If Square Enix keep doing this, just sell themselves to Sony. If not, they should treat Xbox Players with respect.
They don't announce anything for Xbox, even when there is no exclusivity deal involved (like FF pixel remaster), they just ignore Xbox completely, then complain about bad sales.
I'll not keep buying games from a company who don't support the platform I play.
People who Played Final Fantasy XV and will not be able to Play FF XVI at launch. How can Xbox Players support a company when even new entries in a series aren't guaranteed?!
@Tharsman Yes, but Amazon has much more resources to fund a game than THQ. Even if THQ is doing great, Amazon has just vastly more resources. And that's not only for the money, but all AWS infrastructure that can help Crystal Dynamics.
@Tharsman Maybe its just the money factor. Amazon would finance part or all the game and they got publishing rights in exchange or something like that. Amazon financing could make Tomb Raider huge.
@PhileasFragg I don't know if that would work. Look at Microsoft, their studios keep saying they want to show things when they're ready, and people keep pushing to show things now because "There is nothing big from Microsoft", but if they show quickly and have problems than it comes the "Best is have delayed" narrative. People want super ultra high quality games in short time. This doesn't exists.
Just look at Sony: Horizon Zero Dawn took 7 years in the making, then forbidden west took less time because it was build on the foundations of zero dawn (Decima Engine, Assets, parts of the map, some models and so on)
Microsoft Started acquiring studios in 2018, aside from IPs that were already in development like Redfall and Starfield, it will take some time until we see Microsoft with the same release rate as sony.
This whole Call of Duty on Nintendo destroyed Sony argument with regulators. They're saying Nintendo is not a direct competitor with more mature games, saying they didn't have COD, and this Microsoft move just destroyed it.
It also destroyed the foreclose narrative of the regulators and have put Sony in an awkward position, because they said they 'couldn't survive without COD', Microsoft offered 10 years to Sony, they refuse, but Nintendo accepted, so now the only way they lose COD is by their own decision to not accept the deal.
They optimize for lower hardware on PC, this is not hardware issue, is not wanting to optimize a game properly. Talking as a player and independent game dev whose creators collection game (that doesn't event have access to the whole hardware) runs at 1440p @ 120fps on Series S. I know the graphics of my game aren't great, its a simple space shooting game inspired by asteroids after all, but 120fps is something that was impossible for my game to achieve even on Xbox One X, despite being a super simple game. Xbox Series S CPU is way more powerful than Xbox One, and the GPU is great as well. Some people talk about 6tf vs 4tf but forget about architecture, Series S is a more modern and capable architecture.
@Sakisa Kamiya had its chance and he screw it up and made fun of it in a Platinum live about Wonderful 101 remake, that by the way, it's available on all platforms, except for Xbox.
The reason why Microsoft buy studios instead of acquiring exclusivity of a title its because it will be cheaper in the long run for the game pass model. People saying it's cheaper to buy exclusivity of a single game are thinking only on now.
Let's say Microsoft instead of buying zenimax had acquired exclusivity of Starfield and Redfall, then further had to acquire for ES6 too, and let's not forget the older games currently available on game pass, they would need to license them too, and they would left the service after a time, reducing the valeu of the service. So instead of spending billions on licensing things that will eventualy leave the service is more cost effective and valuable to just acquire the studio.
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Re: Pick One: Which Xbox Game Studios Title Are You Most Excited For Right Now?
Redfall is the one I'm the most excited since the announcement.
Starfield, Fable and Perfect Dark are also on my list, but is is to choose just one it is Redfall for sure.
Re: Xbox Fans Want To Know What's Going On With Square Enix In 2023
If Square Enix keep doing this, just sell themselves to Sony.
If not, they should treat Xbox Players with respect.
They don't announce anything for Xbox, even when there is no exclusivity deal involved (like FF pixel remaster), they just ignore Xbox completely, then complain about bad sales.
I'll not keep buying games from a company who don't support the platform I play.
People who Played Final Fantasy XV and will not be able to Play FF XVI at launch. How can Xbox Players support a company when even new entries in a series aren't guaranteed?!
