CrimsonEclipse
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Oh, sorry Ken...muh bad.
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Oh, sorry Ken...muh bad.
Banjo-Kazooie
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HAHA I saw that too (also was studying his computer screen but he smartly didnt have anything of substance there
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Have they even had a "and one more thing" moment since the Xbox One released?
You'll get only one of those.
Banjo-Kazooie
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2013 - Titanfall
2014 - Nothing
2015 - Nothing
2016 - Scorpio (although it was just kinda at the end, not a GOTCHA moment
)So ya, you're right haha
I was still editing my list!
they did at Gamescom 2015, Halo Wars 2, at E3 I dont think so
Thats before the XB1 released
Bits N Pieces
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2013 - Titanfall
2014 - Nothing
2015 - Nothing
2016 - Scorpio (although it was just kinda at the end, not a GOTCHA moment
So ya, you're right haha
I was still editing my list!
Yeah, that's poor. It's such an easy win for them as well, c'mon Phil - if you're lurking, just do it!
MosquitoSmasher
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I really can't see them not announcing Halo 6. I mean didn't they announce Halo 5 a full year before its release? I guess they can wait for E3 next year but that's usually not how it goes.
Mainline Halo games I believe have always been announced the year prior to release.
gaming_noob
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It's Halo Wars 2 expansion according to Jez. Zzzzzzz
Samurai G0SU
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LOL - BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hype.
DriftingSpirit
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MosquitoSmasher
Member
What I said earlier:
"Phil seems to be serious about the whole not showing games until they're about to release, in which case for better or worse, prepare for an extremely boring E3. My guess is they will only show games planning to release before E3 2018."
No Halo 6 at E3 is very, very interesting...
Though a little bit of me thinks it might just be PR speak to tiptoe around speculation. Something like, "It was just a trailer, we weren't there with anything on the floor!"
Still, if there really is no Halo 6 at E3, we're either in for the most dull Microsoft showing at E3 ever or one of the most compelling showings ever. No idea which.
As nice as it is to not have to wait long for awesome looking games, that seems very ill-advised when there are lots of concerns about your line-up and your competition is consistently dropping huge announcements that get the entire industry talking. I've always felt that E3 is for bringing the hype and getting people excited to own your platform. If they want to have a show focusing on the short-term, I'd recommend looking into holding their own version of PSX.
Though a little bit of me thinks it might just be PR speak to tiptoe around speculation. Something like, "It was just a trailer, we weren't there with anything on the floor!"
Still, if there really is no Halo 6 at E3, we're either in for the most dull Microsoft showing at E3 ever or one of the most compelling showings ever. No idea which.
As nice as it is to not have to wait long for awesome looking games, that seems very ill-advised when there are lots of concerns about your line-up and your competition is consistently dropping huge announcements that get the entire industry talking. I've always felt that E3 is for bringing the hype and getting people excited to own your platform. If they want to have a show focusing on the short-term, I'd recommend looking into holding their own version of PSX.
MosquitoSmasher
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I would understand that for games where there is no certainty they will make it on time or release at all. But Halo 6 is a given that it will release and very likely on time too.
Take Moon Studios for example, there's a good chance we'll see their next game but i can definitely see that one hitting spring 2018. I can understand it though, they don't want a repeat of Scalebound, Phantom Dust and Fable Legends but at the same time they know people want to know the future, what's in the pipeline.
Besides, didn't he actually say he didn't want to show games too early? Or did he really say only when they are about to release?
Booooooo are you happy now M23
Yeah. Though would have been nice to get something else too.
2013 - Titanfall
2014 - Nothing
2015 - Nothing
2016 - Scorpio (although it was just kinda at the end, not a GOTCHA moment
So ya, you're right haha
I was still editing my list!
In 2015 Rod Fergusson literally said "And one more thing" before introducing Gears 4 after Gears UE.
Rumblebones
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I have a feeling the "one more thing" might be the E3 reveal of Cyberpunk running on Scorpio.
Nightengale
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2014's "one more thing" was "here's 3 more things".
PD, Crackdown and Scalebound were effectively packed in together as a symbol of Xbox's longer-term commitment to revitalised portfolio further down the line.
PD, Crackdown and Scalebound were effectively packed in together as a symbol of Xbox's longer-term commitment to revitalised portfolio further down the line.
