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Normchacho on 10 January 2017
KiigelHeart said:
JRPGfan said:

Think it has more to do with microsoft demanding the game was changed to 4player co-op, and where refuseing to allow compromises in resolution/elements of the game that where too demanding. Which are the current rumors. So you got a game where gameplay looked abit weird (because that wasnt the original vision) and with a few performance issues.

Supposedly the work relationship between MS & PG wasnt good either, alot of developers where stressed out & overworked, some of the head guys took a break due to it.

Doesn't that sound a bit weird to you at all? I mean, why would they suddenly demand a 4 player co-op and not allow any compromises? Don't they know their hardware limitations and help developers work around performance issues with a game they are funding? It would make more sense that PG wasn't able to deliver their original vision of a game microsoft was funding, so they would have to take away too many key features. It wouldn't be the game they wanted and maybe not even worth developing.

But we can only guess.

I agree that it sounds odd, but it's also kind of Microsofts MO...

http://kotaku.com/how-a-small-game-studio-almost-made-it-big-1696997142

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/06/09/how-fable-legends-took-down-lionhead

 

Two cases just in the last few years were a lack of focus or willing to compromise from MS killed a game (and it's studio).



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Wyrdness on 10 January 2017
KiigelHeart said:

Doesn't that sound a bit weird to you at all? I mean, why would they suddenly demand a 4 player co-op and not allow any compromises? Don't they know their hardware limitations and help developers work around performance issues with a game they are funding? It would make more sense that PG wasn't able to deliver their original vision of a game microsoft was funding, so they would have to take away too many key features. It wouldn't be the game they wanted and maybe not even worth developing.

But we can only guess.

They''ve unfortunately shown to have a recent record of this, Scalebound is not a new concept mind you it was originally a Wii game so I doubt 4 player co-op was ever intended for such a concept.



LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
thismeintiel said:

I'd say it's more like they are shifting to Windows gaming, leveraging their Xbox fans to do, rather than pumping Xbox in a larger thing. You don't spend less and less money on something you're growing larger.

Funny, I only remember him specifically speaking of Xbox. They must have more things less successful and less known than the Xbox brand. Wonder why he picked that one? Hmm.

And nothing says shifting off of console gaming like releasing two new consoles. Also, you have no idea how much money they are spending, for all we know the Scorpio alone will have a higher cost than all the marketing deals they made last gen or this gen. You're speaking factually about assumptions you're making to fit your agenda :)

Gates, the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, said he’s been helping new CEO Satya Nadella transition into his new leadership role and that he would support Nadella if the new CEO proposed a spinoff of one of Microsoft’s units.

But Gates said he didn’t foresee either Bing, the company’s search engine division, or Xbox, its gaming division, as potential stand-alone companies because they are part of Microsoft’s long-term strategy.

"We're taking PC gaming and Xbox gaming and bringing those a lot closer together," he said. "The power of the graphics chips means you can do great games there.

"So I'm sure Satya and the team will look at that. It's up to them. We're going to have an overall gaming strategy so it's not as obvious as you might think."

Like I said, it was nothing more than an endorsement for his new CEO. And he talked about Xbox because he was asked a question by someone in the audience about Xbox, and Bing. No offense, but maybe try looking into stuff you see on the Internets instead of just taking headlines you see at face value. A lot of gaming sites spun this the same way you are, for hits of course. But ignorance is no excuse.



Ruler on 10 January 2017
GribbleGrunger said:

less games is better for gamers, you heard it from uncle phill 



Why i left PC gaming

 

(2015) Question for PS4 owners: if the situation would be reverse? would you still play on PS4?

(2015) The "I don't care PS4 is the most powerful console" thread

LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
Ruler said:
GribbleGrunger said:

less games is better for gamers, you heard it from uncle phill 

If the game was garbage, then it is good for gamers that Microsoft took it out back and put it down rather than pumping more money into it. That money can be used elsewhere to create something that isn't laughably bad looking.



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Ruler on 10 January 2017
LudicrousSpeed said:
Ruler said:

less games is better for gamers, you heard it from uncle phill 

If the game was garbage, then it is good for gamers that Microsoft took it out back and put it down rather than pumping more money into it. That money can be used elsewhere to create something that isn't laughably bad looking.

Yeah like Xbox 360 games



Why i left PC gaming

 

(2015) Question for PS4 owners: if the situation would be reverse? would you still play on PS4?

(2015) The "I don't care PS4 is the most powerful console" thread

Mystro-Sama on 10 January 2017

Thats fucking tragic. I might not have a Xbone but this game looked pretty decent.



LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
Ruler said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

If the game was garbage, then it is good for gamers that Microsoft took it out back and put it down rather than pumping more money into it. That money can be used elsewhere to create something that isn't laughably bad looking.

Yeah like Xbox 360 games

I'd take a good new BC 360 game over what was shown by Platinum Games.



Ruler on 10 January 2017
LudicrousSpeed said:
Ruler said:

Yeah like Xbox 360 games

I'd take a good new BC 360 game over what was shown by Platinum Games.

Then just buy a 360



Why i left PC gaming

 

(2015) Question for PS4 owners: if the situation would be reverse? would you still play on PS4?

(2015) The "I don't care PS4 is the most powerful console" thread

LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
Ruler said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

I'd take a good new BC 360 game over what was shown by Platinum Games.

Then just buy a 360

Why? I said BC 360 game, I have an Xbone :)