@OldGamer999 Well, guess that prediction didn't age well.
The one closing studios, canceling games, firing CEO and laying off devs left and right is Sony.
Starfield is a Player and Comercial success with more than 10 million players in just a couple days.
Xbox Game Pass has increased numbers with Starfield being responsible for the most subscriptions in a launch period ever for the service.
Cloud is not going to take ages, it is already here and works just fine. Xbox Cloud Gaming is a great example of how cloud gaming should work, it is not it'll take ages, it is just sony is ages behind in that field.
Xbox brand is doing just fine, actually it is better than ever, and with Activision on board it will go even further.
It is more than clear already that media overall has a bias against Xbox, but people insists that Xbox players are just salty.
It is just a huge coincidence that as soon as Xbox splash its brand on a game it automatically gets trashed by the media.
I have no doubt if Starfield was a PS exclusive it would have been nominated.
No way in hell Resident Evil 4 Remake is a better choice, a Remake of an old game instead of a huge brand new IP.
By the way, the same media who constantly complain about lack of innovation and the game industry always playing safe are the ones nominating Mario, Zelda and all sorts of sequels of estabilished franchises, the exceptions being Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 that despite being sequels presented innovations of some sort.
Mario & Zelda are both great IPs, but coming from the same people who complain about Halo or Gears being 'more of the same' this doesn't makes sense unless you add the bias in the mix.
Hogwarts Legacy was not present at all. Starfield not in Game of The Year is a joke, a big company title (nexon) nominated for best indie game (Let's add COD there too since now we can freely interpretate what indie means).
TGA is a mess. It is not about merit or quality, it is a PlayStation showcase.
They also messed up a with other categories, an esports coach that wasn't coaching the entire year being nominated to Best esports coach.
The list goes on.
It is unfortunate that an event that should be celebrating games for its merits became a showcase of biased journalists who hates on xbox every chance they have.
@TakeItEasy Have a game that win GOTY awards should not be on the list, with how much hate media has for the brand I don't think it is possible even if they made a perfect 10/10 game.
Also, micromanaging is not necessary. The problem with Redfall and other was lack of support from the Xbox team.
Studios were acquired because of what they did prior to the acquisition, then it doesn't make sense to disrupt the studio way of thinking and working, or it will not be the same studio they acquired.
What those studios need is more technical support from Microsoft and better integration with other Xbox teams to make helping one another easier.
As far as I'm understanding they're not generating voices using AI, but using actual recording for VAs and employees on a text-to-speech tool do make it says whatever they want.
30+ hours in Redfall from my playtime in May, and with 60fps is even better. Playing it all again, now with Layla (played with Devinder the first time)
Have 30+ hours on Redfall. Finished the game back when it released. Started a new campaign today on performance mode. I love Redfall, 30fps wasn't an issue for me, but 60fps feels great.
@ZuneTattooGuy I don't think it is a typo. The Series S can indeed render graphics at 4K, it just can't output it in that resolution. Ori did that as well at the beginning of the generation. Ori runs at 4K 120fps on Series S and 6K 120fps on Series X.
What surprised me is that the devs choosed that instead of the 1080p 60fps.
Thomas Puha is a PlayStation fanboy. He's twitter account is full of PS content.
Funny how everyone seems to agree when a developer says Series S is hardware is hard to develop, but when other devs says it is not a problem at all people don't talk about.
These are pointless complaints from people who don't know what optimization means.
Some of the devs on that list of Series S complainers have games released on Switch, so I don't buy it any talks of 'hardware limitations' with the Series S.
By the way, Baldurs Gate 3 is playable on the weaker than Series S Steam Deck, and developer are trying to get it upgraded to Verified by Valve.
Nope. Quick Resume alone screams Next-gen to me. The Xbox Series X and S are simply faster than any last-gen console.
I look at consoles the same way as PC. Most people don't buy GPUs because of a new game is coming out, they buy to get the best graphics and performance from the games they already play, and both Xbox Series X and S crush Xbox One on those categories with ease.
Also, if people look at Fligh Simulator and don't see next-gen there maybe your bar is way too high.
Forza Horizon 5 looks stunning, it looks beautiful on Xbox One too, but not even close to the level of detail on the Xbox Series X.
Gears 5 running at 120fps with those incredible graphics that only coalition seems to know how to achieve.
Starfield will be one of the largest games ever, an open-world RPG the size of a galaxy running at 4K.
@Tharsman I still think we'll gonna have a new Banjo game, just not from Rare, and I think activision's Toys for Bob(Crash 4, Spyro, Skylanders) will do it after the deal go through.
