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JustBeingReal on 26 October 2014
jlmurph2 said:
JustBeingReal said:
Microsoft for not making Forza Horizon 2 a proper exclusive for Xbox One, that would have helped the XB1 to sell better.

The whole Rise of the Tomb Raider, anti-consumerism stuff.
Losing the trust of the gaming community without keeping games exclusive, speaking of Ryse and Dead Rising 3 not staying exclusive to XB1 for at least this generation.

Taking way too long to release a kinect-less XB1.
Cost being way too high for the tech involved.

Leaving ODST and Reach out of MCC, when they could have made a 6 game saga bundle, makes it seem obvious they're going to try and milk gamers even more and release a 2 game bundle with those two games.
Seems like they've rushed out MCC, rather than doing a proper job and make the complete package.


Seriously MS have done a lot of stupid things this year and their lack of foresight to actually announce any 1st party exclusives for XB1 is unbelievable.
If they truly want people to buy the system then they need to give them reasons.


Think about what MCC means.

Also, that is pretty ignorant of you saying they rushed out MCC when they have 4 full games with all DLC and PC maps, a fully remastered Halo 2 and Halo 5 beta. You're being greedy if you expected ODST and Reach to be a part of the Master Chief Collection.

 

I'm fully aware of what MCC means, but you've missed my meaning. What I was getting at is Microsoft could have done a Halo Universe or Halo Saga Part 1, making a complete Halo Experience as far as the games before Halo 5 goes, there's nothing ignorant about that. It's my opinion that I think it's rushed to not include two games that are a part of the Halo Universe.

Also considering this is meant to be a collection and 343 has only fully remastered one game (Halo 2), not giving the same treatment to Halo 1, 3 and 4, yes it's a rushed effort, it's a missed opportunity to not include 2 other important parts of the Halo story.

Also it's not greedy to expect 2 games that were on the original XBox and 4 from the 360, when they've already sold several million copies per release. The fact there would be more value there would actually probably make the complete set of games sell even more, which means more money in the hands of the developers or their parent company.

This whole thing isn't a complete remake, on par with Halo 5, it's 3 games ported to XB1, upressed to 1080p, a doubling of the frame rate and some other little tweaks here and there, with another one getting some extra attention.

 

As for the whole additional Halo 5 Beta, so what, it's a Beta, they're going to sell halo 5 next year (assuming it makes it out in time), so it's not like they're not going to make money from that, Halo usually sells like 9-10+ million copies per release, that will be no different IMO.



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jlmurph2 on 26 October 2014
JustBeingReal said:
jlmurph2 said:
JustBeingReal said:
Microsoft for not making Forza Horizon 2 a proper exclusive for Xbox One, that would have helped the XB1 to sell better.

The whole Rise of the Tomb Raider, anti-consumerism stuff.
Losing the trust of the gaming community without keeping games exclusive, speaking of Ryse and Dead Rising 3 not staying exclusive to XB1 for at least this generation.

Taking way too long to release a kinect-less XB1.
Cost being way too high for the tech involved.

Leaving ODST and Reach out of MCC, when they could have made a 6 game saga bundle, makes it seem obvious they're going to try and milk gamers even more and release a 2 game bundle with those two games.
Seems like they've rushed out MCC, rather than doing a proper job and make the complete package.


Seriously MS have done a lot of stupid things this year and their lack of foresight to actually announce any 1st party exclusives for XB1 is unbelievable.
If they truly want people to buy the system then they need to give them reasons.


Think about what MCC means.

Also, that is pretty ignorant of you saying they rushed out MCC when they have 4 full games with all DLC and PC maps, a fully remastered Halo 2 and Halo 5 beta. You're being greedy if you expected ODST and Reach to be a part of the Master Chief Collection.

 

I'm fully aware of what MCC means, but you've missed my meaning. What I was getting at is Microsoft could have done a Halo Universe or Halo Saga Part 1, making a complete Halo Experience as far as the games before Halo 5 goes, there's nothing ignorant about that. It's my opinion that I think it's rushed to not include two games that are a part of the Halo Universe.

Also considering this is meant to be a collection and 343 has only fully remastered one game (Halo 2), not giving the same treatment to Halo 1, 3 and 4, yes it's a rushed effort, it's a missed opportunity to not include 2 other important parts of the Halo story.

Also it's not greedy to expect 2 games that were on the original XBox and 4 from the 360, when they've already sold several million copies per release. The fact there would be more value there would actually probably make the complete set of games sell even more, which means more money in the hands of the developers or their parent company.

