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[Kotaku] Obsidian Has Quietly Become Xbox's Secret Weapon and wants to still be around in 100 years
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Garnox
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This topic poses a quandary, maybe worthy of its own thread (if not already done)
Is it viable to see a current video game company still making games in 100 years?
Obviously some of these companies have already been around for well over a 100 years, but who do y'all feel would be the last man standing?
I feel Nintendo has the best chance IMO.
Is it viable to see a current video game company still making games in 100 years?
Obviously some of these companies have already been around for well over a 100 years, but who do y'all feel would be the last man standing?
I feel Nintendo has the best chance IMO.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
These aren't preorder numbers tho.
ChorizoPicozo
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Obsidian's quote would be nice if they were an indie developer, but they are owned by the biggest publisher in the world. And Avowed follows the same trend of studios owned by the biggest publisher in the world: they tend to get worse or remain stagnant. So, this "secret Weapon" stinks of the same old fairy tale of any studio owned by The Biggest Publisher of the World.
Perrott
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Yeah. True "expertise" and "mastery" would be something close to what Rockstar (from GTA to RDR, with Bully, Max Payne and L.A. Noire in between), Naughty Dog (from Uncharted to The Last Of Us and now Intergalactic) or CD Projekt RED (from The Witcher to Cyberpunk) do -- while selling tens of millions of copies and having real pop culture penetration through their works.
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Shrap
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...Sony literally just won GOTY last year.Not a fan of Obsidian but mid as fuck is better than the shit Sony has been churning out this gen
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
That's so optimistic to think that videogames will even be a thing then and we aren't living in some sort of post apocalypse
Grizzled Ghost
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Movies didn't even have sound 100 years ago.
vaibhavpisal
Member
This proves Xbox Tax is real.
Journalists cannot praise the game openly so are writing stealth articles encouraging everyone to play the game.
Journalists cannot praise the game openly so are writing stealth articles encouraging everyone to play the game.
Grizzled Ghost
Member
Poor little Microsoft getting bullied out of the industry. A real underdog story.
Unknown?
Member
Are you a GOTY denier?Not a fan of Obsidian but mid as fuck is better than the shit Sony has been churning out this gen
Varteras
Gold Member
Trust me, he won't wait. A year from now he'll make an obscure connection to this topic for another excuse to jerk himself off. Quite frankly, I admire the dedication. Pretty rare these days to find someone putting in so much effort to give an air of legitimacy to their sexual self-satisfaction. Here I am just doing it at random with no sense of accomplishment. This guy is putting in a 9 to 5 just to hang a medal off his nuts.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Only by a couple of years. Compared to the massive change in games in a fraction of that time.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
hows weapons if you give everyones the weapon gonna get sale prices on switch 2 in a years
Pre-order of a special expensive edition, not the normal pre order.
And to the topic . I hope so but video game company are normally have a short life. On big miss and it can be over.
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Hudo
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I hope you're right.
nowhat
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I mean, Xbox really seem to like shooting themselves in the foot, so perhaps it's a secret weapon in that regard.
Skifi28
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AgatonSax
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Won’t need to dig too deep either.
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SkylineRKR
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The media desperately tries to push western games now because they frankly kind of suck for numerous reasons. They'll hold on to every straw. Finding the way to success again starts with acceptance. This is not aimed at Obsidian per se, but accept your product is mid, and infested with DEI shit. And that consumers run away from your current philosophy. Reset and change.
Why is the trailer of Tides of Annihilation met with overwhelming positive comments? Because like Wukong and Stellar Blade it doesn't deal with any of that shit and the creators obviously design the characters they like, it isn't under review by some frustrated wokies who failed in society.
Why is the trailer of Tides of Annihilation met with overwhelming positive comments? Because like Wukong and Stellar Blade it doesn't deal with any of that shit and the creators obviously design the characters they like, it isn't under review by some frustrated wokies who failed in society.
RetroGamingUK
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Great post
A lot of these American websites benefited from the rise of America’s game industry in the latter half of the 00s
Now that industry’s sinking they’re going down with the ship.
POKEYCLYDE
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Isn't Avowed still in paid early access? I heard the game is good aside from the game breaking bugs. Might wait for a substantial patch before I play on Gamepass. But yeah, Stalker 2 was so much fun even with the bugs, no doubt the same could be said for Avowed.
As for Obsidian, I like them. I want a Grounded 2.
