DriftingSpirit
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Yeah, I figure they would want a more well known studio on it but you never know.
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Microsoft Studios (& Partners) Current and Future Landscape
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He meant neither of them are excluding the PS4, but I don't really think that has anything to do with Marvel & Sony's relationship.
Studio Gobo already has history with Disney though.
As Studio Gobo they worked on Disney Infinity. They are also comprised of former Black Rock Studio devs, who worked on Split/Second and Pure, which were both Disney titles.
Papacheeks
Banned
Disney is tight with more than just Sony. EA has the rights to make Star Wars games, telltale did a GOTG game, Marvel has stuff with square Enix, and Sony has Spider-Man. They aren't limiting themselves to one company. Granted I don't think this particular game has anything to do with Disney, but I don't think they'd shun MS. This is business
They are expanding. And if the "AAA" title is a project with Microsoft there will be other studios working on it.
Primethius
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Sure, but both what you say and what I speculate could've happened together. It's not as if the Sony Spiderman game is being made by a Sony studio. They're publishing a game made by an independent studio based on an IP that they don't own aside from in the movie space.
The movie space in which they made a fairly high profile deal with Disney to hand Spidey back for a bit. It's all speculation of course and I do believe the movie rights issue played a part.
I'd be less inclined to believe they played a part if a Sony owned studio was making the game.
But again, speculation on my part where as yours is the far more concrete stance to hold.
Papacheeks
Banned
Pretty much what I'v been trying to say.
I mean there's a mobile game out currently, and Marvel heroes just released on PS4, XBOX.
We should not underestimate the 'free 2 play' word, because Killer Instinct was also called 'free 2 play'
Anyway is the AAA game and the free 2 play thing the same game? The AAA game definitely is a exclusive game for a console.
Cause if it's not I'm betting the free 2 play game is Viva Pinata, the other one, no clue
on this job listing: http://www.studiogobo.com/job/lighting-artist/
it doesn't sounds like a simple game
the good thing is hopefully this will put the "Microsoft is not working on nothing new' bullshit to rest, we can't predict the studios they are going to work with, I bet no one said Studio Gobo as a Microsoft partner lol
Anyway is the AAA game and the free 2 play thing the same game? The AAA game definitely is a exclusive game for a console.
Cause if it's not I'm betting the free 2 play game is Viva Pinata, the other one, no clue
on this job listing: http://www.studiogobo.com/job/lighting-artist/
it doesn't sounds like a simple game
the good thing is hopefully this will put the "Microsoft is not working on nothing new' bullshit to rest, we can't predict the studios they are going to work with, I bet no one said Studio Gobo as a Microsoft partner lol
DriftingSpirit
Member
Sure, I'm not against that playing a part. I just think the core of it was more about finding the right combo of dev and pub. As such, MS has potential as well.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
I don't we're on the same page here. I don't mean that anything Disney related will be Sony exclusive, obviously that's not the case. I mean that Sony and Disney's relationship almost certainly means that any game based on a Disney property won't be skipping PS4. They won't be MS exclusive is what I mean. Disney wouldn't give any of its properties to them
That's my point. It's still on a Sony platform.
Papacheeks
Banned
Ah, ok gotcha, i misread your post my bad.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
All good. We're all guilty of misinterpreting posts on the internet from time to time, can be hard to tell
BleedOrange
Banned
I LOVE Ori but dude it's only one game inall due respect to Thomas I don't think it can support a toys to life game on its own.
Speaking of studios MS should look to acquire: Moon Studios seems like a good bet. They seem to have a great working relationship based on Thomas Mahler's comments around here, they have great designers and artists, & they're relatively small and wouldn't cost a bazillion dollars.
I'd hate for them to slip through MS's fingers like so many other studios have that MS could have kept closer (Double Helix, CryTek, Playground Games, Creative Assembly).
So it's possible they could just be helping out on Sea of Thieves but I'm going out on a limb and saying it might be Fable related. MS had the option of selling Lionhead and the Fable IP before shutting down the studio but kept the IP so they must think it's still valuable.
Open world, AAA, free to play, MMO like Fable could be a success. It could follow a Killer Instinct like model. The world is free, but you pay for different expansions. Could also have cosmetics for sale, loot boxes that contain armor, different farting animations, etc.
Crossplay/Play anywhere with Windows 10 and Xbox. It would be a totally different model for a AAA WRPG that fits the bill with the current market of gamers.
Open world, AAA, free to play, MMO like Fable could be a success. It could follow a Killer Instinct like model. The world is free, but you pay for different expansions. Could also have cosmetics for sale, loot boxes that contain armor, different farting animations, etc.
Crossplay/Play anywhere with Windows 10 and Xbox. It would be a totally different model for a AAA WRPG that fits the bill with the current market of gamers.
Chobel
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This not just some Greenberg PR, this is job listing asking to hire people in AAA game, heck one of job listing requires experience in AAA development (Lead Environment Artist [#PA001]). They are not gonna mislead people in this, it is definitely an AAA game.
