Indeed. I think it shows in the type of deals theyāve been making, by aggressively going after individual titles for 1 or 2 years of exclusivity, which is probably a mistake seeing the moves Xbox has made. I do think they will buy someone soon though and have a feeling it will be Square Enix, though they may prove too costly. They just seem cosy these days, what with the likes of FF16 and Project Athia.
If that game ends up being exclusive or not it wonāt matter to us because at least now weāre sure we will be able to play it at launch but if Sony can use their leverage to make Spiderman exclusive I donāt see why Microsoft canāt do the same here, they will own Bethesda soon after all, unless the deal Bethesda signed would force the game to be 3rd party but again if Sony can do it why not Microsoft?
Sony didnāt do it though, Marvel decided that themselves by approaching them. I do think this Indy title will be exclusive though, too many little things are adding up like the Phil Spencer comment Solis just posted and the fact there was no mention of platforms.
I get it though. Can only speak for myself here, but I really like to see the character Iām controlling. Not every game of course, but a Indy game in my opinion absolutely needs to be third person, I want to see Indy. Same goes for RPG, I want to see who I play as and when I find new clothing or armor itās cool to see it on my character. In BGS games I often change to third person during exploration to see my character. I love that about BGS.
A good balance of third and first person games is best in my opinion. Take AC for example, GTA, God of War, Ghost of Tsushina and so onā¦those wouldnāt be nearly as great if they were first person. You also donāt see awesome animations of your character if itās first person only.
Honestly for me it does not matter thought I agree something cinematic like Indie should be third.
The truth is some games are better for first some for third person. Iād argue very immersive games like Prey, Dishonored, Stalker, Bioshock are best in first person. I also consider games like Skyrim and Fallout very immersive. shooters are also best suited in first person (not action adventures)
There is a reason why gears is the last remaining cinematic singleplayer third person shooter.
again no action adventures (Uncharted, Tomb Raider)
Yeah, the Phil comment definitely is interesting. Would be quite something once the deal finishes and during āE3ā Xbox announces the game as Xbox (exclusive).
Earlier today some people noted that Xbox was the first and only one to react to the Indy news, but that could also be because Bethesda will soon be a Xbox company. And the fact that Sony isnāt saying anything could also be because they just donāt know. Could be announced as Xbox game and turning out to be timed.
But after what Phil is now saying, Iām leaning towards exclusive too. And that could very well mean that any sequels will be too.