ForkNetwork
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Which is quite depressing in hindsight
tired_inspector
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Please, no. Team Ninja Dog has already raped Ryu's corpse enough. Hayashi isn't able to create a good Ninja Gaiden game.
Devil's Third is pretty decent, though. The game has many problems but when you play it it's obvious it was created by talented people. I liked it. Can't wait to play a new game by Itagaki.
And it's nothing compared to NGB and NGII. Damn, as for me, even Devil's Third is cooler than Nioh!
True.
DriftingSpirit
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They probably have at least one more AA or AAA game up their sleeve. I'm not super enthusiastic about their new announcements but I would have to think they are bringing more than another Forza and an Ori sequel.
I mean I'm ok with that since I really like Forza, but yeah you would hope they bring more than just two game announcements to E3 2017 after all of the first party questions that have been raised lately for Xbox.
tired_inspector
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As for Forza 7, are there any chances for Fujimi Kaido to return?
I don't think Phil cares or should about that tbh. He's already said he doesn't want to announce things too early. It's not about winning online wars
The goal should be to wow people this year with Crackdown, state of decay, sea of thieves and Forza. Announce and show off Scorpio as the best place to play and introduce games pass.
Definitely a chance. Though I'm not expecting it.
Would be a cool way to begin a trailer though, having a train of cars lighting up the mountain at night.
Fair enough, makes sense too. I just think they'll get quite a bit of backlash if those are the only two game announces of the conference for them.
I guess not long until we find out!
PanicFreak
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I'm not terribly excited about this year's E3. I feel like we'll get good gameplay sections for games we already know about, which is nice, but that's not what I watch E3 conferences for. At least I know ok be playing these games soonish :shrug:
Black Mantis
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Agreed, these games have to have stellar showings.
Agreed.
Salty Hippo
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Yeah, this is shaping up to be the worst E3 of this generation. Microsoft is obviously a joke. Nintendo will limit their announces to 2017 stuff. And Sony at some point has to stop dropping bombs and start showing the stuff they have been announcing, which will probably happen this year.
DriftingSpirit
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I think they'll do both.
Shin-Ra
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He announced Scorpio over a year early.
MosquitoSmasher
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It would be awesome but i highly doubt it. Especially with those reports that they have lost quite a bit of work on the game due to a important person leaving the team or something. There was something and it wasn't exactly good news. Could be a while before we see anything.
But that was just a system, Spencer means games when he said that and i can definitely understand him...i mean.....
- Crackdown announced way too early. CG teaser didn't do much, so far barely any updates. That silence will finally be broken during E3 though.
- Fable Legends. Announced a few years ago with no gameplay, no idea what to expect. Year later we got some gameplay, eventually canned.
- Scalebound, no explanation needed
- Sea of Thieves (they had to because people get in the beta and they need feedback, but that reveal trailer didn't show a thing...well incredibly brief)
- Phantom Dust, reveal trailer didn't show any gameplay...eventually canned.
And i think there are more. But if they don't want to show games too soon anymore, will this mean we won't be seeing any CG trailers anymore and will only show/announce when they can show proper gameplay? We'll see. I mean....Sony can do it, they have done it for most of their first party games, didn't they? Ok TLOU 2 didn't show any gameplay but most of their other games?
DriftingSpirit
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They should be able to find balance between not announcing stuff early and having more than Forza 7 and Ori 2 at their conference.
digoutyoursoul
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Keeping Halo Wars 2 DLC news for E3? Really?
Nightengale
Member
Would be bold if Phil decides that this E3 is the one where they pivot away from early announcements, even ones that are only 16 months of an announcement cycle.
digoutyoursoul
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No one is saying it is about winning online wars.
DriftingSpirit
Member
It does seem like the sort of thing that would be announced pre-E3. Especially since Halo Wars 2 didn't exactly generate a bunch of excitement nor sell a lot.
It was already leaked. It'd be pretty bad for them to announce the S, keep mum about the Scorpio and then invalidate some people's purchases
About that brief showing... Do you guys remember a drawing of a giant octopus/kraken/sea monster at the beginning of that video? Imagine Sea of Thieves being the "one more thing" moment showing monster hunting and available NOW on Game Preview...
a man can dream ok