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Tom Warren [The Verge]: "I know for a fact that there is a big one......that will be going to PlayStation"
- Thread starter Topher
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More than Halo Infinite (which is an F2P game), I think comparing Helldivers 2 with Sea of Thieves gives us a better picture.
Sea of Thieves is Xbox's biggest GaaS live-service success. And Helldivers already has 2x the all-time peak than Sea of Thieves all-time peak. And Helldivers 2 is going to set a new record today in a few hours.
And what's more interesting is that Helldivers 2 is by a small studio. Sea of Thieves is by Rare. Sony's big live-service games are actually incoming.
Sony seems all set with GaaS games, and this makes me wonder how games like Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves would perform on the PS5.
Rare has around 200 employees to Arrowhead’s 100. Neither are ‘big’ studios, relatively speaking.
Sea of Thieves launched on Steam 2 years after its Windows PC/PC Gamepass release, so nowhere near an apt comparison either.
More importantly, most estimates put it around 9 million units sold on Steam…really impressive numbers considering it’s a late port.
Negotiator101
Member
You're being silly now, Hellblade was a good game but didn't set the sales chart alight.
This should go multiplatform anyway it's a huge franchise and PS, Nintendo deserve to have it on their systems.
Mr Hyde
Member
I was thinking more of what's synonymous with the Microsoft and Xbox brand. Like Halo or Gears. Tom mentions it would "surprise" people, and Flight Simulator I think would fit that bill.
Killjoy-NL
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I know, that's what I was saying at the time.
And still do.
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omegasc
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Exactly why I think it makes sense. It's big but not shocking, which I assume is a word Tom would have used. Starfield didn't make the boom they wanted to. It's not unanimously good. Halo would be shocking. Gears too.
Fess
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Yeah all the annoying attention seeking shitheads who claim to know stuff without talking aren’t worth anybody’s time, they just want clicks and it’s no better than pulling some uncle works at Nintendo bs.
Dick Jones
Banned
It could halt the PS5's momentum. Inspired by Team Xbox.
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ChorizoPicozo
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didn't know SoT was so small. especially when all xbox influencers keep saying is a massive successMore than Halo Infinite (which is an F2P game), I think comparing Helldivers 2 with Sea of Thieves gives us a better picture.
Sea of Thieves is Xbox's biggest GaaS live-service success. And Helldivers already has 2x the all-time peak than Sea of Thieves all-time peak. And Helldivers 2 is going to set a new record today in a few hours.
And what's more interesting is that Helldivers 2 is by a small studio. Sea of Thieves is by Rare. Sony's big live-service games are actually incoming.
Sony seems all set with GaaS games, and this makes me wonder how games like Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves would perform on the PS5.
freefornow
Gold Member
So, Aaron Greenberg going to Playstation. Interesting replacement for Jim. Lets see where this goes.
LordBlodgett
Member
Halo Infinite makes the most sense to me. Just like Sea of Thieves it is multiplayer first, needs a lot of players to justify developing content, and in terms of Gameplay it is an amazing place right now. It is also easy to monetize.
bitbydeath
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Probably Forza since all the other big ones had already been thought of/rumoured.
BoxFresh123
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RTX On
digital_ghost
Gold Member
im ashamed that i went to Warren high school.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Tom Henderson just tweeted that he's talking about Indiana Jones. This interview was recorded a few days ago, before all the rumors blew up.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
If you consider that the key metrics for porting to PS are opportunity cost (i.e. is it built on a multi-plat engine), and does the property have a proven market on the target platform...
Pretty much everything MS have acquired over the past few years is on the menu.
Pretty much everything MS have acquired over the past few years is on the menu.
just_jr
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this is the only one I care about
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
reinking
Gold Member
Didn't MS pay for exclusivity? Wonder if they were able to renegotiate if they did.
Topher
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Topher
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jm89
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HeisenbergFX4
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Topher
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
"But I won't say what it is so I don't get called out on my made up bs".
There's only 3 "big ones" for Xbox: Halo, Gears, Forza.
There's only 3 "big ones" for Xbox: Halo, Gears, Forza.
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Killjoy-NL
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Then I don't know which game it could be.
The only other game could be Forza.
What other big game is there?
Topher
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dragonyeuw
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Halo Infinite multiplayer
FrankWza
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Maybe the Kojima game OD.
I wonder....would Xbox fans be more okay if it was Indy instead of Starfield?
It seems like a weird "I hope it aint [insert game here]" vibe from some ppl.
I'm just sitting here waiting for MS to officially announce SoT going to PlayStation and/or Nintendo.
DeaDPo0L84
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I hope it's Gears in some form. Not for console war bs (mostly play on pc), but maybe if it gains a huge new player base they'll focus more on the franchise.
TheInfamousKira
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Microsoft shadow dropping Tears of the Kingdom on PS5.
Killjoy-NL
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The only other mitigating factor I can think of is if they are a GaaS type offering, which could conceivably involve the Halo or Forza franchises.
Not a bad idea imho, as a successful F2P-style release could drive interest in the franchise back-catalog, only available on Xbox.
bitbydeath
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Need to add a third person mode for PlayStation for it to take off.
GHG
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Oddvintagechap
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Halo Remakes
LostDonkey
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It's Forza Horizon