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Xcloud + VR will never make sense. The latency would never ever be acceptable.
But if VR starts to gain real traction I think you'll see them add VR support to Xbox and then make a bunch of deals to bring key VR titles to Game Pass. Almost all of the classic VR games can be had for peanuts these days, and so I think it would be relatively cheap to add like 50 VR titles to the service.
If you're talking about the podcast with Miles a couple of hours ago. He said he heard the rumours about a big western company investing in a Japanese company, he thinks that's the Kojima rumour he has reported on but he said it could be something else. It wasn't specifically about an acquisition or specifically MS.
A Power Stone 2-style game is exactly what I've been advocating Xbox do for a mascot fighter for years. No one is making that style of game anymore. Plus, it immediately eliminates the Smash Bros. comparisons that plagued PS All-Stars.
If anyone questions you, how gamepass is useful to devs, show them this.
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That is square losing tons of money on avengers. a very popular printing money.
and this is Outriders. from the same company. a complete new IP.
www.videogameschronicle.com
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That is square losing tons of money on avengers. a very popular printing money.
and this is Outriders. from the same company. a complete new IP.
Square Enix believes Outriders’ Xbox Game Pass launch has paid off | VGC
Company says digital sales ratio is “very high” and active users beat expectations…
www.videogameschronicle.com
They first talked about it near the start of the podcast when talking about Konami, it wasn't specifically about MS. You're missing the context, that thing he "heard rumbles" about in Japan is what they brought up earlier in the podcast.
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I am going to laugh so hard when MS announces an acquisition and it's literally none of the studios anyone thinks they are.
Remember that 28 studios? Now we are talking about warner bros studios.
I am still waiting for bloodborne on pc, according to the insiders.
I feel like we've listed basically every studio at this point.
*Somebody* will be right, no matter who it is.
reminds me of the rumblings Khan and Jeff heard prior to the Bethesda acquisition. They heard MS was making a huge investment into gaming but they weren't sure if it was going to be an acquisition well it turned out to be Bethesda.
I made some things last night. Sorry for the size.
haha nice! :)
Listened to the video and it's not really MS? More like a big western company wanting to invest or get something in Japan.
Then they talk about maybe something is going on with MS and Konami? I dunno.
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He seems to focus on Konami a lot. I don't know about that. Will have to wait and see.
"big western company" can be a couple studios, but in the context of Microsoft's acquisition frenzy, over the past 3 years, they're almost certainly one of the candidates I'd think.
The whole thing is strange, because last year there was the Bloomberg article, about MS looking out for Japanese studios and Japanese developers reporting that their studios had been made an offer. I feel like Phil denied that and a lot of people were just like "well Phil denied it so it's obviously not happening."
During that case I'm honestly very much inclined to actually believe the devs than I am MS themselves, so I can absolutely see MS still going out and acquiring studios in Japan.
Bloomberg said something similar last year.
Microsoft Reportedly Approached Several Japanese Studios For Acquisition Talks
A new report says studios big and small were recently approached.
www.usgamer.net
Microsoft is looking to acquire "small to big" Japanese developers
Xbox says it is "always open to discussions with creators that are a good fit"
www.gamesradar.com
Xbox Reportedly Looking to Buy Japanese Developers
Several developers have reportedly been approached by Microsoft.
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When you brought up the idea the other day, I thought you were joking, but honestly that pitch kind of has me sold. An anime styled JRPG with a high school setting filled with XGS characters would be absolutely amazing and also probably the best way to really have a game that's a love letter to all the different Xbox franchises, lol.
Also an Unreal Tournament style thing probably wouldn't work, I feel it would need to be much more Overwatch styled to not only really showcase character's abilities but also to stand out against other shooters.
It would easily be really damn incredible. Plus the devs could have some fun with different game modes too, like you could do a mode that's like Spies Vs Mercs from the old Splinter Cell games where you have a team of spy characters and a team of shooter characters and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Plus, you could easily do multiplayer maps that are literally just copy pasted from several of the other first party games as well, which would be pretty cool.
There are always rumblings and there are probably always talks happening as well, I doubt anything will come of that just yet honestly. Maybe in a year or two, but right now I guarantee you they're working on building up their relationships with the different devs.
That'll be amazing though, honestly. I don't want any acquisition to be a big or predictable company, I want someone smaller like Compulsion or something to be acquired, talent with room/aspirations to grow.
Like starting their own company but without the hard parts
- Minecraft
- ElderScrolls
- Halo
- Fallout
- Forza
to be fair, there's a bit of a difference between reputable source talking about it, and internet randos decreeing that something acquisition is happening in the near future lol.
still I feel this even though I'm not exactly helping lmao.
Feels like MS already invested in Sega. Yakuza collection image in Windows 11 reveal was a sight to behold.
