It is plausible, fair enough. I still think reaching the finish line is still good, as mentioned in the original post.

slithers away

Actually I don’t disagree with your premise. I definitely think US studios have either sat on their laurels or have had troubled development.

The pivot changed art style, scope and even lore and vibe of the game as per Carrie Patel. The lore exists for the world but living lands from what I nice l know were never fully detailed.

Regardless, the game’s developement definitely went through trouble despite Microsoft’s funding.

I was just mentioning that while it took 7 years since conception but the single player version is rather new. And pointing that out isn’t some save, just an acknowledgement that the game did go through some crisis in development.

As per interviews Awoved pivoted in 2021 from dark multiplayer to what it is now. What that tells us is that it could’ve been something like Suicide Squad/Gotham Knights/Veilguard, but they successfully pivoted in the end.

Their other studios on the other hand, oofh.

• Rare: Ever wild (sea of thieves helps tho)
• Undead: State of Decay 3 (almost half a decade since announcement)
• Initiative: Perfect Dark (vertical slice looked good, but maybe that’s all they’ve made so far)
• Turn10: Forza Motorsport (reboot didn’t do anything it seems)
• 343/Halo studios: …

I hope MSFT sees it like Laura does. However it does look like they’ve been kind and patient with Obsidian so far (pentiment, grounded, Avowed pivots from dark live service to rainbow RPG, and sequel to Outer Worlds, an ok release). They’re definitely happy with regularly shipped games of diverse genres and audiences for GamePass. In a way, a perfect studio for a subscription service.

Unless it is spat out by some AI at 126p 10 FPS, it isn’t preservation.

/s

Pretty cool we’ve gone from 360 emulation to recompilation.

To replace it with HL4

When in a rush, throwables.

I’d suggest everyone to just watch the documentary instead of getting a catchy headline every other day blowing everything out of proportion.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4

Which is why I feel Intel releasing well before 5xxx series is out gives them some space to shine. If indeed 5060 is 8gb SKU, they would win again.

The problem with new generation nvidia cards would be that they’d much more faster, efficient and stable but crippled by low VRAM and most probably $50-100 more expensive.

Interesting, right before Indiana Jones release.

Do they think it won’t bump GamePass numbers so this deal will make it feel like that post launch?

Or do they think players are so hyped about the game and this is a way to get them addicted to the idea of subscription service instead of letting them buy full price because subscriptions pay off better in the long run?

I wonder if we’ll see remasters or definitive editions in coming years for games released with older versions. Nanite foliage might be a lot of work I guess.

Being an Xbox fan in Japan would be interesting and frustrating I suppose.

It’s great how this has helped them make many more games after that.

I’m curious what would happen if they don’t make a new console. What happens to all the digital games purchased by people 5-10 years after the last console is at end of life? The way these consoles are designed, surely they’ll need servers to be up indefinitely for these digital games to work. Will Microsoft do that? Will they be sued when they try to get out of it? Will they refund the money for goodwill? Will they make an emulator on PC to preserve everything? I don’t think we’ve answers to these questions yet, and whatever happens with ubisoft’s lawsuit would probably set the precedent for the same.

While that’s true, it’s crazy how Marvel Rivals comes out of nowhere and grabs the attention without sweat. Same for Helldivers 2. Clearly there are lessons here, even when entering saturated market.

It’s crazy how average gamers with spare $40 can completely fathom within 30 seconds of the gameplay showcase that they need not burn their money, but people in the industry with 100s of millions on the line are like “yup, this is the next star wars”.

Why don’t they open another studio? Oh, right.