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2014 Microsoft E3 Conference
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BuggeryBugz
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Double post. My bad.
BuggeryBugz
Member
You know most of Europe?
Fair enough you didn't enjoy it but it wasn't a "grey and brown mass of games".
Deputy Moonman
Member
If that's a grey and brown mass, Microsoft can feed me that mess any day of the week.
LlamaJohnson
Member
I thought the MS show was great. What I don't find great is all the fanboy-ness. Yes, MS showed multiplatform games and CG trailers. So did Sony. MS showed a bunch of new games that have me very excited. The multiplatform games Sony showed look great too. It's a great time to be an Xbox One owner, OR a PS4 owner. Both have great looking new games, and multiplatforms look better than ever, even on Xbox One. (coming from a non-PC guy)
What really pisses me off is the constant leaks. Don't get me wrong, I'm all over them, as much as you all, but like 99% of MS's show was leaked. I think if they would have spent an extra 3 minutes in the beginning revealing the price cut, and then dropped the Halo/Platinum/Crackdown/FH2 games that were all leaked, (and kept up the gamesgamesgames motto) it would have gone down as one of the best in history.
What really pisses me off is the constant leaks. Don't get me wrong, I'm all over them, as much as you all, but like 99% of MS's show was leaked. I think if they would have spent an extra 3 minutes in the beginning revealing the price cut, and then dropped the Halo/Platinum/Crackdown/FH2 games that were all leaked, (and kept up the gamesgamesgames motto) it would have gone down as one of the best in history.
intheinbetween
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wait, I'm from Spain and I liked almost all the games (except CoD, AC and The Division), you might think Spain is in the US then
joeygreco1985
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... it was a BETA.
Not_A-Cop_Maybe
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D4? Doom 4?
Steverulez
Member
Dark Dreams Don't Die. New Swery 65 title announced last E3.
He said its still coming this year
it was in that extended version of the ID@xbox montage
barneystuta83
Member
I know and I did provide feedback on them. I really want to love the game, however the framterate was terrible, so I was unable to feedback more on the actual game itself which is a shame.
I would expect some technical issues in a beta phase, however a totally unplayable frame rate (and I mean awful) is not something I can persist with, which is a shame.
I may fire it back up and see if things have improved.
gamechanger87
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TheDarkKnight774
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Any thoughts of a fall bundle? I'm sure they'll have one with halo or maybe SO?
I'm debating this fall or waiting for a possible "slim" version. Maybe that's out next year?
I'm debating this fall or waiting for a possible "slim" version. Maybe that's out next year?
By the way this thread was going yesterday you could have sworn that MS were the first company to ever show CG trailers. It was mind numbing to read the criticisms.
gamechanger87
Member
I must have blinked for a second.
Im guessing its in the ID@Xbox booth then and we will be getting news this week!...
See my post above. Its playable on floor.
The Halo collection is f-ing priceless for Xbox ONE. It’s hands down going to be the must have title for all the true hardcore Xbox fans, whether they own a ONE yet or not.
I thought they gave the perfect love for the two exclusives fall exclusive. Forza Horizon 2 was a win and the Sunset pre-coverage and the E3 gameplay now has put the game officially on the X1 fan radar as a contender.
A next gen Crackdown was in my top 3 ‘fantasy’ wishes for the Xbox One launch and to see Phil fulfill the promise of not only finding the true ‘right team’ they ended the show with it. Kudos.
Holy sh-t my sleeper was ‘Inside’ and I now Phil has me looking for that Limbo t-shirt. Thought the Dead Rising 3 Capcom DLC was also crazily slept on. Someone should have come out and just gave a nod to how cool that is.
I thought it was wise to give love to COD early and loved the multi –showings fron Dragon Age & Evolve.
It’s interesting to see any criticism that the MS conference didn’t have the so called variety in games when you saw all the big boys (Fable Legends etc.) to include new exclusive IPS like Plat’s Scalebound, while games like Project spark, Fantasia, Ori & the blind forest, etc.
Solid show that personal gaming preferences aside, easily can be argued had the best pacing of the big two.
Phil we salute you!
Look forward to the rest of the years’ conferences.
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Holy sh-t,
Didn't know he was still doing these. Matt Less is hilarious.
I thought they gave the perfect love for the two exclusives fall exclusive. Forza Horizon 2 was a win and the Sunset pre-coverage and the E3 gameplay now has put the game officially on the X1 fan radar as a contender.
A next gen Crackdown was in my top 3 ‘fantasy’ wishes for the Xbox One launch and to see Phil fulfill the promise of not only finding the true ‘right team’ they ended the show with it. Kudos.
Holy sh-t my sleeper was ‘Inside’ and I now Phil has me looking for that Limbo t-shirt. Thought the Dead Rising 3 Capcom DLC was also crazily slept on. Someone should have come out and just gave a nod to how cool that is.
I thought it was wise to give love to COD early and loved the multi –showings fron Dragon Age & Evolve.
It’s interesting to see any criticism that the MS conference didn’t have the so called variety in games when you saw all the big boys (Fable Legends etc.) to include new exclusive IPS like Plat’s Scalebound, while games like Project spark, Fantasia, Ori & the blind forest, etc.
Solid show that personal gaming preferences aside, easily can be argued had the best pacing of the big two.
Phil we salute you!
Look forward to the rest of the years’ conferences.
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Holy sh-t,
Didn't know he was still doing these. Matt Less is hilarious.
Ken Masters
Banned
Was really underwhelmed, especially because they did nothing to convince people to buy it over the PS4 after what Sony had at their conference
"This is fantastic news.. if you're a chundering fuckwit." lol
BotoxAgent
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do you think there will be a cheaper 360 version this year?
Portugeezer
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The Division voice chat part was great.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
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Never played Crackdown but that environment just looks so cool.
what time zone is this, pst?
