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[LittleBusters]

F.e., LIMBO & Inside. Basically LIMBO is a 60-80 minute game, Inside is a 2-3 hour game. But I've replayed them so many times probably a total of 100 hours by now.

 

[Sacred]

Why do people have to be so dumb.

Put this in the OP please and fix the title.

 

[Bernkastel]

The interview is from August 2019(not recent) and specifically about Double Fine and Ninja Theory not XGS as a whole. Hellblade II is made by 100 person team and will be never be 90 hours long anyway, 20 hours at most. I am going to watch the whole video now.

 

[Psykodad]

Creating a narrative that isn't true is messing up marketing. MS invested to create AAA games. This short clip is out of context and purposely cut to make a claim that isn't true. For some odd reason the guy wants to pass misinformation to people who would listen to him. We live in a day and age where people will believe lies over truth.

Take this thread. We are all knowledgeable and understanding that the claim isn't true but some people will believe it and spread the narrative. People are set in their ways. Can't change that.

The studios they bought are AA studios though, indie even.
They also need to prove themselves under MS as well, so the "narrative" you say is being created likely isn't unrealistic.

 

[LostDonkey]

sad that people have to edit shit to try and fuel an agenda.

 

[Bernkastel]

The studios they bought are AA studios though, indie even.
They also need to prove themselves under MS as well, so the "narrative" you say is being created likely isn't unrealistic.

Most Sony studios like Naughty Dog, Bend, Sucker Punch and Guerilla Games were like that before being acquired, they were grown to what they were today.

 

[Sacred]

The studios they bought are AA studios though, indie even.
They also need to prove themselves under MS as well, so the "narrative" you say is being created likely isn't unrealistic.

No they full fledged AAA developers that have had countless job postings to grow, most with multiple teams, stop lying.

 

[Goliathy]

Why do people have to be so dumb.

because they have an agenda.

 

[Represent.]

“Sony will give us a sequel whilst MS gives us sequels to some of the biggest/most beloved franchises in gaming, and some indie games”

if you dont see the difference then just lol

How is a new AAAA halo game worse or less valued than freakin horizon 2 ? Anyway the thread is misleading and frankly embarrassing. Sony fans should have some dignity and just stop, tbh.

Halo Gears Forza .... Sea of Thieves and Ori and Crackhead 3.. Enjoy. Lol

 

[too much eslim]

The studios they bought are AA studios though, indie even.
They also need to prove themselves under MS as well, so the "narrative" you say is being created likely isn't unrealistic.

Since they been acquired all the studios have been on a hiring spree. We don't know what the quality of the game will be but we do know many games developed will have a high budget. Besides the guy says recent interview and it's old. People been saying gamepass filler for ages thinking that MS not caring about making amazing games. So not true. But only thing we can do is wait and see.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

No they full fledged AAA developers that have had countless job postings to grow, most with multiple teams, stop lying.

Double fine?

 

[Bergoglio]

the start of Days Gone? It felt like 90 hours anyway

Also Boreizon zero Charm and Death Walking

 

[DynamiteCop!]

Mod of War I have enclosed the actual full interview which puts everything said into context, this thread is console warring bait and totally inaccurate taking a vertical slice to stir up shit.

 

[Sacred]

Double fine?

Are all PS first party studios, AAA developers?

 

[Grinchy]

Also Boreizon zero Charm

How dare you!

 

[Yams]

Pulling a quote out of context to make a bad faith argument is a bad look.

 

[Mochilador]

Thank god. Not every game needs to be an AAA open world with 100 hours of filler content.
Make something enjoyable to replay like Resident Evil 2, Gears of War 1.

 

[-Arcadia-]

I mean, I would be fine with this.

I hate almost all AAA games, AA seems to be where it’s at for creativity, fun, and gameplay. Also, games actually coming out without taking 5-10 years of development.

That said, they shouldn’t limit themselves. One would hope to see a slate with offerings ranging from smaller games to big budget blockbusters.

 

[Psykodad]

Most Sony studios like Naughty Dog, Bend, Sucker Punch and Guerilla Games were like that before being acquired, they were grown to what they were today.

Yeah, and it took them a while. Which is kind of the point.

