@Banjo- You misunderstood my point. What I was on about is Square Enix will likely be cautious not to burn bridges. PS5 is the best place to play FF at current because it's missing the least number of games, if that changes to all 3 being equal then that's not going to cause problems.
But if it changes to Series X|S being the best place to play FF because of what Microsoft were able to do with the backwards compatibility program in the XB1 era (current systems having the same games except Series X|S also having the FFXIII trilogy), that would probably burn bridges with Sony.
@Banjo- There seems to be a resurgence of 7th gen games being remastered of which the originals were added to the Xbox backwards compatibility program. The main purpose likely being about Switch and PS4/PS5 (sometimes also PC like with RDR) getting games that aren't currently on the system so I could see something similar happen with FFXIII trilogy.
@Banjo- @cragis0001 @Kaloudz I think Pixel Remasters will come to Xbox around the time the FFXIII trilogy is no longer Xbox exclusive with regards to modern platforms as a way to treat all 3 platforms equally.
@Banjo- Switch's successor will probably answer those questions. A big reason FFVII Remake isn't on the Switch is because the Switch isn't powerful enough but the successor would reveal whether that was the only reason because power wouldn't be an issue anymore.
After receiving the new dashboard and checking it out, this is definitely the worst the dashboard has ever been. You can tell that the sole purpose of the redesign is to try and force people to sign up for Game Pass.
Xbox Live Gold was getting worse over the past year or so but I'd say Game Pass Core is even worse value. I'll do without Xbox online multiplayer like I have for the past 4 months.
The Coalition announced moving to UE5 for next gen development in May 2021 so I figure if Gears 6 exists it would launch around 2026/2027 (5-6 years seems a reasonable guess).
A Gears collection containing the 360 games in a MCC style package to catch PC players up with the story as well as reviving the playerbase would seem like an easy win for Xbox but that rumour is seeming less likely now. The collections tease prior to the showcase feels like it was for Activision collections like Skylanders or Hexen + Heretic.
@shoeses @Dragonsbane Given the change from Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass Core and that Game Pass doesn't exist on Xbox 360 consoles, I get the feeling Microsoft are going to kill off 360 soon like they did the original Xbox in 2010. Online servers and the marketplace.
@Moonglow It's a negotiation phase now of which it'll go through if both parties come to an agreement. We don't know what concessions Microsoft will need to make in order for the CMA to accept. And if they don't come to an agreement then Microsoft's CAT appeal goes ahead in October.
Meanwhile Microsoft and Activision making an extension to satisfy the CMA may set off more FTC resistance given Microsoft and Activision will have lied under oath to the judge. What comes of it, who knows.
@Ralizah I disagree. While not likely, Starfield on PS5 is more likely than that. Reasoning being that Microsoft's treatment of Bethesda has been a big factor in there being so much resistance to the Activision acquisition. If Microsoft are so desperate to own Activision, under certain circumstances they may cave in and put Bethesda games on other consoles to push the Activision acquisition through.
It all comes down to how much power the CMA wields (there's reports saying they managed to delay the acquisition past the deadline so that's something).
Another thing that came to mind is that Game Pass doesn't exist on Xbox 360 so is this change a sign that Microsoft is going to fully shut down Xbox 360 like they did in 2010 for the OG Xbox?
Seems worse value compared to Gold but also makes Ultimate worse value at the same time. Can't say I'm surprised though as it is very well documented over the past 15 years that whoever owns CoD ends up being very arrogant and anti-consumer.
@OM1993 @S1ayeR74 If Microsoft delays to satisfy CMA's demands, surely the FTC can show that Microsoft lied about the urgent nature of the deadline and hence they could easily also be lying about the CoD deals (the 10 year deals as well as the oath about not taking CoD off Playstation)?
Having Xbox Games Showcase Extended clash with the big Forza Motorsport info drop (both events happened at the same time and Motorsport wasn't present at all in Xbox Games Showcase Extended) felt counter-intuitive. It honestly gives the impression Microsoft are expecting Motorsport to go the way of Halo Infinite.
Not surprising given what was reported on about the FTC's arguments in the trial though the result is still disappointing.
