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Dave Johnson (previously art director on Crackdown3, animation supervisor on Ryse and involved with the development of several XBLA games) is since September this year working on an "unannounced Xbox game". (source: LinkedIn)
I kept saying it. Alot of focus on studio's wich is logical. But publishing got maybe the biggest boost. That we already get Tell Me Why for example with next gen not even starting yet says alot.
I am pretty sure we get a Publishing game for the next gen launch.
I am pretty sure we get a Publishing game for the next gen launch.
The last project that he was credited in (afaik) is Super Lucky's Tale and the Voodoo Vince remaster. Not fully sure whether he still owns Beep industries (studio he founded and that originally worked on the VV game). I'd assume he's still involved with Publishing games via like overseeing the 3rd party dev studios. I'd love to see him make some sort of passion project and to be honest just any developer over at Publishing.
Still hoping for Ishmae1 to bring back that special IP ;)
Im pretty sure you're right. I posted an interview with Matt Booth awhile ago when he specifically cited XGPublishing as a major part of their next generation focus.
Edit: here is a link to my post https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-game-studios-ot6-im-back-to-rise.132019/post-26633519
50 does seem extreme, but to clarify, when he said 50 projects, he meant first party studios plus global publishing. 50 is high, it's definitely more than 10. I'd say 30 to 40. Just taking what's already announced plus what's rumored or confirmed to be in production is close to 30.
To be clear, that's first party studios and global publishing, not just global publishing.
God of War and Persona 5 are undeniably fantastic. Masterpieces in their respective genres.
Yes, all of this. Very well said.
I hope Outer Worlds 2 is a bigger AAA game.
It doesn't have to have a massive open world and be 900 hours long but Outer Worlds 1 with more polish and graphic fidelity
It doesn't have to have a massive open world and be 900 hours long but Outer Worlds 1 with more polish and graphic fidelity
I would be pretty surprised if the sequel doesn't have a higher budget.
Not enough variety.
Do you see Ori getting more sequels?
Haven't played Persona yet, but hell no to GoW being a masterpiece. It's derivative, repetitive and it lacks enemies variety. The whole rpg elements felt useless/unnecessary. I think there were some threads on Era which highlighted those issues very well. It's not a bad game ofc, but it's definitely overrated. It's not even close to other action games such as DMCV, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden etc... or action RPGs like the soulsborne.
God of War has nothing to do with DMCV, Bayonetta e Ninja Gaide, they are not even the same genre.
do you know about any unannounced projects for XBSX currently in development at XGS?
I finished Hellblade, great game but weak combat. They gotta get the Bleeding Edge director to work on the combat in Hellblade 2
Is it me or is the time flying by? Feels like E3 2019 was yesterday and we are already more than halfway to E3 2020.
I agree. I lost interest in God of War by the rowing boat lake. I got cut scene/story beat fatigue. And re: Persona, well it has many of the characteristics of other Japanese games which, with a few exceptions, I generally hate.
I just don't like Japanese game design, as a rule.
Ok that's a hot take haha. To each their own I guess. Personally, I don't know how you could play God of War and not be blown away. I thought it deservedly won GotY over RDR2.
you should add another column with AoE 4 and CrossfireX.
Oh man I can feel this next generation of xbox.
Series X and S player choice.
15 XGS studios + diversified games, I hope that XGS goes from endearing universes which will bring back lots of new fans.
XBOX GAME PASS! The microsoft killer app imo.
xCloud, I hope they will market it well and attract a lot of IOS / Android players.
Series X and S player choice.
15 XGS studios + diversified games, I hope that XGS goes from endearing universes which will bring back lots of new fans.
XBOX GAME PASS! The microsoft killer app imo.
xCloud, I hope they will market it well and attract a lot of IOS / Android players.
Also, sidenote: something that really stands out to me about the trailers for the confirmed next gen Xbox games (Everwild, Hellblade II, Halo Infinite - specifically the E3 2019 trailer) is the music. The music has really impressed me and adds so much emotional weight to each trailer.
