FinaruDensetsu
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The vast, vast majority of Xbox fans see this as a whole lot of anime garbage. So until that perception changes it's not gonna happen.
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The vast, vast majority of Xbox fans see this as a whole lot of anime garbage. So until that perception changes it's not gonna happen.
SEGAvangelist
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That was my initial thought too. It seems a lot like Watch Dogs style character design.
VolticArchangel
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So I pulled this from an MS survey. They were asking about whether or not I liked these characters and if I wanted to play as or against them. Also, when combining the images, there is another image in the background. Could be new IP or reboot of an old IP. Who knows?
Area bosses in Crackdown 3 is all I could think of.
SEGAvangelist
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Why would they ask if you want to play as or against the character, though? I can't see any of these designs working as Crackdown agents.
Poodlestrike
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You know what it kind of reminds me of a little is The Secret World. They've got a lot of character art in a similar style.
Maybe its a trick question. They are villians. But maybe curious what people would say if they see them.
Bits N Pieces
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Any significance in there being seven characters?
And they look way to clean for a zombie apocalypse so I don't think its SoD2, also its a MP game or mode as well?
Curiouser and curiouser.....
And they look way to clean for a zombie apocalypse so I don't think its SoD2, also its a MP game or mode as well?
Curiouser and curiouser.....
Which is exactly why I specified it being one of several reasons, and I've also gone on to say probably not even a major one in the big picture, a silver lining if you will.
Project was likely underway in some form. I highly doubt any project coming out of that leak, if its true, started anytime recently.
Lost Planet is not a new IP, its one with a previous Xbox history, and the series (especially 2) has a rich history with cooperative gameplay and multiplayer.
Dead Rising 3 & 4 beg to differ. Regardless, until E3 comes round to back it up, that statement is just as much as a theory as mine.
Now again, its just some playful 10 minute guesswork, its not meant to be anything serious, just a conversation starter.
Edit: And as recently announced, it seems Capcom Vancouver is working on a different project that leaked, so there goes a lot of my theory out the window anyway. I cant see a JP based Capcom studio working on project like that and also doing the DR3 & 4 situation with MS, I figured Capcom Vancouver's previous history with MS would be a driving force in the projects creation.
It could be for Crackdown online. If they are going after the GTA online experience, Crackdown online would be a stylized sandbox Ex you can play as either agents or the bad guys in Crackdown online
So I pulled this from an MS survey. They were asking about whether or not I liked these characters and if I wanted to play as or against them. Also, when combining the images, there is another image in the background. Could be new IP or reboot of an old IP. Who knows?
I'm pretty sure the first character is Joanna Dark, even the pants are the same :O
Poodlestrike
Banned
Hmm, hadn't considered this.
So I pulled this from an MS survey. They were asking about whether or not I liked these characters and if I wanted to play as or against them. Also, when combining the images, there is another image in the background. Could be new IP or reboot of an old IP. Who knows?
I don't wanna play as any of these douche bags! Looks a lot like GTA Online characters. No idea what this could be for.
Those three (really two because 1.5 & 2.5 are bundle on PS4) are basically the entirety of KH. The Disney image alone would probably help sell them and help to get xbox fans on board for KH 3. And haven't we learned anything for FF XV when it comes to making a movie to explain vital points of the story and expecting players to watch!
The only way that perception changes is if those games are given a chance on the platform to begin with. I mean Naruto and Dragon Ball and other Shonen games still sell well for the most part. It's more of a bad look for MS to be missing titles. As mentioned before, MS is uninterested in making any kind of SP game so they need all the help they can get.
So I pulled this from an MS survey. They were asking about whether or not I liked these characters and if I wanted to play as or against them. Also, when combining the images, there is another image in the background. Could be new IP or reboot of an old IP. Who knows?
Sunset Overdrive 2!!!
I'm pretty sure the first character is Joanna Dark, even the pants are the same :O
I do see a resemblance, but that just makes the other characters confuse me even more as to what this could be.
MS PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER PD REGARDLESS
IDK if its significant but the fact that they are asking about seven specifically makes me feel like this isn't for an online game. Or at least not an online focused on since I'd expect an avatar creator instead seven set models.
The play as or fight against is the really interesting part. Maybe a game where you have the potential to recruit enemies. Or is it that the devs have created the characters and want an idea of which group will be the protagonists and which will be the villains? Either way, looking forward to knowing more about the game.
