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Microsoft to make "spectacular, desperate" play in E3 press conference

VG247: Following talk that Microsoft is to announce two new major games in its E3 press conference, videogaming247 has learnt from trusted sources that the announcements are to be "interesting, partly spectacular and a bit desperate."

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Fighter5826d ago

my guess is that it's the wii mote ripoff and the blu-ray drive. I wouldn't be surprised if they are able to buy more timed exclusives but I don't expect any major AAA titles.

NO_PUDding5826d ago

Blu-Ray?

Or a game?

But It's too soon for anotehr Halo (or is it?) and Gears of War 2 is already on the horizon, so what are they actually going to do?

ericnellie5826d ago

I agree, timed exclusives are one thing but paying for a triple-A exclusive title may be a little too much money! =)
What the hell could it be - motion senseing? Whatever the case, I think beefing up their 2008 4th quarter line-up is a step in the right direction.

hideo kojima5826d ago

@fighter...you hv too many bubbles for being an ignorant fanboy. Its says games can't u read.

360 man5826d ago

are you kidding me. if microsoft wanted to buy 30 AAA exclusives they could.
if there willing to pay 30 billion for yahoo then they can definately buy a few games

kewlkat0075826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

30+ billion like it's nothing.

@fighter they said games..buddy, read before you troll.

Whats up with the title>?

godofthunder105826d ago

this is the most bias article that i've ever read and ps3 fans that agree with it is just bias to.if ps3 fans admit the truth and check the facts before they agree that the 360 doesn't have any good games, then they will see that the 360 have some damn good exclusives that's comeing out in 2008.

here are just some exclusives that's comeing out this year

halo cronicles(not shure yet)

infinity undiscovery

halo wars

ninja gaiden 2

gears of war 2

too human

alan wake

fable 2

lost odyssey

two wrold pt2

splinter cell conviction

huxly

dead or alive 5

badjo koozt

crash bandicut

left for dead

and they have some others to

i think that the ps3 and 360 are both damn good consoles with good exclusives that's comeing out on them.ps3 fans wish that the ps3 had some exclusives that the 360 have and 360 fans wish that the 360 had some exclusives that the ps3 have.they have some fans from both system that will never say that the other system is good with good games because they are just bias and it's childish to act that way.the truth is that sony and microsoft doesn't give a sh*t about them all they care about is selling their consoles.

all companies lie to sell product.when i hear some ps3 fans saying that sony doesn't lie and they care about them, it makes me laugh.they alway talk about microsoft and how the 360 breaks and i agree with that but to say that sony cares more about their customers then microsoft is laughable.

when sony released the ps1 and 2 they both had a lot of problems with them, especially the ps2 with the drive they put in it.when you put a game in the ps2 it would say can't read disc even when it was a new system and after a few month it would say can't read disc %95 of the time. sony knew that something was wrong with the drive in the ps2 but lied and said that nothing was wrong with them because they didn't want to pay to fix them.it took a lawsuit for sony to finaly admit that the ps had defected drives in them and they knew it all alone but didn't want to pay for their mistakes and they got away with it.sony finally fixed the drives in the new systems that they released to sell but for people like me that went through 5 of them in about a year and a half was just stuck with them because sony didn't give us an extra couple of months on the warrinty.i'm not saying that microsoft does every thing better then sony because it's not true and vice versa but atleast microsoft gave everyone a 3 year warrinty when the 360 started haveing problems and unlike sony microsoft didn't have to get sued to fix it like sony did.sony and microsoft only cares about makeing money and like i said they will lie to do it as a matter of fact both companies did already.

if people want to play all the great games that they have out they will need both systems.i tired of hearing fans from both systems saying that all the games sux on the other system because if the same games that they say sux was on the system that they have they would say that they are great games.

like i said above i'm not picking any sides but when i hear a fan from one system claim something that's not true and i know it's not and i could find something to prove them wrong i'll post it.i've read where one ps3 fan said that the ps3 have more exclusives out on the ps3 then the 360 and it's wrong,i'm not saying that all the exclusives are better on the 360 but it has more exclusive for it then the ps3 have and here's the article i've found to prove him wrong

i know every one will disagree with me especially ps3 fans but before they do i wish that they check their facts first because the fact is that sony was sued over the ps2 because of the defected drive and sony knew it but kept saying nothing was wrong with them and the 360 does have more exclusives then the ps3 and all they have to do is check up on it but i know that they want and just call me names and say i don't know what i'm talking about and if this article was vice versa the 360 fans would be calling me names just because i posted the facts.

here's the article on who have more exclusives

The investigatory-journalism notes that the Xbox 360 offers 48 exclusive games with the help of a one-year head start (48% of which are first-party), the PS3 has a total of 35 games (51% of which are first-party), and Wii represents with 40 titles (35% of which are first-party). Hit the read link for the full list of exclusives by console according to the games blog

Jandre025826d ago

They needed a loan to buy Yahoo. LOL.

