Initiative game in play testing phase

[Deleted member 56752]

https://twitter.com/plaidknuckles/status/1183901257930440706?s=21

 

[ConHaki66]

 

[doyneamite]

They're still probably playing around with ideas and animations in levels with no textures or artwork. This game is still some years out, I'd imagine. 2021/22 maybe.

 

[Deleted member 5129]

Playtesting happens all the time, from the very beginning onwards

 

[nekkid]

Playtesting happens all the time, from the very beginning onwards

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You mean to say that developers actually play the games they're making before release??

 

[sirronoh]

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Playtesting happens all the time, from the very beginning onwards

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Came in to say the same thing.

 

[DevilMayGuy]

Kind of meaningless
Nothing really of significance here

 

[Kilgore]

So, they have at least a very primitive playable concept. That's good news already.

 

[modiz]

That means they have a prototype, you know, something that can be created in the first week of development (obviously with just everything with black boxes). As others said its not really significant news.

 

[Starlatine]

So you mean they're actually making a game instead of just travelling around and taking pictures at parties? Megaton if true

 

[Super Barrier]

I'm most hyped for this team's game. It's supposedly influenced by Nolan's Interstellar. They have so much senior talent... I think (hope) they will blow us away with their design.

 

[Ohri-Jin]

So they have their own engine as well etc.?
I am curious what they will bring to the table. This is the only new studio Microsoft has that is built from the ground up and not tied to any existing IP.

They could work on a tech demo first.

Hope they go in a direction far away from fps gaas or 3rd person gaas.

 

[Femto0]

They have a prototype already good to know

 

[ThereAreFourNaan]

I would not expect their first game to ship until ~2022, plus or minus a few months.

 

[Kerberosorthos]

So they have their own engine as well etc.?
I am curious what they will bring to the table. This is the only new studio Microsoft has that is built from the ground up and not tied to any existing IP.

They could work on a tech demo first.

Hope they go in a direction far away from fps gaas or 3rd person gaas.

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I expect it to be an action adventure not only because of Darrel Gallagher being responsible for Tomb Raider games but mainly because this is the genre MS doesn't contribute much to.