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Xbox Game Studios |OT5| The Cult of Phil in the Age of Booty: A Case Study
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We'll, I would have very low expectations. If something has huge as Banjo was happening something would have leak earlier. Plus Spencer said for years how much he would have like to add some Xbox famous character in other platforms games like Smash. Plus the wording of Shinobi's tweet? Yeah I'll go for Banjo and Kazooie in a Smash roster.
Globally, I'm really hype for this E3 and I think it will be stellar. But this time around I have very low expectations, near zero regarding new strong exclusive games announcements.
Plus look at what TC had put off in a short time with GOW Ultimate and 4.
Well they were already staffed and working.
An impressive one is Kojima Productions. Considering this guy can take forever to make a game, the timing of the studio creation, Death Stranding reveal (an all new IP) the choice of the engine and the first in engine video, damn he worked fast!
Sorry if this has already posted, but I just listened latest Giant Bombcast where Brad and Jeff mentioned:
"There were a persistent rumor last year at E3 that a major acquisition is going to be announced and then it didn't."
"Way more major than any of the studios they [Microsoft] picked up."
"Big institutional company [Ben started to talking over so the last part is little hazy]".
I remember the crew talking this before MS press conference last year, but afterwards they never clarified if the rumored "major" acquisition was one of the five-six studio acquisitions revealed in the stage. Apparently it wasn't.
"There were a persistent rumor last year at E3 that a major acquisition is going to be announced and then it didn't."
"Way more major than any of the studios they [Microsoft] picked up."
"Big institutional company [Ben started to talking over so the last part is little hazy]".
I remember the crew talking this before MS press conference last year, but afterwards they never clarified if the rumored "major" acquisition was one of the five-six studio acquisitions revealed in the stage. Apparently it wasn't.
Opening with Gears 5 or Halo would be most obvious, but it's also be a huge boost of confidence in their new studios if they let say Ninja Theory show off their game first up.
That would be cool. Opening with something we've never seen before in terms of a New IP would be a bold statement, but doubtful IMO.
I don't think they'll open Halo two years in a row, so that makes Gears 5 the logical choice
Hey people, romance between JD and Kait or not?
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
I'm team Kait + DelHey people, romance between JD and Kait or not?
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
JD can get with that Fauz guy.
What? they have like 0 chemistry, this is like shipping Robin Scherbatsky and Marshall, i mean...
I'd like that in context of Gears 4 but with the last E3 trailer I find it hard to believe in any romance between the 2 can exist.Hey people, romance between JD and Kait or not?
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
They look so different now. By Gears 6, they'll be unrecognizable.Hey people, romance between JD and Kait or not?
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
At this stage I wonder why they don't just say who it was that was rumoured to be picked up?
This falls in line with what Waypoint said too. And there was that rumor that started on Polygon about MS buying a major publisher last year. Maybe the choice was to buy one big publisher or a bunch of smaller indies that they could then staff up and they choose the latter because publishers come with a lot of redundancies. Then again a publisher would cost a lot more than what they paid for the acquired studios, so what did they do with the remaining budget, I wonder.
From the Waypoint discussion it sounded like they weren't sure. Austin speculated about Capcom, Konami (Studio not entire company) or maybe Sega game division. This is also speculation but Austin said what if MS was going to acquire Capcom but Monster Hunter World did so well that they didn't need to be acquired anymore. Just to be clear all of this was Waypoint speculation, not rumors.
I don't know who those people are.
JD and Kait's "moments" in 4 felt really forced to me. I don't know why a woman who grew up in commune of sorts would want to get with what is essentially a male version of Megan McCain.
At least Del had her back in the preview we got.
Accept it, ted had nothing on Barney, you seen his pajama suit?
A romance subplot ranks pretty high on the list of things I've never wanted in a Gears game.Hey people, romance between JD and Kait or not?
I think it would be interesting because we haven't seen a proper romance from a Woman's perspective in videogames outside of Bioware's and some other RPGs.
This relationship has a lot to explore, i hope they are not family as an old rumour suggested.
Okay, you are reaching too high mister, you are asking for some kicks in the ass, insulting HIMYM's best character has to be punished.
So, you decide, 1vs1 in Gank City (no estus) or Gnashers Duel in Running Crouched 4
I am going on with Forza Street, probably the only person on this board who bothered doing so. I recently completed episode 2 (out of 3) after a couple weeks of play, a feat only achieved by 0,29% of the players: less than one in 300 people, in short. I've already made a post the other week where I pointed how the progression gets a huge stopgap with the fact that certain events require cars with certain characteristics with certain performances too, and the only way to upgrade them beyond a point is using rare car parts you can only get once per week. But this wasn't a huge issue, so far: worst case scenario you could brute force most events, and you can outdrive a decent amount of gap between you and your AI opponent if you're good at the game. It's grindy, it's f2p, but it was manageable.
Now, I've hit a major roadblock, one I may be stuck for 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, who the hell knows. You have to know that besides the upgrade pieces and the currencies required to upgrade your car, which is really only a matter of grinding and some time, there's also a system of stars related to vehicles. From 1 to 5 stars, every vehicle has various levels to reach. You can upgrade your car with the parts and currency only so far within a star level: to go further, you need to increase the car's star level. How do you do that? Guess what, lootboxes.
