does Phil say that? do you have a time spot for me to check it?
if yes, ntkrnl confirmed! lololol
EDIT: MOTHERFUCKER!!! 25:52
hahaha excellent
hahaha excellent
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Phil Spencer Interviewed on Podcast Unlocked (45 Minutes), summary in OP
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does Phil say that? do you have a time spot for me to check it?
if yes, ntkrnl confirmed! lololol
Diablohead
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Phil is such a great man, his taste in a darker gears is also perfect.
DustyVonEric
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Gears 1 is best Gears, so that's good news.
A little summary from TXB
http://www.totalxbox.com/82158/we-c...pencer-on-xbox-ones-specs-and-media-features/
http://www.totalxbox.com/82158/we-c...pencer-on-xbox-ones-specs-and-media-features/
Sorcerer
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SaucyJack
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Rare having the freedom to design there own game several years ago when the talent was still there would have been even better!
Don't understand post like this, is Rare is unable to get new talent.
Rewatching that Final Bosman episode about that is an interesting experience now haha
Ol No Bones
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Did NTKrl say that or something.
What is this regarding?
-MD-
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Of course not but It's kinda like replacing all the members to your favorite band, the employees that made all the games we loved are long gone.
Clarkus Darkus
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I'll probably pick up an X1 when that Gears hits as i did like the co-op aspect of those games to be fair, Other than that pretty much nothing in the interview that peaked much interest.
Yep. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=760013
There was a Final Bosman video in which Kyle was talking about how weird the wording was, talking about how it was a "controlled leak" and saying that nobody says "chomping at the bit" in this context anymore. Also interesting to note that ntkrnl himself specifically said he was not Phil Spencer.
Just thought that was pretty funny and ironic in context.
SaucyJack
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Rare was a special studio that produced many many fantastic games from the mid-80s (as Ultimate Play the Game) through to the early years of the 360. The talent that produced that back catalogue is long gone.
They can, of course, acquire new talent but they would never be the studio that Rare was.
I always thought it was "champing at the bit".
Well SO is a new IP and will likely need all the help it can get. MCC will have no problems selling a lot.
graywolf323
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yet they have the Assassin's Creed & Call of Duty bundles releasing a week later?
Clearly the talent that left Rae were the only talent in England. Maybe all of Europe!
This can be said of almost every developer that's been around for more than 20 years.
They are working on Banjo
True. I can't think of another studio MS would choose tho
That might not be Rare....
Erm they're still one of the top studios to work for in UK, and some heavy weights still remain - eg the father of Banjo Greg Mayles and Robin Beanland
Salty Hippo
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Listened just for the Rare bit and it was disappointing. I hope he's lying about not knowing what the game is BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS MAKING BANJO-THREEIE...........
Let's face it, if Kamp knows about the E3 thing, Spencer knows too. Fuck. It's probably Press Play or some other tiny studio making a budget downloadable Banjo. That's it, isn't it? My heart.
Let's face it, if Kamp knows about the E3 thing, Spencer knows too. Fuck. It's probably Press Play or some other tiny studio making a budget downloadable Banjo. That's it, isn't it? My heart.
SEGAvangelist
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HAHA!!! He's either channeling ntkrnl or actually IS ntkrnl. Either way... hilarious.
Portugeezer
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I think he dodged the question about the MCC bundle. They didn't bundle it because this game would actually sell itself and make them money, unlike free bundled games.
Judging by bullet points it sounds like a pretty safe interview more designed to allow Spencer to deliver the message he want(I can't stand video interviews and podcasts otherwise I'd watch it) but at least his answers seem solid and on point.
Interesting they're pushing SO via bundle vs MCC. I mean I can see good reasons why this could make sense but I just figured they'd go all out on MCC as representing their tent-pole franchise on XB1.
Agree on Gears. I really ended up down on the series due to the tone it took (mix of goofy and frankly unpleasant - e.g. I don't want to hear "too ugly to live" endlessly) but the core elements of first Gears were great and I'd be interested in seeing a return to that tone if they can also curb the latent sense of xenophobia underlying the franchise.
Solid but safe from the sound of it I guess. I wish more interviews were actually that and didn't feel so much like PR slots such as you get with films, etc. though.
Interesting they're pushing SO via bundle vs MCC. I mean I can see good reasons why this could make sense but I just figured they'd go all out on MCC as representing their tent-pole franchise on XB1.
Agree on Gears. I really ended up down on the series due to the tone it took (mix of goofy and frankly unpleasant - e.g. I don't want to hear "too ugly to live" endlessly) but the core elements of first Gears were great and I'd be interested in seeing a return to that tone if they can also curb the latent sense of xenophobia underlying the franchise.