As for Obsidian, I like them. I want a Grounded 2.
MMaRsu
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I dont think Avowed looks good but isnt it on many platforms so Steam CCU isnt that important
Behold the secret weapon. So powerful, there’s a chance it might break even.
Donald mac Ronald
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Ive played pillars that the world is set on. Much better games. Tried this on pc game pass and it my impression matched up some of the credible reviews I saw. Would you pay full price for this if it weren't on game pass? Probably not. As seen by the steam numbers.
And for those trying to downplay steam numbers because it's on gamepass.. pc gaming market has rejected the shitty windows store. They have shown time and time again they will buy food games on steam even if its on game pass
FIREKNIGHT2029
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So shit they literally just released a game that won GOTY 2024Not a fan of Obsidian but mid as fuck is better than the shit Sony has been churning out this gen
Fess
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Just? Astro came out early September, nearly half a year ago…So shit they literally just released a game that won GOTY 2024
Brigandier
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In 100 years the world will be absolutely fucked, Obsidian existing or not is the least of mankind's future problems.
Horseganador
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Well, they need to sharpen that "secret weapon" because Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is going to wipe Avowed off the map, a bad date to launch it.
panda-zebra
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ManaByte
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KOTOR2
Alpha Protocol
NWN2
FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS
POE 1 & 2
If we want to include the Black Isle days, then include Fallout 1 & 2 and Icewind Dale 1 & 2 and Planescape.
Are we seriously at the stage of Xbox Derangement Syndrome that we're doing mental gymnastics to pretend that Obsidian isn't one of the best RPG developers in the world?
Mister Wolf
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Alandring
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Obsidian is by far the best and most profitable studio of Xbox. They're the Insomniac of Xbox.
Since their purchase, in 2018, they have published three new games for Xbox, with the fourth releasing this year.
Grounded was a huge hit for its budget, Pentiment was a critical hit (and didn't cost a lot of money) and Avowed seems great too. It doesn't sell like hot cakes now, but I think it will do fine in the long run.
Honestly, between all Xbox studios, which one did better?
Halo Infinite was a complete and costly failure, Gears 5 too (but didn't cost as much as Halo Infinite), Starfield was the worst rated BGS single player game, Redfall was terrible, Hellblade 2 didn't sell at all, Compulsion Games, Double Fine, inXile, Undead Labs haven't publish an all new game since their purchase, The Initiative still isn't ready, the next game from Rare is in development hell...
Playground was the best studio of Xbox for years, but that was before Fable. We'll see if it launchs this year, but I doubt it will have half the success of Avowed or The Outer Worlds 2.
Since their purchase, in 2018, they have published three new games for Xbox, with the fourth releasing this year.
Grounded was a huge hit for its budget, Pentiment was a critical hit (and didn't cost a lot of money) and Avowed seems great too. It doesn't sell like hot cakes now, but I think it will do fine in the long run.
Honestly, between all Xbox studios, which one did better?
Halo Infinite was a complete and costly failure, Gears 5 too (but didn't cost as much as Halo Infinite), Starfield was the worst rated BGS single player game, Redfall was terrible, Hellblade 2 didn't sell at all, Compulsion Games, Double Fine, inXile, Undead Labs haven't publish an all new game since their purchase, The Initiative still isn't ready, the next game from Rare is in development hell...
Playground was the best studio of Xbox for years, but that was before Fable. We'll see if it launchs this year, but I doubt it will have half the success of Avowed or The Outer Worlds 2.
ManaByte
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Double Fine released Psychonauts 2, which MS was the publisher on even before they were purchased.
Alandring
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True, but the development of the game has started before and the game has been released everywhere. I didn't count The Outer Worlds for Obsidian for the same reason.
ManaByte
Member
MS purchased Double Fine in 2019, Psychonauts 2 was released in 2021. At the time the only reason a PS4 port was produced was to fulfill a Kickstarter tier promise. They didn't produce a PS5 port.
Nickolaidas
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lol.
lmao, even.
lmao, even.
Shadowstar39
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They fired Chris Avellone and let the blue hairs run the show.
This is exactly right. Although, I must give credit to Pentiment, it was a good game from what I played so far.
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Bernardougf
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I really suggest you watch some 20's movies if you think movies haven't change much in 100 years.
HeWhoWalks
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No.
As for the topic, we'll have to see if Avowed makes any inroads, but from this vantage point, doesn't look that way right now.