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Any delay beyond holiday 2020 basically guaranteed a holiday 2021 release date regardless of if the game was complete in March, June or September.
Looks good! But GaaS/on-going projects the studios are working on are missing. These require a lot of resources as Xbox has quite a few of these games (and they are important for Game Pass to really work).
Just look at the Animal Crossing interview, Phil took the L and knew that the delay was the right thing to do, he still trusts in 343, even with Staten in, most of the game is done, it was simply not enough to launch last year, having a similar story to Sea of Thieves for a new Halo in 5 years on the launch of the new Xbox would be a disaster and Phil knows this more than anyone.
No idea, but we do know it's highly likely MS old style management would've ignored fans complaints and released the game at Series X|S launch. New style MS management understood the Series X|S was highly likely to be in high demand with short supply for the first year so that a delay wouldn't negatively affect it and could also help maximize the optimizations and polish for the game on PC, Xbox One S|X, and Series X|S in what will likely be the Halo game with the highest engagement ever. Plus it will help contribute in brining prestige to the XGS brand as they continue towards their goal of being on the level or perhaps surpassing Playstation Studios. However if there is some management issues within 343i that need to be sorted out to maximize efficiency then I'm sure that's something they will look to sort out and fix, if it hasn't been already.
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Oh.
Can you tell I don't follow Madden much
Nope. I think Chris was though, and probably thought of it a failure on his behalf, so decided to step back. Which lead to Staten coming off the bench.
This is what you're missing:
Ninja Theory : The Insight Project
Zenimax Online: Continuing expansions for ESO
InXile: I've heard in this thread that they have 2 projects (though one is much farther out than the other), though this is the only place I've ever read that
Rare: Continuing expansions for Sea of Thieves (apparently, the Sea of Thieves team is now larger than it has ever been at any point in its development, meaning this is a pretty significant group of people)
I definitely don't think Phil would mandate releasing an undercooked game, especially with one with as much of a pedigree as this, but I find it hard to believe that he wasn't upset at the fact that they missed launch. Especially after that showcase demo. (which I didn't hate)
That's not always true, look at something like Deathloop - announced as a launch title, but only pushed back to Q2. MS couldn't even provide us with a fiscal quarter they were targeting with this delay. I mean we can assume Q4 at this point, but still.
I get that the scale of each game is different, but if Infinite were in fighting shape by Q2 or Q3 you'd have to assume they would release it considering how slim their slate is this year as it stands.
As much as I would have loved for Halo to release in the Spring, it really makes no sense to release it before Holiday 2021 after missing launch. No one can even buy a Series X.
Yeah, the scarcity of the hardware strangely did them a big favor in that regard. While I'm sure they would prefer to be able to sell more consoles, it bought them plenty of time.
I think Infinite definitely could have been out by Q2 2021. However, due to the perception of the game with the underwhelming demo last July, I think the aim is to produce a very polished and impressive vertical slice for this summer's digital event which shows the game in the best light possible. However, producing game demos is a massive tax on resources and development time, so the fall 2021 date seems logical to try and minimise crunch/bugs at launch.
Insight project isnt a game, its more of a research/tech initiative.
My response to The Coalition helping 343.
GOOD
Thats one of the benefits of being acquired. Sharing resources/talent and having sister companies that can help you in areas you are struggling in and it be no issue at all. More of Microsoft 1st party should do this actually
Sony does this a good amount already. Pretty sure I read that ND helped SSMS with the AI of Atreus.
GOOD
Thats one of the benefits of being acquired. Sharing resources/talent and having sister companies that can help you in areas you are struggling in and it be no issue at all. More of Microsoft 1st party should do this actually
Sony does this a good amount already. Pretty sure I read that ND helped SSMS with the AI of Atreus.
Honestly, MS not relying on the game to sell consoles probably plays a huge part. Xbox Series X|S are both sold out and slowly becoming available in spurts but the overall inventory situation isn't expected to improve for quite a while.
Given the initial reception not being great, Halo CE's 20 year anniversary in November, and the lack of console inventory, 343i/Xbox leadership likely looked at it as an opportunity to really polish the hell out of the game vs trying to rush it out a few months after the initially planned release date.