Since they been acquired...

So my point still stands.

 

[Deleted member 471617]

From Klobrille on twitter -

343: Halo Infinite
inXile: “ambitious“ AAA RPG
Ninja Theory: Hellblade II
Obsidian: AAA RPG
PG#1: Forza Horizon Next
PG#2: AAA RPG
Rare: Everwild
The Initiative: AAA game
Turn10: Forza Motorsport Next
Undead: AAA State of Decay
World‘s Edge: AoE IV

I will possibly have up to 8 games from the above list if everything works out for me.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Are all PS first party studios, AAA developers?

What does that have to do with what you wrote above?
Don't move the goalposts.

 

[Perrott]

no idea what hes saying here. only the witcher 3 is a 90 hour AAA game. most games top out at 30-50 hours. RDR2, GoW, TLOU2, Horizon etc are in that range.

I am ok with an 8-10 hour campaign. nothing wrong with that. But i think hes saying we wont even have that. I dont want Hellblade quality AAA games from them. I want something like Uncharted or the PS3 god of war games. 10-15 hours max is fine with me.

RDR2 it's not a 30-50hs game. The main story alone lasts more than 60 hours and with side missions included it could go well above the 100hs mark.

It took me 153hs to complete the game without finishing most of the side missions/activities and treasure hunts.

 

[Son_of_Zardoz]

HUR HUR HUR CHECK AND MATE XBROS!!!!!!!


I mean I wouldn't even care that much if this was true (which is isn't) as long as they are upping the amount of coop games on offer. I can't speak for State of Decay (because I've never really been interested in it) but Sea of Thieves is some of the best coop on consoles at the moment, especially if you want something you can play with your kids.

 

[Germuso]

Si they need to make lots of games because they want to be Netflix

Quality, good bye.

 

[ethomaz]

I told ya.

Gamepass development model... cheaper GAAS games.

Welcome to the life where Dynamic Voltage Games creates the biggest exclusives to Xbox.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

games from the recently acquired studios aren't going to be "90 hour AAA games"

And how many of those studios/game franchises MS bought lately are Rockstar kinds of games?

 

[IntentionalPun]

Is there context for the whole video?

Seems obvious for Double Fine or even Obsidion.. the "acquired studios" have all been small to medium and MS has said they aren't trying to change them.

Are the studios they've "formed" going to be bigger?

 

[Hobbygaming]

There are plenty of GREAT indie / AA games out there. Who cares if it's AA/indie, when you got games like:
- Inside
- Dead Cells
- Undertale
- Gravity Rush
- Dragons Dogma
And I wonder what I would call a game like The Outer Worlds, 'cause it's not AAA right?

While I agree that smaller games can be great, people still want those big AAA games especially Xbox fans next generation

 

[Bernkastel]

Is there context for the whole video?

Seems obvious for Double Fine or even Obsidion.. the "acquired studios" have all been small to medium and MS has said they aren't trying to change them.

Are the studios they've "formed" going to be bigger?

Interview is from August 2019, he was talking about the original Hellblade.
He literally talks about smaller games between big AAA projects(which take a lot of time) after that to clarify his point.
So,
Hellblade II - Big AAA project
Project Mara - Smaller project in between
Not all studios are like that, but Obsidian and Ninja Theory are. I guess Rare also fits the bill.

 

[Kacho]

Is there context for the whole video?

Seems obvious for Double Fine or even Obsidion.. the "acquired studios" have all been small to medium and MS has said they aren't trying to change them.

Are the studios they've "formed" going to be bigger?

Obsidian is making a AAA RPG in addition to smaller games.

 

[ZywyPL]

As expected, with Game Pass being their major strategy they cannot take Sony's route where each studio needs 5-7 years to make a 15-20h long SP-only games. Games like Hellblade are their best bet, or some sort of episodic releases like Half Life, Hitman etc.

 

[joe_zazen]

I told ya.

Gamepass development model... cheaper GAAS games.

Welcome to the life where Dynamic Voltage Games creates the biggest exclusives to Xbox.

for two years they‘ll support the shit out of it. If it is crushing sony and google they will continue. If not, they close studios and make cut backs.

