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Xbox wants to release a game every three months

The company lays out its ambition to reach billions of gamers

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DJStotty1086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Not bad, 4 games a year?

Twice as many as we normally get /s

Edit : just having a bit of fun, excited to see what xbox has in store for us gamers, roll on Sunday :p

TheProblem1086d ago

It’s just words.

It’s been over a year since Microsoft released anything decent.

The last AAA blockbuster title MS released was gears 5. Nearly 2 YEARS ago

CaptainHenry9161086d ago

Just relying on Gears and the other two every decade says a lot about Microsoft. I'm actually glad that they acquired Bethesda

Mulando1086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Well Flight Simulator if you count in PC. But there were some smaller releases.
But yes, they should really deliver good games. With so many studios more than once a quarter.
The big problem they have is, that they release only so few games and not everyone likes every game. So they should at least deliver more games over the year so everyone has something to play.
E.g. I don't like Souls-like games ... they are work not games (IMHO). I like good stories but story-driven games so far are rare these days.
And not, naughty dog games are not an alternative. To repetitive and action focused for my taste. Currently player Uncharted 1-4 and already bored at 30% (currently at 70%) Uncharted 1 because it is so repetitive ... always enemies in waves .. why not fewer of them but more "intelligent". Always those mass shootings ... I'm to old for this stuff ^^

Amplitude1086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

@Mulando:

Uncharted 1 is the one that most people didn't even play and it's the one that aged the most for sure. It was Naughty Dog just kinda getting into ps3 development.
Uncharted 2 is the one that broke records for GOTY awards. I loved them all but most people started at 2.

itsmebryan1086d ago

@the problem
They didn't have more studios than Sony back them. They could easily put out a game every AAA game every 3 months. Plus gamepass, the Xbox will have a great run.

Tedakin1086d ago

Ori 2. Flight Simulator? Both over 90 on Metacritic.

Abbott1231085d ago

Yeah im sure they invested all that money in studios so they can continue to not release games. Its coming up to the two year mark since them acquisitions, with the pandemic its got to be only another year or so before we start seeing games from these studios……surely haha

DJStotty1085d ago (Edited 1085d ago )

I dunno, i would say decent is purely subjective, since Gears 5 they have released :-

Wasteland Remastered
Bleeding Edge
Minecraft Dungeons
The Bard's Tale: Remastered and Resnarkled
Battletoads

Just for xbox, another handful of titles for PC and mobile.

Although not AAA it is not like they are not working on things, Halo was supposed to launch last year, but instead got pushed back. These studios have been hard at work for around 3 years on new games, and we will get to witness some of them come Sunday.

bouzebbal1085d ago

Imagine this is only PR and talking about 4games.. In reality it'll be max 1

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CaptainHenry9161086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Quantity over quality??? Hmm don't know about this. Are they talking about AAA games every 3 months?

darthv721086d ago

That is the formula for successful platforms. PS1, PS2, PS4, Wii... all have quantity over quality (ratio of A-AA vs AAA)

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Lore1086d ago

Sony could do this as well if they actually invested in more studios. Just imagine their output if they did.

darthv721086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

@hollow, I was referring to the libraries as a whole. 1st/2nd party games generally represent a small portion of a platforms overall quantity of games. And often times are seen as the quality. The remaining portion is comprised of 3rd party exclusive and multiplat titles and those can vary in terms of development budget (A-AAA) and quality. A successful platform has a very diverse library of titles developed at differing levels of A-AAA and usually you find the quantity of the titles overall outpace the quality ones.

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rakentaja1086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Whatever the studios will decide to release. Microsoft does not say what and how they should develop games. If you release a bad game, it will bring you less money and lower your reputation. No one wants that, right ? Even if it's in game pass. A considerable quantity is also sold on discs.

Army_of_Darkness1085d ago

@lore "Sony could do this as well if they actually invested in more studios. Just imagine their output if they did."

Could?? 🤣 Bro, they are about to release their 3rd current gen exclusive in a few days! And you think Sony needs to invest in more studios to do that?! Where have you been?? Demon souls remake, Returnal and now ratchet and clank. That's 3 games already....

wiz71911085d ago

@Knightedhollow I just purchased a Switch, and outside of the normal Nintendo exclusives the rest are the niche Japan titles. It’s only about 5 games that I really wanted to play and I have them already.