But yeah, those studios wanted to get in different projects, they didn't want to get stuck in their past, despite their past being great.
Ohhh noo, MS destroyed Rare. They allowed them to make a Pirate themed game with 30 million+ Players. Such a disaster.
The reason Rare don't develop their old IP anymore is not because MS, it is because they don't want to. That's why the new Battletoads was made by Dalala and Perfect Dark is being made by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics.
There is no "MS destroyed them" Microsoft gave them freedom to work on their knew project called Sea of Thieves that is a huge success for the company.
Sega would be a great fit, Yakuza titles feel at home on Xbox.
Thunderful would be amazing too, such an amazing dev and publisher, The Gunk, Wavetale, Planet of Lana.
There is also some people on the comment who want Microsoft to be blocked from acquiring studios and publisher under the fake concern with the industry, this concern of them couldn't be more apart from the thruth.
They concern is that Xbox will do do PlayStation the same thing they have been doing to Xbox for years, buying their way into the console market with know outrage of those new knights of the gama industry. When Sony pays for games to be out of Game Pass, or out of Xbox entirely those people don't think it is bad for the industry.I haven't seen all the outrage when FF7R was announce as a PS exclusive and after that FF16.
All those people care about is PlayStation, stop the fake industry concern, you guys just can't stand the idea of Microsoft having games previously multiplatform to become exclusive.
Ohh, and about that, FF15 was on Xbox, FF16 isn't, so cut the crap of Bethesda previously multiplatform IPs becoming Xbox exclusive.
@LordFunkalot to me it was a 7/10 experience. My only real issue was disconnections from the server at random moments, that really bothered me, because ot was frequent, at least once by session(that's the only game that had this issue). What saved that from being a bigger issue was the autosave the worked well amd I never lost progress in one of those disconnections. But other than that, gameplay wise it was a good experience, difficulty spiked at some points as the game was clearly designed for co-op, but nothing impossible to overcome, had fun shooting the vampires.
I still want to try other characters (played as Devinder), and Co-op at some point too.
Currently playing Redfall on Xbox, doing all side missions of Burial Point before moving forward with the story. Also on Xbox playing Quantum Break for the second time making different choices for the complete experience.
I read it like "I prefer the old model because people will buy the game not knowing what we will deliver, and if it is bad we still have earned $30". Sign a deal, make money of it, them make public critcism about the service. That's not looking good at all for them.
@Fenbops I think the game theme brought innovation enough on its own. With a bunch of games on that style always themed around Zombies, having a game use another type of enemy feels refreshing. Also, when I talk about innovation I'm including the ability of a studio to risk creating something different from what they usually do, adventuring into creating new experiences, I value that.
Funny that same people who destroy devs over failed innovation are the ones who later complain about games being "more of the same".
That kind of behavior is the reason why lots of devs play safe and release countless remasters and remakes, because innovation is punished by players with mocking and disrespect, and that coming from people that doesn't even have the decency to play the damn game before commenting and then go on twitter bash the developers because they "read a review" or "saw a video" and that is enough for them to feel entitled to it. Gaming community is currently full of sick people.
I think if EU approves, Microsoft will move forward despite the UK decision. Maybe they will even remove xcloud from UK and move on if that is the CMA issue.
@Cherip-the-Ripper Because Redfall is a good and fun game. It has some technical issues, but its way far off what people are telling around. I guess those people (myself included) decided to play the game instead of taking reviews for granted and ended up enjoying the title.
I don't think everyone who voted for Redfall is trolling, I voted for it myself, and with 9 hours into the game I'm actually having fun, and it's not only because it is on game pass as I intent to get a physical copy as well. I understand some people might get pissed off by some problems, but it all comes up as experience in the end. I haven't experienced AI issues as often as people have, it was really ocasional, only once if I recall correctly, so I have no reason to hate on the game based on other people problems. To me it is being a fun and good experience overall.
I'm with more than 5 hours in the game so far. The game have issues, I can't deny that, but I'm having a good time playing it. Gameplay is fun and story is nice. I'm enjoying secondary missions too, but now I'll start focusing on the main story more.
@TheArtfulDodger besides minecraft I've mentioned Age of Empires, Hi-Fi Rush, Flight Simulator and Pentiment. All new and old ips made by Microsoft devs, and all of them to great score and reception.
Also, Minecraft was a game before MS acquire Mojang, but the game I've mentioned, Minecraft Legends was created by Xbox Game Studios, since this is a post-acquisition title.
@NEStalgia 4 million is quite a milestone for niche game. Ghostwire is a FPS with powers/magic and a little bit of horror, so it is not comparable to COD at all.
