Xbox Game Studios |OT8| Leaving The Drought Behind And Heading For Starfield

[mcolt]

@pg2g

My theory is that the game saw a relatively major re-scope after the acquisition. That is based on the talk about how ambitious it is and how high the budget is. If it was in works pre-acquisition there is no way that InXile would even attempt that without proper support.

Maybe things has changed, but it doesn’t mean it takes longer.

Fargo talked about Game Pass and what it could mean for games in the future, and specifically mentioned episodics.

Also he was talking about Cobalt and the game after two years after the acquisition.

[mcolt]

Brian Fargo in August 2020:

… at the same time, we have a product that we sort of hinted about that’s going to be coming out several years from now, and I’m already thinking about what comes out six years from now.

[DARK-PARADISE]

@Ruthwik_Rao

…finding alternate ways to solve the same problems. PBR was created by Disney and then open sourced, and is now the industry standard for shaders, UDIMs (basically ultra resolution texture maps) were created by Weta Digital and is now the texturing standard in vfx, and soon Pixar’s USD (Unified Scene Description) will be the new standard for file interchange and basically bringing the entire animation pipeline into one container file (some tools like Houdini have already shifted to it). So as you see, the animation and VFX industry works this way, and the gaming one isn’t that different. So I wouldn’t be worried that these technologies will be restricted to just one or two engines or that they’ll be very difficult to adopt, every big studio and even open source devs will eventually find ways.

Yep, I didn’t mean it will be difficult for other engines and studios but that it will probably just take time.

[Proven]

@mcolt

Brian Fargo in August 2020:

… at the same time, we have a product that we sort of hinted about that’s going to be coming out several years from now, and I’m already thinking about what comes out six years from now.

2023 it is

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

I hope we can see inXile game at E3 if it’s really a 2023 target, new IPs expecially need time to be known by general public.

Anyway, looking at 2022 XGS releases, outside the rumoured small Obsidian game, what was the publishing project likely to be released? The strategy Oxide game?

[Proven]

@Roronoa_Zoro90

I hope we can see inXile game at E3 if it’s really a 2023 target, new IPs expecially need time to be known by general public.

Anyway, looking at 2022 XGS releases, outside the rumoured small Obsidian game, what was the publishing project likely to be released? The strategy Oxide game?

As Dusk Falls too

[Ruthwik_Rao]

big doubt Cobalt is 2023 personally.

[Proven]

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Proven

As Dusk Falls too

Yeah, that game is always forgotten by most of us, lol. Honestly, I’m not a fan of Dontnod/QD/Telltale style of games, I get bored in 10m. XD

[Proven]

Until Jeff Grub refutes his own list I believe

[Daniel]

@Doncabesa

“Is Xbox threatening their devs into silence?” /wccftech

“Proof maybe it’s not a good idea being bought by mega corp” kotaku

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Proven

Until Jeff Grub refutes his own list I believe

Next time he shows up on XboxEra podcast someone should ask him if it’s still valid.

[Daniel]

@Proven

If this actually happens 2023 could be fucking insane.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Proven

IMO

Definite Yes - Avowed, Contraband, Coalition’s non-Gears (if it’s indeed something smaller in scope)

definite no - Fable, Everwild, Cobalt.

Somewhat - Hellblade 2, Midnight, Perfect Dark

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Daniel

If this actually happens 2023 could be fucking insane.

Yep, those are 9 games and at least 7 AAA (some doubt about Coalition small game and Compulsion), it’s unprecedented for any publisher.

@Ruthwik_Rao I believe Everwild could easily skip, the other are credible and long time coming things.

[Deadwing88]

Idle Sloth

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Roronoa_Zoro90

Yep, those are 9 games and at least 7 AAA (some doubt about Coalition small game and Compulsion), it’s unprecedented for any publisher.

@Ruthwik_Rao I believe Everwild could easily skip, the other are credible and long time coming things.

Personally

Hellblade 2 is possible to make in. Perfect Dark as well. Midnight I will have to see once it’s revealed to know what state it might be in.

But Fable I think is Q1 2024, Everwild mid 2024, Cobalt late 2024.

[Proven]

@Ruthwik_Rao

IMO

Definite Yes - Avowed, Contraband, Coalition’s non-Gears (if it’s indeed something smaller in scope)

definite no - Fable, Everwild, Cobalt.

Somewhat - Hellblade 2, Midnight, Perfect Dark

I think Hellblade has to be a lock for 2023. They just showed gameplay. Fable is either Fall 2023 or early 2024, Cobalt is farther along than people think.

[Roronoa_Zoro90]

@Ruthwik_Rao

Personally

Hellblade 2 is possible to make in. Perfect Dark as well. Midnight I will have to see once it’s revealed to know what state it might be in.

But Fable I think is Q1 2024, Everwild mid 2024, Cobalt late 2024.

We’ll see, HB2 has been revealed at TGA 2019 and showed gameplay (very rare for XGS so early) at TGA 2021, I think it’s the most likely of them all, there is more than CGI only. PD I think the CD push makes it possible (only for that, otherwise I’s say no), Fable is in the works since 2017, it’s probably the oldest project of all XGS in development. Midnight (Compulsion) and Cobalt (inXile) are unknown quantities until announcement, obviously Fargo&co are more tested.

[Ruthwik_Rao]

@Proven

I think Hellblade has to be a lock for 2023. They just showed gameplay.

Possible to skirt into 2023. The demo however was the vertical slice they spent most the 2021 R&Ding and building. I think anything before Q3 2023 is easily unlikely, but yeah could be the holiday game for all we know.

Fable again is Q1 2024 at the earliest.

Cobalt will be absolutely massive, and be the 2024 late game personally.