And why waste money buying games WHEN NO ONE BUYS YOUR CONSOLE. They aren't fanboys, and if the business isnt bringing in billions they waste billions just to buy AAA games no one will buy on their system anyways.

Microsoft has lots of money, but their purpose for the Xbox including HD-DVD, digital downloads, and Live memberships have already been ruined this generation. Now they are in it just for face, and face is the videogame industry isnt worth billions.

Kaneda5826d ago

new game will be BigLittleAsteriod.. :)

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PR0F3TA5826d ago

what does being american have to do with anything related to this article... we may look dumb to you, but you just proved your about as smart as a shoe

Bladestar5826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

@killax3563 - lol... funny you are trying to use examples like GTA4 DLC to prove microsoft failure yet it's not even out... or how you call Rare a failure... microsoft is using rare to capture a very difficult demographic.. the casual gamer.. that in case you didn't know Sony is yet to break... You are also speaking about microsoft which is very profitable...

I don't even know why I am replying to someone that can't tell the difference between a software company and a car manufacturing company... microsoft had a game studio and was making PC games and gamepads and even contributing with the creation of other consoles like dreamcast... do your research boy before calling people stupid and not knowing these facts. Not to mention their involvement in the creation and ownership of 1 of the 2 biggest graphics/game SDK/API DirectX... Microsoft is being involved in the game industry for a long time.. creating tools for developers to make games and you are comparing them to Toyota? damn you think americans are dumb? I am not going to ask you where you from because you telling me your nationality would be an insult for your people and any school your probably attended...

oh and about Iraq... don't blame americans for that when a handful of people made a decision... americans werent asked to vote to go to war. and when americans helped so many nations during the first and second world war no one was complaining... and at that point americans weren't that stupid ehh?

killax35635826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

@pro3ta:

b/c 'oh they have plenty of money' is the dumb response u get from us citizens. u guys always make the same mistake. always....u guys never learn.

@bladestar:
ms is profitable? yeah because they have a monopoly. doesn't take much brains to make money from a monopoly.

your utility company is also very profitable...because they have a monopoly.

oil companies are also very profitable b/c they have no competition....have u ever tried to put anything other than gasoline in ur car? u can't b/c there's no competition...no solar cars, no hydrogent cars, no ethanol cars (xcept for a handful).

Bladestar5826d ago

ohh the monopoly argument again... cry me a river... that argument is old and dumb and proven not truth in so many cases...

if microsoft is such of a monopoly explain:
- Why firefox is now becoming the #1 browser?
- Why MSN is not the #1 search engine... google is?
- why Nintendo is selling more consoles than the xbox 360?
- why Ipod is more successful than the Zune?

The fact is that if any company.. non microsoft included makes a great product that apeal to the mass market people will use it... period..

Microsoft didn't put a gun on people's head to use windows or office or the xbox 360... there are always other alternatives like linux and MAC... they always being there...

Microsoft won the browser war against netscape because it was better... and now microsoft is losing it to firefox because firefox are doing a good job... same goes with google... who's fault is that?

I find it interesting that when microsoft comes with a product people are willing to pay... it's a monopoly but when another company does no one says anything... why is that? there is an alternative to every product you can think of.. just because I buy a Honda over Ford does not mean Honda has a monopoly... also just because a company has more resources than me and can make a better product does not mean that's a monopoly.

AceLuby5826d ago

But M$ does have a monopoly on PC OS's. The competition they have is Linux, which is free and not particularily user friendly for the avg consumer, or Apple's OS, which you can't install on anything except a PC made by apple which is usually double the cost of a PC. So if you want a PC OS that is easy to use you have one option and that is Windows. Every PC manufacturer includes uses Windows and includes it in the cost of the PC. This is also by far their most profitable division.

Xi5826d ago

can be installed on any PC you want.

AceLuby5826d ago

But it really doesn't matter. You can't walk into ANY store and ask for a PC w/ a mac OS on it. I don't even know of any that have Linux on there. That means if you go buy a non-apple PC, M$ is getting some of that money because the OS is pre-installed on it. There's no choice in it, just like you can't choose who your power company is you can't choose an OS out of the box either. There's a word for that...

