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[Raitaro]

Shifting between this:

Didn't sway me, but it was easily their best show in years. They did a great job with cutting out all the bullshit.

And this:

underwhelming show overall - no real surprises and lots of cg

So this?:

No megatons, too much CG, but still good conference overall. "It's more fun on Xbox." lol guess it doesn't look better.

(The slogan works better when partly in French: "It's more fun on Xbox Un". Badamtish)

In conclusion I liked their pacing, focus on games and Phil's presence, but didn't care much for the heavy use of CG. Still, games like Phantum Dust, Scalebound, Ori, Inside and Crackdown 3 did get me excited to some degree. I'm less sure about how I feel about Sunset Overdrive now though, but at the same time more excited about The Witcher 3. The rest of the lineup wasn't really for me, but I'm sure many others will care about them (CoD, Halo, Forza).

 

[dakun]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

lol at all the people who have never played The Witcher trying to stir something up

 

[Relix]

That Witcher triangle is one of the signs. Its not a ps4 button. Play a Wither game before spouting nonsense.

 

[friskykillface]

couldn't give us a TJ Combo vs Cinder 1 minute match

 

[Maleficence]

If people think this is anything more than good they are way too easily impressed. Absolutely no gameplay from any of their big announcements. MS continue their trend of announcing games waaaay too early.

 

[meppi]

Appreciate the focus on gaming alone.
The biggest problem for me was that most of the games simply did nothing for me.

The decision looks awesome, and I like seeing crackdown again.
But seeing more cgi crap instead of gameplay put a serious damper on it.
For instance, I love Platinum games, but that thing did nothing for me. :-/

Pretty stupid having everyone pretend they were playing live as well. Who actually falls for that crap?

 

[TheRagnCajun]

RIP Kinect.

 

[Jagsrock]

That scripted The Division bit was pretty embarrassing.

 

[Vico]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

What?
That's a Witcher power logo.
It was in Witcher 2.

Not every triangle is Sony.

 

[Copenap]

Anyone has a Youtube link already?

 

[JaggedSac]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

That's the tard sign. Everyone that posts that picture that is.

 

[Gator86]

I don't understand how people rate these conferences. Are people responding as "these are games I like" or "this makes me want to buy an xbone?" If it's the former, obviously this was a great conference. They showed a ton of games that are going to be awesome and sell tons. If it's the latter, why the fuck would this make me want an xbone? The platform is going to have the worst version of the majority of the games they showed at their own conference.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

:lol

Solid presser. The format was great and hope everyone adopts it. The content was solid. No Kinect, VR, Cloud bullshit.

7.5/10 from me.

 

[Papercuts]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

That's a magic sign.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

edit.
That's the Igni sign (the fire spell) from Witcher, not a Playstation button:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

No.

Igni sign.

 

[fallingdove]

Pretty unremarkable presser. What was the AAA 3rd party exclusive? Tales from my ass, or was it supposed to be Scalebound?

6/10 - Mostly for the no nonsense presentation which was super refreshing.

I will say one thing, as someone who has been anti Call of Duty for the past 3 entries, advanced warfare has my curiosity. There seem to be some interesting gameplay mechanics unique to the series.

 

[schuey7]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

edit.
That's the Igni sign (the fire spell) from Witcher, not a Playstation button:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

For the love of god thats a rune sign in the game.

 

[MastaKilla]

I thought it was a great show! I will admit, i'll be getting all the multiplat games they showed on PS4, but definitely excited for their exclusives. Don't own an xbone now but i know when it's cheap enough for me to go for a second console i'm definitely getting one and i welcome all these great looking games. Nothing earth shattering today but a very good and strong showing!

 

[VE3TRO]

PS4 photage for your own E3 conference.... /clap

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

Aard spell.

 

[Bundy]

I think that's a special Witcher symbol.

Yep:

That's the Igni sign (the fire spell) from Witcher, not a Playstation button:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

2014
Sunset OverDrive
Halo Collection
Forza Horizon 2

2015
Fable Legends
Quantum Break
Forza 6
Halo 5

2016
Phantom Dust
Platinum Games New IP
Crackdown 3
Gears of War 4

Their you have it folks the future of Xbox One

KI Season 2 this fall.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Well at least this put the nail in the coffin of that goofy ntkrnl is a controlled leak horseshit. Motherfucker leaked their entire conference.

For real, and kills the idea that MS was announcing stuff early because they had SO MANY MEGATONS and unknown stuff to drop during the conference.

 

[WITHE1982]

Not bad from MS and a vast improvement over last year. Phil's influence is obvious. Just lacked a few WOW moments that we'll be talking about in a years time (like 2013)

6/10 but boosted to 7/10 due to a great lack of bullshit.

Halo collection looks awesome as does Sunset Overdrive. The Witcher was amazing and the rest were pretty much CG.

Indies looked very good though.

 

[Systemwarrior]

6/10.

Indies, Halo(s) and Sunset Overdrive were the only things that stood out to me.

 

[Dega]

Also i find it... peculiar that NG didn't go down, highly unusual.

But it did?

