Gamescom: Microsoft press conference (August 4; Scalebound, Crackdown, QB, H5+ more)
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Steverulez
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I will eat my Sunset Overdrive overcharge can* if Kojima partners with Microsoft exclusively for his next game
*Will not actually eat can 
I don't really know on announcements, we're due a new Halo game announcement... Microsoft tend to announce the next one before the nearest one is out.
You have to look at the bigger picture of their line-up to see what they are likely to announce here:
I suspect Quantum Break, Scalebound and ReCore will all be first-half of 2016 or very early second half (ReCore).
Then you have Crackdown (it depends on the business model), Sea of Thieves (most likelyF2P so will launch in open beta I think), Gears of War 4 (Holiday 16).
Microsoft like to have at least 3 $60 games in the holiday, so it could depend on Crackdown - if its even 2016 but so far I count on Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3 (it will happen, no doubt) for holiday 16 which leaves at least 1 game left.
With how Microsoft are announcing titles I would be very surprised if they didn't pretty much have Holiday 2016 locked for their big new titles after Gamescom with the exception of the Forza game announcement we know is coming. I could be wrong of course but either Crackdown is that third $60 title or they still need to announce it.
Obviously stuff like Killer Instinct, Twisted Pixel, Press Play and other smaller stuff could come around that time but I wouldn't necessarily expect them to announce them early.
So, a Halo game announcement with Halo Wars 2 the obvious one although I wouldn't expect that to launch in the holiday and then another title possibly.
I say all that but I'm not expecting actually expecting too much myself, what makes sense based on the past doesn't always repeat with the future but its a reasonable indicator.
Vinterbird
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There's no way they will announce a new Halo. Gears is the big game next year and we won't hear anything until Halo 5 is done and published.
At best a spin off. But I don't think they would want to move any kind of spotlight away from Halo 5.
Unless Microsoft has a big mainstream new IP in the works. I think we can expect Halo 6 in fall 2017.
At best a spin off. But I don't think they would want to move any kind of spotlight away from Halo 5.
Unless Microsoft has a big mainstream new IP in the works. I think we can expect Halo 6 in fall 2017.
I will eat my Sunset Overdrive overcharge can* if Kojima partners with Microsoft exclusively for his next game
*Will not actually eat can
I don't really know on announcements, we're due a new Halo game announcement... Microsoft tend to announce the next one before the nearest one is out.
You have to look at the bigger picture of their line-up to see what they are likely to announce here:
I suspect Quantum Break, Scalebound and ReCore will all be first-half of 2016 or very early second half (ReCore).
Then you have Crackdown (it depends on the business model), Sea of Thieves (most likelyF2P so will launch in open beta I think), Gears of War 4 (Holiday 16).
Microsoft like to have at least 3 $60 games in the holiday, so it could depend on Crackdown - if its even 2016 but so far I count on Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3 (it will happen, no doubt) for holiday 16 which leaves at least 1 game left.
With how Microsoft are announcing titles I would be very surprised if they didn't pretty much have Holiday 2016 locked for their big new titles after Gamescom with the exception of the Forza game announcement we know is coming. I could be wrong of course but either Crackdown is that third $60 title or they still need to announce it.
Obviously stuff like Killer Instinct, Twisted Pixel, Press Play and other smaller stuff could come around that time but I wouldn't necessarily expect them to announce them early.
So, a Halo game announcement with Halo Wars 2 the obvious one although I wouldn't expect that to launch in the holiday and then another title possibly.
I say all that but I'm not expecting actually expecting too much myself, what makes sense based on the past doesn't always repeat with the future but its a reasonable indicator.
My man Steverulez always speaking the truth. There is no way there won't be another Halo game till 2018
Steverulez
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I wasn't referring to Halo 6.
Look at the previous announcements:
Halo 3 - E3 2006
Halo Wars - X06
Halo ODST - TGS 2008 (before Halo Wars was out)
Halo Reach - E3 2009 (before ODST was out)
Halo Combat Evolved - E3 2011
Halo 4 - E3 2011
Halo 5 - E3 2013
Halo MCC - E3 2014
They've never been afraid of having two Halo products announced at the same time, a mainline game and a spin-off or remaster, so I don't see why the pattern would change now, Halo 5 is out in 3 months I think its a big possibility.
343 have said they need 3 years to make a Halo game, so spin-off instead. Need something to full the gap
It takes 3 years to make Halo game.
