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[lastmessiah]

I’m not so confident that this game will remain XBox exclusive forever especially if the sales disappoint. Well, with the rarity of exclusives these days, it wouldn’t surprise me if it eventually came to PS5 or PC later. No one ever though PS4 exclusives would come to PC, but here we are now.

I’m certain The Medium has already been confirmed on PC. I don’t think that anything released on the Xbox platform won’t be available for PC.

 

[Dodkrake]

They said we will see some more actually gameplay soon.

Cool. I liked it, and as I said, it's gameplay with the fancy cinematic camera to convey the idea and not the experience, kind of what you'd expect from a trailer.

 

[sendit]

I’m certain The Medium has already been confirmed on PC. I don’t think that anything released on the Xbox platform won’t be available for PC.

You sir are correct. Every Xbox exclusive will be day 1 released on PC.

 

[supernova8]

Looking at the very small tidbits of doctored 'gameplay' it doesn't look particularly jaw-dropping.

 

[MisterBrimstone]

This game will be so boring that you will finally accept to watch the turd that Netflix is recommending you instead.

 

[abacab driver]

This game will be so boring that you will finally accept to watch the turd that Netflix is recommending you instead.

Tell us more about how boring this game and that Netflix movie will be without playing or watching them.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[lastmessiah]

Those are bold words to live up to, wonder what they got cooking.

 

[Ascend]

Indeed... You have to be extremely confident to make such a statement public.

 

[Murder187]

This game will be so boring that you will finally accept to watch the turd that Netflix is recommending you instead.

Why come to post in bash a game you haven't played or seen gameplay just go to a sony post and stay there the hate is really annoying on this site especially when its xbox related can when just enjoy what's to come on all platforms

 

[Mister Wolf]

Swapping between two detailed worlds on the fly as the focal point of the game. > On rails section with the background constantly changing.

 

[lastmessiah]

Swapping between two detailed worlds on the fly as the focal point of the game. > On rails section with the background constantly changing.

Yeah I hope that's not it. Ratchet & Clank looked totally on-rails in those world-jumping scenes too, which is disappointing.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Yeah I hope that's not it. Ratchet & Clank looked totally on-rails in those world-jumping scenes too, which is disappointing.

All we saw when they showed normal shooting gameplay was using the portals to teleport to shooting cover or cross chasms in the same exact area. Extremely unimpressive. If they wanted to impress with R&C they should have showed 1-2 second portal jumping to the various alien worlds that you can freely explore at your full control. Make it so that the worlds you can jump back and forth to is just as quick and accessible as switching between your various weapons.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[Hobbygaming]

Yeah I hope that's not it. Ratchet & Clank looked totally on-rails in those world-jumping scenes too, which is disappointing.

It was clearly a set piece lol and it looked freaking great

 

[Lux R7]

This game got me really interested somehow
i'll play on pc but i hope it is 60 fps for xbox folks

 

[Hunnybun]

It was clearly a set piece lol and it looked freaking great

Lol do people seriously think Ratchet was 'on rails'?

Ffs it was clearly just a demonstration!!

It's not like they'd even save any streaming bandwidth by having it on rails! Those new environments still have to be loaded in instantly regardless of whether the change is scripted or not. It's how radical the change is that matters, not how predictable it is.

God it's like when people thought that the character squeezing between the rocks in the Unreal demo was hiding loading. When literally 2 minutes later they show the same character flying through miles of complex scenery in 10 seconds or so. So fucking dumb.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Lol do people seriously think Ratchet was 'on rails'?

Ffs it was clearly just a demonstration!!

It's not like they'd even save any streaming bandwidth by having it on rails! Those new environments still have to be loaded in instantly regardless of whether the change is scripted or not. It's how radical the change is that matters, not how predictable it is.

God it's like when people thought that the character squeezing between the rocks in the Unreal demo was hiding loading. When literally 2 minutes later they show the same character flying through miles of complex scenery in 10 seconds or so. So fucking dumb.

Excellent post! They don't have any idea on how these things work

 

[ZywyPL]

It's how radical the change is that matters, not how predictable it is.

Well TF2 did the same thing but it was on-demand, player triggered, that was something, that was "radical", and still haven't been topped, while R&C is just walking into a portal and walking out in a different world, there's zero impact on the gameplay, it could've just as well use typical loading screen or a cut-scene, the impact on the gameplay would've been exactly the same. a.k.a. none. So we will see how Medium handles the world transitions, but I have a feeling TF2 will still remain unbeaten in that regards.

