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PlayerUnknown on the benefits of working with Microsoft
- Thread starter Nirolak
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It's more popular than any exclusive game released this year, yes.
Is this a joke? Or are you saying that a game released in 2009 is in the conversation for most popular game this year?
Seganomics
Member
Rubbish
This is some kind of comedy routine, right?
Dire/Rubbish, same thing
but yes they have been.If it really takes off on Xbox I can see them snapping up console exclusive rights, if that's even possible.
Bits N Pieces
Member
This game will not remain a console exclusive for Xbox, although I could easily see a twelve month gap between releasing on both consoles.
Either way it has the potential to gain a lot of traction for the Xbox platform in the months ahead. Game Preview was such a clever idea, it basically curates the best PC EA games and try's to get them on console as quickly as possible.
Either way it has the potential to gain a lot of traction for the Xbox platform in the months ahead. Game Preview was such a clever idea, it basically curates the best PC EA games and try's to get them on console as quickly as possible.
Sony could do, will do or already does all that stuff you mentioned, even backwards compat with PS3 could happen one day when it's technologically feasible. And it won't be a restart with PS5, thinking that is just ridiculous. I don't see how Xbox can provide more for a new user than a PS4, considering the VAST difference in number of exclusives.
EDIT: dammit was this bait
How would we know given all we know is Sony helped bring to game quicker to market then it would have. There is no details in what resources they contributed iirc like here.
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Plus the way the whole thing happened is very different than the current situation. The likelyhood of that happening here is slim.
entremet
Member
Seems right. I prefer the PS platforms, but MS has been doing great things of late. For some reason, I'd trust MS with full BC over Sony based on their recent moves.
Liliana Eileen
Member
I'll repost it
Holy shit, Rare water in this game?
You have no idea what you're talking about.
Seganomics
Member
Dire/Rubbish, same thing
If it really takes off on Xbox I can see them snapping up console exclusive rights, if that's even possible.
The quantity may be underwhelming but the quality has been decent. Certainly not dire.
hanspampel
Banned
do you have any source or information on that for me?
why would it? those are the reasons, why many prefer and choose Xbox over Playstation
In pretty sure they didn't have "millions" of sales when they first started this contract.
Oh for sure, their BC approach is unparalleled. No-one can deny that.
Admittedly, BC is kind of a blind spot for me seeing as i'm just not interested in re-playing my Xbox 360 titles.
Currently I don't have any reason to doubt either of the next-gen consoles offering full BC for current gen (PS4/XB1) games. (And honestly even if they didn't, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, but that might be blasphemy on this board.)
Bits N Pieces
Member
It is Unknown.
Erm TF1 done much better then TF2, MS marketng muscle drove much of that hype and awareness, if anything not using them and relying on EA hurt the franchise.
Ascenion
Member
I agree, I'm more confident buying games I'd want to play again in a few years on Xbox over PS4. PS3 dropping backwards compat, PS4 not even having it, PS Now...makes me apprehensive.
We can see what was released, though. And many thought the game is missing crucial content. That doesn't mean Sony didn't invest enough but if it was a huge amount of money, then we talk about money not well spent (besides having the small side effect of getting console exclusive rights).
Abilidebob
Member
What a Player.
Halo has lost it's lustre, Gears apparently did so bad they won't even release sales numbers and fans were tepid on it, Fable died (but it looked awful anyway) Quantum Break was average, Dead Rising 3 and 4 killed the franchise, The Master Chief Collection did significant damage to a once glorious brand, and then there's Scalebound (which also looked awful so MS got lucky here)
I guess Sunset Overdrive is the only other bright spot in their lineup, but that also underperformed.
And of course Forza, their saving grace.
If Microsoft are smart they'll moneyhat PUBG to keep it exclusive.
ICE / SN Systems....
Naughty Dog and Guerrilla are not getting by on luck.
Everything else is subjective and conjecture. No one know's Sony's plans for PS5 lol!
hydrophilic attack
Member
hm, that's a good point
And it's not even close, i might add
I don't see why MS wouldn't just lock it up...but maybe (total theory from my butt) Bluehole no longer wants to lock it up with them, and they've made so much freaking money from this game that they don't need / want / care about any amount of money MS (or Sony) would offer them.
If MS threw millions at them in May, then maybe they'd lock it up, but now that they've had revenue of $300,000,000 from this game (minus Steams cut), they no longer see a reason to lock it up anywhere.
Also, if MS did get full exclusivity, Sony would be smart to be ready to counter with a PS4 version of H1Z1-KOTK, which is a really good game unto itself , and I think it would be a useful counter punch. SOE did own the game at one point.
I'm expecting a lot of conversation at GOTY time when people will ask if a Early Access game can win GOTY.
It can and it will.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Yip and maybe.
hanspampel
Banned
thanks
It is his team that's doing the support work. Looks like he was a big champion of the game(aside from it being insanely popular)
anothertech
Member
Dam, this isn't coming out this year is it.
Ascenion
Member
It shouldn't and it won't. Mario or Zelda will take the crown more than likely.
Tippy toe in the room and quietly say Horizon ZD or P5 as an honorable mention...
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
I don't see why it wouldn't. People know they shouldn't expect the finished article when buying early access games.
Seganomics
Member
I think most of those outcomes are down to weaker sales of xbox versus PlayStation. I don't see a major lack of quality in those titles
Just curious, but who did you think owned it?
Sure but the details given here is things that could only be evaluated with details such as staff support, engine support etc. We can't really compare "level of support" with what support was given.
It would more of a question of worthwhile the investment was given results.
Abilidebob
Member
The build at PAX was running on PCs though.
and Jet Skis.
You know, they are actually considering adding those in too
True. But I also wonder if it's a situation where you throw money at brendan and have him make a game for you
Nightengale
Member
I've said in other threads that, I would feel like the better option if you want to have PUBG of your own is to pull a DOTA2 and poach Brendan to start ANOTHER battle royale game at any one AAA studio in the west, except this time with a shit-load of budget.
This is just ludicrous. This game is his baby and it is a phenomenon. Thinking he would just go start from scratch is fucking nuts.
matrixman92
Member
i doubt this will happen, but they should really try to put it up before Nov 7th and bundle a code for the early access with the X.
Looking at ps now and Sony reselling ps2 games on the ps store, Sony is much more likely to leave out backwards compatability next generation.
They could work on ps2 and ps1 backwards compatability right now for the PS4 if they wanted to, I doubt it would be a massive unthinkable task. But they don't want to.