It's been so wonderful playing Square Enix games on my Switch and it's so sad that's going to be taken away all because regulators allowed Microsoft to start an acquisition war. CoD on Nintendo hardware is a terrible consolation prize.
These MCC updates continue to be fantastic but it's a shame the game has a small population issue because of Infinite. Before I let my Gold subscription lapse, I was struggling to find matches in MCC.
What happens to my prepaid months of Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass, and/or EA Play when I sign up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate?
Xbox Live Gold and PC Game Pass conversion ratio: Any remaining time will convert to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time at a ratio of 3:2 and be rounded up to the next full day. For example, 90 days remaining of Xbox Live Gold or PC Game Pass will convert to 60 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time.
Xbox Game Pass for Console conversion ratio: Any remaining time will convert to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time at a ratio of 4:3 and be rounded up to the next full day. For example, 90 days remaining of Xbox Game Pass for Console will convert to 68 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time.
EA Play conversion ratio: Any remaining time will convert to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time at a ratio of 3:1 and be rounded up to the next full day. For example, 90 days remaining of EA Play will convert to 30 days of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate time.
@Cashews The comparison I was making is that BotW was the only 1st party Nintendo game playable on the show floor at E3 2016 and it completely stole the spotlight.
@NEStalgia Microsoft did limit Series X stock to prioritize cloud gaming. It wouldn't be surprising if the strategy is they upgrade their xCloud servers to be the equivalent of a more powerful Series X even though there's no physical release of a more powerful Series X.
Console exclusivity is limited to a box, what Nadella likely wants is platform exclusivity. The concept of you can play games on any device but you must be subscribed to Game Pass to do so. They're essentially trying to make Game Pass a monopoly in the same way Windows is.
@Rmg0731 Agreed, Microsoft should be permanently blocked from acquiring any studios or publishers at this point (really should've been blocked from acquiring Bethesda too).
You'd think Microsoft would want to clarify this ASAP as the FTC could use it against the Activision acquisition (Microsoft using the power of CoD to kill off retail).
@Moonglow There was a gap after Sony acquiring Bungie though which included a load of news for Halo which strongly suggested Microsoft were going to kill off Halo and replace it with CoD as Xbox's flagship franchise.
Wasn't there a gap though between this and Sony complaining to regulators? Microsoft actions over the year (like how they put Halo Infinite on life support to make room for CoD) may have changed Sony's opinion on the situation.
@NEStalgia I feel this generation perfectly sums up why Nintendo were right out of the 3 regarding hardware. All you hear regarding PS and Xbox is about acquisitions meanwhile Nintendo's just happily continuing supporting a much weaker specs 6 year old console with a strong lineup.
The state of Xbox/PS honestly makes me think that Nintendo would be best off using the Game Boy approach for the Switch (i.e. releasing Switch 2 around 2029). Avoid releasing a next gen system for as long as possible.
A prediction rather than expectation but I think we'll see a Gamescom stream which acts like Xbox Games Showcase Extended, Forza Monthly focuses on Forza Motorsport and there ending up being some kind of Xbox event in November.
@UltimateOtaku91 I'm less confident about Gears collection happening given collections of games is the only thing from the Kinda Funny interview comment which didn't appear in the showcase:
"I can say now and everybody can already stop [with] 'I don't want to hear what Phil has to say about the future' and I fully respect that point of view, [but] we've got Starfield coming, we've got Forza coming, we've got Hellblade coming, like we've got collections of games, I'm seeing very good builds of Avowed... I can see it, but until you have a controller in your hand and you're smiling from playing our games, none of my words should matter."
So based on what's happened the past week, it feels like the hint was for Activision collections (e.g. Skylanders, Heretic/Hexen) rather than stuff like Gears.
Given an upcoming 2023 XGS game wasn't at the showcase (the console version of Age of Empires 4), I honestly think there'll be another Xbox event later this year. Gamescom is probably focused on Starfield so maybe something for November?
I'd say it was a solid showcase, ranked it a B. Nice variety of games shown more in depth and some of the surprises like the Hi-Fi Rush update and the ID@Xbox stuff were cool but I would say a fair amount of the surprises should've been in the main showcase instead of Extended.
