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"Xbox has no games" continues

As long as they hire Matthew Porretta again, I'm looking forward to their next project.

I don't think Facebook is allowed to criticise anyone...

@IronMan30 I'm still amazed. This game sold like 18 million copies in three months or so. Madness.

I've listened to a couple, they're pretty entertaining.

@mousieone When it was revealed it was a PC/Xbox/PS4 game. MS acquired the rights about two years ago, which is the moment it turned into an Xbox console exclusive. It made another appearance last year at E3, but now it's gone AWOL unfortunately.

And I'm not saying that. I understand it's way more valuable for a smaller studio to get a head start than a big studio like SE or Activision. They don't need the money.

@mousieone Games like Tunic and Sable were going to be multiplat and were quite far in development when MS bought the rights. Not saying it isn't true, but there are definitely plenty of exceptions. And most of Sony's "console exclusives" hit PC as well. It's all about keeping it off the other consoles these days.

@AlexSora89 The difference is that Phil keeps talking about how he doesn't like timed exclusives; but does it anyway. Sony has never said anything along those lines and they actually embrace them. Regardless of what you think of the practice. Their messaging is a lot more straight forward. Phil says one thing, but does another.

I think that's what people mean when they talk about hypocrisy.

@GamingFan4Lyf I think that's part of the deal. Marvel gets to use Spider-Man in their films, and Sony gets exclusive rights to Spider-Man in games.

@Royalblues Spider-Man was never part of the marketing for this game, so the fact that he's shoehorned in doesn't surprise me. I don't think anyone is missing anything really.

@AlexSora89 Come on, you're better than that.

I'm more surprised that 76% are at least mildly interested in this game..!

lol, brilliant post.

Maybe for the multiplayer?

@sixrings Oh yeah, Nintendo's online infrastructure is absolutely rubbish. I'm part of a family plan with a couple of other people, so I only pay a few bucks a year. It's the only reason I have it.

Too bad the game itself looks a bit rubbish. Missed opportunity imo.

He's basically a bald gorilla now I think about it.

@sixrings Yeah true. I would make them look bad if they suddenly announced online was free. Because did we have to pay for online for the last two years? Well, because Microsoft and Sony do it is the answer, but they're never going to admit that. Though to be fair, theirs is a lot cheaper at least.

I was going to say this is huge, but online play should be free anyway in my opinion. Especially when most games don't even use/need dedicated servers anyway. These subs just exist because they make money and they can.

I hope it's true. And I wonder if Nintendo and Sony will follow. They have to, right? Microsoft started the whole paid online nonsense, so I give it to them to end it as well.

Good to see they're handling feedback well. Yeah, I admit, the gameplay demo didn't wow me either. Maybe it was because of the teaser trailer (from last year IIRC), that got me more exciting. Showing that vast landscape I thought they were changing things up, but the gameplay looks like something I've already played. They say they're going back to the old gameplay, but it would've been cool if they tried changing it up a little more. Oh well, we haven't seen everything yet, there's plenty of time left.

I don't even have a monitor that can do 120fps lol.

Maybe it's the second Strand type game.

@ThanosReXXX Does it have a Direct button?

It looks neat, but that's all I can say at the moment, especially if Rare themselves don't even know how it will turn out yet.

But it makes me wonder, does that mean this is still years away? Sounds like they're still pretty early in development.

@LocalPenguin @AlexSora89 I tried, but I don't see the problem?

Looks cool, but what is it?

No gameplay unfortunately. I'm curious if they've improved the game compared to the last one.

I fully expect to be walking into a store this holiday and the salespeople won't have any idea either how much they sell the next gen consoles for.

@Medic_Alert Yeah, July's event is gonna be interesting. I hope they have some cool stuff to reveal.

This comment section is off to a great start.

Anyhow, I hope I'll be able to catch it live, otherwise I catch up with it afterwards.

@SuperNintendoMii Depends on the game. I can stomach a couple of rounds of Wipeout, so it's not an issue for me. But there are games that are more easy going, like Astro Bot, Moss or Ghost Giant.

@FragRed Yeah, and that's the main problem. They're the biggest media franchise, in terms of revenue. But all the games feel like budget titles. ''Good enough'' that it's playable, but nothing revolutionary or special. It's unfortunate though, because the franchise has a lot of potential. That being said, I don't think Game Freak are amazing devs either. If it isn't Pokemon, their games kinda suck for granted, and even the Pokemon games aren't that great. Quite overrated IMO.

The battle system is tedious and boring. They should stick with Pokemon, but even those games aren't amazing compared to the rest of the industry.

It's like LEGO, but worse..!

It's a neat game. I wonder if there's a sequel in the works...

This has a lot of potential. But I'm afraid it won't live up to the game I hope it will be.

@Tasuki Yeah that was a neat little detail lol. They could do the same, it's a round logo after all, so it wouldn't be too hard.

@roe I bet the Switch 2.0 also docks vertically.

Can't wait to see what they reveal in July.

Is Lockhart a digital-only console too?

I like how the first and most liked post mentions how stupid the console wars are. And then I see almost a hundred comments banging on about Xbox vs Sony vs Nintendo, pointing fingers, and going on about whether this site or PushSquare is better one. The irony...

Just enjoy your games and be nice to each other.

Vertical of course, otherwise the logo isn't right.

Eh, I'll doubt they'll use it. Companies patent things all the time.

I still don't know what to think of this game.

Don't know why they'd think that this is a good first look.

It's like a cold war for console prices. I'm more interested in what the actual price it, because online speculation ranges from 400 to 800 lol.

I think I'll catch the highlights afterwards.

It is not a lot, but SSDs are expensive, especially the high-end SSDs used in next gen consoles. I believe Sony said that there isn't even an SSD on the market that is compatible with the PS5, because they are all too slow.

Though, on the bright side, installing games should be a quick process now. So if game management is partially automated it shouldn't be a problem. Let's say the console automatically deleted the oldest installed game on your console to make room for the new game. And if installing only takes a few seconds, this isn't a problem. Deleting your games manually can be a bit annoying if you have to do it every time, so I'm hoping for a partially automated system.

Additionally, I've also heard that file sizes can be made smaller thanks to the new SSDs. Because loading is so fast, they don't have to have duplicates of assets in multiple places that are otherwise necessary to keep the loading times down.

Depends on the game. For some 60fps is really beneficial, for others not so much and in that case I don't really care. I mean, I have a 4K TV, so I may as well use it.

Well, bring it on! I'm interested to see what they've been cooking up.