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Reasonable on 08 January 2011
Oblivion86 said:

Let's see this list is horribly flawed and I definitely wouldn't believe half the stuff on wiki..

Crytek (6 years partnership with MS - I would take this one over any 1st party on the PS3)

Firebird

Epic (will be acquired before Gears is released)

Remedy (will be acquired before Alan Wake is announced)

343

Mistwalker

THQ (working on 2 exclusives for 360 currently)

Rare (working on AAA exclusive for core audience)

Lionhead

Turn 10

2K Marin (currently doing XCOM)

Ruffian

 

plenty of unannounced information, MS will be loaded in 2011-12 mark my words..

I really doubt the fit of Epic for MS as a purchase.  Epic have so many contracts with other companies around their engine it would be a real pain for Microsoft as they would inherit them.  Microsoft would find itself responsible for supporting a ton of multi-platform titles based on the Unreal Engine.  That wouldn't work for MS at all.

I'm sure 360 will have plenty of games - but I really don't see then purchasing Epic.  I think only EA or Activision look likely to be able to absorb those elements of Epic, and even then would either want to be responsible for supporting the other's titles?  Imagine, EA having to provide Unreal Engine support for Activision published titles, or vice versa.

No, Epic's large middleware business makes them a tricky aquisition as any purchaser couldn't just kill or walk away from their numerous contractual obligations with many other companies.



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yo_john117 on 08 January 2011
huaxiong90 said:
yo_john117 said:
huaxiong90 said:

Something is wrong...it says there is a new post, but there actually isn't any.

You are the new post! @_@

Nope, it wasn't me dude. :-/ The green text won't go away.

Ha yeah I know...i'm having the same problem actually.



Acevil on 08 January 2011
yo_john117 said:
huaxiong90 said:
yo_john117 said:
huaxiong90 said:

Something is wrong...it says there is a new post, but there actually isn't any.

You are the new post! @_@

Nope, it wasn't me dude. :-/ The green text won't go away.

Ha yeah I know...i'm having the same problem actually.

That error comes out from time to time, it can be really annoying. I had one thread where three posts were listed. 



 

Lyrikalstylez on 08 January 2011

They already abandoned us, Other than Gears3 I see nothing for the 360 nothing.....Thanx Ms     >_>



NotStan on 08 January 2011
Lyrikalstylez said:

They already abandoned us, Other than Gears3 I see nothing for the 360 nothing.....Thanx Ms     >_>


Imo there is enough third party support to compensate for the lack of exclusives. DA2, ME3, Dead Space 2, to name a few.



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huaxiong90 on 08 January 2011
NotStan said:
Lyrikalstylez said:

They already abandoned us, Other than Gears3 I see nothing for the 360 nothing.....Thanx Ms     >_>


Imo there is enough third party support to compensate for the lack of exclusives. DA2, ME3, Dead Space 2, to name a few.

He's complaining probably because he has both a PS3 and an X360. If he JUST owned a 360, then he probably wouldn't.



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AussieGecko on 10 January 2011
LivingMetal said:
CGI-Quality said:

Well that's good to know, but it's really a no-brainer. They won't just give up the very market that put the 360 where it is, the very market responsible for many midnight launches, the rise of the shooter genre on console, and the bread and butter of Xbox LIVE. Even with their dip into the casual, family friendly market, the 360, at it's heart, is a core machine.

Since they've proven they can support both the family market & core market simulatneously, the system is in a fantastic position right now.


Summary:

Shooters, Xbox Live, and casuals.  Nothing new.

here's me thinking that xbox has forza series, fable series and kinect now... sorry i was wrong, sorry 'mister all see'



 

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AussieGecko on 10 January 2011
Reasonable said:
Oblivion86 said:

Let's see this list is horribly flawed and I definitely wouldn't believe half the stuff on wiki..

Crytek (6 years partnership with MS - I would take this one over any 1st party on the PS3)

Firebird

Epic (will be acquired before Gears is released)

Remedy (will be acquired before Alan Wake is announced)

343

Mistwalker

THQ (working on 2 exclusives for 360 currently)

Rare (working on AAA exclusive for core audience)

Lionhead

Turn 10

2K Marin (currently doing XCOM)

Ruffian

 

plenty of unannounced information, MS will be loaded in 2011-12 mark my words..

I really doubt the fit of Epic for MS as a purchase.  Epic have so many contracts with other companies around their engine it would be a real pain for Microsoft as they would inherit them.  Microsoft would find itself responsible for supporting a ton of multi-platform titles based on the Unreal Engine.  That wouldn't work for MS at all.

I'm sure 360 will have plenty of games - but I really don't see then purchasing Epic.  I think only EA or Activision look likely to be able to absorb those elements of Epic, and even then would either want to be responsible for supporting the other's titles?  Imagine, EA having to provide Unreal Engine support for Activision published titles, or vice versa.

No, Epic's large middleware business makes them a tricky aquisition as any purchaser couldn't just kill or walk away from their numerous contractual obligations with many other companies.

what about 2nd party? Epic can still handle the engine crap but develops mainly for 360



 

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Zlejedi on 10 January 2011
RolStoppable said:

Is this statement meant in the same way as their yearly commitment to the PC platform or do they really mean what they say?


That was my first thought ;)



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Dr.Grass on 10 January 2011


Oblivion86 said:

 

Rare (working on AAA exclusive for core audience)

 

 


LOL. ''AAA''. Yeah right...

*arms up in punch position*

I'm ready, bring it...

:P