B or 6/10, a solid showcase with a variety of games even though I was only interested in Fable, Clockwork Revolution and the Atlus stuff. Was surprised we didn't see Age of Empires 4 for console given that's currently scheduled for 2023, there was a large focus on 2024 and beyond as well as not enough gameplay.
But it's entirely possible that all my issues with the showcase gets resolved with the Extended showcase on Tuesday.
I have no expectations as I could see it go either way. I could see a very good showcase where we finally see a load of those 2019/2020 announcements return among some new stuff. On the other hand, I could instead see a really bad showcase where Forza + Starfield is doing all the heavy lifting while Microsoft pulls a "imagine what would've been on Game Pass if the CMA didn't block the Activision acquisition" because they expected to close the acquisition by now.
@Green-Bandit The point I was trying to get across is that Square Enix have already taken into account the PS5 exclusivity for their expectations. If it was multiplatform day 1, yes of course there would be more preorders but Square Enix's expectations would also be higher hence resulting in the same panicking that's currently being reported on.
Multiplatform would of course be the better outcome, all I was saying is that it wouldn't solve Square Enix's specific problem. Meanwhile if they revealed FFVII Rebirth in September 2023 instead of June 2022, that would've solved their problem.
@Green-Bandit Release pacing is FFXVI's biggest problem, namely that FFVII Rebirth's launching a mere 7 months later (early 2024 means January/February 2024).
Since their acquisition of Bethesda, all the showcases have started and finished with Bethesda. So my predictions are:
Showcase starts with Wolfenstein III
XGS updates: Forza Motorsport release window, Hellblade 2 release window, Avowed trailer but no release window, AoE 4 console release date, ARA release date, ESO trailer, next Sea of Thieves season content, next Fallout 76 update
XGS new announcements: Gears collection, Fable collection, Hi-Fi Rush DLC, some kind of Double Fine collection or remaster, 1-2 Xbox Games Studios Publishing releases
New hardware and services announcements (e.g. multiple new controllers, some already existing games being added to Game Pass, perhaps a new Game Pass tier)
Close the showcase with a Starfield trailer which then goes straight into the Starfield Direct
Don't think Halo Infinite or Redfall will be present, instead them being blogpost announcements whenever the time is suitable for more news.
Don't have specific 3rd party predictions but I feel there'll be a wide variety of 3rd party presence.
@NeutronBomb It's all down to Microsoft's acquisitions. Sony are going all in on live service games of their own because Microsoft are acquiring the big 3rd party multiplatform ones. You can't trust Microsoft to keep releasing games on Playstation beyond anything legally forced and day 1 Game Pass will skew players of those games more towards Xbox.
Watching it live unless Nintendo decides to shadow drop something like Metroid Prime 2 or the next wave of MK8 Deluxe DLC a few days prior to the showcase.
I feel it'll be a collection of the previous games. While Halo Infinite itself didn't deliver, MCC's 2nd life (the collection being fixed for console in 2018, more stuff added and the PC journey from 2019) was a very effective method in getting people excited for Infinite.
@Cherip-the-Ripper Sadly it's not the case. While there's workarounds for some 360 peripherals like adapters were created for Rock Band 4 to be able to use a large selection of 360 instruments, what I have in mind is more being able to just sync up any 360 controller or peripheral to your XB1/Series X|S and without the need for any adapters.
Doubling down on preserving the legacy of Xbox. Stuff like the return of the backwards compatiblity program, an official announcement committing to not shutting down the 360, the release of a Gears collection (including all 4 360 games), being able to easily use Xbox 360 controllers on XB1/Series X|S, bringing back 1 vs. 100, etc.
I don't know what but I feel it's instead something to do with the next Game Pass batch. The previous batch has its last game being added tomorrow (Chicory) and I really doubt there'd be no Game Pass additions between that and the showcase on June 11th.
I'd guess Stacking and The Cave Remastered. Costume Quest got added to Game Pass last year and Stacking had the same publisher. As for The Cave, you can't buy it anymore on Xbox so if it was to appear on Game Pass it would be in the form of a remaster.
