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[Markio128]

Usually its Aaron Greenbreg although lately Spencer has been on a roll of stupidity.

I'm sure they are both nice guys, but my natural emotion is one of repulsion to Greenburg, and Spencer just exudes smugness. On balance, Jim annoys the fuck out of me as well

 

[tmlDan]

its the beginning and the end until ES6 in 2045

 

[Die Namek Ability]

Blah Blah Blah, release the games and stfu

 

[azertydu91]

I'm sure they are both nice guys, but my natural emotion is one of repulsion to Greenburg, and Spencer just exudes smugness. On balance, Jim annoys the fuck out of me as well

Yeah I agree but nothing can go lower than Aaron...Let me rephrase nobody with a great position in a company can go lower than aaron , since we had our fair share of crazy people here ( SenjutsuSage M misterxmedia were insane).

 

[Bonfires Down]

I agree, but even so I'm not sure there's anything else I would call a system seller over the next year at least.

Forza - Good but somewhat niche
Hellblade 2 - Maybe but we first need to see that the studio can make that 90+ metascore game that sells systems.
Towerborne - lol
Avowed - Not seeing much hype for this atm.

Still, it's a huge improvement from the last 18 months.

 

[adamsapple]

All signs point to them starting with a headshot so far.

 

[Markio128]

Yeah I agree but nothing can go lower than Aaron...Let me rephrase nobody with a great position in a company can go lower than aaron , since we had our fair share of crazy people here ( SenjutsuSage M misterxmedia were insane).

Sometimes you have to wonder if they are all the same person.

 

[Kuranghi]

All signs point to them starting with a headshot so far.

Headshot, boom!

I jest, I'm pretty excited for Starfield, I know a couple of younguns that have bought Xboxes just to play it.

 

[azertydu91]

Sometimes you have to wonder if they are all the same person.

Nah thats too much bullshit for one, but sometimes it does feel that they are a team of professionnal delusional crazy guys.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

A game that was going to come to Xbox anyway as a multiplatform game, was bought to remove it from the competition, and that's somehow a starting gun for XGS's resurrection?

It's embarrassing.

MGS will continue shitting the bed with their core FP IP (because nothing has been done to rectify the systemic issues within the FP publisher), and all the newly bought studios will be the ones left carrying the reputational burden for Xbox First-Party for the whole platform (until MS fucks them up too).

 

[Bond007]

Doubt it- been saying this for years.
I thought the last big disappointment was the starting gun.

Starfield looks good though.

 

[Markio128]

All signs point to them starting with a headshot so far.

I'm excited for Starfield, but you just poked my cringe button.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Just checked out that Towerborne trailer. Don't care if it's not a huge seller, I'm down with a sharp looking Guardian Heroes style game.

 

[adamsapple]

I'm excited for Starfield, but you just poked my cringe button.

 

[Drizzlehell]

 

[Ozriel]

God Xbox execs say dumb shit

So nothing till now MS felt was quality and every game going forward is going to reach starfield levels

I feel like they all need interview coaches like sports athletes have

…or you galaxy brain folks coulf stop taking quotes out of context to complain about ?

'Starting gun of a prolonged, regular stream of first party games' isn't the same thing as 'starting gun for first party games'

 

[X-Wing]

Sure, just need to buy another studio or two.

 

[Drell]

Pretty sad that a trillion company that is in the business of game consoles since 2001 (and is in the video game business since longer) can't keep a franchise running and always has to start over. Oh and they always start by "stealing" multisupport things btw.

 

[Ozriel]

Pretty sad that a trillion company that is in the business of game consoles since 2001 (and is in the video game business since longer) can't keep a franchise running and always has to start over. Oh and they always start by "stealing" multisupport things btw.

They can't keep a franchise running yet they literally released an Age of Empires game for Xbox and have a Forza game lined up for October.

Sad you had to make up the bit about 'starting over'

 

[Vox Machina]

What list is this, and what's it supposed to mean to you?

STARSBarry

 

[Pelta88]

27 years after the first starting gun?

 

[cireza]

I have been playing great games on Xbox for 20 years, there never was an issue to begin with, but great to hear !

 

[MasterCornholio]

All signs point to them starting with a headshot so far.

I don't think they started the gen badly. They were definitely doing better than last gen but something happened along the way.

