lastmessiah
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Came across this and thought it was worth sharing, supposedly the source is a semi-legit (?) insider:
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New AAA game every other month from Microsoft...?
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
What's his track record?
Elder Legend
Banned
An AAA game every other month? I am sorry, that just sounds like fantasy land. Never heard of this guy and sounds rather silly and unrealistic.
Also, this shit is completely fake and false.
Expect a triple A title every 3 months according to Microsoft - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...ty-xbox-game-about-every-three-months-e3-2019 going into the future once things get kicked into gear.
Also, this shit is completely fake and false.
Expect a triple A title every 3 months according to Microsoft - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...ty-xbox-game-about-every-three-months-e3-2019 going into the future once things get kicked into gear.
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lastmessiah
Member
No idea to be honest, I just took it on faith that he had some kind of cred as an insider. If not true this thread should probably be removed.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
"Legit-ish insider" 
Knitted Knight
Banned
Prob confirms that MS bought Capcom, WB Games and Sega. It's all making sense now.
lastmessiah
Member
That would be crazy but I doubt it.
Bladed Thesis
Member
You get this excited, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
Never go full retard.
Never go full retard.
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T-Cake
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I've said it before, I think Xbox's upcoming generation is going to be a return to the halcyon days of the 360. I'm 50/50 about ditching PC and going for both consoles, just waiting for something big to push me to do it. It's an interesting scenario, it was the Xbox 360 that caused me to ditch my PC in 2006 and then it was 12 years til I got another. 
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Elder Legend
Banned
Microsoft dosen't call their games AAAA games. What are you smoking? The only studio that's considered AAAA is the new The Intitiative studio. Every other studio is still classified as Triple A.
lastmessiah
Member
It makes sense. Netflix releases a lot of low-budget "content" to retain subscribers, I could see MS doing the same. Low-budget doesn't necessarily mean bad.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
I've said it before, I think Xbox's upcoming generation is going to be a return to the halcyon days of the 360. I'm 50/50 about ditching PC and going for both consoles, just waiting for something big to push me to do it. It's an interesting scenario, it was the Xbox 360 that caused me to ditch my PC in 2006 and then it was 12 years til I got another.
I'm thinking of ditching PC too. I mean, I have a pretty damn powerful PC but not sure if I want to spend any more money upgrading it. I'm thinking of buying both a PS5 + XSX with the XSX being my main console.
The XSX would be more powerful than the GPU I have in my PC right now and replacing it with a new Nvidia card that offers a decent amount of performance improvement is likely going to cost about the same as it would to get both a PS5 + XSX anyway.
That's only six a year, if you take the games that have been in the works for awhile...
Halo Infinite, Fable Reboot, Forza Horizon, Hellblade 2 and add two more unannounced tiles, then it's certainly not impossible. Can they maintain it? Well, they haven't been able to do it in recent years, let's see how much different the Spencer era will be.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
They would need at least 3 times more studios, or to stretch the meaning of AAA (which is easy because it's not that clear cut).
T-Cake
Member
It's the same with me, I'd need a new CPU, a new SSD, a new GPU and possibly a new power supply - in effect a whole new PC. So buying both consoles still works out cheaper, or at least the same price and they will last me six years!
whitesugar
Banned
good luck with that. half of their new studios havent even made a AAA game in their life
JerryinSoCal
Member
It is when you consider two of those 4 won't be ready for at least 2 more years. It's also impossible when MS is on record saying they'll have a lot of high production value AA games because of game pass. A lot of the studios they picked up aren't really AAA studios to begin with, it's just not possible.
lastmessiah
Member
I can't ditch PC as I play online competitive games primarily and I love 120+ hz. But it is nice that XSX offers a viable alternative.
The Fartist
Gold Member
Doubt it, hope it's true, though. MS needs that Sony style, bomb dropping hype machine. Everyone wins.
Thirty7ven
Banned
Reads like fan fiction. Standard stuff.
Vawn
Banned
Apparently, nothing as good as Xbox execs.
New 'The Initiative' information dropping in 2020, game already playable (update)
What are they making?
www.windowscentral.com
What can we realistically expect from a new Xbox 'AAAA' studio?
Recently, Microsoft posted (then deleted) a job listing for a manager of a new Santa Monica-based "AAAA" game studio, but what can we realistically expect?
www.windowscentral.com
Microsoft Hiring For Major 'AAAA' Xbox Game
Because 'Triple-A' wasn't big enough to describe it, Microsoft is hiring for a major Quad-A first party Xbox game. Is it a game for the next-gen and is it from an existing franchise?
www.google.com
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www.google.com
Amplitude Just Got the First Gameplay Trailer From Harmonix
By now you would have heard of the "reboot" version of Amplitude which is being developed by Harmonix. Gamers who were fans of music based videogames back
www.google.com
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lastmessiah
Member
Apparently, nothing as good as Xbox execs.
New 'The Initiative' information dropping in 2020, game already playable (update)
What are they making?