@GiveMeMoney Good call, a collection of their pre-XB1 Xbox games that aren't Kinect or licensed games (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, Stacking, The Cave, Iron Brigade) would fit that hint well.
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Re: Xbox Is Hosting Its 'Largest Gamescom Booth Ever' In 2023, And You Can Watch At Home
That's rather concerning, you can't even play the big 1st party games on the showfloor.
Re: Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
@Banjo- You misunderstood my point. What I was on about is Square Enix will likely be cautious not to burn bridges. PS5 is the best place to play FF at current because it's missing the least number of games, if that changes to all 3 being equal then that's not going to cause problems.
But if it changes to Series X|S being the best place to play FF because of what Microsoft were able to do with the backwards compatibility program in the XB1 era (current systems having the same games except Series X|S also having the FFXIII trilogy), that would probably burn bridges with Sony.
Re: Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
@Banjo- There seems to be a resurgence of 7th gen games being remastered of which the originals were added to the Xbox backwards compatibility program. The main purpose likely being about Switch and PS4/PS5 (sometimes also PC like with RDR) getting games that aren't currently on the system so I could see something similar happen with FFXIII trilogy.
Re: Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
@Banjo- @cragis0001 @Kaloudz I think Pixel Remasters will come to Xbox around the time the FFXIII trilogy is no longer Xbox exclusive with regards to modern platforms as a way to treat all 3 platforms equally.
Re: Xbox & Square Enix Announce Plans To 'Partner Closely' On Future Games
@Banjo- Switch's successor will probably answer those questions. A big reason FFVII Remake isn't on the Switch is because the Switch isn't powerful enough but the successor would reveal whether that was the only reason because power wouldn't be an issue anymore.
Re: It's Finally Here! The New Xbox Dashboard Has Arrived
After receiving the new dashboard and checking it out, this is definitely the worst the dashboard has ever been. You can tell that the sole purpose of the redesign is to try and force people to sign up for Game Pass.
Re: Poll: Xbox Live Gold Members, Are You Excited For Game Pass Core?
Xbox Live Gold was getting worse over the past year or so but I'd say Game Pass Core is even worse value. I'll do without Xbox online multiplayer like I have for the past 4 months.
Re: Xbox's Sarah Bond Accidentally Raises Hopes Of Elden Ring On Game Pass
Pong could be a hint for the Atari 50 collection coming to Game Pass.
Re: Talking Point: After Almost Four Years, We're Starting To Miss Gears
The Coalition announced moving to UE5 for next gen development in May 2021 so I figure if Gears 6 exists it would launch around 2026/2027 (5-6 years seems a reasonable guess).
A Gears collection containing the 360 games in a MCC style package to catch PC players up with the story as well as reviving the playerbase would seem like an easy win for Xbox but that rumour is seeming less likely now. The collections tease prior to the showcase feels like it was for Activision collections like Skylanders or Hexen + Heretic.
Re: Xbox Extends Activision Blizzard Takeover Deadline To October
@shoeses @Dragonsbane Given the change from Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass Core and that Game Pass doesn't exist on Xbox 360 consoles, I get the feeling Microsoft are going to kill off 360 soon like they did the original Xbox in 2010. Online servers and the marketplace.
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/02/xbox-360-may-2023-closure-message-was-an-error-says-microsoft
Pretty much that the "error" earlier in the year was only an error in terms of when the closure was happening.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying The 'Early Access Upgrade' For Starfield?
@Moonglow It's a negotiation phase now of which it'll go through if both parties come to an agreement. We don't know what concessions Microsoft will need to make in order for the CMA to accept. And if they don't come to an agreement then Microsoft's CAT appeal goes ahead in October.
Meanwhile Microsoft and Activision making an extension to satisfy the CMA may set off more FTC resistance given Microsoft and Activision will have lied under oath to the judge. What comes of it, who knows.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying The 'Early Access Upgrade' For Starfield?
@Ralizah I disagree. While not likely, Starfield on PS5 is more likely than that. Reasoning being that Microsoft's treatment of Bethesda has been a big factor in there being so much resistance to the Activision acquisition. If Microsoft are so desperate to own Activision, under certain circumstances they may cave in and put Bethesda games on other consoles to push the Activision acquisition through.