Also, there is the New IP / Old IP thing. COD is known for years now, took time to reach the levels they are today, Ghostwire is a new IP.
@Meehanuk_1987 I don't think there is a problem to release games like pentiment on Xbox. The game is great, by the way. They can make games that use the hardware power but they don't need to be creatively constrained by that. Make stylized games, make 2D games, make realistic games.
The problem is that there is always an excuse when subject is Xbox.
Pentiment (but it is 2d)
Flight Sim (but it is a simulator, doesn't count)
Age of Empires (nobody cares)
Last year xbox was criticized because they didn't had a first party AAA title. Sony, so far only released horizon DLC and I don't see the same effort of people calling them out.
Problem is that people always move the goal post. Everything Xbox do is wrong, but if another company do the same is fine, people give it a pass.
I'm sure people will invent a reason so Hi-Fi Rush, Minecraft Legends and Ghostwire doesn't count. Because that is always the case.
Hi-Fi Rush a critically acclaimed succes that had battle again the PS timed-exclusive Forspoken at the timeframe. Then Minecraft Legends in April, with Ghostwire a little earlier. Sony did a Horizon DLC. but still people are here talking how Xbox hasn't released anything good.
@TheArtfulDodger No, that is not the whole picture.
PlayStation higher sales can't be pinned down only to exclusives. Just look at every year PS Store best selling titles at the end of year, it is a top 10 of multiplatform titles. Top 3 Always Call of Duty, FIFA and GTA in no particular order.
Exclusive sells to a small portion of console players, and it is not the sole reason for a console success.
Phil is right. Even if Xbox made 10 consecutive 10/10 games it would not change a thing. As people will not throw away their libraries to move to another platform.
TLoU, Uncharted, God of War are good games, but Microsoft don't have to follow sony styles of games. If Microsoft decided to make games the same style sony does why bother to even get an Xbox? I would rather buy a playstation straight away. Nintendo do his own thing, PS do his own thing, but Xbox people want to just imitate PlayStation. Let them do their own thing too.
About someone who commented "You are Goliath not David", maybe it is good to remember Goliath was defeated by David in the end.
@S1ayeR74 Sure thing Xbox has some fault on it. But not everything can be blamed on then. CMA decision for example is out of Xbox control, nobody expected that block.
About people leaving Coalition I have a opinion about those kind of news. I think that is the kind of information that is not meant to reach players. People leave and join studios all the time. Did you know between the last of us 1 and 2 lots of important developers left ND? But that wasn't as much announced as it was with Xbox. Xbox is scrutinized over everything and things end up having more weight then it should. As we know, even with lots of important delevopers from ND leaving TLOU 2 was a huge success for Sony. That's because even if competent people leave other competent people will come. I think there are things that should not turn into news, as it doesn't affect at all the games we play and only end creating more distrust and doubt on players. In the end I just wish Xbox had a more positive community, that held them accountable when needed, but also that had the same energy when they do something good.
@Rob3008 Yes, there is. If Redfall wasn't an Xbox first party it would be so criticized for 30fps for example. But being first party it has to perform the best on their own platform.
@S1ayeR74 I never said id didn't meant anything, I've said that it means they failed you, not that the company as a whole is failing.
TLOU failed PC players, that doesn't mean PS as a whole is failing.
Also 'Redfall failed so we have no guarantee Starfield will be any good', again, if they were able to release good games (even if not for your taste, look at the scores) Why should we have be any doubt about Starfield over something that happened with Redfall? Two different studios, two different teams.
You can say that's because is another Bethesda game, but so is the critically and public acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush. So Why can't we expect Starfield will be as good as Hi-Fi Rush? It has to be as bad as Redfall?
Redfall deserves criticism: yes. But don't matter what Xbox will do, people always will get the worst of it. Refall could have been a 60fps master piece, people would find another thing to trash Xbox.
Also, Starfield might have shooting mechanics, but it is an RPG, it is not a shooter, sometimes people set themselves for disappointment and them blame the studios for it.
About 30fps for Starfield, different from what happened with Redfall that whole marketing was at 60fps, Todd Howard made no secret about that possibility, it is not like it would be a surprise. It doesn't need a rumor to say Starfield might be 30fps, Bethesda made that clear from the begining.
A game with the size map of Starfield I would not be expecting a 4K 60fps, maybe 1440p 60fps and 4K 30fps.
My point was not that Xbox don't deserve criticism, the point is that it looks like that is all Xbox community does.