I wouldn't be 100% opposed to the idea per se. It's an annoying mechanism, but it's also a F2P game, so it is what it is. Now, these lootboxes can contain a huge variety of cars, including duplicates: it is in fact the duplicates that raise a car's star level, as finding enough of your type increases the star level of said car that you already own. The final event of Part 1 requires a performance level of the car I can only achieve with a 3-stars vehicle of said class. The best I got is 2-stars and something, which means I need at least 2-3 more duplicates of that car to reach what I want, so that I can spend the currencies and car parts to upgrade the car. If you play a lot you can get a lootbox or two per day, but that's it.
I have no idea when I'll get enough duplicates of that specific car to move forward, as the current performance of the maxed out 2 stars car I own is simply not enough to beat said event. Yes, it's a scheme to get me to spend money, but the problem is that I could, in theory, spend 200 Euros and not get a single car of the exact kind I need for that event. 20 Euros get you a whopping 5 lootboxes, basically, and while what I'd get from those are likely useful cars that would make some optional backtracking grind easier to pull off (earning more currency and lootbox credits)... this is pretty annoying. Grinding is no longer enough, I need to play continously and be immensely lucky to go on. I want to go on, I'm in the last 25% of the game or so. But boy this roadblock is an annoying one.
Now, I've hit a major roadblock, one I may be stuck for 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, who the hell knows. You have to know that besides the upgrade pieces and the currencies required to upgrade your car, which is really only a matter of grinding and some time, there's also a system of stars related to vehicles. From 1 to 5 stars, every vehicle has various levels to reach. You can upgrade your car with the parts and currency only so far within a star level: to go further, you need to increase the car's star level. How do you do that? Guess what, lootboxes.
I wouldn't be 100% opposed to the idea per se. It's an annoying mechanism, but it's also a F2P game, so it is what it is. Now, these lootboxes can contain a huge variety of cars, including duplicates: it is in fact the duplicates that raise a car's star level, as finding enough of your type increases the star level of said car that you already own. The final event of Part 1 requires a performance level of the car I can only achieve with a 3-stars vehicle of said class. The best I got is 2-stars and something, which means I need at least 2-3 more duplicates of that car to reach what I want, so that I can spend the currencies and car parts to upgrade the car. If you play a lot you can get a lootbox or two per day, but that's it.
I have no idea when I'll get enough duplicates of that specific car to move forward, as the current performance of the maxed out 2 stars car I own is simply not enough to beat said event. Yes, it's a scheme to get me to spend money, but the problem is that I could, in theory, spend 200 Euros and not get a single car of the exact kind I need for that event. 20 Euros get you a whopping 5 lootboxes, basically, and while what I'd get from those are likely useful cars that would make some optional backtracking grind easier to pull off (earning more currency and lootbox credits)... this is pretty annoying. Grinding is no longer enough, I need to play continously and be immensely lucky to go on. I want to go on, I'm in the last 25% of the game or so. But boy this roadblock is an annoying one.
They say it's 'way more major than any of the studios they [Microsoft] picked up', but they talk about it like it's a singular studio. Jason says that simply announcing "they're going to be making a game" for us is a big deal' - the emphasis here being on the singular "a game". That doesn't read like a publisher. If it were a publisher it would be plural "making games".
I actually think this might be Insomniac. They're one of the few major independent studios still operating, and plus that would also align with what Brad heard last year of an announcement that was tantamount to 'Smashing a PS4 on stage'.
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So now we know about Initiative's 1st project ?
343 is full on Halo Infinite, and so is The Coalition with Gear5, and we have yet to see gameplay footage of these games.
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I'd love a ticket if there's some space available.
It's actually a decent game for what it is. I was lucky enough to get a 3-star Camaro ZL1, it's currently upgraded to IP 581 which allows me to brute force most events. The issue is how the final event of each part of every chapter (what a mouthful) requires you to have a very specific kind of car with a pretty good performance, and what I own is not always enough or upgradeable enough without waiting plenty of time. The upside is that I will be able to log-in once or twice a day, get shit done and move on with it. On the other hand, you kinda need to grind to have better chances of progressing with the lootboxes, so... yeah.
Insomniac under the banner of Xbox Game Studios? Can't really see that happening, but it would be huge. I really liked Sunset Overdrive and last year's Marvel Spider-Man blew my fuckin mind into pieces.
They have this from here haha. This was posted here last thursday already. :)
It's purely a guess, and probably a poor one. Insomniac appear to be very financially healthy rn, so I don't know if they'd want to seel. Also technically Insomniac does contain multiple studios, so presumably they would be making 'games' and not 'a game'.
Thought I'd cross-post this. Dunno how credible Zippo is however.
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The second post was in reference to the Banjo-Kazooie rumours, which he said he didn't know anything about.
Think the last one can be a "second party" game.
Or Rare second team.
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Can I be added in? I'm always on the hype train every year and don't want to miss it this time! :p
He was. It was a response to my post... which was about Banjo.
I have hard time to see why Insomniac would be leaps and bounds more prestigious/major acquisition than Playground Games. Both studios have similarly solid track record this gen and both are developing more than one game at a time.
Also, there is the long history and success (especially with the latest R&C and Spiderman) with Sony + multiple people from Insomniac have mentioned how much support Sony gives when developing single-player games which Insomniac is best known for: "Sony FP has the best pipeline and support system in the business to create big story-based games. Some people don't realize all of the support a publisher can give a developer, and that's true of every major publisher for every major game."
If I had to guess Insomniac is one the independent studios that will continue working closely with Sony when next-gen consoles have released.
I would love to see something new from Rare, but I think is too soon.
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