Did Sony really do all that much better? For 2014, they're pretty much the same. They both have a remake, though The Master Chief Collection completely ruins TLOUR, they both have a racing game and they both have a cartoonish looking game though Sunset Overdrive and LBP3 are anything but close. All the 3rd party stuff is coming to both consoles so those are a wwash
Im guessing these are all pst
Hawk269
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I really liked the conference, but if there was one thing I would of changed/added was to put a trailer for Halo 5 at the end of the show. Outside of that, I thought they were pretty spot on with what they showed. We got some good games to close out the year, a good sneak at next years titles (would of been nice to show some Quantum Break) etc.
SEGAvangelist
Member
The beta is coming this year.
Steverulez
Member
Beta is this year
Only the beta. I'll definitely apply, hope we get more details this week.
Ken Masters
Banned
That's my point, they both are at the same level in terms of future outlook. Sony wants to maintain that outlook, MS needed to dramatically change that
Yeah. I think they needed 1 more game. I kinda think that they could've had the Sam lake thing at e3. And then say see ya at gamescom.
I still have a feeling that Phil is spacing out his announcements. In the past, especially last year, Microsoft has basically conceded Gamescom and Tokyo Game Show to Sony, and with Microsoft needing to better compete outside of North America and the UK - actually hosting a legitimate conference at at least one of the two events seems like something that Phil Spencer is likely to do. That, or possibly bring back the X0 event.
They pushed back Quantum Break's blow out to Gamescom. We've yet to see anything from Lift London. The same is true for Rare (although the fact that they were mismanaged to the point where they don't have another title in the pipeline is a legitimate possibility). Press Play's major project after Max is unknown as well. The one constant, they're all European developers. Actually, outside of Fable Legends, and the tidbits we know about Quantum Break, we don't know too much about Microsoft's European plans in general.
They pushed back Quantum Break's blow out to Gamescom. We've yet to see anything from Lift London. The same is true for Rare (although the fact that they were mismanaged to the point where they don't have another title in the pipeline is a legitimate possibility). Press Play's major project after Max is unknown as well. The one constant, they're all European developers. Actually, outside of Fable Legends, and the tidbits we know about Quantum Break, we don't know too much about Microsoft's European plans in general.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Kudo is at E3 also, but he said he can't talk about what he's working on yet 
CadetMahoney
Member
are there any group of links or playlist for all the trailers shown at E3?
DarthWalden
Banned
I really liked the conference but a quick halo 5 gameplay teaser or a one more thing moment at the end of the conference where they announce a new IP (eden falls) or rare revival would have put it in the amazing category
can't forget about LXP!
Banjo-Kazooie
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Press Play has Project Totem releasing in October, but it's a small team working on it AFAIK. We also don't know what Twisted Pixel is working on, and we still have the new zombie game from State of Decay to look forward to. There's some good stuff they are saving for next year/different reveals
SEGAvangelist
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I know it's not what people want, but they also have Fantasia and Dance Central Spotlight. Halo 5 and Fable Legends betas are coming as well. Ori is also an exclusive for 2014.
Family Fry
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Only news that came out was 2014 release as D4: Prologue, Episode 1 and Episode 2 bundle with future episodes sold separately.
Spottiettiedop
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If we are in agreement that Sony and Microsoft are at the same level in regards to future outlook, that is a step in the right direction for MS if you look at a timeline from last E3 to the current E3. Even what I knew from the leaks, I'm still impressed and alot of what they spotlighted will be available before next E3.
This sounds plausible and I hope it's true.
I think it's safe to say that a blow out Quantum Break trailer at the end of E3 would have been welcome from fans and what we are all used to from MS.
But, the cool thing is MS leaked it QB plans ahead of E3 and got the game being talked about as much as anything that made the floor yesterday.
In hindsight the leaks were a smart move from MS.
If Gamescom and Tokyo gives us really good content and more exclusives then Phil really managed this year perfectly.
Hawk269
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I agree. I did like that Phil stayed the course though. People in the PS4 thread were going ape shit over a White Destiny bundle, which I think looks very cool myself. Imagine if they saved the $399.99 Xbox One for the conference? But because Phil had a focus, I admire him for staying that course. One more game would of done it and it is not like they did not have it. If Halo 5 is next year, they could of easily put something together or they could of used Quantum Break. But in the end, it was still a great conference and he kept to his word that it was all about games and games.
He also said he had to omit some games/announcements because there was so much content to choose from, making it difficult to squeeze into a 90 minute event. I think a decent Gamescom presence is a lock. I'm not too sure about TGS, especially considering they've already blown the lid on Platinum's project... unless they did so with the intention to show gameplay at TGS. Also, TGS is 2 weeks after the launch of the XB1 in Japan. Although we've yet to see Makoto Asada's 3 XB1 projects.
They already have Quantum Break and Halo 5 at the very minimum for 2015. I'd bet 1 or 3 of those 2 you mentioned are also 2015.
WhereAreMahDragonz
Banned
I just watched the conference because I was unable to watch it yesterday, and I am actually quite impressed. It was refreshing to see 90 minutes of JUST games. Not all of them piqued my interest, but it made the conference a lot more enjoyable than usual.
That being said, I wish they would have devoted more time to new IPs instead of Halo and CoD, among other titles that we knew would be there. What they showed was cool, but it felt as though they played it safe.
Overall, it was a vast improvement over last year, so good on you, Microsoft.
That being said, I wish they would have devoted more time to new IPs instead of Halo and CoD, among other titles that we knew would be there. What they showed was cool, but it felt as though they played it safe.
Overall, it was a vast improvement over last year, so good on you, Microsoft.
Nightengale
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Fable Legends for 2015 as well. (2014 beta doesn't really count)