Would insomniac being on stage with Ms showing off an infinity exclusive be a betrayalton? Because... Well, yeah.
If Microsoft shows surprising specs, and some really polished looking launch games (and some new IP), I think a lot of people could be pleasantly surprised.
But I'm not expecting a whole lot on either front. And E3 will be reserved for most of the game talks.
Again, it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things if they come out with a great E3, but the initial reveal may be a bit deflating after such a long and drawn out buildup, especially since their competitor has already shown their cards for next-gen.
Yes, this generation made online console gaming mainstream. We also got smaller downloadable titles.
Wii Sports was pretty mindblowning at the time as well.
What's going to blow are minds next gen?
For me, the biggest megaton of the event would be you praising it, Hans.
I'm predicting an exclusive from Inbombniac Games
Again, the FIFA won't and doesn't allow this. You post this in every thread man. Come on, be realisticOutside of Respawns game, I expect Microsoft has locked down one of the annualized franchises for 1 edition.
Be it either:
- CoD
- FIFA 14
- Madden 14
or anything like that. Wile the install bases are small, the moneyhat wouldn't have to be as big.
Again, the FIFA won't allow this. You post this in every thread man. Come on, be realistic
I'm predicting an exclusive from Inbombniac Games
Really? I thought there was a new PGR for launch?New Forza game will be announced for sure.
I'm predicting that most of the exclusives will be dlc.
They've been "playing around" since, what, 2008? That's the last time I cared about one of their E3 press conferences.
I don't think an hour is going to be long enough to truly excite people. We'll see a platform that has a bunch of entertainment connectivity, we'll see the OS, we'll see the console, a few glimpses of launch titles, and I think most will be left wondering what the big deal is.
Now, that's not to say they can't have a blowout E3....for this forum's interests at least, there's just more potential for information that this forum would get excited about at E3, while quite a few will probably be bored with kinnectivity talk during the brief initial reveal.
Because the software sales are abysmal. The PS4 will do much better. Even the Vita has enough software sales to get FIFA. PS4 will absolutely get this, make no mistake.Well, its not on WiiU.
As am I. Speak up boy, ya got some explaining to do.Genuinely interested to hear your reasoning on this comment.
For me, the biggest megaton of the event would be you praising it, Hans.
It would be a hilariouston.
Judging based on Insomniac's last gen output + Fuse's initial reaction, I think it's safe to say that Insomniac couldn't make a crowd vroom if it put 50,000 volts in it!
*fanboys excepted
I think people are going to be surprised by the number of exclusives. The start of this gen is shaping up to be more like the ps2/xbox era in terms of third party partnerships. It's more than just a month for some DLC.
Who do they have to develop it that could compete with what Capcom and NetherRealm are doing?Really hope we get a new Killer Instinct this gen.
Because the software sales are abysmal. The PS4 will do much better. Even the Vita has enough software sales to get FIFA. PS4 will absolutely get this, make no mistake.
What he said doesn't rule out Kinect titles.
I can tell ya some more I know since our conversation here seems to be invisible.
Hawken, Dead Rising 3, and League of Legends (console exclusivity, obviously)
This will probably happen, just don't use FIFA anymore. It is really a bad exampleI was merely suggesting they'll go for at least one annualized franchise while install bases are small.
Genuinely interested to hear your reasoning on this comment.
I can tell ya some more I know since our conversation here seems to be invisible.
Hawken, Dead Rising 3, and League of Legends (console exclusivity, obviously)
I was merely suggesting they'll go for at least one annualized franchise while install bases are small.
Two? TLoU and what? Puppeteer?Their recent software output? It's all me too sequel games. Sony is pushing two huge new IPs for the PS3 themselves.
I'm not saying there won't be cool stuff at the Xbox reveal. I'm saying I'll be surprised if it is MS themselves pushing the limit. There better not be another Forza at the reveal. Create a new franchise.
Yeah but certain exclusives are just too big to simply buy off - stuff like CoD, BF, Madden, what have you is fantasty-land stuff imo.
Though I could definitely see smaller games, but still "AAA" caliber stuff in the minds of the core, being exclusively published -- maybe something like a Mass Effect, games that sell well, but not absurd amounts to the point where it's not financially beneficial to gain exclusive rights.
Two? TLoU and what? Puppeteer?
People expecting only kinect and shovelware games will be surprised.
People expecting COD, Battlefield, RDR2, MH exclusive and no kinect games will be very disappointed.
MS has made it clear they want it all. Dudebro demographics, casual demographics, kid demographics, non gaming demographics, etc etc
At E3, I think expecting a list of exclusive games/DLC like this is fair:
- Killer Instinct 3
- Halo 5
- Gears of War 4
- Respawn next game
- Forza 5
- DLC for COD: Ghost
- DLC for Fallout 4
- DLC for Battlefield 4
- Kinect Sports Next
- Kinect Adventures Next
- Kinect Fitness
- Ryse
- Fable Next
- New Kinect hardcore game
- Maybe a surprise like Levine's next game or GTAV DLC, though something like this will be a genuine surprise for me
I think that's a superb list of exclusives that covers a wide range of genres and demographics. I also think stuff like Dance Central will NOT be exclusive to Durango. I think Sony will have the PS4 will have the PS4Eye bundled with every system and from what we know of it, the ps4eye is more capable than kinect 1. No reason for harmonix to not put it there as well this time.
EDIT: I don't think MS will bother much with trying to get JP centric franchises (Tales, JPRGs, SO, etc) this time around.
I was merely suggesting they'll go for at least one annualized franchise while install bases are small.
I think the first year is the only time we may see something huge, since the install base isn't huge so cutting out half isn't a big deal, especially since the majority of the sales on those IPs will be on this gens machines.
That said though I've seen all the rumors but I haven't heard from a single person in the industry anything about madden, fifa, cod, ac,bf3, etc. Though something is clearly cooking between EA and Ms...
I can tell ya some more I know since our conversation here seems to be invisible.
Hawken, Dead Rising 3, and League of Legends (console exclusivity, obviously)
Yes, of course. That's true. For whatever reason, I never think of single entries as new IPs, they are, but for whatever reason I think of IP and franchise as interchangeable.Beyond Two Souls.
Two? TLoU and what? Puppeteer?
Speaking of Kinect, how much do Kinect-only games sell on average (no pack-ins)? I know Dance Central sold well as a standalone game but I don't know about the rest. Surely Microsoft are going to put more focus into core games that sell.
Wait you know this?
I can tell ya some more I know since our conversation here seems to be invisible.
Hawken, Dead Rising 3, and League of Legends (console exclusivity, obviously)