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IGN: Microsoft aiming for a first party game release every 3 months
- Thread starter Rychu
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Right, it would be smaller games (AAish) releasing more frequently. It makes sense considering their subscription service. It doesn't lend itself to long waits between major releases.
And while they may not be able to meet this goal on a consistent basis (as Booty said, it is tough sticking to a schedule like that), it gives them something to aim for internally with all their studios.
And while they may not be able to meet this goal on a consistent basis (as Booty said, it is tough sticking to a schedule like that), it gives them something to aim for internally with all their studios.
With all those AA type indie games that were shown during E3 I think thts doable. Them saying that doesn't say much though. They love to get ahead of themselves with pr shit to then disappoint.
I knew gamepass was going to affect their focus on AAA games, since gamepass is cannabalizing sales and they aren't looking to stand alone software sales because of their gamepass model they will be more focused on bringing out lower budget games. I said this back then when gamepass first game out. Not pleased with this focus at all.
I knew gamepass was going to affect their focus on AAA games, since gamepass is cannabalizing sales and they aren't looking to stand alone software sales because of their gamepass model they will be more focused on bringing out lower budget games. I said this back then when gamepass first game out. Not pleased with this focus at all.
Not with gamepass, they want to get as much out there regardless of quality.
Nintendo did this on the first year of Switch. It worked great.
I mean with the setup they have in terms of the amount of studios they have, they're saying 2-3 years dev time
Honestly with Microsoft taking the Netflix approach this is something I expected. They want they're studios pumping new games out constantly to keep the amount of exclusive games up for XGP. It will obviously take a while to reach that though since they need to let their studios get up to speed but I say with two to three years they may reach the goal they're going for.
Considering the anemic amount of big games in the XB1's late life, they sure as fuck better release games frequently on the next one. They've had a looong time to build up a portfolio!
They got tired of people making fun of them not having any exclusives
So they got ALL THE EXCLUSIVES
So they got ALL THE EXCLUSIVES
Every 3 months would be much better than Nintendo forgetting about Q1 or thinking an old port ends a drought.
They have one of the best first person shooters, 3rd person shooters, Sim Racers, Arcade Racers, 2D Platformers, and probably Flight Sims (as seen at E3).
They can do quality, they just need to add some action/adventure to the mix.
People act like they don't have Horizon 4 and Ori...two of the best games in their entire genre. I'd go as far as saying Horizon is the best arcade racing series ever at this point.
I personally think they have the best Zombie Survival game in State of Decay 2 also...and the best exclusive RTS games.
Sounds great! Hopefully most of them are unique smaller scale games like Ori/Psychonauts/Battletoads.
Not to alarm you bro, but I think you might have went through a time warp, the current year is 2019.
What? Just about everything on GamePass is quality. The whole point in building a larger roster of studios is to allow your teams to have the time they need. That way you don't have the same rotation of teams needing to hit their specific quarter. He explains it right in OP when talking about having a buffer.
There's no reason we can't have high quality games with this goal.
Thats rubbish, its in the OP post, you dont pay for a 4 year cycle if your dont fully believe your making a quality product, and Gamepass would collapse onto itself if the promise of games was mediocre to bad. Your post makes no sense.
That would be a worrying trend. It makes sense but they'd be wise not to put their eggs in this basket.
I'm not going to argue with you over this, no FP publisher puts out as much games as Nintendo per year...you can cherry pick all you want...
I hope this is sarcasm. Game Pass is the reason we're going to be getting so many quality unique games.
Or if you have 15+ studios with many of them having multiples teams.
Seems they dont. But if their fans like it that way, they're doing good I guess.
I don't see them following through on any promises as they havent delivered any compelling AAA single player narrative driven game that is New and not in their Holy Trinity stable. How can we trust them to piece meal anything down the pipeline And frankly I'm tired of seeing people defending Microsoft saying just give them another year and making that same sad excuse. I know that excuse cause I've been using that for the better part of this generation and its just left such a sour tainted taste in my mouth I really have no reason to invest in their "next generation" of consoles. As Sony continues to prove...its all about the games and not power.
I think they already have 10-12 studios already, some with multiple teams on board. So they should theoretically be able to release a game a month, but they know that would be crazy to even try at this point. That's why Booty is talking about a "buffer" and releasing only 4 games a year, it's to focus on quality more.
That's not really the Netflix model or why it's successful. Having a constant stream of new content is better than 1 great game a year in the service. If a game is bad oh well the next 1 is right up but I played it for a little bit etc
Not really, they have more than enough studios and teams to achieve that goal.
What is this, we havent seen MS giving games so much dev time since, hmm, forever i guess, and frankly, the idea that AAA equals quality is completely and utterly ridiculous, i would rather have 10 psychonauts than one call of duty
Seems easily doable considering how much they've grown and that they're likely going to continue to grow. Obviously game development never goes perfectly so they may miss here and there but generally it seems like an achievable pace to hit.