It all comes down to how much power the CMA wields (there's reports saying they managed to delay the acquisition past the deadline so that's something).
Re: Xbox 'Game Pass Core' Reportedly Replacing Xbox Live Gold This September
It's real:
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/07/17/xbox-game-pass-core/
Re: Xbox 'Game Pass Core' Reportedly Replacing Xbox Live Gold This September
Another thing that came to mind is that Game Pass doesn't exist on Xbox 360 so is this change a sign that Microsoft is going to fully shut down Xbox 360 like they did in 2010 for the OG Xbox?
Re: Xbox 'Game Pass Core' Reportedly Replacing Xbox Live Gold This September
Seems worse value compared to Gold but also makes Ultimate worse value at the same time. Can't say I'm surprised though as it is very well documented over the past 15 years that whoever owns CoD ends up being very arrogant and anti-consumer.
Re: Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Given Greenlight In US After FTC Loses (Again)
@OM1993 Which basically confirms it's closing on Monday.
Re: Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Given Greenlight In US After FTC Loses (Again)
@OM1993 @S1ayeR74 If Microsoft delays to satisfy CMA's demands, surely the FTC can show that Microsoft lied about the urgent nature of the deadline and hence they could easily also be lying about the CoD deals (the 10 year deals as well as the oath about not taking CoD off Playstation)?
Re: Talking Point: Are You Looking Forward To The New Forza Motorsport This Year?
Having Xbox Games Showcase Extended clash with the big Forza Motorsport info drop (both events happened at the same time and Motorsport wasn't present at all in Xbox Games Showcase Extended) felt counter-intuitive. It honestly gives the impression Microsoft are expecting Motorsport to go the way of Halo Infinite.
Re: Xbox Wins FTC Court Case As Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction
Not surprising given what was reported on about the FTC's arguments in the trial though the result is still disappointing.
It's been so wonderful playing Square Enix games on my Switch and it's so sad that's going to be taken away all because regulators allowed Microsoft to start an acquisition war. CoD on Nintendo hardware is a terrible consolation prize.
Re: Halo: Master Chief Collection July Update Includes Huge Changes To Firefight Mode
These MCC updates continue to be fantastic but it's a shame the game has a small population issue because of Infinite. Before I let my Gold subscription lapse, I was struggling to find matches in MCC.
Re: Xbox Game Pass Is Now Officially More Expensive In Most Countries
@gamer5634 The official Xbox support site states the changes:
https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/help/subscriptions-billing/manage-subscriptions/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-faq
What happens to my prepaid months of Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass, and/or EA Play when I sign up for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate?
Re: Aaron Greenberg Says It'll Be A 'Special Year' For Xbox At Gamescom 2023
@Cashews The comparison I was making is that BotW was the only 1st party Nintendo game playable on the show floor at E3 2016 and it completely stole the spotlight.
Re: Aaron Greenberg Says It'll Be A 'Special Year' For Xbox At Gamescom 2023
I'd guess they're trying to make a similar impact with Starfield here as Nintendo did with BotW at E3 2016.
Re: Microsoft Is Expecting Two New PS5 Models In The 'Near Future'
@NEStalgia Microsoft did limit Series X stock to prioritize cloud gaming. It wouldn't be surprising if the strategy is they upgrade their xCloud servers to be the equivalent of a more powerful Series X even though there's no physical release of a more powerful Series X.
Re: Microsoft's CEO Isn't A Fan Of Console Exclusives, Blames Sony
Console exclusivity is limited to a box, what Nadella likely wants is platform exclusivity. The concept of you can play games on any device but you must be subscribed to Game Pass to do so. They're essentially trying to make Game Pass a monopoly in the same way Windows is.
Re: SEGA & Bungie Included In Huge List Of Companies Xbox Has Considered Acquiring
@Rmg0731 Agreed, Microsoft should be permanently blocked from acquiring any studios or publishers at this point (really should've been blocked from acquiring Bethesda too).
Re: Does Starfield Include A Disc? Bethesda Causes Confusion With Contradictory Tweets
You'd think Microsoft would want to clarify this ASAP as the FTC could use it against the Activision acquisition (Microsoft using the power of CoD to kill off retail).