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neutralgamer19921086d ago

I think it will take them 2-3 years to get to that point where they can release 3-4 games per year. Because most of their acquisitions released games right before being acquired. Game development takes time especially if we are talking about AAA gaming

For example Sony bend they release days gone few years back and are now just starting work on a new IP. Sequels are easier to do but could still take 2-3 years.

I just want Xbox to focus on quality, not all 23 studios need to do AAA games as some could do smaller AA titles. But I really hope Xbox focuses on AAA games because those are the system sellers and really create hype for the console.

I have always felt with GP Ms just want content regardless of quality. This isn't the right mindset. Games like bleeding edge shouldn't be the answer. We have to realize game industry is filled with delays. Yes I do want more exclusives on XSX but I want quality over quantity. Like halo later this year has to be close to 90 on metacritic. It's their biggest IP and it's time they bring the Bungie level quality to next halo

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Petebloodyonion1085d ago

I have to disagree with you regarding Gamepass, I don't want to have all the game be AAA games that require me to play 1000000000000000 hours and plus to enjoy the game. That's the beauty of Gamepass you can find something for all tastes and there are tons of games that let you try games without the risk of being burned by a genre or a style.
Have you tried Haven? it's a nice game that reminds me of Journey on Ps4
Gears Tactic if you want game like Excom Ufo
Streets of Rage 4, Xeno Crisis, Carrion, Backbone...

My point is I don't mind a good B movie from time to time or something Cheezy and don't need to have only Avengers movie quality.

As for halo infinite don't hold your hope up for a great score. The media has already passed judgment on the game long ago just like they did with Day's Gone.
Expect a 6 to 8( ign) at best with comments like
Having the multiplayer missing is like taking the heart of Halo
It's clear that the game was designed with Xbox1 in mind and it shows in the design and limitation
Etc.

DJStotty1085d ago

AAA games will take around 3-5 years to complete.

I'm fully expecting some decent gameplay of these projects come Sunday, along with a surprise or two.

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RedDevils1085d ago (Edited 1085d ago )

Those games you listed look awful, thank god I didn't spend more than $1 from it lol

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shabz6661086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

23 studios and xbox games publishing, if they can plan the release dates well and get their teams to maintain high quality while hitting their launch dates on time, they will eventually take more of the market share, they have a big chip on their shoulder since last gen thanks to their first party drought.

Before anyone gets too excited remember this is a company that delayed infinite for a year which was to be a launch title for series x. The definition of poor planning. Maybe they can get their excel spreadsheets in order and plan it out. If they can get this machine rolling with high quality consistent game releases and wider access to said games through cloud and streaming sticks, people will start looking to jump in to their ecosystem themself.

Services are only as good as the content they provide, and content will always be king. To push their gamepass service , their high quality console in the series x, they need to have high quality games, it's good to know they know this. Exciting times

Mr Pumblechook1086d ago

In 2020 two of Microsoft's big studio acquisitions paid off with exclusive Xbox games; Obsidian released Grounded and Ninja Theory released Bleeding Edge. Now all it has to do is double that output.

shabz6661086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

This would not work if quality isn’t maintained. Ninja theory explicitly said they have been working on bleeding edge, even before the acquisition. Both these games you mentioned are very AA in scope. Although grounded has gained some traction. What these studios can do with the infrastructure and resources of a tech giant like Microsoft is still to be seen.

The only evidence we have of what studios are capable of is looking at teams like the coalition, turn 10, rare and 343i. Time money and talent is the perfect combo for teams to make great games.

Would really love to see games that actually are fun to play and experience. The world needs more studios like naughty dog etc. it’s a win win for gamers. Sucks to be a fanboy.

SpineSaw1086d ago

How is releasing games that very few play paying off? The Bleeding Edge was dead on release and the other was forgotten long ago. These 2 games are a small step above shovelware both were Game Pass filler and I hope these are not the type of games Microsoft is working on but after seeing the Craig coming out party maybe Game Pass filler is the best they can do.

FlavorLav011086d ago

“Paid off”!? I doubt that either of those two games put a dent to what it cost to acquire those teams. Gamepass filler at best. I expect bigger better things out both those teams on their next games though

KillBill1085d ago

Grounded technically has not been released yet. It is still in early access.

