Sanctuary
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Nah, it's more like the "if it's not a 10/10, then it's shit" mentality. Bayonetta 2 was the last game they've made that had major critical and fan acclaim wasn't it? Everything else has simply been "good" aside from a few stinkers.
Scalebound cancelled [Platinum Games and Kamiya have commented]
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Nah, it's more like the "if it's not a 10/10, then it's shit" mentality. Bayonetta 2 was the last game they've made that had major critical and fan acclaim wasn't it? Everything else has simply been "good" aside from a few stinkers.
fluffydelusions
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Well shit
bananafactory
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It's a great system that plays the majority of games that come out. It also has some great racing titles with Forza and serves up good competitive multiplayer with Gears/Halo, for fans of those series
But it's becoming evident that for people who own other consoles and especially those who own a PC, Microsoft isn't interested in justifying owning one.
That's perfectly fine - but it is what it is. If you're looking to play exclusive AAA tentpole games that aren't sequels to Microsoft franchises I'm not sure you want to invest in an Xbox right now.
Really excited (and curious) to see their E3 show and how they approach Scorpio
MDSLKTR
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So you could write this!
Sad for the ones looking forward to it.
Honestly it failed to impress at every showing, looked quite bad.
Still surprised at this cancellation. Wtf is MS thinking.
Something something gamers my ass.
May have overlooked it on the first page but any response from kamiya / platinum?
Honestly it failed to impress at every showing, looked quite bad.
Still surprised at this cancellation. Wtf is MS thinking.
Something something gamers my ass.
May have overlooked it on the first page but any response from kamiya / platinum?
that shit is almost worse than the actual fanboy console wars stuff.
vague passive aggressive replies implying something without coming out and saying it
eh, damn:
this is fucked up if true
Kamiya would be fucking livid to his core.
I can't even imagine.
Chaos2Frozen
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So does this seal the deal of any future Japanese developer playing ball with Microsoft again?
I Guess there's always Capcom...
I Guess there's always Capcom...
DriftingSpirit
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It was number 22. It was the highest X1 exclusive for 2017. Crackdown at 30 followed (sans Cuphead somewhere between Scalebound and Crackdown).
SmokedMeat
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Yeah, nobody would notice if one of the best action game developers shutdown. Who needs those anyway?
SenjutsuSage
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If this game was blowing minds as expected from its first major showing, milestone missed or not, I don't think it gets canceled. The game was not looking like you would expect considering who was working on it.
michaelius
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Nier looks to be awesome
gigantor21
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That was the only upcoming MS exclusive I was excited about.
Fuck.
Fuck.
BigEmil
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I agree with you
Neff
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Agreed. Considering the clear lack of budget and Activision's reputation, that's a god damn good game.
Only what I'd consider to be the best games developer in the world out there after Nintendo and Capcom.
Rare Replay?
rakkadakka
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I think this sort of puts a nail in the coffin of MS's third party studios creating exclusives theory.
So far this gen they have mostly been stinkers.
Some of that could probably be chalked up to the play anywhere mandate but..certainly not all of it.
So far this gen they have mostly been stinkers.
Some of that could probably be chalked up to the play anywhere mandate but..certainly not all of it.
Riposte
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That was a clip of him playing it well in reference to people saying the other vid was him.Some posted this link:
https://twitter.com/aegies/status/731621595337228288?lang=en
I'd like to assume it's the one where he says he was playing; but he has me blocked so I can't verify.
The Artisan
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What the fuck
Well, guess that confirms it.
Someone should ask 'what game in your 17 lineup requires focus'?
Mass Effect
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Yep
wait, that was him playing in that infamous video? or no?
Yikes. Thanks for sharing.
Krusenstern
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If this wasn't Neogaf I would give you one kind of a savage answer.
Sorcerer Supreme
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That also comes under my question.. "Why did Platinum sign the contract?" because that's fucking stupid signing up for something that traps you like that. Whoever at Platinum agreed to that needs fired.
That's like buying a house and signing a contract that says "We can change the amount you pay each month and how much the house will cost at any time during this contract and there is nothing you can do about it", nobody is gonna sign that shit.