It just looks like he took some time off to deal with his own personal life, and now took a job thats less stressful than full on design director
Perfect Dark is a big and stressful job, perfectly understandable.
Tbh, I hope more MS studios share things around. The Coalition is one of MS's best tech-focused teams, so who would not want them around? Hopefully they can spare some for Mikami's next project.
It would be an individual contributor role vs a leadership role so absolutely.
Good for him! Unfortunately, there are some bad comments calling him "a traitor". Fanboys are awful people.
I'm just glad he did not do a Cyberpunk and force a release, that shows good management
Game devs move between companies all the time. And judging by his past comments, he just wanted less stress and responsibility. Maybe wanted to work with old friends. Maybe wanted a more hands on/creative role instead of a management role. Or all of the above.
Not everything has to be Sony vs. Microsoft. This is 1 person.
Oh for sure. I agree.
Super happy for him that he's found happiness and peace in a trying time.
But looking at his comments, they "usual" suspects are already being tagged.
Not that any of it matters.
Hmm, he's probably back to work on a new SO
One ban was seemingly not enough for you, I see..
I like his comment about TC and the new IP. But I won't get my hopes up, because it's a random guy on reddit.Have you seen this supposed leak?
I think it's quite plausible.
If true, I find really interesting the use of ForzaTech by other studios.
and this comment: (being referred to Compulsion Games)
I am ok with everything, if that means Crackdown stays away, unless they have a very good idea for the franchise.
That's the intro
Or a complete do over with the budget and time the game deserves. The gameplay was interesting and I liked the story, so it's a shame to me the game got neither of those since the final product felt pretty rushed and had a lot of graphical and gameplay jank to go along with it. Plus the story sequel baited hard at the very end.
I think so too. He is a great guy and I wish him all the best.
Xbox could give their studios all the freedom they want, that's cool, but imo Xbox doesn't take care enough of their "key people"(maybe just a few).
It's not Drew Murray's fault, it would be Matt Booty's fault for not offering something less stressful for him to stay at XGS. Good for him, you choose the best for yourself and your family. Sorry it's just my opinion
It's not Drew Murray's fault, it would be Matt Booty's fault for not offering something less stressful for him to stay at XGS. Good for him, you choose the best for yourself and your family. Sorry it's just my opinion
Happy for Drew. Regardless, people should be where they want to be. As long as this doesn't come alongside some shade about TI, then I don't have an issue with any of this. Starting a new studio with a new project is going to be super stressful. His new role does a lot of those same things - but without a lot of the HR and management functions (which are usually the hardest and most stressful parts of leadership roles). But even if he just wanted to work with old friends or just prefers the PS5, that's fine too XD
Yea.
What if Blinx 3 is the story of Blinx going back in time to salvage his games and reputation, so that a Blinx 3 can be made. And then midway through the game, you jump into a real world/cartoon hybrid world, wherein you have to go through unfinished levels and concept art and tech demos and clean up all the bugs. And then at the end, Conker shows up to help Blinx, and then we're introduced to a new series of short games where old mascots and IPs are saved from obscurity.
Yea.
:(
This is common in the video games industry, though. People come and go. More people will leve The Initiative, but it won't necessarily mean anything. And in Murray's case, it sounds like he had a good reason for stepping down.
Once studios get old enough, they're practically new studios because of the amount of people leaving over time (like Naughty Dog and Rare). It's basically the ship of theseus in game dev form.
Edit: And I really doubt this was up to Matt Booty. His role isn't supposed to be that hands on. If I had to take a guess, I would think this had more to do with the other designer positions at TI being filled at the same time as a designer position opened up at Insomniac.
If I thought Control wasn't that good from a gameplay perspective, but loved the world they created...is QB worth playing?
I think Quantum Break is the opposite of what you want then. It was very similar gameplay to Control but it's world (imo) isn't as interesting.
It's still cool and it goes to some cool places but it doesn't quite have the crazy weirdness of the oldest house.
For anyone that likes the combat/gameplay of Control though, I'd recommend giving it a play. It's definitely the origins of Control at the very least.
What???
Thats a lot of assumptions without any evidence.
You have no idea what was offered to Drew at all from XGS, or what led him to the role he is in now, Please stop with the Matt Booty or anyone else blame game.
A move can be just a move.
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