I thought it was very good, but I also never finished it. Just wasn't especially interested. Happens with me for quite a lot of games tbh.
Gears 5, Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, Sea Of Thieves, Ori... They all had amazing soundtracks too. Microsoft has been excellent on this department
Yes I think Xbox has certain aspects of console gaming on lock for next gen: services (gamepass, xcloud, xbox live, back compat), certain genres (FPS, racing, just diversity of genres in general), and hardware (I'd be shocked if Xbox doesn't have the most powerful/performant console on the market next gen). Add to that the huge investment in first party, and I think they're really firing on all cylinders.
Klobrille did a great job laying down some facts that back this up. This post specifically:
Sound is half of the experience imo. Absolutely love that we are getting more "immersive" sound as the baseline. ALA Dolby Atmos or whatever they use for games next gen. (crossing fingers its atmos or dts:x im betting on Atmos though. )
Which leads me to say .. I REALLLY hope HDR implementation is either Dolby Vision or HDR+ . but i really want DV as the champion. better all around. Dolby Cinema is the best thing ive experienced and having a littttle slice of it at home is quite a treat.
Which leads me to say .. I REALLLY hope HDR implementation is either Dolby Vision or HDR+ . but i really want DV as the champion. better all around. Dolby Cinema is the best thing ive experienced and having a littttle slice of it at home is quite a treat.
Yes just wait for Halo Infinite. Sound design is gonna be wild. 343 has posted some clips of their sound team doing field recordings, and it seems very promising. Plus their past work in sound design is excellent.
Other Sony first party games, because that's all they make (joke, but not really lol).
Well, they're hack'n'slash games, while God Of War (2018) is action-adventure, more in line with games like Horizon, Uncharted and even Gears 5.
Oh yeah, I've been following their posts on IG. The new sounds they are recording are very interesting. I can't wait!!!
especially to see Halo Infinite Arena at 120fps. Dynamic res with RT
Because I've played better action games? And its structure is too similar to a lot of other AAA games which I'm really getting bored of
The OP in this thread basically explains very well what I mean
I doubt it. Slipspace still has some old Halo engine code in it. And making a "third party engine" is alot of work and needs to very functional, easy to work with, great documentation, dedicated team for support for studios that use it etc.
See Frostbite for example. Lots of problems outside of DICE.
See Frostbite for example. Lots of problems outside of DICE.
You're entitled to your opinion of course, but I would consider the game to be universally beloved based on reviews and the generally positive narrative surrounding the game and what it did for the franchise. I think a lot of people would have it as one of their games of the generation as I do.
Agreed. TOW2 doesn't need to be any bigger, I have really enjoyed exploring a bunch of mini open worlds and small satellite locations.
Put all the extra budget into the production values. There's other little things I'd like to see improved upon. TOW was a great first step back into these types of games, though.
The Xbox two (Rand and Jez's podcast) and there's one I like to listen to called The Xbox Drive where one of the hosts drives around in his car while Skyping his friend about Xbox.
If it was the Playground games guy he simply said that everyone in XGS is really excited about next gen.
XGS has found a lot of success using UE4. Gears 4 and 5, Sea of Thieves and Everwild, Crackdown 3, maybe Fable etc. I'd say let the devs use which engine they feel is best, and I think it'll be UE4 in a lot of cases. The other good thing about using the same engine is that devs can share tools/knowledge amongst groups.
UE4 allowed the Coalition to get hands down the best looking XGS game done within 2.5 years (Coalition). That's a ridiculously short amount of time for a game of that scope and I can't wait to see what enhancements they have for XSX as well as their first XSX game.
UE4 allowed the Coalition to get hands down the best looking XGS game done within 2.5 years (Coalition). That's a ridiculously short amount of time for a game of that scope and I can't wait to see what enhancements they have for XSX as well as their first XSX game.
That sounds dangerous (and would be illegal in many countries)!
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