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[Deku Tree]

Kotaku Megaton.

 

[Melchiah]

I'm not a big fan of third party exclusives for any platform... i'd rather make the decision of what platform I play something on than a publisher decide for me because of money hats. But i'm especially shy about getting excited about a microsoft platform because of third party exclusives after this gen when they went after them hard for about two years and then basically became a DLC beta testing ground.

Same here. I wish all the platform holders relied only on their own content, developed by their own studios. Not going to happen as long as one of them is behind in that regard.

 

[Xater]

Anyone else just waiting for the other shoe to drop on the PS4?

PS4 just seems too good to be true....

I am sure Sony will also try to buy some exclusives. I doubt they will just let MS do it.

 

[thuway]

There is truth behind this.

 

[Mifune]

Even then, why would a multi dev know about all the internal projects? If some of those projects are scrapped, why not name them?

Developers talk to each other. A lot. It's likely that people who were working on a scrapped project are now working somewhere else anyway.

 

[famousmortimer]

What are some big indie developers open for money hats?

Insomniac?

Gearbox?

There was that rumour they where working with IO interactive but it got canned. Maybe they have a Edios game in the bag?

I personally have heard a rumor that Insomniac doesn't even possess a ps4 dev kit. I have no idea if that's true or not, but I've heard twice now. I think they had a pretty huge falling out with Sony. Bummer as I loved their work together.


I wonder WTF ever happened to the Vita version of R+C FFA? It was supposed to come out in january...

 

[OverHeat]

There is truth behind this.

 

[Brinbe]

they are fucked.

 

[Desty]

All is going according to Kaz's plan.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Thanks Kinect....

 

[Spongebob]

Not surprised that MS is desperate for exclusives.

 

[GoofsterStud]

Sony's Megatons won't be dropping until after Microsoft. To steel the thunder. I wish Microsoft would just get it over with already.

 

[dragonelite]

depends if it's a timed exclusive or a forever exclusive. Remember how much MS spent on the GTA4 DLC alone? That was redonk. Not sure if that was confirmed or BS though. Either way, expensive.

Wasn't that a loan that is something completely different then buying up a game.

 

[XtremeXpider]

Kotaku Megaton.

Can we trust Kotaku sources? they said next Xbox will require an internet connection to works, and lastest rumors said it will not require an internet connection.

 

[metalslimer]

Were people really expecting a ton of exclusives on the next MS console? I mean really? When you're at the mercy of MS's limited first party you run the risk of an underdeveloped launch.

 

[MCD]

WAIT FOR APOLLO

 

[Trigger]

lol, has there even been a positive rumor for the NextBox? Nothing but doom and gloom. I'm not sure how to feel about this latest rumor.

 

[Melchiah]

How is it a bad thing for consumers?

When some of the consumers aren't planning to buy Xbox, and are therefore locked out of games that would have been multiplatform otherwise.

 

[alr1ght]

RROD 2.0

edit: apparently just software

 

[mentalfloss]

This is what happens when your previous console is actually successful.

 

[JaggedSac]

Developers talk to each other. A lot. It's likely that people who were working on a scrapped project are now working somewhere else anyway.

But a project getting scrapped doesn't mean that MS is behind on other stuff. Just that the project that got scrapped wasn't worth their continued investment. If they needed more software, they wouldn't scrap it, but instead cut things and rush it out.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

This is what happens when your previous console is actually successful.

 

[Mad_Ban]

There is truth behind this.

Heh. I do look forward to when you drop little tidbits.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

A multiplatform dev wouldn't know much about hardware development at all, maybe a little because of some rough roadmaps but I imagine both are still tight lipped on a lot of that, let alone first party software development.

I have had a person tell me pretty intimate things about both systems, so far with PS4 they're 100%. If they are correct about Durango as well then it would mean its not that rare a situation.

 

[Takuya]

Scrambling right?

 

[dragonflys545]

Let's reverse it:

Even that sounds fishy.

I don't see how that's fishy lol. Sony has already shown some games in FEB, meanwhile MS haven't talk/show anything to the public.

 

[iMax]

I'm calling bullshit on this. Rare, Lionhead have been working on software for years and I'd assume it's all aimed at next gen. Ruffian, Remedy as well, they've been years in development for what I'm assuming is Durango related games.

They're not currently working on any Microsoft exclusives, as far as I know. Certainly not Crackdown 3.

 

[derFeef]

This thread makes Takuya happy.

 

[Xater]

There is truth behind this.

Oh my! The big wallets will be coming out in full force.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

There is truth behind this.

When this bird speaks you listen.

 

[Uno Venova]

Can we trust Kotaku sources? they said next Xbox will require an internet connection to works, and lastest rumors said it will not require an internet connection.

Did they say definitively no in there last article on it?

 

[Takuya]

This thread makes Takuya happy.

And you sad

 

[pharmboy044]

There is truth behind this.

Spill the beans on the Warzone baby, WZ!

 

[Spongebob]

There is truth behind this.

Not surprised in the least.

 

[dragonflys545]

Especially when they've apparently been planning a successor console since 2010. I can see titles not meeting their expectations and being delayed/scrapped. I just don't understand the sense of scrambling to put some kind of launch window list together given how many studios under their banner must be in full operation for next-gen.

Look at the Wii u... Pretty sure they plan it way ahead of time, but look at the games. LOL

 

[TheOddOne]

I don't see how that's fishy lol. Sony has already shown some games in FEB, meanwhile MS haven't talk/show anything to the public.

Was just showing it for both perspectives. Just think in the mindset of having heard nothing about PS4. That would still sounds strange.

 

[V_Ben]

There is truth behind this.

Well I'll be damned. I don't know how MS could have gotten complacent.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

this makes me think that Respawn's game WILL be timed-exclusive. it would be a bad business decision to go full-exclusive with a new generation console this early considering they JUST formed and are releasing their first game since parting ways with CoD/activision.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Meh just secure the third party games. Whoever has the best exclusives will get my money. I don't really care for Sony's or Microsofts 1st party offerings. Maybe Sony's sometimes...

 

[XtremeXpider]

When some of the consumers aren't planning to buy Xbox, and are therefore locked out of games that would have been multiplatform otherwise.

Just like PS4 third party exclusives?

 

[Doffen]

All is going according to Kaz's plan.

Actually I think Kaz would appreciate not being in a bidding contest on exclusives with Ballmer.

 

[Spongebob]

Well I'll be damned. I don't know how MS could have gotten complacent.

Kinect.

 

[Ninja Moomin]

Who,would be on position to know both sides of the face objectively enough to make any of the kotaky comments even close to real.

 

[BobTheFork]

seriously, how the FUCK did we get here. Wasn't it a year ago we heard that Ps4 might not make it this year and MS was going to have another release lead? I thought there were even stories about the the chips being behind production.

 

[Mad_Ban]

Also it's not exactly farfetched that a developer with a third-party dev would be privy to some info from friends in first-party development.

 

[Artimities]

I can't help but thinking that sony's announcement really threw Microsoft for a loop. I also believe that they made some last minute changes.

 

[dragonflys545]

There is truth behind this.

There it is.

 

[beanman25]

I'm not surprised. Consoles always launch too early.

 

[keit4]

This thread makes Takuya happy.

And many other people.

 

[Toki767]

Well I'll be damned. I don't know how MS could have gotten complacent.

They probably didn't view the next Xbox as a games console. Then when they realized that's what people wanted, they had to scramble to get a solid lineup.