This whole thing isn't a complete remake, on par with Halo 5, it's 3 games ported to XB1, upressed to 1080p, a doubling of the frame rate and some other little tweaks here and there, with another one getting some extra attention.

 

As for the whole additional Halo 5 Beta, so what, it's a Beta, they're going to sell halo 5 next year (assuming it makes it out in time), so it's not like they're not going to make money from that, Halo usually sells like 9-10+ million copies per release, that will be no different IMO.


343 also remastered Halo 1 already if you didn't know. With 65 GB of content there's nothing rushed about this. Its already the biggest console game ever. Adding 2 more games would do nothing but make installs and a unified interface more difficult. Halo Reach and ODST have nothing to do with what they're trying to do with Halo 5 Guardians. The prolouge is that Locke has to see what Chief and Arbiter have done over the years. Playing as Noble 6 and an ODST would make absolutely no sense at all when they're both side stories. Reach shows how much Bungie was ready to move on from Halo by completely ignoring the Fall of Reach source material and ODST was something most people bought for the Halo 3 multiplayer disc.

If your complaint about the MCC is that there's not enough content, then yes, you're being ignorant.



ktay95 on 26 October 2014

Im picking SQEX- Tomb Raider for Xbox One -_-
Maybe the money was really good, it will definitely sell on the basis that it is now MS rival to UC4 for the holiday and its PS4 release wont go against UC4 but it could severely damage its PS fan base which could lead to lower sales in the future.



Megaoverlord12 on 26 October 2014
the_dengle said:
I'm gonna go with the name "New Nintendo 3DS." Although I'm kind of jumping the gun there, the market will demonstrate just how dumb that is. It sounds dumb to me, though.


Dammit, stole my bitching.



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the_dengle on 26 October 2014
Megaoverlord12 said:
the_dengle said:
I'm gonna go with the name "New Nintendo 3DS." Although I'm kind of jumping the gun there, the market will demonstrate just how dumb that is. It sounds dumb to me, though.


Dammit, stole my bitching.

If you want to think we're bitching together, go ahead.



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ICStats on 26 October 2014

Driveclub having so much attention to car detail and no attention to gameplay.



My 8th gen collection

Megaoverlord12 on 26 October 2014
the_dengle said:
Megaoverlord12 said:
the_dengle said:


Dammit, stole my bitching.

If you want to think we're bitching together, go ahead.

Ah man, that was freaking fantastic. Forgot that was a thing. lol



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Mr_No on 26 October 2014

Sony: Put Shawn Layden to speak at the E3.



RustyShakleford on 26 October 2014
The_Sony_Girl1 said:
Sony: Abandoning the Vita.


This.



justgames7604 on 26 October 2014
JustBeingReal said:
jlmurph2 said:

Think about what MCC means.

Also, that is pretty ignorant of you saying they rushed out MCC when they have 4 full games with all DLC and PC maps, a fully remastered Halo 2 and Halo 5 beta. You're being greedy if you expected ODST and Reach to be a part of the Master Chief Collection.

 

I'm fully aware of what MCC means, but you've missed my meaning. What I was getting at is Microsoft could have done a Halo Universe or Halo Saga Part 1, making a complete Halo Experience as far as the games before Halo 5 goes, there's nothing ignorant about that. It's my opinion that I think it's rushed to not include two games that are a part of the Halo Universe.

Also considering this is meant to be a collection and 343 has only fully remastered one game (Halo 2), not giving the same treatment to Halo 1, 3 and 4, yes it's a rushed effort, it's a missed opportunity to not include 2 other important parts of the Halo story.

Also it's not greedy to expect 2 games that were on the original XBox and 4 from the 360, when they've already sold several million copies per release. The fact there would be more value there would actually probably make the complete set of games sell even more, which means more money in the hands of the developers or their parent company.

This whole thing isn't a complete remake, on par with Halo 5, it's 3 games ported to XB1, upressed to 1080p, a doubling of the frame rate and some other little tweaks here and there, with another one getting some extra attention.

 

As for the whole additional Halo 5 Beta, so what, it's a Beta, they're going to sell halo 5 next year (assuming it makes it out in time), so it's not like they're not going to make money from that, Halo usually sells like 9-10+ million copies per release, that will be no different IMO.

Heh

 

OT: 

Microsoft: Um not sure. Maybe tombraider, but that generated so much missinformation and free advertising that it will probably generate sales as there is a community of people that believe they will have to buy tombraider to play it.

Sony: abandoning my vita but i still like it more than my 3ds, its just such a clearer screen and easier to hold.

Nintendo: nothing, they've been great.



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