Tom Warren: Avalanche’s Xbox Games Studios game Contraband is “a ways off for sure”
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No. Magg also claimed the game is a fusion between Battlefield Hardline, Payday and Driver. I do not give Magg any credibility though but either way, if they are credible, we probably won't be able to confirm that any time soon since I doubt we see this game at the showcase.
As a mainly PS guy, I like how good the Xbox shows are, but then there's the caveat of never seeing those games come out for 4-5 years. While I dislike how weak the PS Shows have been, I'm not sure which I approach I prefer. I guess Xbox you atleast know what's on the roadmap, but then you have no idea when you're actually gonna play it. There is a beautiful middle ground that no one seems to have.
Nintendo: *sits on games that are already made for over a year*
Nintendo: *sits on games that are already made for over a year*
If they ever release a game their next year can`t be "the biggest year for Xbox yet"! They need to have more games in the pipeline every year!
(Before people get angry I know they release games and I enjoy several of them. Just a fun jab at that particularly repeated bit of PR)
It's kind of a fun guessing game as a Xbox fan because you never know what games you'll be playing next year. What is Microsoft's 2025 lineup? What will they show gameplay of this year? Will it be Fable? Will it be Everwild? Will it be Perfect Dark? Will it be South of Midnight? Will it be The Outer Worlds 2? Is it Hideo Kojima's OD? (No).
There are 20 XGS games currently announced that haven't been released so you kind of get to guess on which games are coming out next. I'm putting my bets on Fable, Clockwork Revolution, State of Decay 3 and Perfect Dark as the big 2025 games that will be in the showcase.
There's a similar guessing game for 2025 for PS fans, except the games we're guessing haven't actually been announced yet. ;__;
Yeah, I agree with your list except I have an odd feeling Perfect Dark still might be 2026. I was a big Gears fan on 360, hoping for Gears 6 in 2026. Also, selfishly hoping it comes to PS5 day one, but that's a game I might need to play on an Xbox controller anyways for my nostalgia.
Gears 6 is definitely a Fall 2025 game if it's being revealed this year. Gears 4 was revealed at E3 2014 with a "Holiday 2015" release window. Gears 5 was revealed at E3 2018 with a "Holiday 2019" release window. Both games released in September and October the following year after initial reveal trailer. The Coalition doesn't reveal games far in advance. For 2026… I would maybe say DOOM and Everwild is more likely.
As for hoping Gears 6 comes to PS5 day one, I'm not sure about that one but there is a rumored Gears HD trilogy collection and I can see that coming to PS5 day one maybe as well as a port of Gears 4/Gears 5? Then maybe a 6 months timed exclusive Gears 6 for Xbox and then PS5 port for Gears 6 as well. I think Gears would sell very well on PS5 so it's a matter of when, not if.
If you are still expecting next-gen exclusives after this gen you really haven't learned your lesson. MS ain't greenlighting any niche or smaller game that doesn't run on Series S and a potential future portable.
Xbox sure loves their announce trailers 4-7 years before release.
Could someone provide a list of games that were announced but have not been updated for decades, leaving us in the dark about their status? I overlooked the existence of contraband, but I am quite certain there are others as well. Ah and it's pretty common already for Microsoft doing this lol.
Nope, people just being weird. Especially seeing as we've not seen anything so there's no reason to "want" it per se.
Every game is in development hell before it ships. It's called making vidya gaems.
Yea, people should really read the Schreier books. It's a great look into the industry, would love more of a deep dive into how games are made and the people who make them.
Edit: Hell, dude posted this a few days ago lol
View: https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1796604554097864741?s=46&t=2uy_BepXWZ-HcUHi6yLw6Q
If they do announce a game early, they should just be transparent and say it's early in development 🤷🏽♀️
I for some reason thought Contraband was made by an internal MS studio. Completely missed it's made by the Just Cause devs.
I remember thinking at the time that the CG reveal seemed like the most immaterial way to reveal the game, that it didn't stand out in any way stylistically, and I mentally bet myself it would be cancelled before release because they so clearly had bubkes for actual development progress before dumping the trailer.
Writing the words "a co-op" and "open world" on random-seeming photos in the trailer felt like it underscored how undeveloped even their basic premise was. This was clearly artless scribbles on a white-board at the time, and it's annoying having this kind of vapid promotion suck up any air in the hobby.
Writing the words "a co-op" and "open world" on random-seeming photos in the trailer felt like it underscored how undeveloped even their basic premise was. This was clearly artless scribbles on a white-board at the time, and it's annoying having this kind of vapid promotion suck up any air in the hobby.
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The 2020 Xbox Showcase will haunt them for the rest of the generation.
- Avowed
- Fable
- Contraband
- Everwild
- State of Decay 3
He did in 2017. https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-con...t-want-to-show-trailers-for-games-3-years-out
So just a few years before they announced a bunch of games too early again.
FWIW they've slowed down the early announcements since the 2021 showcase. 2022 and 2023 felt far more grounded comparatively.
Not that it makes it any better, but Everwild was announced in 2019.
I think the only substantial info is that it's a co-op action game based around heists with a heavy focus on vehicles
2025 doesn't seem that far off? The way they make it sound is 2027-2028.
With that said I wouldn't be surprised if it falls into 2026. But this is also a brand-new game and games take a lot of time to develop.
Lol
With that said I wouldn't be surprised if it falls into 2026. But this is also a brand-new game and games take a lot of time to develop.
Lol
Next year doesn't really sounds that far off tbh. I didn't really expect it to release this year.