Poodlestrike
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It could be that there IS a character editor and they're just testing out examples for marketing purposes.
SEGAvangelist
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It's definitely online focused as the survey wouldn't have asked about participating in a beta or alpha, IMO.
Bits N Pieces
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Just searched for Crackdown 3 Bosses and this popped up.
Seven crime lords? Its good to speculate
Ah. You guys are probably right.
Just searched for Crackdown 3 Bosses and this popped up.
Seven crime lords? Its good to speculate
I like the way you think!
I do see a resemblance, but that just makes the other characters confuse me even more as to what this could be.
MS PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER PD REGARDLESS
If you look closely, even the lines on the pants are the same...
Now, this could be a potential hint of a Perfect Dark reboot or Joanna Dark is a enemy boss in Crackdown 3, and Microsoft really like to troll Rare fans.
I'm sure it's the second option
Where did you get that from?Just searched for Crackdown 3 Bosses and this popped up.
Seven crime lords? Its good to speculate
Samurai G0SU
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Fml damn
SEGAvangelist
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If you look closely, even the lines on the pants are the same...
Now, this could be a potential hint of a Perfect Dark reboot or Joanna Dark is a enemy boss in Crackdown 3, and Microsoft really like to troll Rare fans.
I'm sure it's the second option
Yeah. Those pant lines definitely match up. I guess Perfect Dark could be happening.
Will Japanese games never be popular because perception or do they try to break through?
How can perception change if no-one tries. Japanese games aren't advertised to 'dude bros', because 'they just don't get it'. How can anyone else besides fans of those games like it or 'get it', they are made for their fans, advertised for their fans, put on the platform where their fans are and then people expect perception to change. Clearly they happy with that audience and that's it.
I get why this happens, but it will remain as it is, because it's a cycle. Dark Souls sells well on Xbox or well enough and that has a very Japanese feel to it. So Japanese that Sony never even had faith in Demon Souls outside Japan. Yet Ni Oh is exclusive, why is that? 'Too Japanese'?
Doug Heffernan
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What do we know about Decisive Games besides that one GAF post?
Were they conceived to make Halo Wars 2 before moving it to Creative Assembly?
Were they conceived to make Halo Wars 2 before moving it to Creative Assembly?
They were supposedly conceived to create strategy games, likely Age of empires 4. I think creative assembly was already signed up before decisive games was known to us. We also have no official confirmation of their existence or if they have been closed or not. It sounded like it was a internal Microsoft studios team similar to project spark team.
Interesting interview with Phil at 15:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTXiKSUvdc0
Summary
Project scorpio jacket. (Xbox is in fashion this winter.)
He is bad at RTS.
Goes over the importance of XPA. (Notes people who play on both systems play the most.)
Plays fallout shelter in meetings which he notes are in fact boring.
Asked how in important PC gaming is to Xbox (response recognises issues.)
Quote "windows is incredibly important to Microsoft... DUHH."
Xbox team now runs gaming as a whole for Microsoft.
Will talk more about their commitment to PC in the future.
There will be PC exclusives, there will be console exclusives.(Age of Empires 4?)
Microsoft as a whole, Satya all the way down believes gaming is very important to Microsoft.
(XPA opinion) Says he is old fashioned (mind the grey hair jokes Gaf) believes the sharded (I don't think thats a word) nature of eco-systems is bad for the industry and developers. Believes giving developers a large spanning platform is best for their success.
He notes they still have a long way to go.
Weirdly he brings up that they have shipped games on other consoles (Minecraft, Nintendo handhelds) says that it allows people on other consoles to play those games, and he believes they should get to play those games. Reiterates it's about games first and giving the best opportunity to be successful .
When asked what games he's looking forward to this year (context E3) he replies "Some of them we haven't announced yet."
Reiterates what everyone want's in saying that he wants to play below.
Believes they have a really strong lineup this year, notes that they don't have Halo FPS this year or Gears. Says it will be a interesting year with no mega-block buster franchises, believes this will allow for SOT, SD2,CD3 and other unannounced games to be successful. Likes the challenge of not releasing the traditional games they ship.
Says Crackdown is his most anticipated game of this year. (Crackdown is one of his all time favourite games)
Phil and Larry go on about Voodoo Vince yadh...yadh.. yadh (I know some of you love it)
Phil says you need that Surface with that performance base (performance base sounds like a euphemism, I don't know why?)