What can we realistically expect from a new Xbox 'AAAA' studio?
Recently, Microsoft posted (then deleted) a job listing for a manager of a new Santa Monica-based "AAAA" game studio, but what can we realistically expect?
Microsoft Hiring For Major 'AAAA' Xbox Game
Because 'Triple-A' wasn't big enough to describe it, Microsoft is hiring for a major Quad-A first party Xbox game. Is it a game for the next-gen and is it from an existing franchise?
Redirect Notice
www.google.com
Amplitude Just Got the First Gameplay Trailer From Harmonix
By now you would have heard of the "reboot" version of Amplitude which is being developed by Harmonix. Gamers who were fans of music based videogames back
Those are all referring to the Initiative...
GHG
Member
Not all Netflix shows are AAA quality though (if there was such a thing in the world of TV shows).
As long as they are releasing high quality exclusive content on gamepass every month it doesn't matter whether its AAA, AA or indie.
This obsession with AAA needs to end. Quality is important, not the amount of money that was thrown at the project.
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Thirty7ven
Banned
Well instead of using your feelings, try using your brain. Do the research.
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Vawn
Banned
Ok? And? That makes it any less stupid? Are they admitting 343 and other studios are a full level lower quality?
lastmessiah
Member
lastmessiah
Member
What? It is just a figure of speech - "We are going to assemble a bunch of high-profile talent for a super-studio and call it AAAA".
Little Chicken
Member
An AAA game every two months is a massive investment. Not likely to happen.
SuperLupeRap
Banned
Bro just drop it, you're making yourself look like an idiot.
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Ar¢tos
Member
6 games, 3 years development time = 18 studios
6 games, 4 years development time = 24 studios
They need to have between 18 and 24 studios (AAA, the AA don't count).
TheCrimsnFuckr
Member
I mean, it really isn’t that surprising honestly. I have pondered a few times about MS releasing one game every month for the first year or two simply because of the crazy amount of studios and teams they have. They have 14 studios with at least 23 teams as well as a publishing arm with what’s rumored to be 5 or 6 unannounced games.
And I mean hell, even if their 15 studios all had one team each and assuming all games had a 3 year dev cycle they could have 5 games a year. Releasing at least 6 games in a year isn’t totally unsurprising, but when you look at the logistics having those be AAA doesn’t look good:
343 - at least 1 team AAA
The Coalition - at least 1 team AAA
Rare - will likely have AAA budgets from now on if Everwild is successful if that’s not already AAA
Turn 10 - 1 AAA team
Playground games - 2 AAA teams
Ninja Theory - 1 AAA team (Hellblade 2 team)
Undead Labs - has desire to be AAA
The initiative - AAA studio. Possibly “AAAA” which is a BS term
InXile - 1 AAA team.
Obsidian - 2 AAA teams
So not even including Global Publishing, there are at least 11 AAA teams. So definitely not enough for 6 AAA games a year outside of them having a shit ton of AAA games though global publishing which likely wouldn’t even work for them that well.
And I mean hell, even if their 15 studios all had one team each and assuming all games had a 3 year dev cycle they could have 5 games a year. Releasing at least 6 games in a year isn’t totally unsurprising, but when you look at the logistics having those be AAA doesn’t look good:
343 - at least 1 team AAA
The Coalition - at least 1 team AAA
Rare - will likely have AAA budgets from now on if Everwild is successful if that’s not already AAA
Turn 10 - 1 AAA team
Playground games - 2 AAA teams
Ninja Theory - 1 AAA team (Hellblade 2 team)
Undead Labs - has desire to be AAA
The initiative - AAA studio. Possibly “AAAA” which is a BS term
InXile - 1 AAA team.
Obsidian - 2 AAA teams
So not even including Global Publishing, there are at least 11 AAA teams. So definitely not enough for 6 AAA games a year outside of them having a shit ton of AAA games though global publishing which likely wouldn’t even work for them that well.
Life
Member
I've said it before, I think Xbox's upcoming generation is going to be a return to the halcyon days of the 360. I'm 50/50 about ditching PC and going for both consoles, just waiting for something big to push me to do it. It's an interesting scenario, it was the Xbox 360 that caused me to ditch my PC in 2006 and then it was 12 years til I got another.
But hasn't everything come to PC from Xbox One exlusives anyway? Why would that suddenly stop now?
Vawn
Banned
Well, a few PlayStation 2020 exclusives off the top of my head.
Dreams
Last of Us Part 2
Ghost of Tsushima
Spider-Man Miles Morales
MLB The Show 20
Persona 5 Royal
Nioh 2
Maybe, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon Fobidden West, or others shown at game show without set release dates.
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Vawn
Banned
Oh explain, please. Because I don't buy the claim that Xbox is making AAAA games? I'd like to hear what you think makes a AAAA game.
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Vawn
Banned
Exactly my point that what Xbox considers AAA varies greatly from everyone else.