I dont think the masses want that many games to play. Most just want a couple time sinks per year. Attach rate is still <10 I believe for home consoles? So, idk if gamepass is all that important overall.

 

[Jigsaah]

Who wants a 90 hour AAA game in this day and age?

How much time did you spend on Uncharted series to finish it. I got less than 50 on Spiderman and finished it. God of War was just over 40 for me...The only PS4 exclusive I've spent that kinda time on is BloodBorne...because it's fucking Bloodborne.

Really!? You people will literally take a pile of shit, dump it on a plate and make pottery out of it you spin so much.

 

[Great Hair]

Xbox Game Studios' Matt Booty talks Project Scarlett and the desire to "deliver a game every three to four months"

Microsoft's Matt Booty: 'Goal With Studio Acquisitions is to Provide Content for Game Pass' - News

Microsoft Studios Boss Explains Why AAA Games Need to Be Live Services

Xbox Games Studios is considering developing more multiplatform games

Aaaa!!!

Spoiler

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

And people said we were sensationalizing when the idea that Gamepass would make MS titles more small in scale and short experiences

 

[Sacred]

What does that have to do with what you wrote above?
Don't move the goalposts.

Not every studio will have a flagship team, but that is the goal. However, several Sony first party studios are AA or indie developers. Not strawmanning anything.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

I have no problem with this. I just have a problem with multiplayer fortnite graphic games. Wouldn't mind a bunch of Hellblade length games.

 

[zcaa0g]

Yeah. This is where MS has jack shit on Sony. Games.
Sony will come out swinging with Horizon 2 while MS gives us more Halo, Forza 8 and some indie shit.

OK, cool.

 

[Mod of War]

Dial it back on the petty console wars, or warnings, thread bans, and possible account bans will be warranted.

 

[Goliathy]

From Klobrille on twitter -

343: Halo Infinite
inXile: “ambitious“ AAA RPG
Ninja Theory: Hellblade II
Obsidian: AAA RPG
PG#1: Forza Horizon Next
PG#2: AAA RPG
Rare: Everwild
The Initiative: AAA game
Turn10: Forza Motorsport Next
Undead: AAA State of Decay
World‘s Edge: AoE IV

I will possibly have up to 8 games from the above list if everything works out for me.

Um... FLIGHT SIMULATOR??? Why no love for flight simulator? I can’t wait to play this on my series x! Will be amazing!

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Ori is the best game I’ve played in a long time. While death stranding(a 90hr AAA epic) was probably the most boring.

I’m totally happy with smaller “super well crafted” games

Keep em coming Mr. Booty

NSFW post?

 

[YoshiMax]

Starting a thread based on a JayDubCity tweet. Jesus.

 

[Stuart360]

Oh jesus, some of the replies, even after the full unedited video was posted. Tedious beyond the extreme.

 

[Vasto]

I love these replies. How does the old saying go.

" Tell me how you really feel "

I see only 1 person that actually understood what he was saying. The small studio's games they will try to make as close to AAA as posible.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Disappointing thread, even by recent GAF standards

 

[Sosokrates]

Basically hes saying that not all xgs games will be AAA.
Which is good and no different to sony.

 

[Stuart360]

Basically hes saying that not all xgs games will be AAA.
Which is good and no different to sony.

Well he's actually saying some of the smaller studios arent equipped for AAA level games, but they are going to provide the resources to get them as close as possible.
Which shows they are actually pushing for MORE AAA level games not less. Total thread backfire.

 

[Sosokrates]

Games like bleeding edge for example it has visuals as good as AAA, yet made by like 20 people.

UE4 should allow small teams to create visuals nearly on par with AAA.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

For the love of God, man. Stop talking!

 

[Gamernyc78]

In a recent interview, Matt Booty (head of Microsoft studios) stated that, games from the recently acquired studios aren't going to be "90 hour AAA games" but games that can be close to AAA games built by small teams.

Yikes.

Ohhh no tht gamepass effect we've been warning ppl about and fucking cutting budgets bcus thyve cannabalized what little sales thy had by introducing gamepass Now on gamepass thy want AA tier games bcus financially its better for them.