Xbox Game Studios |OT3| Once more....with feeling (Part 1)

[The_Xboxer (Adam)]

@andrew_schmidt

Not sure maybe inside Xbox?

February?

[Opatschi]

@Dom

Remember this the game awards fellas, this is the day that turned around public perception

The shift is coming

[Biggzy (Hassan)]

@Boosted_Gear

I feel like MS will have a presence more and more important at the TGA, especially when all the exclusives start kicking in, and with also more acquisitions along the way.

Phil has already said he doesn’t see an event in the near future where Xbox will not have something to show when looking at their road map, and this was before the Zenimax acquisition.

In relation to TGA that’s two now that Microsoft has made announcements that were well received. I think from a marketing point of view they will carry on doing it.

[Knottian (Daniel)]

@Resist

The concern trolling from shitposters like is a little much, I’ll say it.

Ban me, suspend me do whatever you have to do. But that’s the god honest truth.

I’ve been saying this for over a month now, there are about four of them exactly like that and one or two that flip out if you provide clear examples of media bias or the said rampant concern trolling. Just add them to your ignore list until something is done.

[Knottian (Daniel)]

@Dom

Remember this the game awards fellas, this is the day that turned around public perception

It’s absurd that they’re just writing this article now… I mean Xbox’s studios had more titles released this year than the competitor-that-can-do-no-wrong in the gaming media, and the July showcase showcased more games and more permanent exclusives than either of Sony’s. So again, it’s ridiculous that this wasn’t written earlier; I know the usual suspects will balk about some of them being CG, whilst ignoring those of Sony’s that were over the past decade when they (and the media) were making their lists. Never mind the fact that I’d wager we’ll be seeing a few years of consistently greater output from Xbox, and that’s even ignoring the fact that Sony has a tendency to show the same games over multiple E3s before ever being released.

[PsyDec]

@Dom

Remember this the game awards fellas, this is the day that turned around public perception

Like Ryan points out, this doesn’t even include roughly 40% of the studios / other teams in those studios, they are still big question marks.

I think we will see a really steady increase in public opinion of Xbox from this point onwards. The only thing I can see that will cause a setback is if they are too complacent with Bethesda and allow the new releases to go multiplatform.

Without Bethesda exclusives, Xbox is in a good place - though still not enough. With them, Xbox is in an incredible place.

[Jimmy_1984]

@PsyDec

Like Ryan points out, this doesn’t even include roughly 40% of the studios / other teams in those studios, they are still big question marks.

I think we will see a really steady increase in public opinion of Xbox from this point onwards. The only thing I can see that will cause a setback is if they are too complacent with Bethesda and allow the new releases to go multiplatform.

Without Bethesda exclusives, Xbox is in a good place - though still not enough. With them, Xbox is in an incredible place.

Absolutely agree with you

[Marduk]

@PsyDec

Like Ryan points out, this doesn’t even include roughly 40% of the studios / other teams in those studios, they are still big question marks.

I think we will see a really steady increase in public opinion of Xbox from this point onwards. The only thing I can see that will cause a setback is if they are too complacent with Bethesda and allow the new releases to go multiplatform.

Without Bethesda exclusives, Xbox is in a good place - though still not enough. With them, Xbox is in an incredible place.

Bethesda acquisition didn’t fill the gaps for Xbox. People who loves family games, JRPGs and action adventure games won’t be interested in Xbox.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Marduk

Bethesda acquisition didn’t fill the gaps for Xbox. People who loves family games, JRPGs and action adventure games won’t be interested in Xbox.

You cant be serious.

[euV2]

@Knottian

… It’s absurd that they’re just writing this article now… I mean Xbox’s studios had more titles released this year than the competitor-that-can-do-no-wrong in the gaming media, and the July showcase showcased more games and more permanent exclusives than either of Sony’s. So again, it’s ridiculous that this wasn’t written earlier; I know the usual suspects will balk about some of them being CG, whilst ignoring those of Sony’s that were over the past decade when they (and the media) were making their lists. Never mind the fact that I’d wager we’ll be seeing a few years of consistently greater output from Xbox, and that’s even ignoring the fact that Sony has a tendency to show the same games over multiple E3s before ever being released.

This year they could say PS released more high profile exclusives so Xbox doesn’t get as much credit. Only when Xbox starts releasing more AAA games will the opinion of the media and general audiences’ change.

