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TheGhost

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Oct 25, 2017
28,137
Long Island
Now that some of Sony's games are not truly next gen but also releasing in PS4, i see no big deal in releasing the multiplayer. I mean who cares it's no longer your flagship, Elder Scrolls is now your flagship.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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I always find it interesting to see what games are placed on the back of console boxes. It's hard to find scans of console boxes throughout the years, but I'd love to see if there is a place with a collection of them.

The Gamecube launch box had stuff like Kameo and Donkey Kong Racing on it
 

Necron

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Oct 25, 2017
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Guess the cardboard was already printed - would have been a shame to waste it.

🤷‍♂️
 

Lowrys

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's astonishing that the new Xboxes aren't launching with a major first-party title. You'd think that would be an absolute minimum.
 

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Oct 25, 2017
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There were pictures of Donkey Kong Racing or whatever it was going to be called on the back of my GameCube box when I was a kid. At least infinite is eventually coming.
 

Mona

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Oct 30, 2017
26,151
wonder if MS knew how poor the game would look to the world, doesn't seem like it
 

Secretofmateria

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Oct 27, 2017
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Oof, i wish 343 were more vocal, they went back to radio silence despite saying they wouldnt. Hopefully they start talking about the game early next year again and give us an idea of when we can expect it? My guess is still next fall, probably september
 

Xx 720

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Nov 3, 2017
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As disappointing as missing launch is, I'm glad they delayed rather than shoving it out for launch. The game looked like it would play fun just needs the visuals up to par.
 

Buddy1103

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Jan 8, 2019
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Hopefully the box will have ray-tracing enabled next year.


i really wanted Halo mp this year :'(
 

nib95

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Oct 28, 2017
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Looks good and doesn't specifically say Halo Infinite, rather it's a branding example merely associating Halo with Xbox, which will of course entually be coming.

That said, I do think a slick looking Game Pass montage, with a short description, plus tiles/panels of some of the best or most prominent available Game Pass titles, may have been more effective. Especially for a launch system where any extra value could be highly sought after.
 

Gospel

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Oct 27, 2017
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Takes me back to the days when console boxes showed pictures or current and upcoming games on the back of the box
 

calibos

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Dec 13, 2017
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So what's the problem? I think it looks fantastic.

another place for dogpiling and trolling?
 

Fisty

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Oct 25, 2017
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Now that some of Sony's games are not truly next gen but also releasing in PS4, i see no big deal in releasing the multiplayer. I mean who cares it's no longer your flagship, Elder Scrolls is now your flagship.

What do any of those things have to do with each other lol

ES6 isn't launching until like 2024
 

Shark

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Oct 28, 2017
8,126
Raleigh, NC
Not really. Consoles have had images of upcoming games on their boxes for decades now.
Key part of that being games. If you think this art was chosen as a tease of what's to come instead of the intended blockbuster launch title (and how it's the brand's mascot), I don't know what to tell you.

It's funny because this stuff obviously gets locked in well in advance, the high profile delay and because well, there's really nothing else that could fill this space. It's okay to not take this too seriously.
 

plagiarize

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Oct 25, 2017
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Key part of that being games. If you think this art was chosen as a tease of what's to come instead of the intended blockbuster launch title (and how it's the brand's mascot), I don't know what to tell you.

It's funny because this stuff obviously gets locked in well in advance, the high profile delay and because well, there's really nothing else that could fill this space. It's okay to not take this too seriously.
Theres examples of games on the back of the box never being released. My memory might be playing tricks on me but I think Project Hammer was shown on the back of the Wii box.
 

FFNB

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Oct 25, 2017
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Isn't that just Master Chief? The "mascot" of Xbox, though? Besides, with BC, it's not like there isn't any Halo on the Xbox Series X lol

These boxes are always made ages ago, anyway. I think I remember my PS3 box having some games that weren't available on launch on the back too!
 

headspawn

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Oct 27, 2017
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Anyone good with photoshop? Master Chief missed the fucking ride to the airport, we need a replacement image.

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Snake__

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Jan 8, 2020
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Woah
Ok
That's a choice
I did not come in here expecting it to be the entire back of the box
 

Iwao

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's very striking.

You can really tell they were putting all their eggs into Halo Infinite with that much space dedicated to it on the back.
 

Jmdajr

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Oct 25, 2017
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Damn....

Edit:Still sold all launch consoles at least. People still believe in Phil.
 

Samiya

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Nov 30, 2019
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I mean, Xbox is basically just a Halo machine and always has been the Halo machine, so it makes sense. When I think of Xbox, I think of Halo and nothing else.