Just look at Pure Xbox news home page. Good news with 20 or 30 comments, bad news with 100s, looks like some people are just waiting or even rooting for the console to fail (not talking about you specifically as you have your reasons to be upset about management, but Xbox community in general, twitter and all)
@S1ayeR74 The fact other games doesn't please you it is fine, but means only that. It doesn't mean Microsoft is doomed or that they don't release quality titles. Maybe they just didn't release anything that appeal for some people personally, but the quality is there, it is not because of a single game that it will change.
Sony messed up The last of us on PC and Days Gone (one of my personal favorites) wasn't well received either, but that doesn't mean Sony is or was in trouble because of that.
MS just recently was best publisher on Metacritic and to me it sounds unfair they receive far more criticism than others and no praise where it's due. It's like they're always bad, don't matter what they do.
I think it is funny that Xbox had Hi-Fi Rush, Minecraft Legends and Ghostwire Tokyo this year alone, but people seems to recall only Redfall, and how Xbox will be Done and bla bla bla. Xbox community is becoming more tiring than the Xbox issues.
You can bet if sony had release Hi-Fi Rush exclusive on PS5 thee PS community would be shouting from the rooftops to this date, making people know how great the game is.
The last of us is from 2013 and they still make a fuss about it. (And that is great, by the way)
Unfortunately Xbox community is only vocal when something bad happens, otherwise is radio silence.
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Re: Redfall Fans Show Off Their 100+ Hour Playtimes On Xbox In 2023
It's not fantastic now. It had it's issues, but story and main gameplay loop were fantastic since launch.
Going for my second play through as soon as I finish all achievements on Starfield.
Re: Former Sony Exec Says Japan Publishers 'Need' Xbox If They Want To Expand Business
@Spider-Kev Nintendo is not directly comparable. Just look at games like FF XVI. Switch just can't handle it.
Re: Bethesda Is Working On More Features For Starfield, Including 'All-New Ways Of Traveling'
Was my most played game this year. Playing both on Series X and PC, and it is amazing. So many things to-do.
Best questline so far was Crimson Fleet, simply amazing.
Had some bugs but nothing a save reload didn't fix.
Game is awesome. Hope Bethesda keep updating it for years to come.
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Game In November 2023?
Like a Dragon Gaiden
Re: Redfall Update 2 Now Live, Includes Performance Mode On Xbox Series X|S
@OldGamer999 Well, guess that prediction didn't age well.
The one closing studios, canceling games, firing CEO and laying off devs left and right is Sony.
Starfield is a Player and Comercial success with more than 10 million players in just a couple days.
Xbox Game Pass has increased numbers with Starfield being responsible for the most subscriptions in a launch period ever for the service.
Cloud is not going to take ages, it is already here and works just fine. Xbox Cloud Gaming is a great example of how cloud gaming should work, it is not it'll take ages, it is just sony is ages behind in that field.
Xbox brand is doing just fine, actually it is better than ever, and with Activision on board it will go even further.
Re: Redfall Update 2 Now Live, Includes Performance Mode On Xbox Series X|S
@HonestHick Hi, sorry for my late response. Yes, 60fps feels smoother and AI is definitely better.
I didn't had huge issues with AI at launch, but sometimes they definitely acted dumb and this seems to have improved.
Also, gunplay improved, the feeling of the weapons got better and some graphics bugs were fixed.
Overall is a better experience.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of Like A Dragon Gaiden On Xbox Game Pass?
11/10 Love all Yakuza/Like a Dragon Games, can't wait to play Infinite Wealth.
Re: Reaction: Looking Back, Xbox Has Had Some Strange GOTY Omissions Over The Years
It is more than clear already that media overall has a bias against Xbox, but people insists that Xbox players are just salty.
It is just a huge coincidence that as soon as Xbox splash its brand on a game it automatically gets trashed by the media.
I have no doubt if Starfield was a PS exclusive it would have been nominated.
No way in hell Resident Evil 4 Remake is a better choice, a Remake of an old game instead of a huge brand new IP.
By the way, the same media who constantly complain about lack of innovation and the game industry always playing safe are the ones nominating Mario, Zelda and all sorts of sequels of estabilished franchises, the exceptions being Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 that despite being sequels presented innovations of some sort.
Mario & Zelda are both great IPs, but coming from the same people who complain about Halo or Gears being 'more of the same' this doesn't makes sense unless you add the bias in the mix.
Hogwarts Legacy was not present at all. Starfield not in Game of The Year is a joke, a big company title (nexon) nominated for best indie game (Let's add COD there too since now we can freely interpretate what indie means).
TGA is a mess. It is not about merit or quality, it is a PlayStation showcase.
They also messed up a with other categories, an esports coach that wasn't coaching the entire year being nominated to Best esports coach.