BWS19825826d ago

before you go spouting off a conviction on someone's intelligence, try and learn some grammar and debating skills...secondly, this isn't about nationality or some cultural pissing match. It's E3, calm down. I am American, I'm not dumb, I learn very well, and I buy whatever works well, regardless of global orgin. I feel 360 has an amazing lineup with some sketchy hardware, and the PS3 has awesome hardware and features with some killer apps and prospects as well, and the Wii has a novel idea and a few brilliant games. Between the two of 360 and PS3 though, I say flip a coin and enjoy the result, because there's no reason to reject a certain product due to it's manufacturer's base country, the same way I don't discriminate against a person just because they come from country X or Y.

plenty a tool5826d ago

a platform holder announcing two as yet unannounced games at a gaming convention??????

that's just the height of desperation! i cant believe a platform holder could act so desperately. announcing games at a game convention

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running rampid5826d ago

halo kart
master chief and fenix at the olympic games.

seriously though i hope it's the fourth installment for halo franchise.

somelikeithot5826d ago

hah hah hah superb comment!!!

My guess would be another FPS game.

beavis4play5826d ago

just 2 and a half hours till i can pick up MGS4.

crck5826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

Halo Crossing?

Halo Xtreme Volleyball: Do the Dew. Sponsored by Moutain Dew

The Legend of Cortanna: A Data Stream to the Future?

Perfect Dark Merc Party?

Seriously though I'd like to see a Dead Rising 2 on both or either system.

hideo kojima5826d ago

HOw about MGS5, FF XXII, RidgeRacer 9 ? See how much sony can milk them as well

NO_PUDding5826d ago

Team ICO is the only thign I trust, they won't milk, and they will just create stuff.

E3 please brign info on ICO3!!!

PLEASE!

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mjaruzel7775826d ago

Master Chief takes off his helmet and its Bruce Willis

ravenguard885826d ago

Made my day. Thanks for that image.

Halo The Movie: Die Hardest

ThatArtGuy5826d ago

I was thinking more about his astronaut suit in Armageddon.

MK_Red5826d ago

I hope one of them is KI3. Man, that fighting game is gonna own.

DARK WITNESS5826d ago

100% agree,

fulgore has to be my favorite character from any 1v1 fighter. i felt like he really was a complete killing machine.

he had every move you could think of to make him practically untouchable, and he was so underrated. Once i started using him that was it, no one could touch me.

what i would like is not a new ki, but an arcade perfect conversion. Not the Nes version.

Daver5826d ago

I prefer Saberwulf or chief thunder :)

kewlkat0075826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

Pwns all...lol

MK_Red5826d ago

Cinder FTW!

But seriously, more fighting games sould have blood and violence in them.

DARK WITNESS5826d ago

kudos !

Saber wolf was the only one i found to be a big threat to fulgore, he was the only you can sit and wait with.

none else could do that.... if you know what i mean.

green5826d ago

Orchid for me and Kim Wu from KI Gold.

N4g_null5826d ago

I hate rare but that would be cool.

Halochampian5826d ago

I am just going to ignore all the BS that you wrote.

but for that last statement. Did you buy the Xbox??? Because that had to be the most durable systems ever.

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Robearboy5826d ago

Microsoft will never be desperate, if they ever get that desperation feeling then they will simply buy someone or something to take it away, my personal opinion is that the 2 secret games will be KI3 and dead rising 2

Condoleezza Rice5826d ago

I'm sorry but where have you been these past few...20 years or so?They've been buying out their competition and any direct threat to their business for years and years now,heck,in 2008 alone we've seen them go after Yahoo! in what a lot of people consider a desperate attempt at slowing down Googles increasing momentum in the Search and Online Ad market.

http://www.alleyinsider.com...

Now back on topic;I think 1 of the 2 games will be a cross between 2...or 3 popular franchises,the other game I have no idea.

ravenguard885826d ago

I call smart business tactics.

Just because a person or a company does what is within their control to keep ahead of the competition, doesn't mean they're desperate, it means they're smart enough to realized that being a name brand only goes so far. Microsoft, from what I've seen recently, it isn't about talk, it's about action, and I can definitely respect that.

ThatCanadianGuy5826d ago

An over-priced "console" that looks like an old dell modem
a 1.6 in 10 chance a brand new one will overheat and fry on you.(RROD)

If the system is knockd over,tiled it'll sound like a chainsaw and sratch the disc,dont belive me? try it..

Then there's the disc jamming problem,non self-loading drive

People calling Microsoft saying there XBL download content went missing.And they were told to just buy it again.

People's freind/message's dissapering on XBL

And seriously,name ONE console EVER where gamers have to wrap towels around it?

maybe if M$ spent all that money on a reliable peice of hardware instead of bribes and viral marketing tactics,i MIGHT consider buying it.

