To be honest this does make me worried. What I am hoping, no praying for, is for the PD/Goldeneye style of FPS that Rare created, to be brought roaring into a new generation, in the same way iD reinvigorated the Doom format for recent gens successfully by staying true to Doom's roots.
The format I am talking about is the level based mission and objective structure that changed depending on which of the 3 Agent levels were chosen.
As good as the new Tomb Raider games were, Crystal Dynamics dumbed down the main games and took away the puzzle solving and raiding of Tombs, and relegated this to optional Challenge Tombs which were only really great in Rise. Marvel's Avengers was very brainless.
It is making me think we are possibly getting "dumbed down" Perfect Dark. I really hope I am wrong. There are hundreds of FPS on the market, and PD will only stand out if it is true to its roots as there are no other games like it at present.
How about expanding Rare, and employing people who were extremely passionate about these franchises, to develop them? I think MS maybe left these franchises and Rare stagnant for too long.
I am not convinced Gamepass is financially sustainable. There are currently 23million subscribers which equates to around £230million a month. Now a game like The Last of Us 2 and Red Dead Redemption cost in excess of £300million to produce and market. You have to question how much of the Gamepass money goes to developers? I feel it will eventually affect the quality of the games if this model became standard. You can bet that the cost is going to increase by a huge amount if the XSX becomes a succesfull machine.
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Re: Report Claims Xbox Series X|S Sales Have Fallen By Around 15% In 2023
Just give us some exclusive games worth owning a console for and sales will go up. Microsoft feels so out of touch with gamers at the moment.
Re: Rumour: 'Virtually Every' Xbox Studio Has Submitted Content For June's Games Showcase
I would love to see some of the Perfect Dark reboot in action. Some more of Everwild would also be great.
My dream is for Banjo Threeie however!
Re: Phil Spencer 'Thrilled' To Have Crystal Dynamics Partnering On Perfect Dark
To be honest this does make me worried. What I am hoping, no praying for, is for the PD/Goldeneye style of FPS that Rare created, to be brought roaring into a new generation, in the same way iD reinvigorated the Doom format for recent gens successfully by staying true to Doom's roots.
The format I am talking about is the level based mission and objective structure that changed depending on which of the 3 Agent levels were chosen.
As good as the new Tomb Raider games were, Crystal Dynamics dumbed down the main games and took away the puzzle solving and raiding of Tombs, and relegated this to optional Challenge Tombs which were only really great in Rise. Marvel's Avengers was very brainless.
It is making me think we are possibly getting "dumbed down" Perfect Dark. I really hope I am wrong. There are hundreds of FPS on the market, and PD will only stand out if it is true to its roots as there are no other games like it at present.
How about expanding Rare, and employing people who were extremely passionate about these franchises, to develop them? I think MS maybe left these franchises and Rare stagnant for too long.
Re: Woah, Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Is Coming To Xbox This Year
@BlueOcean Actually Nintendo part owns Fatal Frame.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-05-fatal-frame-project-zero-producer-says-hes-never-really-given-up-on-the-idea-of-a-new-game
I think this game will be improved without the Gamepad controls.
Re: Reaction: Xbox Just Had Its Best E3 Showcase In Years, And Game Pass Was The Star
I am not convinced Gamepass is financially sustainable. There are currently 23million subscribers which equates to around £230million a month. Now a game like The Last of Us 2 and Red Dead Redemption cost in excess of £300million to produce and market. You have to question how much of the Gamepass money goes to developers? I feel it will eventually affect the quality of the games if this model became standard. You can bet that the cost is going to increase by a huge amount if the XSX becomes a succesfull machine.
Re: Roundup: Here's What Was Revealed At Xbox & Bethesda's E3 2021 Showcase
@DeProff Not much variation in my opinion.
Re: Microsoft Will Find 'Solution' To Increase Revenue Per Xbox User, Says Industry Analyst
Dear Microsoft,
Do you want to make more money per head of X-Box gamers?
How about starting by releasing some actual games?
The end.