The list goes on.
It is unfortunate that an event that should be celebrating games for its merits became a showcase of biased journalists who hates on xbox every chance they have.
Re: Starfield Wins Xbox GOTY At Golden Joystick Awards 2023
@InterceptorAlpha Spiderman 2 wasn't a nominee.
PS GOTY nominees were:
Re: Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 9)
Finished Like a Dragon Ishin on november 7, already started Like a Dragon Gaiden.
I love that series, played all main titles available on Xbox so far. After Gaiden I'll start the Judgment series.
Re: 'Clockwork Revolution' Dev inXile Talks About Benefits Of Working Under Xbox
@TakeItEasy Have a game that win GOTY awards should not be on the list, with how much hate media has for the brand I don't think it is possible even if they made a perfect 10/10 game.
Also, micromanaging is not necessary. The problem with Redfall and other was lack of support from the Xbox team.
Studios were acquired because of what they did prior to the acquisition, then it doesn't make sense to disrupt the studio way of thinking and working, or it will not be the same studio they acquired.
What those studios need is more technical support from Microsoft and better integration with other Xbox teams to make helping one another easier.
Re: 'The Finals' Dev Responds To Criticisms About Use Of AI Voiceovers
As far as I'm understanding they're not generating voices using AI, but using actual recording for VAs and employees on a text-to-speech tool do make it says whatever they want.
Re: Redfall Update 2.0 Analysis Shows Substantial Upgrade At 60FPS On Xbox Series X|S
30+ hours in Redfall from my playtime in May, and with 60fps is even better. Playing it all again, now with Layla (played with Devinder the first time)
Re: Redfall Update 2 Now Live, Includes Performance Mode On Xbox Series X|S
Have 30+ hours on Redfall. Finished the game back when it released. Started a new campaign today on performance mode. I love Redfall, 30fps wasn't an issue for me, but 60fps feels great.
Re: Bethesda Insists Redfall Will Improve, Compares Launch To Fallout 76 And Elder Scrolls Online
It is a great game for me.
A 7.5/10. And most of the lost points was because the frequent disconnections from Bethesda's server.
Otherwise the game loop was great. Had fun playing it.
Re: Xbox Exclusive Hi-Fi RUSH Has Now Surpassed 3 Million Players
10/10!! It is amazing. It is so much fun!
like a game should be.
Re: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Will Be Up To 60FPS On Xbox Series X, 30FPS On Series S
@ZuneTattooGuy I don't think it is a typo. The Series S can indeed render graphics at 4K, it just can't output it in that resolution. Ori did that as well at the beginning of the generation. Ori runs at 4K 120fps on Series S and 6K 120fps on Series X.
What surprised me is that the devs choosed that instead of the 1080p 60fps.
Re: Hands On: Stray Is A Cat-Tastic Adventure, And It's Now Available On Xbox
Finished on PC, I'll plan to play it again.
Amazing game.
Re: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Will Be Up To 60FPS On Xbox Series X, 30FPS On Series S
4K on Series S is a surprise tho.
Re: Remedy Dev Reckons There's 'Nothing Surprising' About Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Series S Debacle
Thomas Puha is a PlayStation fanboy.
He's twitter account is full of PS content.
Funny how everyone seems to agree when a developer says Series S is hardware is hard to develop, but when other devs says it is not a problem at all people don't talk about.
These are pointless complaints from people who don't know what optimization means.
Some of the devs on that list of Series S complainers have games released on Switch, so I don't buy it any talks of 'hardware limitations' with the Series S.
By the way, Baldurs Gate 3 is playable on the weaker than Series S Steam Deck, and developer are trying to get it upgraded to Verified by Valve.
Optimize the damn game.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Feel Like You're Still Waiting For 'Next-Gen' To Arrive?
Nope. Quick Resume alone screams Next-gen to me. The Xbox Series X and S are simply faster than any last-gen console.
I look at consoles the same way as PC. Most people don't buy GPUs because of a new game is coming out, they buy to get the best graphics and performance from the games they already play, and both Xbox Series X and S crush Xbox One on those categories with ease.
Also, if people look at Fligh Simulator and don't see next-gen there maybe your bar is way too high.
Forza Horizon 5 looks stunning, it looks beautiful on Xbox One too, but not even close to the level of detail on the Xbox Series X.
Gears 5 running at 120fps with those incredible graphics that only coalition seems to know how to achieve.
Starfield will be one of the largest games ever, an open-world RPG the size of a galaxy running at 4K.
Come on, can't get more next-gen than that.
We are all into next-gen with Xbox Series X|S.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Be Interested In Buying A New Xbox Series X Model?
