SRTtoZ
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Yes. Geoff went pretty hard on him about Kinect and also why people should buy multiplats on XB1 over PS4.
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2014 Microsoft E3 Conference
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Yes. Geoff went pretty hard on him about Kinect and also why people should buy multiplats on XB1 over PS4.
Unity2012
Member
Honestly, I can't believe some of the overly-negative reactions... but then again...
I think they did a good job delivering on what they promised. I like the fact that they divided the presentation into things we can, actually, play this year--whether full games or Betas; and then games for next year.
Of course, as a fan, the Halo Collection with Halo 2 Anniversary plus all the MP content, achievements, etc at $60; was enough to satisfy my crave for the Holidays and up to Halo 5... and we get to play Destiny on Xbox One as well.
I guess Sony and Nintendo will have to really, really deliver an impressive line-up of pure gameplay and mostly exclusives to cover our highest expectations.
I think they did a good job delivering on what they promised. I like the fact that they divided the presentation into things we can, actually, play this year--whether full games or Betas; and then games for next year.
Of course, as a fan, the Halo Collection with Halo 2 Anniversary plus all the MP content, achievements, etc at $60; was enough to satisfy my crave for the Holidays and up to Halo 5... and we get to play Destiny on Xbox One as well.
I guess Sony and Nintendo will have to really, really deliver an impressive line-up of pure gameplay and mostly exclusives to cover our highest expectations.
The worst part of the confrence was Threes. I mean it might be a good game but it's a really bad showcase for indie games since it's pretty much a smartphone game and plays best there.
Microsoft's indie showcase didn't look impressive. Apart from the game from the Limbo guy and a couple other it was underwhelming. Especially since Sony released all those trailers a couple weeks ago that showed great looking games.
Also, poor Harmonix guy. He had to stand up there presenting a game that is sent to die since Microsoft completely rejected Kinect.
Microsoft's indie showcase didn't look impressive. Apart from the game from the Limbo guy and a couple other it was underwhelming. Especially since Sony released all those trailers a couple weeks ago that showed great looking games.
Also, poor Harmonix guy. He had to stand up there presenting a game that is sent to die since Microsoft completely rejected Kinect.
ComputerBlue
Member
lol awesome.
You see the Killzone cover, right?
Interfectum
Member
You sound deeply hurt by this.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
And as usual, some people are just never pleased.
Winterfang
Banned
How would that win it? We know about MGSV and we know how it plays. Souls games was leaked. I hope they bring truly great games and not a terrible conference that's overhyped by fanboys.
That was a solid and entertaining conference. CG footage is to be expected with so many games being early in development. 8 of 10 from me. The only thing I find troubling is that co op and social is forced onto everything. I don't expect Sony to do better tonight and I expect MS to beat them in this holiday's lineup. That doesn't mean they'll beat them in sales though.
velociraptor
Junior Member
I just had to do this...
I seriously hope this trend of CG trailers dies. I had hoped this generation would have been the end of CG trailers thanks to more powerful consoles. Guess we will continue to see them until the end of time.
Juke Joint Jezebel
Member
Somebody should link that Sony tweeter to the Killzone 2 trailer they showed years ago. Now THAT was some hella CGI!
King Tubby
Member
Much better conference than MS has had in past E3s, but there isn't a real title there to salivate over IMO. Maybe I'm biased, but I didn't see anything on the magnitude of a Project Beast. There are a few intriguing titles, but as of now they exist more as ideas with some CG around them.
It was not a bad conference by MS at all, but I can totally see Sony blowing them out of the water if they have a couple of big surprises.
It was not a bad conference by MS at all, but I can totally see Sony blowing them out of the water if they have a couple of big surprises.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Solid conference but nothing we already knew about tbf and not interested in any of the exclusives they did show apart from that ori and the blind forest game. Not enough to sway me to buy an Xbone though unfortunately!
7/10
7/10
Davey Cakes
Member
So guys, did it make a difference that this was a full press conference or do you think it would have worked just as well as a pre-recorded video stream?
Forza Horizon 2 and Driveclub is a pretty nice last few months of the year though
Yeah, those two and pCARS should keep me happy for another 12 months.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
I really hope this is a joke post.
Goodacre0081
Member
that must have been disappointing for fans.
"you want Conker?!" "ok, make him yourself"
I kinda got that.. So MS is sleeping with both EA and Ubisoft now? Lol
lol I was like wtf to
In reality? It's as niche as it gets. A good IP to have, don't get me wrong, but if you're going to dig in the crates for old Xbox favourites to bring back, it wouldn't be in my top 5. The tepid applause afterwards from the crowd pretty much sums it up.
Killer Instinct was a megaton. Perfect Dark would be a megaton. Crackdown? We knew it was coming but still - a pretty big deal. Phantom Dust? Not in the same league.
The whole conference felt safe. Which is fine, but safe isn't going to capture the imagination...or the market.
Uno Venova
Banned
I thought we do rate conferences threads with polls during E3?
Poker Face
Member
Every Halo campaign, and multiplayer, in 1080p 60FPS for $59.99 is nothing special?
Ya'll serious?
Ya'll serious?
They showed Phantom Dust, got a Platinum exclusive, Crackdown 3, Halo Collection, and showed indie games to rival what Sony has. What else could you ask for?