Re: Jim Ryan Wasn't Overly Concerned About Call Of Duty Xbox Exclusivity
@Moonglow There was a gap after Sony acquiring Bungie though which included a load of news for Halo which strongly suggested Microsoft were going to kill off Halo and replace it with CoD as Xbox's flagship franchise.
Re: Jim Ryan Wasn't Overly Concerned About Call Of Duty Xbox Exclusivity
Wasn't there a gap though between this and Sony complaining to regulators? Microsoft actions over the year (like how they put Halo Infinite on life support to make room for CoD) may have changed Sony's opinion on the situation.
Re: Sarah Bond: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's Least Popular Feature Is Cloud Gaming
@NEStalgia I feel this generation perfectly sums up why Nintendo were right out of the 3 regarding hardware. All you hear regarding PS and Xbox is about acquisitions meanwhile Nintendo's just happily continuing supporting a much weaker specs 6 year old console with a strong lineup.
The state of Xbox/PS honestly makes me think that Nintendo would be best off using the Game Boy approach for the Switch (i.e. releasing Switch 2 around 2029). Avoid releasing a next gen system for as long as possible.
Re: Talking Point: What Else Do You Expect To See From Xbox Before The End Of 2023?
A prediction rather than expectation but I think we'll see a Gamescom stream which acts like Xbox Games Showcase Extended, Forza Monthly focuses on Forza Motorsport and there ending up being some kind of Xbox event in November.
Re: Here's The Latest Xbox Game Studios & Bethesda Roadmap (June 2023 Version)
@UltimateOtaku91 I'm less confident about Gears collection happening given collections of games is the only thing from the Kinda Funny interview comment which didn't appear in the showcase:
"I can say now and everybody can already stop [with] 'I don't want to hear what Phil has to say about the future' and I fully respect that point of view, [but] we've got Starfield coming, we've got Forza coming, we've got Hellblade coming, like we've got collections of games, I'm seeing very good builds of Avowed... I can see it, but until you have a controller in your hand and you're smiling from playing our games, none of my words should matter."
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/05/xbox-boss-insists-microsoft-will-deliver-a-packed-schedule-of-releases
So based on what's happened the past week, it feels like the hint was for Activision collections (e.g. Skylanders, Heretic/Hexen) rather than stuff like Gears.
Re: The Second Half Of 2023 Is Absolutely Stacked With Major Releases On Xbox
I think it's very bizarre that the next wave of Game Pass games haven't been announced yet.
Re: Phil Spencer Teases Multiple Games That Weren't Shown In This Year's Xbox Showcase
@Fiendish-Beaver Something for Gamescom seems almost guaranteed but there were also a few years they did something in November:
Re: Phil Spencer Teases Multiple Games That Weren't Shown In This Year's Xbox Showcase
Given an upcoming 2023 XGS game wasn't at the showcase (the console version of Age of Empires 4), I honestly think there'll be another Xbox event later this year. Gamescom is probably focused on Starfield so maybe something for November?
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The 'Extended' Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
I'd say it was a solid showcase, ranked it a B. Nice variety of games shown more in depth and some of the surprises like the Hi-Fi Rush update and the ID@Xbox stuff were cool but I would say a fair amount of the surprises should've been in the main showcase instead of Extended.
Re: Starfield Will Run At 4K / 30FPS On Xbox Series X, 1440p / 30FPS On Series S
Perhaps this gives some validity to those 2024 mid gen revision rumours.
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
B or 6/10, a solid showcase with a variety of games even though I was only interested in Fable, Clockwork Revolution and the Atlus stuff. Was surprised we didn't see Age of Empires 4 for console given that's currently scheduled for 2023, there was a large focus on 2024 and beyond as well as not enough gameplay.
But it's entirely possible that all my issues with the showcase gets resolved with the Extended showcase on Tuesday.
Re: Poll: How High Are Your Expectations For Sunday's Xbox Showcase?