A White Series X? Yes.
A more powerful Series X? No.
Re: Hands On: The Crew Motorfest Puts Ubisoft's Open World Racer On The Map
Forza Horizon is getting a true competitor.
Game looks great.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 15-16)
Exoprimal and Arcade Paradise on Series X.
Re: Jim Ryan: Publishers 'Unanimously' Do Not Like Xbox Game Pass
It's only attacks and lies with that guy lately. Amazing how a gaming company leader can be so unpleasant.
Re: AMD Announces 'Exclusive' Starfield Partnership That Will Benefit Players On Xbox & PC
Why is everyone acting like Nvidia isn't just tasting their own medicine?
DLSS is proprietary, nobody can use it. FSR is available for everyone, doesn't matter if you have AMD, Nvidia or Intel GPU.
Come on, let's not act like if Nvidia is on a higher ground of morality standard and AMD is the villain that wants to destroy us all.
Nvidia has been playing this exclusive game far longer than anyone else with every single technology they create.
Re: SEGA & Bungie Included In Huge List Of Companies Xbox Has Considered Acquiring
@Tharsman I still think we'll gonna have a new Banjo game, just not from Rare, and I think activision's Toys for Bob(Crash 4, Spyro, Skylanders) will do it after the deal go through.
But yeah, those studios wanted to get in different projects, they didn't want to get stuck in their past, despite their past being great.
Re: SEGA & Bungie Included In Huge List Of Companies Xbox Has Considered Acquiring
Ohhh noo, MS destroyed Rare. They allowed them to make a Pirate themed game with 30 million+ Players. Such a disaster.
The reason Rare don't develop their old IP anymore is not because MS, it is because they don't want to. That's why the new Battletoads was made by Dalala and Perfect Dark is being made by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics.
There is no "MS destroyed them" Microsoft gave them freedom to work on their knew project called Sea of Thieves that is a huge success for the company.
Sega would be a great fit, Yakuza titles feel at home on Xbox.
Thunderful would be amazing too, such an amazing dev and publisher, The Gunk, Wavetale, Planet of Lana.
There is also some people on the comment who want Microsoft to be blocked from acquiring studios and publisher under the fake concern with the industry, this concern of them couldn't be more apart from the thruth.
They concern is that Xbox will do do PlayStation the same thing they have been doing to Xbox for years, buying their way into the console market with know outrage of those new knights of the gama industry. When Sony pays for games to be out of Game Pass, or out of Xbox entirely those people don't think it is bad for the industry.I haven't seen all the outrage when FF7R was announce as a PS exclusive and after that FF16.
All those people care about is PlayStation, stop the fake industry concern, you guys just can't stand the idea of Microsoft having games previously multiplatform to become exclusive.
Ohh, and about that, FF15 was on Xbox, FF16 isn't, so cut the crap of Bethesda previously multiplatform IPs becoming Xbox exclusive.
Re: Xbox's Redfall Drops Out Of US Top Played Charts Less Than A Month After Launch
@LordFunkalot to me it was a 7/10 experience. My only real issue was disconnections from the server at random moments, that really bothered me, because ot was frequent, at least once by session(that's the only game that had this issue). What saved that from being a bigger issue was the autosave the worked well amd I never lost progress in one of those disconnections. But other than that, gameplay wise it was a good experience, difficulty spiked at some points as the game was clearly designed for co-op, but nothing impossible to overcome, had fun shooting the vampires.
I still want to try other characters (played as Devinder), and Co-op at some point too.
Re: Xbox's Redfall Drops Out Of US Top Played Charts Less Than A Month After Launch
One thing that must count is also people who finished the campaign and moved on.
I've finished it solo, about 30 hours long. Did all main, optional and secondary missions, as well as all safehouses.
After finishing it I've moved to the next game, so there is that.
Re: THQ Nordic Offers To Publish Physical Version Of Alan Wake 2
@BRT15 Remedy on Xbox Game Studios hands would give me hope for a Quantum Break sequel. That's all I want.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 20-21)
Currently playing Redfall on Xbox, doing all side missions of Burial Point before moving forward with the story. Also on Xbox playing Quantum Break for the second time making different choices for the complete experience.
Re: Indie Dev Prefers Selling Games Outright Despite 'A Pretty Good Deal' With Xbox Game Pass
I read it like "I prefer the old model because people will buy the game not knowing what we will deliver, and if it is bad we still have earned $30". Sign a deal, make money of it, them make public critcism about the service. That's not looking good at all for them.
