Maybe they could, but it would definitely be unexpected.
PlayGround never made a RPG too.
Obsidian never made a survival game (you can also say the same on the next survival of Blizzard)
Even by Sony, Guerilla never made a ARPG before Horizon.
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Games beeing crossgen is just a natural conclusion from their project length of 4 to 6 years. If you start now you can’t be on the cutting edge of tech of say 2029 
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You should not be sorry to stand by your opinion, but in fact economic realities, gamepass, increasing dev time and costs, all push for crossgenerational gameplay.
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Has there been any further discussion on ABK games folding into GP?
I hope to high heavens its not due to the FTC because that could still drag on for months. I know im being impatient but man that would have been great for the holidays.
My prediction for 2024
Already known
- Hellbalde 2
- Ara (final release)
- Tower borne
- Avowed
- COD
- MSFS 2024
Unknown game
- FH6
- Shadow Drop
- A Remake
6 games and maybe 3 surprises
Havnot touched third party deals yet. Could go upto 12 games 
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They said months ago they aren’t talking about it until 2024
Gaming is changing and so are traditional generations thanks to diminishing returns, more scalable engines/hardware, longer dev times, subscriptions to retain etc
There will still be cut offs for games eventually on console just like games on lower end PCs will eventually not be able to run and they will have to upgrade but the whole cross gen approach going forward is likely going to become more common
In addition to that, if games release on PC they will be console cross-generational as well since PC specs have that wide a range.
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No, it’s a natural conclusion for publishers that don’t have their own hardware and platform. For Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, it isn’t. As for the tech stuff, if you make a live service game that’s held back by almost decade old tech, obviously, even newer stuff years later won’t be able to take advantage of it because it’s restricted by the older tech unless they pull a Phantom Liberty or Burning Shores which we know Microsoft is highly unlikely to do.
Imagine The Elder Scrolls VI releasing in 2029 as a cross-generation titles and then years later, release an expansion or something like that and people say, this looks outdated and whatnot, why is that? Oh, it’s because we’re connected to 12 year old obsolete tech. Sorry.
Come on.
All true and I understand it if you’re NOT a hardware manufacturer but if you are, you need to take the hits and go fully into your next console 100%, not 75% or 50% or 25%. Also, why have new tech then? Just stick with Series X/S going into the 2030’s and beyond. No reason to research, develop, manufacture and release new consoles with new tech if you’re NOT willing to leave the past behind.
I understand all of that but at the same time, if you’re going to do cross-gen, don’t release new hardware and if you’re going to eventually drop the old tech from the previous generation, then don’t do cross-gen.
When it comes to this in regards to console gaming, im old school. I believe that if you’re a hardware manufacturer and you release a new console that starts a new generation, you must support it with current generation only games and software and content.
The last thing I want is a few years in, here’s a cross-gen game and it so happens to be live service so for the next 5+ years, we can’t do certain things because we can’t accomplish this due to being handcuffed by the previous generation’s obsolete tech. I hate this shit. Always have and always will.
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Probably best to let this one die, it won’t go anywhere.
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They have the same GOTY post for a bunch of other games, I don’t think they get the concept of GOTY
Ngl i hope after gears 6. The coalition try and tackle a new ip.
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I’d add 343 too. Let both companies continue both Halo and Gears, but let them make something else also.
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343 were created for Halo… literally doesn’t work any other way. Coalition however I can see since they were first pitching a new IP and a had different studio name but then agreed to take over Gears.
Agreed. I think the key thing is that while I want these studios to continue to be the homes of their respective franchise, I want them to have the creative freedom to grow and make other games as well. Let the teams stretch their wings and persue their other creative ambitions, I think it’d be healthier for the studio overall. Like everything Josh Sawyer said about how making Pentiment has been beneficial for Obsidian.
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343 doesn’t even have enough resources for Halo, not a chance they work on a different IP.
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B team is the answer. Let B team do the new IP stuff at a lower budget and low scope as AA+. If it hits, then put the main team behind it to make it true AAA.
Or else let the B team use a known franchise and work on it.
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343 can stay the way they are. I just want the next Halo campaign to play as great as Infinite but with far superior visuals. I’ll be very happy if I get this.
As for The Coalition, I love Gears of War and third person shooters so after Gears 6, I want a Hivebusters trilogy and if anything, I want a Gears of War pure single player solo survival horror game because they could easily pull that off and because I believe that it would be one hell of a game.
I’m fully on board with both 343 and Coalition taking a crack at a new IP.
343 could make an amazing new IP shooter if they weren’t bound by the constraints of the Halo franchise and its fanbase. Halo 5 was genuinely one of the best PvP first person shooters of last gen, but all of the baggage fans had with the franchise (e.g. sprinting, story, co-op, etc.) dragged down its reception.
I was disappointed that Coalition canceled their new IP game, but I really do want Gears 6 more so than any other Xbox game.
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