 

[clarky]

I believe it when I see it. They have been saying this for a decade.

Next week is finally this week.....or something like that.

 

[Spitfire098]

I thought redfall was the starting point

 

[Gen.Grievous]

There is only so many publishers you can buy though.

 

[bender]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Perfect.

 

[reinking]

If it took buying Bethesda to load the starting gun. How are they buying next?

 

[LordCBH]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

If it took buying Bethesda to load the starting gun. How are they buying next?

ABK, with all those steady streams of "first party games."

 

[Drell]

They can't keep a franchise running yet they literally released an Age of Empires game for Xbox and have a Forza game lined up for October.

Sad you had to make up the bit about 'starting over'

Yeah maybe not starting over but they still need to market the fact they are making "first party" (stolen multiplats) games. Like it's something incredible but then you look at the competition and you just realize they autocongratulate themselves for doing something that is just usual for the 2 others...

 

[Ozriel]

Yeah maybe not starting over but they still need to market the fact they are making "first party" (stolen multiplats) games. Like it's something incredible but then you look at the competition and you just realize they autocongratulate themselves for doing something that is just usual for the 2 others...

What does 'stolen games' even mean?

And where do you see the 'auto-congratulation'? A marketing exec can't tell the world they've hit their stride with respect to regular releases now?

 

[Adam_802]

Well yeah, that's what they should be doing. If Starfield and Forza this holiday can be the start of consistent Xbox 1P exclusives then they can easily start gaining momentum and build up a great library like they already once did on the 360.

 

[TheTurboFD]

Does it really count as a first party game if they were bought way into development already for multiplatform? Is this another Elon Musk buys out Tesla and says he invented it situation?

 

[Interfectum]

 

[adamsapple]

Does it really count as a first party game.

Yes

 

[Vox Machina]

What does 'stolen games' even mean?

And where do you see the 'auto-congratulation'? A marketing exec can't tell the world they've hit their stride with respect to regular releases now?

Don't you know? Microsoft sneaks into your house at night and uninstalls all your games from your Steam library.

Does it really count as a first party game

Yep

 

[onQ123]

That was the gun that woke up the PS4 lol

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

There should be a meme for every time some new Xbox verbage gets introduced and ends up biting them in the ass in the end. Like "high fidelity vr" "eats monsters for breakfast", etc . . now "starting gun"

 

[yazenov]

What year is this?.gif

 

[Drell]

What does 'stolen games' even mean?

And where do you see the 'auto-congratulation'? A marketing exec can't tell the world they've hit their stride with respect to regular releases now?

It's just that it look pretty ridiculous to brag about releasing "first party games" (bought third party studio/games if the term "stolen" makes you uncomfortable) when your competitors have been creating first party games since forever.

 

[semiconscious]

so, 'starting gun' = 'first decent aaa game'?...

 

[Robb]

Sounds good, let's hope so. Get that ball rolling!

 

[danklord]

Nope. As others have called out, this game was in production long before Xbox bought Bethesda and was threatening to be a PS Exclusive.

Once the new version of Microsoft Studios takes a AAA game that isn't Forza all the way to release and it scores 9+, we can have this conversation.

 

[Danknugz]

to Hellblade, and we think about Towerborne which is on the show floor, we think about Avowed, and we've got stories we haven't told yet as well, that are going to unfurl in 2024 and 2025."

please be excited

 

[Del_X]

Nope. As others have called out, this game was in production long before Xbox bought Bethesda and was threatening to be a PS Exclusive.

Once the new version of Microsoft Studios takes a AAA game that isn't Forza all the way to release and it scores 9+, we can have this conversation.

"It doesn't count for arbitrary reasons I don't like"

 

[Badlucktroll]

yea right

 

[adamsapple]

It's just that it look pretty ridiculous to brag about releasing "first party games" (bought third party studio/games if the term "stolen" makes you uncomfortable) when your competitors have been creating first party games since forever.

This faux stolen-valor nonsense will never get old

The acquisition happened 3 years ago, the game was going to be pushed out circa 2021, the developers were given 2 years of additional dev time along with pretty much all of the first party resources and QA they would need over the development years.


Punished Miku your prediction is becoming more accurate with each passing day, lol.

 

[Banjo64]

The most tone deaf company ever?