Some people were saying MS did awesome last year, this blows that out of the water.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Very solid 7/10. The thing that made this conference shine was the pacing. It was excellent, no overlong game demos, zero bullshit talk, ton of games. Humbe Phil at the beginning is nice, definately a good way to start the show. I also really liked the style they were going for. The few 2D games (Ori(?), Inside) looked very cool among the mass wave of AAA.
The bad side is definately the fact that there were pretty much no surprises with any impact. Almost everything was leaked. I think Master Chief collection for example would have been megaton potential if it could have been kept a secret while everyone was only expecting H2A. Also while I kinda appreciated that they went with showing games from 2014 first to the future it meant that the last part of the conference was absolutely full of CG. CG trailers can be cool but having them all come at you at once really made you appreciate stuff like Witcher 3 gameplay. Also seeing Platinum have an exclusive game would have been a big announcement but since we knew it was coming it didn't exactly help concidering the trailer was pretty meh.
I really feel like 2014 while the pacing was GOAT was kind of a bad year to make this kind of comeback conference since they didn't have much to show when it came to surprises and I expect Sony to probably be the same. BTW where the hell was Halo 5?
And lastly, I think depending how good it looks QB gameplay could really have elevated the conference, but I guess there is no point complaining since we know it's coming at GC.
The bad side is definately the fact that there were pretty much no surprises with any impact. Almost everything was leaked. I think Master Chief collection for example would have been megaton potential if it could have been kept a secret while everyone was only expecting H2A. Also while I kinda appreciated that they went with showing games from 2014 first to the future it meant that the last part of the conference was absolutely full of CG. CG trailers can be cool but having them all come at you at once really made you appreciate stuff like Witcher 3 gameplay. Also seeing Platinum have an exclusive game would have been a big announcement but since we knew it was coming it didn't exactly help concidering the trailer was pretty meh.
I really feel like 2014 while the pacing was GOAT was kind of a bad year to make this kind of comeback conference since they didn't have much to show when it came to surprises and I expect Sony to probably be the same. BTW where the hell was Halo 5?
And lastly, I think depending how good it looks QB gameplay could really have elevated the conference, but I guess there is no point complaining since we know it's coming at GC.
Basketball
Member
I liked the Conference Sony really has to blow me out the water for me to buy a ps4 over an xb1 now.
I'm liking all the openworld/sandbox games shown (sunset, crackdown, dead rising 3, fable, etc plus I prefer the xb1 controller over the ds4 by a landslide
and I don't care much about linear cinematic tps like the order or uncharted . Sony has alot of work to do
9/10
I'm liking all the openworld/sandbox games shown (sunset, crackdown, dead rising 3, fable, etc plus I prefer the xb1 controller over the ds4 by a landslide
and I don't care much about linear cinematic tps like the order or uncharted . Sony has alot of work to do
9/10
Chezzymann
Member
Watch sony spend a bunch of time on sales and charts and then show a CG megaton and then everyone gets excited and says their conference was amazing
WadiumArcadium
Member
I was really hoping we would get a glimpse of Gears.
While I'm usually not a big fan of obvious machismo male power fantasy stuff, I've always made an exception for that franchise. It's really fun to play, and I was ready to see the next installment running on Xbone.
Oh well.
Bit early to show Gears, they only started it recently.
I thought the conference was decent but I did expect MS to announce more stuff we haven't heard of. Sunset Overdrive still looks great.
Pretty good conference. Not overly amazing but solid. A couple too many multiplats. Not bothered about the paid DLC first, both Microsoft and Sony are guilty of it, I wish it would stop.
Pretty much confirmed that I will be getting a One in the Autumn. Sunset Overdrive and Horizon 2 will be mine. The Halo collection looks sick as well. The Division looks really good, but my word, the voice chat in that section was so cringy. AC looked very good, not too bothered about the co-op, but I am pleased for the people who have wanted it for years.
Still don't like CG trailers, but a new Tomb Raider was announced so I am happy
Pretty much confirmed that I will be getting a One in the Autumn. Sunset Overdrive and Horizon 2 will be mine. The Halo collection looks sick as well. The Division looks really good, but my word, the voice chat in that section was so cringy. AC looked very good, not too bothered about the co-op, but I am pleased for the people who have wanted it for years.
Still don't like CG trailers, but a new Tomb Raider was announced so I am happy
Tripolygon
Banned
Killzone came out last year and sold about 2 million now. This is E3 2014, that gif does not compute.
barneystuta83
Member
A guy on twitter said to Phil Spencer release the "old assets into Project Spark"
That is how Conker came into the game
That is how Conker came into the game
That guy is totally setting himself up...like I don't know if you can say that and be serious
TheCanisDirus
Member
This was DOMINATION
What? This gif makes even less sense than the post.
MisterHero
Super Member
I thought MS aced it. Cool games, stayed on message, great Halo collection. Solid A
The Dead Rising thing was fantastic
The Dead Rising thing was fantastic
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Yea, where's the honor!? Sony just shot themselves in the foot.
I just had to do this...
I seriously hope this trend of CG trailers dies. I had hoped this generation would have been the end of CG trailers thanks to more powerful consoles. Guess we will continue to see them until the end of time.
I don't think it did. Nothing really wowed the audience and almost everything was CG. There wasn't even a special performance or special appearance.
FlyStarJay
Member
Honestly well done MS Xbox 1 and phil, they have done well. But what do they have for gamescom? Maybe quantum break will be there, as its an european studio?