I donāt think itās completely out of the realm of possibility. But Iām guessing it has been delayed till 2022. Theyāve been working on it for years now.
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I am expecting the worst (aka Jimboās 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 didnāt sign a deal with one of the three for a XBGP titleā¦it always seemed that they had a good relationship with Playdead in particular, I guess MS wouldnāt let the studio keep the IP.
I guess this and because Epic can assure a multiplat release.
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 canāt 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 canāt 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. 
Itās 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. Itās that kind of growth the industry needs.
And then when the studioās have found their own culture, their own stable of IPā¦ a big publisher comes and picks them up. 
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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, Iām not saying itāll release this year, but I donāt think itās completely unlikely. Because of the pandemic Iād still say 2022 though.
What I am sure of for this year is Everwild gameplay etc. though ā and well, maybe there even will be early flights/tests like for Sea of Thieves.
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Who of you lovely lads have been in the alpha of Sea of Thieves?
I was 
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The only thing is didnt the Devs last year say they dont even know how the game will play yet?
I was a late believer and joined the beta.
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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 donāt have an Xbox, right? 
About Everwild it might be in development for some time now but wasnāt 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.
edit: I still havenāt played SoT. :3
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True but I imagine the world etc. is done.
AHHH I will fall in love with this game I can tell!
Thats true I just hope we get more news about it this year
āāPart of the reason we havenāt talked a lot about Everwild is because weāre still feeling a lot of these things out. Weāre still playing around with gameplay ideas. Weāll have plenty to say in the future on that, but ā¦ we have an idea we feel really passionate about, and we think thereās something special. I have a team of people that wake up every morning with the desire to make this game that theyāre really, really passionate about.āā - Craig Duncan Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Studiosā plan for the next generation - Polygon
I didnāt 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. Iām sure the story, the worldbuilding and general gameplay stuff are being developed. I expect this game to not have any combat, so theyāre probably trying to figure out how to make that as engaging as possible.
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Sea of Thieves was in development for a little less than 4 years? Jesus. Sorry, but then Iām just shocked how barebones it launched. I just donāt get that. That being said, letās hope Everwild isnāt awaiting that fate, so to speak. With Sea of Thieves it turned out well in the end, when more and more content came, but itās honestly much better to just launch a complete and full package in my opinion.
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I wouldnāt take that too literally. I donāt think you get that far into development without an understanding of the core gameplay loop.
They might have been referring to more emergent style stuff.
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Ī„eah I agree, it might be a better idea to launch an early access build like Grounded and release the game when they are confident that the content is enough to warrantee a full release.
Theyāve put a lot of time into the gameplay loop. It was one of the criticisms people had on the alpha/insider program. At some point Rare wasnāt adding anything but only changing things that were already in the game.
Which, in the end was the right decision cuz they can now build on that foundation. Just wish they had taken the same approach with the person to person combat, as thatās still really bad.
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Thatās probably a lot better yeah. Let the players give feedback and everything, but not have a full launch just yet. I guess with some of these online games a early access is always better.
Exactly one of my complaints too. They can put tons of missions in there where you sail to island to fight skellies, but itās still missions where the hand to hand combat with swords is indeed far from great, just doesnāt feel satisfying. Not like how it feels great in something like Dishonored and other first person games where the combat feels really good and fun.
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