-MD-
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Rare died a long time ago.
Pathfinder
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Salty Rice
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Still surprised Sea of Thieves isnt canceled yet.
This game reminds me of No Mans Sky. Nice concept but nothing really to do.
This game reminds me of No Mans Sky. Nice concept but nothing really to do.
Riposte
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brTFp1NVHeE
It's basically Granblue Fantasy + Monster Hunter. Looks promising vs. their recent licensed titles (at least Turtles).
Glendemonium
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Huh... I didn't know there were some issues behind the scenes, but even then people were criticizing the game so I wonder if that had to do with the extra pressure on the devs.
With one hand right?Yep
Spyder_Monkey
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How is their quality all over the map? They made those two games for Activision?
I missed the solid, concrete source showing evil execs at MS scheming to drive Kamiya into a deep depressive episode for apparent reasons to undermine a game that looked, by most impressions, totally mediocre.
If we're not going to wait for someone to actually dig up the full story, can we just go ahead and skip to the petitions and GoFundMes?
Ricky Ricardo
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If it's true that the gaming division is under heavy scrutiny, Phil Spencer has, perhaps, one of the most unappealing jobs in tech: Trying to right a damaged ship in the middle of a
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CliffyB's Cock Holster
Listen, if you (as a team) have creative control, there is no such thing as an intractable problem; worst-case scenario is simply re-designing, omitting, and/or replacing the thing that's holding you up.
For well-organized and experienced teams, its no big deal at all.
UNLESS they are dealing with a publisher who adamantly demands features x, y, and z be implemented despite them being warned that this course of action will be unproductive, unnecessary or actively damaging to the project both in creative and logistical sense.
External producers have a lot of swing, but often in my experience not the creative chops to justify their influence and simply default (out of fear for their own jobs) to a position where they dogmatically defend the publisher's "interests" regardless of the developers warnings about the damage not changing tack is going to incur.
This is all it takes for a project to go to hell. I saw this depressingly often in my time, particularly when a publisher had very specific strategic plans for a project.
brandonh83
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They made The Wonderful 101 and Bayonetta. W101 is still my favorite Wii U game and they excel at action gameplay, art and music.
So, yes. Value would be lost. Those games may not be for you, but nothing is for everyone.
hydrophilic attack
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That is some bullshit. Why would no game be better for Xbox owners than, say, a delayed one.
Phil is a fucking quitter
Hey, he's not a MLG player; he's fine.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
It's honestly infuriating.
And i already replied to that:
The category is simple: games shown by Sony and Microsoft at their conference as console exclusives coming out after 2014. They showed different things for a reason and that's what i'm trying to show.
Kssio_Aug
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Can't tell if your source is any credible, but I have been wondering something similar lately tbh!
I think about their investment in the Windows 10 store and it seems non-existent lately (they seems to be doing nothing to make their store grow and try to compete with Steam, Origin and GoG). Also, the lack of new annoucements, specially new IP's is a bit worrisome. However, it's even more strange when they're hying Scorpio console... I mean, they can't be planning to release a new console without some great gaming surprises... but maybe they will.
I'm under the impression that lately they're betting everything in Sea of Thieves. To keep people interested in both W10 store and Xbox brand. I can't understand why things are so idle for quite a while now....
KZXcellent
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How does cancelling a game help us?
Not saying this is what it is or even possible in something like this, it's purely hypthetical, but it could be a case like what certain employers/managers do to fire their employees.
Like for instance if a manager doesn't like a certain employee for whatever reason and wants to fire them, but can't find a legitimate reason to fire them, they try to make their experience working there a pain so that that employee either gives up under pressure and quits, or the pressure effects their overall performance giving the manager cause to fire.
In this case, why would MS try to get a justified cause to fire by purposely making the milestones unachievable? Maybe there was something detailed out in the deal that MS and platinum made where if MS were to cancel the project without a good reason, then they would incur a big financial penalty that they have to pay out to Platinum or something.
Again, purely hypothetical, could be far from the truth and may not even be possible in this kind of a deal in this industry as I don't know the inner workings of this specific industry and their contracts..
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