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Microsoft Studios (& Partners) Current and Future Landscape
- Thread starter Banjo-Kazooie
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Rand Al Thor 19 whom gets insider information on various occasions tweeted that MS passed on the game being an exclusive for them but then again he's also unsure if it's true.
I know, I'm with you on that one :/
eerik9000
Member
LOL, he gets his information from NeoiGAF.
I would just wait until it's announced. I will expect it to look gorgeous though based on their pedigree with the Forza Horizon series.
Salty Hippo
Member
Difficult decision. We believe result is better 4 Xbox players.
You don't know what the game is yet. For example what if playground wanted to make the exact same game that Crackdown or State of Decay is? That's be silly to invest in
cyber_ninja
Member
At least he did not cancel it and it will come out as a multiplatform.
Leyasu
Banned
Incredible if true. Seeing their close work with Microsoft on the fh series and their pedigree.
What thread did he get this info from? I don't remember seeing anything about Phil passing on it here but maybe I missed it.
Yeah this stuff is just rumor, I certainly think it'll look great on the Scorpio regardless.
He probably got it from Sneakers. He's the only indication that it's multiplat
DriftingSpirit
Member
It could be what Blake mentioned. Third party deals can be made to fill voids in a lineup. It isn't just about getting exclusive content for the sake of exclusive content.
For example, MS got Tomb Raider because they didn't have a game like Uncharted.
With that being said, I figured MS would want to gather as much exclusive content as possible at this point. We'll see what type of game it is and go from there though.
Salty Hippo
Member
I've always thought they would be a great acquisition to continue work on future Scalebound games after the blueprint set by Platinum.
Yeah.
tiredheadcrab
Member
I think he got that information from Sneakers who is the only person that is stating MS passed on the game as an exclusive.
We still don't know what that game is or will be and it's probably 3 years off.
We still don't know what that game is or will be and it's probably 3 years off.
Ninja Theory is an industry-wide wild card. They're a wholly independent dev capable of AAA projects that hasn't released a game where they were the lead in four years. They also have four projects in the works including Hellblade which only has a team of about 20 people on it.
I could see them working with Microsoft, Sony, third parties, independent... really anyone. Hopefully they have something major to show at E3.
I could see them working with Microsoft, Sony, third parties, independent... really anyone. Hopefully they have something major to show at E3.
Ninja Theory would be a good get, though it seems like they are tight with Sony so who knows. Like you said, though, they're a pretty big company with a lot of projects in development so they've gotta be working with a big publisher on something.
Ready at Dawn could make for a good partner, too.
Do the dates between Sneakers posts & Rand's corroborate this?
Bits N Pieces
Member
E3 2017 and Phil is wrapping up the Xbox presser and goes over all of the games and services coming to Xbox and W10 and then he says "and one more thing, please welcome Bonnie Ross to the stage."
She comes out on stage and shows a trailer for Halo 6 and it like great. Phil comes back on stage and says "Thanks Bonnie and thanks to everyone for coming and for watching." he then goes to walk off stage again only to stop and say, "Oh actually, and one more thing."
The lights go off and then a spotlight appears and Casey Hudson walks on and says hello to both of them and that "For the last few years I've been working on a passion project and I'd like to show you what we've being doing."
He then shows off a trailer for a Third Person Action RPG set in the Halo universe and it looks fucking incredible.
Believe! lol
She comes out on stage and shows a trailer for Halo 6 and it like great. Phil comes back on stage and says "Thanks Bonnie and thanks to everyone for coming and for watching." he then goes to walk off stage again only to stop and say, "Oh actually, and one more thing."
The lights go off and then a spotlight appears and Casey Hudson walks on and says hello to both of them and that "For the last few years I've been working on a passion project and I'd like to show you what we've being doing."
He then shows off a trailer for a Third Person Action RPG set in the Halo universe and it looks fucking incredible.
Believe! lol
Bits N Pieces
Member
Sneakers has been saying it's multiplatform for a while now, won't say who the actual publisher is though.
Steverulez
Member
I would take anything that playground want to shit out personally. That studio is going places in a big way and if ms were so against 2 zombies games they wouldn't have moneyhatted dead Rising 4
I think they'll do something different though
People have been speculating that the second title might be multiplatform ever since Playground's gamesindustry.biz interview in February.
