jetforcejiminy on 08 January 2015
| Burek said: It is almost certain it is a new Banjo game. But it will probably be just a $20 downloadable game. If it were to sell at retail price, it would probably bomb harder than Sunset Overdrive, there is just no more audience for that sort of game on XBox. It doesn't help that Rare is now just a name, filled by random staffers goingvthrough motions to collect a paycheck. |
this is true but unfortunate. it seems there's no audience for anything other than shallow first/third-person open-world action games, open-world action rpgs and shooters. and the yearly forza, i guess, tho even that isn't exactly tearing up the charts. horizon 2 has yet to hit 1m i think (hyrule warriors, the nichest of niche titles, is even outselling it).
that leaves rhythm/dance/music (fantasia?), fighting, racing, platform (puzzle, action and straight), strategy, puzzle (platform and straight), etc. etc. for indies to cover. and id@xbox is reviled by most indies for its most-preferred-nation requirements for titles to be released on xbox first or not at all. it's a far cry from xbla, that's for sure (pun intended).