Beginning of last gen, it was power than it was about games, the One X’s advantage was mostly washed away. But this generation there will be no big holes in Xbox to create negative narratives around.

Xbox will have:

-The more powerful console and the most accessible.

-More 1st party studios than both PS and Nintendo with public announced intentions for expansion, resulting in probably the most diverse 1st party games.

-Most value for money and accessible service in Gamepass, that’s only going to get better.

-Cloud streaming on any device of choice.

[pg2g]

@javycane

You cant be serious.

XGS will still have gaps in their lineup, but no single platform holder has every genre covered sufficiently so i don’t know why everyone expects Microsoft to. That’s where third parties come in.

Obviously it’d be good for Game Pass but i dont know how realistic it is.

[Marduk]

@javycane

You cant be serious.

I’m serious. If some people loves JRPGs or action adventure games or family games, why they would be interested in Xbox?

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@pg2g

XGS will still have gaps in their lineup, but no single platform holder has every genre covered sufficiently so i don’t know why everyone expects Microsoft to. That’s where third parties come in.

Obviously it’d be good for Game Pass but i dont know how realistic it is.

Xbox will NEVER be the place for JRPG simply cause of demographic lol.

[javycane (Javier Ruiz)]

@Marduk

I’m serious. If some people loves JRPGs or action adventure games or family games, why they would be interested in Xbox?

Because they offer everything else? Just get an extra console to fill the gap then. Nobody forces anybody to stick with one.

[euV2]

@pg2g

XGS will still have gaps in their lineup, but no single platform holder has every genre covered sufficiently so i don’t know why everyone expects Microsoft to. That’s where third parties come in.

Exactly, MS has been identifying genres in which they are lacking and addressing them, but there are simply too many genres to expect them to cover all. Phil has already said that they’re looking more E rated content, Japanese presence. (Tango GameWorks done already)

Japanese support greatly improved this gen, so many games that previously skipped Xbox, came to Xbox. And Japanese support should probably get better with unified GDK for both Xbox and PC.

[Marduk]

@pg2g

XGS will still have gaps in their lineup, but no single platform holder has every genre covered sufficiently so i don’t know why everyone expects Microsoft to. That’s where third parties come in.

Obviously it’d be good for Game Pass but i dont know how realistic it is.

If a company capable of paying 7.5 billion dollars for more shooters and WRPGs, they definitely should be able to fill all the gaps.

[Marduk]

@euV2

Exactly, MS has been identifying genres in which they are lacking and addressing them, but there are simply too many genres to expect them to cover all. Phil has already said that they’re looking more E rated content, Japanese presence. (Tango GameWorks done already)

Japanese support greatly improved this gen, so many games that previously skipped Xbox, came to Xbox. And Japanese support should probably get better with unified GDK for both Xbox and PC.

I don’t think it’s impossible, 2 family studios, 2 action adventure studios, 2 JRPGs studios and a studio for fighting games.

[Knottian (Daniel)]

@euV2

Exactly, MS has been identifying genres in which they are lacking and addressing them, but there are simply too many genres to expect them to cover all. Phil has already said that they’re looking more E rated content, Japanese presence. (Tango GameWorks done already)

Japanese support greatly improved this gen, so many games that previously skipped Xbox, came to Xbox. And Japanese support should probably get better with unified GDK for both Xbox and PC.

These are precisely the points I’ve been making on our Xbox Acquisition OT, and among what we talk about over there in general. There was a comment on the last thread about how someone didn’t understand why several of us have wish lists for acquisitions, and in most of our cases it’s specifically to fill any missing gaps in the portfolio. Of course, there’s also the prevention of studios from going under, IP security, and plenty of other equally altruistic and ”good for business” justifications

[pg2g]

@Marduk

If a company capable of paying 7.5 billion dollars for more shooters and WRPGs, they definitely should be able to fill all the gaps.

Phil has already acknowledged the lack of family games, so i expect we’ll see some movement in this area.

I think forming or buying JRPG studios is risky though. I don’t think there is a huge market and it’d be very difficult to transition JRPG players over to Xbox.

[Marduk]

@javycane

Because they offer everything else? Just get an extra console to fill the gap then. Nobody forces anybody to stick with one.

That’s fine but don’t blame Geoff and people like him for not being interested in Xbox.