Lcarrero55826d ago (Edited 5826d ago )

Staying ahead of your competition is one thing.
Buying them up and being the only one out there is another.
(Referring to the os on pc's thing)

No one likes EA having no competition on the football gaming front. It brings down the lvl. of quality. Better said you don't inovate and try better and new techniques when your the only one doing something.

The Lazy One5826d ago

"f the system is knockd over,tiled it'll sound like a chainsaw and sratch the disc,dont belive me? try it.."

yes... this phenomenon is exclusive to the 360. /sarcasm

If you're so confident in that statement take your PS3 with MGS4 inside and knock it around.

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Anyone else not blown away with graphics these days? Me neither

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OptimusDK1d 10h ago

There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.

It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.

GamerRN1d 3h ago

It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!

Lightning771d 2h ago

Pretty much my thoughts. They were technical marvel's on PS and still are. The moment Xbox puts out a graphically intense game is doesn't matter suddenly.

4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. Glad to finally see it in its glory.

fr0sty1d 1h ago

FFS, gaming journalism has really gone downhill. At least hire people with a basic grasp of grammar... "Me neither" means the exact opposite of what the "author" is trying to say. That's like saying "I could care less"... lol.

S2Killinit1d 1h ago

Maybe because the gameplay being dull allowed it to have the amazing graphics and people are not as impressed by graphics alone anymore? I mean there is a lot of sites saying the story and the gameplay are lackluster. So what are we supposed to enjoy then? Cgi graphics are beautiful but since they arent interactive, they dont impress me as much as they used to. Thats an extreme example, but you get my drift.

Terry_B20h ago

When Playstation (Sony) does it..its usually a great game and not a cinematic experience..or at least something new at the time..like Until Dawn back in 2015.

1Victor19h ago

@gamer:” It's because it's on Xbox. When Xbox has amazing graphics, they don't matter. When PlayStation does, it's a game changer!”

The game looks as good as any other PlayStation game in my eyes why can’t you and the other hardcore Xbox be happy about it and drag PlayStation into every conversation and force PlayStation hardcore to look into the game and find flaw that most games have in one way or another.
@light: “ 4 years ago this month would the UE5 tech demo debut with the girl flying (tech demo said it was only possible on PS5 because of the SSD. ”
Yes at that time it was only possible on PlayStation SSD how ignorant of you to think that after 4 years the technology wouldn’t evolved and move to a industry standard 🤦🏿I wish your mentality wasn’t so naive and narrow to post stuff like that 😩 in a year or 2 a new game will come out that might look better, it’s the nature of the industry.

Now that the distraction is gone I feel that is a good thing that the graphics in games are starting to hit the rooftop and hopefully the developers will put more thoughts into story and gameplay mechanics than just the next shiny oily skin of old.

Reaper22_19h ago

So true. Not surprised by all the negativity. It's a really good game and looks better than any game I've ever seen. GOTY nominee for sure. Like I said before, sony screwed up big time by not purchasing Ninja Theory.

Asplundh13h ago

Pretty much. It's like how the Switch and Steam controller using haptic feedback in their controllers wasn't a big deal but then Sony did it and it was then a "game changer".

fr0sty12h ago

The game runs at as low as 21fps... That isn't much to brag about no matter how good it looks.

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MajorLazer17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

We've had graphical gamechangers before, such as Crysis but those games still had gameplay to compliment it. Hellblade pretty much has none, and only achieved such graphics through being incredibly linear and having very small, closed off environments where very little is happening.

Vx_14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

GFX does not mean anything if the game is boring. It is simple like that and these major companies need to understand this simple concept.

Games are like your lady, she may be beautiful to look at for a while but then it gets boring if her character isn't interesting and fun to be with.

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Kneetos1d 10h ago

Mario kart 8 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Sonic18811d 9h ago

Horizon forbidden West has great graphics and great gameplay

GamerRN1d 3h ago

Yeah but graphics don't matter, remember?

anast12h ago

@RN

I've been pretty consistent in saying that we need both.

VincentVanBro1d 4h ago

I agree and I actually think Forbidden West looks better than Hellblade 2. I easily prefer looking at it at least.

Sonic188113h ago

It does look better in my opinion as well. I don't know why it looks better but there's something about the Decima engine or that guerrilla games is using tricks that we don't know of

Abear219h ago

Can you fly a mount under water in Hellblade 2? I think not! One of the best moments this Gen

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where is GOW (original trilogy)?

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SovereignSnaKe3d ago

It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.