GamesAreFun
Banned
That's cheating, they look clean because none of the required ugly age-rating logo's.Step in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
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SilentUser
Member
Nice to know they removed it (at least from the front box).
itsjustJEFF
Member
These are much cleaner and much less intrusive. The original is so big and bulky, its just not designed well. The funny thing is I bet something similar to the above was proposed initially, but was deemed "too subtle." The main feedback was probably something like "make it POP more" "I want to be able to see it immediately. I want it to stand out" and the giant badge is what it ended up being, much to the dismay of the graphic designerStep in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
I feel his/her pain
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KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Good, it was a dumb thing to put on the box anyway. If a game releases for a console you assume its gonna be optimized for it. 99% of games were gonna have this badge on the front.
GaviotaGrande
Banned
Ouch!
sonomamashine
Member
I know right
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
They could've just made the badge smaller and put it near around the top label where the Xbox name is at.
As-is from the front it looks no different from an XBO game case and you want something to cue a viewer IMMEDIATELY that it's something different. The badge did that to an extent. Now there's virtually no visual distinction so what if some people don't even bother to pick the game up because they think it's for XBO and not Series X?
Something there still needs to be emphasized on the front of the case to make 'Series X' stand out and hook the viewer in on first glance to go "Ah, cool! A new game for my Series X.". Basically, they still need to work on the case design.
As-is from the front it looks no different from an XBO game case and you want something to cue a viewer IMMEDIATELY that it's something different. The badge did that to an extent. Now there's virtually no visual distinction so what if some people don't even bother to pick the game up because they think it's for XBO and not Series X?
Something there still needs to be emphasized on the front of the case to make 'Series X' stand out and hook the viewer in on first glance to go "Ah, cool! A new game for my Series X.". Basically, they still need to work on the case design.
Codes 208
Gold Member
Um. Yes? I don’t want that stupidly obnoxious badge taking up 1/10th of the box art. Looks much cleaner without it.
Technically they didn’t need to make it at all. At the top of the box there’s that banner that says ‘xbox one and xbox series X’ that’s literally all they need. If a game is designed around xbox series x of course it’s going to be optimized for it.
what they should do is put the info on the back ala PS4 games where it says pro-enhanced and maybe give a list of differences between xbox one and XSX.
Tiamat2san
Member
Beautiful !Step in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Step in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
LucidFlux
Member
This reminds me of when sales trys to lead a marketing campaign. It's all too familiar. They show up with their mockups of the collateral, shoving each and every feature and buzzword onto the banner/flyer/video or whatever.
The reality here is that less is more and you just muddy your messaging when you try to appeal to each and every facet. They completely obfuscated the cover art so I'm glad to see they are stepping back on this. Hopefully they move the rest of the jargon to the back as well.
The reality here is that less is more and you just muddy your messaging when you try to appeal to each and every facet. They completely obfuscated the cover art so I'm glad to see they are stepping back on this. Hopefully they move the rest of the jargon to the back as well.
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The Scrivener
Member
No giant logo? That's it, PREORDER CANCELLED!
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Yeah I see the text there of what you're mentioning. My issue though is it doesn't stand out enough visually. You can make something stand out while still staying visually cohesive with the rest of the design. I'd like to think MS would prefer to signal to the customer "There's this new system called Series X you can play the game on, and the fact we've made it stand out here on the cover should hint to you that it might be the preferred way to play, even if you can also play a lesser version on your XBO or One X."
Because yes a sale of the game's a sale of the game so long as it's in their ecosystem, but I think they'd also like for as many people to purchase a new Series X (thus at least breaking even on production of that unit if not making a tiny bit of profit on top) alongside that game. Especially if them getting that Series X and playing the game there convinces them to buy more games they would have not considered doing if they were to just buy the XBO or One X version
Step in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
Why are these companies not hiring these graphics designers? They do way better mock-ups than what the official stuff ends up looking like and they work on a fraction of a budget (or do it for free as a hobby). It would not even be costly to implement these superior case designs.
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Javthusiast
Banned
Now what do we have to do to get Craigs face on all game cases? I need it.
Aggressive Carrot
Member
Was it really that much of a big deal to people? How much time is going to be spent looking at box art? I guess now we hang the box arts proudly amongst our family portraits instead of hiding them in shame because they are so damn ugly.
Zoro7
Banned
When you’re constantly fucking up you need the help of your customers.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Shit was horrendous and so tacky wtf approved tht to begin with? Some new age cornball I bet.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Now they need to change all the terrible American baseball teams huge logos and we are all set
Metroiddarks
Member
As a person who love to buy physical editions I cannot be more happy for this.
Notorious_Roy
Member
I'm not happy with this decision
mortal
Member
Good.
Who's genius idea was it to slap that eyesore on the front?
Love the corner one. Might do some custom cover art.
Who's genius idea was it to slap that eyesore on the front?
Damn these areStep in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
Love the corner one. Might do some custom cover art.
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Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
They need to sell crossgen for a couple years so if I were to guess that branding was supposed to help carry the water, so to speak. That's why it was big, bulky and bold. It's the first time in recent years someone attempts this multi-console approach so they were probably worried about customers being confused wether the games they are buying are for xbox one or xbox series x or xbox one x or... you get the idea.
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itsjustJEFF
Member
I definitely see the purpose of it. It's just such an intrusive shape, which is probably why they ultimately landed on this.
Nickolaidas
Member
Thank God.
Frito_Pendejo
Member
What a weird thing to care about.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I wonder who comes up with these stupid decisions in the first place. The marketing people should get fired.
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Chittagong
Gold Member
good riddance.
although I will admit, my mind was blown a little when I realised the badge is shaped like a Series X console
although I will admit, my mind was blown a little when I realised the badge is shaped like a Series X console
saintjules
Member
Huh...Did not realize that. Classic drawing of the 3D cube method.
the_master
Member
Weird. This removes series x visibility.
Games just look like xbone, the xsex was giving a feel of somehow next gen.
I guess that halo infinite will simply be an xbone game then.
Games just look like xbone, the xsex was giving a feel of somehow next gen.
I guess that halo infinite will simply be an xbone game then.
Justin9mm
Member
Whoever designed these should get a job in their design team.. These are honestly really sexy looking box artsStep in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
Craig of War
Banned
Cool but i have not bought a physical game in over 2 years and have no plans on buying physical ever again digital is the fututre better for the trees and environment too.
01011001
Banned
Step in the right direction, the spamming worked. As for the next phase, please, spam them with these designs:
I want both that boxart on the top, and that exact setting for Horizon 5... although he misspelled ホライゾン as ホライズン
MICROSOFT PLEASE!
DavidGzz
Member
And going by the amount of likes he got we're outnumbered. Old boy even got banned. Xbox fans dropping like flies. The ratio gets worse lol
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
M$ will introduce Xbox Series X game cases soon