I’ll try to sintetize all leaks from Italian insider
Xbox store for Xbox and PC Will be unified;
Xbox Will male an announcement at Taipei Show;
another Xbox show across the First three months of 2021;
something partnership with Remedy. On this particulary case a guy on that italian community said to him" why MS doesn’t buy Remedy since their games are all on gamepass? And he smiled to that statement and the he talked about some partnership (maybe a temporal exclusive);
final fantasy XIV Will be announced on gamepass at next FS show on February 5h;
MS is looking for Two more studios (i don’t know if they have been already bought) one small and One big
Remedy is working with Microsoft on Crossfire X, but that hasn’t been announced for Game Pass (yet). Meanwhile I don’t think publishing is working with Remedy any further, as Epic and Remedy have signed a deal. Epic will be publishing the next two Remedy games.
I don’t think it’s completely out of the realm of possibility. But I’m guessing it has been delayed till 2022. They’ve been working on it for years now.
I am expecting the worst (aka Jimbo’s moneyhats return) from all the Epic published games but hopefully they will come out simultaneously on all platforms. And the worst thing is that all 3 studios (Playdead, Remedy and genDESIGN) are among the best in the industry right now.
Strange that MS didn’t sign a deal with one of the three for a XBGP title…it always seemed that they had a good relationship with Playdead in particular, I guess MS wouldn’t let the studio keep the IP.
Yeah, it makes sense. Though to be honest Xbox is a much better publisher than Playstation if they cared for a multiplatform release because a PC version is a sure thing for everything that Xbox publishes when the same thing can’t be said for Sony.
Of course there is also the whole UE4 support/deal thing that they get from Epic as well so it is probably a mix of all of the above.
I can’t wait to see those games, all 3 studios are really talented and I loved their previous projects.
The Epic and Private Division deals are great in my opinion. They let studios keep their creative independence and IP, while giving the funding for larger projects.
Not every game has to be made by Xbox Game Studios.
It’s also good for the landscape of the game industry when smaller studios like Playdead and Moon Studios (via Epic or Private Division) get the chance to get closer to Triple A games. It’s that kind of growth the industry needs.
And then when the studio’s have found their own culture, their own stable of IP… a big publisher comes and picks them up.
Everwild has been somewhat in development since June 2017. That would mean 4 1/2 years of development by the end of 2021. Sea of Thieves had a little less than 4 years. Now, I’m not saying it’ll release this year, but I don’t think it’s completely unlikely. Because of the pandemic I’d still say 2022 though.
What I am sure of for this year is Everwild gameplay etc. though – and well, maybe there even will be early flights/tests like for Sea of Thieves.
For sure but a game published by XGP is always better than a money-hatted multiplatform release IMO.
As Nick always says most Playstation fans have a beefy PC so they can always play the games that Xbox publishes even if they don’t have an Xbox, right?
About Everwild it might be in development for some time now but wasn’t last year when the director said that they are still experimenting with the gameplay/mechanics of the game? this made it sound like the game is still far from completion.
‘‘Part of the reason we haven’t talked a lot about Everwild is because we’re still feeling a lot of these things out. We’re still playing around with gameplay ideas. We’ll have plenty to say in the future on that, but … we have an idea we feel really passionate about, and we think there’s something special. I have a team of people that wake up every morning with the desire to make this game that they’re really, really passionate about.’’ - Craig Duncan
Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Studios’ plan for the next generation - Polygon
I didn’t read that like they have no clue what Everwild is going to be. They are playing around with some ideas and how to implement them in the best way possible. I’m sure the story, the worldbuilding and general gameplay stuff are being developed. I expect this game to not have any combat, so they’re probably trying to figure out how to make that as engaging as possible.
Sea of Thieves was in development for a little less than 4 years? Jesus. Sorry, but then I’m just shocked how barebones it launched. I just don’t get that. That being said, let’s hope Everwild isn’t awaiting that fate, so to speak. With Sea of Thieves it turned out well in the end, when more and more content came, but it’s honestly much better to just launch a complete and full package in my opinion.
