Another day, another Xbox rumour. This one seems to be on the more plausible side however, which signals that there are currently four IPs in the works at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, one of which is based on an existing IP.
During a recent GameOnDaily podcast (at the 12:35 mark), Window's Central Gaming's Miles Dompier spilled the beans on some potential things currently being worked on at Xbox. Dompier allegedly has word on four "AAA party partnerships", none of which are related to the Hideo Kojima rumours.
"Three of these are new IPs, one is a spinoff of an existing IP [...]. I will say, one of them is not something I ever would have imagined by this team and this genre ever. So one one of them I was REALLY shocked by in terms of what it is, what the scope of it is, and who's making it."
This definitely has our interest peaked and curious for what it could be. Jez Corden, also part of Windows Central, also recently teased an AAA game coming to Xbox with an "ambitious open connected world". Many thought it was related to Ubisoft or SEGA, as Corden teased a typhoon symbol on Twitter, but it's said to not be either of those. Dompier added in the podcast that this hint is the game that is "probably the furthest along, and probably the first we will see."
As we gear up for E3, we can expect more and more of these rumours to surface. Whether we'll get all the answers during Xbox's showcase remains to be seen, but we're sure we'll get some questions answered.
Do you have any thoughts what this existing IP could be? Let us know in the comments below.
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Splinter Cell a Xbox exclusive.
So it’s NOT a typical MMO online looter shooter but something AAA that hasn’t been done before. Truly exciting times for all gamers.
Also it’s funny to see that “wait for games till midgen upgrade” guy has now retracted his previous statements. Guess he has realised that 2-3 years is not a very unrealistic timeline.
Hi there fellow gamers.
Is it a Conkers spinoff?
Or maybe Blinx?
As for the new IPs, color me interested.
Excited to see what these studios will bring to the table.
Cheers, stay safe folks and happy gaming to us all
Exciting! Although it is setting expectation very high for E3!
I just want to see more of state of decay 3
This is no longer exciting until they reveal what game are these + their gameplay
Perhaps an expanded spies vs mercs mp game from splinter 3? Or a kart racer with xbox mascots? Would love either one
Probs should start revealing stuff.
They’ve spent 3 years saying ‘games are coming’
Here's my guess: Sea of Thieves single-player narrative-driven open-world action-RPG spinoff
Well, we've already had Halo, Gears and Minecraft spin-off games, so the only other series I can think of are maybe some of the dormant Rare franchises?
They already did the same by licensing out Battletoads with Global Publishing, so who knows?
Halo Kart Racing inbound!
Ya.. I do have to say I'm pretty tired of 'we making so many games, but we can't talk about them yet, and thus you aren't going to see them for years' stuff.
Hopefully E3 changes that, and hopefully it's done by saying they've actually got other games coming out this year beyond Halo.
@Jacko11 EXACTLY. i'm so done with "hey you guys we're working on really exciting new stuff" followed by an eventual CG trailer, with zero gameplay. it's gotten old.
If it ain't 'Too Human: Greek Tragedy' I don't want to know.
Ok so like
where are they
You've been saying the same tired crap for years and then when you reveal it it's in """"in engine footage""""
@GamingFan4Lyf
You joke, but I'd love an Xbox 'Mario Kart' or 'Super Smash' clone!
They've definitely got enough IPs these days with the Zenimax deal LOL
@GamingFan4Lyf i would take a great Kart racer in a heartbeat
Xbox is gonna kill it this generation..
Cyclone - Battlefield 6 - which is rumoured to have dynamic Weather events including a Cyclone which has been 'leaked/rumoured' to feature in their upcoming trailer.
I don't know if it would be an 'exclusive' to the Xbox ecosystem or 'Free' on Game Pass - like Outriders and MLB. One thing they also said was that the game(s) make Outriders look 'small' by comparison and you don't get 'much' bigger than the BF franchise.
The 'Dragon' though has me guessing - the next Dragon Age perchance? Another 'EA' game but also another that I can't see being totally 'exclusive' either...
Even if both of these turn out to be 'free' on Game Pass but NOT exclusive to the Xbox community, its still a MASSIVE win in my book. Getting the Game day and date for 'free' as part of your subscription package or pay £60+ to play it day 1 elsewhere is still going to sell Subscriptions and be a big Win for Game Pass - especially as you also get all the Exclusives too.
I'll go out on a limb an say that it's probably a new ambitious project from the studio behind 'We Happy Few' , Compulsion Games.
It would be quite unexpected given they are a small studio and it will surprise pretty much everyone 😉.
Bet Compulsion is the one that surprises us.
@BAMozzy I'm betting that Xbox will be chasing day n date Gamepass drops over full exclusives as it's cheaper and overall better for the game. I'd be shocked at this point if BF6 isn't day n date due to all the rumours and the success of Outriders. From what I've gathered BF5 didn't launch very well?
@Krzzystuff The rumour about BF6 is the main reason it'll be Game Pass at launch is because no PS4/XB1 version. Releasing games crossgen compromises the product meanwhile being only PC/PS5/Series X|S compromises sales so this seems to be a middle ground decision if true. Game Pass makes up in player numbers what is lost by not releasing on PS4/XB1.
They're finally doing something with Rare's IP's?
Cause that would be more than cool, since they bought a company and kept it and its IP's pretty much under ice for 20 years.
C'mon you cowards, give us a new Banjo!
@clvr Banjo & Kazooie: Croquet Contest, Holiday 2024
@Grumblevolcano No way will BF6 be next gen only. I can see DICE not being the ones to actually Port and Optimise the game for the 4 last gen consoles but I cannot see EA not trying to cash in on all those gamers who haven't yet upgraded.
BF4 released on BOTH generations - albeit with 'Smaller' battles (24 players max) and 30fps so they could do something similar if they had to.
I've heard some Rumours on BF6 too - like increasing from 64 to 128 players - Warzone has 150players on last gen consoles. RT was in BF5 on PC - not on Console so another aspect they can cut. Just Cause 4 also did big weather events too. They can 'simplify' the particles/debris to save on resources too.
Look at BO3 on PS3/360 - a game developed by Treyarch but the last gen versions were handled by someone else - and I can see EA/DICE doing the same thing with BF6. The only question will be 'how much compromising will be necessary'. Best case, lower resolution, NO RT but worst case, 30fps cap with 'smaller' scale battles - like 32v32 instead of 64v64 on PC/next gen consoles.
DICE will be making the game to run on as wide ranging PC specs as possible - knowing that many don't have RT/DLSS enabled GPU's, not playing on 4K screens etc so it will scale as Frostbite games have all shown. I just can't see DICE themselves porting and optimising for XB1S/X and PS4/Pro as well as preparing the PC version for Launch and porting it to and optimising it for Series S/X & PS5.
@NEStalgia ahahahah I wouldn't put it past them to give us something nobody asked for once again
@RaZieLDaNtE I truly hope Blinx is in there! At least getting Blinx 2 retrocompatible would be nice, I've kept my disc all these years in case it does come someday.
I’d love a Halo game like Gears Tactics but doubt we’ll ever get it.
@BuddyDog7601 Hi there friend.
Yeah, Blinx is great.
It would be nice that some of these IPs could come back.
Kinda like Perfect Dark and Fable.
Excited for those and the other new stuff.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one
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