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25 ID@Xbox Games announced.

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BananasWithGuns

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Glad Hyper Light Drifter is official now. Can't wait to play it.

List looks great though and I'm glad Microsoft has made is easier for indies to get on the platform. They still have a little bit to go, especially with the parity clause, but this is a great start.
 
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CaptainTiptop

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"I didn't buy an Xbox One for indie games!"

Good list. Feel like a lot of these have been announced before, though. Also is this why Divekick didn't make it to PS4 at launch?
 
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Jomjom

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MercuryLS said:
Are indie games cool now?
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Most people always thought they were cool, including Xbox fans (seeing as how 360 was THE console that really started the indie on console thing). The people you've seen counting them out are just the dumb fanboys who counted them out in order to claim "PS4 has no games!"
 
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Imbarkus

As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
Rlan said:
Cool to see Another World return to consoles after the PC re-release.
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I don't care what the original author thinks, Heart of the Alien should be included.

Dr. Black Jack said:
Well, looks like the final nail in the coffin for 360 Pinball Arcade. Ugh.
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Well, Zen is coming. And they're still holding that PvZ table as platform hostage.
 
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SegaShack

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Cool to see another Chips Challenge game on an MS platform. Only indie game I care about is No Man's Sky so hoping for that on Xbox One.
 
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whitehawk

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CassidyIzABeast said:
riptide has 6 player split screen

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This just makes me sad that the PS4 can only support 4 controllers.
 
RoyalLaFlame

RoyalLaFlame

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SegaShack said:
Cool to see another Chips Challenge game on an MS platform. Only indie game I care about is No Man's Sky so hoping for that on Xbox One.
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Well it hasn't been announced for any platform besides next-gen consoles (from what I recall) so I'm pretty sure we will see it on both consoles.


Next step MS: drop the parity clause and you're good to go.
 
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DrkSage

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Serious question:

Microsoft policy for indie games works the following way: games must release first on the Xbox one or have a release date parity. Right?

If that's the case, can someone explain to me how contrast got in the list? Or did Microsoft changed the policy?
 
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forgeforsaken

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Color.Morale said:
Hyper Light Drifter????????????? I'm crying right now (I really wanted to hear this - now I'm actually planning on picking up a Xbox One).
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I mean it's great it's coming to the XB1 too, but it's coming to a bunch of stuff like Wii U, PC, PS4, Vita etc, not sure why that sells you an XB1.
 
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Hoo-doo

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whitehawk said:
This just makes me sad that the PS4 can only support 4 controllers.
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I can't believe this is even a serious consideration.
You can count the games that support actual four-way split screen on one hand and usually those are not even worth playing, let alone worth gathering 4 controllers for.

Yeah, I bet there will be tons of totally rad 6-player spit-screen party game sessions in local Xbox One owner's homes in the near future.
 
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David___

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DrkSage said:
Serious question:

Microsoft policy for indie games works the following way: games must release first on the Xbox one or have a release date parity. Right?

If that's the case, can someone explain to me how contrast got in the list? Or did Microsoft changed the policy?
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There was a loophole where they would allow you to release after the PS4 if you had a contract w/ Sony prior the ID@Xbox announcement. Now its on a case by case bases afaik.
 
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Maximilian Kolbe

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DrkSage said:
Serious question:

Microsoft policy for indie games works the following way: games must release first on the Xbox one or have a release date parity. Right?

If that's the case, can someone explain to me how contrast got in the list? Or did Microsoft changed the policy?
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Microsoft is run by human not machine
 
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3rdamention

Member
DrkSage said:
Serious question:

Microsoft policy for indie games works the following way: games must release first on the Xbox one or have a release date parity. Right?

If that's the case, can someone explain to me how contrast got in the list? Did Microsoft changed the policy?
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Microsoft's policies aren't in effect if the developer already had a deal in place before they created the parity clause. ..
 
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BananasWithGuns

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Hoo-doo said:
I can't believe this is even a serious consideration.
You can count the games that support actual four-way split screen on one hand and usually those are not even worth playing, let alone worth gathering 4 controllers for.

Yeah, I bet there will be tons of totally rad 6-player spit-screen party game sessions in local Xbox One owner's homes in the near future.
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Even if split screen is quickly becoming a thing of the past it's still pretty cool to see games support 6-8 player local co-op since it's something we haven't really seen before.

Is it a huge feature? No, but even still I don't see the point in going out of your way to downplay it.
 
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Doffen

Member
DrkSage said:
Serious question:

Microsoft policy for indie games works the following way: games must release first on the Xbox one or have a release date parity. Right?

If that's the case, can someone explain to me how contrast got in the list? Or did Microsoft changed the policy?
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ID are working with the developers on a case by case basis. A lot of the early games do get a free pass.
 
RoyalLaFlame

RoyalLaFlame

Banned
forgeforsaken said:
I mean it's great it's coming to the XB1 too, but it's coming to a bunch of stuff like Wii U, PC, PS4, Vita etc, not sure why that sells you an XB1.
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Mostly because I don't own any of those and my primary platform was always Xbox. I love the Xbox franchises and I couldn't see me not playing Halo 5 or the next Gears. Hyper Light Drifter is a game I really want and now I know it will be released on Xbox. It's not selling me a Xbox One, just making my choice easier.
 
purpletentacle

purpletentacle

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Zombie James said:
Is there a list of which ones are getting artificially delayed?
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I swear I remember the initial announcement for Strike Suit saying Mid March on Playstation Blog. Then it suddenly disappeared off the list. Could also be the title needs more time to get finished. Still, what a stupid rule.

(cue X-Files music)
 
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Fushichou187

Member
Glad to see X1 getting Hyper Light Drifter! I can't wait for all the ridiculous performance comparison threads between it and the PS4 version.

Spoiler alert:
They will both be awesome.
 
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Steverulez

Member
slothmoney said:
I swear I remember the initial announcement for Strike Suit saying Mid March on Playstation Blog. Then it suddenly disappeared off the list. Could also be the title needs more time to get finished. Still, what a stupid rule.

(cue X-Files music)
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SSZ was announced for both platforms at the same time for March, I doubt the parity clause is relevant to it
 
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VanWinkle

Member
Color.Morale said:
Mostly because I don't own any of those and my primary platform was always Xbox. I love the Xbox franchises and I couldn't see me not playing Halo 5 or the next Gears. Hyper Light Drifter is a game I really want and now I know it will be released on Xbox. It's not selling me a Xbox One, just making my choice easier.
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Ooh so that's why you're not as hyped for Transistor lol. Don't get me wrong, Below and HLD look amazing too but Transistor looks just as good at least.
 
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Impeccable

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It's interesting that this type of tactic is working in Microsoft's favour. Throw out a giant list of games coming so people can tout them as having a lot of games and use them as fodder in the great war of our time.

I love that Playstation and Xbox are getting all these games - I just wish they both would narrow down release windows or dates. It's arguably pointless to keep announcing games that potentially could be years away.
 
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