It's possible. The Outer Worlds has the one year deal with the Epic store, but is also coming to the Microsoft store.
@rain
I can see that; I think it lies somewhere in the middle. Them wanting to include more, but MS wanting them to release seems like a possibility as it has been 5 years. Especially since they only got the tech working properly about a year ago. I think they may have had more than they could handle, well, in a "normal" development cycle.
The change through development thing; idk I still have the same opinion, but understand the disappointment.
@blue25 @Omega
Shhh quiet kiddies, me and rain are having a conversation.
@Rain
Yeah it's interesting. That's the thing about game development - faking using less expensive solutions to get a better result. It's why people kept comparing Red Faction to Crackdown 3, because even though it's doing way way less in terms physical calculation it's doing a lot to mask its shortcomings and the destruction in the end looks more layered.
Not sure why they didn't try and implement some of those tricks. There's multiple reasons I ...
@letsa_go
Holy fuck. No joke, I somehow literally had an epiphany, like I had forgotten this site was N4G.
If you share any type of passion for game development i'd recommend taking a look at that video I linked because it's pretty damn fascinating, otherwise keep fighting them wars my guy.
@rain
To add to that I'm surprised you think this can be done locally. I know you deal in the technical aspects of gaming. You know that Nvidia Physx enabled games had/do have a noticeable drop in performance. Just cause 3 doesnt have consistent interactive destruction and has performance problems. Many didnt want to bother with Geralt and Laras hair physics in TW3 and Tomb Raider because of the drop in performance.
You know physics are a massive strain when it...
@rdg
By using the cloud. I'm not saying what Crackdown 3 is doing is working on different magical clouds, I'm saying its ambitious and different. There are no doubt a ton of variables to account for with mmos, but at the same time there are a lot of unknown variables with what CD3 is doing because it's using the tech to push extremes different from the norm, and they were basically working through them as they go.
The biggest difference being large scale real tim...
@letsa_go
Dang. I can't figure out why I'm having trouble responding to your points when you've given me such a detailed and well written "lol" to work with.
Dealing with the technical aspects of working with cloud computing on this scale across 4 studios.
Computing isn't new, but the way they are applying it here isn't something that's been done before. You wont get %100 out of any tech when you first start off, but methods and understanding improve over time, allowing you to get closer to that %100.
Artificial intelligence for example; has been pretty stagnant in gaming for a whole generation, an...
@Bluefox
"They've discovered they can squeeze their fanbase for money, and not really deliver with games."
They've "discovered" this while simultaneously putting a lot of money into studios to deliver more games.
Whatever conclusion you were coming to based on the logic in your post wasn't the right one.
@Eonjay
Whos saying VRR is superior to a locked framerate? If there are framerate shortcomings (I dont remember how the Division 1 ran) then VRR will be better than no VVR.
Exactly, having another avenue of access allows for a broader range of consumers to experience the content of the service, when they would not have otherwise.
And regardless, Microsoft and the developers are getting paid. That's why MAUs are important because the more people experiencing the game through either method, the more money they make regardless. People talk about sales, which are important, but it just factors in to the overall pool that comes with allowing co...
@Apocalypse
Trying something on gamepass does help pay the bills because developers get paid from people trying their games on gamepass. They also get paid from people buying their games, and gamepass doesnt take away from sales, it actually increases game sales, along with sales to dlc and extra game content.
You keep focusing on trying to extract bad from this, when Microsoft and developers are reaping the benefits, but you want to ignore them.
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Damn, they've only gotten the destruction working properly in the past 12 months. They have talked about how difficult computing was to incorporate on this scale.
I hope it turns out well, and they inspire push for more unique gameplay experiences that comes with the tech, because what they are attempting to do is cool as hell.
So you're mad they didn't let Bungie have the IP.... when those who left wanted to create new IP.
Of course you had to throw something illogical like that in to add to your basket of things to be mad at.
The "facts" you're presenting are nothing more than a testament to your own self confirmed bias, and the disdain you have against MS.
The people who wanted to keep working on Halo stayed, and there's quite a bi...
They'd most likely be welcomed and excel under Microsoft, especially since they'd have Phil and Nadella above them.
If Bungie has the means to stay indepenant I dont see a problem with it, as they are very talented.
Oh yea that's true. What we see for ourselves will be less impactful than what the numbers say they should be down the road, but there are other technological areas games will see huge leaps in.
We should see bigger improvements with physics/physics simulation, animations, and AI; improvements that breathe more life into worlds and increase immersion.
Better cloth/ grass/water/hair simulation, denser areas/vegetation, more NPC/ NPC variety, possibly large...
Nah. A new CPU alone will alleviate the bottleneck the current consoles have with their GPU, which will provide devs with with more efficient systems overall, giving games a higher graphical ceiling from the get go.
May be similar to Halo CE with Destiny/Anthem-like elements.
It doesnt matter. As long as you're in and or supporting their ecosystem they dont care.
Software drives revenue for these companies.
@Thatguyhyat
Bruh people just like consoles. I say this as a guy who constantly witches between my rig with a 1070 and consoles.
Not only that it's just easier. I know one dude who recently bought an xbox one just so he could play fortnite. He asked me about PC gaming aswell, but in the end decide...