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So ID software's job listings vanished on Zenimax's website the same day all of these rumors and reports started coming out, and now George Broussard (co-founder of Apogee/3D Realms) is saying layoffs have begun at Zenimax. I'm not feeling very optimistic here, please don't touch ID or Machine Games Microsoft. 😥

@FraserG my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. 😅

Not much but I will play Vanguard's campaign & some zombies. I really hope Shift at Midnight releases tomorrow as well it looks like it'll be fun with some friends.

Anyone who keeps saying this is "trimming the fat", keeps saying all these developers are "activists" etc. I hope you lose your job as well soon. I will say the same thing to you.

These are industry veterans, talent that can't just be replaced. This is why the quality of games in the industry continues to go downwards because these companies keep getting rid of their veteran developers to replace them with "cheaper", more inexperienced people.

ID Software's job openings just vanished off Zenimax's website today.

If Microsoft shuts down ID I am officially done with Xbox.

Just seen news that after 20+ years, Mark Gordon is leaving Treyarch. He was previously the head of the studio. Looking like not even the CoD developers are safe if his departure is foreshadowing like Craig Duncan's.

One thing is for certain, it's going to be a very bumpy ride for us fans but even worse for the developers who's livelihoods are on the line.

There's a few options, I could see 343 being shut down as well as Rare, Double Fine, Turn10 or Compulsion. Even Arkane could be on the chopping block, there's quite a few studios whom have either underperformed or have not done anything for years / had their projects canceled.

Sounds like Rare might be on the chopping block. 😔

@GuyinPA75 millions more will ditch Xbox if they discontinue gamepass. Gamepass has become synonymous with Xbox, Xbox has become the gamepass box. I know a ton of people that never/rarely buy games, they only play whatever is on gamepass and when something big releases? "I'll wait for it to come to gamepass."

9 years of gamepass has conditioned a segment of the market to expecting a way to access the games they want to play at a much lower and affordable up front cost as the barrier of entry.

Spencer told us the business was sustainable though and that gamepass was profitable? This shows Microsoft has been burning money by the truckloads (as suspected) to keep the Xbox division alive with subsidies.

Sucks hearing as a fan of Xbox. Silver lining is after years of hearing some people so adamant that gamepass was sustainable, this is the reality of the situation. Hopefully they start opening their eyes and thinking logically now.

Every time man, I swear. Every. Time.

Microsoft / Xbox has their moment where everything starts looking brighter and more promising, then theres always some kind of dream shattering negative news that breaks right after. Layoffs, game cancelations, studio closures etc its always something.

At this point I want less interviews and more action. I don't want to hear how bad the division within the company behind my $600 console and $1000s of invested into said companies ecosystem is doing. This is doing even more harm to the brand, stop it. People who were already on the fence about the future of Xbox and if they were going to continue to stick with it and invest their time and money, this isn't what you want to hear.

@Llamageddon That's all he does. His entire (short) comment history is nothing but trying to instigate console war nonsense. Best to just report and ignore.

Remember, CEO's are not your friend no matter how many Xbox's they give away for free.

Unfortunately its been a tale as old as time with squandered potential. Nothing meaningful or positive has come out of the deal for gamers, only the execs at Microsoft.

So what she is saying is if Helix fails to draw the sales they are looking for, if the platform side of the business doesn't grow to a "healthy" point, we can assume more Xbox games will head to other platforms.

Sorry Asha, I'm not buying a Helix and hoping enough other people do as well so it will have exclusives. I want to know it will have a lot of them.

It's a toss up between a Playstation's State of Play and SGF for me. There was simply more announced at these shows that interested me than what Xbox showed. Unfortunately most of what Sony showed, I won't be able to play until I get a PS6, it's far to late in the gen now to look at a PS5/Pro.

After the previous few months where certain people, some even on this very comment section, insisted gamepass was healthy and doing better than ever before...

Not surprising to hear in the least. Gamepass Ultimate was not worth anywhere near $33/m

The show created more questions than it answered. Hopefully their next show makes things more clear on where Microsoft stands when it comes to exclusivity. "Case by case" isn't enough to make me stick with Xbox. I want to know the biggest Xbox games, are going to be Xbox game, not games I can play on PS6. (The console I'm leaning towards next gen.)

Thats a lot of words to say nothing has changed and it's still "case by case". I wish Microsoft was as straightforward and clear with the messaging as Sony is with Playstation exclusives. Wolverine? PS5. Intergalactic? PS5 God of War? PS5 Uncharted? PS5 Spiderman? PS5 etc etc.

When Playstation announces a first party game, I automatically assume its exclusive, Xbox i can never be sure.

Change that Microsoft.

@SlipSlot if a console doesn't have exclusives, people will buy a console that does. Because why buy an Xbox to play Xbox games, when I can buy a PS5 and play both Xbox and PS games? (e.g: Xbox console sales plummet during "everything is an Xbox" campaign.)

Less people buy Xbox, less 3rd party developers make games for Xbox, the brand weakens, less people buy Xbox, etc etc. It just leads to the death of the brand, and the industry needs competition.

And.. back to murky waters with the messaging from Microsoft. Make things more clear; what is exclusive and what isn't. Like you did with Clockwork and Gears. I'm not going to buy a Helix and "hope" that it will have tons of exclusives, I want to know it will.

Thats what I like to hear, clear messaging. Now work on making more of them exclusive and we can talk about rebuilding trust and faith.

@Tdx The problem is the same today as it was before with Spencer. Microsoft has made it so I don't need an Xbox to play the games I want to play. After spending nearly $600 at the start of this gen on a series X with a promising outlook of outstanding exclusive games thanks to aquisitions like Bethesda, I now feel regret after everything that has unfolded since.