That is disgusting and I mean that in a good way lol. I would buy that day one! I realize that this is kinda backwards, but I sometimes hate how "clean" controllers etc.. can look. They nailed the Fallout aesthetic and I now want this controller, very badly lol. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely said it as a joke at first, but the more I think about the more I am kind of into the idea hah. Doesn't even have to an anime RPG, just, if Microsoft is going to do something as like a giant crossover game, I think they should just go nuts with it. Don't try to out Nintendo Nintendo, do something completely ridiculous that no one will even think to take seriously, just pure fun and love to the games and characters. Ages ago in one of these threads we talked about a Conker anthology series where each entry is a parody of some popular game, starring Conker being thrust into the world and having to figure things out and make his way through. At that time I remember talking about like, God of War and Red Dead Redemption, but at this point, there's so many active and distinct IP you could easily do that with all Xbox franchises.
Something like Overwatch does really make the most sense I guess, something where each character has a distinct silhouette and plays differently, sticking mostly to the more "adult" or grounded Xbox franchises. I don't really expect Xbox to just make a cross over game for the sake of it, but some kind of hero shooter with a lot of cool game modes and different characters actually could probably work and they definitely have no shortage of studios that can create incredible shooters if they wanted to.
If anyone questions you, how gamepass is useful to devs, show them this.
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That is square losing tons of money on avengers. a very popular printing money.
and this is Outriders. from the same company. a complete new IP.
Square Enix believes Outriders’ Xbox Game Pass launch has paid off | VGC
Company says digital sales ratio is “very high” and active users beat expectations…
Look, I love Game Pass, but to say Avengers failed because it wasn't on Game Pass and not because it was a bad game with huge amounts problems at launch (and even now still) is a little disingenuous.
I don't care for Outriders, but Outriders had content at launch. Outriders got decent reviews. Outriders had a demo before launch that was a success for them. A general audience reacted well to Outriders. It being on Game Pass is just one factor into Outriders's success.
Gamepass would have lead to more plays day 1 for Avengers, but having players day 1 on Avengers wasn't the issue.
it's that within 2-3 weeks everyone stopped giving a shit. Gamepass wouldn't have solved that.
it's that within 2-3 weeks everyone stopped giving a shit. Gamepass wouldn't have solved that.
1) pillars of eternity
2) pillars of eternity
3) pillars of eternity
4) elder scrolls
5) wasteland/fallout.
I may or may not like pillars quite a bit. I hope gamepass means it gets some more isometric RPGs. Good unique content for a "cheap" budget.
not really. that wasnt my point.
My point was about how people say, gamepass is bad for games.
Avengers would have a hit with gamepass, and give the devs time they need to iron out most of the issues. And all that works on a large base users. When there are few people buying your game, you will lose the motivation to fix your game.
Look at outriders. The devs worked hard to fix the game. Because they had a large base users, and they were more happy to make their product good.
Avengers main problem is lack of users.
The gameplay is good, its the other nonsense that makes the game bad. Things like enemy damage. These can be fixed by a patch damage modifier.
Without users, The devs dont have the reason to do it. The game, in their eyes was a failure.
Look at destiny 2, sea of thieves. More players helped the game become more good.
At the end of the day, more users will generate more data for devs. less users will generate less data for devs. We have seen how buggy was Outriders, and how quickly the devs were there to fix it.
It wouldn't, though. Someone else brought up a good point in this thread that Avengers's problem wasn't initial sales or engagement, there was a major drop off because people weren't interested. Because the game wasn't good and it had major problems that still plague it today. Game Pass wouldn't have fixed that.
If the negative response to the game, lack of players, weak sales after the first week despite the brand name, and being the main factor in Square lost money last year aren't good motivators to fix your game, then I doubt Game Pass will help.
Many users were complaining about one of the major problems with the game was it was grind. Their response to this was to make the game EVEN MORE of a ridiculous grind.
That isn't a lack of data problem.
The main problem of avengers are damages. Your heroes does low damage on enemies, which made hulk the green angry guy, a weakling, who have a hard time killing 1 enemy.
Then you have the repeat battles in certain areas. With the damage issues, it made it really bad.
Then you had the loot, which wasnt changing their appearance.
If they did damage fix, the game would have been a little bit enjoyable.
The grind is made worst by how your heroes deal damage. If it was like normal avengers power, i doubt those grinds would have been hard.
o.o amazing. Nicely done.I made some things last night. Sorry for the size.
Yea ok. Make it happen. (This type of thing probably lives and dies and dies and dies on the writing. High risk, always lol. I'd love it, if they put like a small guerilla team of 10 writers to concept all of this over a year or so, with complete free reign over story and characters, before committing any asset or programming work. It feels almost like a TV show run, except that no one would ever greenlight this lol...
If anyone questions you, how gamepass is useful to devs, show them this.
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That is square losing tons of money on avengers. a very popular printing money.
and this is Outriders. from the same company. a complete new IP.
Square Enix believes Outriders’ Xbox Game Pass launch has paid off | VGC
Company says digital sales ratio is “very high” and active users beat expectations…
Just curious: are you suggesting the subpar Avengers game would have been successful with Game Pass? I'm not so sure.
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