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Phil Spencer Interviewed on Podcast Unlocked (45 Minutes), summary in OP
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bananafactory
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Want to listen but not sure if I can handle 45 minutes of Podcast Unlocked. Mccaffrey is so terrible.
Can someone post bullet points?
Can someone post bullet points?
BrickArmour
Member
Pffft.... Mccaffrey is a reasonable man. I like him.
SwiftDeath
Member
That sounds great actually
Oh it's Mccaffrey? Eh
Fixed that for you.
Karak
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ProvenDeadly
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Deadly Joker
Member
I don't know think I could stand listening to Ryan talk for longer than 2 minutes. Can somebody post a summary?
PROh1bited
Banned
-Universal game preferences coming soon
-didn't have a MCC Xbox One bundle because they wanted to push Sunset
-Phil wasn't satisfied with Crackdown 2, thought it was rushed
-Phil says the announcement of Xbox One took a huge toll on team,i.e. bad response
-Ryan asks Phil how he would have handled Xbox One if he was in charge from the beginning, Phil says that he would've wanted the fan's feedback more, would have made it more gaming focused
-Xbox One hardware failure rate is significantly better than 360
-HDD size will probably increase in future
-Phil wants darker tone for Gears 4, more akin to Gears 1.
-Gonna see more classic games brought back like Killer Instinct and Phantom Dust
-Rare is making something, pitching to Phil in a couple of weeks
-Wants Minecraft to be more connected, with pc,mobile and console
-Xbox team wants to make install/download times faster.They have done several tests with Xbone and PS4 with 3rd party software
That's pretty much the big things in the podcast.
-didn't have a MCC Xbox One bundle because they wanted to push Sunset
-Phil wasn't satisfied with Crackdown 2, thought it was rushed
-Phil says the announcement of Xbox One took a huge toll on team,i.e. bad response
-Ryan asks Phil how he would have handled Xbox One if he was in charge from the beginning, Phil says that he would've wanted the fan's feedback more, would have made it more gaming focused
-Xbox One hardware failure rate is significantly better than 360
-HDD size will probably increase in future
-Phil wants darker tone for Gears 4, more akin to Gears 1.
-Gonna see more classic games brought back like Killer Instinct and Phantom Dust
-Rare is making something, pitching to Phil in a couple of weeks
-Wants Minecraft to be more connected, with pc,mobile and console
-Xbox team wants to make install/download times faster.They have done several tests with Xbone and PS4 with 3rd party software
That's pretty much the big things in the podcast.
Thanks.
nobody does
SwiftDeath
Member
I believe the studio behind it is called Cloudgine?
http://www.cloudgine.com/projects.html
Wait cloudgine is based in Scotland? 0_0
That surprises me. Wonder if they pulled any talent from Rockstar
bigboss370
Member
Does Mccaffrey ask for a job again? Like, the dude pleaded to host Xbox's E3 conference and then I believe was sucking up to 343 for a community job during the MCC stream.
FlyStarJay
Member
what is that?
Nightengale
Member
What does universal game preferences mean?
he asked mattrick on twitter if he could host their e3 show
The Lamonster
Member
Phil Spencer is still a nice breath of fresh air. I'm excited to finally try out his console next week!
justsomeguy
Member
Always invert my stick, stuff like that I guess. Massive omission from 360 days
I guess it universal options that apply as the default settings to all games. The 360 had those for things like inverted controls etc.
Why are you surprised? The original Crackdown was a Scottish game. David Jones' studio.
Edit: Cloudgine is David Jones new studio.
Edit2: Cloudgine's own website is full of shit. David Jones first games were Menace and Blood Money on the Amiga.
Beer Monkey
Member
I sold Crackdown 2 so fast I got almost all my money back.
Spencer rocks. Only idiots think MS are paying for resolution parity. They should maybe get an MCC bundle out though.
