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Rumor: Quantum Break delayed to early 2016
- Thread starter shinobi602
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Well, the point was to have it come out Late Summer, I believe, to at least spread out their Fall lineup some. Not in November or so directly against Tomb raider.
Norwegian_Imposter
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DarthWalden
Banned
Actually that would be smart. It worked well for destiny... If they can get it out early September late August prior to all the Xmas releases.
NullPointer
Member
That's a bummer, but if the game needs it then its the right call.
The problem is, my Xbox is starting to gather dust and I'm not sure how long its going to be before that changes. All I know of for this year that I'm interested in are Halo 5 and Forza 6, but I'm a bit hesitant about the first, and DriveClub may have stolen all of my thunder for the second with pCars also edging into that territory soon enough. I'll probably get both Halo and Forza but that's a slim lineup. No interest in Tomb Raider whatsoever.
The problem is, my Xbox is starting to gather dust and I'm not sure how long its going to be before that changes. All I know of for this year that I'm interested in are Halo 5 and Forza 6, but I'm a bit hesitant about the first, and DriveClub may have stolen all of my thunder for the second with pCars also edging into that territory soon enough. I'll probably get both Halo and Forza but that's a slim lineup. No interest in Tomb Raider whatsoever.
DarthWalden
Banned
Another then those, Forza, probably a one or two unannounced titles and dozen or so multiplatform titles, nothing really..
Twin Tails
Member
new read dead announced and comes out same day as QB = RIP Qb
That's true, I guess. Late summer would have been a decent slot for QB. Unless that's when they're planning to release the rumoured Gears Collection.
Halo 5
Forza 6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Quantum Break
Fable Legends (not a retail release, but it is being treated as a major release)
Rumour:
Gears of War Collection
Don't play with my heart like that.
Messofanego
Banned
My PS4 has been collecting dust since Hohokum. Good exclusive games are hard to come by.
GlamFM
Banned
Titanfall isn't XB1 exclusive.
Tomb Raider isn't XB1 exclusive.
Your reasons are entirely your own obviously. I stated only my own feelings on the matter.
NullPointer
Member
True that. I use the PS4 for all my multiplats which means each Xbox exclusive has to carry more water, and delays like this definitely hurt on that front. But again, even though it sucks I wouldn't ever want a game to be released prematurely.
Its still early in the year yet - hopefully something else will end up taking its place in the line-up to help make the wait for Quantum Break easier.
PanicFreak
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Grimløck;155244094 said:
Gears will probably be 2016 too.
Chobel
Member
He probably means FH3 (Forza Horizon)
My problem is that MS is releasing all of their exclusive titles during the holiday season. I get that sometimes release planning is outside of your control, but man it's such a dry spell for the Xbone and will continue to be until the Fall. But, I guess it's fine if you only own one console since multiplatforms are a thing.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Yup. Killing your momentum from Christmas for 9 out of 12 months of the year isn't a healthy business strategy. Gears Collection, Forza 6, Tomb Raider and Halo 5 is a good line up for the holidays but having little else throughout the rest of the year makes no sense to me.
Doug Heffernan
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As much as I want this game sooner rather than later, Remedy is a small studio and I can totally understand them having to delay the game.
Not to mention the risk of cannibalizing your own sales during the holidays. Four high profile exclusive releases in the same quarter? On top of a multiplatform battle royale? Something's going to bomb.
GlamFM
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Context?
PanicFreak
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I doubt that 2016 will be like 2015.
I may be wrong but I'm under the impression that Gears 4 is still in early stages of development and 2016 may be a bit early (same with Crackdown and the rumored Banjo game) but if Quantum Break & Scalebound are spring/summer 2016 titles fall must have a heavy hitter so everything is possible I guess. I just hope that MS and the new guys at Black Tusk take their time and create the best game that they can.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Knew it!
These guys always end up taking longer than expected.
I wouldn't be surprised if another delay as in the cards.
These guys always end up taking longer than expected.
I wouldn't be surprised if another delay as in the cards.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
Man, I was hoping this would be a summer release. :/
Hopefully this ends up not being true. It is still just a rumor after all.
Hopefully this ends up not being true. It is still just a rumor after all.
PanicFreak
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Gears is either 2016 or 2017. 2016 would be a 2.5 year timeline for development. That's pretty tight but Black Tusk is Microsoft's Unreal Engine 4 experts. I think it has a pretty good shot at getting released Nov of 2016. If not, it will be Fall 2017.
I just don't see MS releasing Gears outside of the holiday window.
Lmao. Should have been first post.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
This was the title that was supposed to have some sort of tv show tie-in right?
PanicFreak
Member
Live action cut scenes delivered on the disc that tell the story from a different angle.
Roberto Larcos
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Everyone seems to be forgetting the most teased game in existence (Rare's new title) when talking about Microsoft's 2015 line up. I'd be very surprised if we didn't get a new Banjo announced at E3, then released fairly soon after (so as to avoid the 3rd party onslaught of Q4).
Their previous game was released less than a year ago. It's too early for a new retail release from Rare.
demigod
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For MS its good but for consumers its bad. MS likes to channel stuff and its easier to do during the holidays.
MightyHedgehog
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Wouldn't be all that surprising given Remedy's history with delays. MP1 and AW were delayed like crazy and multiple times. Should be for the better and help out with the reported issues with release schedule being too packed for the calendar year.
Norwegian_Imposter
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halo, tomb raider are the only "big sellers" forza will not sell great in my opinion (horizon was fantastic, foza main, less so)
Forza Motorsport usually sells well.
I didn't say anything about those games being "big sellers" btw. I just said that the second half of the year is crowded.
Megatron
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And honestly that same window is probably when QB was going to release so it makes sense to delay it to 2016 to spread things out.
IAmRandom31
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Almost seems like Microsoft front loaded all their titles hoping to jump out to a big early lead and let the momentum carry them through to holiday 2015 and early 2016. Looking at the potential lineup for the rest of the year it's Barren, except it actually gets third party support. Most of the once X1 exclusives are now elsewhere and when it comes to Tomb Raider that's a known timed exclusive.
Unfortunately they didn't get any momentum from the year 1 releases and now face getting trounced throughout the year and then the holiday season this year will be a bit different then last considering the PS4 has big titles planned for the holidays. Uncharted, Persona, No Mans Sky, etc.
Will be an interesting year.
Unfortunately they didn't get any momentum from the year 1 releases and now face getting trounced throughout the year and then the holiday season this year will be a bit different then last considering the PS4 has big titles planned for the holidays. Uncharted, Persona, No Mans Sky, etc.
Will be an interesting year.