Crema Games has announced it will be bringing its Pokémon-like MMO Temtem to the Xbox Series X in 2021. Unfortunately, though, it's no longer releasing the game on Xbox One.
In an interview with IGN, Temtem director Guillermo Andrades said the team wanted to move "forward" and that meant embracing the next-generation:
"As we look forward and as we expand our plans for the future of Temtem, we knew we had to embrace the next-gen. "
The footage shown during Sony's recent State of Play event was captured in 4K at 60fps. Based on the trailer uploaded to the Xbox YouTube channel, Xbox Series X players can expect the same experience:
Seek adventure in the lovely Airborne Archipelago alongside your Temtem squad. Catch every Temtem, battle other tamers, customize your character, join a friend's adventure, and explore the dynamic online world.
No exact release date has been locked in just yet, so keep an eye out for that in the near future. Would you be interested in trying this out on Xbox Series X when it's released? Leave a comment down below.
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@Liam_Doolan Any thoughts on the elephant in the room, Microsoft's big proclamation of no exclusives on XseS for 2 years b/c it wouldn't be fair to gamers. You know, like they say Sony is doing?
I know technically they said 1st party, but they made such a big deal out "everybody gets to play every game" that they sort of put you guys on the spot covering any games ONLY coming to XseX and not X1 for the next 2 years.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/23/21335984/microsoft-xbox-series-x-exclusive-next-gen-promise
Normally I wouldn't bother you over here but it's not like there's a lot going on in the comments section yet anyway.
This makes me happy. I really hope this goes to xCloud when it launches. I’d be nice to swap between this and Go whenever the community does can start back up again.
@rjejr You mean like The Medium ? I mean it seems odd to bring this up in a TemTem thread (because it’s going to be small) when clearly they aren’t forcing third party publishers to follow suit. Also, you severely underestimate my posting abilities.
@Medic_Alert I know right,
@mousieone "when clearly they aren’t forcing third party publishers to follow suit"
Guess you're right, if everyone knows it only applies to first part games, if that, we'll have to wait and see, then no point rehashing it every article I suppose.
@rjejr
I can see your point, but they can't FORCE 3rd paty developers to follow suit.
In terms of first party stuff, Fable, Everwild, Avowed etc clearly seem to be 2022/23 games, which is why Series X only.
The only one I was quite shocked at was Forza. I half expected it to be a launch title or early 2021, but being Series X only makes you wonder when it will actually release.
On a final point, like Aaron Greenberg stated, the final decision obviously rests with the studio. If they think their game will be held back by 7 year old hardware and compromise their vision, then clearly next gen only is the way forward.
@blinx01 thank you. I was going to post something the similar.
@blinx01 "but they can't FORCE 3rd paty developers to follow suit."
They probably shouldn't, but I think they CAN. MS makes and sells XSX. All they have to say to any 3rd party dev, big or small, is: If your game isn't playable on X1 then you can't sell it on XSX. The end.
Sure that may be anti-competitive or monopolistic but that's kind of what MS does. And currently in America I'm pretty sure they can get away with it from a legal business perspective, nobody is going to stop them form making that demand.
Sure some 3rd parties will balk and move to Sony or Nintendo, but MS could do that if they wanted to.
And I mean really, nobody thinks Temtem can't run on X1. It's barely little more than a Flash web browser game.
@rjejr
I don't think that would go down very well.
MS wants to make Xbox a platform aimed at value and very pro consumer.
In terms of Temtem, it would definately work on Xbox One at 900p/1080p 30FPS. There's a Switch version coming out afterall.
I can only assume they would rather focus on the future.
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