Spencer rocks. Only idiots think MS are paying for resolution parity. They should maybe get an MCC bundle out though.
matrixman92
Member
He sounds like such a cool guy. I want to hang out and compare our video game t shirt collections
lonedigitalwolf
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SwiftDeath
Member
Clearly did not know that. The more you know.
Although I guess I was right that the studio was somewhat related to Rockstar but much farther into the past
Sooooo like enlighten us then?
Sorry if I made a mistake on anything
Install Times: talks about having the team testing installing 3rd party games this summer on PS4 compared to XB1 and why it takes so long. Phil says XDK is helping the publishers improve how the game installs
Screenshots: Phil said about 2 weeks ago the team found something that would make sense for screenshots but the are going to slow down on the updates for holidays because they don't want to break anything.
Universal Profile Settings- It's coming
Halo:MCC Special Edition Console: Talked about there was discussions about White Xbox One with Halo MCC. Talks about the difference between SE consoles and Bundles and says Bundles are easy to do. The decision to give White Console to Sunset Overdrive was because it's a new IP so it could stand out. Also to show Insomniac that they were behind them and believed in them.
Halo: MCC Special Edition Game: The reason why they didn't do a bigger package because he didn't want to milk the fans to buy an expensive set. They are pushing the value and how much care they took into making the collection
Phil also talked about MS cranking up Crackdown 2 too quickly. He said that the fans noticed that and he doesn't want that happen again. Taking a long term view on things instead of a quick cash in.
Halo:MCC Sales Projections- Codename for the collection was Ace. Phil says he thinks it will beat their internal sales projections.
Talks about the job: Phil loves the job. The team is his motivation. Said last year at E3 (2013) took a big toll on some of the internal team. Says after E3 2014 the team feels rejuvenated.
Phil talks about him being the one in charge of Fable and BC and how MS first party could never ship a game in time. He said the first party team are on the cusp on some announcements.
Talks about him being part of the team when designing the original vision of Xbox One. Says he doesn't want to make it seem that he is washing his hands of those decisions because he was there. He said he would lose credibility if he tried to deny that. He said the misstep was that they tried to push entertainment before the games and that was wrong. He said he believes in the entertainment but games should come first.
Ryan asks about console specs and if Phil would of pushed more for a stronger box. Phil said it would be easy to say yes but he really doesn't know because he doesn't know what was the trade off the hardware team.
seems like there might be more 1TB skus next year.
Talks about Inside. Phil says it's up to their developer if they want to show something.
Talks about the next Gears. Apologizes for that RT last week says it was an accident The code name for the first Gears was named Warfare. Wants to see a darker game like the first Gears.
First Party (Internal and External) are working on new IPs. Ryan talks about how the 360 at the end had a cycle with Gears, Halo and Forza. Also Phil says he doesn't need another space military shooter or racing game (first party).
Talks about Rare. Phil is going to see them in a couple of weeks to take a pitch on their new game. Says doesn't want Rare to be seen as the Kinect Sports team and even mentions other studios could make Kinect Sports. Says he wants Rare to do a new IP.
Mojang was a Xbox team deal. Talks about trying to unify the different versions of Minecraft (PC, Mobile and Console).
Install Times: talks about having the team testing installing 3rd party games this summer on PS4 compared to XB1 and why it takes so long. Phil says XDK is helping the publishers improve how the game installs
Screenshots: Phil said about 2 weeks ago the team found something that would make sense for screenshots but the are going to slow down on the updates for holidays because they don't want to break anything.
Universal Profile Settings- It's coming
Halo:MCC Special Edition Console: Talked about there was discussions about White Xbox One with Halo MCC. Talks about the difference between SE consoles and Bundles and says Bundles are easy to do. The decision to give White Console to Sunset Overdrive was because it's a new IP so it could stand out. Also to show Insomniac that they were behind them and believed in them.
