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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 15:30:52 GMT
Oh man. Playstation is going to be in a corner now. I mean, nintendo is going to keep selling, they always do, but that gamepass deal and the studios involved., oh baby. Playstation is going to face some hard competition, provided Microsoft's studios don't drop the ball on every new title. Imagine getting Avowed to tide you over till TES6, exclusively on XSEX/PC. And then getting New Vegas 2.
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Post by Andraste_Reborn on Sept 21, 2020 15:32:45 GMT
So now Activision Blizzard, EA, Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft are the only major Western studio clusters left standing outside of Microsoft and Sony? So weird, but I guess this is what happens when the cost of AAA development just keeps going up and up and up. I wonder who's going to get bought out or merge next?
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Post by pessimistpanda on Sept 21, 2020 15:42:11 GMT
Ugh, video game oligarchy isn't good for anybody, least of all us.
I was considering picking up an Xbox eventually for gamepass, it looks like a pretty solid service (I sold my xbox one years ago because they weren't bringing out anything I was interested in), but I'm kind of annoyed that I would most likely HAVE to buy one to play Elder Scrolls and Fallout. I seriously doubt that they have any genuine intention of bringing their bigger games to competing platforms.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 15:47:37 GMT
So now Activision Blizzard, EA, Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft are the only major Western studio clusters left standing outside of Microsoft and Sony? So weird, but I guess this is what happens when the cost of AAA development just keeps going up and up and up. I wonder who's going to get bought out or merge next? Actually, CD Project recently surpassed Ubisoft, in that regard. Furthermore, there's still THQ Nordic, Paradox and 1c, but with various degrees of success. Oh, Focus Entertainment, too. Occasional rough gems pop out of them, once in a blue moon.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 15:48:29 GMT
Ugh, video game oligarchy isn't good for anybody, least of all us. I was considering picking up an Xbox eventually for gamepass, it looks like a pretty solid service (I sold my xbox one years ago because they weren't bringing out anything I was interested in), but I'm kind of annoyed that I would most likely HAVE to buy one to play Elder Scrolls and Fallout. I seriously doubt that they have any genuine intention of bringing their bigger games to competing platforms. Well, there's always the PC Master Race, just saying.
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Post by DragonRacer on Sept 21, 2020 15:53:56 GMT
I swear to God, if half the IPs I love become PC and XBox-exclusive (Elder Scrolls and Fallout), that may push me towards retiring from gaming. Never thought I'd consider that. Timed exclusive, I could deal with. But don't take away half my loves forever. Because I'm not buying another XBox again (the giant controllers suck and literally cramp my hands) and I'm tragically bad at mouse and keyboard, so...
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Post by Kappa Neko on Sept 21, 2020 16:01:35 GMT
INSANE! I'll choose to see this as a good thing until proven otherwise because I doubt I can be any more disappointed with Bethesda in the future than I already am...
Then again, maybe Microsoft is after that sweet FO76 MTX money rather than another good singleplayer game.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 16:14:12 GMT
I'm not buying another XBox again (the giant controllers suck and literally cramp my hands) I hear the new XSEX controller is getting a major redesign. I had a friend tell me about the changes, like changes to the width and length, changes to the triggers, analog stick locations, everything. You might want to check it out, once it becomes available. I wouldn't be surprised if it meets your standards, this time.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Sept 21, 2020 16:18:46 GMT
I'm all for it. Bethesda has been underperforming for years and MS is committed to PC. Sony isn't.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 16:21:21 GMT
Oh man. Playstation is going to be in a corner now. I mean, nintendo is going to keep selling, they always do, but that gamepass deal and the studios involved., oh baby. Playstation is going to face some hard competition, provided Microsoft's studios don't drop the ball on every new title. Imagine getting Avowed to tide you over till TES6, exclusively on XSEX/PC. And then getting New Vegas 2. Yeah, still getting my head around the implications here. Gamepass is certainly getting another high profile boost. That's a sizeable library of games right there. I guess the big question is what will they do with their high profile AAA games going forward - Full exclusive? Timed exclusive? Obviously, there would be a lot of incentive to go fully XB/PC exclusive, or perhaps something similar to what Sony is doing and release the odd one... 2 years later on PS. My pie-in-the-sky hope would be they could use this as leverage so both sides could come to an agreement so there were no more console exclusives for major releases. Perhaps just limit it to timed exclusives (3-6 months).