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RosweeSon1086d ago

We’re still waiting for their launch games 🤣

shabz6661086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Lol yes they have still not had a single first party release for series x|s. The only native release for them was medium from bloober. Even the one first party launch game (halo infinite) as you said we are still waiting for it. Which is again cross gen.

But you have to see the outlook of what Sony is doing now announcing all the xdev collaborations. Like from haven and now deviation games, no trailers just logos and hype. All of these are investments are a reminder that Sony knows that the ms first party output will kick into high gear in a few years.

Unlike the Sony fanboys Sony is pretty smart to see this, and their investment is a great move, if ms first party strategy is successful in delivering consistent quality quarterly , ms can be very competitive and eat up sonys market share.

ABizzel11085d ago

Xbox isn't taking marketshare in the traditional console race. We've seen 3 generations of Xbox and 4 generations of PlayStation which is over 20 years for both consoles now. That's been enough time to realize that PlayStation is simply the more popular platform globally with the PS3 vs 360 generation showing that PlayStation at its worst is still able to slightly edge out Xbox at its best. Sony's hold on Europe, Asia, and RoW territories is just too much, and now since North America is back to being neck in neck with PlayStation pulling ahead, marketshare loss is not going to happen.

This is why Xbox is looking at new markets to enter, such as digital streaming to TVs, and leading with GamePass. Console sales are a losing battle without a complete overhaul of the entire brand which is not a risk a major corporation wants to take when they already have billions invested and tens of millions of users.

GamePass and Streaming Xbox is their new market (aka software), to get back into competing in the hardware sales battle with PlayStation, then Xbox has to go down to the root of tradition and basically be a mini iTX gaming PC that runs an Xbox version of Windows OS to try to appease both Xbox console gamers (who are buying regardless) and tempt budget /mid-range PC gamers which is a large pool of gamers.

shabz6661085d ago

No matter what they do, be its streaming apps on tv, a new mini gaming PC or cheaper systems for a low barrier of entry, they will never eat the playstation market share without the games. People dive into ecosystems looking for games. If xbox made quality games like sony first party does now, it's hard to imagine a world where playstation would be leading.

Ps is leading purely because of industry defining games, games that take years of time budget and talent. Xbox finally has enough breathing room between all of its studios to attempt high quality games now. I really hope they don't fudge it up. People go where the games are, it's as simple as that. I feel Microsoft is waking up to that reality.

Gardenia1086d ago

They've been saying that for years now.

Aloymetal1086d ago

Can't post a link yet so here you go.....(From Google- wwccftech.com)

''Microsoft Plans to Release a 1st Party Xbox Game About Every 3 Months With XGP Being This Timeframe’s Main Driver''

Jun 11, 2019 04:45 EDT

kneon1086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

Here is Aloymetal's link

https://wccftech.com/xbox-g...

dbcoops1086d ago

If you need a link you either haven't been paying attention or you're in denial. Probably the latter.

Atom6661086d ago (Edited 1086d ago )

I thought that was what op was referencing.

This has been their stated goal for a while, hasn't it? It's basic math.

Looks like Booty's math got a lot easier after Bethesda, too. Real question will be if they can learn that 4 games in the fall is not the same as releasing every 3 months...

No denial. I just think the "oh they've been saying that for years" crowd and "journalists" should work on reading and math skills.

Subs need constant content. Content comes from devs. Devs take 3-5 years to make games.

Put those together, and what do you think is their goal?

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alb18991086d ago

Not with owning all this studios.

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King_Noctis1085d ago (Edited 1085d ago )

“And doing nothing with them.
Less talk, more showing.”

You know, you’re right. Why haven’t we thought of this. MS just paid companies Playground Game, Obsidian, and Bethesda to sit on their asses and doing nothing. Fable, Awoved, Starfield, Hellblade 2, Perfect Dark, Indiana Jones, and ES 6 only exist in our heads.

RosweeSon1085d ago (Edited 1085d ago )

And still not a single release date 😑🤣
King noctis, no those games aren’t in our heads they not in our hands either and won’t be for at least another 12-18 months. You mentioned Indy, how much of that did they show, oh yeah a logo and you think that’ll be out anytime soon 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

King_Noctis1085d ago

“ And still not a single release date 😑🤣
King noctis, no those games aren’t in our heads they not in our hands either and won’t be for at least another 12-18 months.”

