2016 Microsoft E3 Conference
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wasn't there nudity in a Far Cry reveal?
For those who are already bought into Xbox, this conference was an A. They showed their 3 key properties (Halo, Gears, Forza) along with new hardware.
For PC gamers, this was a solid B. Some promising stuff to keep an eye on.
For those who Microsoft are attempting to convert to Xbox fans, this conference was a C or possibly even D.
For PC gamers, this was a solid B. Some promising stuff to keep an eye on.
For those who Microsoft are attempting to convert to Xbox fans, this conference was a C or possibly even D.
digitalrelic
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Vol5
Member
5/10.
A lot of their big hitters looked incredibly rough. In fact, it's probably due to devs switching to scorpio development. Scalebound looked shite, Gears was gears, etc. a real by the numbers conference.
Scorpio looks amazing on paper, but they announced a new console WITHOUT ANY GAMES! Clearly a desperate move by MS. They really think the most powerful console will just wipe the floor because of 6TF. MS never learn. Show me the games MS. Make me a believer.
A lot of their big hitters looked incredibly rough. In fact, it's probably due to devs switching to scorpio development. Scalebound looked shite, Gears was gears, etc. a real by the numbers conference.
Scorpio looks amazing on paper, but they announced a new console WITHOUT ANY GAMES! Clearly a desperate move by MS. They really think the most powerful console will just wipe the floor because of 6TF. MS never learn. Show me the games MS. Make me a believer.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Are you currently sitting in the back section of the E3 presentation hall?
Darryl M R
Member
I 100% agree with everything you said.
Also a lot of people are forgetting how Scalebound normal non-boss fight look:
tuurrrible
Also what is D4?
The only thing MS showed that I went "wow that looks good" was Forza Horizon 3. But hell if you have a PC you can play all of this.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Honestly the conference started out great but then bored the shit outta me. The pacing was awful. Too much talking, not enough game footage. Also, the cameraman sucked. Last year's conference was superior. They could have cut this conference down by 30 mins, easily.
Rhythmattic
Neo Member
I find it interesting that MS possibly consider winning the console buyers by releasing the most powerful console....
Not only have they failed before (Orig Xbox) , and or not whether its due to loyalty to other platforms or games , what makes them think this will work?
Afterall, most games revealed are all available on a PC running WIn10 .
Not only have they failed before (Orig Xbox) , and or not whether its due to loyalty to other platforms or games , what makes them think this will work?
Afterall, most games revealed are all available on a PC running WIn10 .
yeah don't get me wrong. This isn't about hating on MS. I'm glad they give me the choice. I do question the business sense though since they are losing my Gold subscription and any other money i'd spend for the console
Was not impressed by the show, they have announced a console to replace a console that is not out. All games are coming to windows 10 so there is absolutely no reason to buy an Xbox at all. Sell your Xbox and buy a PC with a 1070 card instead. Only a few games that were surprises but they were kind of a given they would come to Xbox (dead rising 4)
3/10
3/10
Decent press conference. I'll probably end up selling my Xbox One and play them on PC, the only titles (Gears 4, Recore, Scalebound) I was interested in were crossbuy, which is awesome. Very nice move.
The looking for group tool was also nice, it'll help Destiny and Division's players.
The looking for group tool was also nice, it'll help Destiny and Division's players.
Maybe during the p.c games conference? Cross buy?
Reagan's BR
Banned
Surprised we didn't see:
-Crackdown 3
-Halo FPS stuff
-Read Dead/Backwards Compatibility update
Disappointed we didn't get better cross play between Xbox and Windows/those rumors were over inflated.
-Crackdown 3
-Halo FPS stuff
-Read Dead/Backwards Compatibility update
Disappointed we didn't get better cross play between Xbox and Windows/those rumors were over inflated.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
Lol
All in all I thought it was a good conference. They really did great with the messaging that everything is coming to Windows too
d00d3n
Member
6/10
Fun that they actually included some Scorpio stuff. Great news with the PC/Xbone crossplay stuff. Very weak on surprises from internal projects. No impressive showing of Crackdown? No original internal project shown? The two big monster RPG experiences were awful. Tekken 7 trailer was too long and hardly interesting enough for that kind of attention. Killer Instinct and Forza were uninteresting and pointless titles like they always are in these showings, but nice to get a window to refill your snacks. Overall a subpar Microsoft conference.
Fun that they actually included some Scorpio stuff. Great news with the PC/Xbone crossplay stuff. Very weak on surprises from internal projects. No impressive showing of Crackdown? No original internal project shown? The two big monster RPG experiences were awful. Tekken 7 trailer was too long and hardly interesting enough for that kind of attention. Killer Instinct and Forza were uninteresting and pointless titles like they always are in these showings, but nice to get a window to refill your snacks. Overall a subpar Microsoft conference.
FunkMiller
Banned
Sony don't need to go anywhere near the Neo if they have strong game announcements.
They can sit back for months while everyone wonders what their response to Scorpio will be.
The hype will be with them then, and they won't have had to lift a finger.
They can sit back for months while everyone wonders what their response to Scorpio will be.
The hype will be with them then, and they won't have had to lift a finger.
Rhomega Beta
Member
I liked Sea of Thieves, We Happy Few, and Forza Horizons 3.
They'll open with Crash and did it.