 

[rokkerkory]

It looks like when Halo MC Collection comes out is when I'll be jumping in. $60 for all the Halo games ONLY!

 

[gloomy]

7/10. Lots of games to follow into the future, but it was hard to get excited with the endless trailer wankery, the attempts at banter between players are just awful and need to stop.

 

[Tekku]

Great conference all and all. But they didn't show me enough interesting games to make me wanna buy a Xbox One.

 

[The Albatross]

Apparently that Witcher 3 footage was taken from PS4...oops. http://goo.gl/9gqvWu

Posted a couple pages ago, it's actually an Aard sign equipped in the game, not the Dual Shock triangle.

 

[mrklaw]

Master Chief Collection is a system seller...can't believe people are denying this

And Halo 5 probably not long after

really? Surely it'll only sell systems to those with a big nostalgia and fond memories of Halo? And those will have been heavily invested in the 360 previously and are arguably the most likely to already have Xbox ones.

 

[hwalker84]

9.9/10 for me. Only thing that would've made it better for me was a walkoff home run trailer for some unannounced game at the very end.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

I'd give it a 7/10. Their attitude with the whole thing was great and some of the games have me genuinely interested in an Xbox One. The Halo collection sound amazing to be honest and I really enjoyed seeing PlayDead's new game as LIMBO is one of my favorite games of all time. Let's be honest, it was the best coference they've had in a very long time.

 

[RdN]

I think the conference was pretty solid. I'm very happy that I own and Xbox One, and this second semester looks amazing.

I agree that there were no surprises, no "megatons".. And I was kind of expecting one, but that doesn;'t detract from the overall quality of the conference.

 

[Ombala]

Many games but where were the big suprises?
Felt very streamlined and the best games they showed where multi (except) Halo.

 

[MattPeters]

Halo Collection, Sunset Overdrive and Kamiyas game all have my attention, but nothing else from the show stood out for me.

 

[The_Almighty_Swan]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

edit.
That's the Igni sign (the fire spell) from Witcher, not a Playstation button:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Sign

LMAO!!!! WOW!!!! that is too funny... you gotta good eye there to spot that man...

 

[Officerrob]

Michael Pachter nailed this conference so hard.

Didn't he say it was going to be mostly TV?

 

[Wickerbasket]

So they used PS4 footage on the Microsoft Presser?

No, that's just the Igni fire sign; the fire skill they were using in the trailer.

Edit: Beaten so badly.

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

Halo collection? Awesome.

Everything else? A hearty 'bleh'.

No matter how much I like Kamiya and co, I've zero time for pre-rendered waste of time, either.

 

[sn00zer]

Oh god the Bosman reading twitter quotes is amazingly awkward and funny

 

[Respawn]

Not unless they changed it on the fly without anyone noticing....

Yup proven false by a mod. Its a symbol in the Witcher

 

[Timu]

Really good conference I would say, Phantom Dust is one of the biggest surprises though.

 

[USC-fan]

7 / 10

Wish the would have touch on the firmware roadmap since they have been updating almost monthly. Like a look into the future.

Not much they could do with the line up of games. Nothing really ready to be shown. A lot of CGI trailers. A lot of 2016 maybe some in 2015 games.

They just had way too high expectation coming into E3. Really nothing for 2014 that wasnt know. Leaks hurt them because i knew just about everything but crackdown...but really who didnt see that coming.

Really no megaton to speak of...

 

[Sianos]

Master Chief Collection is a system seller...can't believe people are denying this

And Halo 5 probably not long after

Remakes are legit, I love playing through enhanced versions of my old favorites when its been several years.

Of course, I wait for them to be massively cut in price and buy them on sale, but they are still enjoyable experiences.

 

[Ricky Ricardo]

I can't with the Witcher 3 symbols drama

THEY ARE THE WITCHER POWERS WOW

 

[ProcHoliday]

Posted a couple pages ago, it's actually an Aard sign equipped in the game, not the Dual Shock triangle.

Oops on me I guess, apologies.

 

[KissVibes]

2014
Sunset OverDrive
Halo Collection
Forza Horizon 2

2015
Fable Legends
Quantum Break
Forza 6
Halo 5

2016
Phantom Dust
Platinum Games New IP
Crackdown 3
Gears of War 4

Their you have it folks the future of Xbox One

Other stuff can be announced.

 

[BronsonLee]

Also, it is confusing as hell that a Platinum game AND Phantom Dust 2 both got big grandiose CG trailers.

Like..what

 

[ref]

5/10 for me, only for the focus on games.

None of the exclusives do anything for me, and all the multiplatform titles they showed are going to look and play better on PC/PS4.

Crackdown is probably the only exclusive I'm interested in.

 

[KlotePino]

I thought they definitely showed some great progress in overall vision but the power of their announcements was hampered by lack of gameplay footage of the games we really wanted to see. I'm still not getting an Xbox One but the reason for that is more and more starting to become that I just went with PS4 first, buying an Xbox is starting to seem like a reasonable choice and one I wouldn't necessarily dissuade people from making like I used to.

7/10