Plz no. So many other things you can do with the IP
Steverulez
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No. Halo 3 is already on Xbox One, theres no need to do it for that reason alone.
BluenoseGames
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Awwww yisssss
Going to be a huge Gamescom.
My god, I'm ridiculously hyped. Thank god I'm off that day.
IAmRandom31
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It will be interesting to see if Crackdown is still associated with " cloud processing " like it originally was. Was supposed to be the game that showcased what cloud processing was capable of wasn't it?
I'm also excited to see Scalebound. Always interested in a Kamiya project
I'm also excited to see Scalebound. Always interested in a Kamiya project
Awwww yisssss
Going to be a huge Gamescom.
nghhh
Is there gonna be a stream or something?
If cloudgine is still making the engine then it should be.
BluenoseGames
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Yup, like always.
Final Verdict
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I would honestly love to see a red vs blue halo game with a whacky non cannon story line kinda like the show.
But it will never happen because Microsoft would likely see it as too much of a risk to take with the IP.
https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/626309357098147840
+ from a deleted translated tweet: "Those shits at MS... are they fucking with me...?"
+ from a deleted translated tweet: "Those shits at MS... are they fucking with me...?"
Ruh oh
It wouldn't surprise me, I can't imagine working with MS is a particularly pleasant experience
Deserves a new thread tbh
ViewtifulJC
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MS stay trying to sweep Japanese devs under the rug. First Phantom Dust, now this
Scalebound cancelled brehs
Scalebound cancelled brehs
not really it has nothing to do with Scalebound the game, more about how he is being used at Gamescom
paragonpro
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Oh no, I hope this doesn't jeopardize the game : /.
N7Commander95
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We been talking about that tweet for last 6 hours, reason no one has made a thread on it because it's not that serious
FUCK. I have to revise my hype list now... I'll remove item#2 (Scalebound demo).
1) Extended Quantum Break demo. Finally provide a solid release date.
3) Extended Crackdown demo. Confirm that the game is not online only.
... and so on. I won't post the whole thing again, lol.
And I'm mostly joking. I do hope the tweet is nothing serious though
N7Commander95
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Oh I just meant we really didn't need another Xbox thread for the trolls to descend on.
Its been a weird couple of days
Backfoggen
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They probably want him to travel all the way to Germany just to drop a couple of lame sentences about Scalebound on stage and then piss off again
We shouldn't make a new thread about potentially major news on the grounds that people might 'troll' it? Sounds stupid to me.
tiredheadcrab
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I would like to wait a few years for another halo to release. There was a good chunk of time between Halo 2 and Halo 3. That was nice for the multiplayer as it allowed people to get nice and settled in and such. And in between Halo 3 and Halo Reach was a few years as well. If Halo 5 multiplayer is as solid as the beta and as fun, yeah id like to wait it out a few years, like 2 or 3 before we see an update. Or just pull a Halo 3 ODST and release a single player game with the Halo 5 multiplayer content extras.
Wtf? I don't even know what to say. The main art looks pretty good to me?
Isn't this like, E3 old?
That's how I read it.
Another speculative interpretation would be that the game itself is not too far along and MS does not want the director making statements/promises that they cannot deliver later on.
Steverulez
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Look at who you just replied to, should be a giveaway as to the sorts of posts you're going to get
Isn't Kojima still under contract at least until December?
http://business.financialpost.com/f...i-following-the-release-of-metal-gear-solid-v
There will be another Halo between 5 and 6. It takes 3 years to make a mainline Halo game, but MS wants Halo in your ear every year. Some type of Halo game will come out between 5 and 6
N7Commander95
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Is obviously not major news, and there is already a thread for it
If it develops then obviously, but creating a thread for every single one of Kamiyas tweets is about as major as making one for Phil spencers
Maybe, I just took it from here so assumed it was somewhat relevant to whatever he's pissed off at now since it doesn't say dates of those tweets.
Steverulez
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Well yeh but obviously I was referring to whatever he does post Konami
He probably wants to spend the entire hour and a half showing off sexy concept art and videos of that singer he likes (I forget her name)
He said something about not wanting to be some prop so... As long as it doesn't have to do with the game it's self I don't care
SEGAvangelist
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Maybe. Or he's joking about something.
It's not major news when someone working with Microsoft on a game publicly cusses them out?
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