It's only speculation at this point.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Playground's Project 2 seems like its 2 years away from being 2 years away.
Wrong franchise.
"One more thing..."
Lights dim.
First trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLWLdO9GLWM
Representatives from Studio Gobo and Rare appear on stage
"We are excited to announce that your favourite bear and bird duo is returning next year for their 20th anniversary"
Second trailer shows off Banjo-Kazooie Toys-to-life
eerik9000
Member
Never heard of them before, though they appear to be quite big company with two studios. Last week they also announced a partnership with Ubisoft.
digoutyoursoul
Member
How many vids a week does he make?
Comes across as a shill to me, bragging about all his contacts, how he "knows things that you don't know" blah blah blah another bore that adds nothing but borderline PR speak to Xbox fans.
Steverulez
Member
It's marvel / Disney. Nope. Everything Disney sides with Sony
Best bet would be the new tomb raider but since that's not made by CD again I doubt it
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Interesting. See everyone, who would have expected Studio Gobo as partners? Just like we been saying all along...MS is unpredictable with partners
Steverulez
Member
Are we sure this is actually a game though? Also, ms have tons of contract partners who assist on other stuff, not going to get interested if it's just Minecraft stufff or something.
It's an interesting partnership but need to see some receipts on what they're actually doing before there is something worth actually paying attention too
CalamityPixel
Member
Looking at their career page they seem to be working on at least two projects:
Leaning towards the f2p game being the MS game, tbh. Maybe Doffen's suggestion isn't that far from the truth?
Shit man I might apply for that character animator job lmao
You can become our man on the inside.
You could be right, but I kind of doubt that they would publicly announce the partership if it only was a support role on an existing project.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Memorabilia
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I'm super hyped for State of Decay 2... The first game was/is my favorite cross-gen title along with Titanfall (and easily in my top 5 of current gen despite it's serious flaws). So, really, if they knock it out of the park and make it the game that the first one coulda/shoulda been, that's all I'll need to justify a Scorpio purchase.
But...damn, the rest of that list is sad. Sea of Thieves is the only other title that looks even mildly interesting. Phil better have some big surprises in the works for E3.
But...damn, the rest of that list is sad. Sea of Thieves is the only other title that looks even mildly interesting. Phil better have some big surprises in the works for E3.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Before Double Helix made Killer Instinct and the new Strider their entire resume was shitty movie tie ins.
And now they're at Amazon doing who knows what. Man MS should've locked them down.
digoutyoursoul
Member
They did a good job with KI imo
Interesting to see what comes of this, a Halo Infinity or Minecraft? I'm hoping for something new personally.
Steverulez
Member
Splash Damage rather publicly announced their support role for Gears, Certain Affinity, Ruffian, Saber etc for Halo, if you're on a big project/franchise I think it's something you mention
Poodlestrike
Banned
I meant more that we don't know that they're gonna be making the same sorta thing they've made before lol.
If they are, though, Minecraft toys to life feels like the only real option unless it's a line wide Xbox Infinity sorta deal. Halo and Gears are (mostly) M rated franchises, which puts a lot of their potential toyability out the window, and none of their other properties have enough cachet on their own.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
They do seem to be hiring for two video game dev projects
But ya I'm not excited per say, just interested, and assuming it's a game I'll be correct with my partnership comment
Ori?
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Microsoft need to be tapping into the family market, they did a good job with 360 but XB1 not so much
Like I said, don't get too excited knowing what games they work on, but it's still good to see MS (seemingly) making/supporting a family game
Gears UE and Halo TMCC were new projects, though. Maybe not the most exciting releases this gen, but still new projects.
Since they didn't announce which game they're working on, I'm going to assume that it's something new. Whether or not it's going to be an interesting game is of course up for debate.
Minecraft centric toys-to-life with guest characters from Banjo-Kazooie, Battletoads, Viva Pinata and Ori. Also: Clippy.
Yep. My kids and friends indentify with Xbox because of Minecraft.
yurinka
Member
Ninja Theory made Hellblade because they wanted to have creative freedom to make their own games. They won't sell the company to MS at all unless they have no choice. But they also mentioned that will continue working with some publishers (they need to eat and pay bills), stating as an example that they enjoyed working with Capcom in DmC.
NT may work in a game published and funded by MS, but it's more likely that they would choose Capcom or Sony before. They are currently working in 4 projects, btw.