I have no expectations as I could see it go either way. I could see a very good showcase where we finally see a load of those 2019/2020 announcements return among some new stuff. On the other hand, I could instead see a really bad showcase where Forza + Starfield is doing all the heavy lifting while Microsoft pulls a "imagine what would've been on Game Pass if the CMA didn't block the Activision acquisition" because they expected to close the acquisition by now.
Re: Atlus Reveals Two New Persona Games, Both Coming To Xbox Game Pass
@Green-Bandit The point I was trying to get across is that Square Enix have already taken into account the PS5 exclusivity for their expectations. If it was multiplatform day 1, yes of course there would be more preorders but Square Enix's expectations would also be higher hence resulting in the same panicking that's currently being reported on.
Multiplatform would of course be the better outcome, all I was saying is that it wouldn't solve Square Enix's specific problem. Meanwhile if they revealed FFVII Rebirth in September 2023 instead of June 2022, that would've solved their problem.
Re: Atlus Reveals Two New Persona Games, Both Coming To Xbox Game Pass
@Green-Bandit Release pacing is FFXVI's biggest problem, namely that FFVII Rebirth's launching a mere 7 months later (early 2024 means January/February 2024).
Re: Here's What Might Be Leaving Xbox Game Pass In July 2023
Powerwash Simulator seems like a guaranteed game that's leaving Game Pass given it's the only Square Enix game left on Game Pass.
Re: Our Predictions For The 2023 Xbox Games Showcase
Since their acquisition of Bethesda, all the showcases have started and finished with Bethesda. So my predictions are:
Don't think Halo Infinite or Redfall will be present, instead them being blogpost announcements whenever the time is suitable for more news.
Don't have specific 3rd party predictions but I feel there'll be a wide variety of 3rd party presence.
Re: Report: Redfall Playtesters 'Shocked' At How Little The Game Changed During Development
@NeutronBomb It's all down to Microsoft's acquisitions. Sony are going all in on live service games of their own because Microsoft are acquiring the big 3rd party multiplatform ones. You can't trust Microsoft to keep releasing games on Playstation beyond anything legally forced and day 1 Game Pass will skew players of those games more towards Xbox.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your Plans For The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
Watching it live unless Nintendo decides to shadow drop something like Metroid Prime 2 or the next wave of MK8 Deluxe DLC a few days prior to the showcase.
Re: Xbox's Latest Showcase Teaser Has Fable Fans Incredibly Excited
I feel it'll be a collection of the previous games. While Halo Infinite itself didn't deliver, MCC's 2nd life (the collection being fixed for console in 2018, more stuff added and the PC journey from 2019) was a very effective method in getting people excited for Infinite.
Re: Talking Point: What 'Dream' Reveal Would You Like To See At The Xbox Games Showcase 2023?
@Cherip-the-Ripper Sadly it's not the case. While there's workarounds for some 360 peripherals like adapters were created for Rock Band 4 to be able to use a large selection of 360 instruments, what I have in mind is more being able to just sync up any 360 controller or peripheral to your XB1/Series X|S and without the need for any adapters.
Re: Talking Point: What 'Dream' Reveal Would You Like To See At The Xbox Games Showcase 2023
Doubling down on preserving the legacy of Xbox. Stuff like the return of the backwards compatiblity program, an official announcement committing to not shutting down the 360, the release of a Gears collection (including all 4 360 games), being able to easily use Xbox 360 controllers on XB1/Series X|S, bringing back 1 vs. 100, etc.
Re: Hang On A Minute, Is Xbox ANZ Teasing Psychonauts 3?
I don't know what but I feel it's instead something to do with the next Game Pass batch. The previous batch has its last game being added tomorrow (Chicory) and I really doubt there'd be no Game Pass additions between that and the showcase on June 11th.
Re: Xbox Fans Begin Speculating As Double Fine Teases 'More To Come' On Game Pass
I'd guess Stacking and The Cave Remastered. Costume Quest got added to Game Pass last year and Stacking had the same publisher. As for The Cave, you can't buy it anymore on Xbox so if it was to appear on Game Pass it would be in the form of a remaster.
@GiveMeMoney Good call, a collection of their pre-XB1 Xbox games that aren't Kinect or licensed games (Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, Stacking, The Cave, Iron Brigade) would fit that hint well.