That sums it up nicely, haha.
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I guess there game delays incoming? Wonder what tom warren and the crew are talking about?
Theyâve been all about the Epic vs Apple lawsuit this week. Tomorrow one witness is from Microsoft. Hereâs the topic on it:
Oh is that it? Man this is why I hate hints without context a lot of people were expecting real news not a court case(even though the emails did reveal some juicy details)
I went scrolling through his tweets but they were all about the trial except for 1 political related one. If thereâs more out there then I missed any newer teases.
On one hand, you are too dismissive of the 2020 XGS line-up: there was only one real dud (Bleeding Edge), while the others spanned from an honest 7/10 to excellence (Ori and Flight Sim). Also I donât understand why Gears Tactics (a solid 8/10) is never considered âbigâ, when it offers a 30h campaign (and no multi) with graphics and cinematics among the highest level in industry. And why Tell Me Why is not âqualityâ? It is another solid 8/10 and it also won several awards, including one at TGA, soâŚit isnât for me (I couldnât finish it), but we should be objective.
On the other hand, the first half of 2021 is completely barren because of covid and I hope they rescheduled their timeline in order to have a stacked second half, because a situation like this is no good, Sony will objectivly had one AAA (Ratchet, even if itâs not a massive scale one), one AA (Returnal) and one dud (Destruction lmao) in the same timespan. 3 > 0, itâs undenyable, letâs see from july what happens.
MS will need very big GP deals to counteract the guaranteed criticism if there will be âonlyâ Halo Infinite (a delayed 2020 game), Psychonauts 2 (a multiplatform game announced a lifetime ago at TGA 2015), Grounded (the final release of an already availabe early access game) and Flight Simulator (the console port of a 2020 pc game) from first party. If theyâll add FH5 and Starfield (I donât count CrossFireX, technically a XGS published game expected this year) to the fray, well, weâre good. XD
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Iâve been saying it for weeks but got mocked. Covid is hitting everything like a tonne of bricks
Also TC will still be on Gears for many more years yet. Gears 6 is the next game, after that who knows
Honestly, while I sympathize to an extent with the issue of not enough 1st party content dropping (or not enough âbangersâ dropping), I ultimately think people just donât understand the scale at which these games are, and how long game development takes.
Keep in mind that it really hasnât been that long since Microsoft started building itâs first party. the first round of acquisitions was just 3 years ago, and tbh I think the framing of this whole discussion is in the context of âI bought a Series S|Series X and Iâm underwhelmedâ or âMicrosoft isnât giving me reason to buy a Series S|Series Xâ and for the former, I think itâs fair and okay to be disappointed/underwhelmed, but you wouldnât have bought the console if you didnât either find gamepass appealing or find the prospects of the future for XGS really promising. As for the latter then just donât buy the console until feelings on the matter change?
I think people keep comparing to Sony, when at this point Sony is a well oiled machine that has been running for a decade+ at this point. Speaking for myself personally, as someone who jumped ship from PS4 to Xbox this gen, and is constantly debating if if I want to buy a PS5 or not, I look at things like the Bloomberg article and just go âsure Sony has a lot of 1st party down the pipe, but 80-85% of those just donât interest me.â I find myself more frustrated/excited for the games Sony has locked timed exclusivity on (FF16 being the biggest) than I am finding myself really excited to play say, Horizon or GoW, I simply just donât care. I decided to buy an Xbox first this gen, because I felt that Sonyâs 1st party was stagnating in that they found their successful thing and are just glued to it now, and that Bloomberg article really solidified that feeling for me.
I love the Souls games, and Iâm a massive Ratchet and Clank/Housrmarque fan but a remake of a game I played just 2 years ago, Returnal and Ratchet and Clank, make the notion of me getting a PS5 a very unappealing one atm, despite how good all 3 of those look. While it may seem underwhelming, personally I look at whatâs probably down the pipe for the next 18-24 months and I see
Psychonauts 2, Halo Infinite, Hellblade 2, Starfield, Deathloop (surely coming to GP as soon as the timed exclusivity period ends), Ghostwire Tokyo (same as Deathloop),
and Iâm personally very satisfied with that, and if we get even more, then thatâs even better, and thatâs on top of shit like Tales of Arise supposedly launching into gamepass and probably more 3rd parties launching into gamepass.
Iâm not saying XGS is perfect, but honestly I just donât think thatâs a bad lineup whatsoever. My only concern is that, that lineup actually is it, and none of this stuff gets delayed (Iâm namely concerned for Hellblade)
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Having Fallout and TES MMO games to get revenue periodically was one of the few good decisions Bethesda executives made, to be honest. I donât think Arkane would exist today without ESOâs revenue.
Yeah, maybe if they had launched F76 in 2019, now it would have a totally different reputation and it would be even better. Many people are still conflicted about playing it because of the bad reputation since 2018, even if now itâs a totally changed game. They screwed up big time with it, a literal nuclear disaster. XD
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This got me hyped. I cant stand MMOs
Quake reboot
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I donât think you have been mocked for stating the obvious, of course COVID-19 has impacted teams across the world, XGS and third party. I think itâs more that you have expected far greater delays in terms of length than are probable. Outside of Japan, studios continued working from home, this doesnât mean that doesnât equal no delay, it still takes time for that remote infrastructure to be set up after all, this would add most likely 6 - 12 months at most delay. You definitely have been mocked for insisting Indiana Jones being a 2028 game, Machine Games is a good team that donât just sit on their hands, they put games out at a regular clip.
Wolfenstein 3 was probably planned to be out this year but likely has been pushed for out to next year. Indiana Jones is most likely a 2024-2025 game.
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Never said Indy was 2028. It will be 2027. I think this year people will finally see the full reality of the situation when even games that are well into dev see delays
That will get harder for them as we move further into the generation. Series X has some massive untapped potential if you look at things like sampler feeback streaming or ml super resolution. When this is not available on ps5 the gap will definitely widen over the course of time.
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I was going from memory and could have sworn you said 2028 for Indy. Went back to check and you have said both 2027 and 2028.
No hard feelings, so please donât take it that way. I understand we are all just having a guess based on what is out there and there isnât much.
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There is no way Indiana Jones is later than 2025. The game designers/writers/etc would be working on it now, while the dev team would be finishing up Wolf 3.
When Wolf 3 ships, the dev team will start up prod on Indy.
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Yup bethesda always shows their games right before release like how wolfenstein 2 got shown at e3 2017 and released in October that year. Their games have so far had a 2 year development cycle. i see covid delay pushing the third game to next year, but im fairly certain pre production on indiana jones is well and truly underway. 2025 at most
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Guys, Indiana Jones 2027? Are we serious? No game in existence starts with more than a 5 year plan, which might be extended along the way, but not from the start. I donât expect it before 2024 considering Wolf 3, it may be even slip to 2025, but come on with the hot takes.
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