Havoc2049
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COVID is the main culprit. Modern game development, the rise off MMO/GAS games that last for years and mid gen console refreshes also play a part. And for people who say it's always like this at the beginning of a new gen, it's especially bad this go around.
I'm an Xbox gamer and on the Xbox side, 343 screwed Microsoft and gamers over by dropping the ball hardcore. Even with long development cycles, Halo Infinite should have easily been a launch title.
The OG Xbox had Halo, Project Gotham Racing, Dead or Alive 3 and Oddworld at launch and by this time, the plethora of Sega titles and the second wave of Microsoft Game Studios titles had already started to show up. The Xbox 360 had Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Project Gotham Racing 3, Condemned, Ridge Racer 6, Call of Duty 2 and Quake 4 at launch. Xbox One had Forza 5, Ryse, Killer Instinct and Dead Rising 3 at launch.
Microsoft should have delayed the release of Gears of War Tactics and had it as a launch title. They should of been more on top of the shit show going on over at 343 and made sure Halo Infinite would have been ready. They also should have poured more staff and money into Grounded and had that ready as a launch title as well (it's a really fun game, but still in preview/beta).
Not that any of it would have mattered, because then COVID rears its ugly head again and even with a killer launch line up, Microsoft wouldn't be able to sell any more consoles than they are now because of the chip shortage and manufacturing delays.
I'm an Xbox gamer and on the Xbox side, 343 screwed Microsoft and gamers over by dropping the ball hardcore. Even with long development cycles, Halo Infinite should have easily been a launch title.
The OG Xbox had Halo, Project Gotham Racing, Dead or Alive 3 and Oddworld at launch and by this time, the plethora of Sega titles and the second wave of Microsoft Game Studios titles had already started to show up. The Xbox 360 had Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, Project Gotham Racing 3, Condemned, Ridge Racer 6, Call of Duty 2 and Quake 4 at launch. Xbox One had Forza 5, Ryse, Killer Instinct and Dead Rising 3 at launch.
Microsoft should have delayed the release of Gears of War Tactics and had it as a launch title. They should of been more on top of the shit show going on over at 343 and made sure Halo Infinite would have been ready. They also should have poured more staff and money into Grounded and had that ready as a launch title as well (it's a really fun game, but still in preview/beta).
Not that any of it would have mattered, because then COVID rears its ugly head again and even with a killer launch line up, Microsoft wouldn't be able to sell any more consoles than they are now because of the chip shortage and manufacturing delays.
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