Would it be possible to repurpose assets from Fable: Legends into this hypothetical project, possibly cutting down dev time?
Because out of all the things Fable: Legends did wrong, graphics were not one of them.
Probably considering this hypothetical Fable game will also run on Unreal Engine 4 but I would personally set it a little farther down the time line than what Fable Legends was shooting for. Would leave more room for more interesting quests, weapons, loot, cosmetics, plus I just like steam punk stuff.
Eh I mean they have mobas in Gigantic and Smite. Smite is doing well but Gigantic isn't really. Doesn't seem like the smartest investment
I'd rather it stay dead than get a f2p mmo.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I want it. That footage looked good.
Steverulez
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Microsoft dont publish either of those game, though (especially after they killed their deal with Motiga over Gigantic)
Steverulez
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Viva Pinata
Verchod
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With regards to Studio Gobo. Their website does say they've worked with companies such as Disney, Microsoft, and Codemasters. Of the four games they've listed released, three are Disney, and one was F1 for Codemasters. What was the Microsoft project?
Also, one of the jobs listed on the site, Gameplay designer,is to work on a 3rd person AAA character action console Game. Are they related?
seems the brighton studio is quite new, anything they're working on is surely still a year or two off.
Also, one of the jobs listed on the site, Gameplay designer,is to work on a 3rd person AAA character action console Game. Are they related?
seems the brighton studio is quite new, anything they're working on is surely still a year or two off.
chaosmaster(1)
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Is the AAA game gonna be f2p or is it possible it's a traditional release and they are working on another project that is f2p?
Did Phil let slip about Rare's second project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPinUdJZ2Ko&feature=youtu.be
9.33 mark - He talks about Rare asking him about unannounced things, that it's a trust based relationship because he is seeing their game which is obviously unannounced. I doubt it's in reference to Mojang because they work solely on Minecraft. I wouldn't doubt they would announce it early like Sea of Thieves, Phil talked about the fact that a game like Sea of Thieves had to be announce early due to it being a GAAS it also allowed Rare to open for hiring so who knows. Rare as a studio is solely structured around GAAS now. Could be another unannounced game from MS studios he saw on his trip?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPinUdJZ2Ko&feature=youtu.be
9.33 mark - He talks about Rare asking him about unannounced things, that it's a trust based relationship because he is seeing their game which is obviously unannounced. I doubt it's in reference to Mojang because they work solely on Minecraft. I wouldn't doubt they would announce it early like Sea of Thieves, Phil talked about the fact that a game like Sea of Thieves had to be announce early due to it being a GAAS it also allowed Rare to open for hiring so who knows. Rare as a studio is solely structured around GAAS now. Could be another unannounced game from MS studios he saw on his trip?
ehhhhhhh you are just setting yourself up for disappointment if you think Microsoft have anything new to show besides Forza, Halo and Gears of War along with the inevitable Ori 2, you know when you work in the industry you know every gaming developer out there along with their projects, that's just how it works.
lol
Dee Dah Dave
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Rare are also working on the Goldeneye remaster, obviously!
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
I know shinobi has said in the past that they're basically the new IP testbed and have other things that they're prototyping so it very well could be that. Also wouldn't be shocked if Mojang has another smaller project on the side like Cobalt
What happened to Sneakers?
Papacheeks
Banned
People in here not going to name names, called him out for acting like a source for information and discourse.
He was just using his opinion and some of the things he;s heard that I'v also heard from other people for his discussion and people didn't like it because it's too negative.
Basically people don't want negative conversation, and they don't like it when that opinion comes from a developer.
Bits N Pieces
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Dee Dah Dave
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I wish. I think in the past the deal was for the remaster on 360 and Nintendo can put the original on Virtual Console. They rejected it. But now they could release the full remaster on Xbox, Win 10 and Switch.
Fingers crossed!
Papacheeks
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No, I just have friends that work in the industry. I also am on gaf alot and remember thing's people like SHINOBI among others say who actually have close ties to people within Microsoft/Sony.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
🤔
If your willing to believe any random person that has no proof of any sources of knowledge, that has never been proven right that gets touchy and runs of when anyone questions his sources. Not to mention that only shows up to put a negative stance on anything yet never appears in any positive news and very conveniently doesn't mention anything about how let's say state of decay is doing or crackdown. Never goes out of his way to say anything but the bare minimum to avoid him being wrong or maybe the fact he isn't a insider. Then you are very credulous.
Also just name me, and the ton of other people that put up a lot of very good points about his behaviour. Everything points against him we don't just have this magical opinion, there is logical reasons to distrust him.
Poodlestrike
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People (myself included, full disclosure) asked that if he was going to speak as the voice of authority on all MS games everywhere all the time, he should probably provide some sort of proof he knows... anything?
Used to be standard procedure grumble mutter *yells at clouds about so-called insiders*
Anyway, when asked to make some kind of effort to get verified he elected to bounce instead, so probably not a real insider, but who knows.
CalamityPixel
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I thought you were all on about this