Re: Redfall Dev Reveals Sadness Over 'Mean Spirited' Feedback From Peers
@Fenbops I think the game theme brought innovation enough on its own. With a bunch of games on that style always themed around Zombies, having a game use another type of enemy feels refreshing. Also, when I talk about innovation I'm including the ability of a studio to risk creating something different from what they usually do, adventuring into creating new experiences, I value that.
Re: Redfall Dev Reveals Sadness Over 'Mean Spirited' Feedback From Peers
What a surprise. People acting like jerks online.
Funny that same people who destroy devs over failed innovation are the ones who later complain about games being "more of the same".
That kind of behavior is the reason why lots of devs play safe and release countless remasters and remakes, because innovation is punished by players with mocking and disrespect, and that coming from people that doesn't even have the decency to play the damn game before commenting and then go on twitter bash the developers because they "read a review" or "saw a video" and that is enough for them to feel entitled to it. Gaming community is currently full of sick people.
Re: Poll: Do You Think The Xbox ActiBlizz Deal Will Still Go Ahead?
I think if EU approves, Microsoft will move forward despite the UK decision. Maybe they will even remove xcloud from UK and move on if that is the CMA issue.
Re: Poll: Which Of These Is Your Favourite Arkane Title On Xbox Game Pass?
@Cherip-the-Ripper Because Redfall is a good and fun game. It has some technical issues, but its way far off what people are telling around. I guess those people (myself included) decided to play the game instead of taking reviews for granted and ended up enjoying the title.
I don't think everyone who voted for Redfall is trolling, I voted for it myself, and with 9 hours into the game I'm actually having fun, and it's not only because it is on game pass as I intent to get a physical copy as well. I understand some people might get pissed off by some problems, but it all comes up as experience in the end. I haven't experienced AI issues as often as people have, it was really ocasional, only once if I recall correctly, so I have no reason to hate on the game based on other people problems. To me it is being a fun and good experience overall.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Think Of Redfall So Far?
I'm with more than 5 hours in the game so far. The game have issues, I can't deny that, but I'm having a good time playing it. Gameplay is fun and story is nice. I'm enjoying secondary missions too, but now I'll start focusing on the main story more.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch
@TheArtfulDodger besides minecraft I've mentioned Age of Empires, Hi-Fi Rush, Flight Simulator and Pentiment. All new and old ips made by Microsoft devs, and all of them to great score and reception.
Also, Minecraft was a game before MS acquire Mojang, but the game I've mentioned, Minecraft Legends was created by Xbox Game Studios, since this is a post-acquisition title.
Re: Ghostwire: Tokyo Hits Major Player Milestone Following Xbox Game Pass Launch
@NEStalgia 4 million is quite a milestone for niche game. Ghostwire is a FPS with powers/magic and a little bit of horror, so it is not comparable to COD at all.
Also, there is the New IP / Old IP thing. COD is known for years now, took time to reach the levels they are today, Ghostwire is a new IP.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch
@TheArtfulDodger By that logic we shouldn't criticize Redfall. Since it is not proper exclusive, as they acquired Arkane.
When Xbox release a good game from studios they acquired it is not proper, but when it is a bad game it is Xbox Game Studios fault?!
That don't add up.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch
@Meehanuk_1987 I don't think there is a problem to release games like pentiment on Xbox. The game is great, by the way. They can make games that use the hardware power but they don't need to be creatively constrained by that. Make stylized games, make 2D games, make realistic games.
The problem is that there is always an excuse when subject is Xbox.
Pentiment (but it is 2d)
Flight Sim (but it is a simulator, doesn't count)
Age of Empires (nobody cares)
Last year xbox was criticized because they didn't had a first party AAA title. Sony, so far only released horizon DLC and I don't see the same effort of people calling them out.
Problem is that people always move the goal post. Everything Xbox do is wrong, but if another company do the same is fine, people give it a pass.
I'm sure people will invent a reason so Hi-Fi Rush, Minecraft Legends and Ghostwire doesn't count. Because that is always the case.
Hi-Fi Rush a critically acclaimed succes that had battle again the PS timed-exclusive Forspoken at the timeframe. Then Minecraft Legends in April, with Ghostwire a little earlier. Sony did a Horizon DLC. but still people are here talking how Xbox hasn't released anything good.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch
@TheArtfulDodger No, that is not the whole picture.
PlayStation higher sales can't be pinned down only to exclusives. Just look at every year PS Store best selling titles at the end of year, it is a top 10 of multiplatform titles. Top 3 Always Call of Duty, FIFA and GTA in no particular order.
Exclusive sells to a small portion of console players, and it is not the sole reason for a console success.
Phil is right. Even if Xbox made 10 consecutive 10/10 games it would not change a thing. As people will not throw away their libraries to move to another platform.