This show did very little to change that feeling. I want exclusives. I want flagship IPs to remain exclusive. I went from PS4 to Xbox One/X to Series X but I am seriously considering going back to Playstation next gen unless things change for the better.

Definitely a B show. I would have given it an A rating but I still feel Microsoft doesn't know what they are doing with the exclusivity matter. They either need to fully commit to having exclusives, or don't do them at all.Seeing Master Chief on Playstation is very dissapointing. Being told that Gears E Day is a return to console exclusives, only to find out later a PS5 version has been rated and has a SKU exists tells me this isn't a return to how it was before. State of Decay 3 should be Xbox exclusive. I could go on but overall the games looked great but Microsoft did nothing with this show to rebuild my trust or faith in the brand.

@Juanalf Apparently only Gears is worth keeping "exclusive" (PS5 version has since been unearthed through a SKU and PEGI rating), the rest of the show has been full of "coming to PS5" unfortunately.

That is one of the ugliest special edition consoles I have seen yet. Lol

Controllers look good though.

Really looking forward to the extra missions. Dissapointing to see Master Chief on Playstation.

This announcement was made completely irrelevant when hey announced Halo was still going to Playstation unfortunately. Either commit fully to exclusives or don't do them at all. This show has been a Rollercoaster of ups and downs.

Nevermind, looks like Microsoft is pulling a fast one on us. A SKU for Gears E Day PS5 has been found as well as the game recieving a PEGI 18 rating with the listed platforms Xbox, PC, PS5.

Can't wait for this! Remake & Rebirth are both fantastic games. Hopefully this is out before the next gen consoles are announced or else I will probably just wait for the PS6 version as that's the console I have my eyes on next.

A decent amount of games I'm looking forward to playing.

Guild Wars 3 skipping Xbox is another blow. Let me guess, "Series S optimizations isn't worthwhile for a simultaneous release with other platforms so let's not release the game on Xbox at all right now."

Looks like Sony has a deal with the NCSoft. Signed a "strategic partnership" back in 2023 to bring their games to consoles. (PS5 first without any clues how long)

LOL good luck.

CrossfireX was a dumpster fire. Zero interest in this.

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This is becoming too common. Something is clearly off, not every developer has the know-how or resources to make it work obviously. Even Larian needed Xbox engineers / developers to come in to help with the Series S so there is definitely something going on there in the development pipeline.

The fact I won't be able to play this game on my Series X, simply because the Series S can't run it is becoming really old, really fast.

@Millionski Reading is difficult I know. But he said Sony discloses units sold while Xbox does not. This means any third party that reveals a record breaking period for Playstation hardware, is getting their information directly from Sony and retailers. What is there to question when the sources are right there?

@superjas you must have missed the state of play yesterday, it was full of developers interested in timed exclusivity deals.

If it wasn't so late into the generation with rumors of next gen starting as soon as next year I would be looking at getting a good deal on a PS5, there's so many games I've already missed and then the show yesterday revealed even more games I want to play badly but will never see Xbox.

Playstation does this and then this weekend, Xbox will gladly hand them more games. This is ridiculous.

That was honestly probably one of the best State of Plays in some time and has made me regret not owning a Playstation even more than before.

Wolverine, Until Dawn 2, Silent Hill, The Lost Wild, No rest for the Wicked & Psi-Ops are all games I would absolutely love to play. This show featured a lot of horror games and they were damn near all exclusive to Playstation. 😫

Xbox needs to come out this weekend with an absolute showstopper showcase. Reveal the games, don't show the Playstation logo anywhere on the show & leave that information for blog posts and articles afterwords. The show will be all the better for it.

Gotta admit my interest in CoD has tank to an all time low after it's removal from gamepass. I'm not going to pay $80-$90 for a short single player campaign and a week or two of off & on multiplayer before I get bored / need to make space for new games. Endgame and zombies are the only reasons I have stuck with BO7 so long so without those modes I don't see MW4 lasting long for me.

@RiverGenie Just another reason I will be getting a Playstation 6 instead of Helix unless things change between now and then.

I was hoping with the silence that maybe Fable was being considered being made exclusive again but it seems that's not the case.

This just in.

Online retailer that sells digital goods is upset about consumers being offered more options. Retailer is worried less people will buy digital and will search for cheaper physical copies to convert to digital licenses. Retailer is lashing out and using derogatory slang.

At least thats how it looks to me.

@Xboxian360 Right.. let's just ignore all the other awards the game has won prior to it even releasing on Playstation.

But sure let's go with whatever agenda you're trying to push.

Likely to be a big show from Sony. They are even returning to movie theaters for this, something not seen in nearly a decade from them.

Helix is a small factor. The bigger reason is Playstation's PC ports haven't sold as well as they had hoped outside a few exceptions. This has been known for awhile.

To further elaborate: early access is not worth $80. You are being shafted pre ordering the premium addons bundle. I bought the premium version of FH5 and it took almost a full year for the first expansion to even drop. In that time the premium add on bundle had gone on sale multiple times climbing as steep as 50% off.

You're not getting a deal. You're getting taken advantage of. Simple as that.

Nope. Early access is not worth $80.

Looks fun but I can't / won't support $80 addon bundles. $40 for premium upgrade was reasonable.

I'm not going to pre order. Hell Let Loose was a mess on Xbox when it launched and now the developers have chosen to skip consoles for both rounds of open & closed beta testing. Not a great sign when they are seemingly hiding the console versions.