundtrack. Especially for Pentiment which has amazing art and sound.

I'd buy the hell out of a Pentiment physical edition, for sure.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'd buy the hell out of a Pentiment physical edition, for sure.

They sold a cool card deck as well on the MS store for one of the mini-games. Was only like $10.