Thanks. Appreciate it. :)
I agree with a lot of this. On the more positive side I do think, barring any more misfortunes, Xbox is on an upward trajectory.
State of Decay 2 is coming, E3, Crackdown 3, Horizon 4, Ori 2, and on top of 2 long awaited timed exclusives in Below and Ashen. Hopefully great Halo, Gears, and Fable games beyond those as well.
Important components are being locked into place such as the reorganization of some of the Xbox executives, Gamepass, and a desire for expansion with streaming. Hopefully that type of stuff gives way to a better Xbox in 2018 and after.
Honestly, I just believe that it will continue to be more of the same. SOD 2, FH 4 and Ori 2 are the games im definitely interested in. Already have the ultimate edition for SOD 2 pre-ordered. Woohoo!!! Ashen simply isn't for me. Was interested in Below but three things turn me off to the game. One, it's roguelike or something like that. can't remember what it's called exactly but reading up on it, it reminds me of Rogue Legacy in that regard. You die and then come back as a different character or the dungeons are different when you die. Can't remember what it is but it's something along those lines that turned me off to the game. Second reason is the camera is too far out. Third, too dark but that could be based on game/TV settings.
No interest in Halo whatsoever but I do believe that it needs to be "special" again. Looking forward to Gears of War 5 but im expecting it to be a October 2020 game so it's still two and half years away. Fable is definitely next gen. Don't see any info or trailers until E3 2020 at the earliest. Not expecting the game until 2022.
The other stuff is great. Microsoft is lacking in one area and we all know what it is but I just don't see them doing anything about it but I would prefer to be proven 100% wrong.
I have to say if this rumor that the next Splinter Cell is exclusive to Xbox/PC turns out to be true, it could be a huge deal for Microsoft. It also wouldn't surprise me; Splinter Cell as a series has historically been closer to the Xbox brand than others.
I somewhat agree with this. Blacklist was a flop despite being multi-platform and I don't think the series will do as good as it once did. Also, if it's a single player stealth based assassination game, I'll be shocked if Microsoft pays for it to be exclusive in any way and I will wonder how well it sells on Xbox One if it does end up being an exclusive. With that said, I see the game being multi-platform with Microsoft having the marketing deal.
I personally enjoyed Rise of the Tomb Raider more than Uncharted 4, and can not wait for Shadow!
As everyone here knows, I heavily favor Sony and PlayStation 4 BUT at the same time, I also liked and enjoyed ROTTR more than Uncharted 4 to where ROTTR was my 2016 game of the year. Excellent game. Looking forward to seeing Shadow's trailer on Friday.
I'm super excited for Shadow of the Tomb Raider! I liked Rise better than Uncharted 4 (both are excellent games though). The concern I have is that it's made by a different team than the first 2 games.
Agree with this but im concerned as well. I believe that it's the Montreal studio that's working on Shadow as opposed to Crystal Dynamics who developed the first two games.
That's cool, but you work for MS, so liking Tomb Raider exclusive over Sony property won't really come across great.
I don't work for Microsoft and favor Sony and PlayStation 4 BUT I easily preferred ROTTR over Uncharted 4 so much so that ROTTR was my 2016 game of the year. ROTTR is in my opinion quite simply the better overall game.
Never played any of the Uncharteds, but I absolutely love the rebooted Tomb Raider games and can't wait for Shadow of Tomb Raider.
WOW!!! Seriously? You never played any of them? You should give them a chance. I'm not the biggest Uncharted fan overall but they do range from great to excellent. Looking forward to SOTTR as well.