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 16:36:07 GMT
I guess the big question is what will they do with their high profile AAA games going forward - Full exclusive? Timed exclusive? I find it difficult to imagine that Microsoft won't leverage their studios in such a manner, to promote its ecosystem, both on XSEX and PC. We do know that most PS5 exclusives will eventually make their way to PC and all XSEX exclusives, through gamepass, will effectively be Microsoft Exclusives. I think the great winner of this gen will be the PC. I don't know if MS exclusives will all find a release on PS5. Eventually, maybe, but with the titles already available on PC and with superior hardware there, especially with the advances in performance/quality through DirectML and RT, is the PS really that relevant? And if price/performance is an issue, can you really beat the XSES? This seems really complicated.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 16:39:09 GMT
I swear to God, if half the IPs I love become PC and XBox-exclusive (Elder Scrolls and Fallout), that may push me towards retiring from gaming. Never thought I'd consider that. Timed exclusive, I could deal with. But don't take away half my loves forever. Because I'm not buying another XBox again (the giant controllers suck and literally cramp my hands) and I'm tragically bad at mouse and keyboard, so... Hmm, I guess all we can do is wait and see. As far as controllers go, I believe there are adaptors and 3rd party PS-style controllers you can use for the XB... if it came to that.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 17:17:58 GMT
- A little tidbit in this one. TODD HOWARD ON JOINING XBOXbethesda.net/en/article/4IwKWIj174Cb2QNTTtBAEb/todd-howard-on-joining-xbox"These new systems are optimized for the vast worlds we love to create, with generational leaps not just in graphics, but CPU and data streaming as well. It’s led to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion, with all new technologies powering our first new IP in 25 years, Starfield, as well as The Elder Scrolls VI."
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 17:20:14 GMT
It’s led to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion Oof! There goes the dream.
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Post by themikefest on Sept 21, 2020 17:25:23 GMT
I swear to God, if half the IPs I love become PC and XBox-exclusive (Elder Scrolls and Fallout), that may push me towards retiring from gaming. Never thought I'd consider that. It wouldn't for me. I still have the new God of War game and the new Horizon Zero Dawn game plus many others to play. If the games don't come to playstation, I would decide at that time if it's worth buying an dbox to play Bethesda games.
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Post by themikefest on Sept 21, 2020 17:33:33 GMT
What if Sony were to purchase EA? It would make things interesting. Don't see that happening.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 17:37:54 GMT
What if Sony were to purchase EA? It would make things interesting. Don't see that happening. EA's too big for Sony. I have trouble imagining even MS coughing up the money required to buy them out.
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Post by smilesja on Sept 21, 2020 17:38:33 GMT
Michael Hamilton @ismokerfaceobsidian so Fallout New Vegas 2 is a legit possibility now right!?!? Obsidian obsidian ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I would like a Fallout game that doesn't take place in California or Nevada. They're so much of the world to explore.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 17:38:46 GMT
It’s led to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion Oof! There goes the dream. The dream?
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 17:40:00 GMT
What if Sony were to purchase EA? It would make things interesting. Don't see that happening. Cheaper than Activision, not as cheap as Bethesda. EA is worth like 5x what they paid for Bethesda. Still, not too expensive for MS and with chances for great margins, with the sports licenses, but they'll probably wait for some stock drop, before moving in and that will require the COVID-19 thing to die down for good.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 17:41:24 GMT
Oof! There goes the dream. The dream? Of moving away from "Creation" Engine, which is just another name for Gamebryo.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Sept 21, 2020 17:45:53 GMT
It’s led to our largest engine overhaul since Oblivion Oof! There goes the dream. I thought that's what we've all been clamoring for. Bethesda updating their tech.
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Post by SirSourpuss on Sept 21, 2020 17:48:37 GMT
I thought that's what we've all been clamoring for. Bethesda updating their tech. Not updating, dumping it for new tech.
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Post by Hrungr on Sept 21, 2020 18:10:37 GMT
Well, if MS was willing to pick up Zenimax, I wonder eyes might be turning to Ubisoft (valued at $10B).
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