Absolutely embarrassing. Struggling to make their own games so resorting to buying up established developers and franchises to take away from other platforms.
I gave it a D personally, but if there was a 10 point system I'd have gone for a 4/10. It was by no means bad, but pretty unexceptional. Usually PlayStation do better than Xbox at E3, and I'd personally say Xbox have only won once in the last decade or so.
What disappointed me the most is that they made a big fuss about this being Xbox + Bethesda, and then most stuff they showed was stuff we either already knew about or was just about games coming to Game Pass.
Bethesda didn't seem to have that much of an impact, because besides Starfield and Redfall I feel like we didn't get to see much from them except a few updates on existing games and Game Pass additions.
That being said, without Bethesda, I think Xbox will have had a much more underwhelming show; and conversely, I don't think Bethesda had enough to stand on their own two feet.
I think Xbox are lucky PlayStation aren't there as they will have got demolished. The recent State of Plays focusing on Horizon and Ratchet & Clank were already far better. Although to cut them some slack, it has been a hard year and a vastly different E3 to what we expect.
I've only played 3 and 4 and went with the latter on the basis that I preferred the setting, however the actual gameplay and characters were better in 3. Also, 4 just felt like more of the same with no real innovations over it's predecessor. I get the impression that 3 set the formula for its successors, and certainly seems to be the most influential, so on that basis, I can understand why people would go for 3.
@endlessleep I love how you intended for this to be a clever and witty response but it completely falls apart when you realise that you've made the incorrect assumption that I am a PlayStation fanboy and condone timed exclusivity, which makes you look like a complete tit.
It's still a shady acquisition that deprives half the established fanbase of existing game franchises whilst providing very little benefit to Xbox gamers as we would have still gotten future Bethesda games anyway. Obviously the studios are going to say good things about this because they're not going to want to lose their jobs for criticising being poached by Microsoft.
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Re: Xbox Is Trying To 'Undercut And Dominate' The Games Industry, Argues TV Host
He's not wrong. But most people prefer to be blinded by fanboyism. At least I have a reason to keep Game Pass.
Re: Here's A Look At How Much Xbox Game Studios Has Grown Since 2017
Absolutely embarrassing. Struggling to make their own games so resorting to buying up established developers and franchises to take away from other platforms.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade Xbox & Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase?
I gave it a D personally, but if there was a 10 point system I'd have gone for a 4/10. It was by no means bad, but pretty unexceptional. Usually PlayStation do better than Xbox at E3, and I'd personally say Xbox have only won once in the last decade or so.
What disappointed me the most is that they made a big fuss about this being Xbox + Bethesda, and then most stuff they showed was stuff we either already knew about or was just about games coming to Game Pass.
Bethesda didn't seem to have that much of an impact, because besides Starfield and Redfall I feel like we didn't get to see much from them except a few updates on existing games and Game Pass additions.
That being said, without Bethesda, I think Xbox will have had a much more underwhelming show; and conversely, I don't think Bethesda had enough to stand on their own two feet.
I think Xbox are lucky PlayStation aren't there as they will have got demolished. The recent State of Plays focusing on Horizon and Ratchet & Clank were already far better. Although to cut them some slack, it has been a hard year and a vastly different E3 to what we expect.
Re: Pick One: Which Of These Far Cry Games Is Your Favourite?
I've only played 3 and 4 and went with the latter on the basis that I preferred the setting, however the actual gameplay and characters were better in 3. Also, 4 just felt like more of the same with no real innovations over it's predecessor. I get the impression that 3 set the formula for its successors, and certainly seems to be the most influential, so on that basis, I can understand why people would go for 3.
Re: Deathloop's Devs Were 'Surprised' By The Xbox Bethesda Acquisition
@GateCrasherUK So salty 🤣
Re: Deathloop's Devs Were 'Surprised' By The Xbox Bethesda Acquisition
@endlessleep I love how you intended for this to be a clever and witty response but it completely falls apart when you realise that you've made the incorrect assumption that I am a PlayStation fanboy and condone timed exclusivity, which makes you look like a complete tit.
No hypocrisy here, kiddo!
Re: Deathloop's Devs Were 'Surprised' By The Xbox Bethesda Acquisition
It's still a shady acquisition that deprives half the established fanbase of existing game franchises whilst providing very little benefit to Xbox gamers as we would have still gotten future Bethesda games anyway. Obviously the studios are going to say good things about this because they're not going to want to lose their jobs for criticising being poached by Microsoft.
Re: Random: The Internet Is Disgusted With This Xbox Cheese Dust Photo
This is pretty much all you see if you search for a second hand controller on Facebook Marketplace.