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[wolffy66]

If this game is really an entire decade off, why did they even announce the game? It just makes the wait more unbearable and raises expectations.

Did they even mention somewhere?

 

[Saber]

I would guess either Elder Scroll or Fable. Those games reveal were pretty much redundant since theres basically nothing on them. They probably didn't even started development on the time they were revealed.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

Halo is dead. Forza Horizon is now on a long term break. It's been 6 years since the last Forza Motorsport. That trio isn't what it used to be. Nobody is asking for Gears 6.

I agree, but we are talking about Microsoft, the main line forza its cooking but we have the horizon series almost early.

 

[Kvally]

I agree, but we are talking about Microsoft, the main line forza its cooking but we have the horizon series almost early.

Well, I am looking forward to Forza Motorsport 8 without a doubt. Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport get the most of my game time as far as racing goes. I am glad Turn 10 took a long time with this new one. It was getting stale. I hope they impress.

 

[Arsic]

Starfield coming out this year means the major focus in 2024 on will be ES6. So with the 5 years of blue balls so far then another 5+ gives you the decade.

I will be 40 years old minimum when this game comes out.

Starfield better be amazing if for only taking 5 years+ away from ES6 development time.

 

[CLW]

So after 18 further delays released sometime around 2050

 

[DeepEnigma]

Call of Duty

Signs 10 year deals,

 

[lh032]

A history of the XBOX wait for games narrative...

Wait till E3
Wait till the Tokyo games Show
Wait till XBOX Direct
Wait for game pass to grow
Wait Until Next Generation
Wait until the series X

And now... Wait a whole decade.

 

[StueyDuck]

As others have suggested this may not be so mysterious.

Bets on elder scrolls are pretty good. Also perfect dark seems to be a non starter so far.

I doubt this is some 10 year banjo Kazooie project haha or anything like that

 

[Spaceman292]

If in 2023 getting Age of Empires 4 for Xbox, Hi-Fi Rush, Minecraft Legends, FH5 Expansion, Starfield and Forza Motorsport 8 isn't "something", then I think it is high time you sell your Xbox. Sadly, it will never get better than that. If people don't like upcoming games such as those, as well as games like Avowed, Hellblade 2, Fable, Perfect Dark, Everwild, Indiana Jones or whatever else MS is making, you will never like Xbox.

My Xbox sat DEAD in 2022. If that were to happen again, that thing is getting kicked to the curb. This better be the start of them finally releasing games on a cadence. Otherwise, I am going all PS/PC.

Age of Empires came out two years ago, Minecraft Legends sucks, Forza is just cars and stuff again. I hope Starfield is awesome but it might suck, and it's taken a long time to get here.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

leadership will change multiple times over at microsoft,, xbox, and the game studio within this time period that theres a good chance this never sees the light.

why is this even being discussed here...

talk about a big fat

 

[Kvally]

Age of Empires came out two years ago, Minecraft Legends sucks, Forza is just cars and stuff again. I hope Starfield is awesome but it might suck, and it's taken a long time to get here.

AoE IV for Xbox didn't come out two years ago. I have never played it and I don't have a PC. It's new for Xbox gamers. I haven't played Legends, so I wouldn't know. But like I said, if the games MS has in the pipeline don't appeal to someone, it's time to sell that Xbox or never buy one. It's not changing. MS is gonna MS.

 

[ResilientBanana]

It's probably a sequel to Halo Infinite. Axios is used in some of it's media as they research the battle of the 300.

 

[StueyDuck]

Bethesda shouldn't have revealed TES6 way early.
It's been 4-5 years since last trailer.

I disagree to a degree. Like they were never gonna just skip ES6... may as well just get it out there and be like, of course we are making it now leave us alone, much how I wish Rockstar would speak about gta6 (which they eventually did).

But I do think it hurts starfield. I think many who aren't In the gaming loop will be like naaah I don't want this space thing I'll just get the next skyrim like that trailer I saw.

 

[RAIDEN1]

I thought Metroid Prime 4 was taking long to arrive, but this is taking the biscuit!

 

[EverydayBeast]

Xbox is a good console numerous reasons, the controller feels intimate, the dashboard leaves more to desire, all it needs is practical exclusives.

 

[Kvally]

the controller feels intimate

 

[Spaceman292]

the controller feels intimate

Only if you shove it up your arse

 

[FoxMcChief]

Only if you shove it up your arse

Wait which is right?

