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Mean why would devs want to make games for Xbox when Xbox isn’t even trying to sell Xbox’s anymore

@darylb24 not really for the Xbox considering there isn’t a reason to really own an Xbox nowadays. Sony’s line up still have been better then Xbox in terms of good to amazing games being consistently released vs Xbox’s release cadence being the definition of hit or miss in terms of over crowding games or having nothing.

@Sindayl Sony’s launch line up was a million times better then Xbox’s and over the entire generation Sony has been way more consistent then Xbox has been. Sony had exclusive deals yes but that’s the name of the game with consoles, Xbox tried and failed with this game. Besides 3rd party deals Sony’s 1st and 2nd party absolutely killed it at the ps5 launch.

@darylb24 they absolutely have been better. Sony outside of 2023 has always been super consistent, they may have been over reliant on sequels and remasters but they have been way more consistent than Xbox has. Every year besides 2023 they have released 2-4 fantastic to good games. Xbox may have had more releases in certain years but Xbox’s problem has been consistency. Went from releasing 3 games in fall of 2021 to nothing until fall 2022. Look at years like 2024 when they had nothing of consequence until ***** may.

@fatpunkslim their studio management is horrible when you lay off thousands and shut down studios that literally released your most highly rated game. Yes I realize that Xbox turned things around in fall 2024 but it shouldn’t have taken 4 year into the generation to get too that point. And the problem with Hellblade 2 is that it’s barely a game and is a glorified tech demo and with South of Midnight after 5+ years of development time it needed to be more, its gameplay was middling.

@Sindayl in the beginning of the Xbox one gen yes but are you really gonna sit here and tell me the series consoles had a good lineup and deflect Xbox BS?

@Sindayl no it’s not. Their games may have not been redfall levels of bad they just haven’t had enough. The series launch line up was dog s h i t. Their line up up till 2025 was inconsistent at best. They announced far too many games too early and released games after years of development that were middling in South of Midnight and Hellblade 2. Their studio management has been horrible up till the last few years.

@Sindayl stop the console war BS. Xbox’s first party output hasn’t matched Sony’s until recently.

Mean think conversation is pretty mute after Indiana Jones. Xbox has always been capable of having a GOTY candidate their studios just haven’t delivered on their potential. Main reason why it didn’t get a nom is cause of the year and the timing of its release. Do think Fable could potentially be the one but it’s still too early to say.

Strong B. The main downside is the lack of release dates. Game wise everything looked cool. Horizon 6 is gonna be the monster hit without question. Thought beast of reincarnation looked really cook. Kiln seems like a fun side project. Fable seems like it’s finally the big AAA game that Xbox and in particular Xbox game studios should be putting out more often. Love seeing Fable come to ps5 day and date, would be ideal for horizon 6 as well but it’s not.

@BacklogBrad they might be launching an unreal halo mp soon hopefully. The main thing I hope they don’t do with cod is have everything in one app. Have the mp halo game be its own thing with its own team and own balancing patches etc and then have a bunch of single player games and spin offs not beholden too the mp.

The downfall needs to be studied

@fatpunkslim Xbox doing timed exclusives is dumb as hell. It’s important for Xbox to have as much reach for their games at launch as they can with the strategy Xbox is doing.

@BacklogBrad the one thing where I could see this model working out is if they do a completely separate line be service F2P PvP halo game that has separate balancing and is completely separate then single player experiences like Halo CE. Can see a scenario where halo studios just updates the multiplayer game separately and then they can do a bunch of mainline single player entries and spinoffs.

Xbox really f u c k ed up the storage this generation. PS5 with its option is much much better

Hell yes to actual gameplay and not just a tech demo like Hellblade 2 is

Yes vg chartz isn’t the most reliable source but the real numbers being in this ballpark aren’t shocking. Xbox hardware is an utter failure from a sales perspective. You need good quality exclusives to sell consoles and Xbox just doesn’t have that anymore.

lol Xbox fans what are we doing here?? Avowed and South of Midnight in the top 5?? This ain’t it lol.

@RadioHedgeFund lol fam come on now

@Titntin exactly this. People right now are putting way too much faith in Fable and playground as of now and like you said we haven’t seen enough of it.

@Shinato2024 and yet how many awards did Sony get this year???

