Really? Damn. Finding an Xbox One for 299 is a challenge.
Xbox E3 Conference 6/11 2pm PST
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Really? Damn. Finding an Xbox One for 299 is a challenge.
MosquitoSmasher
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Damn I don't want to get my hopes up but I would be so happy if it turns out they gave FM a break, nobody expects that and that it IS indeed another spin off.
It could be slightly telling that they haven't announced FM7 yet. I believe they announced FM6 before that E3 didn't they?
Wouldn't everything run a bit under, in practice, due to the efficiencies of buying in bulk.
Also, Iirc retailers don't really make much from console sales- mainly peripherals and software sales
They did, but that was to coincide with the cover car, being the Ford GT, which was revealed back in January of 2015.
I have a feeling the success of Horizon 3's reveal (I.E No announcement until E3, blow people away with a trailer + quick 3-5 min stage demo) has definitely influenced them to do similar for FM7. So I wouldn't get your hopes up at all tbh.
LukasTaves
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Wait, so no Sot the presser?
CassidyIzABeast
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SoT isn't in the conference? I'm hyped and charged.
It is.
People did this last year with Horizon 3 too, thought they might introduce a new franchise. Not gonna happen yet at least.
daTRUballin
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Could this mean Rare announces something else at the presser then???
Really curious about SoT. I am playing the alpha. Wich is fun for the moment.
But i am curious of that build is like really really old and the real build has tons and tons of other things. Or that the alpha build is close to real build. Because then we dont see the game releasing for a long while.
I'd imagine there's a trailer in the conference. And unscripted gameplay afterwards...
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
FM3: A day before E3 (June)
FM4: Two weeks before E3 (May)
FM5: Two weeks before E3 (May)
FM6: Half a year before E3 (January)
Forza Horizon: A month before E3 (May)
Forza Horizon 2: A week before E3 (June)
Forza Horizon 3: E3 press conference (June)
CrimsonEclipse
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ooooooo shit. Not gonna get hyped.
Sea of Thieves surely is still on stage. Trailer on stage, exclusive gameplay for Mixer.
LukasTaves
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But even as a trailer, if they show gameplay at the conference then it wouldn't be a gameplay premiere lol
EventHorizon
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You are forgetting that at the time Phil made that statement the 1TB Xbox One S was going for $349 and the 2TB Xbox One S was going for $399. That would mean he was thinking Scorpio would be $499 when he said that. He was not factoring in the price large price drop the Xbox One S would have to do in order to maintain sales. Scorpio is going to be Microsoft's premium console and will not be competing on price. The S is the budget console that will do that.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
All that says is that they will have live gameplay after the show. Whatever they show at the press conference will have been recorded in advance.
I think Spencer is smart enough to know where Xbox One S would be by holiday this year. Or do you think they will price the next Xbox after Scorpio at 800 because hey, it can't compete with Scorpio on price?
Yeah, especially after the Forza Tech / Scorpio info from Digital Foundry back in April.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYfj0Ah0SfI
When they announced the S they announced the $299 price. He also probably assumed price drops from then until now.
I am no insider but there is no way that SoT isn't at their conference.
This probably just means they will show more gameplay after the show.
Salty Hippo
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Legit weird. If that gameplay looks any good they are DUMB to save it for Mixer. Not a lot of people tune in to Mixer yet. Most people who watch E3 are hooked on whatever outlet they choose for E3 coverage, they won't go to fucking Mixer after the show. They'll watch the Keighley/IGN/Gamespot/GiantBomb/etc discussions that follows.
Sea of Thieves is the game that most needs a full fledged, detailed demo on stage.
TBH I could see groups like GiantBomb /EZA keep the stream going.
CassidyIzABeast
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You're probably right.
wesleyshark
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That seems the most likely
This sounds like the most logical outcome.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
You have to look at it the other way. Everybody expects a new Forza Motorsport. It's an uneven year, there will be a new FM. But then why not show Scorpio running it? Unless they switch to dynamic lighting (which they won't, because they have to support Xbox One S) FM7 will not look much different from FM6. It already is a beautiful game. Secrecy makes sense when you want to surprise, but FM7 will neither be surprising nor look surprising (unless, again, they change to dynamic lighting). This combined with Turn 10 moving into a new office at this point in time leads me to believe there will be no FM7 this year. A new entry in the Forza universe will arguably have a bigger impact than announcing FM7 at E3.
gaming_noob
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Mixer is definitely growing though. Over 50,000 registered members have subscribed to the e3 conference show for Mixer (need an account to register), although it is being advertised on the dashboard. Probably many other going to be watching the conf on Mixer without an account.
lol semantics. I bet the stage presentation will be a sizzle reel that just highlights some exciting moments.
But the post-show willl dig deep into the mechanics and structure.
EventHorizon
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History begs to differ. For this entire generation the Xbox One's pricing has been reactive to its poor sales relative to the PS4. We've had numerous attempts to set a higher price only to have to quickly reduce them when sales dropped.
Any link for subscribing?
You don't think Phil would factor in the difference in pricing over time?
gaming_noob
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Sorry I don't. It should be on your Xbox dashboard though.
MosquitoSmasher
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Hmmm they really do need to properly show SoT during the show too though. I bet there are plenty of people that won't watch that stream afterwards. I guess they could show a trailer at the show and full new gameplay afterwards.
In don't mind that because I will watch that stream and I've played the alpha multiple times, but more people do need to see what this is all about.
In don't mind that because I will watch that stream and I've played the alpha multiple times, but more people do need to see what this is all about.
Yeah, I don't think that they have shown the game off a great detail, even the closed alpha is still under NDA, so there isn't lots of footage and screens.
There isn't even a huge amount of detail as to what the game is outside of the stuff that lots of people have played.
Quotes like these make it seem like they've got dynamic lighting running on base hardware as well as Scorpio.
LukasTaves
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On the other hand why go to the trouble of upgrading Forza 6if you are going to launch FM7 in the same year?
Unless FM7 consists of all cars and tracks of F6 and some new ones that wouldn't make sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAgH2Eou_RM
Looks like they're using the technical alpha on the show floor to vs people playing at home (unless i'm interpreting that wrong)
Looks like they're using the technical alpha on the show floor to vs people playing at home (unless i'm interpreting that wrong)
LukasTaves
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Howa, that's amazing!
The Pet of the Month
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Technical alpha or not, Sea of Thieves looks really pretty. I just hope that Rare talks more about the game at this e3, and not just show off a bunch of happy-go-lucky streamers overreacting more than my mother does at my anime collection.
Anyone expecting this game to be an early 2018 release?
LukasTaves
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Lol, but to be fair, the first match I played with friends went exactly like that too, we would just goofy around for about an hour until we went to took on the chest quests.
Early access release this year, full release next year I reckon.
Either that or it's going into game preview this year and launching in summer/fall 2018.
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