So what do you want them to do? Release those unfinished games right now? Fact of the matter is they do have games in production and all of their acquired studios aren’t there just to sit on their ass and do nothing.

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Tedakin1086d ago

They didn't own Bethesda, Ninja Theory, Obsidian plus more until recently.

Zhipp1085d ago

But that statement does explain why they went on such a massive buying spree

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chobit_A5HL3Y1086d ago

it's a good idea if they can actually deliver good games. it sucks having to wait indefinitely for interesting games sometimes.

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ARK: Survival Ascended Premium Mods on Consoles Q&A - By 2030, Time Spent on UGC Will Be Way Bigger

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Neil Druckmann clarifies true intent of new Naughty Dog game comments

Following a recent interview with Sony, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann claims the original intent was “unfortunately lost” in the process.

just_looken5d ago

He can take dog shit put it in a oven with seasoning then call it waistland cookies the sony fans will pay $40 a cookie give them a medal of cooking.

No mater what trash this sobs puts out/talks about it will sell.

The true fact in the 8 years sense uncharted 4 his first time in the main seat to a point all this "amazing" team did was get 2 dudes to fuck in a van then destroy a franchise they never created.

But being a port studio they are decent at they should keep in there lane at being just that a glorified port studio.

fr0sty5d ago

Salty Bots... gotta love it.

just_looken5d ago

@frosty

Over what? naught dog under his command is a glorified port team tlou2 was mostly tlou 1 asset's with the same game play loop but forced a trans down your throat.

I would gladly help pay for this blight and his team to get removed from gaming in general.

fr0sty5d ago

Seeing a LGBT person exist in a work of fiction isn't "forcing them down your throat". Nobody is forcing you to play it. Nobody is forcing you to agree with it. If you think that just seeing a LGBT person exist is "force", it sounds like they make you very uncomfortable, and maybe you need to be doing some serious reflecting on exactly why... looks to me like you're suppressing something with all that fear.

just_looken5d ago

@fro

When i think of the last of us i think of a group of survivors crossing the apocalypse wasteland with a growing bond between 2 people that end up with Joel making ellie his new daughter.

Then you fire up the 2nd one bang joel is dead oh that comic series? bang dead

Oh you want to continue all that we grew in the first one? na f that toss it in the trash

Now here is a trans woman so strong superboy would blush go out there kill all what made tlou1 then halfway get a forced sex scene that you can not skip between 2 dudes.

The gameplay? just like the first game the combat/backpack system crafting sytem? 0 changes/improvements.

I could go on but lets face it they copy pasted that tlou 1 assets bin a shit ton of times.

There is nothing on the box or the ads or anything before the game that said you would going to spend most of the game controlling a new trans character that has no ties to anything of the first game the only existence was to kill what the first game made.

Oh but hey there is a mp mode coming out before 2022 wait what is that? oh we made it its own game then cancelled it now go but the game again as we port it a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

mkis0075d ago (Edited 5d ago )

What has Straley or Henig released since they left ND? Not a thing! stop scapegoating! Which of them is credited with co-writing a majorly successful show?

just_looken5d ago

@mkis007

You bring up Bruce Straley really? someone that gave us 4 generations of amazing games and was there in the creation of 4 legendary franchises but was tossed in the trash for the pos niel druckmann not 7? years ago

So yeah in those 7? years you right all he has done is get 2 awards one is a game award for a puzzle game he made oh boy right like for fuck sake's all niel has done is one game that was a overhyped fan boy orgasm underneath all that ps jizz was just a typical 5/10 game.

Then you drag Amy Hennig that poor woman was also kicked out then became this century's Brendan Fraser with her sexual misconduct information coming out.

We all know how horrible people are treated behind the scenes she might have been sexual attacked groped or something.

So yeah all she did after was battlefield hardline forspoken now that new marvel 1945 game but hey Brendan Fraser was a great actor till he also said he was sexually attacked just now he is allowed back in no doubt she also had to take a leave of absence out and or was forced out on ice.