Solid but safe from the sound of it I guess. I wish more interviews were actually that and didn't feel so much like PR slots such as you get with films, etc. though.
Did Kamp say something about Banjo?
Black consoles though. Cod bundle is special edition, it sounded like they wanted to release a white console with sso or mcc and went with sso because mcc will sell regardless.
I think they'll still do a white mcc bundle but they want to wait until SSO is released before announcing it so it doesn't hurt SSO "sales"
Allez Phill
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Oh my god, Minecraft, PC-Xbox 360-Xbox One would be fucking huge. I hope I'm not just dreaming! I would love to play Minecraft would a friend while on my PC while he uses Xbox 360 or One.
They didn't bundle it because they're gonna go all out for Halo 5 instead, v easy to see imo!
Yes, this needs to happen.
Mass Effect
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He was on Giant Bombcast back at E3.
Riky
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It's silly really, Rare is decades old and for some reason gamers expect the same people to work there FOREVER! Any business as old as Rare will have a turnover of staff by now, also people like Gregg Mayles are actually still there, but people like to ignore facts like that.
I enjoyed the interview. Don't understand all the shit people are giving Ryan.
I'm surprised Spencer suggested the Kinect Sports franchise has a place in their future lineup after the last one bombed, but I suppose it could be compelling again with VR or AR features. My only hope is that he gives it to another team such as Good Science so Rare can devote their resources to other things...
I don't share Phil's desire for a new IP from Rare when they have such a rich catalog to work with right now. I hope they are working on multiple projects (as Phil Harrison says) and that one of them is Banjo (and the others are Conker and Viva Piñata).
I love the rationale on getting behind SO and Insomniac with the white console bundle as a show of faith even when he concedes the white console probably would have sold more with Halo MCC. Hopefully SO works out for Insomniac.
I'm surprised Spencer suggested the Kinect Sports franchise has a place in their future lineup after the last one bombed, but I suppose it could be compelling again with VR or AR features. My only hope is that he gives it to another team such as Good Science so Rare can devote their resources to other things...
I don't share Phil's desire for a new IP from Rare when they have such a rich catalog to work with right now. I hope they are working on multiple projects (as Phil Harrison says) and that one of them is Banjo (and the others are Conker and Viva Piñata).
I love the rationale on getting behind SO and Insomniac with the white console bundle as a show of faith even when he concedes the white console probably would have sold more with Halo MCC. Hopefully SO works out for Insomniac.
he said BK in E3, in fuckin morse code
Friggen sweet. How do I miss this shit?
Its good what he says about if they could turn the clock back , would he of made a more powerful system.
Even though he doesn't answer the question directly u can tell the launch of the X1 has shown him power is important and will be a high priority in the future on the X2.
Let's just hope Spencer is still there when those decisions are being made.
Even though he doesn't answer the question directly u can tell the launch of the X1 has shown him power is important and will be a high priority in the future on the X2.
Let's just hope Spencer is still there when those decisions are being made.
Steverulez
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There was something said by him previously about external hires coming in to do the "Head of Xbox" job and how they don't usually last very long... he's MS and Xbox through and through, the state of the division isn't really down to his management (considering he was head of MS the publisher which has been releasing lots of titles etc) so unless theres a big fuck up, I think he'll be around for a long time
Ryan annoys me quite easily but damn, he is pretty straightforward with these questions and Phil does a great job answering them.
Only halfway through so far but his confidence in Sunset Overdrive is promising, and it sounds like they are going all out with Halo 5 next year. Spencer really does say all the right things and the shift in narrative about the console over the course of the past year has been impressive.
Only halfway through so far but his confidence in Sunset Overdrive is promising, and it sounds like they are going all out with Halo 5 next year. Spencer really does say all the right things and the shift in narrative about the console over the course of the past year has been impressive.
Right, so after looking it up Ballmer announced one million in 2013.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...than-google-but-more-than-amazon-says-ballmer
So I have no idea what's up with that 11M now. I doubt it went up 10x in a year.
Regardless, I've given detailed figure for compute capacities, and it's quite clear that the "4x more powerful" was utter nonsense. Right now they'd need over 2,000 petaflops, just to cover the number of XB1 CPUs out there.
Bluemercury
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didnt the guy who made banjo left too recently?
edit: it was greg mayles brother, steve, it seems.
SmoothRunningGun
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Don't care if it was an accident. He must greenlight the gears collection now.
Ol No Bones
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He isn't going to throw Whitten, Mattrick and the architecture team under the bus but you could tell that higher specs would have probably been a higher priority with him.
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