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Xbox One 2015 – Most awarded games lineup [in Xbox History]

Microsoft writes:
With the most award-winning exclusives, all of the biggest blockbusters, and an expanding library of Xbox 360 titles available now on Xbox One, this is the greatest games lineup in Xbox history. Jump ahead.

JJShredder3195d ago ShowReplies(1)
Sonyslave33195d ago

Xbox one is tempting me to upgrade from my ps3 0___0

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lxeasy3194d ago

Pretty awesome line up! great time to be a gamer on Xbox right now, no doubt. I will most likely get my ps4 2016 with Uncharted 4!

Genuine-User3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

Day one:

Halo 5
Quantum Break
Tomb Raider
Ashen
Cuphead
Inside

Intrigued:

Crackdown 3
Recore
Sea Of Thieves
Below
Tacoma

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d_g3194d ago

Agree

and don't forget Gears 4 ;)

Genuine-User3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

I'm waiting to see what they do with it. I wasn't to happy with the gameplay reveal.

TheGreatGamer3194d ago

I agree. Although I think Below will also be a day one for me. Personally, I will wait on Crackdown for a couple of days just to see the online works well, the tech looks promising but I will have to see it with everyone online before I make the purchase. We haven't seen enough of Recore yet or sea of thieves. Tacoma looks interesting but for me personally it's not a day one purchase.

Genuine-User3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

Cool. I'm sure almost all of them will turn out either good or great.

jb2273194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

Those are definitely interesting, but how are these games "most awarded" before they've even released? Do prerelease awards mean anything these days? I seem to recall Evolve sweeping them up but that didn't necessarily turn out too mindblowing. I have no doubt that XBO's lineup will be a great one this year, but its a little disingenuous to call a lineup "most awarded" before they've even released. It would be like giving out Oscars for trailers and making people believe they've already won best picture. Its also a bit misleading to showcase multiplats like Destiny & Fallout and then lead & close the video off w/ Most Awarded in XBOX history when those games will see simultaneous release on other platforms. If they'd have framed this solely as exclusives they still would've had an amazing video, and if they specifically called these prerelease awards they'd have still had an amazing showing, except it wouldn't be framed in a dishonest manner.

Genuine-User3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

It's the most awarded/greatest line-up in Xbox history, not the entire video game industry. Check the video's description.

jb2273194d ago

@genuine

That's beside the point though, it's the most pre release awarded lineup in xbox history and history has proven those awards to be hyperbole from time to time. Watch Dogs also swept those awards, along with Evolve.

Also if we are talking strictly Xbox history, a handful of those titles aren't strictly Xbox games. I can see past that because they will be available on the platform regardless of their multiplat status, my point is that "Most Awarded" has a certain connotation for the general buying public, it means that the product is great & solid, whereas in this case it solely means that the product presented a great preview build that may in no way be indicative of the final quality. It's manipulative. The games could release and be absolutely worthy of every ounce of praise but that's an unknown at this point. Imagine if a film trailer came out with the tag line "Awarded Best Picture" even though no one outside the studio had even laid eyes on it...that would be disingenuine would it not?

Why o why3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

Its tricky wording.. Not uncommon.

Best new ip at x or y award show could count as an award or best sequel etc etc. Awards can be for any number of things but if it helps sales and interest in the product it was worth it

Cant blame ms for pushing their products...They're good at it and its part and parcel of competition and 1up manship

jb2273194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

@why o why

It could be called tricky wording...it could also be called manipulative. They also can't really call something best sequel or best new ip unless they've experienced the full title, otherwise it should be called "Best Demo" or "Best MP Beta". Either way, what matters more, the sales of a franchise or the end quality of a game for gamers? You are fundamentally saying that its alright to trick us as long as you make plenty of money off of it. Its a dangerous game. Sure maybe Halo 5 comes out and its considered by many to be the best in the series to back up the claim made in the video, but what about the off chance that it ends up like the MCC and the mp is broken for the duration of the holidays or that the sp is as buggy as AC: Unity? Is it worth it then when all of those kids were sold on a idea that something has proven its quality when it in fact hasn't? Its not like these are radical ideas or conspiracy theories, they are happening everyday, There are most likely upwards of at least a dozen big game releases from this year alone that are guilty of underperforming or not making good on early promises upon release.

