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[Valued Gamer]

I never bought the One X so I can’t speak to how good it is.

Why am I sick of him? Because of the way the Xbox One generation turned out, the disappointing games, the need for a portion of the fan base to keep saying “wait till E3” or “wait till Gamescom” every year. It got tedious to say the least.

I’m well aware of the studios bought , I am a Xbox fan after all and I’ll say it again, he talks a lot, how about show something off like a game in development to continue the excitement of the XSX launch? The last major gaming release they put out on Xbox was Gears 5 last year.

I’m aware games take time to make however the same stuff seems to be said year on year. It says a hell of a lot that backwards compatibility, which is a cool convenience in a console and always has been, is a dominant talking point in the launch of a new console.

It would be great if they showed something off at the VGAs that impresses, “hope you’re enjoying your new console, here’s something coming next year” wouldn’t that be cool?

You are failing to understand just how much it takes to turn a ship around that is that big.
Game development cycles are stretching out to nearly four years.
They cant force a studio to do it faster then it takes.
Next year a ton of games will be shown.
1. Halo Infinate
2. Forza 8
3. Forza Horizon 5
4. Fable
5. Compulsions new game.
6. More Avowed.
7. More Hellblade 2
8. More Project Mara
9. More State of Decay 3
10. The Inititives new game.
11. Possibly Outer Worlds 2
12. Starfield
13. Possibly new Gears
14. More Everwild
15. New Elder Scrolls
16. Whatever else Zenimax has to be announced.

Just hold your fire. There will be an avalanche soon.

 

[ZippyTheOtter]

Oh good, we can keep the Sega Wednesday gag alive

 

[digoutyoursoul]

You are failing to understand just how much it takes to turn a ship around that is that big.
Game development cycles are stretching out to nearly four years.
They cant force a studio to do it faster then it takes.
Next year a ton of games will be shown.
1. Halo Infinate
2. Forza 8
3. Forza Horizon 5
4. Fable
5. Compulsions new game.
6. More Avowed.
7. More Hellblade 2
8. More Project Mara
9. More State of Decay 3
10. The Inititives new game.
11. Possibly Outer Worlds 2
12. Starfield
13. Possibly new Gears
14. More Everwild
15. New Elder Scrolls
16. Whatever else Zenimax has to be announced.

Just hold your fire. There will be an avalanche soon.

I’ve just said to you wouldn’t it be cool if they started that with something shown at the VGAs? Start that avalanche as you put it? Get some real excitement going into the new year, not a what if but what is. A Initiative studio teaser? Spencer has already said he’s played it.

I could never understand why, given the studio set up before these acquisitions and Spencer was in place, why, they couldn’t of boosted that portfolio by having a second team set up with who they already had to make something new for late 2020 or going into 2021. It could of cushioned the blow of Infinite’s delay some what. A PGR by t10 or Coalition doing a non Gears game whilst the new guys work , know what I mean?

I don’t know exactly what goes on there behind the scenes , I’m just a fan and a consumer.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

In the case with Bethesda, they have worked closely together and collaborated on stuff before.

I heard that from somewhere. Not sure if it was mentioned on this forum by another member but yes you are right. There is history of work between the two parties.

That said, i'm not against MS for acquiring studios. The more they can invest in their first party offerings, the better. We need stiff competition between the two platforms. Its how we benefit as gamers.

EDIT: Yep. Just checked now. Bethesda had relationship with Xbox division going back to the first Xbox console. So yeah this merger makes too much sense and surprised it didn't happen sooner.

 

[Valued Gamer]

I’ve just said to you wouldn’t it be cool if they started that with something shown at the VGAs? Start that avalanche as you put it? Get some real excitement going into the new year, not a what if but what is. A Initiative studio teaser? Spencer has already said he’s played it.

I could never understand why, given the studio set up before these acquisitions and Spencer was in place, why, they couldn’t of boosted that portfolio by having a second team set up with who they already had to make something new for late 2020 or going into 2021. It could of cushioned the blow of Infinite’s delay some what. A PGR by t10 or Coalition doing a non Gears game whilst the new guys work , know what I mean?

I don’t know exactly what goes on there behind the scenes , I’m just a fan and a consumer.

I would have thought they would have shown the Initiative's new game, new Compulsion as well as Horizon 5 amongst others.
I can only assume they don't want to show them until they are looking amazing.
They showed off Halo in a unfinished and unacceptable condition and got smashed for it. They showed trailers for Avowed, Forza 8, Fable and State of Decay 3 and got smashed for not showing gameplay footage.
I can understand if they are a little weary of showing something that is going to get smashed on.
Look at Bethesda and Starfield. One trailer in how many years?

I but I also want to see these games as well.

 

[Astral Dog]

Asobo or Bloober Team should be next.

But i like playing Bloober games on the Switch

 

[bxrz]

Ahhhhh the ole, we cant make good games so we will buy studios that can, trick. never fails.

If you have money, you wouldn't use it?

 

[bender]

 

[Gaijin Cat]

Sony will kill the studio after a single failure

That's a good point. Sony doesn't like failure while Xbox seems to be more lenient.

 

[RGB'D]

Everytime a publisher buys a studio, it makes gaming that little less fun for millions of people.

They could have created so many new studios with the cash they're spending to not have games release on Playstation and (mostly) Switch.

So many jobs could have been created, games made, new franchises born. They could have made the whole industry so much more vibrant and diverse, truly making the Xbox brand unique and letting the whole hobby flourish in a way we've never seen before.

Instead they've spent a fortune making gaming just a little bit smaller, less robust and less enjoyable.

Still, Xbox fanboys get to spitefully enjoy the vast majority of console gamers having games taken away from them, for having the audacity to enjoy a different product to them, so at least someone will be happy about this.

Yup. Its just as tragic as SONY purchasing exclusivity for games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Final Fantasy 16, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Demon Souls, deathloop, Destiny DLC, Project Athia, etc. Or you know, courting Bethesda for Starfields exclusivity. That was okay because of double standards for Sony fanboys.

 

[nowhat]

Its just as tragic as SONY purchasing exclusivity for games like [...] Demon Souls

You are aware that it is a Sony IP? No exclusivity arrangement, they own the whole thing.

 

[RGB'D]

You are aware that it is a Sony IP? No exclusivity arrangement, they own the whole thing.

My mistake. But hardly takes away from my point.

 

[Elias]

face it, by next year MS will have 30+ studios and incredibly popular sub service in gamepass, and the best streaming platform with xcloud when they install series x server blades.

 

[rnlval]

Hey Microsoft, how about slowly and organically growing your own fucking garden, instead of STEALING other gardens??

Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psygnosis Hypocrite.

Feel the same pain when Sony has taken over Psygnosis when I was an Amiga user.

 

[Bankai]

Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psygnosis Hypocrite.

Feel the same pain when Sony has taken over Psygnosis when I was an Amiga user.

I'm a hypocrite? Where does it say I think other companies do it any differently?

Also, I was playfully referring to an interview with Jim Ryan in which he talked about his botanical garden or some sh*t. It was hilarious.

 

[rnlval]

I'm a hypocrite? Where does it say I think other companies do it any differently?

Also, I was playfully referring to an interview with Jim Ryan in which he talked about his botanical garden or some sh*t. It was hilarious.

It's for the Sony camp. Note the

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Xbox 'absolutely has to' invest in new studios and games, Phil Spencer says

"We're going to continue to invest in great games so that people can find their next favorite game on our platform."

www.pcgamer.com