I don't know why this interview was tucked away in this live event, because it seemed like it was deliberately done to address a lot of the feedback and unrest Xbox has got the last two months. Also I think Phil and definitely Bonnie were a bit tipsy (ok Bonnie looked like she had a bit much 1:32:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTXiKSUvdc0 )
Summary
Project scorpio jacket. (Xbox is in fashion this winter.)
He is bad at RTS.
Goes over the importance of XPA. (Notes people who play on both systems play the most.)
Plays fallout shelter in meetings which he notes are in fact boring.
Asked how in important PC gaming is to Xbox (response recognises issues.)
Quote "windows is incredibly important to Microsoft... DUHH."
Xbox team now runs gaming as a whole for Microsoft.
Will talk more about their commitment to PC in the future.
There will be PC exclusives, there will be console exclusives.(Age of Empires 4?)
Microsoft as a whole, Satya all the way down believes gaming is very important to Microsoft.
(XPA opinion) Says he is old fashioned (mind the grey hair jokes Gaf) believes the sharded (I don't think thats a word) nature of eco-systems is bad for the industry and developers. Believes giving developers a large spanning platform is best for their success.
He notes they still have a long way to go.
Weirdly he brings up that they have shipped games on other consoles (Minecraft, Nintendo handhelds) says that it allows people on other consoles to play those games, and he believes they should get to play those games. Reiterates it's about games first and giving the best opportunity to be successful .
When asked what games he's looking forward to this year (context E3) he replies "Some of them we haven't announced yet."
Reiterates what everyone want's in saying that he wants to play below.
Believes they have a really strong lineup this year, notes that they don't have Halo FPS this year or Gears. Says it will be a interesting year with no mega-block buster franchises, believes this will allow for SOT, SD2,CD3 and other unannounced games to be successful. Likes the challenge of not releasing the traditional games they ship.
Says Crackdown is his most anticipated game of this year. (Crackdown is one of his all time favourite games)
Phil and Larry go on about Voodoo Vince yadh...yadh.. yadh (I know some of you love it)
Phil says you need that Surface with that performance base (performance base sounds like a euphemism, I don't know why?)
I don't know why this interview was tucked away in this live event, because it seemed like it was deliberately done to address a lot of the feedback and unrest Xbox has got the last two months. Also I think Phil and definitely Bonnie were a bit tipsy (ok Bonnie looked like she had a bit much 1:32:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTXiKSUvdc0 )
Halo 6 PS4 confirmed
Curious what possible unannounced games he's referring to. Was his answer about games appearing just at E3 or games appearing at E3 that will hit 2017?
Nightengale
Member
What I suspect are "announced E3, same year release " for MS this year:
- Ori2
- Forza7 (duh)
- unannounced HD port of Xbox game in the same vein as PD
- Ori2
- Forza7 (duh)
- unannounced HD port of Xbox game in the same vein as PD
He talks about this years lineup.
@Nightengale I agree with your guesses of Ori, Forza and a original Xbox game, but if the rumours are wrong that decisive is all but gone I could see Age of Empires or Rise of Nations this year as a PC exclusive.
The unannounced games would likely be smaller stuff. In the way of a Recore or Ori. Those kinda games can be made by a smaller no named studio and would be a fairly small investment or like make an ID@xbox type game, exclusive
I also wonder if they are doing any VR games. Like Zoo Tycoon or screamride would be cool if they were transitioned into a VR game
I also wonder if they are doing any VR games. Like Zoo Tycoon or screamride would be cool if they were transitioned into a VR game
Salty Hippo
Member
Ori 2 will probably hit in Q1 2018 if it gets announced. But a Forza, a budget game and a port sounds about right and in line with their previous two E3s. They'll probably throw a couple of exclusive indie games there as well. I don't think they they'll announce anything else for 2018 and beyond other than Halo 6 (it's a dumb idea, but they will tease it).
DriftingSpirit
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They did the same thing with Halo 5 and Gears 4. Why do you think it is dumb?
chaosmaster(1)
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Halo 6 is going to be the biggest hype generating exclusive game announcement they'll have at their conference.
So you think they are going to reduce their output of games next year to three games Ori, Halo and Forza. Even tho Phil made out that the fact they are shipping more games this year than last year as a positive. I don't see them decreasing output with the last two years being a average of 5 major exclusives the same number as this year so far. Some people in this thread thinking they will only have Halo 6 and Forza Horizon 4 in 2018 are doom mongering.