@IOI no it didn’t fam. Especially when looking at other games this year

Too early to say. 1st off no way in hell the halo remake gets a nomination. 2nd off while unfortunately FH6 probably will be good enough to have a GOTY level score it’s not gonna get a nomination. So as of now it’s down to Fable and Eday. I don’t think Eday is going to be in the running but I hope I’m wrong and the coalition brings the horror aspects back and it’s amazing. That leaves fable and I don’t think enough people are speaking the truth about this game which is that we have no idea it’s going to turn out. Playground is a racing team and switching genres like this is no easy task, this game has also had some development issues do too how long it’s taken to make. Then there’s the real challenge which is the insane amount of big games that are coming from or appear to be GOTY caliber. GTA 6, RE Requiem, Pragmata, crimson desert, 007 first light, onimusha, Lego Batman, control resonant, and more I’m missing and we don’t know about.

@BAMozzy by cod standards it’s absolutely a flop out of the gate. Yes I would hope BO7 would outsell BO6 year to date in its launch month, I’m talking about the charts when both games launched. Even being on game pass the month BO6 launched it was already the 3rd best selling game of 2024. Yes BO7 has outsold a lot of other games this year, but that’s the expectation cause if effing COD. The fact that COD hasn’t outsold games like MH Wilds or BL4 that has softer tails isn’t good. Yes of course with games it’s about the tail end and not just out of the gate but it’s an awful start. All measurable metrics show BO7 has had a bad start. Low player reception and critical reception. Insane drop in players on Steam and double digit drops in sales overall by double digits. None of this is good.

@BAMozzy BO7 is not out performing BO6 dude. BO6 launched at the end of the month in a much busier window and was the 3rd best selling game year to date vs BO7 launching is a quieter window with 2 weeks left and is only the 7th. Yes it’s not a total failure but these are horrible numbers for Cod by any metric you look at. BO7 is doing bad by any metric.

Also will say it’s great to see Outer Worlds 2 maintaining sold enough sales. Especially on ps5 and pc.

Love to see Cod and activison being knocked down a couple of pegs. Yes EA isn’t much better of a company but they put the work in on BF6 and deserve the credit and success for making it such a great game.

@BAMozzy dude. Stop deflecting and defending cod so hard. The fact that bo7 in year to date sales isn’t even in the top 5 is horrible for it.

I think this is more so them memeing and joking around

South of Midnight doesn’t belong on this list let alone as high as it is. Outer Worlds 2 isn’t there. Doom the dark ages isn’t there. No kingdom come deliverance 2 is asinine. The alters isn’t on it.

Wouldn’t have expected this out of the damn Godfall team

@andrewsqual would still say several of their games are amazing, mainly Indiana Jones.

In all honesty none of Xbox’s games were on the level of these games. They released a lot of amazing games but so did a lot of other devs. Outer worlds 2, doom dark ages and Indiana jones all deserve the love they got.

Ope. At least we have BF6 for a good mp and hopefully Metroid prime 4 delivers a proper campaign.

The best year of gaming in over a decade. Love seeing Indiana Jones get some love.

@ILuvGames too competitive of a year stuff was gonna be left out.

@FraserG south of midnight is the last Xbox game that would deserve a nomination

@Banjo- oh feel bad for the 3 trillion dollar company

@masofdas nothings been said about physical to other platforms dawg

Good move by Nintendo. Also GG’s to any other AAA game besides one getting in on the GOTY nominees. Book it now it’s gonna be Hades 2, Silksong, expedition 33, DK Banaza, Split Fiction, and then what ever the best reviewed AAA game is this year between KCD2, Death Stranding 2, Yotei, Outer Worlds 2, or maybe Shinobi or something like that.

It’s always ok to bully corporations and call them out on their *****

Man I hope it’s good. COD is on its back heels and BF could make some noise.

@SeaDaVie most people liked the game and it sold very well but a lot of the mechanics are dated when looking at games like Cyberpunk and KCD2

@Tdx you need to play more games cause there are better RPGs this gen fam

It’s a great game that has several flaws. Should have been far fewer planets with more details on each. The loading screens are a bit much. Also seeing Cyberpunk and Kingdom Come 2 come out after really showed how dated Starfield’s rpg elements are. Was overall proper rated and it didn’t deserve a GOTY nom.

@awp69 rare is safe but think the everwild team could be screwed