Re: Amazon Games To Publish Next Tomb Raider, First Details Revealed
@Tharsman Yes, but Amazon has much more resources to fund a game than THQ. Even if THQ is doing great, Amazon has just vastly more resources. And that's not only for the money, but all AWS infrastructure that can help Crystal Dynamics.
Re: Amazon Games To Publish Next Tomb Raider, First Details Revealed
@Tharsman Maybe its just the money factor. Amazon would finance part or all the game and they got publishing rights in exchange or something like that. Amazon financing could make Tomb Raider huge.
Re: Metacritic Reveals The 10 Worst-Rated Video Games Of 2022
@PhileasFragg I don't know if that would work. Look at Microsoft, their studios keep saying they want to show things when they're ready, and people keep pushing to show things now because "There is nothing big from Microsoft", but if they show quickly and have problems than it comes the "Best is have delayed" narrative. People want super ultra high quality games in short time. This doesn't exists.
Just look at Sony: Horizon Zero Dawn took 7 years in the making, then forbidden west took less time because it was build on the foundations of zero dawn (Decima Engine, Assets, parts of the map, some models and so on)
Microsoft Started acquiring studios in 2018, aside from IPs that were already in development like Redfall and Starfield, it will take some time until we see Microsoft with the same release rate as sony.
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2022?
1) Pentiment
2) TMNT: Shredders Revenge
3) As Dusk Falls
4) A Plague Tale: Requiem
5) Grounded
Re: Gabe Newell: Valve Trusts Microsoft, 10-Year Call Of Duty Offer 'Wasn't Necessary'
This whole Call of Duty on Nintendo destroyed Sony argument with regulators. They're saying Nintendo is not a direct competitor with more mature games, saying they didn't have COD, and this Microsoft move just destroyed it.
It also destroyed the foreclose narrative of the regulators and have put Sony in an awkward position, because they said they 'couldn't survive without COD', Microsoft offered 10 years to Sony, they refuse, but Nintendo accepted, so now the only way they lose COD is by their own decision to not accept the deal.
Sony arguments are done.
Re: Many Studios Are Desperately Struggling With Xbox Series S, Claims Developer
They optimize for lower hardware on PC, this is not hardware issue, is not wanting to optimize a game properly. Talking as a player and independent game dev whose creators collection game (that doesn't event have access to the whole hardware) runs at 1440p @ 120fps on Series S. I know the graphics of my game aren't great, its a simple space shooting game inspired by asteroids after all, but 120fps is something that was impossible for my game to achieve even on Xbox One X, despite being a super simple game. Xbox Series S CPU is way more powerful than Xbox One, and the GPU is great as well. Some people talk about 6tf vs 4tf but forget about architecture, Series S is a more modern and capable architecture.
Re: PlatinumGames Would Still Be 'Very Happy' To Work With Xbox On Scalebound
@Sakisa Kamiya had its chance and he screw
it up and made fun of it in a Platinum live about Wonderful 101 remake, that by the way, it's available on all platforms, except for Xbox.
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1236012772300861442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1236030039331921920%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=
Re: PlatinumGames Would Still Be 'Very Happy' To Work With Xbox On Scalebound
I am all in for Scalebound, but not with platinum. Find another studio.
Re: Starfield Is A 'Much Bigger Project' Than Past Bethesda Games, Says Ex-Dev
@Exerion76 With all the gameplay they showed last time you expecting a delay?!
I don't think it is going to happen.
Re: Is This Our First Look At Hideo Kojima's New Xbox Game?
I think it's Death Stranding 2, those strings are just like the ones on the first logo.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Is Talking To 'Major' Japanese Publishers About Acquisitions
The reason why Microsoft buy studios instead of acquiring exclusivity of a title its because it will be cheaper in the long run for the game pass model. People saying it's cheaper to buy exclusivity of a single game are thinking only on now.
Let's say Microsoft instead of buying zenimax had acquired exclusivity of Starfield and Redfall, then further had to acquire for ES6 too, and let's not forget the older games currently available on game pass, they would need to license them too, and they would left the service after a time, reducing the valeu of the service. So instead of spending billions on licensing things that will eventualy leave the service is more cost effective and valuable to just acquire the studio.