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Phil Spencer: '2017 won't be Halo FPS/Gears led'

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SOR5

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In contrast to a thread I previously made, this particular statement has made me cautiously optimistic, just a bit more.

yep its a tweet

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Right now the MS software lineup is looking minimal, with Halo Wars 2 headlining the early part of the year, does this mean way more in the pipeline for E3 2017 and the holidays?
I guarantee forzas turning up again

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Wozzer

Wozzer

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"Halo and Gears of War sequels confirmed cancelled, continuing the trend of 2016 for Microsoft." - Phil Spencer
 
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Tagg9

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That seems... odd. Maybe Halo 6 is taking longer than expected and won't release this year?

I can't imagine Sea of Thieves or Crackdown 3 "leading" Microsoft's lineup.
 
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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
Tagg9 said:
That seems... odd. Maybe Halo 6 is taking longer than expected and won't release this year?

I can't imagine Sea of Thieves or Crackdown 3 "leading" Microsoft's lineup.
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Crackdown is going to be their Scorpio showcase.
 
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Lucreto

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It will be Forza lead then. :p

It's about time they try something new but will it sell as Gears and Halo are their biggest titles and bundling the series with Scorpio would have been a mint.
 
GHG

GHG

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I think they will make a big push with Sea of Theives and there will inevitably be another Forza. Other than that, who knows. I'm still not convinced Crackdown will make it for this year.

Taking a break from Gears/Halo mainstream games could do them good provided there are other things to fill the gaps. I just wish they would move to a 3 year cycle for the mainline Forza games so that we can see a more significant jump between each title and give turn 10 some room to be a bit more experimental.
 
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SOR5

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I mean I might be looking to much into that PD tweet but does

'We want you playing before E3'

Come across as a bit too specific? Or just a general guideline for gamers? Eh
 
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LewieP

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xxracerxx said:
Crackdown is going to be their Scorpio showcase.
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Why would Crackdown need upgraded hardware, I thought it already had access to 20 times the power of an Xbox One because of the power of the cloud?

Edit: I wonder if Below will finally resurface.
 
Jaguar Victory

Jaguar Victory

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I'm the only one geeked for a new MechAssault? I know it's probably not soon, but it's coming it seems.

Now gimme a Crimson Skies with a killer campaign in 4k.
 
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Inuhanyou

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Sectorseven said:
Is Crackdown supposed to be a big franchise? I honestly don't even remember the last game.
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It never has been a big franchise, but MS are clearly positioning it as one of their tentpoles for this year.

Crackdown 3/Sea of Theives/Forza 7

All backed up by the Scorpio launch
 
GHG

GHG

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SOR5 said:
I mean I might be looking to much into that PD tweet but does

'We want you playing before E3'

Come across as a bit too specific? Or just a general guideline for gamers? Eh
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There might be a beta or demo of some sort. If the full release was going to be before e3 I'm sure it would have been announced by now.
 
Jaguar Victory

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GHG said:
I think they will make a big push with Sea of Theives and there will inevitably be another Forza. Other than that, who knows. I'm still not convinced Crackdown will make it for this year.

Taking a break from Gears/Halo mainstream games could do them good provided there are other things to fill the gaps. I just wish they would move to a 3 year cycle for the mainline Forza games so that we can see a more significant jump between each title and give turn 10 some room to be a bit more experimental.
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I agree with you on Forza. 3 years would allow for more time to miss it and build hype for a new one.
 
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Inuhanyou

Believes Dragon Quest is a franchise managed by Sony
major marketing pushes behind Crackdown/Sea of Thieves and Forza in addition to 100% guaranteed critical acclaim games like cuphead, state of decay 2 and Phantom Dust shows MS can have a capable year if they market them properly

This software will be supplemented by all being run in 4K through Scorpio
 
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opricnik

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Inuhanyou said:
major marketing pushes behind Crackdown/Sea of Thieves and Forza in addition to 100% guaranteed critical acclaim games like cuphead, state of decay 2 and Phantom Dust shows MS can have a capable year if they market them properly
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Phantom dust is remaster not brand new game , how could they market that much even remaster of xbox1 game
 
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isaacnukem

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I forgot about State of Decay 2, that title has the biggest potential to become a huge franchise. I loved the first one and thought it was one of the best zombie games ever. State of Decay's gameplay + Telltalr TWD calibre story = ultimate zombie title.
 
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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
Inuhanyou said:
major marketing pushes behind Crackdown/Sea of Thieves and Forza in addition to 100% guaranteed critical acclaim games like cuphead, state of decay 2 and Phantom Dust shows MS can have a capable year if they market them properly

This software will be supplemented by all being run in 4K through Scorpio
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Yo that should never be said.
 
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Tagg9

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Inuhanyou said:
major marketing pushes behind Crackdown/Sea of Thieves and Forza in addition to 100% guaranteed critical acclaim games like cuphead, state of decay 2 and Phantom Dust shows MS can have a capable year if they market them properly

This software will be supplemented by all being run in 4K through Scorpio
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That would actually be really great plan. I forgot about Phantom Dust.
 
Cyborg

Cyborg

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He is doing damage control. The only reason he is doing this is the heat Xbox is getting for cancelling Scalebound and lack of (variaty) games. PR bullshit.
 
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watdaeff4

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Of course it won't be Halo FPS/Gears led.

Halo 6 is 2018. Gears 4 just released.


2017 is Halo RTS/Forza 7 led

Anyone expecting much more than those two and maybe SoT or Crackdown is setting themselves up for disappointment


Cyborg said:
He is doing damage control. The only reason he is doing this is the heat Xbox is getting for cancelling Scalebound and lack of (variaty) games. PR bullshit.
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Absolutely. I wonder if they misjudged just a tad how much flak they've gotten over Scalebound
 
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