XboxEra Community Hangout |OT8| Waiting for E3 2023

Maybe they could not afford it? Or maybe this early access is some new feature (because I think last year this thing did not happen).

Yeah, there is something odd going on with COD. I guess Sony decided not to market it much because it is aware it would look odd knowing that most of the gaming world knows about ABK deal. But at the same time they marketed Deathloop and Ghostwire.

Actually now that I think about, despite having marketing rights I think COD is not getting announced on PS showcases right?

If it is new it would be seen as detrimental to Microsoft, which the ABK Acquisition Agreement prohibits.

Then it is odd.

MW 2019 was also not announced during a ps show

Was Vanguard?

no idea

I honestly think Sony is trying to distance itself after the acquisition. Marketing hard and then it goes to Game Pass would have repercussions, especially since the document pretty much stated that they are afraid.

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It seems like it also was announced independently.

Probably. Also it would not be a good look if they were to argue against acquisition while flexing COD marketing themselves.

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Okay, gotcha. I’m looking forward to Requiem as well.

Just saw this. Every damn game I want to play is all bunched together. Between October 18th and December 2nd, I now have 5 games in a 7 week span!!! Come on publishers, work with me here!!! lmao

Yeah, I think it will be great. Innocence was really good, superb setting and mood. I have high hopes for the sequel.

Asobo should be acquired, like yesterday.

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For damn sure. Obsidian, inXile, BGS were acquired to bolster their RPG offerings, Asobo could be the one to fill that action adventure gap, alongside Ninja Theory. It would be a huge shame of someone else nabs Asobo, like how Eidos Montreal and CD went to Embracer.

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Agree completely. Innocence is a great game and one I rented from GameFly years ago. It was one of the two games from last generation that I regretted not buying day one because they were great. The other game was Vampyr.

Microsoft should acquire Asobo Studio if possible especially since they have a 10 year contract for Flight Simulator. With that said, I wouldn’t mind it at all if Focus Entertainment acquires them. Was hoping they were going to acquire Spiders but Nacon got them instead.

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Or it could just be that we never knew what those exclusivity/marketing terms are

All we know is that PS has marketing rights (and that I never heard from offical source and never read any terms of agreement on it)

Possibility is that this early access thing was simply not part of the exsiting contract between PS and Acti

Don’t worry… Delays are on your side perhaps… there is still time for one or two more delays. /J

If it’s one of the bigger Game Pass releases I’m gonna be one big sad panda.

Lmao wanna get the fine print any smaller? Got this ad on Twitter. I can’t even read it opening the ad and zooming in, kinda shifty shit doing that.

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Xbox should use more banners like this with Xbox Exclusive