 

[Black_Stride]

If this game is really an entire decade off, why did they even announce the game? It just makes the wait more unbearable and raises expectations.

Whats the game they announced?

 

[Spaceman292]

Wait which is right?

It's all okay with me babee

 

[Hobbygaming]

Halo Infinite


hehe

 

[Eotheod]

It would actually be incredibly interesting to catalogue all the larger first-party games on all platforms from inception (so actual beginning of creation not just thoughts) through to launch of title. It would of course show the increases in development time, but it would also give a clear overview of general deliverance according to each platform, genre, developer etc. Likewise, it is hard to gauge those timeframes publicly, because not everyone states when exactly they actually started developing their game. I do think it would be a great resource for the industry to gauge the impacts from a sociocultural lens but also technological aspect in that newer generations cause newer toolsets that can do more and take longer to produce "bigger" impactful results.

 

[bender]

 

[StueyDuck]

It would actually be incredibly interesting to catalogue all the larger first-party games on all platforms from inception (so actual beginning of creation not just thoughts) through to launch of title. It would of course show the increases in development time, but it would also give a clear overview of general deliverance according to each platform, genre, developer etc. Likewise, it is hard to gauge those timeframes publicly, because not everyone states when exactly they actually started developing their game. I do think it would be a great resource for the industry to gauge the impacts from a sociocultural lens but also technological aspect in that newer generations cause newer toolsets that can do more and take longer to produce "bigger" impactful results.

Kickstarter kind of allows that depending on how well the campaign is run by the developers

 

[Bragr]

Stop smoking crack.

 

[Clear]

Decade long dev cycles seem like an exercise in futility to me. Who the hell knows where the market is going to be that far ahead and if you've sunken 10 years worth of effort into it, you can ill afford not to hit that bullseye!

 

[bender]

Stop smoking crack.

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

Decade long dev cycles seem like an exercise in futility to me. Who the hell knows where the market is going to be that far ahead and if you've sunken 10 years worth of effort into it, you can ill afford not to hit that bullseye!

Unless you are a tiny team of 3 people, release on PC and just keep adding content over time like with Dwarf Fortress, it just wouldn't work. 12 years is literally two consoles generations long, we can't even imagine what the expectations of the customers are like by then. The gaming goal post moves all the time, if your development is too slow then you basically bet outpaced by the market.

Also, no game with a 12 year development in an actual studio with a full team would ever make its money back. If you take twice as long to make a game you are going to need to earn twice as much money as normal games... And that is just not happening, EVER.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Yeah obviously it's elder scrools.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Isn't that every Xbox game in development at this point?

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

 

[TheShocker]

Who the fuck cares? What a stupid flex if true.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Whats the game they announced?

I mean in general. If a game is years off from completion imo the company should not even announce it until it’s in a much more finished state imo.

 

[skit_data]

Fable or TES VI?

 

[Spitfire098]

Crackdown 4?

 

[kiphalfton]

Just like all their other [vaporware] games.

 

[SHA]

The commitment to build bigger better worlds is just too much to bear with.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

It's Call of Duty Xbox exclusive no PlayStation allowed version. A decade is when all these CoD contracts MS is signing to get the Activision Blizzard acquisition over the finish line start to expire.

 

[Raldoh]

Voodoo Vince 2

 

[RoboFu]

I thought that was all their games ?

 

[Danjin44]

Why even fucking bother announcing it when it not even close to ready. I wish more developers were like Monolith Soft and Creative Business Unit III.

They will keep their mouth shut until they have actually ready to show something.

 

[intheinbetween]

And still it will need a day one patch

 

[Varteras]

A history of the XBOX wait for games narrative...

Wait till E3
Wait till the Tokyo games Show
Wait till XBOX Direct
Wait for game pass to grow
Wait Until Next Generation
Wait for the series X tools to mature

And now... Wait a whole decade.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Hopefully it’s Hi-Fi Rush 2

 

[Varteras]

Just think about how much longer one is going to have to wait for another Fallout from them.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

So Xbox is making Metroid Prime 4?

 

[skyfall]

The Kojima game

 

[chromhound]

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Just think about how much longer one is going to have to wait for another Fallout from them.

Seems like Bethesda is currently having issues so maybe. Fallout 4 was trash and 76 was worse so it's hard to care. If TES6 is good that would already be a miracle. Everything MS touches turns into shit.