 

[Hunnybun]

Well TF2 did the same thing but it was on-demand, player triggered, that was something, that was "radical", and still haven't been topped, while R&C is just walking into a portal and walking out in a different world, there's zero impact on the gameplay, it could've just as well use typical loading screen or a cut-scene, the impact on the gameplay would've been exactly the same. a.k.a. none. So we will see how Medium handles the world transitions, but I have a feeling TF2 will still remain unbeaten in that regards.

We really don't know anything about how Ratchet's world switching will be implemented yet, though.

They've only really shown enough to prove that it can be done.

 

[sendit]

Well TF2 did the same thing but it was on-demand, player triggered, that was something, that was "radical", and still haven't been topped, while R&C is just walking into a portal and walking out in a different world, there's zero impact on the gameplay, it could've just as well use typical loading screen or a cut-scene, the impact on the gameplay would've been exactly the same. a.k.a. none. So we will see how Medium handles the world transitions, but I have a feeling TF2 will still remain unbeaten in that regards.

WT flying fuck lol........You’re comparing a full level change with different models, textures, sound, and animation to a small closed in Titan fall level where the transition happens by swapping out textures with both sets already in memory.

 

[Hunnybun]

WT flying fuck lol........You’re comparing a full level change with different models, textures, sound, and animation to a small closed in Titan fall level where the transition happens by swapping out textures with both sets already in memory.

Lol I didn't know what he was referring to, so that's literally it? A change of textures? People really have no common sense do they? The kind of fast loading allowed by SSDs is impossible on even the fastest HDD. It can't be done. It's pointless even trying to argue the case. Yes you could previously have instant switching if everything is already loaded into RAM (much quicker even than an SSD) but RAM is small so you're never gonna be able to switch between whole worlds instantly, unless those worlds are very simplistic and don't take up much memory.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[Tiamat2san]

So we can kill babies and puppies?
Cooooool.
Edit i forgot kitties!
I’ll Tear them to shred them too.

 

[abacab driver]

I think the world-switching mechanic is a fleshed out version of the camcorder mechanic from Blair Witch (having to look through the camera/footage to affect/interact with the environment).

Anyway..can't wait to see it in action this week!

 

[ZywyPL]

Sounds to me like the dimensions switching will be player-triggered just like it was in TF2.

So we can kill babies and puppies?
Cooooool.
Edit i forgot kitties!
I’ll Tear them to shred them too.

You know you just came up with an amazing idea for a Doom mod, don't you?

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[MCplayer]

is that even a question..

 

[Bernkastel]

is that even a question..

It is.

I would actually love a presentation of the world.

 

[MCplayer]

It is.

gameplay can be a presentation of the work

 

[Bernkastel]

gameplay can be a presentation of the work

I hope so. I want to know more about the two worlds.

 

[Bernkastel]

Acquista The Medium | Xbox

Buy Now for the Xbox Series X|S Edition and Windows 10 PC only. Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an old communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and...

www.microsoft.com

 

[eyesabitdull]

Acquista The Medium | Xbox

Buy Now for the Xbox Series X|S Edition and Windows 10 PC only. Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an old communist resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and...

www.microsoft.com

That's giving me Titanfall 2 time hopping vibes.

I kinda really dig it.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Console Launch Exclusive

You ready to admit I was right yet Bernkastel

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Rikoi]

One of the games that interested me.
I think I will love this one, it looks like a spiritual successor to silent hill

 

[Drunkensamurai]

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

The cinematic experience lol

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[INC]

Got a res1 vibe to it

 

[Vawn]

Have they revealed how long MS paid for exclusivity yet? I'll be picking this up on PS5 if it ends up reviewing well.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Eh I have GamePass. Will see how it is on my One X .

 

[Bernkastel]

Eh I have GamePass. Will see how it is on my One X .

Its not coming to last gen.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Its not coming to last gen.

Oh it isn't cross gen? Hmm well curious to see how this goes.

 

[Bernkastel]

Oh it isn't cross gen? Hmm well curious to see how this goes.

The Medium, Exo One, Scorn, Bright Memory Infinite, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Martha Is Dead, Shredders and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide are all not coming to last gen.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

The Medium, Exo One, Scorn, Bright Memory Infinite, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Martha Is Dead, Shredders and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide are all not coming to last gen.

Scorn really caught my attention...

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Sir Vilhelm]

Looks awesome, can't wait

 

[MiguelItUp]

I can't wait to hear more about this, it's looking better and better. So excited about Yamaoka being involved on the OST too. ❤