I'm sure Microsoft has a couple of significant games planned for 2018 aside from the obvious (Halo 6, Forza). The only real questions are what are they and who are they working with. Since Ruffian seems to be working on an Xbox One game, I'd expect to see that at E3 for 2018. Since they haven't released at game in about 5 years now, it wouldn't be unreasonable to think they have something pretty far along.
I also can't shake the feeling that Microsoft may be teaming up with Digital Extremes (Warframe). Other than supporting Warframe, their last released game was Sword Coast Legends in 2015, which didn't seem to be a huge project. If you go to their website they're hiring a LOT of people right now which would indicate that ramping up of a project. Their history of shooters and success in the games as a service space would fit in with the current trajectory for Xbox. Obviously this is all just speculation on my part.
I also can't shake the feeling that Microsoft may be teaming up with Digital Extremes (Warframe). Other than supporting Warframe, their last released game was Sword Coast Legends in 2015, which didn't seem to be a huge project. If you go to their website they're hiring a LOT of people right now which would indicate that ramping up of a project. Their history of shooters and success in the games as a service space would fit in with the current trajectory for Xbox. Obviously this is all just speculation on my part.
I think whats most interesting about it is those games would have to be old ip's being revived or new ip's. (I do expect one of the 2018 games to be KI4 tho)
miller.skippins
Banned
a new halo 6 announcement is gonna be as exciting as a new madden/NBA/Call of duty..
i'm sure the game is gonna be good and all and it will sell in the millions but it's so predictable that i will be surprised that it will not be announced....together with a Forza.
and next year's E3 MS is gonna announce Gears 5....and one of another Forza..
again, i am not commenting about these games' quality or popularity among the Xbox only crowd. Just commenting the predictability of its announcements.
You don't think people get excited about the gameplay changes, new story details or graphics. Even tho call of duty is annual if it announced a WW2 call of duty that would probably be one of the biggest announcements at E3 due to it's popularity.
VanCityGamer
Member
They release 5 "major exclusives" per year??
Salty Hippo
Member
I dont know what Spencer's claim of shipping more games in 2017 than 2016 has to do with their 2018 output. They can go into 2018 with Halo, Ori, Sea of Thieves (anyone who thinks it releases this year is lying to themselves) and a few indies. It's not much less than what they have for 2017 right now. In both of those years they can announce a couple more "released on the same year" games at E3, like they usually do with Forza
I'd love to be wrong, but Microsoft has spent the last two years giving out all sorts of hints that they are cutting back on funding exclusive games. I think they realized that exclusives don't move consoles like multiplats do, and that's why they're keen on having the most powerful console with Scorpio.
miller.skippins
Banned
seriously, the story of masterchief and the 'lore' of the halo universe has been stretch beyond its logical limits.........
like that eurogamer article mentioned, the problem with halo is the halo fans itself...their refusal to let go of master chief, a 'charmless' protagonist that has exhausted all the options he was created to perform at the end of halo 3. The frakkin Doom guy (Doom slayer) in Doom 2016 has more charm and character than Master Chief at this point. Even the covenant seems tired in Halo 5....being dragged into a fight that's not theirs in the first place.
Again, just my 2 cents. Feel free to fire away, halo fans!
2017
Halo Wars 2
Forza
Crackdown
State of Decay
Sea of Theives
???????
2016
Quantum break
Forza Horizon 3
Recore
Gears of war 4
Dead rising 4
2015
Ori
Forza Motorsport 6
Halo 5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Gears UE+Rare replay+State of decay:YOSE
Even 2014 was quite good
Project spark
Sunset Overdrive
Master Chief Collection
Titanfall
D4
I guess it depends on how you interpret major releases, for me sales, hype, marketing, positioning and franchise. If a title falls into one of those I consider it major. Hence why something like a gigantic wouldn't be there.
Jaguar Victory
Member
Can you guys stop throwing around Halo 6 so casually - it's giving me an erection just thinking about Halo 6 in 60fps & 1440p+.
To me that article was smearing halo wars 2 without ever hammering home any of his points. Then proceeds to go on about 343 not being bungie. While bungie fans are more excited for halo wars 2 than anything since halo 3. Some good points are made but the majority of it is, make one point then proceed to rant of point. With a fair amount of ignorance of Halo in the article especially in terms oh Halo wars 1. Also I think it comes down to how much interest do you have in Halo lore or universe. I disagree about Master Chief tho he is a shell for the player, he doesn't effect were the story can go.