Holiday 2017 for Scorpio. Yep I want it. But then I want all shiny tech toys. I wonder if they have some info from their SOC provider that they'll be able to push 4k at consumer prices at that point. 4k is no joke but seeing the leap a GTX1080 has over the Titan I could see another big leap allowing 4k to happen. 4k@60Hz seems like a pipe dream though.
Overall strong conference
Pros:
Cons:
8/10 for me
Overall strong conference
Pros:
- "Play Anywhere" initiative
- Re:core
- Forza Horizon 3
- Hardware announcements
Cons:
- Rough middle patch
- Scalebound Lacks the Platinum flair (in demo form at least)
- Lack of "new" reveals
- Minecraft VR (probably fun as hell to play but demos poorly)
8/10 for me
PuppetMaster
Member
Why would someone who has a 4k TV and buys discs still care about that. Saving a few bucks is thier big hook?
A solid conference. The Gears 4 and FFXV demos were bland and the constant zoom outs during trailers were beyond annoying. Battlefield 1 looks the same as it did yesterday, funny....
The Scorpio reveal was great and I'm liking Scalebound and DR4. Indies look good as well. Not quite sold on Sea of Thieves yet, but slowly warming up to it. And how could I forget We Happy Few?! I give it a 7.5/10. Hire a better cameraman next time.
Rankings:
1: Microsoft (7.5/10)
2: Bethesda (5.5/10)
3: EA (2/10)
The Scorpio reveal was great and I'm liking Scalebound and DR4. Indies look good as well. Not quite sold on Sea of Thieves yet, but slowly warming up to it. And how could I forget We Happy Few?! I give it a 7.5/10. Hire a better cameraman next time.
Rankings:
1: Microsoft (7.5/10)
2: Bethesda (5.5/10)
3: EA (2/10)
Vyse The Legend
Member
Sony admitted that they changed their presentation dramatically three years ago when the Xbox One price was announced and MS doubledowned on their DRM.
That's how we got that funny "How to Share Games" on PS4 video, plus them going ahead and announcing their price point of $399.
CosmicQueso
Member
Not enough game footage? What?
...Scatter...
Banned
It's going to be a 4 year cycle. The overreacting of some...
Clinton514
Member
My Score:
7/10 Started really well. Ended with a who bunch of nothing.
Stand outs:
State of Decay 2
We Happy Few
Sea of Thieves
7/10 Started really well. Ended with a who bunch of nothing.
Stand outs:
State of Decay 2
We Happy Few
Sea of Thieves
Steve McQueen
Member
Right.Hardly any excitement about the games, and that's what I wanna see. New and inspiring games. We Happy Few looked great, also interested in Inside and Cuphead, but the latter games were already announced last year.
ThatGuyAgain
Member
Yes. I'm pretty stoked about this too.
LOL HYPERBOLE
EA yesterday was horrible. This was perfectly fine. If you don't like the games, fine. People on GAF just like to whine.
rokkerkory
Member
this is so smart and strong longer term strategy
The leak certainly had its effect here but it was still a pretty bad conference for me. Nothing really that I am interested in. I was so hoping the Age of Empires rumor was true. The rest they announced just seemed like more of the same aside from ReCore, which looked ok.
I also dont like the direction the consoles are going, this no generation bullshit, consoles are already pretty expensive in my country as is. This conference was also one big way to kill the One, I wonder if it will pull a Wii U-ish situation until Scorpio is out. I guess at least it will have 3rd party support, I guess we will see.
Also most of the live demos were dreadful, GOW 4, FFXV and Scalebound looked incredibly boring and uninteresting. And OMG that Minecraft VR section was soooooo bad.
The only good thing out of this was the cross-buy cross-play thing and Sea of Thieves.
I also dont like the direction the consoles are going, this no generation bullshit, consoles are already pretty expensive in my country as is. This conference was also one big way to kill the One, I wonder if it will pull a Wii U-ish situation until Scorpio is out. I guess at least it will have 3rd party support, I guess we will see.
Also most of the live demos were dreadful, GOW 4, FFXV and Scalebound looked incredibly boring and uninteresting. And OMG that Minecraft VR section was soooooo bad.
The only good thing out of this was the cross-buy cross-play thing and Sea of Thieves.
dancrane212
Member
Loved the presentation. Stayed away from the leaks over the past couple of days so I'd be in tune with the rest of the folk over watching the presentations today. Really went over well here.
the_prime_mover
Member
My take away from all of this is that there is no reason to buy an XBox. Just get a Win10 PC and gain access to these 'exclusives' plus every other PC game. Scorpio is nothing at the moment, and will likely be underpowered compared to PCs by time it releases, so buyers will jus be limiting themselves by getting into that closed off infrastructure. Good job Microsoft for getting into the PC space, but way to kill your console brand.
Overall, this was a horrid conference with very little in the way of interesting looking games (exclusives) and very disappointing hardware.
Overall, this was a horrid conference with very little in the way of interesting looking games (exclusives) and very disappointing hardware.
NightShift
Member
Solid show 6/10. Not a Xbox guy but all the PC stuff was cool.
This is the best conference they had since last years conference IMHO. A majority of the reveals actually surprised me and the Scorpio and Xbone S reveals colored me interested. Also, I got a nostalgia overload when they showed the original Xbox logo and the Jump ahead slogan.