At the end of the day gaming is the only medium where this kind of thing ever happens. Films have things like Cannes & Sundance that would be comparable to E3, where products will get Best in Show or Judge's Awards, but they only receive those after said Judge has experienced the final product in its entirety, so thats an actual endorsement. In gaming terms, these are basically endorsements for trailers that can & have been easily misconstrued as endorsements for the final product. I don't think tactics like these should fly & I think in the long term they will be done away with.

Why o why3194d ago (Edited 3194d ago )

Nah dude, I'm not condoning the act just acknowledging its not uncommon in the murky world of marketing and advertising and you'd crazy if you think it's exclusive to the gaming industry. The examples I have were just off the top of my head. This is nowhere on the same level of the kinect man behind the curtain incident. The awards could probably be real so mentioning them isn't lying. They are also isolating the claim to xbox. I have no real issue with this.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN79d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit78d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead78d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica78d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL78d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit78d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash78d ago (Edited 78d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper78d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica76d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer79d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit78d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer78d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit78d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218378d ago (Edited 78d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer78d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218378d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper78d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal78d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood78d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218378d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde78d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Now that Remedy owns Control, it’s time to reclaim Quantum Break

Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy Entertainment has reclaimed the rights to Control, and now sci-fi hit Quantum Break deserves the same treatment.

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Petebloodyonion94d ago

Totally agree with that especially when Quantum Break has several references to Alan Wake and Alan Wake make allusions to QB.
I do believe that MS and Remedy can work things out and MS has usually been nice to devs and publishers regarding IP.

Obscure_Observer94d ago

They can't "reclaim" what was never theirs.

Petebloodyonion94d ago

I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP.

Lightning7794d ago

MS is not doin anything with it. Plus they're doing a multiverse of their own so Remedy needs the IP.

If MS wants to have exclusive let it be timed for 6 months then go to other platforms. MS seems to be, let's say, generous with some if their games as of late.

Or have QB2 be multiplat from the jump, put it on GP. Keeping QB2 as an exclusive is kinda weird these days.

Obscure_Observer94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

@Petebloodyonion

"I’m sure we can settle for purchase from MS the IP."

Good luck

@Lightning77

"MS is not doin anything with it."

Japan Studio is dead nd Sony isn´t doing anything with Bloodborne either! Yet I can 100% guarantee that there´s a far bigger demand for a sequel, remake or even a remaster for that game from both PS5 and PC gamers.

That been said, why don´t you ask Sony tol sell the IP to Fromsoftware now that according to rumors, they bought Elden Ring from Bandai?

ZwVw94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

Reclaim? That would mean that they actually owned the ip at one point, which they never did (MS always has). Apples & oranges. Remedy always owned the Control ip (just not the publishing), as they have with Alan Wake.

About as likely as them getting the Max Payne rights from Rockstar.

mastershredder94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

Sending you game to a publisher does not mean they get "rights to own it " unless that was part of the contract (monetary/ strategic reasons). 505 was the publisher they worked with to publish and distribute it, it dos not mean that 505 flat out "owned" anything, clearly they did have a special arrangement that made them open to limit their publishing rights. and so here we are and big whoop

Jingsing94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

Yeah get Quantum Break PS5, only if you put it on disc with all the associated movie material.

isarai94d ago

I mean they got the Alan Wake IP back from MS, so I feel like they could get QB back as well

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Canceled Video Game Sequels That Never Happened

Anticipation can turn into disappointment so often in the video game world. Canceled video game sequels can feel devastating, especially those that promise to expand upon the thrilling stories of their predecessor. Wealth of Geeks runs down some of the most disappointing cancelations that kept anticipated sequels in the dark.

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shinoff2183110d ago (Edited 110d ago )

The orginal prey 2 better be on this list.

And it is. Man if could've got this instead. Wonder why no one's step up to do this kinda game yet. I think there's one in development for pc, it's cyberpunk Era but it takes place in some huge apartment complex I think. Anyway I'm saying this not knocking the prey that came out cause I did enjoy that to but really wanted prey 2 (canceled)

Skuletor109d ago

I wonder if they never happened because they were cancelled 🤔 (stupid headline)

Rockstar109d ago

Was just thinking the same thing...