Man there are way to many out there that look at niel at the new gaming jesus when all he had done is some work on uncharted 4 then tlou2

Oh also the tvhshow? for real all they did was use stuff from the 2013 game its like saying GOT was a 10/10 but never watching past season 3

-Foxtrot5d ago

@mkis007

That's highly unfair to them both

Amy Hennig got messed around working on projects that got cancelled by the publishers (EA) and then ended up on a awful game (Forspoken) where you had 4 other writers working on it which is just a recipe for disaster. She is now working on Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Not her fault she was pushed out of NaughtyDog, something both Nolan North and Richard McGonagle have both said in interviews.

Bruce Straley left after burn out, the rest of the story we don't know and will never know just like what happened with Amy Hennig. He decided to take a break and wasn't sure if he wanted to come back to gaming however he had an idea he wanted to make so he founded Wildflower Interactive, a smaller studio where they are currently working on a new game.

Tacoboto5d ago

@the obvious stain of a commenter

The trans character wasn't Abby. Try playing Part 2 instead of gatekeeping what you think Part 1 was about and meant.

Maybe try watching the show while you're at it, because you're terribly off with your opinion on that too

MajorLazer5d ago

Naughty Dog is better than all the MS studios put together.

derek5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

@just he has been behind 2 of the greatest games ever made. Tlou2 was easily the best non-vr game made last gen. Losers just can't get over Joel's death, mixed with the usual console war nonsense. The fact that you so casually call him a sob shows how deranged some gamers have become about Drunkmann.

derek5d ago

@frosty, for people like Just, including anyone that can be categorized as being a minority in any kind of media is "forcing it down his throat " lol. I to don't care for poor "checking box" inclusion for inclusion sake but that was not the case with tlou2.

fr0sty5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

The pathetic part about it is, you can tell just_looken never even played TLOU, because that was the game where Ellie's sexuality was first brought to light... No "that was forced down our throats" to be said about that.

Only terrified folks in the closet that use their hatred as cover from outing themselves fear LGBT people that much. They exist. They will exist in all aspects of life, including popular media. Get over it.

just_looken5d ago

@all

Once again you drag out something like its a big win

Here is my old channel a clip of me playing TLOU on ps3
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Search my channel for more clips

Proof its my channel? look at this profiles banner that is 7yrs old then look at other vids on that channel like my bf3 clips to see my psn id. But knowing this group that is way to much work.

Also elle being a lesbian is another trump card? one dlc is all we got of that a dlc that took over a year to be tossed out.

Rainbowcookie4d ago

Hey at least we have cookies to eat 😄

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Rangerman12086d ago

Glad he clarified it but i'm still somewhat skeptical. Plus, his comments about how Ai will revolutionize storytelling were still pretty iffy.

anast6d ago

No need to bow down, Stan your ground. The AI comments were gross though.

S2Killinit6d ago

Pretty excited as I read these. I just cant wait to see what ND is up to.

Export6d ago

put a chick in it and make her gay !

shadowknight2036d ago

Next they need a diverse couple, and perhaps some climate activists

StormSnooper5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I would love that if only to piss off all the lunatics. Lol

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Naughty Dog Boss Neil Druckmann Says AI Will 'Revolutionize' Development

Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'

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Jin_Sakai7d ago

I’m more interested in what else he said.

“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’

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H97d ago

It will be something like "we erased gameplay all together it's just a movie now"

purple1017d ago

every time naughty dog make a game, you play it and get the feeling "this is not possible'

from the boulder running towards you in crash, on ps1,
to the massive open world of jak and daxter, on ps2,
to the QuickTime events sequences of uncharted on ps3/4

and now we will see what they do with ps5,

H97d ago

Press X for doubt at "PS5"

-Foxtrot7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Arrogant asshole who sniffs his own farts bigs up next game…sounds like typical PR to me

You know what I find interesting? Almost every site reporting this as the main title where the REAL interesting bit of the interview is Neil praising AI and saying it will be used to help push story, characters, dialogue and more.

It’s super shitty to big up AI especially when it comes to story telling and other creative elements.

senorfartcushion7d ago

Just because someone says this type of stuff, it doesn't mean that it's guaranteed to be good news.

You can say this about microtransactions. MXTs revolutionised the gaming industry.

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Levii_927d ago

Geez how full of themselves are these guys.

Einhander19727d ago

He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.

CrimsonWing697d ago

I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.

Chard7d ago

Things will get far sloppier brother

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