TLoU, Uncharted, God of War are good games, but Microsoft don't have to follow sony styles of games. If Microsoft decided to make games the same style sony does why bother to even get an Xbox? I would rather buy a playstation straight away. Nintendo do his own thing, PS do his own thing, but Xbox people want to just imitate PlayStation. Let them do their own thing too.
About someone who commented "You are Goliath not David", maybe it is good to remember Goliath was defeated by David in the end.
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch
That's what I'm always talking about Xbox community. Xbox says nothing people complain. Xbox position themselves and people complain too.
Re: Xbox Console Exclusive 'Planet Of Lana' Gets May Release Date On Game Pass
Looks beautiful. I'm going to play.
Re: Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023
@S1ayeR74 Sure thing Xbox has some fault on it. But not everything can be blamed on then. CMA decision for example is out of Xbox control, nobody expected that block.
About people leaving Coalition I have a opinion about those kind of news. I think that is the kind of information that is not meant to reach players. People leave and join studios all the time. Did you know between the last of us 1 and 2 lots of important developers left ND? But that wasn't as much announced as it was with Xbox. Xbox is scrutinized over everything and things end up having more weight then it should. As we know, even with lots of important delevopers from ND leaving TLOU 2 was a huge success for Sony. That's because even if competent people leave other competent people will come. I think there are things that should not turn into news, as it doesn't affect at all the games we play and only end creating more distrust and doubt on players. In the end I just wish Xbox had a more positive community, that held them accountable when needed, but also that had the same energy when they do something good.
Re: Phil Spencer Says Xbox 'Needs To Improve' Its Development Process
@Rob3008 Yes, there is. If Redfall wasn't an Xbox first party it would be so criticized for 30fps for example. But being first party it has to perform the best on their own platform.
Re: Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023
@S1ayeR74 I never said id didn't meant anything, I've said that it means they failed you, not that the company as a whole is failing.
TLOU failed PC players, that doesn't mean PS as a whole is failing.
Also 'Redfall failed so we have no guarantee Starfield will be any good', again, if they were able to release good games (even if not for your taste, look at the scores) Why should we have be any doubt about Starfield over something that happened with Redfall? Two different studios, two different teams.
You can say that's because is another Bethesda game, but so is the critically and public acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush. So Why can't we expect Starfield will be as good as Hi-Fi Rush? It has to be as bad as Redfall?
Redfall deserves criticism: yes. But don't matter what Xbox will do, people always will get the worst of it. Refall could have been a 60fps master piece, people would find another thing to trash Xbox.
Also, Starfield might have shooting mechanics, but it is an RPG, it is not a shooter, sometimes people set themselves for disappointment and them blame the studios for it.
About 30fps for Starfield, different from what happened with Redfall that whole marketing was at 60fps, Todd Howard made no secret about that possibility, it is not like it would be a surprise. It doesn't need a rumor to say Starfield might be 30fps, Bethesda made that clear from the begining.
A game with the size map of Starfield I would not be expecting a 4K 60fps, maybe 1440p 60fps and 4K 30fps.
My point was not that Xbox don't deserve criticism, the point is that it looks like that is all Xbox community does.
Just look at Pure Xbox news home page. Good news with 20 or 30 comments, bad news with 100s, looks like some people are just waiting or even rooting for the console to fail (not talking about you specifically as you have your reasons to be upset about management, but Xbox community in general, twitter and all)
Re: Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023
@S1ayeR74 The fact other games doesn't please you it is fine, but means only that. It doesn't mean Microsoft is doomed or that they don't release quality titles. Maybe they just didn't release anything that appeal for some people personally, but the quality is there, it is not because of a single game that it will change.
Sony messed up The last of us on PC and Days Gone (one of my personal favorites) wasn't well received either, but that doesn't mean Sony is or was in trouble because of that.
MS just recently was best publisher on Metacritic and to me it sounds unfair they receive far more criticism than others and no praise where it's due. It's like they're always bad, don't matter what they do.
Re: Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023
I think it is funny that Xbox had Hi-Fi Rush, Minecraft Legends and Ghostwire Tokyo this year alone, but people seems to recall only Redfall, and how Xbox will be Done and bla bla bla. Xbox community is becoming more tiring than the Xbox issues.
You can bet if sony had release Hi-Fi Rush exclusive on PS5 thee PS community would be shouting from the rooftops to this date, making people know how great the game is.
The last of us is from 2013 and they still make a fuss about it. (And that is great, by the way)
Unfortunately Xbox community is only vocal when something bad happens, otherwise is radio silence.