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MS's owned IPs this gen is fucking NUTS

VAVA Mk2

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Microsoft Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Gaming
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darkleemar

Neo Member
People went ape shit over a GoW logo, and a horizon zero dawn cinematic...
I would argue this is because they (they being Sony 1st party studios) have a proven track record. Unless something crazy happens, we WILL see those games and we know they will look good. Microsoft 1st party games have been more of a gamble. Either from the Xbox One days or even as recently as Halo Infinite. So it is a lot easier to criticize them for big talk and CGI trailers, when in the past, that is all that we ever got as far as finished products go.
 
So complainers says MS has no exclusives, they put up lots of games coming up,
Then complained they aren't showing anything, then MS does a bunch of reveals of games coming out in the next 1-2 years and its not enough,
However, if the games are shown, then they are mad it isn't Gameplay even if the games are in early development...
YET ...
People went ape shit over a GoW logo, and a horizon zero dawn cinematic...
Gamers are a bunch of indecisive, double standard having people... Games take times to bake, go do something else while you wait, and let the ones that are excited stay excited.
People went apeshit for God of War & Horizon Zero Dawn because they are established franchises. People know more or less what to expect from these games.
You're well within your right to be excited for something if you have already experienced the game on an existing platform (PS4).
You can't expect people to show same levels of excitement for a game(s) no one has experienced before or played and that is due in a couple years coupled with the fact we have 0 gameplay (understandably because its early development).
 
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Jokerevo

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i don't know how well they can manage them , but just looking at this image tells you MS is DONE playing the underdog in every generation

well, Phil, i never cared for your company before, you most definitely have my attention now
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Lmao. MS cannot even keep their flagship game on course and now you think they can suddenly spin out a dozen wins? By what? Next 2 or 3 years?

They've had six years to be ready for this launch. After finishing last behind the switch you'd think they could have planned better by actually getting shit out on time.
 
I would argue this is because they (they being Sony 1st party studios) have a proven track record. Unless something crazy happens, we WILL see those games and we know they will look good. Microsoft 1st party games have been more of a gamble. Either from the Xbox One days or even as recently as Halo Infinite. So it is a lot easier to criticize them for big talk and CGI trailers, when in the past, that is all that we ever got as far as finished products go.
You're correct in that Sony 1st party studios have a proven track record. One that consists almost entirely of 3rd person cinematics. At some point Sony needs to instill a bit of variety into their portfolio.

Your argument falls apart if you've been a gamer for more than 5-6 years. Because there's almost no difference between now and prior to Horizon ZD, Days Gone, or GoT. According to your logic all those games should've been considered a gamble that warranted doubt. Yet they didn't.

Your argument boils down to track record (History). When observed from a distance your argument doesn't hold up.
 
Those great IPs on Micrsofts hands y we just got...

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You don't have just that. You've posted a screenshot that represents merely one frame of a video. After the reaction to said video, they then decided to put more than a year of work onto it to improve it.

On the the other hand. I could make the same comment as you, and put this.
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and be far more accurate.
 
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FritzJ92

Member
People went apeshit for God of War & Horizon Zero Dawn because they are established franchises. People know more or less what to expect from these games.
You're well within your right to be excited for something if you have already experienced the game on an existing platform (PS4).
You can't expect people to show same levels of excitement for a game(s) no one has experienced before or played and that is due in a couple years coupled with the fact we have 0 gameplay (understandably because its early development).
No you missed my point. What I'm saying is why are people here spending time knocking down someone else's excitement for what they deem worthy of being excited.
I'm not saying to not be excited for GoW or HZD, but why does your excitement for that brand request the devaluation of another brand or preview?

Its just seems weird.
I support the excitement for GoW, I loved that game, but I'm not about to downplay any of MS announced games because it isn't GoW.
 
It feels like only yesterday Bill Gates was lying about DOOM being playable on Win 95. I tried it. It wasn’t.

Now his company owns the company that owns the company that makes DOOM. Wow wee.

Congratulations to Bill Gates who will sell more DOOM games. And Skyrim. And Fallout.

Crazy to imagine we live in a time where they are going to sell more DOOM, Skyrim, and Fallout, but no, the sky is not falling, it is actually going to happen.
 
You don't have just that. You've posted a screenshot that represents merely one frame of a video. After the reaction to said video, they then decided to put more than a year of work onto it to improve it.

On the the other hand. I could make the same comment as you, and put this.
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and be far more accurate.
Thats one way of looking at it......but going of sony showing off the same games for almost 5 e3s in a row if its a full game it aint coming out anytime soon...or if its a full priced 5 hour long dlc like miles they will probably release it next year to pad out the sparse lineups over the next couple of years
 
No you missed my point. What I'm saying is why are people here spending time knocking down someone else's excitement for what they deem worthy of being excited.
I'm not saying to not be excited for GoW or HZD, but why does your excitement for that brand request the devaluation of another brand or preview?

Its just seems weird.
I support the excitement for GoW, I loved that game, but I'm not about to downplay any of MS announced games because it isn't GoW.
Xbox has (for years now) been promising better exclusives. If you've been on the forums long enough, you'll know why people always run with the 'Xbox has no games' mantra because its partly true. Pretty sure the 'Xbox has no games' line is aimed at 'exclusive games' and not 3rd party games.
Xbox have leaned heavily on the holy trinity of Gears, Forza & Halo for far too long without developing anything worthwhile to go alongside these franchises so people have a reason to be skeptical or in a 'wait and see' mode when it comes to exclusive Xbox games.
With the Bethesda purchase they are trying to rectify that perceived view that they have few exclusives. So while it's welcomed that they are going to be working very hard on exclusive content, it remains to be seen whether that content is going to be competitive enough to capture increased market share over Sony.

There's a valid reason for the skepticism. Not everyone in here is knocking Xbox for shits and giggles.
If the content is there and its compelling and what gamers want, I doubt anyone here (that is not insane) will then be able maintain the 'Xbox has no games' mantra.
All we want is for Xbox's own God Of War, Horizon, Last of Us, Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima etc. etc.

If we get that (and I have no reason to believe we won't) then I'll be happy to be a multiplatform console owner for the foreseeable future.
 
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plip.plop

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I hope MS does a shakeup and move personnel around their studios. Some of their older IPs could use people with new ideas to revitalize them.
 
insane, but sadly ill never buy xbox, imagine if microsoft give those studio time , if they really want game to succeed they will roll out 4 exclusives a year.is unmatched tbh
 

MonarchJT

Banned
insane, but sadly ill never buy xbox, imagine if microsoft give those studio time , if they really want game to succeed they will roll out 4 exclusives a year.is unmatched tbh
just out of curiosity you say sadly as if there was someone threatening you if you did or preventing you from doing it.
 
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