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DonFerrari on 19 October 2017
Ka-pi96 said:
Interesting that they only comment on their holiday lineup rather than the full year. Although even then the lineup is absolute trash. Sim racer? Yawn. Multiplayer only PC shooter? meh. Terrible looking low budget indies? And to make things worse, is a single one of them even exclusive? I don't think so...

Have you forgot that only holidays matter?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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yo_john117 on 19 October 2017
S.T.A.G.E. said:
yo_john117 said:

This year has been absolutely terrible for Xbox Exclusives. There wasn't one single exclusive that has come out or that will come out this year that I want to play. I don't think that has ever happened in the entire time I've gamed on the Xbox. 

Similar things have happened before with Xbox. When the first party output for new ips is under par it would be expected that they struggle if they can't get third party. I mean look at the first year of Xbox, which was pretty much reliant on games like ryse, dead rising and titanfall. Their original Xbox was essentially on life support via PC exclusives and sega games. None of their first party outside of halo, pgr and fable made the cut into the 360 era.

I agree, but at least in the past, there was always a game or two that I wanted to play. This year appears to be the worst for me, although admittedly, it could be that my gaming taste has changed over the years.



poklane on 19 October 2017

So Microsoft's holiday line-up is:

  • A port of an Early Access PC game
  • The 7th installment (10th in you count the Horizon games) in a racing game franchise (also, that quote about Forza is laughable)
  • A sequel to a 64 Metratic rated Oculus Rift game
  • Cuphead, an indie-game (a fantastic one at that according to many people)

Sometimes, the best thing to say is to say nothing at all



DonFerrari on 19 October 2017
Bristow9091 said:
Microsoft must be in la la land if they're confused as to why people are saying they have too few exclusives... either that or they're in denial and whenever the subject of exclusives is brought up all the execs put their fingers in their ears and go "blah blah blah blah blah blah"

MS PR without spin and lie isn't MS

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Puppyroach said:
I think they have a pretty healthy lineup of games but it would be amazing to see 10+ exclusive games each year, they have the resources to do it.

Ehhh... it's not healthy by traditional console standards. Microsoft has just created a culture of being primarily reliant on third party whether they know it or not. Traditionally third party only should serve on a marketing level to add to the excitement of their first party.

I have yet to see how that is healthy, but maybe different dictionary



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

S.T.A.G.E. on 19 October 2017
yo_john117 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Similar things have happened before with Xbox. When the first party output for new ips is under par it would be expected that they struggle if they can't get third party. I mean look at the first year of Xbox, which was pretty much reliant on games like ryse, dead rising and titanfall. Their original Xbox was essentially on life support via PC exclusives and sega games. None of their first party outside of halo, pgr and fable made the cut into the 360 era.

I agree, but at least in the past, there was always a game or two that I wanted to play. This year appears to be the worst for me, although admittedly, it could be that my gaming taste has changed over the years.

As time goes by our tastes do change. You are definitely correct, sir. I'm just worried about the world Microsoft is creating for younger gamers. They are growing up in a world full of Microtransactions and lootboxes and questioning the value of single player games because they cannot master making new ones or even creating a safe culture for single player experiences on Xbox.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 October 2017
Mar1217 said:
I swear, someone shoulf keep that thread in his files and boot it up next year.

THIS is comedy gold, so much deny from the PR.

This doesn't even compare to when Aaron Greenberg said Xbox has the biggest franchises and exclusives at gamescom. I was like, "the money must be good" lol.



fielding88 on 19 October 2017

How can any journalist listen to someone say that Forza reinvents the genre every year and not pounce all over that?

Make this idiot elaborate. Or just be drinking coffee during the entire interview and spit-take each time bullshit like that is said.

Aaron Greenberg is getting contagious over there at MS



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DonFerrari on 19 October 2017
Bristow9091 said:
DonFerrari said:

MS PR without spin and lie isn't MS

I wish I could disagree, but whenever I read anything from them they seem to have spinned it to make them look good, or at least not as bad, lol.

Worse is that even people that aren't on PR are always on PR mode.

fielding88 said:
How can any journalist listen to someone say that Forza reinvents the genre every year and not pounce all over that?

Make this idiot elaborate. Or just be drinking coffee during the entire interview and spit-take each time bullshit like that is said.

Aaron Greenberg is getting contagious over there at MS

What about it owning the genre? We have several users here that does it even when it is diving in sales.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 19 October 2017
BraLoD said:
The reason he has to change year to holiday is exactly why he knows why it's being said and isn't confused at all.

Even talking holiday only it isn't particularly strong either. Forza isn't holiday, neither Cuphead... And even if we count all 4 as she propose the comment from Andrew House of sparse 1st party was in a situation that had more exclusives on the period than this.

 

But she using the holiday instead of the year is fair on the sense that she is talking about the limited future not the past.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

JWeinCom on 19 October 2017

Sounds like Nintendo's interviews during the Wii U days. Lol.