shikamaru317 said:
Angelus said:
1. We must have seen different shows. I saw no Horizon 2 gameplay.
2. The way MS has been talking about the July event, I'm rather skeptical they'll have any 3rd parties there.
3. Nah.
4. Probably.
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1. Pretty sure there was some gameplay snippets mixed in with cutscene stuff, for instance the shot of Aloy swimming and the shot of Aloy riding a robot across the plains. They were filmed from cinematic camera angles, but are believed to have been recorded using developer tools from actual gameplay footage. Either way, it was either in-engine and gorgeous or in-game and gorgeous, CGI teasers for Fable, Perfect Dark, and Obsidian AAA won't cut the mustard, so MS may have needed extra time to get in-engine or gameplay trailers ready for those 3.
2. I find that unlikely personally. MS has only announced 3 new big 3rd party marketing deals so far this year, for Dirt, Madden, and Assassin's Creed. MS usually has more than that each year, marketing wise, plus they haven't announced any big Q1-Q2 2021 marketing deal games yet. We know of several 3rd party games yet to be announced that are expected to release in Q1-Q2 2021 (such as Far Cry 6 and Harry Potter RPG), surely MS will have some of those 3rd parties on the July show.
3. Remember, it was insiders who said not to expect acquisitions on the July show, and these insiders seem more and more like they are just making up BS at this point, maybe MS has kept a much tighter lid on this show than earlier MS shows, and the insiders are just making up BS to make it seem like they know more about the show than they actually do. I would be surprised if MS has made no new acquisitions since Double Fine a year ago, since we know that MS has been actively seeking new acquisitions that whole time. Acquisitions are too big to announce on some random Insider Xbox between now and launch, surely if they have some they will be on the huge July show.
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