Halo: MCC Special Edition Game: The reason why they didn't do a bigger package because he didn't want to milk the fans to buy an expensive set. They are pushing the value and how much care they took into making the collection
Phil also talked about MS cranking up Crackdown 2 too quickly. He said that the fans noticed that and he doesn't want that happen again. Taking a long term view on things instead of a quick cash in.
Halo:MCC Sales Projections- Codename for the collection was Ace. Phil says he thinks it will beat their internal sales projections.
Talks about the job: Phil loves the job. The team is his motivation. Said last year at E3 (2013) took a big toll on some of the internal team. Says after E3 2014 the team feels rejuvenated.
Phil talks about him being the one in charge of Fable and BC and how MS first party could never ship a game in time. He said the first party team are on the cusp on some announcements.
Talks about him being part of the team when designing the original vision of Xbox One. Says he doesn't want to make it seem that he is washing his hands of those decisions because he was there. He said he would lose credibility if he tried to deny that. He said the misstep was that they tried to push entertainment before the games and that was wrong. He said he believes in the entertainment but games should come first.
Ryan asks about console specs and if Phil would of pushed more for a stronger box. Phil said it would be easy to say yes but he really doesn't know because he doesn't know what was the trade off the hardware team.
seems like there might be more 1TB skus next year.
Talks about Inside. Phil says it's up to their developer if they want to show something.
Talks about the next Gears. Apologizes for that RT last week says it was an accident The code name for the first Gears was named Warfare. Wants to see a darker game like the first Gears.
First Party (Internal and External) are working on new IPs. Ryan talks about how the 360 at the end had a cycle with Gears, Halo and Forza. Also Phil says he doesn't need another space military shooter or racing game (first party).
Talks about Rare. Phil is going to see them in a couple of weeks to take a pitch on their new game. Says doesn't want Rare to be seen as the Kinect Sports team and even mentions other studios could make Kinect Sports. Says he wants Rare to do a new IP.
Mojang was a Xbox team deal. Talks about trying to unify the different versions of Minecraft (PC, Mobile and Console).
SwiftDeath
Member
Thanks for the summary jbug617. Interesting stuff in there. Pre-orders must be good for Halo MCC then. Great to hear considering the value of it
Dragonborn
Member
In regards to install times, how does that work on the X1? Is like PS4 where you insert disc and can start playing within a couple of minutes?
Also, when he talks about screenshots, does that mean you can't take screenshots on the X1? I thought you could.
Also, when he talks about screenshots, does that mean you can't take screenshots on the X1? I thought you could.
Yeah. I wouldn't recommend it, the install time is already slow. It just takes up more time IMO
I think that was the least of the missteps they took with the whole Xbox One original vision.
Icyflamez96
Member
Very interesting
Dragonborn
Member
So is it best to let the game fully install first before actually launching it? More or less how are the install times?
Also, interesting info about bundles vs. special edition boxes.
ChosenPredator
Banned
the interview guy saying phantom dust of all things PFFT you'll see how good that game is buddy! lol
but yeah that was a pretty interesting interview
also it sounds like the studios have tons of freedom to do whatever they want and he'll see what rare has slim their choices down too
but yeah that was a pretty interesting interview
also it sounds like the studios have tons of freedom to do whatever they want and he'll see what rare has slim their choices down too
If they are still in the phase of pitching ideas before going into full development we won't hear from them for awhile.
Also it's safe to say Rare won't make another Kinect Sports because the last one flopped commercially and critically and Microsoft as a whole is getting away from Kinect development.
I hope we see a new IP from Rare but in the vain of the original Banjo.
In an interview a couple weeks back with some random Xbox YouTube channel, he said he likes giving studios an extended period to really develop their idea before he takes a look at it so he can see what they're vision is before the suits step in.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
i'm sorry, but after listening to that interview, i don't feel like i know anything new.
but i'll wait for GAF to over-analyze EVERYTHING.
xo
but i'll wait for GAF to over-analyze EVERYTHING.
xo
he says people in the office knows about the game but they don't tell him anything about it because they want Rare to be the ones to reveal it to him.
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